Apr 30: Some non-governmental organisations have opposed the recent amendment to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which makes home-based education a right for children with multiple and severe disabilities.

TOKYO, Apr 29: Blind people in Japan marked this year's International Guide Dog Day, an event held around the world to promote awareness of guide dogs' roles in helping persons with disabilities, by launching a parade in the capital appealing for better access to shops.

AHMEDABAD, INDIA, Apr 27: The Ahmedabad University (AU) has granted affiliation to a college of physiotherapy for blind people in Ahmedabad.

NEW DELHI, INDIA, Apr 25: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, making it possible for children with disabilities to get benefits under the legislation.

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, Apr 24:  Odisha Govt has initiated steps for preparation of a specific agenda of action for welfare of persons with disabilities.

MUSCAT, Apr 12: BankMuscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, celebrated the graduation of 15 Omani youth with hearing disabilities who underwent a vocational training programme launched by the bank in association with Carrefour Hypermarket.

GAZA, April 12: Kuwaiti Al-Rahma Society for Relief and Development started on Wednesday construction and rehabilitation of 50 houses for people with disabilities and the poor in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Apr 11: China has sentenced disabled human rights lawyer Ni Yulan to two years and eight months in prison on charges of causing a disturbance and committing fraud, prompting complaints by rights activists.

Apr 10: Al Jazeera reports on a new venture in the Gaza strip , a training restaurant where teachers are using their hands and not words to train twelve students with hearing disabilities.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Apr 8: The Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) for the disabled at Nalanchira has joined hands with the Centre for Disability Studies to organise an innovative training programme for people with hearing disabilities to enable them to face recruitment examinations.