disability

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: Disability is not a bad word. Yet, in everyday conversation, it is often misused as a derogatory insult—a practice that is both harmful and objectionable. Equally problematic is the reluctance to openly…

Fakhar-e-Alam Peshawar: The Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is grappling with a shortage of buses, exacerbating the difficulties faced by passengers, particularly those with disabilities and women. Amid these challenges, the BRT…

APP Islamabad: National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Wednesday that four new environmental samples had tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), bringing the total number of positive samples this year to 112. The four…

News Desk Islamabad: Chief Autism Consultant at the Center of Autism Rehabilitation and Training Sindh (C-ARTs), Dr Iram Rizwan, emphasized that autism is often misconstrued as a disease, whereas it is actually a mental condition that…

APP Davos: First Lady Begum Samina Alvi on Wednesday called for ensuring universal access to assistive technology (AT) for persons with disabilities, the aging population, and those suffering from non-communicable diseases. The first…

Wraa Noor Islamabad: “The life of a disabled person is an example of hot desert sands and burning coals that I had to walk alone. Therefore, I took the path of patience, gratitude and perseverance which opened the closed paths of my life…