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Disappointed over less faculty in institutes for disabled: Parl panel

A parliamentary standing committee has expressed disappointment over the majority of national institutes for the disabled having much less faculty members than their sanctioned strength. The panel's report on social justice and empowerment on the 'review of the functioning of national institutes established for different types of disabilities' was tabled in Lok Sabha on Friday. The committee is "disappointed" to note that the faculty members in most of these institutes are much less in comparison to their sanctioned strength. Insufficient faculty even in those Institutes which were established decades back is an alarming revelation. The situation at Composite Regional Centres (CRCs) is also not good, the report said. "For instance, the sanctioned strength for all the CRCs of the National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities is 26, out of which 20 posts are vacant," the report said. "Similarly, out of the sanctioned strength of regular posts of 20 and contractual posts of 106 at CR

HC asks Irdai to consult insurance firms about health cover for disabled

Court asked regulator and insurance companies to submit a status report before March 17, 2023

Prez felicitates 52 people with disabilities; PM lauds their achievements

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday felicitated 52 persons with disabilities for their laudable contribution in their fields, including a 66-year-old Mridu Ram Goel, who is an expert in access audit. Goel, who suffers from 81 per cent locomotor disability and is wheel-chairbound, has been raising issues related to the construction of ramps in government buildings in Lucknow. Vidhya Y, 29, another recipient of the award, was honoured by the president for, among other things, developing the world's most affordable electronic Braille book reading solution for children. Murmu presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for 2021 and 2022 here on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Vidhya, who is visually-impaired and has done her Msc in Digital Society, founded Vision Empower (VE) in 2017 which was incubated at the IIIT-Bangalore Innovation Centre. In 2020, she also co-founded Vembi Technologies' to design and manufacture

TN CM Stalin announces Rs 500 hike in pension to differently-abled citizens

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced an increase in pension for the differently-abled including the visually challenged people from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 and said his government is committed to the welfare of all sections of people, particularly, the marginalised. The Chief Minister said the State-level expert and high level committees are working towards providing technology based framework that would enable the differently-abled persons in government and private sectors to work independently without support. "There is no necessity for the differently-abled persons to go to office to work. We are going to create an ambience that would facilitate working from home," he said in his address on the occasion of the International day of persons with disabilities celebration held by the government here. A new initiative is on under the auspices of the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation to upskill them and provide employment opportunities and the scheme covers ..

DE&I in India Inc: Finding a job gets tougher for persons with disabilities

The refinery, crude oil and natural gas sector, dominated by public sector companies, has done better on inclusion

AI language processors show bias against people with disabilities: Study

A recent study has found that the algorithms that power AI based language processors frequently exhibit characteristics that might be insulting or discriminatory toward people with disabilities

Can't deny boarding to disabled air traveller without notice: DGCA

The regulator had proposed the aforementioned regulations on June 3, six days after it had imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on IndiGo for denying boarding to a disabled boy at Ranchi airport on May 7

Powering a range of devices to give specially-abled a sense of independence

Chennai-based startups use EV and augmented alternative communication to offer solutions that allow their special customers to lead much more normal lives than they could otherwise

Employment struggles continue after pandemic for those with disabilities

There has also been the loss of existing means of support with layoffs and economic turmoil costing livelihoods among the PWD population too

My wheelchair is my legs and my family is my backbone: Avani Lekhara

In a Q&A, the shooting gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics talks about her difficult journey after a debilitating accident left the wheelchair-bound champion totally paralysed waist down

Hope on horizon for people with disabilities aspiring to be sports stars

India's splendid show at the Tokyo Paralympics has inspired many people with disabilities to get into sports; here's how they can complete the exciting yet challenging journey that will get them there

US govt sues Uber, saying wait fees discriminate against disabled

The federal government is suing Uber saying it discriminates against disabled people by charging fees when drivers have to wait for passengers to board their vehicles

Draft guideline issued to ensure ease during air travel for disabled people

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday issued draft guidelines for aviation sector stakeholders such as airlines and airports to ensure disabled people can travel at ease

Govt issues guidelines on vaccinating elderly, differently-abled near home

The Centre Thursday issued guidelines for vaccination near home, making it easier for the elderly and the differently-abled to get inoculated against coronavirus.

Frame proper guidelines for granting scribe to disabled for exams: SC

The bench allowed the appeal of MBBS graduate Vikas Kumar by setting aside the verdict of the Delhi HC which had endorsed the views of the Central Administrative Tribunal denying him the scribe

NDA govt committed to welfare of differently abled: Thawarchand Gehlot

The NDA governmentis committed to empower people with disabilities and bring them in mainstream of the society by providing aids and assistive devices, Thawarchand Gehlot said

If vendors included for foodgrain distribution, why not disabled: HC asks

The Delhi High Court said if cobblers, street vendors and domestic help can be included as categories for disbursal of subsidised foodgrains under the food security law, then why not disabled persons

Letter to BS: Extending reservation to physically disabled a welcome step

It is the duty of the government to enable a level-playing field where persons with disabilities can participate on an equal basis with others.

Persons with disabilities form less than 0.5% of staff in India's top firms

Their share in the general population is 2.21 per cent according to the 2011 census, and may be between 10-15 per cent going by global averages

53% of top Indian firms have male to female employee ratio of 10:1: Study

A total of 103 companies have actually reported a reduction in the number of women employees