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The sedulous Saima Saleem: Pakistan's first visually impaired diplomat |
Pakistan's first visually-impaired UN delegate Saima Saleem is being praised for her fiery speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday in which she stated that it is India... |
General |
04/Oct/2021 |
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Helpline number launched for disabled voters for Himachal byelections |
Shimla, September 29
The Election Department has launched a helpline number, 1950, for disabled voters for the byelections on October 30.
Visually impaired voters will vote through Braille signage on... |
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01/Oct/2021 |
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KMC starts new centre for disability research |
New Delhi: Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College (KMC) inaugurated its new Centre for Disability Research and Training on Thursday.
With a mandate of including people with disabilities in higher... |
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01/Oct/2021 |
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Visually impaired PhD scholar Shimla girl made youth icon for polls |
Shimla, September 9
The Election Commission of India appointed Muskan, a visually impaired PhD scholar at Himachal Pradesh University, as the Youth Icon for the State.
She was declared the youth icon... |
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16/Sep/2021 |
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Delhi Police gets ready to resume self-defence training programmes for women |
The classes, which were briefly discontinued in 2020 due to the pandemic, were held online prior to this.
Amid a decline in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi Police’s Special Police... |
General |
15/Sep/2021 |
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Only 54% public buildings are disabled-friendly, govt. tells HC |
Only 21,063 have accessible parking space and 13,035 have accessible staircase
The Director for the Welfare of the Differently Abled has informed the Madras High Court that of the 49,550 public... |
General |
13/Sep/2021 |
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Visually impaired students get a taste of the beautiful game |
Footballers know that they need to keep their eye on the ball, at all times. But what if they cannot see?
The sound of the ball and goalkeepers and coaches alerting from both ends of the pitch is... |
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13/Sep/2021 |
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PM Modi to address 'Shikshak Parv', launch education initiatives on Tuesday |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural conclave of 'Shikshak Parv' on September 7 via video-conferencing and will also launch multiple key initiatives in the education sector.
The... |
General, Education and Employment |
06/Sep/2021 |
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A trip to remember |
Getting out of the home, camping, trekking and spending time with friends has become more of a fantasy in this new normal, especially for special needs children and their caregivers.
As a parent of a... |
General |
06/Sep/2021 |
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Features and standards essential for accessible travel |
The Harmonised Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment Persons with Disability and elderly persons, which was released by the Ministry of Urban Development in 2016 has... |
General |
03/Sep/2021 |
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