Success Story: Who Is Akhila BS, Who Lost Her Arm At Age Of Five But Defied Disability To Crack UPSC CSE?
Akhila BS pursued an Integrated MA at IIT Madras and then started preparing for civil services. After clearing the prelims in her first two attempts, she cracked UPSC CSE in her third chance.
Aug 03, 2023, 15:45 PM IST
World Autism Awareness Day 2023: Theme, Significance, History And Reason To Celebrate- All You Need To Know About The Neurological Disorder
Autism awareness day is observed on April 2, every year to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder leading to its acceptance in our society. Here's all you need to know about the day.
Apr 02, 2023, 08:49 AM IST
Dating tips: How to date your special someone? Find love beyond disability
Here are five things that will help you date a person with a disability with ease, keeping in mind the needs of the community shared by Minal.
Nov 06, 2022, 13:11 PM IST
Anand Mahindra offers job to Delhi man with no limbs driving modified vehicle - Watch Video
Anand Mahindra, Chairman, M&M was impressed by a video showing a quadruple amputee driving a modified vehicle in Delhi with ease, offering him a job at Mahindra Logistics.
Dec 30, 2021, 11:35 AM IST
Pune railway station becomes differently-able friendly for people with audio, visual and mobility disabilities
All the station information is now in the Braille language, while scan able sign language videos on information and ramps for easy access to wheelchair bound passengers to coaches have been provided as well.
Oct 29, 2021, 15:29 PM IST
Disability is only when someone gives up: Amit Sadh
The series captures the true story of Kargil war hero Major Deependra Singh Senger, who fought against all odds in war as well as personal life.
Dec 04, 2020, 22:33 PM IST
College students with disabilities at greater risk for substance abuse, reveals study
The researchers looked at 6,189 college or university students in the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 15 per cent of whom had a disability that affected their hearing, seeing, mobility, or mental or emotional functioning.
Sep 22, 2020, 01:06 AM IST
Your video selfie may measure blood pressure
Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have tested a technology called transdermal optical imaging that measures blood pressure by detecting blood flow changes in smartphone-captured facial videos.
Aug 07, 2019, 15:03 PM IST
Celebs urge voting by people with disabilities
Dia, Esha and producer Deepshikha Deshmukh have already shared the campaign and message on social media.
Apr 10, 2019, 15:37 PM IST
How a 13-year-old who lost hands, got legs paralysed in grenade attack, overcame disability
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who interacted with the Nari Shakti Puraskar awardees in March, described her as an "adbhut naari" (wonder woman), Malvika recollected.
Shocking apathy: Woman carries husband on back to get disability certificate
Wheelchair? What's that? Tricycles? No way. The sorry state of affairs for a majority of differently-abled persons was once again seen in Mathura.
Apr 04, 2018, 09:22 AM IST
Treatment for lower back pain poor, harmful globally: Lancet
Medical care with inappropriately high use of imaging, rest, opioids, spinal injections, and surgery is making the problem worse in both developed and developing countries, the findings showed.
Mar 22, 2018, 18:08 PM IST
Obese people more likely to suffer from disability after joint surgery
Researchers calculated that obese joint surgery patients had a 35 percent higher risk of dependence after surgery.
Jan 10, 2018, 17:59 PM IST
One-legged Egyptian soccer players aim for a league of their own
The team hope to inspire other disabled Egyptians to take up the sport and eventually establish a federation which could regulate a domestic league for the disabled.
Jan 02, 2018, 18:05 PM IST
Disabled people can rely on fruits, veggies to fight condition
Acording to a study, eating a healthy diet consisting of fruits, vegetables and whole grains may lower disability and also reduce symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Dec 07, 2017, 16:36 PM IST
This is how you can postpone disability, death – Read
The study indicates that a healthy lifestyle may help reduce the duration of an individual`s disabled period near the end of life
Sep 02, 2017, 17:59 PM IST
More TV, less exercise may up walking disability risk: Study
Researchers analysed data from a study which kept track of men and women age 50 to 71 from six states and two metropolitan areas.
Aug 31, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
Inspirational: Born without hands, 45-year-old Haryana tailor sews clothes with his feet!
He uses his feet for not just his job, but for everyday things as well – eating, bathing, brushing teeth, shaving and even lighting his 'beedi'.
Jul 22, 2017, 12:12 PM IST
Disabled soldiers to get pension who retired prematurely before
Earlier the ministry used to pay pension to the disabled soldiers who retired after January 1, 2006.
Jun 15, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
This new mind-controlled device may help paralysed patients move their hands!
The new device reads the brain signals, converts them into motion and thus helps the stroke patients to retrain their brains to move their paralysed hands.
May 27, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
