August 26, 2019 Almost two years after Bengaluru entrepreneur Prateek Khandelwal launched the #RampMyCity campaign to make restaurants accessible, Chennai-based charitable organization Ladies Circle India…
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Blind student in Delhi threatened & robbed, Delhi Police slammed for failure to respond
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August 25, 2019 A blind student was robbed of his admission fees and threatened by a group of people at a prominent Delhi Metro station.…
Exclusive: Coalition needs to include over 65s and other disadvantaged welfare recipients to hit $600m budget plan
August 23, 2019 People with disabilities from across India demand for the need of accessible and disabled friendly railways stations and coaches. Though the Accessible…
Delhi Disabilities Commissioner welcomes order setting up of Special Courts to try offences under RPWD Act 2016
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August 23, 2019 The Delhi government’s decision to set up Special Courts in each district of Delhi to try offences under the Rights of Persons…
Kerala youth gets electric wheelchair from donor, but stuck indoors due to poor road conditions
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August 22, 2019 Kerala youngster Midhun VP’s story summarises the many accessibility barriers people with disabilities come up against at various levels. This young man…
Citizens are prepared to tackle the climate crisis. We should do the same for the most vulnerable people in society too
We’d watched the TV shows and knew the rural idyll could be anything but. Yet my MS was making me a prisoner in my own home
Ms Ankita Gulati, founder of TouchVision, an IIT Delhi incubated startup working on the design and development of inclusive learning resources for visually impaired people has…
Court Asks RBI About Steps To Make Banking Services Friendly For Visually Impaired
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India as to what steps they intend to take in future…