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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicPeople with disabilities

Topic: People with disabilities

‘I had to apply for 8 yrs to get insurance,’ says disability rights activist. He isn’t alone

After a 2022 Delhi HC order, the IRDA asked companies to introduce schemes for people with disabilities. While these schemes are listed on websites, accessing them is an uphill battle.

BJP made big promises in Delhi on disability rights. Now comes the real test

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?

‘Disability will always exist.’ Activist-doctor calls for focus on strengthening support systems

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.

Amputee Tinkesh Kaushik scaled Everest base camp. Give state funds for disabled in adventure

Rather than just allocating huge sums to already well-compensated sports stars, state governments should also create a public fund to support athletes with disabilities.

Take action against Puja Khedkar, not people with disabilities. IAS Sabharwal’s tweet disturbing

Franklin D Roosevelt had polio, Stephen Hawking had ALS, and Elon Musk has Asperger’s—disabilities don’t make people less capable. IAS Smita Sabharwal needs to educate herself.

My wheelchair visit to Humayun Tomb stopped at Isa Khan. Sympathy can’t replace rights

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.

Mother-daughter, and now classmates — Sonipat duo navigate age, disability to find joy of learning

Wheelchair-bound Shabnam Khan's mother Soni would initially accompany her to school to help her to the washroom, feed her meals. Eventually, Soni was inspired to start learning herself.

Disability, Diwali, Durga Puja. Not everyone is invited in Delhi’s festive season

The absence of wheelchair ramps at entrances to festival spaces, or judgmental stares when a child with sensory issues becomes overwhelmed at a pandal, send a clear message: Not welcome.

Extreme heat ‘disproportionately’ impacts people with disabilities, says HRW report

The Human Rights Watch, in a report, said that people with disabilities faced risk of death, physical, social, and mental health distress due to extreme heat.

Twitter is the voice of Persons with Disabilities. Dear Elon Musk, don’t fail us now

With Elon Musk, who had Asperger’s growing up, we can hope the sacking of Twitter's accessibility team will be rectified soon and that this is merely the storm before the peace.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

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.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

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.