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Autism Acceptance Month: Care, from beyond the spectrumFamilies raising autistic children face a daunting financial future. India's systems fall short in providing lifelong support and structure...- Breaking barriers: How India’s professionals with disabilities are transforming workplaces and leadershipInspiring individuals with disabilities are transforming their challenges into opportunities. From wheelchairs to boardrooms, from hearing ...
- Disability & health insurance: What’s covered, what’s not, and why the protection gap is still massiveHealth insurers extend coverage under regular policies, albeit with waiting periods for ailments related to disabilities. However, the prop...
- Karnataka working on 5% quota in private sector jobs for persons with disabilitiesKarnataka is set to introduce a groundbreaking policy. It aims to reserve up to 5% of jobs in private companies for persons with disabiliti...
- Bihar's youth seek government that would prioritise education, employmentBihar's young voters are demanding change in the upcoming elections. They are concerned about limited job opportunities and a struggling ed...
- Supreme Court flags hostile discrimination against persons with disabilities in employmentThe Supreme Court has questioned the Centre on the lack of upward mobility for meritorious candidates with disabilities in reserved employm...
- SC ruling on digital accessibility as part of right to life and liberty can bridge the digital divideThe Supreme Court has affirmed digital access as a basic right. This decision addresses the exclusion faced by disabled individuals in digi...
- SC allows visually impaired persons in judiciary, strikes down discriminatory rulesThe Supreme Court has ruled that visually impaired individuals cannot be denied employment in judicial services, striking down discriminato...
- JEE Main 2025: No changes allowed in allotted exam city, check other key FAQs insideThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has released important information for students preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2...
- SC issues notice to Centre, others on PIL for effective implementation of disability lawThe Supreme Court is taking action after a PIL demanded better implementation of the 2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. The peti...
- Mutual fund, IPO, bond: Financial jargons translated to sign language for differently-abledThe Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) has developed these signs for various financial and banking terms, with the ...
- Paris champs mustn't stumble at homeIndian para-athletes have won 24 medals at the Paris Paralympics, surpassing their previous record. The contingent includes 32 women, the h...
- Why the Budget needs to do something ‘special’ in healthcareThe number of individuals with disability is expected to rise and as per WHO, 21% of the population across various continents have some dis...
- Airlines operating in India need to implement Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act provisions: RulingAll airlines, including foreign companies, operating in the country are responsible for implementing the provisions of the Rights of Person...
- NITI Aayog plans policy to push local production of assistive devicesThe Indian government is developing a policy intervention to promote the mass manufacturing of assistive devices. The aim is to incentivize...
- NHRC wants Irdai to ensure insurers offer hassle-free health products to the disabledThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the insurance regulator, Irdai, to ensure that insurance companies provide hassle...
- 11 ministries yet to finalise accessibility guidelines for people of disabilities: GovtThe Indian government has revealed that 11 ministries are yet to finalize sector-specific accessibility guidelines for disabled people. The...
- Enable all abilities at work: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act to be implemented by JuneThe guidelines give company HR teams the tools to understand whether their workplace is truly inclusive, and whether they are addressing al...
- COVID-19 pandemic severely affected education system: Dharmendra PradhanPradhan also said that under the inclusive education component of the 'Samagra Shiksha' scheme, financial assistance is provided to states ...
- Centre highlights protections for disabled govt employees seeking voluntary retirementThe ministry said no promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of disability. It said no government establishment shall di...
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