The first batch of students graduated from Telenor Assistive Technology Center recently, in conjunction with the inauguration of the lab.
Aamir Ibrahim inaugurating the first Telenor Assistive Tehnology Lab, with Manager Corporate Communication Affan Haider and STEP President Atif Sheikh
Twelve persons with disabilities (PWDs) received the certificates from CSO and VP Corporate Affairs Aamir Ibrahim, officiated [...]
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A person with special needs in Pakistan may be taking up many difficult tasks to show his power and skill, but one task that can defeat him is to become a certified disabled person.
The board responsible for issuing a disability certificate is working at a snail’s pace causing problems to the people with special needs, Dawn has learnt. Applicants allege [...]
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Gone are the days when persons with disabilities were taken as a curse and many virtually lived their lives as prisoners.
Though late, both civil society and public sector in the country have started responding to the needs of such people, with government determining a must 10 per cent job quota in all public sector organisations [...]
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