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…
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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
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
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…
Hannah Powell had been throwing up and felt exhausted after a night out on a bar crawl with two friends in Zante, Greece, in August 2016.
63 government websites now accessible for disabled people, claims Centre. Not enough, says experts
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Many government websites, both of the states and the Centre, remain inaccessible to people with disabilities. This is an issue that the disabled community and…
Kerala’s disability rights groups gear up to challenge unjust road transport authorities
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Disability rights groups in Kerala are all set to take on mighty state road transport authorities over a recent move over blocking access to disabled…
It has been over a year since the Kochi metro started functioning. Undoubtedly, Kochi metro is the one of the most accessible metros in India…