---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aparajita Das <aparajitaso...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:12:53 +0530 Subject: Fwd: Fw: University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind To: moiz tundawalla <moiztundaw...@gmail.com>, Omkar Nisal <omkar.ni...@gmail.com>, Omkar Dastane <omkar.dast...@gmail.com>, deepak.bumbumbh...@gmail.com, Nikhil Arya <nikkhil.a...@gmail.com>, YoGiNi ArYa <yogini.nik...@gmail.com>
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shampa Sengupta <sham...@vsnl.com> Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:44 PM Subject: Fw: University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind To: sruti-disability-rig...@googlegroups.com, campaigners-for-inclus...@googlegroups.com ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Mahesh Chandrasekar<advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Friday, September 04, 2009 6:46 PM *Subject:* University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind Dear Friends, When the world is screaming for inclusion, mainstreaming, human rights, social understanding of disability - here is a classic Rs. 397 Crore Phase 1 Indian story ...*University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind in Lucknow.* Jai ho, Mahesh *University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind * LUCKNOW: In a bid to usher in a ray of hope among physically challenged in the state, Dr Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind was on Friday inaugurated here. Speaking during the inaugural function, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said that the university would provide quality education to the disabled, so as to help them get better employment opportunities and make them self reliant. This university would also help create a better educational system for the disabled, the CM said adding that her government has taken a number of steps for providing disabled students better facilities and has got them implemented in record time. Mayawati also claimed that the steps taken by the government for the welfare of the disabled was being lauded even at the national level and also gave a detailed account of them. Terming the said university as only of its kind in Asia, she said that in order to ensure smooth functioning of the varsity, her government has arranged Rs 397 crores in the first phase. Fifty per cent seats would be reserved for the disabled students in all the courses out of which fifty per cent would be reserved for the blind, she said adding that in the first year it would run six courses including B.Ed. The university would have a special faculty for studies of subjects related to disabilities with separate departments for different disabilities. A research wing for studies on how to overcome various disabilities would also be opened, she added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/lucknow/Rehabilitation-University-for-Disabled-inaugurated/articleshow/4972425.cms -- C. Mahesh Advocacy Coordinator CBR Forum 14, CK Garden, St. Thomas Town Post Wheeler Road Extension Bangalore - 560 084 Tel - 080- 2549 7387 or 2549 7388 advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com ad...@cbrforum.in www.cbrforum.in "The issue is not the absence of equal rights but the inability to exercise them" "When Policies weaken, Rights must be strengthened" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Campaigners for Inclusion" group. To post to this group, send email to campaigners-for-inclus...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to campaigners-for-inclusion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<campaigners-for-inclusion%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/campaigners-for-inclusion?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- -- Moiz Tundawala 5th Year, B.A./B.Sc. LLB Hons., West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, NUJS Bhavan, 12 LB, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, 700 098 Ph: +919874396052 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
