As the world marks disability pride month, why is India missing?

In a society where disability is viewed as unfortunate, celebrating it instead can help create a sense of identity and belonging for those on the periphery.

Tony Kurian

· Jul 25, 2022 · 07:00 am

Aviation regulator issues show-cause notice to IndiGo for barring child with special needs

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation asked the airline to explain within the next 10 days why ‘suitable enforcement action should not be taken against’ it.

Scroll Staff

· May 16, 2022 · 07:35 pm

Why do so many Indian drivers fail to follow the road rules?

Road accidents have claimed 1.3 million lives across the country over the past decade.

Akash V Basu

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Sarika Panda Bhatt

· May 10, 2022 · 09:00 am

IndiGo bars child with special needs from boarding flight at Ranchi airport

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered an investigation into the matter and asked the airline to submit a report.

Scroll Staff

· May 09, 2022 · 09:34 am

Disabled elderly woman allegedly strip-searched at Guwahati airport, CISF official suspended

The woman’s daughter said that security personnel wanted proof of her mother’s titanium hip implant.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 26, 2022 · 09:09 am

Supreme Court allows physically disabled persons to apply for IPS, two other civil services

The interim order was passed on a petition against a notification that excludes people with physical disabilities from certain branches of the civil services.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 25, 2022 · 10:43 pm

Four ways India could help students with disabilities continue their education during the pandemic

A case in the Supreme Court asks the government to frame guidelines to ensure that students with disabilities are able to participate equally in online classes.

Shashank Pandey

· Oct 13, 2021 · 09:00 am

Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

This was an opportunity to effect meaningful changes that could make a huge difference – or at least make things somewhat better.

Rahul Bajaj

· Sep 07, 2021 · 09:00 am

How India’s disabled community fought to halt a legislative change amid the lockdown – and won

A government plan to dilute the Disabilities Act to enable ease of doing business was blocked even though the usual tools of protest were unavailable.

Nipun Malhotra

· Jul 10, 2020 · 11:30 am

India wants to dilute its Disabilities Act – to enable ease of doing business

An amendment seeks to decriminalise minor offences and have some cases settled outside court.

Nipun Malhotra

· Jul 06, 2020 · 07:30 am

We need real action, not tokenism, to help the disabled be part of electoral processes: CEC Rawat

The Election Commission and the state commissions are finding ways to help the disabled through technology during elections, he said.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 24, 2018 · 08:15 pm

As a paediatrician who works with disabled children, here’s what I wish more Indians understood

On International Day of Disabled Persons, a reminder that instead of trying to be politically correct, we should try to get to know people with disabilities.

Vibha Krishnamurthy

· Dec 03, 2017 · 11:30 am