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Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Gopchade meets Home Minister Amit Shah; submits memor
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Gopchade paid a courtesy visit to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and submitted detailed memoranda on key national and regional issues, including rural development, development of the Marathwada region, and border security.
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ISLRTC organises two-day national workshop on 'Best Practices for Teaching
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
ISLRTC is an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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Assam: Workshop held on implementation of accessibility standards in featu
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Central government under the directives of the Supreme Court has brought out guidelines with the aim of achieving universal access to cinema. The objective is to ensure the accessibility of films for persons with hearing and visual impairment. Cinema needs to have accessibility features
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MIFF 2024, Toonz Media Group, and BIRD Promote Media Accessibility for Dea
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21: The Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), 2024 is showcasing accessible audio-visual media for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) and the visually impaired. Several animated shorts are being shown with accessibility features like Same Language Subt
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KFC Encourages India to #Speaksign with One-of-its kind 360-degree Immersi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28: We don’t always need words to understand each other. Sometimes all it takes is a sign. As an extension of celebrations for International Day of Sign Languages, KFC India is using its most distinctive brand asset, the iconic bucket, to raise awareness for sign
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CPI MP gives notice to introduce Private Member's Bill in RS for inclusion
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While speaking to ANI, CPI MP Viswam said, "Deaf population in India is estimated at 63 million by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The deaf and mute community is one of the most discriminated sections of the society and their struggles range from accessing education, employment and dign
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Ranveer Singh urges people to sign petition to make Indian sign language
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 23 (ANI): Actor Ranveer Singh has a special request for fellow Indians.
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Centre directs ministries to include sign language interpreters in all off
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Friday wrote to all central ministries and departments to include a sign language interpreter in all the press briefings as well as media interactions.
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Ranveer Singh appreciates steps to make educational material accessible fo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 28 (ANI): The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has signed an MoU with the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) to aid deaf children with educational material using sign language and actor Ranveer Singh i
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Specially-abled people are integral part of human resource: Union Minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar on Thursday stated that Specially-abled people are an integral part of human resources and said that to provide the PwDs maximum accessibility is the utmost priority of the Centre government.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to celebrate 'Sign Language Day
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): On the occasion of Sign Language Day today, the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), an autonomous body within the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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PM to virtually address inaugural conclave of 'Shikshak Parv' on Sept 7
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will be virtually addressing the inaugural conclave of "Shikshak Parv" on September 7 at 10:30 AM.
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