South African study gives insights into sexual health needs of people with disabilities
Many people without disabilities hold problematic attitudes towards the sexuality of people with physical disabilities, a study showed
Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI
Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India
Mahatma Gandhi, public policy and COVID-19
The Gandhian talisman is important more than ever now in the times of pandemic to steer public policy for those who need it the most
Every fourth senior citizen in India rates health as poor: LASI
Every tenth individual above 60 years has some form of disability
3 things we can do now to help people with disability prepare for disaster
How to expand opportunity, choice and control for people with disability when disaster strikes
The care-giving conundrum: How to look after the disabled
Disability is a dynamic and multidimensional public health issue of increasing importance. A deeper understanding of care providers is essential …
Global Burden of Diseases: Non-communicable diseases bigger burden than early deaths
New report’s findings again emphasises the fast emergence of non-communicable diseases as a global health challenge
Integrate disability in disaster management: Experts
A two-day national workshop aimed to offer safety lessons to differently-abled persons in the event of a disaster
World Autism Day – let’s allow disability to change our societies for the better
Autism has changed. The diagnosis has changed. But have we? I have an idea — let’s let autism change us.
March against asbestos
Though its use is banned in most countries, the asbestos industry continues to thrive at the cost of putting millions of people at risk
Rajya Sabha passes Disabilities Bill
The bill increases the types of disabilities from seven to 21, making more people eligible to reap benefits
The Paralympics is changing the way people perceive disabilities
People with disabilities are less restricted by their own impairments than by the barriers put on them by the society
Can disabled athletes outcompete able-bodied athletes?
In some distance events, disabled athletes already outcompete their able-bodied counterparts
3.3 million people died of excessive drinking in 2012: WHO report
Alcohol consumption rising in Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions, stable in Europe, Americas and Africa
Obesity can be counted as disability, says EU Court
A corpulent labourer whose weight thwarts the execution at work will now qualify for handicap assurance
The paradox of the loose joints
Laxity of joints can be a boon or liability, depending on whether they are subject to mobility or load-bearing.
The right track
Freedom on wheels
A new wheelchair offers unbelievable manoeuvrability to the handicapped
Leading the blind
Computerised canes may be better tools to steer blind people around obstacles
Abling the disabled
A smart guide
Pump to ride
Extendable wheelchair
Active signals
A new machine helps quadriplegics move through electric impulses
Stable switch
A flicker of brain signals received by a 'mind switch' and 10, disabled people can do a lot of handy work!