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On 'Naushera Day', Indian Army organises free medical camp for disabled pe
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 8 (ANI): On the occasion of Naushera Day on Sunday, the Indian Army organised a free medical camp to provide artificial limbs, wheelchairs and hearing devices to the disabled people in Rajouri.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on petition seeking benefits for retired
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union of India, on a petition seeking to extend the benefits of constant attendant allowance for retiring employees with disabilities--whether they joined with existing disabilities or acquired disab
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Class 9 Hyderabad student receives Bal Shakti Puraskar for smart wristband
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 27 (ANI): Hemesh Chadalavada, a Class 9 student from Hyderabad has been chosen this year as a recipient of the Bal Shakti Puraskar Award for his unique invention a smart wristband to monitor the elderly and disabled.
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UP: Meerut restaurant employs differently-abled staff to empower them
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): In an effort to empower the differently-abled community, a restaurant in Meerut has opened, wherein all the food, right from the cooking process till it reaches the hands of the customers, is taken care of by them.
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Goa CM inaugurates Dnyanvardhini Divyang Training College for B.Ed in Spec
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 4 (ANI): Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday inaugurated Dnyanvardhini Divyang Training College at Sanjay Centre for Special Children, Porvorim which will provide a Bachelor of Education (B.ED) degree in special education for specially enabled children.
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UK announces financial assistance to people "severely disabled" due to COV
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 4 (ANI): With the United Kingdom giving a thumbs up to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the masses, the government on Thursday (local time) said that if someone is "severely disabled as a result of taking a COVID-19 vaccine, they can access financial assistance thro
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TN: Visually challenged people attempt world record by weaving 50 chairs i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 (ANI): As many as 50 visually challenged persons from Chennai on Wednesday attempted the UNICO Book Of World Records by weaving 50 chairs in six hours, ahead of International Day of Disabled Persons on Thursday.
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Pet lover in Coimbatore designs wheelchair for disabled dog
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 29 (ANI): Veera, a four-year-old dog in Coimbatore, which used to hobble along due to injuries in its legs, has now got a wheelchair, custom made for it by an animal lover who has adopted him.
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Telangana's first-ever Assistive Technology Summit will be organised on In
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 17 (ANI): Telangana's first-ever Assistive Technology Summit will be organised on International Day for Disabled Persons on December 3.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station to be disabled friendly, have separat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 26 (ANI): A redevelopment project is being taken up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Railway Station in Mumbai and on completion, it will have separate arrival and departure and be disabled-friendly, said the Union Railway Ministry on
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Samarthanam Trust announces cash relief for India's blind cricketers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Samarthanam Trust for the disabled has come up with a plan to help 600 blind cricketers across India during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for subst
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study.
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