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Aarogya Setu is mandatory, but still not accessible to people with disabilities |
The Covid-19 contact tracing app cannot be accessed by those who have a visual or hearing impairment. Social Justice Ministry has asked NIC and MeitY to look into this.
The Indian government has made... |
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08/May/2020 |
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Blind people fear relaxation of lockdown, wonder impact of social distancing on their lives |
New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Visually impaired Amina, who relies heavily on her sense of touch, wonders what kind of ''new life'' awaits her when the lockdown imposed in view of the coronavirus pandemic... |
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07/May/2020 |
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Birthday surprise for specially abled |
Sandeep Rana
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 6
A visually challenged man, who holds MA and BEd degree, got a home when he turned 39 today.
Forced to take to begging due to the traumatic family... |
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07/May/2020 |
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The lockdown is hard for women with disability |
As a girl of 15, Nidhi Goyal wanted to be a portrait artist. Then she became visually-challenged, and turned to activism. “I was 16,” she says about losing sight to a rare genetic condition called... |
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07/May/2020 |
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Blind people fear days after lockdown, say social distancing is a curse |
Rahul Gambhir, a 31-year-old banker from Mumbai, is worried about the day when the Covid-19 lockdown will be lifted and he will have to join office again.
His office is at Nariman Point, which is at... |
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07/May/2020 |
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Remember the disabled during coronavirus crisis, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres |
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on governments around the world to specifically take into account the billions of people with disabilities in their response to the COVID-19... |
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06/May/2020 |
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Google launches new Braille keyboard on Android for visually impaired people |
For over 100 years, Braille has been helping the people who are blind and low vision to read and communicate. Google wants to help the visually impaired community use Braille on their smartphones as... |
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04/May/2020 |
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Visually impaired IIT student gives fisherfolk safety net |
Kailash Tandel networks with professor, friends to raise nearly ₹2 lakh; distributes 280 packets of essentials
Kailash Tandel (35) had to go back home to Machimar Nagar in Cuffe Parade from his... |
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30/Apr/2020 |
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Preferential Delivery by BigBasket- Complete Process |
BigBasket has introduced priority delivery of groceries for people with disabilities (PWD). They are working to enhance experience for PWD based on the request from Blind Graduates Forum of India to... |
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29/Apr/2020 |
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Excluding the excluded: India’s response to the education of children with disabilities during Covid-19 |
COVID 19 has brought unprecedented challenges in India one of which is its impact on school going children and their regular education. While it is promising to see many thought pieces raising the... |
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29/Apr/2020 |
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