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SC to hear plea seeking doorstep COVID vaccination for disabled on October
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on October 29 will hear a PIL seeking prioritised COVID vaccination for persons with disabilities at their place of residence since they face a higher risk of being impacted by the disease.
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Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) organizes sports events for specially-abl
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 9 (ANI): Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS), a non governmental organisation held a mega Sports event in its premises at Bemina Bye-pass Srinagar for persons with disabilities.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to celebrate 'Sign Language Day
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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ECI organises national conference on accessible elections
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): To assess the present accessibility policies and discuss strategies for addressing barriers to enhance participation in the electoral process for voters with disabilities, the Election Commission of India (ECI) organised a virtual national conference on
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SC notice to Centre on plea for door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for disa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Central government on a PIL seeking priority for COVID-19 vaccination for persons with disabilities at their place of residence since they face a higher risk of being impacted by COVID.
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IPC along with multiple international organisations launch 'Wethe15' ahead
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], August 19 (ANI): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) along with multiple leading international organisations have united to launch 'WeThe15' on Thursday ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent
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High Court websites now have captchas, accessible to physically disabled p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): With an aim to make the digital infrastructure of the Indian judicial system more accessible, all High Court websites will now have captchas that are accessible to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), informed the Ministry of Law and Justice on Sunday.
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Centre issues new guidelines to regulate attendance in govt offices
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Monday directed all officers at the level of Under Secretary and above to attend offices on all working days from June 16 until June 30 while persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees woul
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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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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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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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