KOLLAM: It was a special occasion for Kerala when it became the first state to launch a disaster preparedness training programme for persons with disabilities. That was in May 2016. A year after, the state is again in the limelight.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which is in the process of chalking out guidelines for training the differently abled on survival skills in times of natural disasters and other emergency situations, has decided to seek the help of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) in preparing it.

Treat the differently-abled as the “most treasured” passengers, the Delhi High Court on Monday told the Railways which it blamed for a visually impaired man missing his M.Phil entrance exam as he could not board a reserved coach since it was locked from inside.

A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C.Hari Shankar noted that the youth tried to reach Delhi on July 3 for the exam to be held on July 5, but could not as he first did not get a confirmed seat.

ITANAGAR, Jul 23: The Self-Help Group (SHG) members of Yangfel Parteh Deneh, Itanagar on Sunday visited the Donyi Polo Mission School for the Hearing & Visually Impaired at Chimpu and donated various edible items to the school for the use of the differently-able students.

Imphal, July 20 2017: Recent transfer and posting order issued by the Directorate of Education (s) has caused a serious inconvenience and felt discriminated to visually impaired upper primary teacher.

In a statement by Relief Centre for the Welfare of Differently Able Persons, Manipur the Directorate of Education(s) overlooked the transfer and policy guideline of Person with disability order by the government.

Only 233 candidates have applied for about 8,000 available seats

At the ongoing counselling at Anna University, response from persons with disability has been poor. This year, following an order issued by the government, the university authorities had increased the number of seats reserved for candidates with disability to 5% of the total allotted seats.