COVID-19: Rights groups urge priority vaccination for persons with disabilitiesThe disability rights groups, including the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, Ektha and Sama Foundation, hig...
With disability bill stuck in PMO, hope fades for its passage in HouseThe new law will expand the definition of disability including 19 conditions compared to just seven disabilities in the 1995 Act.
Accessible India: Draft building code exempts 14 places from having toilets for disabledThe disability sector has been demanding that every part of the code be reviewed keeping accessibility in mind.
World Disability Day: Arm-twisting norms a severe letdownMany of the disabled who are selected are allocated lower services than their ranking merits on the plea that the nature of their disabilit...
Lemon Tree Hotels partners with NCPEDP for the upcoming Helen Keller Awards in December 2015The Awards will celebrate encourage individuals and organizations working to promote equal opportunities for employment of people with disa...
Railway infrastructure to be disabled-friendly: Suresh PrabhuRailways is planning to augment its infrastructure to cater to more people including differently-abled persons.
Wipro receives Helen Keller awardsIT major Wipro said it has been recognised as a role model organisation and honoured with the Helen Keller award.
Budget 2013: Government asked to give adequate funds for education of differently-abledNCPEDP Javed Abidi said government must ensure higher allocation of resources for ensuring better educational facilities for differently-ab...
- Millions of disabled missing in census
A question on disability was added in the 2001 census questionnaire for the first time since Independence ; however, being a last-minute ad...
- Honing the skills of the differently-abled
As India Inc struggles to build workforce diversity there is a new breed of entrepreneurs who are helping corporate India achieve just that...
- Can and able
Ever wondered if your employer would treat you the same way if you couldn’t see or walk?
- India, Inc. extends a hand to the differently abled
The disabled friendly face of India, Inc. has finally begun to emerge. While the number is still far from satisfactory, scores of companies...