Observed annually as The United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), on December 3, an attempt for fostering inclusiveness of differenly-abled people Sahapedia is organising a series of multi-city events. 

It started with Kolkata on November 30 wherein West Bengal’s tradition of Beni Putul or glove puppetry demonstration was held. This was helmed by puppeteer Basanta Ghorai and was curated for people with hearing disabilities.

Since 3rd December 2018 is International Day of People with Disabilities, like last year,  this time too I have made a small video. Last year my video was related to how we people with vision impairment use screen
readers for working on laptops and mobiles. Today, I am doing this video on self defence.
I am blue belt in Karate and people always ask me how do you learn it being a visually challenged person. Here I would be sharing a few self defence techniques for my friends. Someday I wish to share these techniques face to

The simple things we do every day, such as watching TV, are often taken for granted. But for those who are blind or visually impaired, the act of navigating through TV menus and channels can, in fact, be no small task.  Even upon reaching the desired channel, finding something to watch that comes with audio description presents a whole fresh set of impediments to readily enjoying entertainment.

KANNUR: Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB), the  organization of the visually impaired people in the state,  has alleged that the Indian Railways is ignoring their needs  and this has led to serious issues in their train travel.

Doctors with Disabilities, a group that has been leading a sustained challenge against discriminatory practices in medicine, has sent a powerful response to the Medical Council of India (MCI) Board of Governors (BoG).

This is after the BoG’s public notice seeking suggestions on the MCI guidelines on admission of people with specified disabilities into the MBBS program.

The Braille Resource Centre at Bangalore Central University (BCU) has formed a scribe community– a set of sighted volunteers who would lend a hand for the students to write their exams. Finding scribes, who take down answers dictated by the visually challenged students during exams, has been arduous for many students, who depend on friends and NGOs for a volunteer. There are instances when students had difficulties arranging a scribe even a day before their exams. “They’re badly in need of scribes.