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Customs Concessions for the differently abled persons

The Central Government exempts goods specified below, when imported into India by a handicapped or disabled person for his personal use, from the whole of the duty of customs and the additional duty subject to the condition that the importer produces to the Assistant Collector of Customs, at the time of importation, a certificate from the Civil Surgeon of the District, Medical Officer or the Administrative Medical Officer or the Director of Health Services of the concerned State or a Specialist in the concerned speciality attached to a Govt. Hospital or a recognised medical college to the effect that the importer suffers from the particular handicap or disability and that the imported goods in respect of which the exemption is claimed are essential to overcome the said handicap or disabilty.

Telecommunication concessions for the differently abled persons

Payment of postage, both inland and foreign, for transmission by post of
Blind Literature packets is exempted if sent by surface route only. If packets
are to be sent by air, prescribed air mail charges should be paid.

Travel Concessions for the differently abled persons

concessions offered by the central government to the persons with disabilities , Travel concessions for the differently abled persons

Ten tips to help you Teach Yourself Braille

Braille is difficult, but it’s not impossible to teach yourself. Here are my Top Ten Tips to help get you started. First, get yourself a good Braille instruction book. I like Just Enough to Know Better: A Braille Primer by Eileen Curran. Yes, it has a funny name, but it’s a really great book with lots of example exercises.

Enabling the different – Sminu Jindal

It is essentially the mindset. It’s almost as if because we have an enormous population, we seem to value human life less. In the West, you see how every person is valued, treated as a resource and asset to the economy.