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Humour targeted at disabled reveal a troubling mindset
September 12, 2025 1:13 pm
Given their historical marginalisation and negative representation, advancing the dignity of persons with disabilities is essential and constitutionally justified
Enhance ex gratia, insurance of cadets disabled during military training: Supreme Court
September 05, 2025 5:20 am
The bench said the monthly ex gratia amounts were fixed in 2017 and should be revised upward “particularly bearing in mind the current inflation”.
‘Are laws meant to be kept in bookshelves? ’: Bombay HC pulls up Maharashtra Govt over non-functional advisory board for disabled
March 28, 2024 4:16 am
The Bombay High Court also asked the Maharashtra Government and the BMC about the steps taken for accessibility to bus stops and terminals in Mumbai for the disabled.
Legislation for disabled shouldn't remain in statute book, must be 'applied in spirit': Bombay HC
February 28, 2024 5:14 pm
A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and M M Sathaye on Tuesday set aside the cancellation of candidature of a 31-year-old visually impaired woman to the post of assistant in the Railways and directed the railway recruitment cell to process her candidature within six weeks.
He lost fingers in an accident. Now it’s inspiring his art.
January 13, 2022 8:37 pm
John Powers lost his thumb and ring finger in a table saw accident at his home and studio at the Oscawa Lake in New York.
Disabled (specially-abled) man assaulted after he refused to pay toll at BWSL
December 13, 2021 12:13 am
The incident took place on Friday around noon when the complainant Ramdas Khot,42, was moving in his car from Bandra towards Worli and was stopped at the BWSL by the toll booth operators.
Despite UGC recommendation, Panjab University inaccessible for disabled students
January 28, 2020 4:17 pm
A circular sent by the UGC to universities’ Vice-Chancellors in December 2019 asked for a status report on the construction of disabled-friendly unisex toilets on campuses.
Delhi: Nine-year-old with learning disability raped, accused held
May 17, 2018 2:48 am
The girl, her family said, can only count to 10 and remember names of her family members. She studies in kindergarten. According to relatives, she used hand gestures to tell her parents about the rape.
Pune’s list of ‘not-disabled friendly’ 100 buildings presented to Centre
November 25, 2015 7:21 am
Despite the Persons with Disability Act 1995 coming into effect, advocating a barrier-free access to the differently -abled to all buildings remains a dream.
Why activists are upset with Census disability numbers
June 15, 2015 3:35 am
Census 2011 shows the disabled have a better chance of getting married than other Indians.
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