Free travel for the differently abled in DTC buses

New Delhi, August 11

The Delhi Transport Corporation has decided to provide free ride to person suffering from any disability in both AC and Non-AC low floor buses plying in the national Capital.

OrCam Introduces Advanced Assistive Tech in Australia, Partners With Quantum RLV

OrCam Technologies, the artificial vision innovator for people who are vision impaired, blind or have a

Volunteer to scribe, care for elderly or bathe dogs every weekend

BENGALURU: Volunteers form an important resource for a community organisation. Volunteering not only helps you give back to society but also gives you a positive perspective on life.

Making Thiruvananthapuram disabled-friendly

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Government initiates an audit in the city to check whether the guidelines formulated by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities functioning under the Union Ministry of Social Justice as part of Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is being adhered to. The Trivandrum International Airport (TIA) is the first institution in the city which has been selected by the Union Government for the auditing process.

ALL INT’L AIRPORTS SOON TO BE DISABLED-FRIENDLY

Lagging behind its scheduled deadline, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has finally made the move to fast-track the process of making all the 22 international airports in the country disabled-friendly.

MINISTER: WIND UP SCHEMES NOT WORKING PROPERLY

Wind up schemes not working properly. Chalk out schemes which are in the interest of students. This was stated by Minister of State for Technical Education (Independent Charge), Deepak Joshi at a meeting of ITI principals here today.

Kids with disability turn torch bearers in the city

CHENNAI: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium saw a hustle of activity as the track was prepared for an athletic event. As each group of participants walked by holding hands, led by a teacher, it was clear that this was not a regular track competition.

STATE GOVT’S NON-EXECUTION OF 3% RESERVATION FOR PWDS DECRIED

The Institute of Social Work and Research (ISWAR) and Odisha Disabled People’s Network (ODPN) and the Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan on Wednesday decried the State Government’s negligence in implementing the policy of a three-per cent reservation for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Government departments despite the Supreme Court’s verdict.