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Give mentally-disabled a suitable job: SC |
State administration cannot dispense with ore reduce rank of a government servant if he or she acquires disability including mental illness or retardation during service, the Supreme Court has ruled... |
Judgments |
20/Aug/2013 |
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In Jharkhand, kids' eyes bear brunt of poor diet |
More than 54 percent of the around 52 lakh children in Jharkhand suffer from malnourishment and a large number of them have eye-related ailments like cataract, according to data made available by the... |
Medical |
19/Aug/2013 |
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Railways to provide Braille signage in coaches for visually impaired passengers |
As a part of its social commitment to make the Railways more friendly towards specially abled passengers, Indian Railways has decided to provide Braille stickers in coaches to facilitate visually... |
General |
19/Aug/2013 |
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Indian blind football team set for international tournament |
New Delhi: There's hardly been any publicity and fanfare, but blind football has taken a massive step forward in India. The Indian Blind Sports Association (IBSA), the national sports body for the... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Aug/2013 |
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Insensitive by design |
Civic infrastructure in major Indian cities still fails to provide for the needs of people with disabilities.Every year, the monsoon brings with it an outpouring of angst against the poor state of... |
Discrimination |
16/Aug/2013 |
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Jeffrey Archer to turn auctioneer for Tiger Pataudi |
LONDON: Bestselling British author Jeffrey Archer, an avid follower of cricket and a big fan of the late Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, will conduct an auction next month on behalf... |
General |
14/Aug/2013 |
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Karnataka Commissioner for Disabilities should headed by a person with Disabilities |
Today press Conference held at press club to announce the induction of next Disability Commissioner. The conference was organized by Helen Keller handicapped Association. The meeting was chaired by... |
Policy News |
14/Aug/2013 |
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HC seeks details on jobs for visually impaired |
The High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to provide details, within two weeks, pertaining to the steps taken to provide reservation in jobs to the visually impaired, while recruiting... |
Policy News |
14/Aug/2013 |
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Adapted sport: Finding your fit |
An adapted sport is a sport that may be a modified form of an existing sport or one that may be specifically catered to meet the needs of people with disabilities. The three general categories of... |
Adventure and Sports |
13/Aug/2013 |
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Tech tutor |
Eight interns from Carnegie Mellon are currently in Bangalore to research and develop new learning modes for their Braille Writing Tutor, which include local languages.
Much of the technology today... |
Product and Technology |
13/Aug/2013 |
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