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!