http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Babus-to-be-sensitized-towards-needs-of-disabled/articleshow/48474966.cms In a first, a training session will be held for bureaucrats to better prepare them for dealing with differently abled persons.
On August 14, Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation University will organise an orientation programme where IAS officers of 2014 batch and IFS officers of 2012 batch will be given an overview on disability, including its definition, types and causes, related legislations, policies and schemes. The civil servants will also be made aware on the educational needs of the disabled. There will be separate lessons on childhood disabilities and need of such children. Officers will also be given a capsule on sign languages which will help them understand gestures of hearing-impaired persons. Besides, subject experts will teach them the issues of the visually-impaired. "The programme aims to raise awareness among the bureaucrats towards empowerment of persons with disabilities and ensure a barrier-free environment,'' said university registrar Akhilendra Kumar, adding that bureaucrats should play an active instead of passive role in handling people with disabilities. "Manners make a man. The orientation programme will help officers operate in their departments with greater civility," said a faculty member at SMR University, adding that the mindset of officers needs to be changed. "Raising awareness among officers at the time of joining the service is easier. The officers should know how to implement this while in service," he added. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
