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Mphasis BPO admin officer -Nazir Kaderbhay

Mphasis BPO admin officer -Nazir Kaderbhay

My name is Nazir & I live in Bangalore, India. I was born in Madagascar and lived upto the age of 10 years old. Later on flied to India and did high school and was a fairly a good student. Sports played a big role in my life, as I used to be a gymnast and played tennis as well.

Professionally successful – Sayan Gosh

Professionally successful – Sayan Gosh

Sayan Gosh…radiant, smart, intelligent and a robust guy. His thoughts and perceptions towards life truely represent the changing times and the promising young generation. At a young of 27 he has become mature enough to understand and face the harsh realities of life and has the boldness to withstand all the rough challenges that the life has brought. His independence, whether emotional, physical or financial, is his strength. With a great upbringing, he has acquired a sensitive and empathic attitude. Being compassionate and energetic, he is always ready to volunteer help. What makes him stand apart is his desire to achieve, learn and strive for excellence. Professionally successful and a great human being, Sayan Gosh is definitely a success story….

Kyun Ki – Radha Roy

Kyun Ki – Radha Roy

RADHA ROY, a wheelchair user, the other singer to perform with AR Rahman at the Awards, greeted me with a shy smile. She was clearly overwhelmed by the fact that she was going to share the stage with Mr. Rahman and was breathless with excitement! As she sang a song from the movie “Kyun Ki” I was captivated by her beautiful voice. No wonder Mr. Rahman had a special word of praise for Radha. Here’s my tête-à-tête with her.

Models of Disability in society

Models of Disability in society

The medical model is presented as viewing disability as a problem of the person, directly caused by disease, trauma, or other health condition which therefore requires sustained medical care provided in the form of individual treatment by professionals. In the medical model, management of the disability is aimed at a “cure,” or the individual’s adjustment and behavioral change that would lead to an “almost-cure” or effective cure. In the medical model, medical care is viewed as the main issue, and at the political level, the principal response is that of modifying or reforming healthcare policy.

What are Disability Sports?

What are Disability Sports?

Disabled or disability sports are played by persons with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. Many of these are based on existing sports but modified to meet the needs of persons with a disabilities, they are also referred to as adapted sports. However, not all disabled sports are adapted, several sports that have been specifically created for persons with a disability have no equivalent in able-bodied sports.

Universal Primary Education for differently abled

Universal Primary Education for differently abled

Those concerned with the education of differently abled children are worried about the World Bank report which has come down rather heavily on the quality of education in schools in India saying students are not able to even read and do subtraction

A. Pushparaj – Differently abled gets JRF for thesis

A. Pushparaj – Differently abled gets JRF for thesis

A. Pushparaj, a research scholar of the Department of Computer Science of NGM College, Pollachi, has been awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of Rs. 18,000 a month to pursue a doctoral thesis on “Service Oriented Architecture”.

Plea to Chief Minister on ID cards for persons with disabilities

Plea to Chief Minister on ID cards for persons with disabilities

The main point of contention of the disability rights lobby is that while the GO has allowed certification of disability by doctors, including those in Primary Health Centres, practically, persons with disabilities are required to turn up at the State Resource and Training Centre to obtain their certificate. Different days have been allotted to different disabilities and depending on the nature of their disability, the applications have to present themselves at the venue.

AIISH to issue hearing disability certificates

AIISH to issue hearing disability certificates

The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) here will continue to issue hearing disability certificates in prescribed formats following a direction from the office of the Director General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.