 35 Braille Boards set in Armenia as of 2010  November 19, 2010 - 17:41 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On November 19, Yerevan’s house of culture hosted a presentation of 5-language Braille Boards. 14 boards were manufactured in 2009 within the framework of Armenian Monuments Awareness Project (AMAP); in 2010 their number reached 21. As AMAP program director Richard Ney stated, “No other country but Armenia has 35 Braille Boards. Unfortunately, we were unable to manufacture them locally, so we had to import the boards from Italy.” AMAP programs were implemented with the assistance of VivaCell-MTS. Current action aims at increasing cultural awareness among visually challenged people.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar.ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |
