• Recently, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, took a striding step by signing 3 MoUs.

• These MoUs will help transform the way information regarding persons with disabilities is accessed and disseminated.

• This collaboration will help in delivering a platform that will provide the following services:

1.  Facilitate registration and follow-up of accessibility issues

2. Provide information and important links related to legal issues

3. Provide a platform for information related to government schemes

4. Provide access to various documents

• Each of the MoUs signed was in partnership with the following:

1. I-STEM, Dhananjay Sanjogta Foundation, and the National Association for the Blind- will provide the technical support for the platform

2. Vision Divyang Foundation- to offer guidance regarding eligibility for various government schemes

3. National Association for the Blind- to make documents related to PwD accessible to them

• At the same time, an MoU was also signed between CSIR-CSIO and ALIMCO for designing, developing, and manufacturing various rehabilitative and assisted technologies.

• These steps will ensure inclusivity and aim for the rehabilitation of PwD.

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