DifferentlyAbled

IN bringing inclusivity for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), an Indian based company is currently camping at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) with a target to provide 300 artificial limbs donation to about 265 people. The Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) said it was providing the artificial limbs at a free cost to needy physically challenged …

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Taunted by schoolmates and called ‘cruel’ names for being different, the 21-year-old is now Telangana’s pride after bagging a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics In the era of Netflix, Amazon Prime and endless streams of digital entertainment, imagine someone who hasn’t experienced any of it for nearly eight years. Telangana’s latest pride, Deepthi Jeevanji, …

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After a not-so-encouraging show at the Paris Olympics, India’s para-athletes brought cheers to the country’s sporting community with a record-smashing medal haul of 29 in the Paris Paralympics Games Seven of these 29 medals were gold, another first for the country. India made its presence felt only in the 2016 edition, where it won four …

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A specially-abled teacher from a remote Chattisgarh village will be felicitated with the National Teachers Award 2024 by President Droupadi Murmu this Teachers’ Day. K Sharda is currently posted in a Government Pre-Secondary School in Khedamara village. She is among the 50 teachers across the country chosen for the coveted award. A specially-abled teacher from …

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Soon after the closing of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Channel 4 began promoting its Paralympic coverage with the strapline: “Thanks for the warm-up”. It followed up with its biggest ever marketing campaign, “Meet the Superhumans”, that garnered critical acclaim. The Paralympics were beamed to more than 100 countries, eventually drawing 3.8 billion viewers. At the closing ceremony …

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