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Adrienne Asch, Bioethicist and Pioneer in Disability Studies, Dies at 67 |
Adrienne Asch, an internationally known bioethicist who opposed the use of prenatal testing and abortion to select children free of disabilities, a stance informed partly by her own experience of ... |
General |
25/Nov/2013 |
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A page of vision created by the visually impaired |
The uncanny vision of a group of students of the University of Pune’s (UoP) Blind Centre has worked wonders for the city’s visually challenged students, who were struggling to find writers for their... |
Science & technology |
25/Nov/2013 |
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Blindness is not a curse |
“Lack of sight is not all a curse, it is the enormous capacity within us which can help us to achieve our goals,” said Mariyam Cementwala, political officer at the US embassy in New Delhi, in an... |
Achievements |
25/Nov/2013 |
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Make pedestrian pathways differently abled friendly |
Coimbatore Collectorate grievances meeting: Uneven roads, open sewerages, stray dogs pose a threat to differently abled persons, especially the visually challenged..
The All Differently abled... |
Discrimination |
22/Nov/2013 |
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Contraceptive pill 'doubles risk of leading cause of blindness' |
Scientists warn that the contraceptive pill may play a role in the leading cause of blindness, glaucoma, and urge women at risk to have their eyes screened
Long-term use of the contraceptive pill... |
Medical |
22/Nov/2013 |
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Provide writers for disabled students: Delhi HC to ICAI |
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS): The Delhi High Court Monday directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to prepare a panel of writers to assist disabled students in appearing for the... |
Judgments |
19/Nov/2013 |
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UPSC flouts govt’s job criteria for disabled |
NEW DELHI: A medical board's disability certificate is not enough to prove one's disability before Union Public Service Commission. In violation of the order of the court of the Chief Commissioner... |
Education and Employment |
18/Nov/2013 |
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Soon, facilities for the physically challenged at all police stations |
Delhi Police is now in the process of making arrangements for the physically challenged at all police stations and unit offices. The department is in talks with the Ministry of Social Justice... |
General |
18/Nov/2013 |
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Grooming Blind Children Can Be Tricky |
Dear Readers, A common folklore in some tribal settings has it that a young man who was blind right from birth was accorded by Almighty God a brief moment, about two seconds, to see.
The man... |
General |
14/Nov/2013 |
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Enabling cyber space for the disabled |
India is home to 70-100 million people with disabilities. Keeping them away from opportunities that are available to other citizens of the country is not just discrimination but also a violation of... |
General |
08/Nov/2013 |
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