One area in which the RNIB is urgently seeking help is with the "talking books" which are sent out to keep blind and partially sighted people in the news.

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Epstein said the school will keep admissions need-blind and provide additional scholarships depending on need, including full-tuition scholarships to all Pell Grant-eligible students.

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It's a daily effort, too, to keep their eight dogs, three of them diabetic and blind, calm and comfortable.

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After that, the board could do away with need-blind admission if the college isn't able to raise the funds to keep it.

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As long as Iraq's leaders think America will keep its forces in the country indefinitely they will continue to refuse to compromise and turn a blind eye to sectarian violence.

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