Disabilities

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

2.8% of total population have disabilities: BBS

Around one-third of the disabled persons aged 15-64 years are employed

Nayan Sayed Jibon. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Persons with disability: They don’t need our ‘ahare!’, the system does

People with disabilities deserve the same rights as everyone else: Edward M Kennedy Jr
Bangladesh

People with disabilities deserve the same rights as everyone else: Edward M Kennedy Jr

Differently-abled people left behind for established injustice: Planning minister
Bangladesh

Differently-abled people left behind for established injustice: Planning minister

UN recommends robust social protection scheme for disabled people in Bangladesh
Bangladesh

UN recommends robust social protection scheme for disabled people in Bangladesh

Logan Kelble, 22, who suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), rests on their bed after taking their afternoon medications, at their previous house in Easton, Maryland, U.S. May 13, 2022. Kelble, who recently moved from Maryland to West Virginia, has a daily schedule adjusted to the eight hours a day they spend preparing and taking their medications and resting, as it is a regular part of their routine. REUTERS/Magali Druscovich
World+Biz

Young adults with disabilities find community on social media

Youth with disabilities denied of learning and employment opportunities: Study
Wellbeing

Youth with disabilities denied of learning and employment opportunities: Study

Nazmus Sakib Khan. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

How the budget can make Dhaka better for persons with disabilities

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Call to ensure equal access to employment for persons with disabilities

Call made to increase budget allocation to improve living standards of people with disabilities
Bangladesh

Call made to increase budget allocation to improve living standards of people with disabilities

Photo: UNB.
Thoughts

Covid-19 vaccination policy: People with disabilities should get priority

How Covid-19 is affecting persons with disabilities
Thoughts

How Covid-19 is affecting persons with disabilities

At least one member of 90 percent of around 500 families at Amtoil village in Rampasha union of Biswanath upazila, Sylhet is differently abled. Photos: TBS
Health

A village with 400 disabled people