Disability in India: News and Information | Publications
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Food, Loans and Loss: India's COVID-19 Survival Choices New peer-reviewed research reveals how vulnerable Indian households skipped meals, sold assets, and took loans to survive food insecurity during COVID-19. | ✓ ✓ | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Sashakt: Odisha's Historic Disability Rights Campaign Comprehensive documentation of Odisha's historic 2018-19 disability rights campaign reaching 20 million across 30 districts to advance inclusion. | ✓ ✓ | 9 May 2018 7 Oct 2025 |
| Disabled God: Disability Ethics Research Paper Disability Ethics research paper by Rev. S. Manohar Pradeep from Bangalore India regarding well being of persons with disability for moral theologians and ethicists. | ✓ ✓ | 6 May 2018 23 May 2025 |
| Insurance for Disabled in India - Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme Group Mediclaim Policy for persons with disabilities in India. | 23 Sep 2015 | |
| Delhi University Math Kits for Students with Vision Disabilities To make solving numerical problems easier for students with vision disabilities, DU is developing specialized mathematical kits to make it easier to study the subject. | 12 Jan 2015 20 Sep 2021 | |
| Braille Dina Panjhika - Odia Braille Calendar India Calendars are provided free to people with vision disabilities, all schools for the blind as well as students with vision disabilities. | 16 Dec 2014 | |
| Free Education for Children with Disabilities in India Free education will soon be offered to children with disabilities 6 - 18 years old as mandated by the Right to Education (RTE) Act. | 4 Dec 2014 | |
| Vicious Cycle of Homeless Mentally Ill Women in India Study by Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researcher documents how homeless, mentally ill women in India face a vicious cycle. | 28 Nov 2014 | |
| Global Film Fest on Disability International festival showcasing films and documentaries made on disability issues to be held in Delhi, India. | 15 Nov 2014 29 Mar 2021 | |
| People with Disabilities In India to get Universal Identity Cards Proposed exercise to identify persons with disabilities in India and issue them id cards. | 27 Aug 2014 21 May 2019 | |
| New Program Improves Quality of Life for Women with HIV/AIDS in India Researchers found a new intervention program significantly improved patients adherence to anti-retroviral therapy and boosted their immune-cell counts and nutrition levels. | 22 Jun 2013 | |
| Rapid Rise of Alzheimer's Disease Predicted in China and India Emerging countries such as India and China expected to see rapid increase in Alzheimer cases during the coming years. | 21 Feb 2013 | |
| Witch Hunts in India Still Kill Women Today Witch hunts in Jalpaiguri India fueled by tribal workers belief in existence of witches and need of poor illiterate population to make sense of rampant diseases in villages with no doctors or medical facilities. | 6 Sep 2012 4 Jul 2023 | |
| Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions in India Focusing the attention of the medical community on the importance of Indian adverse drug reporting to ensure maximum patient health in India. | 29 May 2011 21 Mar 2022 | |
| Railways Provide Facilities for Disabled - Disability News India Air conditioned Garib Rath trains have been provided with Air conditioned disabled friendly compartment and toilet in the power cars. | 12 Dec 2010 | |
| Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities - Disability News India Steps taken by the Government of India for implementing educational rights of children and the disabled section of society. | 6 Dec 2010 | |
| President Calls upon Private Sector to Provide Employment Opportunities to Persons with Disabilities - India Private sector to come forward and provide employment opportunities to persons with disabilities in their establishments and industries. | 5 Dec 2010 | |
| International Day for Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December - Disability News India Information on schemes for the welfare of persons with disabilities and concessions available to them in India. | 26 Nov 2010 | |
| Simplified Procedure for Issue of Disability Certificate - Disability News India Amended rules enable a simplified and decentralized procedure for issue of disability certificate. | 15 Nov 2010 | |
| India and Korea Sign Social Security Agreement India and Republic of Korea signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) in Seoul today. | 20 Oct 2010 | |
| Reducing TB Cases in India Public awareness campaign aimed to bolster the eradication of tuberculosis in India. | 5 Oct 2010 | |
| Tej Kohli Foundation: Corneal Transplants Tej Kohli Foundation announced it would cover cost of monthly corneal transplants being carried out by Niramaya a Gurgaon based NGO. | 22 Sep 2010 22 May 2024 | |
| Marwah Studios Disability Script Writing Workshop A writing workshop was organized on disability at Marwah Studios in association with International Public Broadcasting Forum. | 17 Sep 2010 | |
| New Treatment for Rabies Advances After Successful Trial in India Rabies therapy treatment took an important step forward with positive results from a Phase 1 study. | 15 Sep 2010 | |
| Honoring the Unsung Heroes of India - Reliance Industries & IBN18 Reliance Industries Limited India's largest private sector enterprise in partnership with IBN18 honored 24 Real Heroes of India. | 14 Sep 2010 15 Mar 2014 | |
| Arsenic in Water Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths in Bangladesh A decade-long study links over 20% of deaths in Bangladesh to arsenic-contaminated drinking water, emphasizing the need for urgent public health interventions. | ✓ ✓ | 21 Jun 2010 7 Apr 2025 |
| Arsenic Contamination Threatens Millions Across Asia Health risks of arsenic contaminated groundwater across Asia and its impact on vulnerable populations like seniors and those with disabilities. | ✓ ✓ | 27 May 2010 7 Apr 2025 |
| Dental Check-up Camp in Shambhu by Surya World Institutions of Academic Excellence Lack of hygiene and awareness plagues the dental health of rural people of Punjab. | 23 May 2010 | |
| Better Access to Cell Phones than Toilets in India People in India have better access to a cell phone than to a toilet and improved sanitation. | 14 Apr 2010 23 May 2010 | |
| Children with Disabilities Left Out of Education An editorial about children with disabilities in India being left out of education. | 3 Aug 2009 23 May 2010 | |
| Fluoride Toxicity in Jharkhand State of India Tragedy has struck many a family in the Bakhari and Chukru, village of Jharkhand's Daltanganj district, where excess fluoride in water has left several with severe physical deformities and even paralyzed some. | 28 Sep 2008 1 Oct 2020 |
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