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"Resilience, Fortitude Of Persons With Disabilities Inspire Us": PM Modi
World Disability Day 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Under the Accessible India initiative, numerous measures have been taken that ensure there is a positive change in the lives of our Divyang sisters and brothers." PM Modi also said we must keep working towards ensuring better future for persons with disabilities by taking steps "in line...
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World Disability Day 2020: UN Calls For Greater Inclusion Amid Covid-19
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities 2020: Ahead of World Disability Day on December 3, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, including in COVID-19 response and recovery.
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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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World Disability Day Should Be Renamed As Day Of Persons With Special Ability: Vice President
'World Disabled Day' should be renamed as 'International Day of Persons With Special Ability' as such people have made immense contributions to the society and proved that nothing could stop them from achieving their goals, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
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World Disability Day: Here's Why Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Are Important For Development Of Society As A Whole
Disability day 2019: The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed World Disability Day in 1992 by resolution 47/3. The day aims at promoting rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society.
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Disability Knows No Bounds. Kolkata Couple's Story Of Love, Struggle
The world celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Monday. But for a couple in Kolkata, it has been a celebration everyday since June 7 when their adopted daughter came home. The mother, one of India's best know and most vocal disability activists, has cerebral palsy.
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World Disability Day 2018 Focuses On Equal Opportunities And Inclusiveness For People With Disability
World Disability Day 2018 is meant to promote rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of development and society.
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On World Disability Day, India Launches Accessibility Programme
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday launched the Accessible India programme that aims to make hundreds of government buildings, railway stations and airports accessible to people with physical disabilities by next year.
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On Disability Day, a Pledge to Make India More Accessible
Most public places like railway stations, hospitals and schools across India are largely inaccessible to the differently-abled, making every day of their lives a challenge.
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An Evening of Fun For the Differently-Abled in Mumbai
Thirty-four-year-old Adil Ansari may be paralysed from the waist down, but that hasn't stopped him from chasing his dreams.
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Archaic Laws, Insensitivity Compound Problems of the Disabled
Akshanshk Gupta is 32 and a PhD in Computer Science. His journey from Uttar Pradesh's small town of Jaunpur to becoming 'Dr Gupta' at Jawaharlal Nehru University at New Delhi is nothing short of remarkable. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child but he's never allowed it to come in the way of his aspiration, often smiling in the face of ri...
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Disabled need to be empowered with education: President Pranab Mukherjee
People with disabilities, especially children, must get access to education and disabled friendly technology to get gainful employment and lead a life of dignity and respect, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
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She writes, paints and plays the keyboard, with her feet: the story of little Kanmoni
Kanmoni, a beautiful and effervescent 12-year-old from Mavelikara in Kerala, has been winning friends and hearts with her music and zest for life. She was born without arms and with deformed legs, but you would scarcely know that as she plays 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on the keyboard. With her feet.
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World Disability Day: inclusion remains a challenge in India
As the world celebrates the International Day for People with Disabilities, in India, accessibility and inclusion of the disabled remains a challenge. While the world has taken giant steps towards inclusion, India still has a lot of work to do.
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2,000 disabled to be placed in IT/BPOs
The Wadhwani Foundation on Thursday announced a tie-up with the NASSCOM in which the foundation would assist around 2,000 educated people with disabilities in getting placed in the IT/BPO and software industries around the country.
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"Resilience, Fortitude Of Persons With Disabilities Inspire Us": PM Modi
World Disability Day 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Under the Accessible India initiative, numerous measures have been taken that ensure there is a positive change in the lives of our Divyang sisters and brothers." PM Modi also said we must keep working towards ensuring better future for persons with disabilities by taking steps "in line...
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World Disability Day 2020: UN Calls For Greater Inclusion Amid Covid-19
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities 2020: Ahead of World Disability Day on December 3, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, including in COVID-19 response and recovery.
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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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World Disability Day Should Be Renamed As Day Of Persons With Special Ability: Vice President
'World Disabled Day' should be renamed as 'International Day of Persons With Special Ability' as such people have made immense contributions to the society and proved that nothing could stop them from achieving their goals, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
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World Disability Day: Here's Why Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Are Important For Development Of Society As A Whole
Disability day 2019: The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed World Disability Day in 1992 by resolution 47/3. The day aims at promoting rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society.
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Disability Knows No Bounds. Kolkata Couple's Story Of Love, Struggle
The world celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Monday. But for a couple in Kolkata, it has been a celebration everyday since June 7 when their adopted daughter came home. The mother, one of India's best know and most vocal disability activists, has cerebral palsy.
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World Disability Day 2018 Focuses On Equal Opportunities And Inclusiveness For People With Disability
World Disability Day 2018 is meant to promote rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of development and society.
-
On World Disability Day, India Launches Accessibility Programme
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday launched the Accessible India programme that aims to make hundreds of government buildings, railway stations and airports accessible to people with physical disabilities by next year.
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On Disability Day, a Pledge to Make India More Accessible
Most public places like railway stations, hospitals and schools across India are largely inaccessible to the differently-abled, making every day of their lives a challenge.
-
An Evening of Fun For the Differently-Abled in Mumbai
Thirty-four-year-old Adil Ansari may be paralysed from the waist down, but that hasn't stopped him from chasing his dreams.
-
Archaic Laws, Insensitivity Compound Problems of the Disabled
Akshanshk Gupta is 32 and a PhD in Computer Science. His journey from Uttar Pradesh's small town of Jaunpur to becoming 'Dr Gupta' at Jawaharlal Nehru University at New Delhi is nothing short of remarkable. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child but he's never allowed it to come in the way of his aspiration, often smiling in the face of ri...
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Disabled need to be empowered with education: President Pranab Mukherjee
People with disabilities, especially children, must get access to education and disabled friendly technology to get gainful employment and lead a life of dignity and respect, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
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She writes, paints and plays the keyboard, with her feet: the story of little Kanmoni
Kanmoni, a beautiful and effervescent 12-year-old from Mavelikara in Kerala, has been winning friends and hearts with her music and zest for life. She was born without arms and with deformed legs, but you would scarcely know that as she plays 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on the keyboard. With her feet.
-
World Disability Day: inclusion remains a challenge in India
As the world celebrates the International Day for People with Disabilities, in India, accessibility and inclusion of the disabled remains a challenge. While the world has taken giant steps towards inclusion, India still has a lot of work to do.
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2,000 disabled to be placed in IT/BPOs
The Wadhwani Foundation on Thursday announced a tie-up with the NASSCOM in which the foundation would assist around 2,000 educated people with disabilities in getting placed in the IT/BPO and software industries around the country.
