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Disability Needs To Be Part Of Curriculum At The School Level, Say Experts
The panellists agreed that inclusion is not a favour or a charity - it is a fundamental shift in perspective. True inclusion is when systems evolve to meet every child where they are - not expect them to fit in.
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Actor Adam Pearson On Developing Confidence: "Why Feel Normal When You Were Born To Be Extraordinary?"
Adam Pearson now also positively campaigns for disability to be represented fairly on the silver screen
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Medical Curriculum Revision Sparks Outrage By Activists Over Omission Of Disability And Transgender Rights
The controversy led to widespread media coverage and public backlash, culminating in the withdrawal of the curriculum on Teachers' Day, September 5, 2024.
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Mumbai Woman On Wheelchair Carried Up Stairs At Registrar Office, Devendra Fadnavis Apologises
The activist revealed that she went to get married at the Registrars Office in Khar, but the office was on the second floor with no access for disabled people.
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Chennai Rights Activist Slams Airline For Rs 2,500 Wheelchair Service
Disability rights activist, Rajiv Rajan, was stunned when US-Bangla Airlines charged him Rs 2,500 for the wheelchair service at Chennai airport.
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Facebook Disables Accounts Used by Palestinian Intelligence to Spy on Citizens
Facebook said it had disabled accounts used by the Palestinian Authority's internal intelligence organisation to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political opponents.
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PM Modi Hands Over Social Media Accounts to Mark Women's Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave prominent women control of his social media accounts on Sunday to mark International Women's Day in a move critics dismissed as a publicity stunt.
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Blast Survivor Got Her "Only Finger" After Surgery. Her Story
Malvika Iyer was only 13 when she lost both her hands in a grenade explosion. She speaks about the surgical errors that occurred when doctors were trying to save her life, and how they proved to be a blessing in disguise.
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Facebook Disables Some Misleading Ads on HIV Prevention Drugs, Responding to Growing Outcry
Facebook has quietly started removing some misleading ads about HIV prevention medication, responding to a deluge of activists, health experts and government regulators who said the tech giant had created the conditions for a public-health crisis.
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World Disability Day: Both Hands Lost In Blast 17 Years Ago, How She Turned Her Life Around
Seventeen years ago, a little girl wanted to fix a pair of torn jeans with glue. She had the article of clothing, she had the glue, and all she needed to finish the job was an object to press against the tear once she was done sticking it.
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Disability Needs To Be Part Of Curriculum At The School Level, Say Experts
The panellists agreed that inclusion is not a favour or a charity - it is a fundamental shift in perspective. True inclusion is when systems evolve to meet every child where they are - not expect them to fit in.
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Actor Adam Pearson On Developing Confidence: "Why Feel Normal When You Were Born To Be Extraordinary?"
Adam Pearson now also positively campaigns for disability to be represented fairly on the silver screen
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Medical Curriculum Revision Sparks Outrage By Activists Over Omission Of Disability And Transgender Rights
The controversy led to widespread media coverage and public backlash, culminating in the withdrawal of the curriculum on Teachers' Day, September 5, 2024.
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Mumbai Woman On Wheelchair Carried Up Stairs At Registrar Office, Devendra Fadnavis Apologises
The activist revealed that she went to get married at the Registrars Office in Khar, but the office was on the second floor with no access for disabled people.
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Chennai Rights Activist Slams Airline For Rs 2,500 Wheelchair Service
Disability rights activist, Rajiv Rajan, was stunned when US-Bangla Airlines charged him Rs 2,500 for the wheelchair service at Chennai airport.
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Facebook Disables Accounts Used by Palestinian Intelligence to Spy on Citizens
Facebook said it had disabled accounts used by the Palestinian Authority's internal intelligence organisation to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political opponents.
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PM Modi Hands Over Social Media Accounts to Mark Women's Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave prominent women control of his social media accounts on Sunday to mark International Women's Day in a move critics dismissed as a publicity stunt.
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Blast Survivor Got Her "Only Finger" After Surgery. Her Story
Malvika Iyer was only 13 when she lost both her hands in a grenade explosion. She speaks about the surgical errors that occurred when doctors were trying to save her life, and how they proved to be a blessing in disguise.
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Facebook Disables Some Misleading Ads on HIV Prevention Drugs, Responding to Growing Outcry
Facebook has quietly started removing some misleading ads about HIV prevention medication, responding to a deluge of activists, health experts and government regulators who said the tech giant had created the conditions for a public-health crisis.
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World Disability Day: Both Hands Lost In Blast 17 Years Ago, How She Turned Her Life Around
Seventeen years ago, a little girl wanted to fix a pair of torn jeans with glue. She had the article of clothing, she had the glue, and all she needed to finish the job was an object to press against the tear once she was done sticking it.
