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Jun 29 2021June 29, 2021

Brac Bank to hire transgender, differently abled individuals

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Brac Bank has recently sought applications from fresh graduates, including individuals of the transgender and who are differently abled, for its one-year Young Leaders’ Programme through which it appoints principal officers. “The programme will offer structured learning opportunities and 360-degree exposure to the different functions of Brac Bank,” said Akhteruddin Mahmood, head of human resources. …

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Jun 28 2021June 28, 2021

‘Space Is For Everyone’: European Space Agency to Hire Its First Differently-Abled Astronaut

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled / By SLSV / June 28, 2021 June 28, 2021

Picture Credit: Reuters (Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher) The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world’s first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday. The 22-member space programme has just closed its latest decennial …

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Jun 8 2021June 8, 2021

Free vax camp for transgenders, specially abled

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Picture Credit: Students raise awareness about the benefits of getting jabbed, in Ludhiana. Tribune photos Ludhiana, June 6 A special free vaccination camp for specially abled persons and transgenders was organised at Hero DMC Heart Institute today. The camp was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and MC Councillor Mamta Ashu. The free vaccination …

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Jun 4 2021June 4, 2021

Taking Flight: The budding journey of Helpmefly, a platform for the differently abled

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled / By SLSV / June 4, 2021 June 4, 2021

Bengaluru, June 03: Having worked as a teacher for very many years, Anuradha Singh, was not new to working with specially abled children. Soon enough, it proved to be her calling and in 2017 she founded Helpmefly, an organisation that serves as a platform for the differently abled. Helpmefly was created to work towards, making the …

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May 27 2021May 27, 2021

Asha Bhavan is a home away from home for girls with disabilities

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled / By SLSV / May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021

Girls who live at Asha Bhavan hostel in the Berhampur Diocese in Southern Odisha, India, join an event for Children’s Day, which is celebrated annually in India on Nov. 14. (Courtesy of Shanti Pulickal) Physically challenged or differently abled persons were considered a curse in the Old Testament. On seeing a blind person, Jesus’ disciples asked him, …

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