Conn Maciel Carey LLP USA February 21 2019 Over the past several years, we have written extensively about employers’ obligations to make their websites accessible…
Month: February 2019
People with disabilities are often sidelined in the society. Even today, in spite of strong laws, disabled people face discrimination and marginalization across the country.…
Disability rights activists in Chennai are angry over reports that a school in the city expelled a child allegedly because he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
Social Justice Ministry’s intervention sought in matter of biased medical education guidelines
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In a strongly worded letter to Thawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)…
I navigated London Fashion Week in a wheelchair – and it didn’t always go smoothly
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The industry is becoming more inclusive of disabled models and adaptive clothing, but attending shows can still be a challenge, as Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird discovered
By Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod, Israel Correspondent February 21, 2019 Canadian Ambassador to Israel Deb Lyons welcomed leaders from three of Canadas largest organizations in the…
A visually impaired woman said she had to sell her belongings to get by as she waited 17 months to appeal a decision to refuse her disability benefits.
The cold reality is there is no motivation for ministers to address the issue, and little faith that they’re up to the job
February 18th, 2019 Posted by John Toon-Georgia Tech Mobile phones are increasingly more accessible for people with disabilities, but there are still some significant gaps…
The blind climbers of Kilimanjaro
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Image copyright Paul Latham/Sightsavers On 20 February 1969, seven blind climbers and their four sighted companions completed the arduous trek to the 5,750m (18,865ft) crater…