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Stroke, one of the leading causes of death and disability in India requires a comprehensive solution
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 03:59 PM IST
Medtronic is collaborating with health care professionals to establish root causes and implement changes to create efficiencies and optimize coordinated care to develop comprehensive stroke solution.
Early intervention mobile app brings hope and services to children with disabilities and their parents
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 07:12 PM IST
Studies conducted in rural India give hope to millions of preschool children and their caregivers by showing that providing access to early intervention services improves school enrollment and integration for children with disabilities.
Suffered sudden disability? This is how to cope with life
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 05:29 PM IST
‘I married my best friend’: YouTube’s interabled influencers break another stigma with their fairytale wedding
By Zarafshan Shiraz | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2020 10:37 AM IST
YouTube’s influencer couple, Shane Burcaw and Hannah Aylward, has been breaking down stigmas by documenting their interabled relationship on their channel Squirmy and Grubs for four years before they finally got married on September 4 and shared pictures from their fairytale wedding
Here’s why knee osteoarthritis leads to functional limitations and even disability in patients
By Asian News International | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Boston [US]
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2020 02:52 PM IST
Study reveals why pain experienced in patients with knee osteoarthritis changes over time and causes substantial pain, functional limitations, and disability in patients.
43% children with disabilities planning to drop out due to difficulties faced in e-education: Survey
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 18, 2020 06:50 PM IST
The survey was conducted by Swabhiman, a community-based organization working for the rights of persons with disability, in Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Chennai, Sikkim, Nagaland, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir in the month of May.
Covid-19: Extend help to women with disabilities
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2020 06:56 AM IST
For those with disabilities, being confined to limited spaces is par for the course. A holistic approach to changing society, making it more inclusive and accommodating should include paying special attention to those with special needs.
People with disabilities suffer hardships
By Richa Banka | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 24, 2020 02:55 PM IST
Since the lockdown was announced, people with disabilities have been facing an array of problems, as their helpers and caregivers stopped attending to them.
Women’s Day 2020: Disability activist takes on PM’s social media account, urges youth to change their mindset
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2020 12:02 PM IST
The second woman achiever to take on Prime Minister’s social media accounts on the occasion of Women’s Day was Malvika Iyer who survived a gruesome bomb blast at the age of 13.
Afghan artist brushes aside disability to open arts centre
By Agence France-Presse | Kabul
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2020 02:48 PM IST
19-year-old Robaba Mohammadi was born with a permanent physical disability that means she cannot use her limbs, and now suffers from a degenerative condition called arthrosis.
Meet ‘Bionic Man’ who’s empowering people with disabilities
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Boston
UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2019 12:35 PM IST
Despite being a double amputee himself, his breakthrough advances in bionic limbs provide greater mobility and new hope to those with physical disabilities.
Opinion| ICC World Cup and challenges for fans with visual disabilities
By George Abraham | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2019 02:06 PM IST
As cricket has a huge following among the people with visual disabilities in the country, it’s time to take some measures.
Opinion| ICC World Cup and challenges for fans with visual disabilities
By George Abraham | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2019 02:52 PM IST
As cricket has a huge following among the people with visual disabilities in the country, it’s time to take some measures.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Persons with disabilities manage booth
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 13, 2019 06:36 AM IST
The polling booth was being managed entirely by persons with disabilities. This was the first such booth in Delhi.
Students with physical disability to get extra time in IIT entrance exam
By Vanita Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 02, 2019 12:27 AM IST
Compensatory Time — 20 minutes per hour — will be given to candidates with specified benchmark disability.
Usage of the word ‘disability’ essential to support disability culture
By Asian News International | Asian News International, Washington
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2019 01:26 PM IST
In the study published in Rehabilitation Psychology, Pilarski and colleagues challenge a trend toward removal of the term disability in the hope of improving disability cultural competency.
Hers is a spirit no disability could steal away
By Nirupama Dutt | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2019 03:31 PM IST
Living with her parents in Panchkula, Mallika is a girl with a ready smile. Her portfolios of works done in the college show her ability with colour and form.
Army chief warns soldiers who fake disability to earn extra pension
By Shivani S | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2018 05:20 PM IST
General Bipin Rawat said that people should not consider the Indian Army just an employment opportunity. “People should remove this misconception, if you want to join the Indian Army then you have to be mentally and physically strong, you need to have strong will power and the strength to face difficult situations and find a way when there is none, only then can you truly be called an Indian Army jawan.”
Delhi govt mulls creating a dedicated ministry for persons with disabilities
By Risha Chitlangia | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 16, 2018 05:55 PM IST
If it gets the nod, Delhi will be the first Union Territory in the country to have a separate department to address problems faced by persons with disabilities. So far, only six states in India — Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh — have a department for empowerment of disabled persons.
Sign language helps children with hearing disabilities join Independence Day festivities in Delhi
By Joydeep Thakur | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 16, 2018 04:18 AM IST
At least 120 persons with speech and hearing impairment were invited by the Delhi-based Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute For Persons with Physical Disabilities to attend the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort.
DU aspirants with learning disabilities stranded as no authority to issue certificate
By A Mariyam Alavi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2018 01:43 PM IST
DU admission 2018: Students with learning disabilities have to submit a disability certificate along with their application. However, the hospital listed as the authority to issue the disability certificate by the Delhi government has stopped doing so following new rules being framed earlier this year.
Identify your ability...not disability, says Dr Roshan Jahan
By Deep Saxena | Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Lucknow
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2018 12:57 PM IST
High on confidence, she walked though the auditorium to receive the HT Woman-2018 Award from chief minister Yogi Adityanath. With the smile playing on her lips, Dr Roshan Jahan told everyone loud and clear that physical disability cannot stop a person from achieving his/her goal.
Water-less bathing, intelligent artificial legs among innovations at IIT Delhi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 18, 2018 02:25 PM IST
The IIT-Delhi Open House will showcase the latest tech innovations developed by students, which include a low cost gadget to convert agro waste into pulp, nasal filter and even a flow battery for solar energy storage.
Medical Council reserves five per cent medical seats for students with disabilities
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune, Pune
UPDATED ON APR 17, 2018 02:41 PM IST
The circular includes 21 disabilities like partial loss of hearing, muscular dystrophy, thalassemia, dyslexia, cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s disease among others and is no more limited to physical disabilities.
World Disability Day: An Indian gives the world its first matchmaking app for people with disability
By Kabir Singh Bhandari | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2019 10:55 AM IST
Inclov (Inclusive Love), is the world’s first match making app for people with disabilities and health disorders such as depression, autism, thalassaemia and kidney failure.