Disabilities

Mint-lounge

Everybody has the right to travel

Planet Abled's trips for people with disabilities are the first of their kind

1 min read26 May 2017
Companies

CSR for disabled people to get a boost from new law

With the passage of a new bill on people with disabilities in the winter session and the CSR rules already in place, companies will have more ways to deploy funds

5 min read20 Jan 2017
Politics

Parliamentary panel recommends more schemes for disabled persons

Panel recommends that department of empowerment of persons formulate a policy for persons with disabilities on the lines of the policy for older persons

1 min read18 Dec 2016
Companies

Inclov, an inclusive matchmaking app

Inclov, which has been programmed by two part-time developers, is accessible to people with visual impairment through a screen reader and talkback application

2 min read3 Dec 2016
Politics

WHO launches global strategy to fight leprosy

The launch is important for India, one of three countries that together account for more than 80% of global cases of the disease

1 min read20 Apr 2016
Mint-lounge

Communicate through gestures

Sign Language Glove translates gestures and finger movements into readable text and audio output to improve communication

1 min read28 Oct 2015
Politics

Govt starts ‘On-line On-Site' to aid persons with disabilities

The online registration system was launched to ensure transparency in schemes implemented by the ministry

1 min read17 Aug 2015
Politics

Wed for their wombs, polio wives show India fails its weakest

In rural India, where marriage is often a business transaction involving dowries, young women with disabilities are married off into the poorest families

7 min read5 Nov 2014
Mint-lounge

Book Excerpt | Gifted

A recent book brings together the testimonies of differently abled people from across India who have risen above all odds. Mohammad Sharif, the musician with one arm, tells his story to the authors

5 min read23 Aug 2014
Politics

Govt websites yet to ease access for disabled

Govt websites yet to ease access for disabled

2 min read25 Jan 2010