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The city fails them |
In Delhi, urban transport has undergone a sea change in the last decade. But how accessible are the Delhi Metro, DTC buses and the railways to the differently abled?
Mahesh Kumar (40) takes the... |
General |
17/Jun/2014 |
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De-jargoned: Talking ATMs |
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 21 May notified all scheduled commercial banks to deploy only “talking ATMs” starting 1 July and also provide a plan to convert all the existing ATMs into talking... |
Accessibility, Policy News |
17/Jun/2014 |
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92 disabled couples tie knot at mass wedding |
For the first time in Delhi, a mass wedding for disabled couples was organized at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. The couples, most suffering from polio, tied the knot amid much fanfare and... |
General |
16/Jun/2014 |
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Jaipur boy Gaurav Agarwal tops 2013 civil services exam |
A total 1,122 candidates have cleared the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2013, with Gaurav Agrawal, a BTech from IIT Kanpur and also an IIM Lucknow alumnus, bagging the top position. While... |
Achievements |
13/Jun/2014 |
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Blind girl from Tamil Nadu cracks UPSC |
The dream is to enter the IAS cadre and N L Beno Zephine, who is visually impaired, is holding her breath until the marks for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam results are released in... |
Education and Employment |
13/Jun/2014 |
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Auditory devices installed at 57 traffic signals: police |
The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the igh Court that they had installed auditory devices at 57 traffic signals and identified 35 more traffic intersections for installation of the signals to... |
Accessibility |
10/Jun/2014 |
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Promoting and practising sensitivity |
In the Equal Opportunities Cell at Delhi University’s North Campus on Friday, many differently-abled students, ranging from the visually impaired to those with locomotor disabilities and dyslexia,... |
Education and Employment |
10/Jun/2014 |
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Disabled-friendly Odisha govt websites by August 15 |
The state government is planning to make government web portals disabled-friendly with screen readers, resizing of texts and colour contrast scheme by August 15.
Screen reader is a software... |
General |
10/Jun/2014 |
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A Point of View: Happiness and disability |
Surveys reveal that people with disabilities consistently report a good quality of life, says Tom Shakespeare. So why is it often assumed they are unhappy?
Have you ever thought to yourself: "I'... |
General |
09/Jun/2014 |
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Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar to inaugurate Ashwini’s ’belaku academy’ on 6th June |
Visually challenged Bangalorean girl Miss Ashwini Angadi, achiever of ’Youth Courage Award’ by the United Nations in 2013 is all set to open her dream challenge project by Ashwini Angadi Trust, ’... |
General |
06/Jun/2014 |
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