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Kohima, August 28 (PTI) The Nagaland government will set up community daycare for the elderly and a District Disability Rehabilitation Center (DDRC) in all districts to provide equal opportunities for people in all walks of life by 2030,…

Disability rights activist Jitendra Biswal called on the Odisha government to allow the "darshan" of the deities in Puris Jagannath Temple for wheelchair-bound devotees. The district administration in Puri said the Jagannath Temple had…

the Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a non-governmental organization committed to educating, supporting and empowering people with disabilities in Nigeria, has accused the Lagos state government…

NEW DELHI: The center has exempted all categories of posts under the Indian Police Service and Indian Railroad Protection Force, as well as some other services, from providing a 4% reservation on employment for individuals with benchmark…

Panaji: The Goa Disability Rights Association has requested sign language interpreting from the government for all government programs on Independence Day as well as for all future official functions of the prime minister and governor. The…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Sunday that the Divyang children will receive a substantial increase in family pensions from deceased government officials and retirees. When informing of this landmark decision, he…

The UK government has appointed Zurich's Head of Market Operations, Peter Hamilton, to oversee the work of the disability and accessibility insurance sector.Hamilton's Voluntary Posting is one of 12 new appointments announced today (July…

Four months after the groundbreaking Disability Equality Act of 2021 was passed, the real work has begun in earnest to ensure that people with disabilities fully enjoy their rights, said the Minister of Social Development, "said Matebatso…

A total of 35 such patients died between January and July of this year due to a lack of medical careThe Tamil Nadu government provided motorized wheelchairs which soon got tangled and there were no service stations to fix them. |…

“I've noticed since my high courts that every institution, government, agency is trying to circumvent the provisions of the Disabled Persons Act. There seems to be a social resistance to accommodate the PWD ”, observed Justice SK Kaul on…