Original petitioners of landmark Rajive Raturi v. Union of India case cite major hurdles in implementation of SC's 2024 ruling that declared right to accessibility as fundamental right.
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.
The top court’s criticism of rules for admission to medical courses came during the hearing of a case of an aspirant with 58% disability. Court has asked NMC to issue revised guidelines.
Karnataka reduced the budget for providing hearing aids, Braille kits, and ‘talking laptops’ for students by 80%—from Rs 53 crore last year to Rs 10 crore for 2024-25.
Activist Nipun Malhotra said he struggled to find information on wheelchair-accessible seats online despite trying all contact numbers on the BCCI website, and also those available for the stadium.
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.
With no help from govt, the Javed Abidi Foundation wrote to 284 universities and colleges, briefing them on issues faced by students with disabilities.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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