http://ircd.net.pk Information & Resource Center On Disability Wed, 19 May 2010 11:00:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://ircd.net.pk/vocational-development-of-persons-with-hearing-impairment/ 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 ... http://ircd.net.pk/disability-certificate-hard-to-get/ 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 ... http://ircd.net.pk/equal-opportunities-for-disabled-people-advocated/   To promote positive role of sports in rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities, Sarmad Tariq, a quadriplegic (paralysed shoulder down), led an enthusiastic group of regular cyclists in the first-ever hand cycling event organised in Islamabad on Sunday. A source of inspiration not only for disabled but also for the normal ... http://ircd.net.pk/sarmad-leads-first-ever-hand-cycling-event/ Hearing impaired and physically disabled children enthralled the audience at the Annual Parents Day here by presenting different programmes, especially their performance on national songs and folk dances. Parents of these children, teachers and people belonging to various walks of life attended the programme, organised by Hassan Academy of Special Children ... http://ircd.net.pk/special-children-enthral-audience-with-folk-dances/    Special efforts and measures are being adopted by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education to expedite implementation of the National Plan of Action of Persons With Disabilities, said Minister of Social Welfare and Special Education Samina Ghurki. She stated this while addressing the concluding ceremony of a National Consultation ... http://ircd.net.pk/steps-being-taken-to-expedite-implementation/ The British Council and Special Talent Exchange Programme (Step) signed an agreement to collaborate for inclusive youth development in Pakistan under the British Council’s programme ‘Active Citizens’. The collaboration aims to facilitate the inclusion of young people with disabilities into mainstream social action and community development through the ‘Active Citizens’ programme. The ... http://ircd.net.pk/step-joins-hands-with-british-council/   In what was an impressive show of unity and activism, a large number of disabled persons from all across the country gathered at Parade Lane, chanted slogans and staged a sit-in to demand their representation in the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies. With blue ribbon tied on their heads to ... http://ircd.net.pk/disabled-persons-want-representation-in-parliament/ Pakistan Association of the Blind (PAB) Monday sought four per cent reserved seats for special persons in the Parliament in the upcoming constitutional package, expected to be announced soon. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club here, General Secretary PAB Aamir Ashraf said that according to the World Health ... http://ircd.net.pk/blind-association-seeks-4-quota-in-parliament/ Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani launched the first three-day nationwide polio immunisation campaign of the year 2010 at the PM House here on Monday. The campaign will reach 31 million children under the age of five with anti-polio drops; 87,000 teams have been constituted for the purpose. “There is highest level ... http://ircd.net.pk/pm-launches-anti-polio-campaign/