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Disabled Man Forced To Drag Himself Off Flight, Airline Fined Rs 81 Lakh
The incident happened on August 30 when Rodney Hodgins, who has spastic cerebral palsy and can't move his legs, was forced to disembark on his own.
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Meta Expands 3D Avatars to Instagram Stories and DM in India, Rolls Out Improved Avatars on Facebook and Messenger
Meta is rolling out 3D avatars to Instagram stories and direct messages in India. The company has also added updated avatars for Facebook and Messenger. The update brings new facial shapes and assistive devices like wheelchairs for differently-abled people. Different avatar options are said to be added in the future.
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"Necessary Action Will Be Taken": IndiGo On Pilot's Rant At Two Passengers
Budget carrier IndiGo today said that it is investigating an incident involving its pilot who is accused of verbal abuse and threatening a passenger over request for wheelchair assistance in the plane at the Bengaluru airport. The airline's clarification came a day after Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that his office got in touch w...
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UK Driver "Insults" Indian-Origin Passenger With Disabilities, Suspended
A taxi driver in the UK has been suspended "indefinitely" after an elderly Indian-origin wheelchair user was "humiliated and insulted" when he refused to assist her down the ramp at a temple in the city of Leicester.
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IndiGo Blames Cracks In Floor For Wheelchair Mishap; Airport Authority Calls It A Lie
Two days after Indigo apologised for an incident in which a passenger fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by an employee, the airline today said the mishap resulted from a crack in the floor at the airport. The Airport Authority of India or AAI, however, termed the cause as incorrect and said the reason behind the mishap was "gross neglige...
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Another IndiGo Debacle: Passenger Falls Off Wheelchair
In yet another fiasco, a passenger fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by an employee of IndiGo at Lucknow airport late on Sunday night. The airline has, however, apologised to a passenger in a statement.
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Another IndiGo Debacle: Passenger Falls Off Wheelchair
Budget carrier IndiGo on late Sunday night apologised to a passenger who fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by the airline's staff at Lucknow airport.
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Blog: With GST, Government Has Taken Disability Sector 10 Years Back
“Good and simple tax” is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Goods and Services Tax or GST on the midnight of June 30. People in the government even compared it to August 15, 1947, India’s day of independence, stating that this was an equally important event in the history. However, 8 per cent of the country’s population, livin...
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Government Rebuts Rahul Gandhi's Jibes Over 'Disability Tax'
The government today rejected Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's allegations of GST tax rates being "insensitive" to the disabled, saying assistive devices for the physically-challenged will be charged at a concessional 5 per cent.
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Uber India Rolls Out UberASSIST for the Elderly and Riders With Disabilities
The company has tied up with iCare Life to provide sensitivity training and basic training on assisting the elderly and people with wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
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Disabled Man Forced To Drag Himself Off Flight, Airline Fined Rs 81 Lakh
The incident happened on August 30 when Rodney Hodgins, who has spastic cerebral palsy and can't move his legs, was forced to disembark on his own.
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Meta Expands 3D Avatars to Instagram Stories and DM in India, Rolls Out Improved Avatars on Facebook and Messenger
Meta is rolling out 3D avatars to Instagram stories and direct messages in India. The company has also added updated avatars for Facebook and Messenger. The update brings new facial shapes and assistive devices like wheelchairs for differently-abled people. Different avatar options are said to be added in the future.
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"Necessary Action Will Be Taken": IndiGo On Pilot's Rant At Two Passengers
Budget carrier IndiGo today said that it is investigating an incident involving its pilot who is accused of verbal abuse and threatening a passenger over request for wheelchair assistance in the plane at the Bengaluru airport. The airline's clarification came a day after Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that his office got in touch w...
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UK Driver "Insults" Indian-Origin Passenger With Disabilities, Suspended
A taxi driver in the UK has been suspended "indefinitely" after an elderly Indian-origin wheelchair user was "humiliated and insulted" when he refused to assist her down the ramp at a temple in the city of Leicester.
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IndiGo Blames Cracks In Floor For Wheelchair Mishap; Airport Authority Calls It A Lie
Two days after Indigo apologised for an incident in which a passenger fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by an employee, the airline today said the mishap resulted from a crack in the floor at the airport. The Airport Authority of India or AAI, however, termed the cause as incorrect and said the reason behind the mishap was "gross neglige...
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Another IndiGo Debacle: Passenger Falls Off Wheelchair
In yet another fiasco, a passenger fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by an employee of IndiGo at Lucknow airport late on Sunday night. The airline has, however, apologised to a passenger in a statement.
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Another IndiGo Debacle: Passenger Falls Off Wheelchair
Budget carrier IndiGo on late Sunday night apologised to a passenger who fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by the airline's staff at Lucknow airport.
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Blog: With GST, Government Has Taken Disability Sector 10 Years Back
“Good and simple tax” is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Goods and Services Tax or GST on the midnight of June 30. People in the government even compared it to August 15, 1947, India’s day of independence, stating that this was an equally important event in the history. However, 8 per cent of the country’s population, livin...
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Government Rebuts Rahul Gandhi's Jibes Over 'Disability Tax'
The government today rejected Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's allegations of GST tax rates being "insensitive" to the disabled, saying assistive devices for the physically-challenged will be charged at a concessional 5 per cent.
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Uber India Rolls Out UberASSIST for the Elderly and Riders With Disabilities
The company has tied up with iCare Life to provide sensitivity training and basic training on assisting the elderly and people with wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
