This book cafe in Delhi has been designed for the diff-abled with utmost care, keeping in mind easy movement of wheelchairs, access to washrooms, tactile tiles for the visually-impaired and much more. Delhi-based architect and interior designer Aatika Manzar ensures that every space she designs has a story to tell. Even when she is working on commercial spaces, …
Khansa cannot see. To read, she uses a screen reading software. To move, she uses a white cane. Source: Khansa Maria hansa Maria from Pakistan, winner of a Rhodes Scholarship, is now pursuing a master’s at Oxford University. She is neither your regular scholar nor your run-of-the-mill Oxford student — but she is every bit …
Brac Bank has recently sought applications from fresh graduates, including individuals of the transgender and who are differently abled, for its one-year Young Leaders’ Programme through which it appoints principal officers. “The programme will offer structured learning opportunities and 360-degree exposure to the different functions of Brac Bank,” said Akhteruddin Mahmood, head of human resources. …
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Picture Credit: Reuters (Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher) The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world’s first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday. The 22-member space programme has just closed its latest decennial …
Picture Credit: Students raise awareness about the benefits of getting jabbed, in Ludhiana. Tribune photos Ludhiana, June 6 A special free vaccination camp for specially abled persons and transgenders was organised at Hero DMC Heart Institute today. The camp was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and MC Councillor Mamta Ashu. The free vaccination …
