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Holiday with a difference |
Accessible options now bring scenic destinations to the differently-abled
“Do you know that sign language — even in English — is different in many countries,” says Alim Chandani, associate vice... |
General |
30/Mar/2017 |
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Accessibility a basic right of PWDs |
BHUBANESWAR: In an age when information technology has become a way of life, a section of the society - the Persons with Disabilities - have been ignored to a large extent. Accessibility for the... |
General |
30/Mar/2017 |
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Experts demand more FYJC seats for students with disabilities in Maharashtra |
After the state government introduced 30% reservation for women in the first year of junior colleges (FYJC) from this academic year, educators and child development specialists have demanded an... |
General, Education and Employment |
29/Mar/2017 |
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Rajnath Singh visits visually-impaired BSF officer's home for lunch, lauds his service to the nation |
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday to visit the BSF Academy in Tekanpur district. He was there to attend the passing out parade of the BSF assistant... |
General |
29/Mar/2017 |
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Seva Bharati to take care of endosulfan victims |
Seva Bharati, a non-government organisation working for special children and visually impaired in the city, will start running the two day care centres for endosulfan victims from April 1. The NGO... |
General |
28/Mar/2017 |
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Access hurdles of PWDs in Smart Cities decried: Javed Abidi |
BHUBANESWAR: The Centre is not serious about accessibility hurdles which have been a long standing concern for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in India.
While there has been much hype on... |
General, Policy News |
28/Mar/2017 |
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Odisha likely to conduct fresh disability census |
BHUBANESWAR: With the Centre contemplating to broaden the criteria for persons with disabilities (PWDs), Odisha Government is likely to start a fresh enumeration of PWDs within a few months. The... |
General, Policy News |
27/Mar/2017 |
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India to redefine blindness to meet WHO stipulation |
India to redefine blindness to meet WHO stipulation
A person unable to count fingers from a distance of 6m is categorised as “blind” in India, against the WHO’s stipulation of 3m.
The government is... |
General |
27/Mar/2017 |
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Need to provide this news to potential users |
Innovators from India have created a new device that has yet again changed what we can or cannot do without seeing.
Plastic sliding calipers known as Squirrel Devices, developed by MIT grad students... |
General, Product and Technology |
24/Mar/2017 |
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Nonpayment of salaries: Visually impaired employees hold protest |
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Visually impaired employees of different government departments staged a protest demonstration on Thursday at Musharraf Chowk over nonpayment of their salaries for the last four... |
General |
24/Mar/2017 |
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