Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2020 – virtual this time!
May is one of my favorite months of the year. It’s month to celebrate what I work everyday. Third Thursday of May is observed as Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Since 2011, it has become a global momentum and various...
Read More →Pioneer in disability sector Shri. Javed Abidi has passed away – great loss for entire disability sector
He was such a person who have strength to have a Minister chair an event and point out what he has not done in spite he has power to do so. He was such a person who chose to...
Read More →AirAsia provides reasonable accommodation; what can they do better?
Last weekend, we did a quick round trip to Hyderabad from Bangalore on Air Asia; here is our expereince as a family with 2 children and both of us having some disability (Hema has problem with her right hand...
Read More →Accessibility Review: Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) Portal of Government of India
A while ago, Department of Empowerment of People with Disabilities has launched Swavlamban Card portal to provide disability certificate and Unique Disability ID to persons with disabilities. I have pleased to see there has been a lot of care...
Read More →Accessibility Review: Jobs for People with Disabilities portal by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
Noticed that Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has launched Job Portal for people with disabilities; which would aim to become a great portal for job seekers with disabilities, employers and training...
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