"* Higher interest rates, similar to the benefit for senior citizens on fixed deposits, and long-term investment instruments."
This is a business initiative of commercial banks, and not a government policy. So, if our business is attractive, banks will extend the same to us. If if we want it as a government policy, let us not compare ourselves with senior citizens. "* Rehabilitation insurance to cover all expenses (medical, assistive technologies, therapy, etc.) of daily life" If this is for a person before becoming disabled, it should be fine as it would be a disability insurance kind of a thing. If it is an insurance for disabled, then I don't think any insurance company will come forward to do it. Insurance is not for covering known risks. Once a person becomes disabled, he/she is sure to use all the benefits covered in the insurance. It is not at all feasible as a business model. I may be corrected if I haven't interpreted something in the above article in its right sense. On 8/15/14, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm curious to know was Mr Narendra Modi's extempore was telecast in > sign language today? if not Does PM's independence Day speech holds > more national importance than PM's swearing in ceremony? > Many thanks Amba for lauding an ordinary persons with disabilities > whose contribution is matchless. > Article with an URL is pasted below > VOICE HEARD, FINALLY > ANANYA SENGUPTA > http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140815/jsp/nation/story_18724087.jsp > File picture of a child at a rally in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to > protect the rights of the disabled. (Prem Singh) > > Street protests, nationwide consultations and meetings with > policy-makers -- advocacy for the rights of the disabled has never been > this vocal. > > Almost two decades after the now-redundant 1995 Persons With > Disability (PWD) Act was drafted, its refurbished version with 108 > amendments guaranteeing civil and political rights to the disabled > crawled its way into Parliament last year. > > Although relegated to a standing committee, the bill, which has > expanded the definition of disability to include nine more > disabilities, is an example of the struggle by the community to gain > prominence in policy discourses. > > Finally, say activists, disability rights are being taken seriously. > > "The question to ask this Independence Day is, do the 70 million > disabled people in the country have 'real' freedom? We are not as > 'free' as the others. For half a century, India didn't pay any > attention to this community," says Javed Abidi, the convener of the > Disability Rights Group, the largest advocacy group for the disabled. > > "In 1995 they gave us the PWD Act and since then we have been > recovering from the 50 years of neglect. It's now that we have really > demanded, protested and really fought for our rights and been > noticed," he added. > > The advocacy over the past year has brought in multiple gains for the > community. > > For the first time, the Republic Day parade telecast on national TV > featured simultaneous sign-language interpretation for > hearing-impaired people. > > Three Doordarshan channels -- DD News, DD Bharti and DD Urdu -- provided > sign-language interpretation of the Republic Day commentary. News > channels were given directives to carry the signals of DD with the > interpretations. > > Just months later, for the first time, a Prime Minister's swearing-in > was made available in sign language. As many as three Indian > sign-language interpreters were on duty on the occasion to ensure that > the oath-taking and related ceremonies are made available to the 18 > million hearing-impaired citizens of India. > > During the budget session, the government approved two one-of-a-kind > institutes for the disabled -- the Centre for Disability Sports, a > state-of-the-art sporting facility that would cater exclusively for > para-athletes, and the National Institute of Inclusive and Universal > Design, the first such institute to design barrier-free tools for the > community. > > "These proposals have been pushed by us over the years and it is now > that the government is taking steps to build these institutes. Along > with the PWD law, these are going to revolutionise the lives of people > with disabilities," says Abidi. > > Among the other promises from this government are: > > * Printing of special currency notes with Braille-like signs for the > visually challenged > > * Four new AIIMS for the grossly neglected healthcare sector > > * Establishing 15 new Braille presses and revival of 10 existing ones > > * Extension of the scheme to assist the disabled to purchase aids and > appliances > > Many like rights activist Amba Salelkar believe that the "real > tangible" momentum for the disability movement came not from activists > but from people with disabilities who contributed their time to the > cause. > > "Our success has been that in the last year we have been able to draw > out the common man from the community to participate in and contribute > to the movement. They might not be activists, but they have taken part > in consultations, written emails and encouraged others like them over > the Internet. The movement really gained by the participation of these > people," says Salelkar. > > Looking ahead > > "I would like this government to enable me to go anywhere I choose to > go without thinking about inaccessible buildings and barriers for my > wheelchair," says Paralympic Deepa Malik, who is on the committee that > is drawing the blueprint for the sport centre for the disabled. > > Disability rights activists, however, want much more and in concrete > terms. Their demands include: > > * Higher interest rates, similar to the benefit for senior citizens on > fixed deposits, and long-term investment instruments > > * Free education for people with disability up to SSC in all schools > > * Spinal injury rehabilitation units at all public hospitals > > * Rehabilitation insurance to cover all expenses (medical, assistive > technologies, therapy, etc.) of daily life > > * Access tax of 2 per cent on corporations for 10 years to make the > public infrastructure in the country barrier-free and accessible to > people with disabilities > > * Railway budget should include allocations to make platforms, > stations and compartments disabled-friendly > > * 100 per cent FDI in manufacturing of products and assistive > technologies for the disabled. > > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > 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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