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Deadline for states on rights of people with disabilities

April 10, 2013
Concerned over the delay in response from some states to the draft bill on the rights of people with disabilities, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Selja has shot off a letter setting a deadline for feedback on the …

‘Include haemophilia and thalassemia in benchmark disabilities’

November 25, 2012
The Haemophilia Federation India (HFI) Saturday submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee to include haemophilia and thalassemia in the category of benchmark disabilities in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities …

Satyamev Jayate Impact: Yamunanagar district to have ramps for the disabled

August 9, 2012
Haryana’s Yamunanaga district is all set to become the country’s first  ‘physically challenged  friendly’  district. The government has stated that by this  Independence Day all government buildings in Yamunanagar …

Amend RTE and give choice to disabled children between ‘special’ or normal school: NAC

April 13, 2012
The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) wants the human resource development (HRD) ministry to amend the right to education (RTE) law to ensure that disabled children have the choice to study either in an ordinary or …