A PIL is seeking recognition for victims of forced acid ingestion under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, with SC urging the government to consider amending it.
Plea argues that Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act mandates at least 4% of total seats be reserved for PwDs, & 1% of this for those with low vision, blindness.
ThePrint looks at the case of visually impaired judicial candidate Sravya Sindhuri & speaks with Satendra Singh & Prannv Dhawan who are at forefront of fight for equal opportunity.
Top court further instructs National Medical Commission to revise its guidelines for ensuring that no deserving candidate in PwBD category is denied admission to MBBS course.
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.
SC was hearing a challenge to legality of Rule 6A of Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service Examination Rules 1994, which excludes visually impaired & low-vision candidates.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
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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