Kanchanmala Pande, a completely blind para-athlete swimmer from Nagpur, along with five other athletes, was to participate in the Para-Swimming Championships at Berlin from July 3rd to 9th. But she was left in utter misery after the sponsorship money from Sports Authority of India was not released by Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).

With no money for hotel and food expenses, Kanchanmala resorted to begging on the streets of the German capital.

It’s an age-old saying that when you don’t have one of your senses, the others are exponentially heightened. One such example of this adage would be the amazing kids from Delhi-based Yoga Artist Group — a group of visually impaired students who perform acrobatic yoga under the training of Hemant Sharma, a social activist and a yoga teacher.

Ahmedabad: They can't see or speak but they do age, hit puberty and seek marriage. More often than not, they can't express what they feel and it results in physical and psychological issues.

Sense India has organized a national-level week-long training workshop for deafblind adults, their parents, caretakers and special educators in Ahmedabad which saw 54 participants from 14 states.

NEW DELHI: The government has clarified its decision to levy 5% goods and services tax on assistive devices for the physically challenged, rejecting Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that the government has been “insensitive” to the disabled. 

“Tax incidence is not going up but going down,” revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia said, even as he offered two reasons why these devices have not been exempted from GST. 

India is home to over 100 million persons with disabilities as well as 100 million elderly people. Despite of knowing these facts and figures, there’s little that’s being done to cater to the special needs of these sections of the population. Moreover, in this digital age, multiple applications and information portals help us plan seamless experiences when it comes to travelling and exploring, adding to our social life. However, what about the social life of persons with disabilities and the elderly?