The Punjab Government has decided to add 14 new disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disability Act-2016 taking the total number to 21.
Announcing this, the state Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Razia Sultan on Tuesday said: “With this, the financial and other benefits of other social security schemes would be extended to more number of disabled persons.”
A new device is giving toddlers - who are visually impaired - a chance to move, explore, and learn with less fear and risk of falling.
For a visually impaired person, a cane is what gives them mobility and a measure of safety as they navigate the mostly unseen world around them.
However, toddlers don't have the physical dexterity or attention span to learn to use a cane effectively, so their exploration of the world around them becomes a bruising experience.
Not surprisingly, visually impaired toddlers become hesitant to move around.
By Victor Ifeanyi Uzoho
10 April 2018 | 3:52 am
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The Onome Akinlolu Majaro (OAM) Foundation, a group championing the plights of persons with albinism, has given a four-year scholarship to a blind albino, 29-year-old Victor Kalu, a native of Bende in Abia State and 100-level student of History & Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
BENGALURU : Travelling can be an enriching experience. While we able-bodied people look at ensuring we get the right facilities, visit the best spots and are carrying the right luggage with us when we travel, those who are differently-abled might find difficulty doing the little things while on a trip that we tend to overlook. In spite of their disabilities, these courageous people have travelled to multiple places across the globe.
One in five Australians are living with a disability. This includes 357,000 individuals who are blind or visually impaired[1]. Like most Australians, they rely on the internet to find information, goods, services, and employment.
Two women have designed a website for the visually impaired where they can make their own travel itinerary and embark on a journey of exploration
Kochi: The fresh norms and guidelines of the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) to provide driving license to differently-abled citizens will come into effect from April 1, 2018. With this new circular, people having monocular vision can also apply for driving license. People with partial hearing problems and disability in legs or hands will also get driving license as per the new norms.
Chennai: Two low-cost devices that enable people with motor disabilities to access and use electronic and tech devices were launched by a city-based advocacy group for People with Disabilities (PwD).
Karnataka women made a clean sweep, bagging all the medals, while men secured one gold.
The Karnataka team that participated in IMF National Sports Climbing Championship
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