TRENDS
International Purple Fest 2024: India hosts first-ever national conference on invisible disabilities
In India, which hosted the first-ever ‘From Invisible to Visible' conference at International Purple Fest in Goa in January, it is not known how many people live with invisible disabilities, as these disabilities are not included in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
TECHNOLOGY
Year Ender 2023: How Artificial Intelligence tech became the equaliser people with disabilities have been looking for
Robotics and AI have a huge potential to transform the lives of people with disabilities. It can be an equaliser, bridging the divide between people with and without disabilities. However, how financially viable will it be?
WORLD
The invisible victims: Unseen toll of wars on People with Disabilities
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on December 3, a look at the incommensurate impact of the war in Gaza and armed conflict elsewhere on people with disabilities, who comprise the world’s largest minority.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
World Mental Health Day 2023: Understanding how living with a disability affects one’s mental health
On World Mental Health Day, October 10, let’s remind ourselves that it is okay to feel what we’re feeling, it's okay to feel angry and infuriated and all the other emotions, and to remember not to measure your own progress through someone else’s yardstick; your journey is yours, own it.
TRENDS
World Tourism Day 2023: 7 things to remember when traveling with a person with disability
On World Tourism Day, September 27, if your co-passenger is a person with disability, remember to make it an inclusive experience for everyone. These pointers to remember shall come in handy.
TRENDS
International Day of Sign Languages: 7 essential signs to help break the ice with a deaf person
The International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated on September 23 every year since 2018. There are more than 300 sign languages all across the world and sign languages can vary across regions. Read on for some crucial signs in the Indian Sign Language.
BULLISH-ON-INDIA
Bullish on India | Revisiting milestones in the disability rights movement for a better 2047
India's tryst with disability rights commenced in the 1980s but 76 years since independence, world's largest minority (people with disabilities) is still un-free of physical, attitudinal and systemic barriers preventing them from being active contributors to a healthy society. Let's remedy that by 2047.
LIFESTYLE
Disability Pride Month: Where is India in this global celebration?
The Disability Pride Month, every July, commemorates the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which came into effect on July 26, 1990.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
What is Arthrogryposis? Know all about the condition in the Arthrogryposis Awareness Month
Wear something blue on June 30, Arthrogryposis Awareness Day, and the rest of the month learn more about the lesser-known condition that affects 1 in every 3,000 newborns globally.
TRENDS
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: The profit of digital accessibility, a tourist’s perspective
Third Thursday of May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. A day for businesses to ponder on the far-reaching monetary benefits of digital accessibility for tourists with disabilities. Persons with disability in the US, for instance, spend around $17 billion on travel.
TRENDS
Golden Globes 2023: Victory for Black disabled community with Tyler James Williams' win
A Golden Globe award for Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams, who lives with the rare Crohn's disease, marks a crucial milestone in the history of Black disability inclusion as well as of the Globes' own chequered past.
TRENDS
Diary of a wheelchair traveller: 7 accessible spaces in India
Accessibility, travel and everything in between from the journal of a person with disability.
