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Act Relating to Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Legislation needs amendment, by Simone Galimberti (ht 17/2/2024)

Disability-based Discrimination Rampant in Nepal, by Dev Datta Joshi (rep 12/12/2024)

Persons With Disabilities Need Recognition, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 10/12/2024)

Amplifying the Leadership of Persons with Disabilities: A Path towards Inclusive and Sustainable Education, by Indira Basnet (ht 11/12/2024)

How a family with four visually-impaired members scrapes by : Gopi Baniya has been sustaining his family by trading crops. But as he grapples with old age, the family stares at an uncertain future, by Sanju Paudel (kp 06/12/2024)

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Upholding rights of persons with disabilities : A robust mechanism is necessary for ensuring political representation of people living with disabilities in legislative bodies, by Jivesh Jha and Rajeev Ranjan (ae 03/12/2024)

Nirmala Bhandari brings people with disabilities off the sidelines : She battles societal prejudices, taboos and state apathy to pursue interests—wheelchair basketball, para-powerlifting, social work and performing arts—and excel at them, by Ellie Davis (kp 30/11/2024)

The disabled say commuting by public transport is a nightmare in Kathmandu  (rep 23/11/2024)

Struggles of persons with disabilitie, by Shreya Shrestha (ae 02/10/2024), Leave no one behind : Despite the state’s multiple commitments, our public infrastructures are not disabled-friendly (kp 10/10/2024)

Improving SRHR Access for Adolescent Girls, Women with Visual Impairments in Nepal, by Jalasa Sapkota (rep 26/08/2024)

Barred from screen: How Nepal’s films are failing blind, deaf viewers : Lack of audio descriptions and closed captions in movies is a critical shortfall for 2.2 percent Nepalis who are living with disabilities, by Aarati Ray (kp 10/08/2024)

A disabled municipal officer inspires all : Surya Bahadur, who was born with a leg deformity, used to get bullied when he was a child. Now he works at his local unit office and everyone respects him, by DB Budha (kp 31/07/2024)

Navigating Kathmandu with disability is a challenge : Even the new pavements built in the metropolis do not meet the standard measurements for wheelchair use, say users, by Aarati Ray (kp 28/07/2024)

Women with disabilities struggle to exercise reproductive health rights : Absence of accessible infrastructure and lack of awareness among health workers are some of the hurdles, by Manushree Mahat (kp 01/06/2024)

People with disabilities demand personal assistance services : NHRC has accused the police of using excessive force even as people with disabilities were protesting for their rights, by Manudhree Mahat (kp 20/05/2024)

Ensuring Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities in Nepal, by Nir Shrestha (rep 18/05/2024)

Inclusive Election in Nepal, by Dev Datta Joshi (rep 07/05/2024)

Low literacy rate among people with disabilities raises concerns (kh 25/03/2024)

Disabled population in Nepal estimated to be 650,000 (rep 18/03/2024)

Disabled-friendly overhead bridge to be built at Kusunti (rep 11/03/2024)

1Digital Accessibility: A Gateway to Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities, by Jalasa Sapkota (rep 03/03/2024)

National Conference of Women with Disabilities begins (rep 01/03/2024)

Disabled students of a Baglung school face uncertain future after grade 8 : Many students of Ramrekha Basic School in Baglung may have to discontinue education after passing grade 8 because there are no other disabled-friendly schools nearby, by Prakash Baral (kp 01/02/2024)

Making disability inclusion an agenda of academic discourse, by Nir Shrestha (rep 31/01/2024)

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