Yet another victim

Every fourth senior citizen in India rates health as poor: LASI

Every tenth individual above 60 years has some form of disability 

The card up the sleeve

Revising rules

Plagued by deformities

Bone deformities are common in people from the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh

Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI

Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

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.

Stable switch

A flicker of brain signals received by a 'mind switch' and 10, disabled people can do a lot of handy work!

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

Can disabled athletes outcompete able-bodied athletes?

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

Empowering the Disabled

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

Stable steriods

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

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

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

Industry wary of entering handicapped market

New, more efficient aids are being developed for the physically handicapped under a government project. The stumbling blocks, however, are the …

Coming to grips with survival

Moulded plastic handles enable the farmers of the Tahirpur leprosy colony in Delhi to harvest high yields

Rajya Sabha passes Disabilities Bill

The bill increases the types of disabilities from seven to 21, making more people eligible to reap benefits  

Caring for the handicapped

Handicapped children are being helped to overcome their disabilities through special programmes and innovative schemes such as art.

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 …

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

Not disability-friendly: Why Israel’s energy minister (and probably some others) couldn't participate in CoP26

The only options to get to the venue were to walk or board a shuttle that was not wheelchair-friendly

Removing toxins makes kesari dal safe food

A new, non-toxic variety of kesari dal is being field-tested in different parts of the country by IARI scientists.