A high-powered inter-departmental committee has turned down proposals to include nine new medical conditions, including ...

In a major policy shift, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised its scribe rules for Persons with Benchmark ...

A new initiative, the Disability Technology and Innovation Programme (DTIP), aims to place people with disabilities at the forefront of South Africa’s technology and innovation agenda. It seeks to ...

A personal and empowering look at the adaptive tools and strategies that make using a computer accessible and efficient despite physical limitations. Path of potential cyclone behind Hurricane Erin ...

On Friday 8 August, during The Hundred's Midlands derby between Birmingham Phoenix and Nottingham’s Trent Rockets, a select group of nine cricket fans with varying visual impairments trialled the ...

Maahi Rude, born with spina bifida and exceeding the disability percentage allowed for NEET, fought for her right to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Supported by a former surgeon and a human ...

The UT State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, acting under provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, has directed all four to submit their replies by August 20 The UT State ...

At first, Piyushi Dhir, who lives with her parents and grandparents in Ontario, Canada, noticed that her grandfather took longer to get off the couch. Over time, he would need a hand. Dhir worried ...

Increased access, equity, and inclusion for disadvantaged and underprivileged students in the education sector are envisioned in the current National Education Policy, 2020. This is a welcome step ...

Data on persons with disabilities are hard to come by in almost every country. Specific data on their employment situation are even harder to find. Yet persons with disabilities face the same ...

Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 45, No. 17 (APRIL 24-30, 2010), pp. 58-63 (6 pages) Certain images of gendered/able bodies put forward as the norm, portray and legitimise certain bodily forms and ...