modi is yet to take charge. so lets wait and sea. On 5/24/14, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Wonderful. But government needs to plann beyond special occasions. > We're fed up with lip-service... > > http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/sign-language-interpreters-at-swearing-in/article6045304.ece > Aurally challenged Indian citizens will be able to follow Narendra > Modi's swearing-in on Monday with three sign-language interpreters on > duty at the function, the Disabled Rights Group (DRG) said in a > statement on Saturday. > > Long-standing demand > > "This is a historic first. It has been a long-standing demand on the > part of the Indian disability movement that at all important public > events, sign language interpretation should be made available so that > 'deaf people' are not left out and that the event is made accessible > for them as well," DRG convenor Javed Abidi said. > > Anuj Jain of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) said a > delegation called upon Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh on > Saturday and expressed the wish to have the interpreters, which was > immediately acceded. > > "Doordarshan confirmed to us that the sign language interpreters would > be available not only at the ceremony but also that the telecast would > feature the facility for deaf viewers across the country and even > across the world," Mr. Jain said. -- IANS > > > -- > 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/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > 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.. >
-- nothing is difficult unless you make it appear so. r. aravind, clerk in andhrabank, mobile no: +91 9940369593, email id : [email protected], [email protected]. 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/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] 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..
