March 12, 2019 Ahead of the upcoming national election, Dr Ketna L Mehta, Founder-Trustee of Nina Foundation, that reaches out to people with spinal cord…
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Letters Sun 10 Mar 2019 18.04 GMT Last modified on Sun 10 Mar 2019 18.10 GMT I wholeheartedly agree with Rachel Shenton and Julia Donaldson that young…
Injustice of the benefits system
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Letters Fri 8 Mar 2019 16.45 GMT Last modified on Fri 8 Mar 2019 16.47 GMT Regarding personal independence payments (PIPs), I was receiving a lifetime award…
Make elections accessible, disability rights groups tells Election Commission of India
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March 9, 2019 The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made inclusive elections a key priority of the upcoming national election. All efforts are being…
Grace Quantock urges other disabled women to take up public board roles and have a voice in issues that impact them most
March 8, 2019 The issue of accessible currency has been a sticking point with people from the visually impaired community in India for a long…
Medical Council of India says guidelines for disabled aspirants will be amended, activists are cautious
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March 8, 2019 Will the Medical Council of India (MCI) finally amend its notification barring people with disabilities from studying medicine? There may be reason…
Handicare enables people with lower limb disability to move around in a safe, hygienic manner
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March 7, 2019 In our weekly feature #Tech Thursdays, we bring you the story of an innovation called Handicare that is helping people with lower…
Kerala government successfully completes 1st phase of Barrier Free Tourism Project
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March 7, 2019 The government of Kerala had initiated the Barrier Free Tourism Project that aims to make all prominent tourist locations in the state…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released a new series of coins, friendly to the visually impaired. The coins are in the denomination of Rs…