The 2011 census recorded only around 2.68 million individuals as persons with disabilities in India, far lower than WHO’s report, which indicates 16 per cent of the global population lives with some form of disability.
Calling persons with disabilities ‘Divyang’ may sound noble, but critics say it romanticizes struggle, masks barriers, and risks replacing real rights with token symbolism.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
The launch of Tarini Mohan’s memoir Lifequake was a tribute to the author’s resilience, who had slipped into a coma and lost function in her right hand after a road accident.
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.
For Delhi’s disabled community, the pursuit of equity continues—this time with renewed optimism under the new government. Will it rise to the challenge and build an inclusive Delhi?
By directing the Union to establish mandatory accessibility standards, the Supreme Court elevated accessibility from an aspiration to a constitutional imperative.
For this purpose, Dr Satendra Singh advocates for a collective effort by private players, government, and society in fostering inclusivity for welfare of the disabled.
For persons with mobility impairments, particularly those with cerebral palsy, locomotor disabilities, and high support requirements, air pollution is a logistical nightmare.
Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the ‘Global Times’, described Takaichi’s behaviour as political sleepwalking and said that Japanese leaders must become more self-aware.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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