Persons with disabilities are financially excluded as they are unbanked. Hence, mainstreaming persons with disability with skills and employment is critical. In the last few years, it has been well-known that disability is not only a cross-cutting human rights issue but also a developmental issue. A person with disability will need to bank his income, provided he has an income.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: City-based genius Prasanth C, who recently entered the India Book of Records for his memorisation skills, has broken his old record. This time, the differently-abled youngster recalled the days for the most number of dates given within the timeframe of a minute earning him an entry into the Asia Book of Records. The record breaking feat was held on Thursday at Hotel Hycinth in the city.

A two-day workshop on “Skilling and Employment for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the context of CSR” in Himachal Pradesh concluded here.

CHENNAI: City Express catches up with someone who not only looked beyond her disability, but also played an important role in shaping the lives of many like her. Meet Rajeswari, a visually-challenged Tamil lecturer at the Quaid E Milleth Government College for Women and the programme coordinator-cum-vice president of the Tamil Nadu Association of the Blind (TNAB), Tondairpet.

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Tuesday has invited applications for the national award for the empowerment of persons with disabilities.

Visually impaired students in the city find it difficult to find scribes when they have to write examinations in languages other than English. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), who generally arrange for these scribes, say that while it is relatively easier to find volunteers to write answer papers in English, not many come forward to write in Kannada or other regional languages.