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Dec 04: Spain's medieval walled city of Avila was Thursday named the most disabled-friendly in Europe for providing better access for people with disabilities as well as increasing job offers for them.
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Jorhat, Dec 01: The members of the Upper Assam Visually Handicapped Surakshya Parishad have been staging a relay hunger strike since past week alleging apathy by the state government in providing employment avenues.
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Dec 02: The World report on disability will be launched on 9 June 2011.
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Dec 01: Disability Issues Minister Tariana Turia has welcomed a photographic exhibition in Parliament showing the experiences of disabled people and their families in other countries.
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Dec 02: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday that India's capacity to respond to the concerns of disabled people does not keep the pace with their issues.
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Nov 30: At 10:00 a.m., December 2, Ukrainian News agency press center will host a press conference entitled "International Day of Disabled Persons: consolidation of Ukrainian disabled persons' rights."
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HA NOI, Nov 29: More than 2,000 disabled people gathered at a meeting in Ha Noi to mark the International Day for Persons with Disabilities which fell on Saturday.
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Nov 29: A new report claims the social services that support New Zealand's 10,000 strong deaf community are failing to meet their needs.
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Accra, Nov 28- Ms Anna Bossman, Deputy Commissioner at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has asked the government to formulate a comprehensive policy on the vulnerable and disabled people in the country.
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RAJKOT, Nov 25: Former Miss India and actor-turned-educationist Swaroop Sampat is on a mission to develop life skills in children with learning disabilities and pitching hard to create awareness among people about the disability in children.
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Nov 24: Britain is to host the European Judo Championships for visually-impaired athletes for the first time in West Sussex, it has been announced.
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Nov 23: Qatar Assistive Technology Centre (Mada), in co-operation with Qatar Telecom (Q-Tel) and Vodafone Qatar, will launch a nationwide accessibility initiative today as part of its efforts to connect people with disabilities to the world of informati...
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Nov 23: Freedom Medical Robotics, a Richmond-based subsidiary of Freedom Bionics, has announced the launch of two mobile phone applications that assist parents and users with disabilities.
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Nov 23: Some 40 imams from mosques in the so-called "triangle" – the Wadi Ara region – are participating in a unique training program for changing perceptions of mental disability in Arab Israeli society.
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Nov 18: The April 2011 issue of Design for All India will explore the issues covered in Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - leisure activities such as play, sports, and travel.
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 22: Handicap International, an international organisation specialised in the field of disability and working in Odisha since 2008 is organizing a three day International Workshop on ‘Integrating Disability in Community Based Disaster ...
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Lucknow Nov 22: For the first time, mentally disabled people are going to be enumerated separately in the Census. In the second phase of decennial exercise beginning February 9 for Census 2011, the enumerators will count the mentally disabled persons se...
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Nov 22: Chances are, you haven't heard of Haidar Taleb yet, but he's on a mission to inspire the world. On Monday, the 47-year-old with disabilities from the UAE is set to embark on a record-breaking 200 mile voyage across the desert in a solar-powered ...
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Nov 22: Co-operatives are creating new employment opportunities for disabled Filipinos living in poverty.
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Nov 22: Frustrated by the government's attitude to disability, an advocacy movement has sprung up in Madhya Pradesh, central India, fighting for the universal right of all children to attend school.
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