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Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said the state government would consider replication of old-age homes on the pattern of hostels for disabled all over the state. He said 25 metres of land was being provided to disabled for self-employment ventures for temporary shed construction at 5% of market price or double [...]

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government has decided to merge old-age homes with destitute homes for disabled kids. For the time being two old-age homes being run by the social welfare department at Tissa in Chamba and Baijnath in Kangra will be shifted to the school for disabled children in Dharamsala. Soon, all old-age homes may be [...]

By: Surekha Dhaleta
Shimla: To commemorate the 128th birth anniversary of Helen Keller, a function was organised here by the Blind Persons Association of Himachal, yesterday, with support rendered by Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS) and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited.
Keller overcame her handicap of visual impairment and deafness through sheer determination and became [...]

By: Surekha Dhaleta

Meenal (above left), Sanghamitra (above) and Chandni (left), the winners of the painting competition with their work. (Pics: Indermohan)

Shimla: In the series of some of the proactive steps being taken in support of disability related issues in Himachal, [...]

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Shimla: Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS), Himachal Pradesh Chapter, is organising a first ever ‘On the Spot Painting Competition’ on ‘Disability Rights’ in this hilly state. Students of department of visual art from HP University and colleges of Shimla city will make paintings on ‘Disability Rights: Shifts from Charity to Human Rights’ at [...]

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Shimla: Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS), Himachal Pradesh Chapter has invited entries for “Mahatma Gandhi Awards for Empowering the Disabled.” The Awards have been instituted this year to commemorate the centenary year of Satyagrah and as a humble tribute to the Father of the Nation.

By: Ajai Srivastava

Himachal Pradesh is doing quite well in education, health, horticulture and many other sectors. But unfortunately, its performance in the field of disability is very poor. Not only the topography of this hilly state but lack of sensitivity at social and governmental level is posing a big challenge before the disabled community. More [...]

Dr SAROJ THAKUR, an eminent professor of communications from National Institute of Technology (formerly, Regional College of Engineering), Hamirpur, represented Him Vani at the Utsav India 2006 seminar on differently-abled children, held in Shimla on October 1, 2006. Following are the excerpts from her presentation.
The word “Disabled”, in itself, seems daunting enough to upset anyone. [...]

By: SUREKHA DHALETA
Utsav India 2006, a first of its kind three day trade expo and two-day seminar on differently children starts today in Shimla. The seminar cum expo will be inaugurated by Governor of Himachal Pradesh, V S Kokje at 3 pm today.
The seminar is being organised by Medinmark, a Panchkula based public relayions firm [...]

By: SUREKHA DHALETA
Naveen, who is in the vocational group, wants to set up his own shop. He has been learning the art of making candles at the vocational centre of Udaan. Girish, another student of the same group, very excitedly shows me the file covers, which he and his classmates have learnt to make at [...]