Hi all It is a tragedy but a nice article to read.
On 14/10/2014, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very handy news for researchers. > And I'm eager to know is there any new figure/finding out in recent years? > http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/0402404f.htm > > By Our Staff Reporter > > THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 1. The status of blind women in India was > pathetic, with 99 per cent of them being uneducated and unemployed. > About 73 per cent of the blind women in the country were unmarried and > being uneducated, had little means of sustaining themselves, says a > report on the Status of Blind Women in India, conducted by the Women's > Committee of the Asian Blind Union and NGO Forum in December 2000. > > The need for pressurising the Government for providing social security > and other support systems for blind women, to equip them to lead a > better life in society was one of the suggestions that came up at a > two-day Leadership Training Workshop for blind women, organised here > recently in association with the women's forum of the Kerala > Federation of the Blind. > > In the Net age, most of the vocational courses designed for the blind > had become out-dated and it was the need of the hour to finds out > newer avenues for vocational training and employment for the blind, > Ms. Madhu Singhal, the South Zone Coordinator for the NGO Forum of > Blind Women in India, pointed out. > > The leadership training programme was organised with the aim of > building self-confidence and self-esteem among blind women and in > developing leadership qualities in them. The participants were given > an insight into various aspects of developing entrepreneur skills, > legal rights and how blind women could manage household > responsibilities. > > Most blind women were neglected within their families and often > dependent on one of the family members. In rural areas especially, > blind women did not know that they too could train themselves to > become self-employed and self-reliant, Ms. Singhal said. > > Education which does not promise self-reliance has no relevance for > the blind. Special schools and hostels for blind women were necessary > if more of them were to be induced to study. Blind women should be > imparted entrepreneurial skills, training in legal and human rights, > communication skills, self-defence and self-help skills as blind women > were an extremely vulnerable group in society, Mr. Georgekutty > Kareparambil, the Director of KFB said. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > 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. 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.. > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! 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. 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..
