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Centre makes it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online |
As a relief for people with disabilities, the Central government has now made it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online.
The Ministry of Social justice and empowerment has issued a... |
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07/May/2021 |
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COVID-19 sees people with disabilities ignored |
In the clamour for beds and vaccines, the voices of the differently abled are drowned out
Satish. K, 55, and a resident of Vijayanagar, is categorised with 40% disability. He is due for two hospital... |
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06/May/2021 |
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Activists seek priority in treatment, vaccination for persons with disabilities |
Department of empowerment of persons with disabilities seeks directions to states after the National Federation of the Blind complained that people with visual impairment had to stand in long queues... |
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03/May/2021 |
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Bring scheme to vaccinate disabled, Karnataka HC tells state |
However, no specific mention is made of special preference to persons with disabilities, though laws relating to them empowers the government to protect their rights, the petitioner pleaded. ... |
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28/Apr/2021 |
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Puducherry: Vision impaired more vulnerable to Covid, shows study |
PUDUCHERRY: People with blindness and low vision are more vulnerable to Covid-19 infection and have a disadvantage of not receiving sufficient information about the infection, a survey by Aravind... |
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27/Apr/2021 |
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Special arrangements at Covid vaccine centres for disabled |
CHENNAI: The State government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that exclusive counters will be provided for persons with disabilities (PwDs) at Covid vaccination centres across the State.... |
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26/Apr/2021 |
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Website to the aid of special-needs children |
A website of the Samagra Shiksha, Kerala, for children with special needs now has over 1,000 videos related to academics and life skills.
The website (http://ssakerala.in/ie/), still being uploaded... |
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19/Apr/2021 |
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Visually-impaired to get free computers for their children |
Amid dates being set for Class 10 and 12 board examinations, students face countless problems with online classes and studying from home. The situation is even tougher for rural students. In an... |
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13/Apr/2021 |
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Visually impaired struggle with NCERT e-textbooks |
Over 60% of NCERT chapters and over 95% of SCERT books are either totally or partially inaccessible.
For Class VII student Tejasvi Raj, doing his daily homework comes with the double challenge of... |
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12/Apr/2021 |
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Radio Udaan': Visually impaired woman runs online radio platform for differently-abled |
Hyderabad: With an aim to help differently-abled people, a Hyderabad-based visually impaired woman has set up an online radio platform for not just entertainment but also to give valuable information... |
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01/Apr/2021 |
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