Disabilities

Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 | Last Update : 01:41 PM IST

The Internet of Things is no longer just about connected smart watches or smart homes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kaspersky Lab helps to secure bionic technologies for people with disabilities

The solution itself is a remote cloud system, an interface for monitoring the status of all registered biomechanical devices.

01 Mar 2019 2:34 PM

Footloose: Helping all to travel freely

Neha Arora curates trips for people with disabilities irrespective of age, gender or disability.

14 May 2018 1:44 AM

The survey conducted in 17 slums of the capital has found that 62.6 per cent of the elderly people were not receiving pension and other old age benefits.

62 per cent elderly don’t receive pension

Survey conducted across 3 districts of Delhi.

25 Apr 2018 6:10 AM

Airbnb will be monitoring the usage of the new filter to see if it provides accurate and useful results.

Apps ensure accessibility

The new addition in Airbnb and Google Maps takes into consideration the needs of disabled persons.

18 Mar 2018 12:57 AM

Disabled persons should get chances: HC to state

The bench directed that the petitioner be immediately re-instated in some other school in Solapur.

10 Dec 2017 1:45 AM

Picture for representational purposes only. (Photo: Pixnio)

Driving and disabilities

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

14 May 2017 12:12 AM

The research showed that cocaine use in fathers caused epigenetic changes in the brain of their sons, thereby changing the expression of genes important for memory formation.

Sons of cocaine-using fathers at memory loss risk: Study

Epigenetics refers to heritable traits that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence, as is the case with genetic inheritance.

28 Feb 2017 1:07 AM

A still from Margarita with a Straw, a movie which explores romantic relationships in People with Disabilities.

Love will find a way

Valentine’s Day got just a little more special for the city’s differently-abled — with a little help from some good Samaritans.

14 Feb 2017 12:17 AM

Exercise might help adults prevent or delay disabilities that interfere with independent living. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regular exercise lowers mobility issues in old age

Experts recommend that senior citizens exercise regularly along with balance training.

10 Feb 2017 10:15 AM

A sexual advisor said it's a blessing for some patients (Photo: AFP)

German party asks state to pay sex costs of disabled

Prostitution was legalise in Germany in 2002, and since then prostitutes have increasingly been offering services at care homes.

09 Jan 2017 1:30 PM

Wrap-up: Designer babies

The world of medicine is on the verge of a breakthrough to fix a genetic problem.

18 Dec 2016 4:23 AM

Army man challenges transfer for specially-abled son’s school

The army officer has mentioned in his petition that a transfer would mean uprooting his son from his current environment.

14 Dec 2016 6:42 AM

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