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Absence of caregivers troubles divyangs |
Persons with disabilities (PwDs) across the States are having tough times in managing day-to-day affairs in the absence of caregivers as well as essential supplies and medical aid because of the... |
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03/Apr/2020 |
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COVID-19: Residents administer compassion street by street |
The RWA at Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Nagar in Thiruvanmiyur is getting “street representatives” to identify people in need and help them
At Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Nagar in Thiruvanmiyur, the Residents... |
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02/Apr/2020 |
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Born Visually Impaired, 15 YO Overcame Bullying To Inspire Many With Songs, Words |
Though born visually impaired, Hannah, today, is the youngest and sought after motivational speakers in Kerala. She has also written and recorded many songs for her YouTube Channel which has almost... |
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01/Apr/2020 |
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This lockdown period, Bengaluru based NGO Smileys reaches out to disabled people in different ways |
Bengaluru based NGO Smileys is ensuring to provide food, water and other essential commodities to disabled people in the city during the lockdown period. The services are sent through authorized... |
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01/Apr/2020 |
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Maharashtra: Advance one-month pension for disabled |
The state government Friday announced a slew of welfare measures to enable physically challenged persons cope with the 21-day lockdown.
One-month advance pension would be credited to the personal... |
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30/Mar/2020 |
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Coronavirus | Despite pandemic, Braille printing press in Berhampur busy with work |
Efforts are on to provide Braille textbooks to visually challenged Class XI students in the coming academic year.
While COVID-19 has hit education around the world, Odisha’s only Braille printing... |
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30/Mar/2020 |
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Coronavirus crisis: Have we Overlooked the Disabled Population? |
In my last column when I raised a question on whether the media really cares about the disabled population, I didn’t know two weeks later, we would face a more pertinent issue of whether the country... |
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27/Mar/2020 |
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Coronavirus restrictions put extra burden on the blind community: Experts |
The novel coronavirus outbreak has forced millions of people around the world to limit what and who they touch and stay in place for the time being -- all methods to try to tamp down on the spread of... |
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27/Mar/2020 |
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We are all one Big Family – Vineet Saraiwala |
Our guest columnist this week is Vineet Saraiwala, an avid trekker, marathoner, and endurance cyclist. Vineet, who is visually impaired, is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Bangalore.
The... |
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26/Mar/2020 |
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PayTM’s growing inaccessibility for blind users throws spotlight on issues with most websites |
From paying for his milk supplies to booking flight tickets, the PayTM app is a go-to resource for well-known disability rights activist George Abraham.
PayTM is a digital payments platform that... |
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26/Mar/2020 |
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