You are right this Govt's priorities are very different. A lady doctor
has
been attacked with acid.Perhaps another blind person in the offing. This
happens in a VIP market. What governance are we talking about! I do not
think we can expect any thing from these people!
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Of Madhumitha
Sent: 23 December 2014 19:02
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Subject: Re: [AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will
the disabled lose out?
No use. they are not even ready to deal with banking employees. They are
busy converting people to hindu and busy tracking other party
politicians'
activities nowadays. Sounds like we have wrongly selected these people.
I've
started feeling the earlier devil was better than the present one.
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From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com>
To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 4:20 PM
Subject: [AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will the
disabled lose out?
If we go by trends coming in, BJP is ready to form government in the
state: hope they implement what they have promissed in their
manifesto.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141223/jsp/jharkhand/story_4777.jsp
Cheda Oraon, a polio-stricken youth, on his way to a polling booth in
Lohardaga on November 25
The results of the Assembly elections 2014 on Tuesday may be a
watershed for the state, but the outcome may not make any difference
to a section of the electorate - the disabled.
Issues that concern parents of special children as well as disabled
adults - both voting populations - hardly featured on any political
party's manifesto, campaign rally or speech.
Only the BJP mentioned implementing the 3 per cent job reservation for
the disabled on its manifesto, but every party had stayed silent on
inclusive education for special children.
According to Jharkhand Education Project Council, only 66.68 per cent
children between the ages of six and 14 years with special needs have
been enrolled in Jharkhand's government and private schools. Only 600
government teachers have been given basic orientation on inclusive
education with stress on special children's needs.
The situation is no better in private schools, as Circular 45 of CBSE
where certain assistance for children with disabilities is enshrined,
is not followed.
As far as adults with disabilities go, the state promises 3 per cent
job reservations on paper but can't guarantee this on the ground.
The state's apathy towards the disabled can be gauged from the fact
that the post of disability commissioner has been lying vacant since a
year, ever since Satish Chandra's retirement.
Recently, speaking to The Telegraph, Chandra had said: "I had
requested a few political parties to include inclusive education and
reservation for the disabled in their manifestos. Most children with
disabilities remain out of school, their parents don't get the Rs 400
monthly allowance meant for them. Inclusive education is important as
students learn to live, learn, play and grow with others. There are
national and state policies for inclusive education but the mechanisms
to implement them must exist."
Abhinav Kumar, in-charge of JEPC's inclusive education wing, agreed:
"We need to strengthen inclusive education as disabled children don't
get all the benefits they are entitled to. We hope the new Jharkhand
government forms a road map to connect the disabled to the social
mainstream."
Rahul Mehta, the director of Chotanagpur Sankritik Sangh, a social
organisation, who played leading role in drafting Jharkhand State
Disability Policy that was approved in 2012 by the state government,
said the plan of action was still pending.
"The policy aims to empower disabled persons through education and
social security. But, the benefits aren't trickling down to people.
Most political parties aren't aware of acts, policies and schemes
meant for the disabled," Mehta said.
--
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
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