MUMBAI, Dec 21, 2012: Four years of struggle for a global treaty for the benefit of blind persons is finally bearing fruit. Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation have agreed to conclude a treaty for people with print disabilities by June 2013.

NEW DELHI, Dec 20, 2012: Around 350 people with vision disabilities from various states staged a demonstration here demanding one per cent reservation in government jobs for blind people.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday while strongly condemning the attack on polio field workers in Karachi and Peshawar, reiterated resolve of the government to make Pakistan polio-free country.

MUMBAI, INDIA, Dec 4: On World Disability Day, city NGO Able Foundation has come up with a slew of initiatives and solutions to make the city more accessible for persons with disabilities.

AUSTRALIA, Nov 27, 2012: The Federal Government has released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament, but the draft has already come under fire from Victoria.

NEW DELHI, Nov 26, 2012: Coming to the rescue of a blind girl, the high court has told Delhi University (DU) to provide her the hostel facility till October next year to complete her PhD. The court has asked the hostel management to treat her as a student and not ask her to pay the hostel charges as a guest.

GUWAHATI, Nov 23, 2012: It is a life of acute physical isolation for a person, who once enjoyed the sights and sounds of the outdoors.

TAIPEI, Nov 22, 2012: Huang Yu-siang was born with a gift and a devastating disability. He has a huge talent for music, but he is blind. His story has become a movie that has captivated audiences in his native Taiwan.

Nov 21, 2012: Women and girls with disabilities remain one of the most invisible groups in the Pacific and face the highest risk of violence, a regional meeting on violence against women and girls in Nadi has heard.

DELHI, Nov 16, 2012: For 1,300 students belonging to the disability category in Delhi University (DU), smoother facilities may still be a distant dream because of lack of coordination among various colleges.