Disabilities

Rainna Goel, a 15-year-old student from Mumbai's Jamnabai Narsee International School has designed a clothing line for people with impairments called "Cur8ability", a mix of fashion and philanthropy. All the clothes will have imprinted magnetic or velcros buttons. Meanwhile, the dresses will aim to help people with various disabilities including cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries. She has donated over 40 items of clothing to a hospital in… read-more

To encourage the marriages of differently-abled people, the Odisha government has revised the cash incentives from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2,50,000. Besides, the Social Security and Empowerment of PwD Department has revised the guides for facilitating such marriages. For eligibility, both the residents should be from Odisha, and the wedding should be dowry free. Moreover, the incentive will be provided if one of the spouses is disabled.