Given that this demographic has both spending power and a willingness to engage if they are given products that recognise them, this exclusion is a missed business opportunity
Landmark SC order directing govt to make Know-Your-Customer (KYC) process accessible to those with disabilities follows long battle by Pragya Prasun & visually impaired advocate Amar Jain.
US universities like Yale, MIT, and Georgia Tech built accessibility with centralised services, faculty training, and advisory board. IIT Delhi leads India with innovations like smart canes and geometry kit.
ADHD and autism are not illnesses to be cured or concealed. So what if it is our identity? Do we not have the right to demand humane treatment and live without unfair hassles?
A sense of apology and guilt engulfed me because I had to depend on the help of strangers to access Isa Khan Tomb in the Humayun’s Tomb complex. I even blamed myself for visiting.
A a separate census, Ayushman Bharat-like scheme for people with disabilities & better sports facilities also among demands in manifesto released by rights groups.
Apple has built features like detection mode, which allow blind people or people with low vision to navigate doors, objects and people in their surroundings.
The initiative aims to establish at least one ‘disability-friendly’ technical institute in each state. Some institutes have already been identified for ‘accessibility audit’.
We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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