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Sunday, September 7, 2025
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Topic: disability

Disability should be Modi 3.0’s top priority. Focus on 6 key areas for reform

The latest workforce data reported by Nifty 50 constituent companies paints a worrying picture. Only five out of 50 companies have more than 1% PwD employees on their rolls.

Chennai’s Museum of Possibilities turns Universal Design into a show-and-tell

The museum's exhibits centre around the themes of live, work & play. There’s even a cafe—soon to be features on MasterChef Tamil—that provides training to people with disabilities.

I used my disability as a cheat code—a one-size answer to every uncomfortable question

In 'The Grammar of My Body', Abhishek Anicca talks about how being disabled makes it easy for you to lie to yourself.

ChatGPT could do more than just disrupt exams. It can help people with communication disabilities

AI like ChatGPT can help pull information together in a neat text, and it can turn written text into a summary for readers with low literacy.

What’s missing in govt’s plan to secure ‘accessibility’ for persons with disabilities

The Draft National Policy for Persons with Disabilities lays down specific commitments, but fails to account for three crucial factors.

Kingfisher, Dabboo Ratnani calendars set beauty stereotypes that Oddity 2022 wants to defy

Digitisation and phones might have made physical calendars obsolete, but Delhi photographer Rishab Dahiya is helping it make a comeback with a new message.

Indian federations lack awareness on Paralympics classification of athletes. It shows in Tokyo

Indian para-athletes’ performance at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 must lead to entry of qualified classifiers so that more para-athletes can compete in future games.

Disability is a state of mind, says international inspirational speaker Alma Chopra

Alma Chopra was diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia when she was just 10 years old but rose up to her challenges to fight and emerge as one of the most inspirational speakers of our time.

When ‘help’ hurts – Being nice isn’t an excuse to touch a disabled person without consent

Most of my journeys involve fending off unwanted help. People take my arm, my shoulder, my waist, my white cane, and occasionally my dog guide leash.

Don’t force my wheelchair-using son and other disabled students to take NIOS board exam

NIOS' decision to conduct board exams amid rise in Covid cases is the last straw that will injure the final few weeks of school life of students with disabilities.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?