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Holding placards and banners, the demonstrators called for the approval of the Disability Act 2021 with recommendations from their appointed committee to ensure institutional accountability.<br \/>\nThe protesters demanded free artificial limbs through health cards, a monthly stipend for disabled individuals, and legislation for a 2 percent special seat allocation at Tehsil and provincial levels.<br \/>\nThey also called for the allocation of two hospital beds in Tehsil and District Headquarters Hospitals, free medical tests, and the implementation of a 4pc job quota for disabled persons with immediate recruitment under the existing 2pc quota.<br \/>\nAdditionally, they urged the KP government to establish skill centers with free courses and transport, provide assistive devices such as white canes, electric wheelchairs, and hearing aids to students, and ensure shelter for homeless and orphaned disabled individuals.<br \/>\nThe protesters also demanded an increase in the special allowance for government employees with disabilities to Rs 10,000, an increased budget allocation, and the removal of home income tax deductions from the salaries of disabled provincial employees. 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