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Paralysed but not helpless – ‘And The Fight Goes On’

June 5, 2013
Paralysed from the neck down for the last 25 years, this former fighter pilot has become an inspiration for many. The story of M.P. Anil Kumar, who has refused to give up on life, is now out in a documentary fittingly called …

Children with disabilities likely to face violence: UNICEF

May 31, 2013
Children with disabilities are three to four times more likely to be victims of violence at home or outside, according to an UNICEF report. The UNICEF State of the World's Children report 2013 released here Thursday says that …

Disability issues must be addressed on priority: Experts

May 19, 2013
Practical issues related to disability like rehabilitation, empowerment, main-streaming, education and employment need to be addressed on a priority basis, experts said on Saturday. At a seminar, the experts focussed on the …

Using theatre to sensitise people to the differently-abled

January 10, 2013
Offering a glimpse of what cerebral palsy patients go through via mime, hand model performance and dance theatre, British performer Andrew Dawson feels people's perception towards the differently-abled is ‘beginning to …

Satyamev Jayate: Enabling our disabled

December 14, 2012
Satyamev Jayate’s sixth episode highlighted the trials and tribulations of people who are disabled (the politically correct 'differently-abled' is considered an insult by many). It highlighted the various problems people with …

Differently-abled not disabled!

September 9, 2012
Rekha Goyal, 23, lost her sight due to chickenpox when she was just three. But the fighter that she is, she educated herself at one of the best institutions and found employment in a bank. With the help of her post-graduate …

When someone you know is disabled

September 9, 2012
Disability is not something one gets used to. Especially the one who is disabled. Either a person can be disabled from birth, making it genetic or may become disabled in the course of their lifetime through an accident, illness …