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The Desi DISpatch
12/12/18
Disabled-Friendly Railway Stations
Ministry of Railways Disabled Friendly Stations 12 DEC 2018 Indian Railways is committed to make
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Disabled-Friendly Railway Stations
Ministry of Railways Disabled Friendly Stations 12 DEC 2018 Indian Railways is committed to make
12/12/18
The Desi DISpatch
11/27/18
Disability screening to be must for birth certificates
Nov 27, 2018 Otoacoustic emissions test (OAE), which aims at detecting hearing disability in newborn,
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Disability screening to be must for birth certificates
Nov 27, 2018 Otoacoustic emissions test (OAE), which aims at detecting hearing disability in newborn,
11/27/18
The Desi DISpatch
11/25/18
HC suggests amending pension rules for dismissals arising from mental illness
Nov 26, 2018 Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a petition seeking to
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HC suggests amending pension rules for dismissals arising from mental illness
Nov 26, 2018 Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a petition seeking to
11/25/18
The Desi DISpatch
5/16/18
Cabinet approves establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation at Bhopal
16-May-2018 The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
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Cabinet approves establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation at Bhopal
16-May-2018 The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
5/16/18
The Desi DISpatch
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4/25/18
The Haryana Government has issued instructions with regard to reservation for persons with disabilities in posts and services under the State
prharyana.gov.in/pa/node/23907 Chandigarh, April 25 2018 : The Haryana Government has issued
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The Haryana Government has issued instructions with regard to reservation for persons with disabilities in posts and services under the State
prharyana.gov.in/pa/node/23907 Chandigarh, April 25 2018 : The Haryana Government has issued
4/25/18
The Desi DISpatch
1/13/18
Guidelines for assessment of disabilities - gazette 5 Jan 2018 http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/181788.pdf
http://egazette.nic.in/(S(zodwd0ajulvps1afj4i45sit))/RecentUploads.aspx?Category=6 66 Ministry of
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Guidelines for assessment of disabilities - gazette 5 Jan 2018 http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/181788.pdf
http://egazette.nic.in/(S(zodwd0ajulvps1afj4i45sit))/RecentUploads.aspx?Category=6 66 Ministry of
1/13/18
The Desi DISpatch
12/23/17
TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Making ICT Accessible for Persons with Disabilities.
Consultation Paper on Making ICT Accessible for Persons with Disabilities. Telecom: Consumer
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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Making ICT Accessible for Persons with Disabilities.
Consultation Paper on Making ICT Accessible for Persons with Disabilities. Telecom: Consumer
12/23/17
The Desi DISpatch
12/5/17
Public Comments on Draft RCI Amendment - Rehabilitation Council of India, Deadline 25-Dec-2017
The file is not fully accessible - text is with errors and some bits are highlighted, reason unknown.
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Public Comments on Draft RCI Amendment - Rehabilitation Council of India, Deadline 25-Dec-2017
The file is not fully accessible - text is with errors and some bits are highlighted, reason unknown.
12/5/17
The Desi DISpatch
11/21/17
National Trust Rules - Draft Amendments - Comments by 13 December 2017 http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180270.pdf
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (
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National Trust Rules - Draft Amendments - Comments by 13 December 2017 http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180270.pdf
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (
11/21/17
The Desi DISpatch
6/2/17
2 June update : Aram Ghar case: Women and Child Welfare officials to look into state of rehab centre
Aram Ghar case: Women and Child Welfare officials to look into state of rehab centre 02nd June 2017
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2 June update : Aram Ghar case: Women and Child Welfare officials to look into state of rehab centre
Aram Ghar case: Women and Child Welfare officials to look into state of rehab centre 02nd June 2017
6/2/17
The Desi DISpatch
6/1/17
Case of chained woman in Hyderabad home for disabled exposes state of mental health care
Woman found chained at Hyderabad rehab centre 30th May 2017 HYDERABAD: Even as Cyberabad police has
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Case of chained woman in Hyderabad home for disabled exposes state of mental health care
Woman found chained at Hyderabad rehab centre 30th May 2017 HYDERABAD: Even as Cyberabad police has
6/1/17
The Desi DISpatch
5/29/17
A beautiful mind seeks work, orders to Union Public Service Commission
27-May-2017 Neha Sharma CHANDIGARH: A man who is IQ-wise among the top 2% in the world but now
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A beautiful mind seeks work, orders to Union Public Service Commission
27-May-2017 Neha Sharma CHANDIGARH: A man who is IQ-wise among the top 2% in the world but now
5/29/17
The Desi DISpatch
5/26/17
Manual titled “Living conditions in Institutions for Children in conflict with Law” released by WCD Ministry
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 19-May-2017 17:
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Manual titled “Living conditions in Institutions for Children in conflict with Law” released by WCD Ministry
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 19-May-2017 17:
5/26/17
The Desi DISpatch
5/24/17
A Hollow Promise of Equal Opportunity Under the New Disabilities Act
24-5-2017 By Anusha Reddy The new law has missed the opportunity to recognise the rights of students
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A Hollow Promise of Equal Opportunity Under the New Disabilities Act
24-5-2017 By Anusha Reddy The new law has missed the opportunity to recognise the rights of students
5/24/17
The Desi DISpatch
1/8/17
6-Jan-2017 notice posted on DEPwD website seeking public's inputs on rules for RPwD Act 2016
F. No 16-17/2016-DD-III (Pt) Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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6-Jan-2017 notice posted on DEPwD website seeking public's inputs on rules for RPwD Act 2016
F. No 16-17/2016-DD-III (Pt) Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
1/8/17
The Desi DISpatch
10/29/16
Delhi HC Highlights Deficiencies In Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act , Suggests Reforms [Read Judgment]
29-Oct-2016 “Study the problems which have resulted in total exclusion and denial of persons
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Delhi HC Highlights Deficiencies In Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act , Suggests Reforms [Read Judgment]
29-Oct-2016 “Study the problems which have resulted in total exclusion and denial of persons
10/29/16
The Desi DISpatch
10/21/16
Pakistan SC cites Indian ruling to uphold death sentence for mentally ill man
21-Oct-2016 Imtiaz Ahmad Islamabad : Pakistan's Supreme Court has cited a judgement by its Indian
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Pakistan SC cites Indian ruling to uphold death sentence for mentally ill man
21-Oct-2016 Imtiaz Ahmad Islamabad : Pakistan's Supreme Court has cited a judgement by its Indian
10/21/16
The Desi DISpatch
6/11/16
The rights of persons with Disability Bill, 2014: How “enabling” is it for persons with mental illness?
Year : 2016 | Volume : 58 | Issue : 2 | Page : 121--128 Gundugurti Prasad Rao 1 , Vemulokonda Sri
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The rights of persons with Disability Bill, 2014: How “enabling” is it for persons with mental illness?
Year : 2016 | Volume : 58 | Issue : 2 | Page : 121--128 Gundugurti Prasad Rao 1 , Vemulokonda Sri
6/11/16
The Desi DISpatch
6/10/16
Haryana to adopt Centre's guidelines on mental illness
June-9-2016 Chandigarh : The Haryana government will adopt in principle, the guidelines issued by
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Haryana to adopt Centre's guidelines on mental illness
June-9-2016 Chandigarh : The Haryana government will adopt in principle, the guidelines issued by
6/10/16
The Desi DISpatch
6/10/16
Mental health in State in need of proper treatment
BHUBANESWAR: Rabindra Naik (38) of Khunta area in Mayurbhanj district was confined in a small room by
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Mental health in State in need of proper treatment
BHUBANESWAR: Rabindra Naik (38) of Khunta area in Mayurbhanj district was confined in a small room by
6/10/16
The Desi DISpatch
6/10/16
Coimbatore gets first day care centre for mentally-ill with 48 beds
9-Jun-2016 Pratiksha Ramkumar Coimbatore: The city is likely to get its first day care centre
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Coimbatore gets first day care centre for mentally-ill with 48 beds
9-Jun-2016 Pratiksha Ramkumar Coimbatore: The city is likely to get its first day care centre
6/10/16
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
Mentally ill woman denied treatment: kin
24-AUG-2015 Zubeda Hamid CHENNAI : The family of a mentally ill woman who had a spinal injury claims
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Mentally ill woman denied treatment: kin
24-AUG-2015 Zubeda Hamid CHENNAI : The family of a mentally ill woman who had a spinal injury claims
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
Delhi Commission for Women chief spends grim night in 'hell'
23-AUG-2015 NEW DELHI : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal spent Friday night at a Delhi
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Delhi Commission for Women chief spends grim night in 'hell'
23-AUG-2015 NEW DELHI : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal spent Friday night at a Delhi
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
Even disability assessment is an issue
22-AUG-2015 PV SRIVIDYA Settu, with spinal deformity and contractures, at his home in Periapallathur,
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Even disability assessment is an issue
22-AUG-2015 PV SRIVIDYA Settu, with spinal deformity and contractures, at his home in Periapallathur,
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
Mental health programme considers individual sessions
25-Aug-2015 Zubeda Hamid CHENNAI : It's been about two months since the Chennai Corporation's
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Mental health programme considers individual sessions
25-Aug-2015 Zubeda Hamid CHENNAI : It's been about two months since the Chennai Corporation's
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
‘Form panel to study farm suicides’
26-Aug-2015 Shimoga : The Karnataka State Mental Health Taskforce has recommended that the State
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‘Form panel to study farm suicides’
26-Aug-2015 Shimoga : The Karnataka State Mental Health Taskforce has recommended that the State
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
People with mental illness to get helping hand
25-AUG-2015 Ritwika Mitra NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is planning to come up with halfway home
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People with mental illness to get helping hand
25-AUG-2015 Ritwika Mitra NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is planning to come up with halfway home
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/26/15
3 brothers break locks, take away woman from mental hospital
24-Aug-2015 Priyangi Agarwal BAREILLY : A 41-year-old woman from Bijnor who was admitted to a mental
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3 brothers break locks, take away woman from mental hospital
24-Aug-2015 Priyangi Agarwal BAREILLY : A 41-year-old woman from Bijnor who was admitted to a mental
8/26/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/20/15
Son behaves like girl? Girl wants to be boy? Gujarat asks school parents
19-Aug-2015 Ritu Sharma AHMEDABAD : As the Gujarat government makes mental health a part of its
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Son behaves like girl? Girl wants to be boy? Gujarat asks school parents
19-Aug-2015 Ritu Sharma AHMEDABAD : As the Gujarat government makes mental health a part of its
8/20/15
The Desi DISpatch
8/20/15
TN govt urged to provide training to doctors on assessing differently abled peopleTN govt urged to provide training to doctors on assessing differently abled people
19-Aug-2015 U Tejonmayam CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of
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TN govt urged to provide training to doctors on assessing differently abled peopleTN govt urged to provide training to doctors on assessing differently abled people
19-Aug-2015 U Tejonmayam CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of
8/20/15