Search results “#disability”
Swati Shinde Gole, TNN | Jun 18, 2015, PUNE: Chinmaya Sahoo studied for his standard XII CBSE examination and IIT JEE using a special magnifying glass. He cannot see with one eye, while the other is 40% impaired. Chinmaya, a student of… Continue Reading →
1. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the “Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan)” as a nation-wide flagship campaign for achieving universal accessibility that will enable persons with… Continue Reading →
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance Section 80DD of the Income Tax Act, 1961, inter alia, provides for a deduction to an individual or HUF, who is a resident in India, and • Incurs expenditure for the… Continue Reading →
April 8, 2015 [Editorial Note: In view of G. N. Saibaba’s continued incarceration, we are reprinting this article which was written by P K Vijayan in June 2014 and originally appeared in the Economic and Political Weekly.] I want to tell… Continue Reading →
Sujay Ghosh, March 7, 2015, New Delhi, NewsCrunch Thanks to a spontaneous online campaign, support has started building up Nipun Malhotra, who was denied entry by Keya, an upscale bar and restaurant in New Delhi, for being specially disabled…. Continue Reading →
South | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Updated: January 20, 2015 Hema’s first international debut at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mylapore. CHENNAI: Down Syndrome affected Indian-American Hema wowed Chennai audience with her splendid Bharatanatyam performance. Her first international debut at the… Continue Reading →
SHANOOR SEERVAI India’s health minister unveiled the country’s first-ever mental health policy last week, calling for an increase in funds to provide those with mental illness accessible and affordable care. The policy calls for a higher number of mental health… Continue Reading →
May 19, 2014 10:01 IST ‘He is in a wheelchair, his joints are swollen and he is in great pain.’ ‘This arrest has been timed very well — the students are undergoing exams and so they cannot stage protests.’ A… Continue Reading →
Kamayani Bali Mahabal aka Kractivist India is home to the largest number of children in the world,significantly larger than the number in China. The country has 20 percent of the 0-4 years’ child population of the world. The number of… Continue Reading →
IDA PRESS RELEASE: IDA CONDEMNS THE USE OF FORCE BY INDIAN POLICE AGAINST PWD INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY ALLIANCE (IDA) Member Organizations: Arab Organization of Persons with Disabilities, Disabled People’s International, Down Syndrome International, European Disability Forum, Inclusion International, International… Continue Reading →