Not many know that the mega star has been suffering from a major stuttering problem ever since age 6 and has gone through several painful speech therapy sessions to improve his speech. He continues with speech therapy even now fearing that he may get back to stuttering and incoherent speech.
The Indian cricket captain from 1962 to 1970, popularly called Tiger Pataudi met with a nasty car accident in the early 1960s resulting in complete loss of vision of his right eye. This was just when he was at the threshold of a great future. He continued playing undeterred by this big blow and went on to not only continue playing the game but also captained the side. Regarded as one of India’s more successful cricket captains, Tiger Pataudi was the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968.
Abul Hussain is not like other ordinary persons. What makes him extraordinary is his determination, commitment, strength of mind and his sense of dignity. Abul Hussain never stood on his feet, never walked on this earth but he has made hundreds of people of Assam to stand on their feet by making them empowered through income generation.
Four differently abled men from Kerala, who successfully competed in the Para National Games held at Bellary, Karnataka last week know it better. Kerala athletes Joby Mathew, Neeraj George Baby, Renjith K.R. and Baiju C.S. shone in the Games hunting three golds, four silvers and a bronze.
The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), in association with AccessAbility and BarrierBreak Technologies, recently announced the awardees of The NCPEDP – MphasiS Universal Design Awards 2011. The awards which received an overwhelming response in its introductory year (2010) will be given away on the eve of Independence Day i.e. 14th August.
Much of the problems are faced by the persons with disabilities in getting the health care and obtaining an easy access to it especially in developing countries like ours.
The process of recruiting disabled employees began initially as a CSR iniative but we soon learned the business case in recruiting PWD and this then became a regular HR process.
Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla is a paralympic gold medalist from India. She was awarded Arjuna award and Padma Shri for her achievements.
It is a neurological disorder which affects the social and emotional areas of the brain leading to challenges in communication, social relationships and imagination. It typically appears after first two to three years of age and is more common in boys.
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation (DRF) has been creating a difference in the lives of unemployed youth through various empowerment programmes. The CSR wing of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad, has been engaged in placement based skill training programme and has been expanding its service across India.