Activists press for introducing Disabilities Bill in Parliament

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 18:11

Disability rights groups expressed dismay over the inordinate delay in introducing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill in Parliament even after it was approved by the Cabinet a few days ago.

Bombay HC orders implementation of 3 pc disabled quota in IAS

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:06

Bombay High Court directed Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Centre to implement the three per cent quota for the disabled in the IAS as per provisions under the Persons with Disability Act.

Disability no bar for their art expression

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 09:53

Mandeep Singh Manu suffers from cerebral palsy while Ajay Kumar Behera is mentally retarded, but their disabilities haven`t crippled their enthusiasm for life.

First toll-free helpline for disabled launched

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:55

Now help is only a phone call away for people with speech and hearing disabilities in the eastern part of the country with the launch of a toll-free helpline.

Indian-origin rapist jailed for 18 years in Australia

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 21:59

A 31-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced by a Australian court to 18 years of imprisonment for sexually abusing three wheel-chair borne women in his care.

Disability quota in jobs to be raised to 5%

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 16:41

Government has finalised a Bill which proposes reservation of not less than 5 per cent in employment for persons with disabilities.

`Right to education must extend to the disabled`

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 20:25

The right to education is universal and must extend to all children, youth and adults, including people with disabilities, asserted Shampa Sengupta, an activist who has been striving for the issues related to disability rights.

Make all efforts to utilise funds meant for disabled: Par panel

Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 21:49

Anguished over lapse of funds allocated for disabled people, Parliamentary panel has asked Department of Disability Affairs to make all efforts for full utilisation of its budget in current fiscal.