Disability Statistics In Pakistan: A Stark Discrepancy Revealed
Official records from Pakistan’s Bureau of Statistics and NADRA reveal that only 2.38% of the PWD population was recorded in the 1998 census and a mere 0.48% in the 2017…
UNFPA Names Four Winners Of AccessAbility Innovation Challenge
The competition provides financial support to social enterprises that develop novel approaches to eradicating disparities and promoting empowerment among young people with disabilities. The United Nations agency for sexual and…
Sightsavers, DeafTawk Announce First Cohort For ICF Program
The chosen startups, which are arriving from different parts of Pakistan, represent a wide range of creative solutions and are ready to have a big impact in their respective industries.…
DPMIS App Registers Over 156,000 Persons With Disabilities
The meeting heard that PWDs from all over Punjab could use the DPMIS to request online appointments with doctors and obtain disability certificates. For the Department of Social Welfare and…
ICF Program Launches to Empower Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
The six-month acceleration programme is specifically designed to meet the needs of business owners with disabilities and will include startups from all over Pakistan. Sightsavers and DeafTawk are proud to…
PTA Inducted First Graduate Trainee Under OMP for PWDs
PTA signed a cooperation agreement with Telenor Pakistan under which the regulator agreed to receive one female PWD who would be supported, trained, and placed by Telenor. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority…
DPMIS Records Data Of PWDs Since April 2022: PITB Chairman
It is worth noting that all records of persons with disabilities, including their gender, age, type of disability, and geographical distribution, are now available on the dashboard. The Disabled Persons…