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AAI acts against airport staffs for extortion, harassment of wheelchair-bo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The action was taken after the office of the state commissioner for persons with disabilities wrote to AAI asking for an action-taken report by February 13.
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SBICAPS joins hands with APD to provide free assistive devices to 300 peop
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS) launched its latest CSR project with the Association of People with Disability (APD), which will see the distribution of key assistive devices in Bengaluru. The project has been launched as part of their
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J-K Chief Secy calls for making public buildings, especially schools, hosp
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Monday emphasised the need for having public infrastructure amenable to specially-abled people for their easy access to them, especially schools and health institutions of the UT.
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NCPEDP in Collaboration with Bajaj Finserv Launches a Scholarship Scheme f
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), a 26-year-old cross-disability, non-profit organization, working as an interface between the government, industry, international agencies, and the voluntary sector towards
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SBI Foundation Participates in Purple Fest, a First-of-its-kind Inclusive
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], January 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): SBI Foundation's Centre of Excellence for PwDs participated in the Purple Fest organized at Panjim-Goa, by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Office of the State Commissioner for PwDs (Goa), Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Information &a
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Goa's Purple Fest brings together people with disabilities from across the
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Purple Fest 2023, Celebrating Diversity, India's first-of-its-kind inclusive festival has commenced today at the Entertainment Society of Goa in Panaji and will conclude on Sunday, January 8.
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Over 5,100 persons arrested for travelling in coaches reserved for ladies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per the official statement, more than 6,300 persons were arrested for occupying or entering coaches reserved for persons with disabilities and legal action under the relevant provisions of the Railway Act was taken against such offenders during which Rs. 6.71 Lakh and Rs. 8.68 Lakh respec
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Sarthak's 9th National Conference on Disability draws a roadmap to make Di
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI/SRV): Sarthak Educational Trust and National Abilympic Association of India hosted the 9th National Conference on Disability at AICTE Campus, New Delhi, on 23rd & 24th Dec 2022. The 2-day event brought together various disability evangelists to bring k
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NADA India announces registered Testing Pool List for 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
NADA India's RTP list 2023 has a total of 149 athletes from 24 sports disciplines. Seven athletes with Disabilities have been also included, list will be available on the NADA India website from January 1, 2023.
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Global youth innovators crack the code on gender-based violence: Inclusive
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI/TechGig): Thirty-four-year-old Prachi Mittal from Team Nettwork beat 8,500 ideators to win the UNFPA India 'Hackathon: Crack the Code to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (GBV)'. An automotive engineer by profession, she developed an inclusiveness
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Bengaluru Airport introduces special facilities for Persons with Reduced M
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Under the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme, BLR Airport has introduced the Sunflower Lanyard. Any individual who may need additional support from the airport staff may opt to pick up the lanyard from the Care by BLR service kiosks. With this lanyard, such persons can identify themselv
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Delhi HC directs Kendriya Vidyalaya to provide free uniform, waive compute
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has recently directed a Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) at Noida to provide uniforms free of cost, and waive the computer fee to a student who is 75 per cent visually impaired. The cost of transportation is also to be borne by the school.
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