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SSA conducts medical camp for differently abled children |
A total of 109 differently abled children attended the medical camp organised by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Vellore at the Block Resource Centre of Madhanur on Wednesday. This was part of the... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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IGNOU organises workshop on disabilities |
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) organised a two day workshop in 'Dealing with Students with Disabilities in Open and Distance education' for Deputy Registrars, Assistant Registrars and... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind photographer has Edinburgh in focus |
ANDREW Follows is often seen holding on to his guide dog with one hand and his camera with the other.
‘‘People can often see me [and must be] thinking that doesn’t look right,’’ he laughs.
Born with... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Public information yet to go the differently abled way |
For those who grew up in the age before cable television when programmes aired on Doordarshan were the stuff that Sunday afternoons were made of, news broadcast in sign language would always remain... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Recruitment guidelines for physically challenged demanded |
Members of the Joint Action Committee of the Disability Rights Movement of Odisha demanded that the State government should strictly implement existing recruitment guidelines for absorbing people... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Winds of change for physically challenged |
Rekha Goyal, 23, lost her sight due to chickenpox when she was just three. But the fighter that she is, she educated herself at one of the best institutions and found employment in a bank.
With the... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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A road map for inclusive culture |
A four-day national symposium on “Designing Roads for Disabled Pedestrians in India” concluded here on Sunday, with the participants unanimously adopting a ten-point charter of demands on road... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Delhi court pulls up Railway Ministry |
Imposing a litigation cost of Rs.25,000 on the Union Railway Ministry for delaying recruitment of physically challenged persons under the 3 per cent reserved category, the Delhi High Court has... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Separate department for disability affairs |
There was a ray of hope for differently-abled people in India on Monday when President Pratibha Devisingh Patil announced a separate Department of Disability Affairs in her speech on the first day of... |
Policy News |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Tabla compositions now in Braille |
To help visually-challenged children learn classical Indian music, a new book having musical notations and tabla compositions in Braille has been launched.
Published by the city-based Dhwani... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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