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Trapped in a giant world
People with dwarfism continue to strive for accessibility and acceptance
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Yuvraj, Harbhajan, Raina face police complaint for 'mocking' people with disabilities
India's National Platform for Rights of Disabled called the video 'totally disgraceful'
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SC says jobs quota for persons with disabilities is their right
Judgment says without employment, there is a greater risk of detrimental effects to one's physical and mental health
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‘Visually impaired people need assistive technology’
Event held to raise awareness of the use of white canes, its significance for people with visual impairment
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Alvi for introducing special tools for differently-abled persons
President says out-of-school children issue needs to be addressed collectively
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Law empowering differently abled persons gets cabinet’s nod
Committee defers agenda item on upper age limit under the Employees Social Security Ordinance
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Persons with disabilities
Persons with disabilities must be represented in the parliament
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A perplexed tale of impairment
I have never been afforded the liberty to create an inclusive environment for myself or exhibit casual mannerisms
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WATCH: Afghan artist brushes aside disability to open arts centre
According to a national survey, about 1.5 million of Afghanistan's 35 million population has some form of disability
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Underpass for specially-abled to be built soon
MNA from federal capital says tenders for Korang Bridge, Khokar U-turn soon
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Teashop in Dadu exemplifies inclusive hiring practices
The shop owner, as well as the waiters, can neither speak, nor hear
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Japanese man pleads not guilty to killing 19 due to mental health
Uematsu's lawyer says his abuse of marijuana led to the mental illness
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‘Mental disability of normal people hampers differently-abled in mainstream’: CM
Says his govt is committed to rehabilitating persons with diabilities
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Italian embassy raises Rs8m for autistic kids
Folk rock group Compagnia SoleLuna performs in the capital
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All set for PWD games
Brisk arrangements continue for the 27th edition of the Games for Persons with Disabilities
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With an arm and a leg, a Kalash man carves his fortune
Instead of letting his disabilities be a burden, Wali has put his artistic talents towards the welfare of his people
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Differently-abled Barbie dolls to hit shelves in June
Barbie's new looks could help fight the stigma around physical disabilities
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Genetic disorders: The heavy price of cousin marriages
Rare genetic disease attributed to intra-family marriages caused disability in 16 children of the same family
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Mentally disabled win right to freely marry and vote in France
The measure would apply to some 310,000 people with disabilities who are currently wards of court
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First new steps for Syrian girl who used tin cans for legs
Images of her struggling in the tent encampment in Idlib appeared on social media and she was brought to Turkey
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DFID committed to inclusion of specially-abled people
If 10 per cent of global population is faced with disability, 21 million people in Pakistan face discrimination
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Portugal app empowers disabled to win better access to buildings
It is believed to be the world’s first application allowing users to file complaints
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Political participation of disabled people urged
PMHA emphasises the need for clearly outlining rights for specially-abled persons
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Disabled are the hidden victims of South Sudan's long war
"Many people are called by their disability rather than by their name. Having a disability is a massive stigma"
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PM programme to include facilities for specially-abled
New addition includes access to facilities and assisstive products to all beneficiaries
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Need for disabled-friendly architecture urged
Access to educational, employment and recreational places needs to be improved
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Vision 2025: Plan to eradicate disabilities launched
Virtual network of all stakeholders to be formed to bring cures for three key diseases
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One man’s quest to end disability
Wheelchair-bound activist set to launch seven-year plan to achieve goal
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Tehran not-so-friendly for people with disability
Iranian capital can often seem like an assault course of narrow broken pathways
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Ukraine's first wheelchair model breaks taboos
In a wheelchair since birth due to a spinal cord injury, Alexandra Kutas had struggled for years to make it as a model
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Special people demand to be included in census
Coalition offer to fund questionnaire containing questions on special people
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15-year-old differently-abled Pakistani honoured at US Art Festival
Sibtain Junejo's artwork will remain on display until the end of December at the US Department of Education
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Job quota for people with disabilities increased to 5%
CM vows to create more employment opportunities to the differently-abled
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Higher job quota mulled for disabled persons
Balochistan government is considering plan to increase job quota for disabled persons from two to three per cent
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This Indian man wants his 'extra legs' cut off
Twenty-two year old Arun Kumar was born with a unique deformity: four legs
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Half of the world's disabled children are out of school: report
The new report urges governments to provide facilities for education of disabled children within a mainstream system
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Mainstreaming persons with disability
Disability is taken synonymous with dependency and a burden on society
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Paraplegic expat triumphs against all odds
Amjad Siddiqi has been an activist for people with special needs worldwide





































