A gardener’s case for speech therapist When V.N. I want Kanishka to make a difference in the lives of children, especially the poor, who have speech and hearing issues,” says Rajakumari. “In the early years, I did not know the city well and had to take multiple buses carrying Naveen for therapies and consultations,” says Rajakumari, who has studied till …
A recent paper that explored structural inequities in the access to, and uptake of, the Covid-19 vaccine among the disability, transgender and gender-diverse communities in India, has flagged several barriers that made it difficult for these communities to get vaccinated. The barriers included information and communication gaps, barriers in vaccine registration, transport and infrastructure among others, pointing to, the paper …
July 31, 2023 11:20 am | Updated 11:21 am IST Twenty-eight-year-old I Haran Nataraj is gearing up for his first day at work, which should be in the third week of August. Haran is the first candidate from the Competitive Exam Coaching Centre run by National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disability to get a government job. Started …