By Removing Question From NFHS Survey, Govt Shows its Real Attitude to Those With Disabilities
Even the half-hearted attempt to capture disability-related data in the previous NFHS survey has been abandoned this time.
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Groups working for differently-abled take stock of people for door step vaccination
A WhatsApp group has been formed to clarify queries from NGOs As Greater Chennai Corporation gears up for door-step vaccination for persons with disabilities in the age group of 18 to 44 years, some organisations have started to create a database of their students who are ready to take the jab. Vidya Sagar, for instance, has sent two lists to GCC of students and alumni who are ready to take the jab. “In the first list, we had 65 people and 35 in the second. Our third list is also getting ready,” says Smitha Sadasivan, alumni of Vidya Sagar and member of Disability Rights Alliance.
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Making elections accessible - The Hindu
Making elections accessible Updated: Updated: March 16, 2021 11:59 IST Groups for differently-abled persons share their views on how to make the polling booths more disabled-friendly Share Article AAA Groups for differently-abled persons share their views on how to make the polling booths more disabled-friendly Elections after elections, orthopedically-challenged K. Selvi would crawl to the polling booth at a government school in Vadakkarai near Red Hills. At the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the polling booth became a little less inaccessible, as it offered her a wheelchair. However, without a ...
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