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The Knowledge Resource Centre at IIT Hyderabad will host a two-day national symposium, Accessible and Inclusive Digital Library (AIDL) 2026, on March 6–7 at its Sangareddy campus. With India’s disability population at 2.68 crore and global estimates exceeding 15 per cent, the symposium aims to foster dialogue and collaborative solutions to empower persons with disabilities.

As per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, the persons with benchmark disability mean, a person with 40 or more per cent of a specified disability

Participants, including students, faculty, and community members, marched in solidarity, advocating for accessibility, breaking barriers, and fostering an inclusive society

Sabharwal questions the necessity of a disability quota in the All India Services (AIS), which includes the IAS, IPS, and IFoS

Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea which sought that quantum of assistance to persons with disabilities

Nineteen beneficiaries were given retrofitted vehicles, while battery-run wheelchairs were provided to 14 persons with over 75 percent of disability.

He also asked them to provide double bedroom houses and Dalit Bandhu Scheme benefits to deserving persons with disabilities.

Department for Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens is organizing a sports meet for persons with disabilities from November 29

Kothagudem: Persons with disabilities staged a sankalpa deeksha in support of their demands in Kothagudem on Tuesday. The deeksha was organised under the aegis of Telangana Vibhinna Pratibhavantula Sangham (TVPS) founder president Gundapuneni Sathish demanding the State government to solve their problems. Speaking to the media on the occasion, he wanted strict implementation of the […]

The move comes after Supreme Court judge Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud made an observation about the hardship some CLAT questions may cause to PwD.