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APD and IIM Bangalore Mark a Decade of the RPwD Act with the Launch of a L
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 21: Marking ten years of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, Bengaluru-based The Association of People with Disability (APD), in partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), convened Purple Manthan: Decade
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Government mandates 4% housing reservation for people with disabilities
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Union Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday took a milestone decision to provide a reservation of 4% in the allotment of central government housing for the person with disabilities.
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Godrej DEI Lab and Khaitan & Co advocate for Workplace Inclusion of Pe
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4: Godrej DEI Lab, the diversity and inclusion arm of Godrej Industries Group, and Khaitan & Co, a leading full-service law firm today commemorated International Day of Person with Disabilities. The second edition of the Khaitan & Co's Handbook
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Delhi HC directs Centre to address petition on Ichthyosis care and disabil
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The petition also requested the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to categorize Ichthyosis as a disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act).
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SC directs HP govt to look into purpose of RPWD Act for mothers bringing u
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The top court further acknowledged that the State as a model employer cannot be oblivious to the special concerns which arise in the case of women who are part of the work force.
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"India made commendable strides in advancing inclusion of disabled people"
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"India as a nation has made commendable strides in advancing the inclusion of disabled people. Through legislative frameworks such as the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and various government schemes, India is committed to ensuring equal rights and opportunities for all citizens,
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Bhutan: National Council adopts Convention on Rights of Persons with Disab
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"The adoption of the convention would enable persons with disabilities to have access to fundamental rights, health and education, economic independence and civil and political rights," said Tshering Tshomo, Chairperson of the Social and Cultural Affairs Committee.
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Delhi HC seeks response from DUSIB on plea moved by a blind man seeking al
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Delhi High Court Bar Association unanimously resolves to request its members to abstain from work on Monday as a token of protest as the said transfer is a rarest of rare cases.
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Delhi HC directs Kendriya Vidyalaya to provide free uniform, waive compute
Updated : 3 years, 5 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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Awareness walk advocating inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in societ
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI/PNN): On the occasion of the "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" (IDPD) 2022, Ayushkama Foundation organized an "Awareness Walk for Equal Participation of Persons with Disabilities", at the Central Vista Avenue, India Gate, New Delhi. The organ
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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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NCPEDP conducts workshop in Hyderabad to empower differently-abled
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 23 (ANI): With an aim to empower the differently-abled by making them aware of their rights, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) conducted a workshop on 'Regional Seminar on the Rights of Persons with Disabiliti
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