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‘I am starting to get scarring in my eyes’: Woman goes in for LASIK consultation. ...

The Daily Dot 22 Mar 2025
However, it is not clear that someone with her vision would, in fact, be considered legally blind ... In other words, if someone's vision can be corrected to be better than 20/200 with glasses, they are not considered legally blind.
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Our View: Deputies undermine road safety with populist measures

CyprusMail 22 Mar 2025
If the same car is involved in an accident in May, with the owner not having paid the road tax, the insurance company will pay nothing, because, legally, the car should not have been on the road.
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‘I was basically told … that I’m not special’: Blind Southwest Airlines customer gets promised ...

The Daily Dot 21 Mar 2025
A blind student ... Maddy is legally blind and uses a white cane to navigate ... But she says that her fellow flier pointed out that, one, he was given accommodations, and two, Maddy was 19 and legally blind.
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Sam Maddula On A Mission To Create A Transformative Impact On Healthcare And Society

News India Times 21 Mar 2025
“I was born in a rural village in India, poor and legally blind, faced with a future clouded with uncertainty and with no opportunity to exist, ” Sam Maddula, Founder & CEO of Bank’s Apothecary ...
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‘I feel free’: Bay Ridge man who lost his sight finds freedom in running marathons

The Villager 21 Mar 2025
" There was something in the back of my head where people thought I couldn't do things anymore because I'm legally blind," Turner.
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Confused about Mark Carney's blind trust? Here's how they work

North Shore News 20 Mar 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's critics have been asking pointed questions lately about the assets in the former central banker's blind trust — a tool meant to allow politicians to avoid conflicts of interest. How do blind trusts work?.
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In the news today: Local news continues shrinking, P.M.'s blind trust explained

North Shore News 20 Mar 2025
Mark Carney's blind trust, explained. Prime Minister Mark Carney's critics have been asking pointed questions lately about the assets in the former central banker's blind trust — a tool meant to allow politicians to avoid conflicts of interest.
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If the Philippines is serious about gender equality, it must start with its laws

Manila Bulletin 20 Mar 2025
a legal system that continues to treat men and women unequally in matters of fidelity and family law ... Legal reforms must be prioritized if we are to translate gender equality rhetoric into reality.
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Man, 27, forgets an entire YEAR of his life due to cancer side effect | ...

The Daily Mail 20 Mar 2025
Zachary was declared legally blind, as the tumor had caused damage to his optic nerve due to a build up of pressure ... However, the brain cancer left him blind, as the tumor had caused damage to his optic nerve due to a build up of pressure ... .
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Kuwait Cabinet strongly deplores Israeli occupation attacks on Syria, Gaza

Kuna 20 Mar 2025
The Cabinet also reviewed the recommendations sent by the ministerial committee for legal affairs regarding the bill to amend some provisions of criminal procedures law, and approved and referred them to His Highness the Amir.
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City ordered to speed installation of signals to assist visually-impaired pedestrians

Chicago Sun-Times 19 Mar 2025
Greg Polman has been legally blind since he was 17 ... group representing the blind and visually-impaired ... Relief is on the way for Polman and other blind or visually-impaired pedestrians like him.
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Lesser-known facts about Srikanth Bolla, the new judge in Shark Tank India 4

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
As shown in the movie, he fought legal battles with the state government to be able to pursue the science stream after 10th which was prohibited for blind students by the government.
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Buy a brick, raise money for Los Gatos history club

The Mercury News 18 Mar 2025
The History Club of Los Gatos has been a town treasure for over 100 years ... Two wins ... Related Articles. Local News .. Today in History ... Special kudos to finalist Kyle Eldridge, a Los Gatos High senior who has low vision and is considered legally blind ... .
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‘Irreversible’ eye damage fixed by stem cells in human trial

BGR 17 Mar 2025
For patients with severe corneal injuries, blindness has often been seen as a life sentence ... The researchers involved say that many patients regained sight, with some moving from legally blind to low vision.
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They advocated for their parents as kids. Now they're doing the same for immigrants targeted by Trump's policies

Leaf Chronicle 17 Mar 2025
Despite being only in elementary school, it was up to them to educate themselves on advanced, sometimes even legal terminology, in order to ensure the well-being of their family.
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