Really it is sad thing. This is happening because lack of penelty for non implementation in the act.
We conducted web accessibility servay of All IITs, IIMs, central universities and universities with potential of excellance in 2014, none of the universities web portal is near to WCAG2.0 A compliance. I also doubt that any of these universities would have accessible physical infrastructure. Since last 5 years i am trying to convince our university officials about making barrier free environment in Pune university campus, but no actual action. I hear only deplomatic words that they want to make not only university campus but all of its affiliated colleges accessible to every one. I also laf and that is my helplessness. We provide consultancy outside but could not make our own services accessible. I think we should be very harsh now. We should gather and plan for strong agitation. Unless we make it an issue, we won't get justice. Media can show debate on silly issues for several days and weeks, but not on accessibility like important issues of millions of persons with disabilities of the nation. I have never seen any debate on inaccessible environment for persons with disabilities in any media. Is it not important for the nationn? Can't it generate TRP? Regards On 9/18/15, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > SC Satisfied with UGC's implementation of PWD act? > I can only laugh. > > > सादर / With thanks & Regards > राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani > सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM > बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU > भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India > नागपुर Nagpur > > 0712 2806846 > > President > VIBEWA > Co-Moderator > VIB-India > > A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and > laughter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Uma VR > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 6:31 PM > To: rpp-india; accessindia > Subject: [AI] Supreme Court criticised States for non implementation of PWD > Act to the fullest extent > > 14th Sep, 2015 > > Bringing into focus the plight of disabled people, the Supreme Court > today fumed at several states not filing responses as to steps taken > to implement > various provisions of the Disability Act. > > In April , the apex court had issued notices to the Centre and all > states on a plea seeking periodic monitoring of implementation of > various provisions > of the Disabilities Act. But ten states including Delhi Rajasthan, > jharkhand have not yet filed responses > > An angry bench headed by justice Dipak Misra told lawyers representing > several states: “let the matter now be posted for october 13. We are > giving last > chance to all states to file their responses. In the event of further > failure strict action will be taken”. The plea states that a majority > of citizens > belonging to disabled category have not got any relief even two > decades after the rules were passed. > > Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation, on whose petition the court has > been issuing orders for the welfare of the differently-abled since > 1998, had moved > an application saying that unless there was an effective monitoring > system on the lines of Vineet Narain judgment in which the SC is > keeping a tab on investigation > of various corruption cases and issuing periodic directions, the > implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, will merely > remain on paper. > > Ambar Qamaruddin, the lawyer for the petitioner, pointed out that the > court itself had last year observed that only the Centre, some states > and the UGC > had satisfied it on the implementation of the rules. > > A majority of the states were yet to comply with it and thus, the need > for a monitoring mechanism. > > “Even in last year’s order, the court had said all measures had to be > taken ‘positively by the end of 2014’ but nothing had happened,” > qamaruddin submitted. > > “Central government, state governments and UTs may be directed to file > a quarterly/half yearly status report before the court,” he argued. > > The directions pertained to reservation of 1% of identified teaching > posts in various schools and colleges for the disabled, jobs in > private sectors and > PSUs, seats for students in various universities and creating special > facilities for differently-abled persons at public places such as > railway stations, > bus terminus, airports and in trains, buses and aircraft. > > Directing that all measures be taken by the end of 2014, the court had > in its order in March, 2014, said: “The beneficial provisions of the > 1995 Act cannot > be allowed to remain only on paper for years and thereby defeating the > very purpose of such law and legislative policy. > > “As a matter of fact, the role of the governments in the matter such > as this has to be proactive. 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