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Medical Curriculum Revision Sparks Outrage By Activists Over Omission Of Disability And Transgender Rights
The controversy led to widespread media coverage and public backlash, culminating in the withdrawal of the curriculum on Teachers' Day, September 5, 2024.
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Tinkesh Kaushik Becomes World's 1st Triple Amputee To Reach Everest Base Camp
Tinkesh Kaushik, a 30-year-old man from Goa, has become the world's first triple amputee to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp located 17,598 feet above sea level, a private disability rights body has claimed.
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How Cursive Writing Helped Disabled Kerala Woman Clear UPSC Exam
Looking at Parvathy's determination, her mother started believing that she is meant for bigger things in life "Now that belief has been proven right," she said.
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Disability Does Not Deprive Person Of Right To Practise Any Profession: Delhi High Court
Mere disability does not deprive a person of his constitutional right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 2 Coming Soon With Performance Fixes, New Ending for Karlach, More
Baldur’s Gate 3 patch #2 is right around the corner, and it is largely aimed at fixing performance issues in Act 3. The update will also add a new optional ending for our Tiefling companion Karlach that provides much-requested closure, and in the future, will expand the epilogue. Larian Studios has also found the bug which prevented 1,500 lines o...
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Ensure 5% Quota To Specially Abled Candidates In Educational Institutes: Hight Court Tells Delhi Government
The court's order came on a public interest litigation which alleged that the university was not providing 5 %reservation to specially-abled persons.
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Indian NGO Raises Post-Covid Impact On Persons With Disabilities In UN
In an oral intervention in the general debate on persons with disabilities at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, Samarthanam Trust for the disabled raised awareness about the impact of post-Covid on persons with disabilities.
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Medical Aspirant Challenges Disability Certificate, Court Pulls Up Centre
Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notices and sought replies from the Centre, NMC, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), National Testing Agency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
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Tackling Hearing Disability At The Right Age Is The Key; Hope For Those Battling Hearing Loss
The cochlear implant is an electronic device that stimulates the cochlear nerve, picking up sounds with a microphone, processing it, and transmitting the sound to the internal part of the implant.
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Many Buildings Inaccessible For Differently Abled Despite Laws: Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said that despite laws mandating disability-friendly infrastructure, public transport, buildings, hospitals, libraries, parks and other spaces continued to be inaccessible for Person with Disabilities.
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Amazon Accused of Discriminating Against Pregnant, Disabled Workers in New York Agency’s Filed Complaint
A New York state agency has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon. The e-commerce giant has been accused of discrimination against pregnant and disabled workers by denying reasonable accommodations and forcing them to take unpaid leave. The state law requires all employers to provide reasonable accommodation for pregnant and disabled wor...
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Chennai Rights Activist Slams Airline For Rs 2,500 Wheelchair Service
Disability rights activist, Rajiv Rajan, was stunned when US-Bangla Airlines charged him Rs 2,500 for the wheelchair service at Chennai airport.
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Rights Body Slams Madhya Pradesh's Aid For Domestic Violence Victims
Madhya Pradesh Women's Commission chairperson Shobha Oza on Thursday slammed the state government's decision to provide financial assistance to women suffering disability due to domestic violence, citing that it was "impractical".
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Facebook Says It Disabled Recommendation Feature That Mistakenly Labelled Black Men ‘Primates’ in Videos
Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.
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"Biggest Ever" Disability Rights Campaign Launched Before Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics: The campaign launched before Paralympics aims to emulate other human rights movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, and comes with a slick visual identity based around the colour purple.
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Medical Curriculum Revision Sparks Outrage By Activists Over Omission Of Disability And Transgender Rights
The controversy led to widespread media coverage and public backlash, culminating in the withdrawal of the curriculum on Teachers' Day, September 5, 2024.
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Tinkesh Kaushik Becomes World's 1st Triple Amputee To Reach Everest Base Camp
Tinkesh Kaushik, a 30-year-old man from Goa, has become the world's first triple amputee to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp located 17,598 feet above sea level, a private disability rights body has claimed.
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How Cursive Writing Helped Disabled Kerala Woman Clear UPSC Exam
Looking at Parvathy's determination, her mother started believing that she is meant for bigger things in life "Now that belief has been proven right," she said.
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Disability Does Not Deprive Person Of Right To Practise Any Profession: Delhi High Court
Mere disability does not deprive a person of his constitutional right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 2 Coming Soon With Performance Fixes, New Ending for Karlach, More
Baldur’s Gate 3 patch #2 is right around the corner, and it is largely aimed at fixing performance issues in Act 3. The update will also add a new optional ending for our Tiefling companion Karlach that provides much-requested closure, and in the future, will expand the epilogue. Larian Studios has also found the bug which prevented 1,500 lines o...
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Ensure 5% Quota To Specially Abled Candidates In Educational Institutes: Hight Court Tells Delhi Government
The court's order came on a public interest litigation which alleged that the university was not providing 5 %reservation to specially-abled persons.
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Indian NGO Raises Post-Covid Impact On Persons With Disabilities In UN
In an oral intervention in the general debate on persons with disabilities at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, Samarthanam Trust for the disabled raised awareness about the impact of post-Covid on persons with disabilities.
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Medical Aspirant Challenges Disability Certificate, Court Pulls Up Centre
Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notices and sought replies from the Centre, NMC, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), National Testing Agency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
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Tackling Hearing Disability At The Right Age Is The Key; Hope For Those Battling Hearing Loss
The cochlear implant is an electronic device that stimulates the cochlear nerve, picking up sounds with a microphone, processing it, and transmitting the sound to the internal part of the implant.
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Many Buildings Inaccessible For Differently Abled Despite Laws: Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said that despite laws mandating disability-friendly infrastructure, public transport, buildings, hospitals, libraries, parks and other spaces continued to be inaccessible for Person with Disabilities.
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Amazon Accused of Discriminating Against Pregnant, Disabled Workers in New York Agency’s Filed Complaint
A New York state agency has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon. The e-commerce giant has been accused of discrimination against pregnant and disabled workers by denying reasonable accommodations and forcing them to take unpaid leave. The state law requires all employers to provide reasonable accommodation for pregnant and disabled wor...
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Chennai Rights Activist Slams Airline For Rs 2,500 Wheelchair Service
Disability rights activist, Rajiv Rajan, was stunned when US-Bangla Airlines charged him Rs 2,500 for the wheelchair service at Chennai airport.
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Rights Body Slams Madhya Pradesh's Aid For Domestic Violence Victims
Madhya Pradesh Women's Commission chairperson Shobha Oza on Thursday slammed the state government's decision to provide financial assistance to women suffering disability due to domestic violence, citing that it was "impractical".
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Facebook Says It Disabled Recommendation Feature That Mistakenly Labelled Black Men ‘Primates’ in Videos
Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.
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"Biggest Ever" Disability Rights Campaign Launched Before Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics: The campaign launched before Paralympics aims to emulate other human rights movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, and comes with a slick visual identity based around the colour purple.
