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Disability rights experts share the high points of 2019 & wishes for 2020 |
2019 was a year of highs and lows for the disability sector in India. From the first deaf candidate to contest the Lok Sabha elections to accessibility in elections getting a major push, there was a... |
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27/Dec/2019 |
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How smart tech could transform disabled people's lives |
Within a generation, technology has radically changed the way most people live their lives.
Smartphones and other devices are an added layer of convenience for many people - but they are making it... |
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27/Dec/2019 |
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Delhi restaurants will now have menus in Braille |
The Delhi govt has recently passed an order to almost 400 hotel and restaurants stating that they should print menus in Braille.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi State Commissioner of Person with Disabilities (... |
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27/Dec/2019 |
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PowerOfOne – P Narahari is on a mission to make Madhya Pradesh disabled-friendly |
P Narahari is Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Public Relations Department and Managing Director, Madhyam, in the Madhya Pradesh government. 43-year-old Narahari has won over 40 awards, many of them... |
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26/Dec/2019 |
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It’s taken time, but glad women’s blind cricket has begun, says G. K. Mahantesh |
Blind cricket for men has a long history but blind cricket for women in India received a shot in the arm last week with the first-ever Nationals held here.
Seven State teams took part in a Twenty20... |
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24/Dec/2019 |
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We need a mentor to show us possibilities” – Blind Microsoft engineer Aditi Shah to NewzHook |
Blind Microsoft engineer Aditi Shah is home on a break for a few months before she joins tech giant Microsoft at their headquarters in the United States. Aditi recently finished her master’s degree... |
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23/Dec/2019 |
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Haben Girma: My disability has been an opportunity for innovation |
The American deafblind lawyer and activist on why disabled people have the skills to design and build a better society for all.
The cafeteria menu was only available in print when 19-year-old Haben... |
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23/Dec/2019 |
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Now, a news bulletin for the visually challenged |
WhatsApp group sends 40-minute audio clip, mostly comprising news, to 4,500 listeners
At 8 o’clock every morning, a 40-minute audio clip will reach the mobile phones of hundreds of visually... |
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23/Dec/2019 |
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TISS to host cricket match for the blind |
A cricket tournament for visually-impaired students will be hosted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, at its campus on Monday.
The match is being organised as part of Udaan, its... |
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23/Dec/2019 |
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Visually impaired beauty parlour owner Dipti Kale wins customers over with skill & confidence |
Running a beauty parlour can be tough. Some may think a person with disability can never do it. Visually impaired Dipti Kale from Maharashtra is proving them wrong. Dipti owns a parlour in Thane,... |
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19/Dec/2019 |
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