Tag «Persons with Disabilities»

NASSCOM Foundation imparts Employability Skills to 100+ Persons with Disabilities through its First Centre of Excellence

Additionally imparts Digital Literacy skills to 2000+ people from underserved communities Bangalore, 8th Dec 2017: NASSCOM Foundation today announced the culmination of its first year of training under the unique ‘Centre of Excellence for Persons with Disabilities’ programme in Bangalore. This first Centre of Excellence, funded by Conduent Business Services India LLP (Conduent India), …

International Red Cross invites entries for Enable Makeathon to help develop affordable, assistive solutions by and for persons with disabilities

New Delhi September 21, 2017: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Global Diversity Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) are calling for entries for “Enable Makeathon 2.0” to crowdsource new, innovative solutions by and with persons with disabilities (PwDs) for challenges faced by them. Applications are invited from PwDs, designers, the scientific and …

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: Message on World Autism Awareness Day

2 April 2017 VIENNA, 2 April (UN Information Service) – On this World Autism Awareness Day, let us all play a part in changing attitudes toward persons with autism and in recognizing their rights as citizens, who, like everyone else, are entitled to claim those rights and make decisions for their lives in accordance with …