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UP policeman suspended for assaulting disabled man, probe ordered

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Calicut University book on parenting kids with disabilities translated into foreign languages

Kerala parent support group TogetherWeCan’s series ‘Speak Up’ addresses mental health

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#InclusionChamps -’Do your part to help overcome barriers’, says Sandeep Ranade, Winner, Universal Design Awards 2020

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Case filed with Karnataka Disability Commissioner against prominent Bengaluru residential society for RPWD violations

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‘Determined to ensure every child with disability has access to quality education’, says Nagaland State Disability Commissioner

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‘Strongly urge students to take board exams’ – TN government refuses to relent on exams for disabled students

Poster by Disabled Lives Matter Community showing a person on a wheelchair with the line - By holding exams during pandemic, some disabled student's future is assured - Death

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Petition to TN Disability Commissioner highlights risks & injustices of Class 10 board exams

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TN disability rights group Ektha moves Supreme Court over Class 10 board exams

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TeachersSpecial- For nearly 20 years visually impaired Sant Kumar Sahni has been spreading the joy of learning in rural Bihar

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Born with a Disability is BLESSING or CURSE? 

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People with disabilities don’t do different things but they do things differently!
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A mothers contribution towards the cause of Down syndrome
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Prosthetic hand Grippy gives amputees sense of touch, grip control at affordable prices

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Deaf swimmer Sagar Rajeev Badve wants to change attitudes about disabilities through sports

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#DisabilityInfluencers- Preetha Thonnakkal uses social media to raise awareness about the disabled community

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“Know your strengths & create opportunities for yourself”- My Take by Vasundhara Koppula

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GenElek's robotic exoskeletons give disabled people a chance to walk