persons with disability Citizen Matters, Chennai

Why persons with disability are unhappy with Chennai Metro

October 20, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

It has been five years since Metro services started in the city. Hundreds of demands and submissions later, it still lacks features useful for persons with disability.

When can persons with disability look forward to regular beach outings?

October 6, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

A temporary pathway is laid each year on the International Day of Disability. But plans to make Chennai’s beaches inclusive has been in limbo for years. Will it finally change?

How students with hearing impairment are coping with virtual classes

September 30, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Such students need continuous attention and special methodologies in class for effective learning. COVID-19 has made it especially difficult for them.

COVID-19: Women, children in low-income housing bore the worst brunt

September 18, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

The woes faced by the residents of Chennai’s resettlement colonies have been heavily underlined by COVID-19. But some have been affected worse than others. Why?

Lockdown realities: How parents are turning therapists for kids with cerebral palsy

September 7, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Lockdown has prevented children with cerebral palsy from attending their much needed therapy sessions. But many parents in the city have taken the challenge head-on.

How a Chennai initiative is helping differently-abled people acquire economic independence

January 12, 2018 Bhavani Prabhakar

It’s a ‘fair’ with a difference. Kasim Basith’s initiative, ‘We Are Your Voice’ organises an annual job fair for persons with disability and has successfully placed many of them in reputed organisations.