We'll Keep changing the system from outside and get nothing. experts from each disability sector shall come together to put pressure on govt to include disabled in implementation process.
On 9/30/13, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear policy analysts,,what do you say? > Less then expected? > sufficient?? > implementation matters. > We should delve deep in to analysing this earmarked.. > Monday, 30 September 2013 | Jaya Shroff Bhalla | New Delhi > http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/rs-3000-cr-for-new-disability-projects-again.html > While projects worth Rs 1800-crore in the 11th Five-Year Plan meant > for the welfare of the physically challenged have not been started > yet, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) has yet > again earmarked Rs 3000-crore for new disability projects. > > SJE Minister Kumari Selja who reviewed the implementation of the > People with Disabilities Act with State Commissioners earlier this > year, admitted to the delays. “The Twelfth Five-Year Plan, which > earmarks a total allocation to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore, will see a > number of ambitious initiatives being implemented. These include > setting up of a National Centre for Universal Design, Indian Sign > Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) and Braille printing > presses across India,” said Selja addressing a meeting of State > Disabilities Commissioners. > > “We will also harmonise all the relevant domestic laws (including > mainstream laws) and policies with the UN Convention on the Rights of > Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD),” she said. However, the ground > situation remains rather grim. Most of these incomplete projects — > like the Right to Education for the disabled, which has been a > long-standing demand of the physically challenged community — still > remain in limbo. > > The task force constituted by the Ministry in 2010, to work out the > details for the establishment of the proposed National Centre for > Universal Design - to make the physical and academic environment > disabled-friendly. Headed by Samir K. Brahmachari, Director General, > Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, taskforce submitted its > report in 2011, but the Ministry did not act in three years. The > partnership project of MSJE and Indira Gandhi National Open University > (IGNOU) of setting up Indian Sign Language Research and Training > Center (ISLRTC) in 2011 has also been shelved. > > A project worth Rs 44-crore could have helped at least 2500 deaf > persons in opting for professional studies. In two years, except for > laying the foundation stone, there has been no progress. The Ministry > took up the matter with IGNOU authorities in April, but to no avail. > Most Braille printing presses across the State are also dying a slow > death because of outdated machinery and technology. An example being: > the Malakpet Press - the only Braille printing press in Andhra Pradesh > set-up in 1986 for producing textual learning material for the > visually impaired — hasn’t been upgraded. The visually-challenged > workers — who are facing job losses launched an online campaign called > the savebraillepress.blogspot.com. While the Centre is promising to > create new Braille presses, some like Malakpet are dying for want of > moderisation. > > “We know that there has been a delay and that is why this department > of disability was carved out by MSJE in July 2012 to look into the > gaps,” said a senior official from MSJE. > > “While the concept note for Institute of Universal Design is ready and > we are waiting to give it a physical shape, the other projects will > take some time to take off,” said the official. The official who was > speaking to The Pioneer exclusively said that due to troubled waters > with the IGNOU VC, the ISLRTC, the institute for the deaf and mute has > almost been scrapped. “We had given the Rs 16 crore as an initial > payment for the project, which we are trying to retract. There after, > the Ministry is planning to open an independent institute.” > > “After much noise by the disabled activists, funds were sanctioned by > the Ministry in the 11th plan but in five years nothing came up. The > Sign Language Centre was also mostly eye washed,” said Javed Abidi, > convenor, Disabled Rights Group. “We have been hearing of the > Universal Design Centre coming up every year but nothing much has > moved,” he said. > > “Money to the tune of several hundred crores was sanctioned for > projects but has remained unutilised. This is in blatant violation of > the disabled persons Right to Education,” said Anjlee Agarwal, > director, NGO Samarthyam, who was also part of the task force for > Universal Design Centre. > > “Right to quality education is every person’s prerogative. Under the > RTE, disabled should be included with the mainstream, but without > Braille language books for the blind, and sign language interpreters > for the deaf, quality education remains elusive to the challenged,” > she said. Agarwal said that the Government should act soon if it does > not want another generation of disabled to remain unemployed, socially > aloof and academically handicapped. Even Sminu Jindal, from Swayam, an > NGO working for disabled said, “While enhanced reservations in > education and jobs are welcome but unless the Government makes > physical and academic infrastructure accessible, all this seems a > farce.” > > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > M.Phil Research Scholar > Centre for The Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > 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. 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