My Story Sep '18
Awakening disabled desires
By Sujoy
Coming out of self-victimization helped Sujoy discover a whole new sexual world
Tagged Under: Disability
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Happenings Mar '18Campaign for right to travel by railways
By Disability rights organizations in India
A campaign organized by disability rights groups for the ‘right to travel by railways’ should be an eye-opener for all train travellers who don’t realize who’s getting left behind or...
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My Story Feb '18Match-making between dating and disabilities
By Ishan Chakraborty, Prosenjit Pal
Ishan Chakraborty narrates his experience of attending an innovative meet-up in Kolkata that aimed to help people with disabilities find friends and dates
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Insight Oct '17Universal design: Your life depends on it (part 2)
By Pawan Dhall, Kaustav Manna
Concluding part of Pawan Dhall’s chat with Mainak Ghosh, Associate Professor, Architecture, Jadavpur University on how universal design relates not just to products and built spaces, but also to our...
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Insight Sep '17Universal design: Your life depends on it (part 1)
By Pawan Dhall, Kaustav Manna
Could there be anything more universal than ‘universal design’? Pawan Dhall chats with Mainak Ghosh, who is Associate Professor, Architecture with Jadavpur University, and discovers how it relates not just...
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Happenings Aug '17‘Rakhi’ for a bus ride, when the law comes untied
By Shampa Sengupta
Shampa Sengupta on the 'rakhi' as a means of sensitizing public transport workers to the concerns of persons with disabilities in Kolkata
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Travel Travel, Vartanama Jul '17Planes, trains, automobiles, access and history
By Pawan Dhall
Four taxi and two private car trips, five bus trips, as many train rides (above and below ground) and six flights – in all I undertook 22 point-to-point journeys on...
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Insight, Policy Matters Jun '17Sex talk for people with psychosocial disabilities
By Shampa Sengupta
Shampa Sengupta, founder of Sruti Disability Rights Centre, argues that the sexual needs of persons with psychosocial disabilities must be addressed, and that there can be no one-size-fits-all approach to...
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Happenings, Policy Matters Jun '17Community review of new disability rights law
By Ishan Chakraborty
Ishan Chakraborty reports on a recent meeting held in Kolkata to analyse the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which was passed in December last year
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Happenings May '17Special Olympics: More than about sporting rivalry
By Shampa Sengupta
The Olympic Games are common knowledge. Even the Paralympics have begun to gain attention. But not many have heard of the Special Olympics – a sports-based movement of people with...
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Happenings Apr '17Autism eye-opener
By Aparajita Dutta
Aparajita Dutta was bowled over by the vibrancy at an event organized to mark Autism Awareness Day in Kolkata recently
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Happenings, Policy Matters Mar '17Discord on rules for Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
By Disability rights organizations in India
Excerpts from a letter sent to the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment by the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled Delhi, March 25, 2017: The National Platform for...
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Visual ode to redefining sporting abilities
By Suchandra Ganguly
Suchandra Ganguly on the story behind Verve – Where the Mind is without Fear, a table calendar for 2017 to express solidarity with para-athletes in Bengal What does the word...
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Insight Jan '17Reflections of a person living with a rare disease
By Shilpi Bhattacharya
Shilpi Bhattacharya is a person living with GNE myopathy and wants to raise a voice to spread awareness about it and demand treatment research Someone told me it’s like coming...
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Happenings Dec '16Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is a reality!
By Disability rights organizations in India
Persons with disabilities in India and organizations fighting to uphold their rights have gained a new legal recourse for equity and justice. Excerpts from a media release issued by All...
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Happenings Dec '16Disability rights milestone in India!
By Disability rights organizations in India
A sustained campaign by several disability rights activists and organizations across India has forced the government to bring amendments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 Delhi, December...