Armless para-archer Sheetal Devi receives Arjuna Award from President Murmu.In 2019, 11-RR Northern Command adopted herMeghna Girish helped Sheetal to get the artificial hands.Sheetal is now an Asian Para Games medalist with Gold and Silver. Although Sheetal Devi was born without hands in a family that lacked access to basic amenities she never gave up …
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The proposed guidelines also highlight the need for dedicated website features catering to “divyangjans”, ensuring a flexible and accessible interface design The government has released draft guidelines on accessibility of railway stations, facilities there and in trains for people with disabilities, highlighting the need for integrating technology-enabled features such as text-to-speech and user-friendly pictograms. The …
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Sumit, who threw the Javelin 73.29 meters in the recent Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China for his world record mark and Sheetal Devi, who won two golds and a silver at the same Games in Compound Archery, were among 250 nominations received from as many as 20 federations in 23 award categories. World record …
The minister’s response came in response to a query by JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu. Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday via a written reply that four categories of people with disabilities are offered concessions in passenger fare from the Indian Railways, as per a report by PTI. The minister’s …
Expressing pragmatic solidarity with the differently-abled and celebrating the diversity requires collaborative efforts at administrative and societal levels In contemplating the state of social security for marginalized communities, particularly the elderly, widows, orphans, and persons with disabilities in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, it becomes evident that successive regimes couldn’t prioritize their well-being. The meager …
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