BHOPAL: An engineering student, who is a civil service aspirant, claimed she carried out a series of "sting operations" against middlemen and doctors involved in issuing fake disability certificates. She also lodged an official complaint with the Lokayukta organisation seeking a case against those involved.
Hundreds of disabled persons took out a protest march in the city on Thursday and overpowered police barricades to stage a dharna outside CM’s camp office.
The protesters were demanding the implementation of Right for Disabled Law, 2016, pension and pass of train and bus facility for people with 40 per cent disability, Rs 5,000 monthly pension, an increase in the reservation quota for disabled in government jobs from 3 to 4 per cent and filling of all vacant posts in the quota in all departments.
Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) president GK Mahantesh on Wednesday said BCCI should recognise the federation and provide them with proper infrastructure and financial aid. “We have written to the BCCI several times and their response has been very positive till now. However, actions should follow the response. We need positive actions from the custodians of cricket in India,” Mahantesh told PTI.
HYDERABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat will release Voter Accessibility App for the persons with disabilities Abled (VAADA- a promise) on Tuesday.VAADA is a joint initiative of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Election Commission of India (ECI).
As Indian healthcare is undergoing a paradigm shift, it is essential that new policies open the doors to innovation coming from the global healthcare industry
PUNE: An associate professor with ILS Law College, who is visually impaired, has levelled charges of non-cooperation and rude behaviour against Jet Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Ludhiana: Named after the cricket legend, and one of India’s greatest all-rounders by his father, 29-year-old Kapil Dev is setting a unique example of hard work and strong dedication.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/citys-kapil-dev-makes-it-to-indian-blind-cricket-team/articleshow/66253037.cms
One of the defining features of Durga Puja is that it is about inclusion – everyone is welcome to the community pujas to participate, from non-Bengalis to even atheists. Taking this spirit of inclusion one step forward, Samaj Sebi Sangha which is in Ballygunge, Kolkata has dedicated their pandal to the visually impaired this year.
An Indian-origin man based in north-west England, who suffers from a degenerative eye condition, is set to become the first person in the UK to get a guide horse to assist him with daily tasks once he loses his vision completely.
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