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Senior citizens will benefit from 'near to home' vaccination centers: Ratt
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Welcoming Health Ministry guidelines for providing 'near to home' vaccination centers to senior citizens and divyangjan, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria has said that the move shall benefit around 14 crore senior cit
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Apple set to roll out new accessibility features to its devices in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
California [US], May 20 (ANI): Tech company Apple will roll out software updates aimed to help those with cognitive, vision, mobility, and hearing disabilities.
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Special Olympics Bharat launches 'Family Cafe', celebrates World Family Da
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Special Olympics Bharat celebrated World Family Day by lauding the families of athletes with intellectual disabilities and launching 'Family Cafe' -- a self-run, support platform enabling families to connect and help each other in an engaging and meaningful w
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Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal from June
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on Thursday made it mandatory for all states and Union Territories to grant a certificate of disability through online mode only using the UDID portal.
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PIL in Delhi HC seeks priority COVID-19 vaccination for disabled, notice i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Union of India and Delhi government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to treat persons with disabilities on a priority basis and to make special provisions for them for administer
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COVID-19: Haryana issues directions to not call vulnerable persons, pregna
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 1 (ANI): Amid a second surge of COVID-19 pandemic, the Haryana Government on Saturday said it has decided that employees with severe disabilities, vulnerable persons and pregnant women shall not be called for duty, even if they are engaged in essential servi
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Odisha govt exempts pregnant women, employees with disabilities from atten
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 1 (ANI): Odisha Government has exempted pregnant women and employees with disabilities from attending office and ordered that they shall continue to work from home until May 31 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Request made to prioritise persons with disabilities during COVID-19 test
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Department for Empowerment of Person with Disabilities on Thursday requested the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to issue directions to the states and union territories to make a special provision in COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and treatment ce
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Punjab CM announces cuts in PPSC exam fee for General, SC/ST category
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced reduction in examination fee for all PPSC examinations for general and SC/ST categories, and complete waiver for candidates from 'Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)' and 'Persons With
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Army clears Special Forces veterans' proposal to allow Siachen trek by dis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 24 (ANI) The Indian Army has cleared a proposal to allow the first-ever trek by personnel with disabilities to the world's highest battlefield Siachen Glacier.
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Microsoft, FICCI launch whitepaper on inclusion of persons with disabiliti
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Microsoft in collaboration with industry body FICCI on Monday released a whitepaper underscoring the potential of technology in accelerating inclusive growth for India with a focus on enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities (PwDs).
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Physical activity in youth with autism can be boosted by picture books
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The findings of recent research have suggested that people with developmental disabilities don't exercise as often as their typically developed peers. In an effort to close this disparity, a researcher at the University of Missouri recently created fitness
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