Its long due for a change! the draft of the revised PWD Act has included it. Perhaps when the Act was created way back in 1994-95 not much was known about many disabilities that we now know. Labeling often does more harm which professional are very adept at. The only objective of giving a noun to a condition is to understand the potential in the condition and adaptation required to mainstream and nothing more. regards
On 24 February 2012 17:37, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > Well, Maybe, but don't you think such classification is unjustified? > If IQ is calculated just on the basis of whether one can read/write, then > only we can call it mental retardation. > It is actually a learning disability, which is better called what it is, > instead of designating it as mental retardation. > But, I am afraid you are right, and even psychologists calculate IQ based > on specific abilities like language, visual pattern recognition etc. and > even GK, instead of any solid ggeneral foundation. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto: > accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of SC Vashishth > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 4:41 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] kind attention legal experts: disability certificket to > dixlexic? > > Rajesh, > > Dylexia would fall under the "Mental Retardation" category and not "Mental > Illness" under the existing framework of disabilities defined under the PWD > Act - though the two are very different from each other. However, CBSE > doesn't insist on the disability certificate which may be required under > the PWD Act to avail various concessions for dyslexia. > > Hence, a certificate from a psychiatrist/psychologist should do. However, > it would be advisable to approach a competent medical board (generally the > district hospitals) with the existing medical papers from the specialist > doctors etc for for issuance of a disability certificate. > > -- > Warm regards, > > Subhash Chandra Vashishth > Advocate > Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 > Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Consider > environment! > > 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 > > > Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in > this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail > or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any > attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for > the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability > for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > > > 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 > > -- Warm regards, Subhash Chandra Vashishth Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Consider environment! 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
