September 03: A Taiwanese student has invented free software which allows visually impaired people to feel pictures, reports said Sept. 2.

NEW DELHI, India, September 03: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, on Sept. 3, released a book that focuses on the rights of persons with disabilities.

KATHMANDU, September 01: The sixth national general convention of National Disabled Women Association on Tuesday elected a seven-member new working committee under the leadership of Tika Dahal.

Vietnam, August 31: The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), in the action plan for 2001-2015, decided that 75 percent of disabled children will be educated by 2010, a figure that will increase to 90 percent by 2015. However, this admirable goal is afflicted with numerous problems.

Mumbai, Aug 27: A teacher from a special school in South Mumbai allegedly beat up a student on August 16.

August 26: A disabled woman was stopped from boarding an easyJet flight because her wheelchair was deemed a 'health and safety hazard'.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 25: Malls and other public places in Jeddah are hosting the first Saudi campaign that aims to teach members of the public the sign language.

Islamabad, Aug 18:  Keeping in view the difficulties faced by disabled persons, the Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim has changed the system for the grant of permission for import of duty free cars.

Aug 18: The Court of Appeals has upheld the magna carta for people with disability, including its provision that grants disabled people 20 percent discount on purchases of medicines from any drugstore in the country.

Aug 16: If you think robots are heartless piles of plastic and silicon, you're correct. But soccer-playing humanoid robot Nao has been evolving by developing "emotions" under a European project and is now being used in the US in sessions to treat autistic children.