Almost one-in-five Australians are living with a disability. Those with a mental health condition make up the largest group on welfare
Month: April 2019
The Coming Web Crack-Up
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Apr 21, 2019 Peter Slatin Contributor Diversity & Inclusion I write about undoing norms that inhibit success for disabled people. This post is the first…
Updated list: 21st April 2019 – 18:23
Here is the updated list of Facebook groups for the blind and visually impaired.
They are in alphabetical order and there is a total of 91 groups. The groups range from support, tech advice to groups specific to eye conditions. I know there are many other groups out there, so if you have a group that isn’t on the list, please let me know and I will add it to the list.
The list was taken from the page Blind Awareness, after asking permission to the Page manager.
The advice given here will help you feel confident about guiding a person with sight loss:
April 22, 2019 The registration for an Aadhaar card continues to be a headache for people with disabilities. Even after years of work on improving…
Disabled people in parts of Goa can look forward to wheelchair accessible transport on voting day
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April 22, 2019 On 23 April, voters in all two constituencies in Goa will head to the polling booths to exercise their choice in the…
Gebremedhin Bekele obituary
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Robert Waterhouse Sun 21 Apr 2019 18.08 BST Last modified on Sun 21 Apr 2019 18.09 BST My friend Gebremedhin Bekele, who has died of cancer aged…
April 21, 2019 Kozhikode, one of Kerala’s biggest cities, is gearing up to vote on 23 April and the under the guidance and leadership of…
Election Commission’s accessibility promises ring hollow in second phase of voting
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April 19, 2019 India witnessed a record turnout of 66% in the second phase of voting for 95 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The…
In a first, residents of a mental health centre in Chennai cast their votes. Here’s how it happened
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April 20, 2019 Amidst the many reports of hassles faced by disabled voters at polling booths in the first two phases, comes this news that…