Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar is slated to inaugurate several facilities in the field of disability rehabilitation and special education on Wednesday. India News | Union Social Justice Minister to Inaugurate Disability Rehabilitation Facilities in Karnataka.
An ADIP (assistance to disabled persons) camp for provision of assistive devices to person with disabilities (PwD) was held in Peren town DIMAPUR An ADIP (assistance to disabled persons) camp for provision of assistive devices to person with disabilities (PwD) was held in Peren town on May 24. The camp was organised by the District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), District Hospital Dimapur, in collaboration with the National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata. The camp was supported by the office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, deputy commissioner, medical superintendent, chief medical officer and Differently Abled People’s Organisation (DAPO) of Peren district. An update from DAPO stated that the PwD have availed the service such as assessment and disability certificate, unique disability ID, assessment for provision of ideal assistive devices for each PwD, education on PwD rights etc. Also read: Inclusive education still a dream in Nagaland Altogether, 142 beneficiaries including hearing impaired-62, visually impaired-15, locomotor-28, intellectual disability-2, cerebral palsy-11 and multiple disability-24 have benefited from the camp.
Students of the National Institute For Locomotor Disabilities in Kolkata s Baranagar staged a protest on Tuesday against the management of the healthcare facility, alleging unavailability of emergency services.
Read Latest Agency News Quickly Here | The protesting students alleged that Singh was brought to the National Institute For Locomotor Disabilities (Divyang Hospital) but was instead referred to the Sagore Dutta Hospital, located 4 kilometres away.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) As a spin-off of space technology, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said that it has just developed an intelligent artificial limb likely to be commercialized soon and expected to be cheaper by up to 10 times, benefitting above-knee amputees to walk with a comfortable gait, ISRO reported.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has developed a microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which is ten times cheaper against imported ones.According to the ISRO, the MPK will benefit above-knee amputees to walk with a .