[AI] Sources close to social justice minister: new notes of Rs 100 Rs 500 and Rs 1000 are braille compliant
A DAY after the Supreme Court rapped the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry and goaded the Solicitor General to name the minister “sitting over the files” on welfare of the disabled, those close to Thaawarchand Gehlot, the minister in question, were quick to point out how the this government has initiated several steps to “facilitate” the disabled. Sources close to the minister were quick to point out that one such initiative is visible in the new notes of Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 that have tiny lines embossed along the corners to make it Braille-compliant: four lines on Rs 100 notes, five on Rs 500 notes and seven lines on Rs 2,000 notes. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/delhi-confidential-point-to-note-thaawarchand-gehlot-4395749/ -- 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. 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..
[AI] Edward Hoagland writes in the New York Times: Feeling My Way Into Blindness
-class citizen, an object of concern. Crankiness won’t persuade people to treat me thoughtfully. Disabled, that dry term once applied to so many others over my lifetime, now applies to me. As best I can, I’ll make my peace with it. Edward Hoagland is a nature and travel writer, and the author, most recently, of “In the Country of the Blind,” a novel. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Utkarsh Anand reports: PILs on welfare of disabled: Is it govt of India or panchayat, asks SC
SC insisted on asking the name of the minister concerned. Its unusual, they say. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pils-on-welfare-of-disabled-is-it-government-of-india-or-panchayat-asks-supreme-court-4393600/ -- 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. 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..
[AI] Nisha Nambiar reports from Pune: cash Crunch: Disabled people dealt a bad hand, seek counters in public spaces
PUNE: Rafique Khan had to wait for three hours on his wheel chair to reach an ATM counter in Vishrantwadi on Sunday. Once he reached the counter, he needed help to enter the ATM. After this ordeal, however, the ATM did not have enough cash. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Disabled-people-dealt-a-bad-hand-seek-counters-in-public-spaces/articleshow/55426863.cms "When the government makes such an announcement, they have no consideration for us," says Khan. He is peeved that though the Persons With Disability(PWD) Act, 1995, is in place, the barrier-free environment in public spaces is only on paper. Khan said that the government's sudden announcement and the fact that there are no special counters for disabled people has given them a raw deal. Prashant Dubey, a government employee with 60% disability also had to wait with crutches for hours to reach an ATM in Kondhwa. Even as the government has announced separate queues from Tuesday and the disability commissionerate is readying a circular for this, how it would be implemented is something that has to be seen, said D Satav, state representative of a disability group. "None of the ATMs or banks have ramps and are in locations that are difficult to access. Though the Act is in place, the facility is not there. To top it, the announcement has left many in the sector cashless," Satav, who has handed a memorandum to the collector and the disability commissioner, said. Rohan Gaikwad, who has 80% disability and is working as a computer operator, said that he has been borrowing money for the last two days as banks are too crowded. "There is an announcement that there would be separate queues in banks and ATMs from Tuesday. Let's see if I can reach my bank," Gaikwad said. Satav said that many of the differently abled do not have bank accounts and so it is a major hassle for them to even exchange old currency notes. "We have to help out these people with exchanging notes as it would be difficult for them to move from one place to another considering the rush, both at banks and post offices. There should be a separate counter opened in some centralized public place only for disabled people. This place should also have a ramp facility," he said. Recommended By Colombia On Monday, the government had announced that separate queues would be made mandatory at banks and ATMs for senior citizens and for the disabled. State disability commissioner Nitin Patil said, "We will be issuing a circular to banks and they should follow it. On separate counters at centralized areas, it looks difficult as disabled people are spread out everywhere. However, in the days to come, we will observe the situation and then take necessary steps." -- 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. 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..
[AI] Shillong: North Eastern Hill University: Bartina has become the first visually-impaired student to have completed MA from the University
ed student from the university to pass MA in English," Bhattacharjee said. Asked how Bertina could cope with the classes, especially in the absence of Braille textbooks, Bhattacharjee said: "Bertina sat together in the classroom with other normal students. She is very sharp in listening and brought her own Braille copy for taking notes. The teachers were very cooperative and took extra classes for her if she did not understand. The entire class stood behind her.? "She is a different type of girl and a good singer too. She was extremely determined, mentally strong and physically agile. We treated Bertina like any other student and she also felt she was not different," an elated Bhattacharjee said. On Bertina's plan to pursue PhD in Nehu, Bhattacharjee said that it might be difficult since the university has no facility such as Braille library for the blind at present. "During the academic council meeting in October 2015, I have moved for getting the facilities for visually impaired students. I hope action will be taken in this regard since it has not happened till now," Bhattacharjee said. According to her, Bertina can approach institutes like IITs and English and Foreign Languages University for doing PhD since these institutes have the required facilities. On how Bertina writes her exam, Bhattacharejee said: "A separate room was arranged for Bertina during exam. She functions through a scribe. When the scribe read out the questions, she dictated her answers to the scribe." -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Any accessibility features in new Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 currency notes?
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[AI] Japan times reports: 1 in 5 blind with guide dogs have fallen off Japanese station platforms: poll
One in 5 blind people accompanied by a guide dog in Japan have accidentally taken a step off a railroad station platform, a survey by a guide dog trainer group has shown. Fully 30 respondents, or 5.6 percent of the total, fell onto rail tracks from platforms, the National Federation of All Japan Guide Dog Training Institutions also said. The survey, which is believed to be the country’s first large-scale investigation into guide dog users, shows that blind people face dangers on station platforms, the federation said. The institution will investigate the causes of such accidents and improve the training of guide dogs and their users so blind people can negotiate train stations safely. The survey was taken in October after a fatal accident in August in which a 55-year-old blind man accompanied by a guide dog fell from the Aoyama-itchome subway station platform in Tokyo and was run over by a train. The questionnaire survey covered 716 users of 691 guide dogs lent from eight guide dog training groups that are members of the federation. The federation asked whether the users had had any accidents or problems while walking outside. Valid responses were given by 540 people aged 59.3 on average. They used guide dogs for 8.8 years on average. Those who lost their footing or became trapped in the gap between a platform and an incoming train numbered 114, or 21 percent of the total respondents. The survey also found that 213 people, or 39 percent, had narrowly avoided accidents or injuries on station platforms, while 309 people, or 57 percent, had had similar experiences at intersections or railroad crossings. The federation also plans to carry out an investigation into such experiences by blind people. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/11/09/national/1-5-blind-guide-dogs-fallen-off-japanese-station-platforms-poll/#.WCqbZhb_qd4 -- 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. 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..
[AI] Annalisa D'Innella writes in the Guardian today: The way I see it: living with partial blindness
it felt like to be in the world and not feel stressed; why my friends and family are never as exhausted as I am all the time; how mad and wrong I had been to expect myself to be able to keep up with everyone else; that I had to forgive myself for not being able to keep up. And, as I glided around, my daughter and I chatted about the window displays. With the cane, I could free my eyes to admire my surroundings. And people kept apologising to me. All the time. And then it happened. That pang, that familiar summoning of resilience, that surprise arrow of shame. I neared a doorway and stopped, because I saw a man approaching and I decided to wait for him to open the door rather than open it myself. I did this because, in that split second, I felt compelled to “play blind”. In that split second, I felt like a fraud. “Who cares what people think?” It’s always angry, that statement. I have had it said to me a lot recently. I have also seen the expression of genuine incomprehension from Andy. “The cane is here for you,” he said, exasperated. “You are not a fraud. You are exactly who it’s here for.” We all feel the need sometimes to explain ourselves to strangers. We all want to present a coherent picture, to make sense. Psychotherapist and cane-user Rachael Stevens has RP. She spoke about it on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and was flooded with positive responses from visually impaired listeners. One caller spoke of a nasty encounter in which he was accused of being a “benefits fraud”. Stevens herself once told me about a time she had been confronted outside her son’s nursery by a man who had planted himself directly in front of her, smirking, as if to test her. In order for guide canes and symbol canes to be effective, they need to be understood. Somehow, some time ago, the people who came up with these valuable low-vision solutions only did half the job. They didn’t put the resources needed into raising public awareness and, as a result, the cane has become symbolically too blunt an instrument. I took the decision that I had to find the best way I could to present myself as partially sighted. I had to be me in the world. I unfold my cane whenever I need it. When people move out of my way, I thank them. I use different canes for different situations. I don’t use a cane when I am with my toddler as I have not yet found a way to hold a cane and push a buggy simultaneously. Also, I have found that the buggy itself (as well as the yelps from my son) provide adequate feedback. Some days, the light conditions are just right and I can operate without a cane. Other days, I stand at the front door and can’t take two steps forward. I talk to people about my condition as much as possible. “Are you allowed a guide dog?” asks a friend. Good question. Yes. Jessica Luke, an RP friend with a guide dog, came with me to give a talk to my daughter’s class at school. We put up slides showing the different ways people see. We got one teacher to wear RP-simulation specs and we threw her a ball. She dropped it and the kids screamed with laughter. The Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) website tells me that 93% of people who are registered blind or partially sighted in the UK retain some useful vision. So why isn’t there better understanding of visual impairment? Is it because it is easier for sight-loss charities to raise money if they present a more simplistic, pitiable image of blindness? Or is it because it is thought too complex an issue to explain? Dyslexia is a complex condition, but nowadays a child with dyslexia can grow up in a world that (largely) understands their needs. I believe passionately that the same must be done for partial sight. Blindness is not binary. It is a rich and fascinating spectrum. Visually impaired people come in many different variations. Some of us have central vision but no periphery. Some have periphery but no central. Some see the world through a window stained with blobs. For others, it is all a blur. We could form a zombie army. But we will probably just quietly get in your way on staircases. And, given the chance, many lovely people do understand – such as the man who saw me holding my cane, squinting up at a noticeboard at St Pancras station. As I sat down next to him, taking my Kindle from my bag, he leaned over: “Did you get all the information you needed from that board?” I replied that I wasn’t 100% sure but I thought the Sevenoaks train was arriving in 10 minutes. He got up, checked the board and confirmed I was right. “Well done,” he said. “Thank you,” I replied, and we both got on with reading our books. To find out more about the RNIB’s #howisee campaign, visit: rnib.org.uk/howisee To find out more about RP, visit rpfightingblindness.org.uk -- 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
[AI] Dawn reports: Pakistan: Disable persons beaten over protest by Quetta Police
Visit the URL to listen/watch the video. http://www.dawn.com/news/1296314/police-manhandle-disabled-persons-in-quetta Police officials on Monday reportedly manhandled and dragged disabled persons to clear the route for a government official during a protest demonstration in the Hockey Chowk area of Quetta. The disabled persons were demanding the provincial government to ensure implementation of disabled persons quota in government services and were also demanding a special package for them. “Four to five of our colleagues were injured by the police,” said Izatullah, the head of voice for disabled person in Balochistan. -Photo by author -Photo by author He added the police dragged him on the road to clear the route for a senior government official. Another protester, Asmatullah, said they were tortured without any justification. The disabled persons have been protesting for five months to press the authorities for acceptance of their demands. The district administration, after receiving news of the scuffle between police officials and the disabled persons, held dialogue with the aggrieved party. Deputy Commissioner Abdul Wahid Kakar held negotioans with the disabled persons after which the protests was called off. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Agrima Bhasin writes: The Manipur initiative: Education and freedom at a school for children with disability
siblings to volunteer at the school so that they can observe and learn from the teachers.” At the same time, and in the absence of any state support for disability-specific education, rehabilitation or information services, the staff at the school is sensitive to the caregivers’ personal circumstances. This is especially so in a class-disparate situation, where the demands of everyday survival impinge on the time of some caregivers. “The parents of several children at the school are daily wage earners — small shopkeepers or farmers who labour all day on the jhum (shifting agriculture) hill slopes; others are single parents or aged grandparents. Many of them express a sense of helplessness and frustration and might even feel depressed. This often explains their behaviour, which can be neglectful, overprotective and even abusive towards the child,” explains Dondouching. To overcome some of the above barriers with empathy and non-judgement, the 14-member staff of the school (including special educators, assistant teachers and UN Volunteers) provides after-school support services like counselling, therapy and home-visits in cases of severe disabilities or single parent households. And during school hours, they love and care for the students like they would for their own child or sibling. This is evident not only from their classroom interactions but also from the spirited welcome that the teachers (ready with broad smiles, wheelchairs and trendy high-fives) extend to the arriving students each morning and from the hours they pour into creating teaching and learning games and materials that line the bright yellow walls and shelves of the school. The teachers also maintain a meticulous diary for every child’s monthly development. “He can identify different shapes and colours; can write and vocalise alphabets A-Z and can tie shoe laces on his own,” reads an entry. These diaries fuel the end-of-month meetings where parents and teachers jointly review the child’s learning. At one such meeting, as he waited for his turn to meet the speech therapist, J.J., a parent and a secondary school history teacher, spoke of his five-year-old son, Hratha, who dropped out of regular school. “He would keep running out of school, so they said they could not handle him.” At Malsawm, too, Hratha kept running out for the first three months. But the teachers also ran after him. And here, Hratha has discovered a love for gadgets and YouTube. “Hratha has a photographic memory and grasps information in seconds. Then he is bored,” explains Dondouching. “He is not intellectually disabled,” he says, explaining that the exclusion of ‘autism’ from the list of disabilities included in the Persons with Disability Act (1995) means that children like Hratha did not get a disability certificate or were categorised by the district authorities as ‘mentally retarded’ or learning disabled. This has since been changed in April 2016, but is yet to be implemented. The couple believes that advocacy is critical in the face of little to no awareness and empathy among district officials, church leaders and the larger community, including their own friends and relatives. “Most people just feel pity; they say “so sorry” and then feel grateful for being able-bodied, says Dondouching. The teachers want Churachandpur to become the first disabled-friendly district in the Northeast. For this, the able-bodied must be willing to connect as equals. Pauzagin says with a grin, “We even organised a Gangnam-style dance competition to raise awareness,” and adds, shrugging, “Otherwise no one would have come.” Agrima Bhasin is an independent social policy researcher. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Book Review: Disability and the media edited by Andrew Crisell
challenges to disability and the media in relation to accessibility, representation, consumption, production and employment. While Disability and the Media tries to be global in scope, it perhaps falls short in trying to do too much. The chapter on television, notably one of the shortest, can only scratch the surface of the images and programming experienced there. Advertising is not even attempted. A rich array of examples is identified for discussion but the representation of those with intellectual disabilities is explored less exhaustively. Ellis and Goggin demonstrate how far the media still has to go in relation to disability and that both the news and popular television offer very limited narratives and frames through which we come to understand versions of disability. The frustration that the authors feel is palpable as they surmise that the media have been ‘spectacularly crap’ (117; original emphasis) in their slowness to respond to the employment, representation, participation and consumption of disabled people. I would readily recommend Disability and the Media as an excellent introduction to some of the key issues in disability and the media for those seeking to join the debate. Jacqui Shepherd School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK j.sheph...@sussex.ac.uk © 2016 Jacqui Shepherd http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2016.1249636 -- 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. 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..
[AI] London-United Kingdom: Katharine Quarmby writes: Our disabled community is suffering. Time to act on the UN report, not reject it
favoured whipping boys. It is time to break with that cruel past. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Mumbai: Beauty pageant for the blind girls update: A ‘sight’ to behold
(Photos: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar) Visually impaired girls from all over India arrived in the city to participate in a beauty pageant for the blind. These girls share their stories with The Mumbai Age. Reported by Aarti Bhanushali http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/sight-behold-131 Matching her steps to the beats of the music, 24-year-old Jyoti Mallik struts down the ramp in a shimmery lehenga — her poise no less than that of a professional model. The only catch here is Jyoti’s walk was before a panel of judges who could see, unlike her. the young lady was taking part in a beauty pageant for the visually impaired that took place in the city on Tuesday. Organised by Princess India, in association with National Association for the Blind - India (NAB), the pageant witnessed 44 women of 18 years and above floating down the ramp with elegance and panache. While the regional rounds of the pageant were held in their respective states, 44 short-listed candidates from Odisha, Lucknow, Goa, Gujarat, Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra and Telangana were called to Mumbai for the pre-determinative round of the competition. Jyoti, who represented Punjab was positively beaming. “While I have participated in college fashion shows, representing Punjab is such an honour,” says the PhD student, who was born completely blind. Jyoti was one of the five girls to have been selected from Punjab. The group has already started to form a bond of friendship as they explore the city together. “We came here day before yesterday and went to check out Juhu beach and eat pani puri,” exults Sandeep Kaur, who took time out from teaching music in Ludhiana to take part in the contest. “It was a lovely experience. This is our first time here and I’m so enthusiastic to represent Punjab. It’s great that we have a chance to come in the mainstream and make a difference.” Also among the contestants was Rashmita Jana. The Constant mocking and teasing at school about her blindness failed to deter this 21-year-old from confidently walking down the ramp in her traditional Sambalpuri attire. This youngster from Odisha held the audience captive as she narrated tales about Odiya culture during her talent round at the pageant. Having grown up amidst her sighted counterparts in school, she feels that she is just as capable as any of her contemporaries. “I’m 75 per cent blind. When I went to school for the first time, classmates teased me and I felt miserable. My dad made sure I led a normal life and go to a school with sighted children. I don’t feel that being partially blind is an obstacle at all; I feel as normal as others who can see. I want to become a model and I think this is my first step towards achieving my dream,” she says. The finale of the competition is slated to be held in the city in January 2017 and designer Sanjay Lalwani of Sujata and Sanjay fame will be designing outfits for the 15 women, who make it to the final round. “I’ll be talking to the final contestants and will design the dresses as per each contestant’s dreams and aspirations,” says Sanjay, who adds that the confidence and determination displayed by the contestants have taken him by surprise. “The girls have their own definite set of opinions. I was not expecting them to be this confident, self-reliant and ambitious. They go way beyond self-empathy and their vision is not cocooned. They see the world beyond us and they don’t need help,” he adds -- 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. 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..
[AI] West Bengal: Lack of Braille education stops visually impaired from checking voter slips
Aishik Chanda | Published: 08th November 2016 07:42 PM | http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/nov/08/lack-of-braille-education-stops-visually-impaired-from-checking-voter-slips-in-bengal-bypoll-1536370.html TAMLUK: "I can’t read Braille. Had I got the opportunity to learn it, would I beg in local trains?,” asked Nuruddin Sheikh while counting his day’s earnings with his slender fingers. He clearly separates the Rs 5 and the Rs 1 coins. “Rs 1 coins are in plenty,” he chuckled, getting up to return home. Nuruddin, a resident of a village near Tamluk, is one among many visually impaired voters who are unable to read their voter details on Braille-imprinted voter slips to be issued for the Lok Sabha by-election in the Tamluk constituency in West Bengal slated for November 19. For the first time, the Election Commission will issue voter slips in Braille script to 788 visually impaired voters in ten blocks of the Tamluk and the Haldia sub-divisions of the constituency for the by-election. The name of the voter, his/her photo, address, booth number and other details will be imprinted in the voter slip. The details will also be given at the booth. Officials are being trained for the initiative. However, the new initiative would mean nothing for many of the visually impaired voters who can’t read Braille. “I take help of my son to reach the booth and vote,” Shampa Sen of Durgachak, Haldia said. Due to her illiteracy, once again she has to take the help of her son to get her voting details. Census 2011 states that those visually impaired who can’t read braille are considered as illiterate. Though data on literacy rates among visually impaired voters of the constituency is not available, special educators have only recently been deployed in selected schools of Purba Medinipur district, which coincides with the Tamluk constituency. The elder generation of the constituency have already missed the chance to learn Braille. “Unless learned at a younger age, it is very difficult for elders to comprehend the complex Braille codes. Authorities cannot assume every visually-impaired person to automatically be an expert of Braille. According to some estimates, there are over 15 million blind people in India, of which 2 million are children. Of them, only 5 per cent receive any form of education. Special schools teaching Braille are even fewersaid a professor of Centre for Disability Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Mike Lambert for the BBC:: How did I do as a blind dad?
down my face. Her mum explained I was okay and that I'd had a collision with a carelessly constructed display outside a shop. I'd reported the matter to the police and, when they arrived at the house, Caitlin's anxieties began to peak. Mike and Caitlin in a pubImage copyright Mike Lambert She says: "I remember sitting there, feeling distraught, wondering what I could do to help. And then it came to me - I must write to the Queen." We still have a copy of her letter: Dear Ma'am This is me, Caitlin. I'm six. I want to tell you about something really important to me. It's about my Dad he is blind. Every day when my Dad comes home from work, quite often he has bumped into a signpost and it proves that people don't care about other people who are blind. The last time I saw him bleeding he had got into an argument with a shopkeeper because he had bumped the sign over and my Dad called the plies. Do you have any ideas? Love from Caitlin Lambert Re-reading Caitlin's letter, I feel sorry for the anxiety I caused her. But, more than anything, I'm impressed at this early example of her tenacity and search for a solution. Mike Lambert and his daughter CaitlinImage copyright Mike Lambert So, aside from spawning a royalist, how have I done as a parent? Caitlin reckons she never suffered from any lack of love or attention. Maybe there's a positive connection between the young woman who now sees herself as being especially observant and sensible, and some of the added responsibilities she assumed at an early age. Although as Caitlin points out: 'I like being sensible - and who's to say I wouldn't have been sensible anyway?" -- 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. 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..
[AI] MMBA donates laptop to daughter of visually challenged couple
Office-bearers of Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Bar Association (MMBA) on Monday donated a laptop to the school going daughter of a visually challenged couple. Justice S. Nagamuthu, the administrative judge of the High Court, handed over the laptop to the girl and her parents in the presence of the lawyers. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/mmba-donates-laptop-to-daughter-of-visually-challenged-couple/article9317637.ece MMBA Treasurer N. Ilango said that the association had already taken up the responsibility of bearing the entire educational expenses of the girl child, now in Class V, till she completes her collegiate education after accepting a suggestion made by Mr. Justice Nagamuthu during the hearing of a habeas corpus petition in October last. “Since then, we have spent around Rs.15,000 for the girl’s education. Recently, her parents told us that she requires a computer. Hence, the office-bearers of the association pooled in money and decided to purchase her a laptop instead of a desktop computer. This was presented to her by the judge himself in his chambers today,” he added. The High Court had taken note of the plight of the visually challenged couple R. Muthumanickam and M. Mareeswari of Anna Nagar here during the hearing of a HCP filed by them last year accusing the police of not having traced their first daughter who was lifted from Government Rajaji Hospital here, within three days of her birth, on January 9, 2006. Then, the couple appeared before the court and said that they had lost confidence in government hospitals after the incident and approached a private hospital for the delivery of their second girl child. Passing orders on their petition, a Division Bench led by Mr. Justice Nagamuthu directed the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs.3 lakh to them. The money was ordered to be deposited in a bank in the name of the 10-year-old second daughter of the couple and the parents were allowed to withdraw the interest alone till the girl attains majority. The judges also recorded their appreciation for the MMBA for having accepted their suggestion to take up the responsibility of bearing her educational expenses. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Kolkotta: Braille magazine opens up world of creativity
By Prajanma Das KOLKATA: Ever imagined how our imagination works? How gifted we are to be able to imagine? How ideas, images and sensations are formed from the things we see around us? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Braille-magazine-opens-up-world-of-creativity/articleshow/55282755.cms Now, try to envisage how imagination works for the visually impaired, particularly those with congenital blindness with no memory of an image to tap into. Instead of visual images, they depend on the wealth of auditory sensations in their memory; even their dreams are auditory. Sparshanandan has since 1999 been encouraging the visually impaired to voice their imagination through an annual Braille poetry magazine, Sparshanandan-Drishtihinder Braille Patrika. There have been initiatives to help the visually challenged study, work and carry out everyday chores, but Sparshanandan was the first to create an opportunity for them to explore their creativity.The white perforated pages of the magazine take them on a flight of fantasy, opening up a world of vivid images. Poetry, which is an expression of experiences, their interpretation and imagination mingled together, also works differently for the visually impaired. "For a visually challenged poet, the idea of the surroundings is not based on images. They feel it, unlike us who can see," said Satyajith Mandal, editor and publisher of the magazine. "It is an experience to read their poems. It leads one into a world where you can only feel. The poems let you visualise even with your eyes closed." Bithika Sarkar, one of the contributors to the magazine, said poetry was an inspiration. "It is not just a form of expression for us.Poetry gives us the sense of freedom. My verses let me see in my own way, and show my world to the rest," she said. Inspired by the freedom offered by the creative works, Sanju Panna travelled more than 600km from Alipurduar to recite one of his verses at a literary meet organized by the association. "The enthusiasm of those who send in entries for our magazine is overwhelming," Mandal added. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Gujarat: Himanshu Kaushik reports, Disabled children are dropping out of school
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Disabled-children-are-dropping-out-of-school/articleshow/55280881.cms -- 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. 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..
[AI] FYI: Lassnet International Conference at India Habitat Centre –Programme Schedule:
Session 10.5 Problematising Ability: Disability, Disablement and Discrimination in Contemporary India 12 December 2016 11:15: 1:00 pm. Chair and Discussants: Kalpana Kannabiran, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad & Asha Hans, Women with Disabilities India Network and formerly with School of Women's Studies, Utkal University, Odisha Ashwini Deshpande, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi Renu Addlakha, Centre for Women's Development Studies, Delhi. K.S. James, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Avinash Shahi, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Full Programme schedule LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH NETWORK CONFERENCE, FOURTH EDITION “Thinking with Evidence: Seeking Certainty, Making Truth” 10 - 12 December, 2016 India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi PROGRAMME Saturday, 10 December 2016 8:00 – 9:00 am – Registration and Tea 9.00 – 10:45 am, Session 1 1.1 Rites, Religion and Violence, Silver Oak 1 1.2 Evidencing Gender, Silver Oak 2 1.3 Sexuality, Gender Identity and Sedition: A Roundtable, Jacaranda 1 1.4 Politics of Evidence and the Right to Health Care, Jacaranda 2 1.5 Evidence, Truth and Justice, Willow 1.6 Law, Technology and Evidence, Gulmohar Tea: 10:45 – 11:15 am 11.15 am – 1:00 pm , Session 2 2.1 The Whole isn’t the Sum of its Parts: Continuums of Feminist Political Thought and Practice – Panel dedicated to Priya Thangarajah, Silver Oak 1 2.2 Unmaking Reason as Evidence, Silver Oak 2 2.3 Colonial and Post Colonial Landscapes, Jacaranda 1 2.4 Evidence of Judicial Performance in India, Jacaranda 2 2.5 Evidence, Law and Govermentality, Willow 2.6 Making of the Techno-social Horizon: Evidentiary Techniques, Truth-making and Visioning of Futures in India – I, Gulmohar 1.00 – 2:00 pm, Lunch 2.00 – 3:45 pm, Session 3 3.1 Rehearsing The Witness: The Bhawal Court Case, Silver Oak 1 3.2 Evidence of Suppression, Suppression of Evidence: Queer Archiving Practices in India, Silver Oak 2 3.3 Evidencing Discrimination, Jacaranda 1 3.4 Law, Politics and the City, Jacaranda 2 3.5 Detections: Categorizing Crime, Order and Technique, Willow 3.6 Making of the Techno-social Horizon: Evidentiary Techniques, Truth-making and Visioning of Futures in India – II, Gulmohar 3.45 – 4:15 pm, Tea 4.15 – 6:00 pm, Session 4 4.1 Political Allegories of Justice and Democracy: Invoking the Lens of Emblems, Art and Architecture, Silver Oak 1 4.2 Documenting Evidence of Rightlessness, Willow 4.3 Law, Justice and Evidence of Identity, Jacaranda 1 4.4 Evidence for/as Atrocity: A Roundtable, Jacaranda 2 4.5, Legal Pluralism and the Making of Truth in Conflicts over Natural Resources and the Environment, Gulmohar 4.6 Techno-Utopias of Identification: Comparing and Situating the Fantasy in Aadhaar, Silver Oak 2 7.00-7.30 pm: Welcome, Stein Auditorium WELCOME C. Raj Kumar, Professor and Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat Ranbir Singh, Professor and Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi Shyam Menon, Professor and Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University Delhi Peer Zumbansen, Professor of Transnational Law, Dickson Poon Transnational Law Institute, King’s College London Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Director, School of Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Ravinder Kaur, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Pratiksha Baxi, Anchor, Law and Social Sciences Research Network, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi OPENING PLENARY Chair: C. Raj Kumar, Professor and Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat Satyagraha and Collective Power: Gandhi and the Dilemmas of Mass Action Karuna Mantena, Associate Professor of Political Science, Yale University, New Haven, USA Gandhi’s suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, after the outbreak of violence at Chauri Chaura, inaugurated an important line of criticism of nonviolent politics. For critics from the left, especially, the decision betrayed a mistrust of popular agency when mass protest strayed beyond the prescriptive forms of Gandhian satyagraha. This mistrust also came to be read as a collusion between nonviolence and reformist, bourgeois and/or reactionary agendas. But what Gandhi rejected at Chauri Chaura was not mass action as such but forms of action that were premised on the generation and display of collective power. This talk explores Gandhi’s critique of collective or corporate power, from his skepticism of majoritarian democracy to the disavowal of radical revolution, and shows how this critique shaped an alternative model of action and mobilization, namely, mass satyagraha Gandhian satyagraha tried to invent and enact forms of protest that dramatized discipline, suffering, and constraint as a counterpoint to polit
[AI] Anti-abortion Poland offers payments for disabled newborns
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Re: [AI] Any Good Published or Unpublished Piece/Representation on the Term Divyang?
lising any new terminology in the disability legislation. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD) should seek responses from the disability sector on the term “divyang” suggested by the Prime Minister. The view of the Prime Minister reflects the mindset of a large section in the Indian society who are judgmental about the capabilities of the people with disabilities. Instances abound, such preconceived notions held by the political class and the Indian bureaucracy have dealt irreparable damage to the disabled people. Like any other non-disabled person, disabled people want to earn respect by their deeds and live with dignity. Therefore, instead of patronising and glorifying them, the government at the Centre and in the states need to create a conducive climate in which they get a level playing field, at par with others. Until the government does not undertake serious efforts to do away with the stigma attached with disability, the hardships of the disabled would continue to be accentuated. Merely a change in the nomenclature for addressing the disabled people is inadequate. A much deeper engagement with the plight of the disabled people is needed to bring about substantive transformation in their lives. A large number of disabled people are striving for the bare minimum, and they are still “divyang” for the Prime Minister. It's a cruel joke with their lives. “What's in a name”, they wonder. The writer is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, JNU On 11/4/16, Vikas Gupta <vikas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All: > I shall be glad to read on the subject on Divyang. Besides this, if > received by tonight, and if agreed by the Editorial Board of > Reconstructing Education for Emancipation, I would also recommend it > for publication in this quarterly. It does not matter whether it is > published or unpublished at this stage. > Best > Vikas > > > -- > Vikas Gupta > Assistant Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Social > Sciences, Delhi University, Delhi 110007. > > > Web: www.vikasinterventions.in > > Ph: +91-11-266659 (O.), +91-11-27662347 (R.) & +91-9818193875 (M.) > Email: vikas...@gmail.com > > > 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.. > -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Jaws Screen Reader latest V18 goes Indian!
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[AI] Rob Merrick writes in the Independent: London: Tory MPs launch fresh revolt against looming disability benefits cuts
Tory MPs have launched a fresh revolt against a looming benefits cut, threatening to challenge Budget legislation over the impact on sick and disabled people. They are joining forces with Opposition MPs to try to head off the worst effects of a £30-a-week cut to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for some claimants. The cut will come into force next April, after the Government invoked special powers to force the controversial measure through the House of Lords last March. New ESA claimants in the work-related activity group – those unable to work at present, but judged capable of preparing to return to work, by attending interviews and training – will be affected. The leading rebels said “tens” of Conservative MPs now opposed the cut in weekly support from £103 to £73, bringing it into line with Jobseeker's Allowance. Many had voted for it earlier this year – when ministers claimed "financial privilege" to assert the Commons' right to overturn defeats in the Lords – but now regretted doing so. David Burrowes, a Tory backbencher, suggested it was too late to force a straight U-turn, but demanded extra staff and money to help people who will be hit by the cuts. He told BBC BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I want to see, by the time we get to the Budget next year, we have delivered for these most vulnerable people. “Otherwise, we have finance bills, we have opportunities in terms of legislation, to be able to put forward amendments and make sure we deliver for these people.” Another Conservative MP, Heidi Allen, said: “There is no other piece of legislation, or change, that I have seen more regret on my side. So many of my colleagues really regret the way they voted.” More immediately, the Tory group will join the SNP in demanding a Commons debate on postponing the cuts, until more help is made available. The SNP's Neil Gray said he hoped to force the debate before the Autumn Statement, on 23 November, to pile pressure on the Chancellor to act. The cuts provoked a storm of protest earlier this year, when they were opposed by more than 30 charities. Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Grey-Thompson described them as “dreadful and punitive”. The charities poured scorn on the Government’s claim that stripping £30 a week from claimants would act as an incentive to help them get into work. However, yesterday, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, Damian Green, ruled out reversing any of the benefit cuts he inherited from David Cameron’s Government. A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spokesman said: “To ensure people have the best practical support possible, we have re-invested these funds to form part of the new Personal Support Package, which includes support for ESA and Universal Credit claimants with limited capability for work. "The system was in need of reform as it trapped many disabled people on welfare and failed to provide the right incentives and support to help people into work, with only one in 100 claimants moving out of the work-related activity group and into work each month." -- 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. 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..
[AI] Clare Conley writes in the Guardian: Going blind in your 20s: 'when life sends lemons, make lemonade'
oirs and thoughts, Living with More Vision and Less Sight. She says the biggest lesson she has learned along the way is that whatever life deals you, it’s your choice how to view those circumstances. She recounts a family game over Sunday lunch which involved created six-word memoirs. Hers is: “Everything changed, all for the better.” -- 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. 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..
[AI] Jammu and Kashmir: Visually impaired lawyer gets relief from HC
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/story/232342.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] American Inaccessible Elections: Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/01/us-citizens-vote-disabled-voters-democracy-election-polling -- 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. 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..
[AI] Less than one percent disabled girls entering schools in Odisha
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Re: [AI] Fwd: Indian Mythology Has a Problem With Disability- The Wire Article.
ny registered under Section 8. > > The Wire’s journalism is partly fundedby the Independent and Public Spirited > Media Foundation. > > > > -- > Regards > Boopathi P > PhD research scholar, > department of English Literature, > School of literary studies, > EFL University. > Hyderabad-57 > India. > Mobile: +91-9843693951 > > > 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.. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > 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.. > -- 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. 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..
[AI] Book Review: Seeing with the hands: blindness, vision, and touch after Descartes
with the blind. Furthermore, Seeing with the Hands indirectly presents a history of research on blindness and the positioning of the visually impaired in the research process. For example, early chapters demonstrate a disconnect between philosophy (particularly rationalism) and people with visual impairment: blindness is fetishized and theorized via thought experiments, but blind people themselves are never considered to be authorities of their own experience and hence rarely consulted. In the middle of the book (and the middle of the eighteenth century) we see the emergence of medical experiments to cure the blind (e.g. cataract removal) and a desire by philosophers (such as Diderot) to seek out blind people and inquire about the nature of their experience. Whilst it may be a stretch to label these approaches ‘positivism’ and ‘interpretivism’, the seeds of these research traditions are certainly being sowed. The final chapter of Seeing with the Hands presents contemporary literature from blind authors but makes no attempt to trace an emancipatory research model. Although Paterson never aims to write a book about research per se, one cannot help but feel that engagement with contemporary studies in social science would have elevated the standing of this book in disability studies and led to a bolder conclusion. Ben Simmons Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK -- 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. 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..
[AI] Lets discuss: Wice-President accepts Braille letter: Why Braille scripted letter should not be treated as official communication across the country?
While the Odisha Government is considering the Braille literates as illiterate when rejecting the nomination paper written in Braille script of an educated blind person during the last panchayat polls, the Vice-President of India treated a grievance petition written in Braille script as official communication and instructed the concerned authorities for appropriate action recently. http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/odisha-rejects-vice-prez-acknowledges-braille-scripted-letter.html Prafulla Gauda, who had submitted his nomination papers written in Braille script, was out rightly rejected by the Ganjam district Collector by declaring him illiterate in 2012. He was contesting for the post of sarpanch. On the other hand, the petition of blind graduate Arjun Swain of Chennua village of Nimapara block which was written in Braille script to Vice-President Hamid Ansari was treated as official communication. Both Arjun Swain and his wife Rebati are blind persons and there is no other person in their family to write a letter in print format. Swain petitioned the VC about massive irregularities at the Odisha Association for the Blind, Bhubaneswar. Meanwhile, the Under Secretary of Vice-President Secretariat Hurbi Shakeel has forwarded the grievance petition to Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment asking for necessary action. “At a time when the Vice-President of India can acknowledge Braille scripted letter then why it should not be treated as official language across the country,” asked disability rights activist Sanyas Behera. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Fwd: {Disability Studies India} Fwd: Indian Mythology Has a Problem With Disability- The Wire Article.
arashtra became, but turned a blind eye to what led him there. Since he was disabled, people who have historically discriminated against differently-abled people were further encouraged to justify their attitude towards differently-abled people. One may wonder what mythology has to do in this context. Indian society is deeply affected by our mythology and its characters. The illiterate know about these stories. The impact of our mythology is such that people identify with the characters and inculcate values drawn from them into their own lives. The depiction and characterisation of disabled people in Indian mythology is extremely negative and people have used the stories to justify their discriminatory attitude against differently-abled people. The case of Dhritarashtra is not just about a disabled person has been depicted in poor light. If one looks at the Ramayana, the character of Manthara has also been demonised to a great extent. In fact, she has largely been blamed for sending Rama on exile for 14 years. Manthara was the maid of the queen, Kaikeyi, and is seen as instrumental in convincing the queen to ask Dasharatha to grant her the two boons that he had promised her a long time ago. Under Manthara’s influence, Kaikeyi asked the king to make his son Bharat the next king of Ayodhaya instead of Rama. However, some folktales point out how Manthara didn’t have anything to gain by sending Ram to exile. Instead, she suffered heavy public scrutiny that linked her character to her orthopaedic disability, because of which she couldn’t stand erect. Mostly, our mythological texts have shown disabled people either as powerful, cunning and mischievous characters or as beggars in a state of extreme pain and poverty. Also, disability and mocking disability is justified in the name of sins carried from their previous births. Rarely can one encounter disabled characters in a positive light. One such character was Ashtavakra, who was physically disabled since birth. Born in a Brahmin family, he mastered the Vedasand other holy scriptures at an early age. He was mocked by the intellectuals in King Janaka’s court on account of his disability, where he had gone to participate in a shastrartha(philosophical debate). Ultimately, he defeated his mockers and earned a lot of praise from everyone. But this story from the Chandogya Upanishad sets a dangerous precedent, if observed carefully. The subtext is that if you are intellectually capable, your physical disability doesn’t matter. Then, if a disabled person is not an intellectual, does it gives others the right to mock his or her disability? The moral seems to be that a disabled person has to be extraordinary to earn basic respect, a phenomenon that continues today. The time has come to ask tough questions, to point out the wrong messages which have been disseminated by these texts and to re-interpret these texts in the light of the present day situations so that differently-abled people are not judged by the wrong morals of our mythological texts that relegate disability and disabled people to negativity. In "Rights" Categories: Rights Tagged as: Chandogya Upanishad,disability rights, Mahabharata,mythology, Pandavas and Kauravas,Ramayana. The Wire is published by the Foundation for Independent Journalism, a not-for-profit company registered under Section 8. The Wire’s journalism is partly fundedby the Independent and Public Spirited Media Foundation. -- Regards Boopathi P PhD research scholar, department of English Literature, School of literary studies, EFL University. Hyderabad-57 India. Mobile: +91-9843693951 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Disability Studies India" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to disability-studies-india+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to disability-studies-in...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/disability-studies-india. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Census 2011 update: 6.54 crores never attended school
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/census-says-6-54-crore-indians-never-attended-school-3731303/ -- 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. 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..
[AI] Read my write up today: The Big Diwali Bazaar: How a Blind School draws Delhi Elites to its campus.
Happy Diwali to all. http://icareinfo.in/blind-school-big-diwali-bazaar-draws-delhi-elites-campus/ -- 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. 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..
[AI] Muhammad Salman Siddiqui writes for the Nation: How technology succors visually impaired persons in Pakistan?
,” commented Shabbir while talking to the MORE Magazine. The education system for visually impaired persons in Pakistan What if a blind person wishes to study in Pakistan, how shall it be possible for him/her to get the proper education? Will the society provide the best opportunity to explore the subjects of their choice? Well, despite lots of social and technological barriers in Pakistan, the visually impaired persons have made tremendous achievements in the educational fields! Saima Saleem, the first Pakistani blind CSP officer, got the sixth position in the civil service examination all over Pakistan. In spite of hurdles and rejections, she opted for the foreign services and is now serving as the second Secretary on human rights at Pakistan’s permanent mission to the United Nations at Janeva, Switzerland. Dr. Kamaluddin, a Ph.D. in English language and literature, is now a professor in Forman Christian (FC) College, enlightening students through his vision and knowledge. He completed his education when there were lesser resources available for the Visually Impaired people, and one had to rely mostly on audio recordings or the available Braille material. Moreover, many distinguished students have played well in their respective subjects of education. They faced enormous difficulties and marked their names in the society. Challenges in the education sector Well, no doubt that many visually impaired persons are performing excellent in the educational fields, yet there are immense challenges they have to face. Most of the visually impaired persons are forced to rely upon arts subjects. Although there exist some institutions which introduced matriculation in computer science for the visually impaired persons, those are very few in numbers. Until today, Braille —the six dots coding system, is widely used for education all over the world including Pakistan. Many VI students complete their matriculation through this scheme, as the Board of Intermediate, and Secondary education has also allowed them to take exams in Braille language. But when these students enter in higher classes, they get stuck due the books which are not available in the required format. No one takes the responsibility for bearing the expense to translate books into Braille, and it also becomes the fatigue. Eventually, they have to shift onto the computer, which has no proper Urdu screen reader available either. Hence, they have to rely on the old method of audio recording, if they wish to Pursue the Urdu language in their graduation, or Masters/M.Phil. /Ph.D. programs, luck does not favor them. Very few find a way through the hardships, even if they become the brightest student of the university and get recognized through a gold medal, no one is ready to hire them in the market. Usually, when a blind goes for an interview, he is never trusted owing to the disability, no matter how skilled the person is. Is technology the only solution to the problems of visually impaired persons? Certainly not! There is a need to change the behavior of the society —to make them realize that today a blind person is a regular performer in the community. Society poses some fascinating responses to the visually impaired people. Firstly, it takes them as an isolated community, which has nothing to do with their gatherings and parties. Secondly, people feel shy to ask a blind person for any help, as they think that these people are themselves helpless. Third, visually impaired people are not considered standard in the society, that’s why they are dealt as the special individuals who need some attention. I can only say, instead of showing pity, give them the opportunity. They shall surely prove themselves! -- 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. 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..
[AI] Archana Jyoti writes an Op-Ed in the Pioneer today: Empowering Divyangjan
activist Javed Abidi feels that punitive measures and fear factor will make things work. Another clause which the Government seems to be reluctant to implement is a proposal to set up a national commission of disabilities. Clearly, it doesn't want to see one more panel coming up that would dictate terms in case the Government falters. The Government must understand that what is more important is that once we have tight and firm law, more rights and entitlements and more categories of disabilities will be recognised. There will be more chances of enforcement of their rights. So therefore the more delay we have for the Bill, more such rights and entitlements will get delayed. It would also cast shadow over all the good works being done by the NDA Government. (The writer is special correspondent, The Pioneer) -- 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. 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..
[AI] Lucy Webster writes in the Guardian: I’m a person with disabilities. Why do I have to be a trailblazer too?
on with them. Society has work to do for that to be the reality. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Punkhuri Kapoor reports from the Banaras Hindu University: Diwali 2016: Visually impaired spread light with Diwali candles
VARANASI: For most people Diwali is all about lighting up our lives with festivities and happiness. But for this group of visually impaired students from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), it is an occasion to spread light in the lives of other people with their self-initiated project 'Divya Shakti'. . http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Visually-impaired-spread-light-with-Diwali-candles/articleshow/55087122.cms . Working in an isolated, one-storeyed building in Bhadeini, this group of 14 visually impaired an partially blind students make candles and doormats with coconut fibre. The initiative is a brainchild of Abhay Kumar Sharma, who is a third year student of BHU's faculty of social sciences. . . "With this project, we intend to teach special skills to people wjo are visually challenged and give them exposure so that they can earn a living," Sharma told TOI. . . Moreover, these students learnt these special skills from another visually impaired student, Ravi Kumar, who is also a second year student of social sciences. Ravi himself learnt the craft, while studying in a blind school in Durgakund area. . Satya Prakash Malaviya, a BHU student and an active member of 'Divya Shakti' said, "There is a misconception that visually impaired or differently abled people cannot do anything. With our work, we wish to tell people that there is nothing that we cannot do. We might not be able to see but we can still spread the light." . . IMS students Kameshwar Mishra and Saurabh Verma, arrange for financial assistance. It was Mishra's efforts that led to a collaboration with international NGO, Help The Blind, after which two of the group's students will receive scholarships this year. . . The students have prepared over two quintals of candles by working for over 17 hours a day for two weeks. The candles are being sold at BHU hostels and different locations in the neighbourhood. . -- 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. 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..
[AI] American Elections: Maryland offers new accessible voting system for the blind
BALTIMORE — Maryland will have a new accessible voting system for the blind this election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-offers-new-accessible-voting-system-for-the-blind/2016/10/25/c63683c2-9ac1-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086_story.html Attorney General Brian Frosh is joining with officials from the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore on Tuesday to demonstrate the machines. New ballot-marking devices will be available at early voting centers and polling places on Election Day. They are compliant with the American with Disabilities Act. The devices let voters make selections using a keypad with Braille-embossed navigation buttons and an audio headset. Voters will also be able to enlarge text and change contrast on th -- 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. 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..
[AI] Kaabil Official Trailer | Hrithik Roshan | Yami Gautam | 26th Jan 2017 - YouTube frame
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kaabil-trailer-hrithik-roshan-yami-gautam-are-lovers-against-the-big-bad-world/story-iaR2IqEwF97pipiLk70rMM.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] Book Review of Interest: The metanarrative of blindness: a re-reading of twentieth-century Anglophone writing:
the Other’s gaze. In this respect we can remember the notion of an evil eye in many popular cultures. Bolt follows Sartre in exploring feelings of vulnerability for both the sighted and the blind, as the unseen gaze may mean a hidden and unescapable danger (e.g. the effect of the Orwellian panoptical screen) (97). Bolt analyzes some literary works dealing with the so-called ‘spectacles of the blind’ (which conceal his ‘unseen gaze’) – and some other ophthalmocentric notions. In Chapter 7 the author turns to popular literature in which much advice is given about the means of overcoming diseases and disabilities. Bolt agrees that this ‘self-help’ attempts to oppose lives worth living and those that are not. These recommendations provoke debates about ‘assisted suicide’ for disabled people, and Bolt defines this position as a culturally assisted suicide (111–112). Further he explores two texts (by J. Conrad and J.M. Synge) as illustrations of this argument. Some aspects of these problems have been also depicted in the novel by Vladimir Nabokov Camera Obscura (1932 Nabokov, V. 1932. Kamera Obscura. New York: Boobs-Merrill Company.) in which the protagonist suddenly lost his eyesight. His tragic story may be perceived as life not worth living. This novel reflects other notions mentioned by Bolt – related to helplessness and uselessness of the blind. These qualities of stigmatized persons are the reasons not only for suicide but for murder (the main character was murdered by his young wife and her lover). Concluding his fascinating book, Bolt claims that the Anglophone literature of the twentieth century reflects essential features of the metanarrative of blindness. His brilliant examination of literary texts succeeds in dismantling long-lived concepts and deconstructing some stereotypes which are so widespread in our ophthalmocentric world. Elena Katz School of Geography, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK elena.k...@ouce.ox.ac.uk -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Tips for filling disability ID online form
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Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled people who get jobs
I heard from non-official sources that one of the Joint Sec in the Disability Department has been relieved of his services. He is none other than the Dynamic Mukesh Jain. The Bill could be taken up in the upcoming Winter Session? I hope Mr Javed Abidi and the team should lobby hard, they are good at it. The team things that 'divyang' is better collective noun or you call it pronoun for us. The sector is deeply divided yet working well that's called democracy. NGOs are all vying for better proximity with the government and they are least concerned about the common disabled people. Note: don't generalize this statement of mine its for those who know it well. This sounds hard and harsh but what can I do I'm not in to NGO sector and doing my job as an learning student/academician. And government knows it all. They are not afraid from NGOs at all they know these NGOs will be won very easily. Moreover, I am pleased that the Modiji has taken some initiatives which are worth-praising. Accessible India campaign and the greater emphases on para sports are the great contributions so far. The regular equipment distribution camps also deserve hats off. Ever Since Modi became the PM the civil society and the government officials have shown a willpower to act. Its all happening cause Modiji keeps on talking about the disabled people in his 'man ki baat' and in equipment distribution camps. PMs had never in the past showed such seriousness about our issues. That's the biggest contribution of the Modi government in the last two and-a-half years. I have a dream to meet Narendra Modi on 3 December International Day for disabled people in JNU this year. I have floated this idea to my friends on campus and who knows our Prime Minister will accept the invitation? On 10/25/16, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > Maybe, it is on agenda for seeking the third term for our dear PM and > making a hat trick. > then, 2023, maybe? > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Kanchan Pamnani > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 6:33 PM > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for > disabled people who get jobs > > Elections in 2019. > But we have lost the time. Bad strategizing by some of our brethren. > K > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Asudani, Rajesh > Sent: 24 October 2016 15:57 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for > disabled people who get jobs > > Why 2018, in particular? > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Kanchan Pamnani > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 2:36 PM > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for > disabled people who get jobs > > Hi Mohit, > The Rights of Persons with Disability bill is still where it was 2 and half > years ago-introduced in Rajya Sabha and going no where particular. > In our quest for perfection we have lost a lot. > We have to keep our fingers crossed for this years World Disability Day > though I doubt that anything will change before 2018. > Kanchan > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Mohit Gupta > Sent: 20 October 2016 20:33 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for > disabled people who get jobs > > hi avinash > in this article in hindustan times it has been mentioned that law of rights > of persons with disabilities has been enacted. has RPD bill been enacted > yet? > > On 10/19/16, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Shouldn't then this news become more important for us? The ministry >> proposes to provide Rs 2000 to buy reading softwares. Its an >> appropriate time NGOs working for the blind start lobbying with the >> ministry. >> >> On 10/19/16, bhawani shankar verma <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> what is for the blind in this news? most of such schemes only covers >>> orthopedically handicapped and there is nothing for blind and MR. >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> >>> To: "accessindia&quo
[AI] The story of Sushma Agarwal A Visually challenged Maths professor: Mathematician Doesn't Need to See the Board to Solve Problems
back with her to her home before returning to mine,” Natarajan said, in a mixture of Tamil and English. “Till I joined Ma’am, I was a housewife.” imag7159 Sushama’s assistant KamaliAgarwal told me that Natarajan did not continue her education after passing tenth standard and getting married early. After her children both married, she found herself with a lot of free time. So when Natarajan saw a job notice in the neighbourhood newsletter for a visually impaired maths professor’s assistant, she contacted Agarwal. “Today, Madam is like a friend. We share everything and if I don’t see her for two days I miss her,” Natarajan said, making Agarwal smile widely. “And of course, the salary I get is very helpful!” So what is it like for a non-academic person to spend her days in a building full of mathematicians? Natarajan’s eyes widened in mock horror. “Math is very difficult, very difficult. If you look at the research scholars, you’ll see they are always serious. In other colleges, students talk about films, politics. But these students, nothing, only math math math.” I noticed Agarwal trying her best to restrain her amusement. “I feel like taking them to the waterfalls – you know – to cool their head. So serious they are always… anyway, they are great,” Natarajan added, dramatically. By this time Agarwal was chuckling at her assistant’s comments. As I finished my tea and got ready to leave, Agarwal was thoughtful. “If I had been part of some association [of the visually impaired] right from the beginning, I would have also participated in all these activities – they go for trekking and walk very normally on the road, you know? I don’t go walking alone. I always take someone with me. But I just need a touch. Then I’ll follow her or walk side-by-side.” Teaching at RIASM The Ramanujan Institute teaches math in a way very few other colleges do, according to Agarwal. “We emphasise on the concepts rather than giving notes to study. In other places, they don’t do this because they want 100% results in their class. Because of this students may find it difficult, but only in their first semester.” When she was a student herself, there were very few women taking up math. Today, 3/4th of her M.Sc. class comprises ladies. “Maybe this is because boys have more pressure to take up jobs [after graduation]. At least five or six of each batch of around 30 students go on to do their Ph.Ds,” said Agarwal. -- 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. 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..
[AI] The Visually challenged Scholar who refused to be lost in Translation: English professor’s seventh book is ready for release
Can I have his phone number please? Does anyone on the list know him? Visually-challenged English professor’s seventh book is ready for release http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/the-scholar-who-refuses-to-be-lost-in-translation/article9263523.ece His quest for knowledge enabled him to overcome his physical disability. Proficient in Malayalam, Tamil and English and a doctorate in English literature — a comparative study of short stories of Alice Munro and Tamil writer Ambai — S. Suresh Kumar, a visually-challenged professor of English literature, does not like to rest even at 65. His seventh book — a translation of selected poems of Kumari Athavan — is ready for release on October 27 even as he is giving final touches to the translation of Andal’s Tiruppavai . “Women, differently-abled people and translations — these have always been relegated to the bottom of society or painted into a corner. Only through sheer effort did they come centre stage. Naturally I see a parallel in them,” said Mr. Suresh Kumar, who lost his eye sight due to retinal degeneration when he was a child, while explaining his passion for translation. A native of Manalikarai in Kanniyakumari district, he spared no effort in his pursuit of studies. When he was ready to sit for the SSLC examination at the age of 14 (the then local rule allowed only those who had completed 20 to appear for the examination), he took the exam in Hyderabad. “I cleared my Higher Secondary Examinations and later joined English literature in University College in Thiruvananthapuram. As no Braille text books were available for old English prescribed for MA, I joined Nagpur University where I could opt for Indian writing in English,” said Mr. Suresh Kumar, who retired as Reader and Head of English Department of Pioneer Kumaraswamy College in Nagercoil. It was while translating from Malayalam to English Jnanappana by Poonthanam Nampoothiri, a 16th century poet, known as Kerala’s cuckoo, that he got interested in Tiruppavai . “When I visited Srivilliputhoor, the birth place of Andal, a year ago, I decided to translate her work,” said the retired professor, who collaborated with S. Nagammal, his former colleague, for the two soon-to-be-released translations. Though his family’s financial background never allowed him feel the isolation usually faced by differently-abled people, Mr. Suresh Kumar said the attitude of participants in national and international conferences on literature was somewhat negative: “They feel that we have a limited vision and do not have access to materials that keep one abreast of modern trend.” He has his own prescription for translation. “It is not copying the whole text word by word, but assimilating the original work and recreating its spirit. It is akin to co-authoring the original text,” he said, adding that the existing English translations of Tiruppavai do not do the needful. He also pointed out that many translators had resorted to expurgation while referring to body parts of women. -- 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. 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..
[AI] London: Daniel Boffey writes in the Guardian: Disabled jobseekers facing dramatic fall-off in support
The number of unemployed disabled people given specialist help to find work will be halved under plans to be revealed this week, according to firms running the government’s work programme https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/22/disabled-jobseekers-facing-dramatic-fall-off-support About 300,000 disabled people were offered help between 2012 and 2015 but this will fall to 160,000 between 2017 and 2020, it is claimed. This is a consequence of the government reducing funding for the new work programme by 80%, according to a major report to be published by the umbrella group for the companies on the programme. Anyone else seeking support will need to rely on the Jobcentre Plus system that the companies claim is already under significant pressure to deliver cost savings. Kirsty McHugh, chief executive of the Employment Related Services Association (Ersa), which represents the employment support sector, said: “The size of the new Work and Health Programme means only one in eight disabled people who want to work will have specialist help to do so. As a society, we have an obligation to ensure appropriate support is available and today’s report shows that we are in danger of failing disabled people and their families.” Earlier this year it was announced that the Work and Health Programme would replace the previous scheme and a green paper detailing the government’s proposals is to be published later this week. The new measures have been billed as a specialist programme of employment support focused predominantly on those with health problems and disabilities. Earlier this year ministers were accused of “leaving the disabled behind” in its drive for greater employment, after it emerged that more than half of the households in which no one works contain at least one adult with a disability. However, the new analysis shows that there is to be a cut in funding from £750m in 2013-14 to less than £130m next year. Ersa says that the cut in funding will severely hamper the government in its goal of securing work for more than 1.2 million more people with disabilities. Advertisement Following the vote to leave the European Union, there are also concerns that money currently coming from the European Social Fund will not be maintained. Despite the government’s commitment, unveiled by the chancellor, Philip Hammond, at the Conservative party conference, to safeguard the £500m a year until Britain actually leaves the EU, there is no guarantee that these levels will be sustained afterwards Modelling by WPI Economics, commissioned by Ersa, suggests that for each benefit claimant moving into full-time work, the exchequer savings from tax and benefits alone add up to £9,900 a year. Matthew Oakley, director of WPI Economics, said: “If the government is serious about its ambitions on disability employment, it needs to take bold action now. A vital first step should be to reverse decisions made by the previous chancellor and double the number of disabled people with access to specialist employment support in this parliament.” A spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions said: “Getting more disabled people into work and halving the disability employment gap is one of our top priorities. Around 365,000 more disabled people are in work compared to 2014, which is great news but there is more to do. That’s why we’re increasing support in jobcentres, investing more in adapting workplaces for people with specific needs while our Work and Health Green Paper will be looking at how we can go even further.” -- 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. 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..
[AI] Regina Gurung reports in the New Indian Express: Kiran’s hi to Sharmi, she blushed and replied ‘hello’.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/oct/23/love-finds-a-way-1531085--1.html BENGALURU: From terrace conversations to blushing gawkily at audio pop ups from a chat in the computer class, two disabled couples tell City Express about dating and falling in love. “She does not know how I dress or what I look like, I don’t know what she looks like but all that we know is that we love each other,” says Kiran (name changed). Kiran, 27, hails from Andhra Pradesh and ever since he’s been to Bengaluru, he has been in love with a Nepali girl from Shillong, Sharmi, 32. They met at a training centre for the disabled this July and Kiran was swept off his feet by Sharmi’s simplicity and honesty. It was her first android phone that got them talking. Sharmi did not know how to operate the phone and sought Kiran’s help. During their first few days at the centre, Kiran would share his dosa with Sharmi, who didn’t bring a tiffin box. He would tell her that he had extra food and ask her to have it with him. It was only recently that Sharmi realised, that he never brought extra dosas, but would share his entire lunch with her. All these little things ignited in them a feeling they never thought they could feel - love. While sharing the same computer and a headset at the institute because of the lack of space, Kiran opened a notepad and messaged her ‘hi’. When the talking computer read out Kiran’s hi to Sharmi, she blushed and replied ‘hello’. An hour into the class conversation got them talking about life and their goals. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Centre of excellence for para athletics to come up in Gandhinagar: Vijay Goel
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/centre-of-excellence-for-para-athletics-to-come-up-in-gandhinagar-says-vijay-goel-3097996/ -- 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. 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..
[AI] Urban Development Ministry: Make buses disabled-friendly
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/make-buses-differently-abled-friendly-govt/1/790890.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] Upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections: Now, taxis to ferry disabled people to polling booths
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/now-taxis-to-ferry-disabled-people--to-polling-booths/313460.html Gurvinder Singh Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 22 To ensure that those who cannot come to cast their vote on their own during the upcoming Assembly elections aren’t left out, the district administration is going to reach out to them at their doorstep to help them exercise their adult franchise. The district administration will arrange free taxi service for the visually impaired and physically challenged voters. Around 3,400 physically challenged voters have been identified by the district election office, of which 100 are visually impaired. Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat said it was important to have the maximum participation of residents in the democratic process. “We want each eligible resident to cast his/her vote. Some of them should not be left out just because of their handicap. Taxi service will be arranged for the visually impaired and physically challenged voters, who cannot come to cast their vote on their own,” he said. “We are in talks with online taxi service providers including Ola and Uber for providing the service for this purpose,” he said. Some of the visually impaired persons said it was a good initiative. “I think it is very considerate of the authorities to take this step. Many visually impaired people cannot go to cast their vote because someone is not available to go along. The cab service will help them. My only concern is that the visually impaired should also be given a list of candidates in Braille script. I hope the authorities will ensure this as well,” said Jyoti Malik, a visually impaired woman residing near Chandigarh Road. Ravi Khurana, 27, an employee of the BDPO office at PAU, said he had faced this problem while going to cast his vote a couple of times, but the provision of a taxi service would help, he said. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Vadodara: 'Government infrastructure to be disabled friendly
VADODARA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that all new government infrastructure being created in the country will be disabled friendly. He was speaking at the Samajik Adhikarita Shivir to distribute aid and appliances to disabled persons at the Navlakhi ground in the city. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Goverment-infrastructure-to-be-disabled-friendly-now/articleshow/55007792.cms Modi said that the country had been knowingly or unknowingly indifferent to the needs of the disabled. He said that in government buildings, the arrangements for the disabled were the same as those for fit persons. He said that all new infrastructure being created by the government now will be disabled friendly. Recommended By Colombia PM said that his experience suggested that nobody had a problem in making arrangements for the disabled. "I am told that nobody so far drew the attention on this earlier," he said, adding that even the architecture colleges should know about these needs. If a people's movement was created for the disabled whom he referred to as 'divyangs' everything would fall in place, he added. From 1992 to 2014, only 56 programmes were held to distribute aid to the disabled. "Since 2014, 4,500 such programmes have been held and aid has been distributed directly to 5.5lakh persons," Modi said. Modi pointed out that when he inquired about vacancies on posts meant for disabled in the union government, it had come to light that 16,500 posts were vacant. "I asked these to be filled up and today, 14,500 posts have been filled," he said. Modi had begun his speech in Hindi while addressing the dignitaries on the dais, but switched over to Gujarati amidst loud cheers. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Will Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil change the way disability is portrayed in Bollywood?
Teaser of the film out! http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kaabil-teaser-hrithik-roshan-disability-bollywood/1/792240.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] Abhinav Singh reports for the Statesman: Delhi University: Visually Impaired teacher seeks normal life partner
A visually impaired teacher of Delhi University has expressed his disillusionment at being unable to marry a physically 'normal' woman because of societal constraints. http://www.thestatesman.com/news/delhi/visually-impaired-teacher-seeks-normal-life-partner/169088.html He said marriage between disabled and normal persons is an 'effective' way to incorporate the differently abled into the mainstream and end discrimination. Yogesh Chaurasia, 42, an assistant professor of political science at DU's Maitreyi College is still unmarried as he has turned down several proposals of marrying differently abled girls in his quest to get a physically normal life partner. "If I marry, I will marry a normal girl," he stressed. Chaurasia said society acts with an 'orthodoxical' and 'prejudiced' mindset as it easily gives sanction to matrimonial ties between two normal persons but looks down upon marriage of a normal person with a disabled one. "I had vehemently refused to accept several proposals of marriage with physically disabled or visually impaired girls. I turned down many such proposals in the past and I am really annoyed at and bewildered by those who approach me with such proposals," said Yogesh. He said he has no reservations in marrying a physically disabled girl but wants to set an example that physical disability cannot be the cause of 'rejection' and 'neglect' of a person. He said there is no support from his family members either who also cannot think 'out of box', "Even my parents are of the view that I should marry a disabled girl, but it's my personal view that marriages between differently abled and normal persons will help in bringing Divyangs into mainstream of society," said Chaurasia. "Physically disabled persons are also human beings and have desires similar to those of normal persons. Sometimes I have a strong urge to have a life partner but I have diverted all my energy into academics," said Yogesh. He said many 'normal' men pretend to be blind only to have girls sympathising with them. "Many normal persons pretend to be blind in metros , buses and public places and only look for opportunity to inappropriately touch or feel young girls who come to their aid out of sympathy, this has maligned the image of blind people and girls now look at all blind persons suspiciously”, he said. Sympathy, no love "Most people help us out of sympathy but there is no element of love in it. Sympathy cannot be misunderstood for love," said the professor. "By sympathising with us you make us feel that as if we are some helpless creatures but we want to tell that we are also human beings who are desirous of love and not sympathy," said Yogesh. Another teacher said society should shun its prejudices and ould encourage those who want to marry 'out of box'. "In my view marriage between a disabled and normal person should be encouraged, as it will help in bringing them into mainstream and increase their acceptability," said DU teacher. -- 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. 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..
[AI] John Altman writes an Op-Ed in the New York Times: I Don’t Want to Be ‘Inspiring’
Michael Reynolds has said, the world is essentially disabled. Deprive a man of an elevator or a flight of stairs, and could he make it from the first floor to the second? He couldn’t, and it would be absurd to accentuate this inability to the point where it became all the man was. So too is it absurd to boil me down to my needing crutches to traverse the world. I am John Altmann, I am not my cerebral palsy. When this becomes common sense to the world, then I will have effectively escaped my disability, even though I will always use my crutches to do so. John Altmann is a contributor to the Popular Culture and Philosophy book series. Disability is a weekly series of essays, art and opinion by and about people living with disabilities. The entire series can be found here. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/opinion/i-dont-want-to-be-inspiring.html?_r=0 -- 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. 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..
[AI] Query: How to switch off add ons in Internet explorer?
Dear All, I'm unable to view the Indian Express website. It is asking to switch off add ons to view advertisements on its website. I went in the Content Tab under internet options and tried to find the off option but in vain. Its only showing manage add ons Please help. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Meet the man who and Sachin Tendulkar contributed Rs 1 crore for the Para-olympians
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sachin-tendulkar-to-pv-sindhu-meet-the-man-who-gifts-bmws-to-sports-stars-v-chamundeshwarnath-3090569/ -- 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. 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..
[AI] Dosti 1964 and Hamrahi 1966 make you feel that what unites India and Pakistan is more powerful than what divides us
hould we be deterred by it’), where the protagonists take in the brickbats thrown by their importunate lives with poetic stoicism, takes a religious overtone in Hamrahi: it becomes ‘Karam Ki Ik Nazar Humpar, Khudaaya, Ya Rasool Allah’ (‘Have mercy upon us, o almighty’). embed/J7UK80PQkoo frame document videovideo Raahi Manwa Dukh Ki Chinta - Sudhir Kumar & Sushil Kumar - Dosti Share Watch Raahi Manwa Dukh Ki Chinta - Sudhir Kumar & Sushil Kumar - Dosti document end embed/J7UK80PQkoo frame end embed/WpVan9HleCg frame document videovideo Karam Ki Ik Nazar Hum Per Khudara Ya Rasoolaallah. Share Watch Karam Ki Ik Nazar Hum Per Khudara Ya Rasoolaallah. document end embed/WpVan9HleCg frame end One element that is indigenous about Hamrahi is the nationalism shoehorned into it, to create a spirit of solidarity and pride in the aftermath of the 1965 war. It begins with an invocation of political leaders like Jinnah, Ayub Khan and poet Allama Iqbal through ‘Yaad Karta Hai Zamaana Unhi Insanon Ko’ (‘Posterity only recalls those who overcome adversities’). Raja Hafeez, Hamrahi’s director, also finds a need to present Yousaf as a victim of Indian aggression in the 1965 war. The maudlin background music and the dilapidated buildings are emblematic of the gloom in Pakistani Punjab in the immediate aftermath of the war. embed/KwLsCknTaao frame document videovideo Title Song Credits Yaad Karta Hai Zamana Masud Rana Humrahi 1966 Tasadduq Hussain Muzaffar Wari Share Watch Title Song Credits Yaad Karta Hai Zamana Masud Rana Humrahi 1966 Tasadduq Hussain Muzaffar Wari document end embed/KwLsCknTaao frame end Dosti and Hamrahi both belonged to a period of innocence, when the difference between good and evil, ethical and unethical, and friendship and enmity was clearly defined. However, there is an unadulterated geniality about their characters; a certain naive sweetness about their music that makes them watchable even now. And the similarities in their themes, and their treatment by film-makers, affirm what is obvious but rarely articulated: the shared cultural influences of India and Pakistan transcend the political compulsions of our national boundaries. Trivia The songs of Hamrahi were all sung by Masood Rana, Pakistan’s equivalent of Mohammad Rafi. -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Read on: gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for dowry 2 lakhs and 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road
In India, The obsession of the parants of blind girls with ableism often results in such tragic outcome. One can't buy love. Isn't it? On 10/19/16, bhawani shankar verma <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: > parents of girl are to be punished first. in some cases it has become trend > to purchase a boy for the blind daughter and pay them a handsome amount as a > dowry or whatever it is. this is not an emotional story. taking and giving > dowry, both are punishable. > > > - Original Message - > From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> > To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "jnuvision" > <jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:59 PM > Subject: [AI] Read on: gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for > dowry 2 lakhs and 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road > > >> gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for dowry 2 lakhs and >> 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road >> http://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-6-957005-gw0197-NOR.html?seq=1 >> >> ग्वालियर। बोर्न-ब्लाइंड गर्ल से शादी करने के लिए उसके पिता से लाखों की >> नगदी औऱ जेवरात दहेज में लिया। शादी के बाद ससुराल वालों ने 2 लाख नगद >> एवं कार की डिमांड और रख दी। दुल्हन के पिता ने इसे अपनी क्षमता से बाहर >> बताया तो ससुराल वाले दुल्हन को मारपीट कर मायके के पास सड़क पर छोड़ कर >> भाग गए। दहेज क लालच में बोर्न-ब्लाइंड से की शादी और छोड़ गए >> - मुरैना के पोरसा कस्बे की सोनी बोर्न-ब्लाइंड थी।, माता-पिता ने उसे >> लाड़-प्यार से पाला, उसे घर गृहस्थी के काम-सिखाए। >> - देख नहीं सकने के बाद भी सोनी गृहस्थी के सभी काम थोड़ी-बहुत सहायता के >> साथ कर सकती है। >> - माता-पिता का अरमान था कि कोई भला परिवार सोनी को बहू के तौर पर अपना लेगा। >> - सोनी के पिता से दहेज मिलने के लालच में कुरौदावाड़ी के कमल सिंह के >> परिजन सोनी को अपनी बहू बनाने के लिए तैयार हो गए। >> - सोनी के पिता से 2 लाख रुपए नगद और 5 तोला सोने के जेवरात दहेज लेकर >> उन्होंने वादा किया कि सोनी को अच्छी तरह रखेंगे। >> - शादी के बाद तीन-चार महीने तक सब कुछ ठीक रहा, लेकिन इसके बाद कमल सिंह >> के परिवार ने सोनी के पिता से एक कार एवं 2 लाख रुपए नगद की मांग और रख >> दी। >> - इस पर समाज और रिश्तेदारों की पंचायत बुलाई गई, कमल सिंह का परिवार >> अपनी मांग पर अड़ा रहा। >> - आखिरकार कमल सिंह के परिजन सोनी को मारपीट कर पोरसा लाए और 20 अगस्त को >> उसके मायके जाने वाली सड़क पर छोड़ गए। >> - सोनी के पिता शिवशंकर परिहार ने पुलिस थाने में शिकायत का आवेदन भी >> दिया, लेकिन कोई कार्रवाई नहीं हुई। >> - सोनी के पिता 24 अगस्त को उसके लेकर मुरैना एसपी के पास आए और बेटी का >> भविष्य खराब करने वालों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की मांग की। >> स्लाइड्स में है बोर्न ब्लाइंड सोनी और माता-पिता >> >> -- >> 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. 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.. >> > > > > 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
Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled people who get jobs
Shouldn't then this news become more important for us? The ministry proposes to provide Rs 2000 to buy reading softwares. Its an appropriate time NGOs working for the blind start lobbying with the ministry. On 10/19/16, bhawani shankar verma <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: > what is for the blind in this news? most of such schemes only covers > orthopedically handicapped and there is nothing for blind and MR. > > - Original Message - > From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> > To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 6:16 PM > Subject: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled > people who get jobs > > >> The Narendra Modi government plans an incentive for disabled people to >> get jobs, in the latest addition to the slew of benefits for rural >> India. >> http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-plans-allowance-for-disabled-people-who-get-jobs/story-NnjQwtpkgdcXHBHrxB44oJ.html >> A minimum of Rs 26,000 will be given to each disabled people who >> participate in the government’s ambitious skill development programme >> and get a job. “Be it private sector or a government job, a disabled >> candidate will get these benefits,” said rural development secretary >> Amarjit Sinha. >> >> The latest benefit comes amid the centre’s renewed outreach to the >> disabled people who form 2.1% of India’s population. With these >> incentives, the government hopes it will encourage disabled people to >> join skill developments courses that are aimed to reap the demographic >> dividend. India has 21 million people suffering from one form of >> disability or the other. >> >> The incentives include accommodation allowance of Rs 3000 for 2 to 6 >> months. Uniform allowance of Rs 3000 as disabled people has higher >> chances of soiling their dresses. Rs 5000 to buy wheel chairs or >> calipers or Rs 2000 for teaching aids like reading softwares. >> >> >> “We have also identified areas where disabled people can work easily >> and deliver best results. If given proper training, they can get >> better jobs and earn more money,” said Sinha. >> >> The latest step for the welfare of disabled people comes after the >> Parliament enacted the law on Rights of persons with Disabilities. The >> law conferred several rights and entitlements to disabled persons. >> >> “Department of empowered persons with disabilities may kindly explore >> the feasibility for providing for the provisions as part of any skill >> development provisions,” says a note of the rural development >> ministry. >> >> The government has also asked different departments to make offices >> and training centres more disabled-friendly. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The rural ministry submitted its proposals to the Common Norms >> Committee of the skill development ministry to take the final call. >> >> “We have also identified areas where disabled people can work easily >> and deliver best results. If given proper training, they can get >> better jobs and earn more money,” said Sinha. >> >> The latest step for the welfare of disabled people comes after the >> Parliament enacted the law on Rights of persons with Disabilities. The >> law conferred several rights and entitlements to disabled persons. >> >> “Department of empowered persons with disabilities may kindly explore >> the feasibility for providing for the provisions as part of any skill >> development provisions,” says a note of the rural development >> ministry. >> >> The government has also asked different departments to make offices >> and training centres more disabled-friendly. >> >> >> -- >> 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/
Re: [AI] a news article from The Hindu on inaccessable Kolkata’s Durga Puja pandals
The touch is the touchstone for understanding others; be it individuals or the objects. One could corroborate this claim by meeting people who are deafblind. 'Touch the art' should become a movement if blind people are to achieve accessibility. On 10/18/16, Himanshu Sahu <sahu.himanshu2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Because the action of touching is embedded in the human mindset as > getting personal or physical... Whether to the human or the object!!! > > > > On 10/18/16, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Amen! you are right. why there is a taboo when it comes to touching? >> the notion of touch needs to be politicized. And this could only be >> done by blind people and those who are deafblind. >> >> On 10/18/16, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: >>> Well, this is the accessibility situation for orthopedically disabled. >>> For VI, I am prohibited from touching majority of things in temples, >>> exhibitions and wherever... >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Boopathi P >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 1:01 PM >>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >>> concerning >>> the disabled. >>> Subject: [AI] a news article from The Hindu on inaccessable Kolkata’s >>> Durga >>> Puja pandals >>> >>> Disability access ‘worsens’ in Kolkata’s Durga Puja pandals >>> On October 9, when the city was soaking up the Durga Puja festivities, >>> Rubia Chatterjee, national gold medallist para athlete, decided to go >>> pandal hopping with other para athletes. She was shocked to find that >>> she could not enter many of the pandals . “It was horrible. I was >>> accompanied by another para athlete Sandhya Mondal, who was walking >>> with crutches. She fell down at various places,” Ms. Chaterjee told >>> The Hindu . Ms. Chaterjee, who was a part of a group of ten >>> sportspersons, had informed major Puja pandals of their visit. Many of >>> the pandals have average footfalls of 4 lakh people per day and are >>> constructed at a cost of several crores of rupees. Ms. Chatterjee and >>> Ms. Sandhya found no wheelchairs or ramps or even volunteers to help >>> them. The ‘Disability Access to Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata: 2016’ >>> survey of 14 marquees conducted by the Kolkata-based Civilian Welfare >>> Foundation (CWF) echoes these findings. CWF’s Abhirupa Kar, who has >>> been involved in documenting disability access at Durga Pujas pandals >>> for the past three years, said that the situation has worsened this >>> time instead of improving . “There is so much competition among Durga >>> Puja organisers for awards but the basic question of accessibility to >>> the disabled is far from receiving the serious attention of >>> organisers,” she told The Hindu . The report points out that giving >>> the disabled a restricted view of a pandal or asking them visit only >>> in the mornings just shows the organisers’ “discrimination, and lack >>> of sensitivity and understanding with regards to the disabled >>> population”. The report also points out that most of the pandals have >>> staircases, “thus rejecting the person with a disability to the major >>> attractions of the pandals ”. Ms. Kar said that despite the Central >>> government’s Accessible India campaign, no effort has been made to >>> include the disabled part in the celebrations for the festive season. >>> “The situation relating to accessibility for the disabled has not >>> improved over the past three years,” she said. “At a time when the >>> State government wants to showcase Durga Puja as a major carnival, it >>> cannot remain ignorant to the organisers’ apathy in keeping a >>> significant population out the celebrations.” >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Boopathi P >>> PhD research scholar, >>> department of English Literature, >>> School of literary studies, >>> EFL University. >>> Hyderabad-57 >>> India. >>> Mobile: +91-9843693951 >>> >>> >>> 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-arch
[AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled people who get jobs
The Narendra Modi government plans an incentive for disabled people to get jobs, in the latest addition to the slew of benefits for rural India. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-plans-allowance-for-disabled-people-who-get-jobs/story-NnjQwtpkgdcXHBHrxB44oJ.html A minimum of Rs 26,000 will be given to each disabled people who participate in the government’s ambitious skill development programme and get a job. “Be it private sector or a government job, a disabled candidate will get these benefits,” said rural development secretary Amarjit Sinha. The latest benefit comes amid the centre’s renewed outreach to the disabled people who form 2.1% of India’s population. With these incentives, the government hopes it will encourage disabled people to join skill developments courses that are aimed to reap the demographic dividend. India has 21 million people suffering from one form of disability or the other. The incentives include accommodation allowance of Rs 3000 for 2 to 6 months. Uniform allowance of Rs 3000 as disabled people has higher chances of soiling their dresses. Rs 5000 to buy wheel chairs or calipers or Rs 2000 for teaching aids like reading softwares. “We have also identified areas where disabled people can work easily and deliver best results. If given proper training, they can get better jobs and earn more money,” said Sinha. The latest step for the welfare of disabled people comes after the Parliament enacted the law on Rights of persons with Disabilities. The law conferred several rights and entitlements to disabled persons. “Department of empowered persons with disabilities may kindly explore the feasibility for providing for the provisions as part of any skill development provisions,” says a note of the rural development ministry. The government has also asked different departments to make offices and training centres more disabled-friendly. The rural ministry submitted its proposals to the Common Norms Committee of the skill development ministry to take the final call. “We have also identified areas where disabled people can work easily and deliver best results. If given proper training, they can get better jobs and earn more money,” said Sinha. The latest step for the welfare of disabled people comes after the Parliament enacted the law on Rights of persons with Disabilities. The law conferred several rights and entitlements to disabled persons. “Department of empowered persons with disabilities may kindly explore the feasibility for providing for the provisions as part of any skill development provisions,” says a note of the rural development ministry. The government has also asked different departments to make offices and training centres more disabled-friendly. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Read on: gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for dowry 2 lakhs and 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road
gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for dowry 2 lakhs and 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road http://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-6-957005-gw0197-NOR.html?seq=1 ग्वालियर। बोर्न-ब्लाइंड गर्ल से शादी करने के लिए उसके पिता से लाखों की नगदी औऱ जेवरात दहेज में लिया। शादी के बाद ससुराल वालों ने 2 लाख नगद एवं कार की डिमांड और रख दी। दुल्हन के पिता ने इसे अपनी क्षमता से बाहर बताया तो ससुराल वाले दुल्हन को मारपीट कर मायके के पास सड़क पर छोड़ कर भाग गए। दहेज क लालच में बोर्न-ब्लाइंड से की शादी और छोड़ गए - मुरैना के पोरसा कस्बे की सोनी बोर्न-ब्लाइंड थी।, माता-पिता ने उसे लाड़-प्यार से पाला, उसे घर गृहस्थी के काम-सिखाए। - देख नहीं सकने के बाद भी सोनी गृहस्थी के सभी काम थोड़ी-बहुत सहायता के साथ कर सकती है। - माता-पिता का अरमान था कि कोई भला परिवार सोनी को बहू के तौर पर अपना लेगा। - सोनी के पिता से दहेज मिलने के लालच में कुरौदावाड़ी के कमल सिंह के परिजन सोनी को अपनी बहू बनाने के लिए तैयार हो गए। - सोनी के पिता से 2 लाख रुपए नगद और 5 तोला सोने के जेवरात दहेज लेकर उन्होंने वादा किया कि सोनी को अच्छी तरह रखेंगे। - शादी के बाद तीन-चार महीने तक सब कुछ ठीक रहा, लेकिन इसके बाद कमल सिंह के परिवार ने सोनी के पिता से एक कार एवं 2 लाख रुपए नगद की मांग और रख दी। - इस पर समाज और रिश्तेदारों की पंचायत बुलाई गई, कमल सिंह का परिवार अपनी मांग पर अड़ा रहा। - आखिरकार कमल सिंह के परिजन सोनी को मारपीट कर पोरसा लाए और 20 अगस्त को उसके मायके जाने वाली सड़क पर छोड़ गए। - सोनी के पिता शिवशंकर परिहार ने पुलिस थाने में शिकायत का आवेदन भी दिया, लेकिन कोई कार्रवाई नहीं हुई। - सोनी के पिता 24 अगस्त को उसके लेकर मुरैना एसपी के पास आए और बेटी का भविष्य खराब करने वालों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की मांग की। स्लाइड्स में है बोर्न ब्लाइंड सोनी और माता-पिता -- 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. 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..
[AI] Chabua village Madhya Pradesh: Drishtihin mahila kuon se paani bharti haa and is an inspiration for others
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Re: [AI] a news article from The Hindu on inaccessable Kolkata’s Durga Puja pandals
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Re: [AI] Martine Powers reports in the Washington post: How Metro works for the blind riders in America
was killed >>when he fell between two railcars and onto the >>tracks at Court House station in July 1990. In >>July 1990, a 69-year-old blind man died when he >>fell between two cars at Court House Metro >>station; the operator failed to notice the >>passengers yelling and screaming as she closed >>the train’s doors and pulled away from the >>station. A jury later ordered Metro to pay the >>man’s family more than $500,000 in damages. In >>October 1997, a 56-year-old man with poor >>eyesight stepped into the gap between railcars, >>and fell underneath the train. No one saw him >>fall, and the train moved off, crushing the man. >>At the time of his death, the Washington Post >>reported that the issue was becoming an >>increasing concern: Brown’s death was >>Metro’s third fatality involving a visually >>impaired rider who had fallen between rail cars, >>and it points to the challenges that disabled >>riders face in riding the system. Many cues that >>are provided for Metro’s 2,500 blind riders, >>such as the granite platform edges or the bumpy >>tiles that the transit agency plans to install >>along platforms to mark danger, don’t help >>visually impaired riders distinguish between >>open doors and the gaps between cars. “It’s >>a problem that Metro has acknowledged,†said >>Julie Carroll, a lobbyist for the American >>Council of the Blind. “We have asked for some >>sort of barrier between the cars, chains, or >>some kind of accordion barrier so you wouldn’t >>be able to fall through between the cars.†>>Nearly 100 new rail cars that should be in >>service by the end of the decade will have such >>barriers, according to Metro spokeswoman Leona >>Agouridis. The barriers are required on new cars >>under federal law. In February 1997, a man >>hurrying to board a train at Van Dorn during the >>morning rush hour fell between the two cars and >>onto the tracks. “He swung his stick where the >>cars are attached and took a step, thinking it >>was the door,†Stephanie Ford, a passenger on >>the train, told the Post at the time. “He >>bumped up against the car I was in as he fell, >>and I could see him on the track.†He was >>rescued by the train operator and several >>passengers, who lifted him out of the gap and >>onto the platform without injury. [For Metro >>riders with disabilities, safety concerns and >>SafeTrack cause growing dread] In addition to >>adding chains between train cars in the 1990s, >>Metro took other steps to try to prevent similar >>incidents — including brroadcasting >>announcements from the doorways of the trains, >>indicating to people with disabilities that it >>was safe to enter and giving them an audio cue >>of where the doors were located. Up until that >>point, Metro’s tr -- 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. 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.. > > > > with warm regards > Mahendra Galani > Whatsapp/Viber/Skype/Imo/Facetime +43 699 174 555 95 > Addresse, Herbststrasse 101/16/1 > 1160 Vienna, Austria, Europe > > > > > > 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/accessi
[AI] Martine Powers reports in the Washington post: How Metro works for the blind riders in America
plans to install along platforms to mark danger, don’t help visually impaired riders distinguish between open doors and the gaps between cars. “It’s a problem that Metro has acknowledged,” said Julie Carroll, a lobbyist for the American Council of the Blind. “We have asked for some sort of barrier between the cars, chains, or some kind of accordion barrier so you wouldn’t be able to fall through between the cars.” Nearly 100 new rail cars that should be in service by the end of the decade will have such barriers, according to Metro spokeswoman Leona Agouridis. The barriers are required on new cars under federal law. In February 1997, a man hurrying to board a train at Van Dorn during the morning rush hour fell between the two cars and onto the tracks. “He swung his stick where the cars are attached and took a step, thinking it was the door,” Stephanie Ford, a passenger on the train, told the Post at the time. “He bumped up against the car I was in as he fell, and I could see him on the track.” He was rescued by the train operator and several passengers, who lifted him out of the gap and onto the platform without injury. [For Metro riders with disabilities, safety concerns and SafeTrack cause growing dread] In addition to adding chains between train cars in the 1990s, Metro took other steps to try to prevent similar incidents — including broadcasting announcements from the doorways of the trains, indicating to people with disabilities that it was safe to enter and giving them an audio cue of where the doors were located. Up until that point, Metro’s tr -- 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. 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..
[AI] Jagran reports from Bihar: A blind teacher studied from sewa kuteer lighting lives in the Badghya village
Jagran reports from Bihar: A blind teacher studied while staying at sewa kuteer Delhi lighting lives in the Badghya village http://www.jagran.com/bihar/west-champaran-blind-man-educating-students-14869256.html प्रकृति ने जन्म से ही बगहा के कैलाशनगर निवासी श्रवण कुमार की दोनों आंखों में रोशनी नहीं बख्शी है।बगहा। प्रकृति ने जन्म से ही बगहा के कैलाशनगर निवासी श्रवण कुमार की दोनों आंखों में रोशनी नहीं बख्शी है। वे इस खूबसूरत दुनिया को नहीं देख पाते हैं, लेकिन श्रवण ने जीवन के इस अंधकार को कोसने की जगह इससे लड़ने का फैसला किया। वह भी शिक्षा के हथियार से। माता ज्ञांती देवी और पिता वैद्यनाथ प्रसाद ने अपने दूसरे पुत्र की इस लड़ाई में पूरा साथ दिया। बगहा से लेकर दिल्ली तक पहले इलाज कराने और बाद में शिक्षा हासिल करने में। जब नेत्र रोग विशेषज्ञों की सलाह का कोई लाभ श्रवण को नहीं मिला तो जीवन के आरंभिक 12 साल उन्होंने परेशानी में ही गुजारे। इस दौरान उनके पिता व्यवसाय के क्रम में सपरिवार दिल्ली शिफ्ट हो गए। यहां से उनकी जिंदगी में उजियारा फैला। पड़ोसी की सलाह पर पिता ने उनका नामांकन ब्रेल लिपि से शिक्षा देने वाले सेवा कुटीर कैंपविद्यालय में करा दिया। इसके बाद श्रवण ने पीछे मुड़कर नहीं देखा। वर्ष 2003 में 65 फीसद अंक के साथ 10वीं, 2005 में विद्यालय टॉप करते हुए 76 फीसद अंक के साथ 12वीं की परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण की। इसके बाद दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के प्रतिष्ठित हिंदू कॉलेज में स्नातक में दाखिला लिया। पहले वर्ष कॉलेज टॉप रहे। इसी दौरान दिव्यांग कोटे से श्रवण का नियोजन बगहा दो प्रखंड के उत्क्रमित माध्यमिक विद्यालय, रामपुर में हो गया। उस समय से वे शिक्षा की ज्योति जला रहे हैं। बच्चों को सामाजिक विज्ञान की शिक्षा देते हैं। पढ़ाई में कोई कमी न रह जाए, इसके लिए उन्होंने सभी वर्गो की किताबों को दिल्ली ले जाकर ब्रेल लिपि में तब्दील करा लिया है। इस तरह अध्ययन व अध्यापन का क्रम जारी है। नेत्रहीन संघ से भी जुड़े : श्रवण दिल्ली के अखिल भारतीय नेत्रहीन संघ से जुड़े हैं। छुट्टी के दिनों में वे क्षेत्र में भ्रमण कर नेत्रहीन बच्चों के माता-पिता को संस्था के माध्यम से दिल्ली के विद्यालयों में नामांकन कराने के लिए प्रेरित करते हैं। इनके सहयोगी शिक्षक परमानंद प्रकाश व शैलेश पासवान बताते हैं कि श्रवण अपनी ड्यूटी के प्रति सजग रहते हैं। हमेशा अद्यतन जानकारी हासिल करने की कोशिश में रहते हैं। -- 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. 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..
[AI] Michael Gillan Peckitt Rights in the Japan Times: Japan must open minds to disability, not just physical spaces, in time for Tokyo Paralympics
conversation about how Japan thinks of and treats people with disabilities. As Gov. Koike said: “Barrier-free facilities are by all means important, but I believe that a barrier-free mind is equally vital.” I share her hope that Japan will develop a “barrier-free mind” in time for the 2020 Games. Michael Gillan Peckitt is an academic living in Kobe. His e-book “Gaijin Story: Tales of a British Disabled Man in Japan” is available on Amazon. Foreign Agenda offers a forum for opinion on issues related to life in Japan. Comments and story ideas: commun...@japantimes.co.jp -- 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. 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..
[AI] Fwd: {Disability Studies India} invite
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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:42:41 +0530
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*School of Human Studies*
* Lecture On Disability Studies*
*Speaker: Dr. Jagdish Kumar*
*Associate Professor, Department of Political Science *
*Topic: “Understanding Disability Studies in context of Disability Rights
Movement *
*Venue: NL2*
*Date:* October 21, 2016 (Friday)
*Time:* 2.00 to 4 Pm
I hope you will take out time to join us for the above talk.Thank you in
anticipation
Warmly
Anita Ghai
Prof in School of Human Studies
Ambedkar University, Delhi
A brief bio-pic of the speaker in enclosed
Dr Jagdish Chander is an Associate Professor in the department of
Political science in Hindu College, University of Delhi He is an
advocate as well as a scholar of disability studies . He did his Ph.D.
at Syracuse University. *He is currently completing his dissertation on
the self-advocacy movement of the blind in India and a biography of Lal
Advani, a leading disability rights advocate and father of rehabilitation
services in the 20th century. His recent publications include “The Role of
Residential Schools in Shaping the Nature of The Advocacy Movement of The
Blind In India” and a chapter co-authored with Susan L. Gabel, “Inclusion
in Indian Education,” both in Susan L. Gabel and Scott Danforth,* Disability
Studies and Education *(Peter Lang Publishing, 2008). His presentations at
various international conferences, academic interest in disability rights
issues, and passion for being an activist in the disability rights
movement, make him one of the most distinguished people working in the
field of history of disability in India from a Disability Studies
perspective**.*
Anita Ghai
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house," Audre Lorde
(1979).
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
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[AI] EPW Special Article: Politics of the Guarded Agenda of National Education Policy 2015-16
If I am not wrong, Vikas Gupta is one of the subscribers on Access India list. Hearty Congratulations sir for publishing in the India's peer-reviewed EPW. In this paper, though tangentionally, You've very rightly demonstrated the invisible woes of the disabled children specially of those who need accessible classrooms in sign language. I'm just sharing the URL, kindly download and read. http://www.epw.in/journal/2016/42/special-articles/politics-guarded-agenda-national-education-policy-2015-16.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] Good news for the Para athletes: Govt to set up 5 dedicated centres for divyang athletes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/Govt-to-set-up-5-dedicated-centres-for-divyang-athletes/articleshow/54872538.cms Vadodara, Oct 15 () The central government will set up five national-level sophisticated sports centres for differently-abled sportspersons, with an objective of catering to their special needs like training and diet, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot announced today. "The government has started work on establishing five centres and land has been acquired for three such centres. They will come up in Madhya Bharat, Paschim Bharat, Uttar Bharat, South Bharat and East Bharat (central, west, north, south and east India)," the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister told reporters here. Gehlot was in town for overseeing the arrangements for distribution of tri-cycles, wheel chairs, hearing aids and other such implements to more than 14,000 divyang people at a function to be held on October 22 in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Three out of five state-of-the-art centres will be set up in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, with an aim to provide special training and support to sportsmen who are differently-abled. "Setting up of two more such centres depends upon two concerned state governments (considering availability of land). (The aim is) to cater to the special needs of training, diet etc of differently-abled sportsmen. We have already been provided land by governments of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh," Gehlot said. He said the facilities will be set up at Zirakpur in Punjab, Ujjain in MP and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. "We want to adopt the best practices and parameters in force at recently concluded Rio 2016 Paralympics. A detailed project report is being prepared and we will initiate construction of buildings soon," the minister said. He said as part of 'Accessible India" campaign, 50 cities (A and B) have been shortlisted, where 100 "most important government buildings" will be converted into fully accessible buildings in future. (MORE) CORR NSK KIS -- 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. 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..
[AI] CCPD in JNU: now blind people could register their complain in Braille
Yesterday, We invited the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Dr Kamlesh Kumar Pandey in JNU. And had engrossing discussion over various issues ranging from the powers of the CCPD office to the term ‘Divyang’. He kept listening and responded to all queries put up by the students. The biggest outcome: now blind people those who don’t have internet connection and don’t want to be dependent on others to write their complain which violates their right to privacy could directly send their complain to the CCPD Office in Braille. Yes, The CCPD has agreed in principle to bring out a notification which would enable blind people residing in the rural hemlets of the country to register their complain in Braille. JNU Visually challenged Forum is immensely delighted at this development which would help millions of blind people who hardly approach the office for the redressal of their grievances. We’ll follow it up until this gets implemented. This should also be emulated in the States. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Emily Yates to the Guardian: "disability and sex are not mutually exclusive
emily Yates writes: "Inclusive and accessible sex education certainly did not exist when I was at school – apart from, perhaps, putting a condom on a banana. We are aware that disabled women, in particular, are almost three times as likely to be sexually abused than their non-disabled peers and yet those of us with disabilities are still entering lessons and workshops that are not designed for us. There are few, if any, subtitled and audio-described videos, information is usually not easy to read or understand, and the bodies in these videos and photos rarely, if ever, reflect disability of any kind, further alienating those of us classed as less than normal, and often less than attractive." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/15/disability-and-sex-are-not-mutually-exclusive -- 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. 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..
[AI] Makhan Saikia writes in the Pioneer today: Marrakesh Treaty: Revolution for the print disabled
. It is a complete package in which seven aspects are coming together — trusted intermediaries, enabling the legal regime, development dimension, concerns of the digital environment, technological tools, interoperability of the standards and finally, information materials and training. This will show a new window of opportunities to the print disabled which were not available under any of the treaties of the WIPO. Way back in 2007, the General Assembly of the WIPO adopted the Development Agenda consisting of 45 recommendations. Interestingly, many of these recommendations highlighted the importance of establishing and maintaining due balance of interests through adequate limitations of and exceptions to intellectual property rights from the viewpoint of economic, social and cultural developmental trajectory around the world. However, this has offered a solid base for preparing the foundations of an instrument on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired people (VIP).Without being in any way complacent, countries like India must take this opportunity to offer maximum facilities to its huge population of VIP. The World Blind Union’s (WBU) top strategic objective of achieving a world accessible to all blind and partially blind persons must be supported by developing nations like India. Nevertheless, this treaty is an innovative effort to engage the VIP world over and this can be the beginning of the end of their plights to access to the world of knowledge and information. Hope they see the light of the day! (The writer is Senior Editor, The Pioneer) -- 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. 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..
[AI] HT reports today: A Blind couple enjoying with their child; cooking and living happily
Day before yesterday, After I made hue and cry about a recent report in the India today in which a judge has observed that blind people can not give bath to their children is now being contested and rebuffed strongly. The Tribune did the story on a blind couple living happily in Jalandhar yesterday, and This one from the HT is the real depiction of our daily struggles and joyous lives. Now I want to read an editorial in any of the dailies about the judge fallacious understanding about what blind people can do or not. Media friends, do help us in bursting the myths about our lives. You are the gatekeepers and we have great hopes from you. Day before yesterday, After I made hue and cry about a recent report in the India today in which a judge has observed that blind people can not give bath to their children is now being contested and rebuffed strongly. The Tribune did the story on a blind couple living happily in Jalandhar yesterday, and This one from the HT is the real depiction of our daily struggles and joyous lives. Now I want to read an editorial in any of the dailies about the judge fallacious understanding about what blind people can do or not. Media friends, do help us in bursting the myths about our lives. You are the gatekeepers and we have great hopes from you. http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/groundglass/visually-challenged-couple-odisha.html Bibekananda Tripathi, 42, first met his wife Sasmita, 35, at school in their hometown Bhubaneswar in Odisha. It was a bond born out of love and empathy. They were both visually impaired and became close friends while learning how to negotiate a dark world at Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind. Hussein The Tripathis perform a puja during Navratri. The family that prays together, stays together. Twenty-five years later, Bibekananda’s job as a stenographer with the Central government led them to Delhi, where they live in a two-room government accommodation in RK Puram in South Delhi. Hussein The Tripathis are hungry for information, and use all media forms to stay tuned to the world around them. Hussein Good samaritans usually step forward to help the couple, but many people pass by. The Tripathis couldn’t be happier. They have a wonderful nine-year-old son, Deepananda, who is a student of Class 4 at DAV RK Puram. Responsible beyond his years, Deepananda has become his parents’ eyes, helping them around and taking care of them. “They don’t need much help. They can both find their way around the neighbourhood on their own,” quips Deepananda. Hussein Shopping at the local market is part of the family’s daily routine. Hussein Sasmita dictates to Bibekananda as he practices his stenography during his free time. Bibekananda advises all parents not to repeat the mistakes that led to him and his wife losing their vision when they were both around three years old. “Neither of us can recall what anything looks like. We experience the world through feel and touch,” he says. Hussein Bibekananda loves chaat and can find his way alone to the best chaat shop in the neighbourhood. Hussein The family stays in their two-room apartment in RK Puram colony. “Please don’t ignore minor infections and get your children treated instead of going for home remedies,” he urges. Medical facilities have improved in his village, but he fears parents’ mindsets have not. “We both lost our vision from complications after a bout of severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and the lack of medical attention. I don’t want it to happen to anyone,” says Bibekananda. Hussein Cooking is easy, says Sasmita, who effortlessly works around hot oil and fire. On busy Delhi streets, most people help Bibekananda and his wife negotiate the traffic and crowds, but he gets more help from people from poorer sections than from the busy middle-classes. Hussein Family time involves son Deepananda watching news on TV while his parents listen to it. “We rarely step out at night because of drunk-driving. People who drink and drive are even more blind than the two of us,” laughs Sasmita. Hussein Every morning, Sasmita helps Deepananda get ready for school. Hussein Selfies are great, but Deepananda quips he sometimes has to struggle to get his parents to look at his cellphone camera. Their sole wish? “People are helpful but life would be a lot -- 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. Contents
Re: [AI] Invitation to a seminar in JNU on 15th October 2016 3 pm
Nop. Sorry. We'll try to record and put it on Youtube later. On 10/14/16, Nirmal Verma <nirmalkat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Avinash > > can you broadcast it live on periscope or youtube? > > Nirmal > > On Oct 14, 2016 10:24 AM, "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Oups, I forgot to give details of the speaker >> We'll have none other than the current Chief Commissioner for Persons >> with disabilities Dr Kamlesh Kumar Pandey >> We hope Delhites will find time to attend the seminar. >> We will try to record the talk for those who are not in Delhi and >> unable to attend. >> >> On 10/14/16, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Dear All, >> > On the occasion of the World White Cane Day 2016 on 15 October, The >> > Jawaharlal Nehru University Visually Challenged students' Forum >> > invites you to a seminar – >> > The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and >> > the struggle for the Disability Rights. >> > Date: 15 October 2016 >> > Timing: 3 pm >> > Venue: Central Library Committee Room First floor >> > Please join us for the March from Ganga Dhabha to the Administrative >> > block in the evening 9:00 pm >> > >> > -- >> > Avinash Shahi >> > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> > >> >> >> -- >> 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. 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.. >> > > 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.. > -- 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. 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..
[AI] Lakshminagar Delhi: A startup where blind women help travellers see the world
Anindya Chattopadhyay TNN | Oct 14, 2016, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-startup-where-blind-staffers-help-travellers-see-the-world/articleshow/54843021.cms NEW DELHI: Around Diwali last year, corporate trainer Akash Bhardwaj was out shopping when he saw a nearly blind woman, with scars on her face, selling balloons. She had a small baby . Her husband had abandoned her after a neighbour disfigured her face with acid. She had also lost her job as a security guard. . . "She asked me, 'Jis aurat ko muh dekh ke nikaal diya, usko kaun naukri dega (Who will employ a woman sacked because of a disfigured face)?'" says Bhardwaj, 31. . . The encounter became a trigger for Bhardwaj's entrepreneurial journey. He launched a travel firm, Khaas, and then a gift-courier firm, Khaas Uphaar, both run entirely by visually impaired women. He plans to employ four acid-attack survivors in two months. Bhardwaj, a consulting corporate trainer and a freelance travel agent, sold his bike and wife's jewellery to set up the enterprises six months ago. Today, the companies employ five women -Kamlesh, Archana, Dipti, Prema and Nirmal -all of them visually impaired. . . All work is done by these women -from making appointments and helping with presentations, to closing deals and even accompanying the groups on trips, if required.They are also starting to prepare and courier gift items. The women operate their PCs with the help of JAWS (job access with speech), a software that helps visually impaired people read. They have also begun using smartphones and, in the past month, have confirmed 20-25 appointments and finalised two tours. One of the employees, Archana, 34, has a masters in home science. She lost her vision due to medical negligence during a brain tumour operation when she was 23. Kamlesh, another staffer, is a post-graduate in political science from Jamia University. Among the other employees, Prema is studying in BA third year from DU's School of Open Learning. Dipti is a postgraduate in political science while Nirmal, 33, is a widow and a mother of an eight-yearold girl. All the women say they enjoy coming to the office, working together, meet ing new people and chatting about various issues. Some of them stay in hostels because their families live elsewhere. . . "We have a very small office on the fourth floor of a building in Laxmi Nagar, east Delhi. Since it's difficult for the visually impaired girls to go up and down the stairs, we are looking for a larger space on the ground floor," says Bhardwaj, adding that he was also looking for funds to purchase equipment for his staff -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Invitation to a seminar in JNU on 15th October 2016 3 pm
Oups, I forgot to give details of the speaker We'll have none other than the current Chief Commissioner for Persons with disabilities Dr Kamlesh Kumar Pandey We hope Delhites will find time to attend the seminar. We will try to record the talk for those who are not in Delhi and unable to attend. On 10/14/16, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > On the occasion of the World White Cane Day 2016 on 15 October, The > Jawaharlal Nehru University Visually Challenged students' Forum > invites you to a seminar – > The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and > the struggle for the Disability Rights. > Date: 15 October 2016 > Timing: 3 pm > Venue: Central Library Committee Room First floor > Please join us for the March from Ganga Dhabha to the Administrative > block in the evening 9:00 pm > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > -- 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. 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..
[AI] Invitation to a seminar in JNU on 15th October 2016 3 pm
Dear All, On the occasion of the World White Cane Day 2016 on 15 October, The Jawaharlal Nehru University Visually Challenged students' Forum invites you to a seminar – The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and the struggle for the Disability Rights. Date: 15 October 2016 Timing: 3 pm Venue: Central Library Committee Room First floor Please join us for the March from Ganga Dhabha to the Administrative block in the evening 9:00 pm -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Operating in a Culture of Mediocrity
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[AI] Jalandhar: Read on, A blind couple and their sighted daughter: what goes on in their mind?
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/visually-impaired-couple-sees-the-world-through-their-daughter-s-eyes/308910.html Prem Sagar and Deepika with their daughter Sukhmani in Jalandhar. Photo: Sarabjit Singh Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 12 Having met each other about 12 years ago and fallen in love, it took Prem Sagar (49) and Deepika (44) almost seven years to convince their families that despite their similar visual disability, they would be able to manage their lives well together. While Prem Sagar is a lecturer of music at HMV College, his better half works with NGO Saksham that is into making talking books for visually impaired students. Now with a four-year-old school-going daughter Sukhmani Grover, the couple looks back and recalls how they together overcame all oddities in life always putting up a very brave face. “The biggest tension in my life was when I conceived soon after our marriage. I prayed day in and day out that our child does not inherit our sight problem. It was her 12th day when her paediatrician confirmed to me that Sukhmani probably has normal eyesight. And then the ultimate satisfaction came with a final confirmation as she turned three-four months and started responding to our actions”, shared Deepika. Deepika adds on, “Our vision problems are not the same. While I suffer from glaucoma, Prem Sagar had retina pigmentosa. We met during a workshop at National Association for Blind in 2004 and since then had been in contact with one another, till we got married in November 2011.” Deepika’s mother Kusum puts up with the couple and takes care of the household and even the child while the twosome is away for work. “My mom has been a great support but I try to manage most work on my own after I am back. I even try to help Sukhmani with her homework most of the times. I am getting her books converted in a new format that even describes the illustrations so that I can know her syllabus and teach her well even when my mom is not there. As she sits for homework with her granny, I too join them so that I know what she has been getting for her homework.” Prem Sagar adds up, “We cannot help her with colouring work or check if she is writing her work neatly in proper lines. We may be trying to overcome all problems but there still remain a few.” Deepika shares her mind, “Whenever my mom is not around, Sukhmani gets little pensive as she once asked me who will cook for us, who will help me with work. But now she is confident that she can pull on independently with us. I do not want her to have it in her mind that we are a liability on her for it can have detrimental effect on her psychology. I always try to show her that I can manage everything myself, look up for lost things on my own and take care of her quite -- 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. 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..
[AI] My visit to Fatehpur Sikri this Dussehra
This Dussehra, I was in Agra where I visited Agra fort, Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri. I found Braille embossed plates placed at the entrance of Taj Mahal and Sikri fort. As I read aloud the written text on that plate the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials made a video promised to carry on accessibility drive to other places under their supervision. I advised them to facilitate metal imprinted detail in Braille at Every Mahal under the Fatehpur Sikri Fort. I also got to know a specialized school for the blind named after the Great Saint Soordas in Titum Lake Agra. The statue of the great Saint is one of the great attractions for the tourists. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Odisha: State’s first blind woman who cracked OES gets job
Despite her 100 per cent blindness, she successfully completed her MA in Sociology, BEd, MEd, MPhil and even cracked the National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship. http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/states-first-blind-woman-who-cracked-oes-gets-job.html She even secured 47th rank in the OPSC-conducted Odisha Education Service (OES) in unreserved category. But, unfortunately her appointment had been withheld by Government officials for two months. However, due to the persistent efforts and fight of disability rights activist and Institute of Social Work and Research (ISWAR) general secretary Sanyas Kumar Behera, Bijayalaxmi Pal finally got the appointment letter from the School and Mass Education Department and was posted as Pipili-based Elementary Teachers’ Training Institute’s Principal on Friday. “She is the first blind OES in the State. It will inspire other persons with disabilities not to think negative; rather it’ll focus on their inherent talent,” said Behera, who is also a blind person. Behera alleged that initially the State Government put a question mark on Bijayalaxmi’s appointment and withheld her appointment order on the ground of her blindness on August 2 while all other OES selected candidates were given appointment order by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik himself in a grand function at Jayadev Bhawan Bhubaneswar. “On that same day, Bijayalaxmi returned empty- handed with teary eyes considering her blindness as her misfortune. Of course, Bijayalaxmi lost her salary and seniority for two months but it is a success for the whole disability fraternity in the State,” said Behera. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Durga Puja: How the differently-abled and the elderly experience Bengal’s biggest festival
http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/how-the-differently-abled-and-the-elderly-experience-bengal-s-biggest-festival/story-GXDIfHihmWEsZw6sS6eFBI.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] How a blind friend helped in the rape conviction: Their voice nails them; rapists get 10-year jail term
While searching for the reports where blind people have helped in the conviction, I've come across this very fascinating read. Hope this would help other researchers working on related issues also. Written by Express News Service | Pune | Published:August 17, 2011 3:28 am http://indianexpress.com/article/pune/their-voice-nails-them-rapists-get-10year-jail-term/ The identification of their voices and vehicle by a visually impaired friend of a blind rape victim proved vital in the conviction of the accused. Additional sessions judge S D Darane awarded 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 each or six months’ additional imprisonment to Maruti Suresh Pawale (30) and Nitin Vitthal Pawale (32) for raping the 48-year-old woman,who was travelling from Shaniwarwada to her village near Khadakwasla with her friend Pravin Wankhede. Wankhede and the woman had,in 2008,gone to collect charity given out by an institution for the blind near Rajaram bridge. They wanted to board a direct bus from Shaniwarwada to their village. “On reaching the bus stop,we got to know that the bus had left. We waited for another bus that took us to Khadakwasla. After getting down,a tea stall owner helped us get into a jeep,” the victim said in her complaint. After travelling for about 30 minutes,it was just the woman,Pravin and the two accused in the jeep. Nitin,who was driving the jeep,asked them to get down at a place saying they had reached their village but they knew that the unfamiliar road was not leading to their village. They tried to tell this to the accused,who manhandled Pravin and took the woman to a nearby ditch,where they raped her. Pravin was kept away from the spot. The accused later dropped them near their village. “Being blind,we have a habit to touch and feel the place where we sit. Accordingly,we had noticed that the seat of that vehicle was torn and big iron rods were placed under the seat,” the victim said. The observation came handy in identifying the vehicle The woman had told Pravin about the incident on reaching home. “Initially,he didn’t want to go to the police. But I was adamant because I did not want any other blind person to go through the same trauma,” the victim said. They filed a complaint with Haveli police station,and the victim’s vaginal swab was tested by which it was confirmed that she was raped by two persons. Additional public prosecutor Sunil More said Pravin had also helped in identifying the voice of the two accused from 15 samples. As many as 20 witnesses were examined. “Statements of the complainant,the tea stall owner who had helped them in getting the jeep,co-passengers who identified the two accused and medical reports helped in the conviction,” More said -- 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. 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..
Re: [AI] Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT
I'm also keen to know the more details. It seems that the case was only reported by the India Today. And the reporter's E-mail address is given in the report. One could seek more details from Sneha. This case was probably disposed off in one of the district courts in Delhi. Moreover, I'm mulling to write an Op-Ed for an mainstream Indian Daily over this issue. And the list could help me in collating similar cases where jurors narrow outlook accentuated the entrenched farce perception against the persons with disabilities. Such observation by the judge if not rebuffed or condemned, has a propensity to crystalise the notion that the blindness and divinity go together. And any 'aberration' if alleged and reported should be booed away as false 'accusation'.We shouldn't let these judges spread unfounded lies about our lives. At times, one is provoked to pose bluntly: 'who will judge the judges'? On 10/7/16, Kanchan Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Will someone help with more details-Magistrate's name, Which Court? > It will be easy to find if we know where this person lives. > The newspaper report quotes that a blind person cannot rape and also > states that a blind person cannot give bath. > What did all the blind mothers and fathers in this group do? > Kanchan > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: 07 October 2016 11:09 > To: accessindia; jnuvision; jnudpa > Subject: [AI] Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT > > Such false misconception must be resisted. I don't know whether her father > raped her or not, but the Court's observation about blind people's ability > to rape is fallacious. Instances abound, where blind people have misbehaved > with girls in NGOs. You could look in the archive my earlier postings. one > on Santanagar hostel in delhi and > another on NAB hostel in Bangalore. Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T > RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT > http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/blind-father-rapist-court-sexual-assault/ > 1/781307.html > > -- > 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_accessind > ia.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.. > > > > 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.. > -- 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. 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..
[AI] Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT
Such false misconception must be resisted. I don't know whether her father raped her or not, but the Court's observation about blind people's ability to rape is fallacious. Instances abound, where blind people have misbehaved with girls in NGOs. You could look in the archive my earlier postings. one on Santanagar hostel in delhi and another on NAB hostel in Bangalore. Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/blind-father-rapist-court-sexual-assault/1/781307.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] Venu V writes an Op-Ed in the HT today: Tourism needs to become an enabling force
This year is focused on accessible tourism and the idea that no person should be denied the value and the joys of travel for want of easily-created amenities to accommodate their special needs. The demand for accessible tourism has gained ground in the last decade on the understanding that a considerable section of society — by some estimates, nearly a third of the world’s population — encounters varying degrees and types of access constraints. In much of the Western world, gaps in service provision are being bridged through fundamental rights legislation, proactive infrastructural reform, building codes, and special needs rights movements, among other indicators of change. In the Indian context, though accessible tourism has been formally recognised by the government, attempts to harmonise responsibilities under the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which India is a signatory, with the existing legislation governing disability have been more difficult. Efforts to reform the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995 — the governing act that guarantees, among other rights, the creation of a barrier- free environment — are yet to make a difference. The Accessible India campaign, launched last year to cater in a better way to access in infrastructure, transport, accommodation among others, with a provisional auditing mechanism built into it, may be a step in the right direction, though it is early days yet. Also, the lack of differentiation between various aspects of access needs constitutes a problem. The universal access argument requires an understanding that disability itself is not homogeneous. It is multi-dimensional, extending to mobility, auditory, visual, cognitive, mental health, age-related or long-term health conditions. Ideal conditions for universal access may be easier stated than achieved. There are, however, incremental steps that destination managers, tour providers and resort owners, among other stakeholders, can take to build the experience, even as policy catches up. The National Museum in New Delhi had begun a project, with the support of Unesco and some volunteer groups, to make aspects of the museum accessible to the visually impaired. The result was the Anubhav Tactile Gallery, which houses 22 replicas of museum objects, representing some 5,000 years of Indian art providing an enriching visitor experience through tactile pathways, layered and textured impressions of 2D works, an audio-guide and Braille labels. Some of the strategies that tourism operators might use to align themselves better with the principles of universal design include incorporating barrier-free designs and familiarising themselves with laws and global accessibility standards. Universal access to tourism is one of the necessities for an equitable world, and it may be easier to achieve in increments than struggle to bridge access inequities wholesale. Venu V is principal secretary, tourism, Kerala http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/tourism-needs-to-become-an-enabling-force/story-jpD8wN3dQtP5tzhf6vVVlJ.html The views expressed are persona -- 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. 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..
[AI] Can a Deaf woman become judge? follow this case going on in Australia
Gaye Lyons says her case is about equality for ‘every citizen of Australia’ after high court rejects her appeal A Queensland woman who wanted to become the country’s first deaf juror says a high court ruling against her is “a smack in the face” for deaf Australians. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/05/ruling-to-prevent-deaf-woman-becoming-juror-described-as-a-smack-in-the-face Gaye Lyons, who is profoundly deaf, said her case was about the principle of justice and equality for “every citizen of Australia”. “Deaf people should not be treated any differently,” Lyons said. “The high court does not see that.” The deputy registrar of an Ipswich court told Lyons in 2012 she must be excused from jury duty because there was no provision in the state’s Jury Act to swear in an Auslan interpreter or for that person to be allowed in the jury room. Lyons took the case to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the supreme court of Queensland and the Queensland court of appeal, where the decision was upheld each time. The high court on Wednesday dismissed her appeal. The chief executive of Deaf Australia, Kyle Miers, said the court had failed to recognise the UN convention on the rights of people with disabilities. “’It is time for all states and territories, including the commonwealth government, to take immediate action to amend their anti-discrimination acts and to remove discrimination in all areas and, more importantly, recognising the right for deaf people to use Auslan,” he said The judges agreed that Queensland law did not permit an interpreter to be present during jury deliberations in the absence of specific legislative provisions. In arguing Lyons’ case, solicitor Kylie Nomchong SC rejected claims about possible errors from interpreters and said there was just as much chance that a hearing juror would be bored, distracted or suffer a lapse in concentration. Lawyers for the state said there was no way to test the accuracy of interpretations and the Jury Act was simply being administered as it was intended. The high court ruled that the presence of a person other than a juror in the jury room during deliberations was “an incurable irregularity”, regardless of whether or not they participated. The Queensland attorney general, Yvette D’Ath, said the confidentiality of jury deliberations and the right to a fair trial were “among the most fundamental tenets of our justice system.” -- 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. 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..
[AI] Haroon Siddique reports in the Guardian: 3 Specialised Hotels for the blind gonna be sold Guests are in shock
Action for Blind People says it cannot afford the upkeep of three hotels in Devon, Somerset and the Lake District Blind guests fear for future of three specialist hotels The futures of the UK’s three remaining specialist hotels for blind people are in doubt, sparking fears that visually impaired people could be left isolated. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/02/blind-guests-fear-for-future-of-three-specialist-hotels-sold-by-charity Action for Blind People is selling the Cliffden in Teignmouth, Devon; the Lauriston in Weston-super-Mare; and Windermere Manor, in the Lake District, because it can no longer justify the running costs. The charity is hopeful that the hotels will stay open under new management, but critics of the sale believe that closure is more likely and that blind and partially sighted people will suffer. David Haynes, 69, from South Milford, Yorkshire, said: “Without this sort of facility, I don’t know what people will do. You can’t imagine what it’s like leaving your house without any sight at all. People go there because all the staff are trained with regard to working with visually impaired people. It’s safe and secure.” As well as being a regular visitor, Haynes sits on the Action for Blind People customer council. He is angry the council was not consulted over the decision, which was made by senior management and approved by the charity’s trustees, most of whom are blind or partially sighted The three hotels have swimming pools, textured surfaces, talking alarm clocks, large-button phones, braille menus and facilities for guide dogs. They also provide a pick-up service from nearby stations and run supervised trips. Action for Blind People said 2,000 visually impaired people used the hotels last year – just under half the total number of guests – although many went more than once. The charity said an increase in sighted guests is one reason it cannot justify the extra expenditure of £950,000 needed to run and maintain the hotels over the next three years. But Haynes said the hotels provided an invaluable opportunity for the visually impaired to talk to each other and interact with the sighted. “We all learn from each other,” he said. “It’s an indictment of 21st-century Britain that there’s no provision for the visually impaired to go to a hotel. All hotels have to have access for people in wheelchairs but they don’t all have to have staff trained to work with the visually impaired, to do small things like saying your meat is at eight o’clock [on your plate], your potatoes are at four o’clock.” Advertisement Christine Newcombe, vice-chair of Guide Dogs Circle, is another patron angry about the decision. She describes the hotels as a lifeline, particularly for the most vulnerable, who are completely blind, like herself. “People are going to be isolated,” she said. “There’s been no consultation. No one has actually asked blind people what they actually want. The hotels offer peace of mind, health and safety. “I just go with a friend and and leave John [her husband] at home. We have both got guide dogs. We just have a nice time. They do trips during the stays, [and] that would be difficult in an ordinary hotel.” An Action for Blind People spokeswoman said: “We’re doing everything we can to find suitable buyers for the three Vision hotels to make sure they stay open, but we do understand that a lot of people are upset by the news that Action for Blind People will no longer be running the hotels. “This has been a very difficult decision to make as we know how much Vision hotels mean to customers, staff and volunteers. To have kept the hotels open, we would have had to divert funds from other services and after careful consideration, we decided that this was not the right thing to do.” She said the hotels were still taking bookings. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Deepa Soman writes from Thrissur: NSS: Students show the way to light up lives of the visually challenged
The students of C Achutha Menon College, Thrissur, are upbeat that some of their innovative ideas can probably be a path-breaker in the world of the visually impaired. Through its National Award winning NSS wing, the college will now help build communities that help the visually challenged read books, travel with ease and write exams, better! Here's how! . http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Students-show-the-way-to-light-up-lives-of-the-visually-challenged/articleshow/54677589.cms . "We have set up a voice bank, companion bank and scribe bank, which has service-minded students as members. While some of them are from our college, there are students from outside colleges too," says Sijo Varghese, a faculty. And how do they help? The voice bank consists of students who read and record books and newspapers, so that the visually challenged can listen to them. Sisira Sivan, a student, says, "Such voice books are available in English but there are not many in Malayalam. So, we read them and through phones, record the books, save them in CDs and send them to the Kerala Federation of the Blind. They upload it on their website, which are accessed by many from the State." Interestingly, they have already recorded five books. "The stories of M Mukundan, Perumbadavam Sreedharan, Zachariya, ONV and a few poems of Kadammanitta are the ones we have recorded so far," she says. . . The students have also formed a whatsapp group named Dyuthi to help the visually challenged. "It's a group in which only voice messages are allowed, as the visually challenged are also part of it, alongside us. We often send them recorded news and other important reads on this forum. There are also those who introduce new English words, tidbits of general knowledge, et al," says Dilna K R, a student. Interestingly, many students from other colleges have also become part of the group, as of now. . . Times are such that the visually challenged can write most of the exams, with scribes. "However, it's not easy to find scribes that suit all the qualifications as per the rules and also have time to spend. Scribe bank is an initiative to help the visually challenged, write exams easily," says Shabana Yasmin, a student. The college has already intimated other colleges in the area on the initiative, and collected info on those students who want to help. "If things go well, we will start it in other districts too," says Sijo. While most scribes charge to write exam, members of the scribe bank won't collect any money. . . Companion bank, which is an initiative to find companions for the visually challenged for trips, is in its initial stages. "As of now, we have gathered details of people who are willing to serve. It will start functioning as soon as the requests start coming in," says Sijo. The students see this as the pre-runner to a bigger cause. "Our dream is to expand these banks to create an impact, beyond the walls of our college. Considering the reception we've been experiencing, it's no distant dream," they say in unison. . -- 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. 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..
[AI] Lets debate: Blind schools tieing with Restaurants: Charity on the fry spooks special schools
Very authentic reporting by the Hindustan Times. All mentioned in the report is sacred truth. Lets face it. Can Radio Udaan do a show on charity and disability in India? it would be interesting to have discussion over the issue. Lets not run away from the harsh realities where governments fail and people in the society take on the responsibility to feed millions. http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-newspaper/charity-on-the-fry-spooks-special-schools/story-Rf8XshvfGOL4UyYr3GoZcO.html NEW DELHI: Charity feasts go up every festival season in a blind rush to earn good karma. But the good luck buffet was never easy on the stomach of the feasters. Indigestion: Neha Kumari, resident of an andh vidyalaya or school for the blind in Lajpat Nagar, has this single word to explain the after-effect. “Having eaten eight samosas since morning, I now have acidity. If you are doing a story for the newspaper please write they shouldn’t bring samosas.” The same plea was heard at residential schools for blind children. “People bring us food, especially during shraads, Navratras and Diwali. But they get the same food, mostly fried,” says Anil Chauhan, who works with a hostel for blind girls in Sant Nagar. But healthy karma is close at hand. Many residential schools for blind children have tied up with neighbourhood restaurants, where anybody planning to donate a meal to them can go and choose a package. Depending on the eatery, people can treat 10 people for about Rs 1,500, or pick an unlimited thali at Rs 900 a plate at a nice restaurant. They can even order a la carte, after discussing the menu with those they plan to treat. “They can pick a deal with a restaurant and pay for whatever number of people they want to feed, according to their budget. And we decide what we want to eat,” says Rajiv Kumar, a blind Delhi University graduate who is on many donors’ speed dial. Kumar earns his bread from a small dhaba he runs with two sighted friends near a school for the blind. “While I am looking for a job, I started this dhaba. Now, I directly bring the donors and visually impaired people here for lunch or dinner,” he says. Restaurants too are happy with the arrangement as it guarantees pre-booked business. “We need to be informed at least a day in advance about how many tables have to be booked, for how many people, and the menu,” says Mahender Singh, who runs a small eatery close to Sewa Kutir in Outram Lines. -- 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. 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..
[AI] How love blossomed: ‘We’re making beautiful memories together’: A love story
talked about relationships? Before all this happened, my family and I had never discussed relationships. Though my parents were not conservative, they were not sure if I would be completely accepted. They were scared to the core that if ever I got into relationship with someone, I would get exploited or would have to face rejection at some point of time in my life. But when they met him, they felt relaxed, because they really liked him. How do we change the prevailing view that people with disabilities are non-sexual beings? Awareness, awareness and awareness! Much of the discomfort people feel about disability may stem from a lack of understanding, therefore it is essential for everyone to understand the social aspects of disability. While accessibility can provide more opportunities for people with disabilities and non-disabled people to interact with each other, greater public education about disability will increase the general understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities. We need a complete overhaul in mindsets. I know there cannot be an overnight change, but it is high time that the seeds of revolution are sown. Featured image credit: Upasana Agarwal -- 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. 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..
[AI] Where are the deafblind in Indian education sector? SMS revolution for the disabled
SMS revolution for the disabled http://www.livemint.com/Industry/RqPjrjqoAE2K3MCiKNRzTO/SMS-revolution-for-the-disabled.html New Delhi: Almost a decade ago, Arun Mehta was delivering a talk in Bengaluru about technology access for the disabled, when he felt fingers touching his throat. Zamir Dhale, a young deaf and blind boy, was trying to feel the vibrations on his throat as he spoke. Dhale’s inability to communicate led Mehta to speak to Fernando Botelho, a visually-impaired software developer from Brazil. “We decided to try using Morse code in SMS,” says Mehta, president of Bidirectional Access Promotion Society (Bapsi), a non-governmental organization (NGO). Bapsi was established in 2009 by Mehta and his partner Vickram Crishna in New Delhi. Bapsi’s aim was to increase public awareness on the potential of telecommunications, broadcasting and Internet as well as to enable maximum access at the lowest costs. Bapsi supports the “information poorest”, people who have limited access to information because of their disability and information is not presented in a user-friendly way. For example, the Morse code generally replaces letters with long and short sound or light signals. But, for children like Dhale, who have multiple disadvantages, it would have to include the sense of touch. The team at Bapsi started working on the Vibration Series in 2012. With the help of Anmol Anand, an intern at Bapsi, they created applications that would help deaf-blind people communicate, using vibration as a medium, on their phones. Of these, PocketSMS (an SMS app that uses vibrations as in Morse code to read text), Narangi (a slate for deaf and blind children, where once the sketcher traces his or her drawing, it vibrates) have already helped improve lives. Bapsi is a winner in the inclusion & empowerment category of the mBillionth Award South Asia 2016, organized by the Digital Empowerment Foundation for the Vibration Series project. Mehta, an Indian Institute of Technology alumnus, is a software writer, teacher, disability activist and human rights activist, while Crishna is a technologist, human rights and personal privacy protection activist. Bapsi has been able to attract some institutional support—$20,000 from the International Development Research Centre for Bapsi’s SKID project and a grant worth $21,000 from the Information Society Innovation Fund for the Vibration Series. Mehta explains that Bapsi is not looking at fund-raising right now. “Technology moves so fast. In 14 months, the project might not even be relevant,” he says. The other challenge lay in the financial aspect of the target audience, or those who suffer from more than one disability, such as deaf-mute, blind-mute etc. Mehta found out that a severely disabled person in the US, on an average, spends $20,000-25,000 a year on technology—beyond what most families can afford in India. It is probably the reason why Mehta and Crishna, through many Right to Information (RTI) petitions, could not find a single deaf-blind person in the education system in India, in spite of half-a-million deaf-blind people in the country. “When we started with the project, we wanted to understand things such as the demographics, where are they, and how educated are the parents,” says Mehta. The growing popularity of smartphones has changed a lot of things for disabled people. Earlier, a disabled child would be conscious of taking a text-to-speech device out to a public place. “But now, it is not a stigma to be carrying access technology anymore,” he says. Bapsi’s applications are free to download from the Google Play Store. “Our distribution is worldwide, but we don’t know who our clients are,” says Mehta, who is soon going to start teaching open source software at Sharda University and hopes to take the project forward with its help. The other challenge lies in the fact that parents want to send their special needs children to regular schools. Bapsi’s role increases from just designing the software required to teaching the caregiver how to use the software. The NGO has been working on developing technology that would allow a normal school teacher to teach a class of disabled persons. Bapsi is looking at developing technology that is much cheaper—around $500-1,000 for the entire class and will approach the government once there is a prototype. Mint has a strategic partnership with Digital Empowerment Foundation, which hosts the Manthan and mBillionth awards. -- 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
[AI] NAB vs RBI in the Mumbai High Court: Blind persons cannot identify currency notes : NAB tells HC
Mumbai, Oct 3 () The Bombay High Court today asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to file reply within four weeks in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting the difficulty faced by blind persons in identifying currency notes and coins. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Blind-persons-cannot-identify-currency-notes-NAB-tells-HC/articleshow/54663286.cms A division bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, while hearing a petition filed by National Association for the Blind (NAB), asked the central bank to submit its response within a month and allowed the petitioner to file a rejoinder within two weeks of RBI filing its reply. Joaquim Rapose, secretary of NAB, filed the PIL through lawyer Uday Warunjikar seeking directions to RBI to include features in coins and currency notes so the blind could identify them easily. In his petition, Rapose said blind persons have started facing difficulties in identifying notes and coins of various denominations in the recent years. "Earlier, blind or people with poor vision were easily able to identify coins and notes as there were unique marks on each coin. Some coins were raised/embossed and tactile differentiation was available for recognition of the coins," the petition says. Rapose said the coins of various denominations and notes of Rs 100 and Rs 500 have no distinct identification marks, which can help blind persons in differentiating between them. The petitioner also said the RBI had sent a written request to NAB asking it to give a feedback on the designs of new coins and currency notes. In response to the request, Rapose claimed to have sent suggestions regarding the shape of the coins and notes, including those relating to their breadth, thickness and colour combination. Similarly, in case of coins, the petitioner said he had pointed out that the coins of Rs 2, Re 1 and 50 paise hardly differed from each other. "There should be coins having proper borders, different designs, shapes and texture for avoiding confusion," Rapose said. Rapose claimed despite his suggestions to RBI made last year nothing has been done yet to protect the rights of the blind and people with poor vision. Rapose also stated that due to the new coins and notes, NAB, which teaches blind and low vision people to identify the currency notes and coins, was facing difficulties. The petitioner has sought directions to the respondents --RBI and Mint Corporation -- to inform what steps they had taken to protect the rights of blind persons. SVS NRB SK SK -- 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. 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..
[AI] Independent.co.uk reports: What it's like to travel abroad when you're blind: Acting as 'eyes' for visually-impaired
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/blind-travel-traveleyes-companions-tours-for-blind-people-accessible-rome-a7342541.html -- 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. 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..
[AI] After blind man died, Tokyo Metro to put more security staff on platforms
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/28/national/tokyo-metro-put-security-staff-platforms/#.V_JCvxb_qd4 Tokyo Metro Co. will increase the number of security guards on platforms and improve communication between staff after a blind man recently fell on the tracks and was killed, officials said Tuesday. But the officials said deploying additional staff is only a stopgap measure until the subway operator fits platform safety doors at all major stations, work that is halfway complete. The man, who had a guide dog, fell from the platform at Aoyama-itchome Station on the Ginza Line on Aug. 15. Currently, platform safety doors are installed at only 85 of the 179 Tokyo Metro stations. The firm plans to increase the number of security guards and have them work longer hours at 38 stations that are known to be used regularly by visually impaired passengers. It will also ask staff to wear headsets so they can alert each other when disabled passengers are seen heading for the platform. At present, 45 percent of Tokyo Metro’s 3,300 station staff have an official qualification that recognizes their ability to help people with disabilities. The firm will get all remaining station staff trained up by the end of March 2018. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Sabarmati Prison: Jail inmates to record audio books for visually impaired : PTI
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jail-inmates-to-record-audio-books-for-visually-impaired/1/778991.html Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (PTI) An audio book recording centre was inaugurated today inside the Sabarmati Central Jail here wherein inmates having good voice will lend it to record various audio books to be used by visually impaired people across the world. The recording centre, having six studios, has been established in Gandhi Yard, where Mahatma Gandhi was lodged for a long time during Independence struggle, Gujarat DGP P P Pandey said. According to him, this centre is perhaps the first in the world wherein prisoners are roped in to record books for the visually impaired. Ads by ZINC This centre has been established inside the jail with the support of city-based Blind Peoples Association (BPA). "Prisoners having a good voice and command over Gujarati, Hindi and English languages will be roped into record books. We have set up six different studios inside the Gandhi yard to carry out the work," Pandey said after inauguration of the centre. Jail authorities and BPA have identified 13 prisoners having good voice quality to record books. They will read books given to them by BPA and record the entire book in audio format, Jail Superintendent Sunil Joshi said. "In the first phase, 13 prisoners have been selected after scrutiny. We will carry out tests in future to induct more such prisoners. BPA will give them honorary compensation for the services they render," he said. On the occasion, Executive Secretary of BPA, Bhushan Punani said the audio books will be distributed among the visually impaired in the form of CDs as well as through Internet. According to Punani, such audio books serve as the alternative for Braille books, which are "very bulky". "In 2011, Narendra Modi (when he was state CM) floated the idea of involving prisoners in recoding audio books for blind students. Today, we have realised his dream. Audio books prepared here will help numerous visually impaired citizens of Gujarat and India," said Punani. "We will also upload it on Internet, so that people sitting anywhere in the world can access it. We will pay Rs 100 to each inmate for recording one book, which takes around a weeks time. Apart from novels and motivational books, we will also prepare audio files of educational books for students," he added. PTI PJT PD DK DIP RYS -- 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. 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..
[AI] Reliance Communications Launches Post-paid Bills in Braille for the blind
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) today announced the launch of Braille Bill service for providing postpaid bills to the visually impaired. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/89075/content/215869/winds-change.html The Braille Bill service is part of convenience options that Reliance Mobile is introducing in the Indian market for its over 110 million mobile subscribers, RCom said in a statement. Its a first-ever initiative taken by an Indian telecom operator, it said. The service is in line with the Reliance ADA Group's corporate social responsibility objectives, it added. "There are currently 45 million people suffering from complete visual impairment across the globe. Out of these, nearly 12 million reside in India. Our new service is in line with our objective to delight our customers through innovations that touch their lives," RCom President (Corporate-Customer Service) Anurag Prashar said. The service will be available free of cost, he added. It will be available for postpaid customers across all product lines of RCom's wireless business. The bill will provide key details of current usage, bill amount, last dues, last payment and adjustments made. -- 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. 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..
[AI] The Econnomist reports: Combining old and new ways of getting around will transform transport—and cities, too
to integrate trains and car-sharing, might still be slow to let innovators break in, reckons Mr Hietanen. Independent operators would be happy to offer a large ready-made market of travellers to any firm able to extend its range of offerings, and might be more willing to support small firms with new ideas. Mr Hietanen certainly has big plans. The Whim app includes pay-as-you-go “multi-modal” packages that bundle monthly travel requirements at a single price. For perhaps €95 ($106) a month it might offer free city-wide public transport, 100km of local taxi use, 500km of car rental and 1,500km on national public transport. He thinks that aiming mobility services at city-dwellers is too limited, and wants to integrate regional and national trains—as well as rural services, where on-demand buses and ride-sharing could prove handier than scheduled buses, which often travel half-empty. Other mobility evangelists go further. Some are eyeing big cities in the developing world, even though these rarely have good public-transport networks. Could the 50,000 minibuses and 150,000 taxis in Mexico City, for example, be better deployed as part of a system that encouraged ride-sharing and on-demand re-routing? Others talk of interoperability across borders; a few even suggest roping in airlines. Who knows: one day a wily entrepreneur may add an on-demand mobile pub. -- 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. 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..
[AI] Kiki Siregar writes in the Asianage today: In Bali’s deaf village, silence is golden
Deaf people perform a traditional dance in the village of Bengkala in Bali. (Photo: AFP) Balinese women dressed in gold bodices dance to rhythmic drumming while waving fans as men in purple outfits sit cross legged around them, jiggling their arms and chanting. http://www.asianage.com/international/bali-s-deaf-village-silence-golden-147 It appears to be just another show on the Indonesian resort island, known for its ancient culture and rituals, but there is a key difference — the dancers are all deaf and cannot hear the beat. They perform the moves, learnt over months of hard training, from memory. The village of Bengkala has been home to an unusually large number of deaf people for generations, and nowadays about 40 out of its approximately 3,000 residents have severe hearing loss. But unlike in other parts of Indonesia where they could face mistreatment, local people have taken the deaf residents to their hearts. In many ways, life in the small hamlet has come to revolve around them. As well as the dance project, a unique sign language called Kata Kolok has been developed in the isolated village which has been mastered by those with hearing impairment, as well as many of those who can hear, prompting interest from scientists around the world. In addition, deaf villagers are trained in skills such as making handicrafts that can be sold in the heaving tourist resorts of the island, and they work side by side with other villagers in the rice fields. “Human rights are the same everywhere. So I thought, why should the deaf be ostracised?” said Ketut Kanta, who heads a community group for the village’s deaf residents. The approach is relatively unique in Indonesia, where the disabled often suffer harsh discrimination. Bengkala, in northern Bali, has existed for about eight centuries. Residents often scrape a living tending to the surrounding rice fields and education levels are generally low. In the past villagers thought the high incidence of deafness was due to a curse but those superstitions — and the prejudices they created — have largely been abandoned after experts concluded it was due to a recessive gene common among the local population. It was not until the 1960s that the village began to make efforts to better integrate its deaf residents and nowadays everyone is treated equally, according to village head I Made Arpana. “We don’t differentiate between deaf villagers and non-deaf villagers,” he said, adding that the community did not want the hard of hearing residents to feel “inferior”. A key factor in creating this peaceful co-existence has been Kata Kolok, which literally translates as “talk of the deaf”, and is used to varying degrees by around 80 per cent of the villagers. It is different to international and Indonesian sign language. It has grown organically over the decades and has its own unique signs created by villagers to reflect how they see the world. Attempts to ensure harmony in the village start at a young age, with a Bengkala elementary school teaching all children side by side. The 77 students are all given lessons in the local sign language, and are introduced to elements of Indonesian and international signing. Made Budiasih, whose seven-year-old son goes to the school, said she was worried for his future when they discovered he was deaf at birth, but said the inclusive educational centre had made all the difference. “I was despairing, but then I found out about this school,” she said. Still, it is not always easy teaching deaf students as they often become frustrated and act out, according to teacher I Made Wisnu, who has been working at the school for a decade. There are no junior high schools equipped to teach deaf students, so most have to drop out of the system once they’ve graduated from elementary classes. Despite the challenges, village chief Arpana is determined to safeguard the unique culture of the hamlet’s deaf community, saying he would be a “sinner” if he did not. The clearest expression of the village’s warm embrace of its hard of hearing population is the unique project “dance of the deaf”, which has started to draw a trickle of foreign visitors to the out-of-the-way village, giving residents hope for a brighter future. Tambourine player I Wayan Getar, speaking in sign language through an interpreter, told AFP: “Tourists from China and Europe are coming to watch us, and they really enjoy it.” -- 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
