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

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

On a limb and a prayer

In Delhis not-too-fashionable areas, Sayantan Bera photographs musclemen who set sprains and fractures right

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!

Sign of the times

Mona, a computer-generated figure, will teach written English to deaf children in the US

Can disabled athletes outcompete able-bodied athletes?

In some distance events, disabled athletes already outcompete their able-bodied counterparts

Osteoporosis connection

Timing of puberty can affect bone density

Disabling Act

Stable steriods

Capable of reducing bone destruction and pain, steroids lend a strong hand to arthritis patients

Robotic Man Friday

A robot will now allow disabled people to become independent of helpers at work and at home

Empowering the Disabled

Organisations strive to show that the world of a spastic child is no different than the one we all live in

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  

Gene or genie

In a bid to halt the crippling disease in its tracks, American researchers have recently experimented with gene therapy as a cure for arthritis

High hopes

MONEYMAKERS

Mute no more

Walk this way

Researchers find ways to coax the paralysed to walk