MUMBAI: The Bombay Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra government to re-examine the masks for people with speech and hearing impairments. A Bank of Justice Amjad Sayed and Justice Girish Kulkarni, who heard a PIL from a…
One of the concrete initiatives that have been taken thanks to the European Disability Strategy is the European Accessibility Act, which ensures that more products and services such as smartphones, tablets, ATMs and e-books are accessible…
Even as we return to pre-pandemic life and see more people in person, don't expect virtual meetings to go away.Senator Stephanie Hansen's bill, approved by the Delaware Senate, would allow hundreds of public…
The government has agreed to launch a year-long review of protection and support for disabled people who are abused by their carers.
The review will examine the protection and assistance currently available, as well as barriers to access to…
Police brutality and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of people with psychosocial disabilities who live on the streets need to be investigated.
This was the comment of the Director of the Human Rights and…
From Adebisi Onanuga
Activist and lawyer Debo Adeleke has stated that the law on the rights of people with disabilities in Nigeria is extremely ineffective and has failed to address the challenges facing…
The Minister for Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, met with disability rights activist Ganesh Singh on Friday to discuss key improvement plans the ministry is undertaking for the disabled community, particularly…
A controversial outsourcing company refuses to act after mistakenly advising one of its ambulance crews that a disabled activist agreed to include a Don't Try Resuscitation (DNAR) order on their records.
Anna Morell was about to use a G4S…
Disabled feminists have criticized a court ruling that found it lawful for a caregiver to allow a young disabled man to pay for time with a sex worker.
The Court has concluded that a nurse would not break the Sexual Offenses Act if they…