Re: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study
Well, Abuse is multi dimensional and it surely includes financial abuse, even though report explicitly mentions it only once. Gathering data about use of scholarships is not such a difficult question either. Attributing motives to such a finding seems farfetched to me. .. Regards Perhaps our role on this planet is not to worship God-- but to create Him. --Arthur C. Clarke (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Nagpur 09420397185 O: 0712 2806676 Res: 0712 2591349 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of harish Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 7:24 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Hello It seems this news report has distorted the findings. The scope of the study is: Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; The scholarship utilisation is not within the scope of the study then how did they draw this conclusion? This seems to be a ploy to waterdown scholarships given to disabled persons. Folks be on the guard. Harish Kotian - Original Message - From: Gopalakrishnan gopalakrishnan_...@yahoo.co.in To: Access India accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 5:31 PM Subject: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Karthik Madhavan COIMBATORE: The majority of differently abled persons who receive scholarships do not get to enjoy the same, a study has found. Fifty-three per cent of the 600 girls and women interviewed have complained that scholarship in money and kind was taken away by family members and care takers, says the Avinashilingam University of Women, Coimbatore, study on 'Prevalence of Violence Among Disabled Girls/Women.' Fifty per cent visually impaired, 76.7 per cent hearing impaired, 38.7 physically challenged and 66 per cent mentally challenged have complained of the scholarship money being used by others. The UGC-sponsored study interviewed 150 persons each belonging to the aforementioned four disabilities from Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. And each of the cities accounted for equal number of subjects in all the special categories. The period of study: 2007-09. It has also found that girls with disabilities from residential schools suffered more compared to their counterparts at integrated and special schools. Likewise, differently abled girls in Coimbatore and Madurai underwent more physical violence compared to those in Chennai. The same is true of psychological violence and financial exploitation as well. On the question of sexual violence, the study, carried out by the Department of Special Education, has reveals that only five per cent were abused and the abusers were mostly strangers. The study's Principal Investigator Premavathy Vijayan, Co-Principal Investigator G. Victoria Naomi and Project Fellow S. Suganya say the purpose was to Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; develop training packages for defence; and, identify abusers/perpetrators and their relationship to the victim. There is a list of recommendations as well. It suggests the need for legal protection against abuse, providing information to the victim about intervention centres and services available in the community and level of accessibility, providing enough shelter homes for badly treated women and sensitisation to police personnel to register complaints from persons with disabilities. Date:18/04/2010 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/18/stories/2010041857990100.htm 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 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 Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone
[AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study
Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Karthik Madhavan COIMBATORE: The majority of differently abled persons who receive scholarships do not get to enjoy the same, a study has found. Fifty-three per cent of the 600 girls and women interviewed have complained that scholarship in money and kind was taken away by family members and care takers, says the Avinashilingam University of Women, Coimbatore, study on 'Prevalence of Violence Among Disabled Girls/Women.' Fifty per cent visually impaired, 76.7 per cent hearing impaired, 38.7 physically challenged and 66 per cent mentally challenged have complained of the scholarship money being used by others. The UGC-sponsored study interviewed 150 persons each belonging to the aforementioned four disabilities from Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. And each of the cities accounted for equal number of subjects in all the special categories. The period of study: 2007-09. It has also found that girls with disabilities from residential schools suffered more compared to their counterparts at integrated and special schools. Likewise, differently abled girls in Coimbatore and Madurai underwent more physical violence compared to those in Chennai. The same is true of psychological violence and financial exploitation as well. On the question of sexual violence, the study, carried out by the Department of Special Education, has reveals that only five per cent were abused and the abusers were mostly strangers. The study's Principal Investigator Premavathy Vijayan, Co-Principal Investigator G. Victoria Naomi and Project Fellow S. Suganya say the purpose was to Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; develop training packages for defence; and, identify abusers/perpetrators and their relationship to the victim. There is a list of recommendations as well. It suggests the need for legal protection against abuse, providing information to the victim about intervention centres and services available in the community and level of accessibility, providing enough shelter homes for badly treated women and sensitisation to police personnel to register complaints from persons with disabilities. Date:18/04/2010 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/18/stories/2010041857990100.htm 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
Re: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study
Hello It seems this news report has distorted the findings. The scope of the study is: Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; The scholarship utilisation is not within the scope of the study then how did they draw this conclusion? This seems to be a ploy to waterdown scholarships given to disabled persons. Folks be on the guard. Harish Kotian - Original Message - From: Gopalakrishnan gopalakrishnan_...@yahoo.co.in To: Access India accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 5:31 PM Subject: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Karthik Madhavan COIMBATORE: The majority of differently abled persons who receive scholarships do not get to enjoy the same, a study has found. Fifty-three per cent of the 600 girls and women interviewed have complained that scholarship in money and kind was taken away by family members and care takers, says the Avinashilingam University of Women, Coimbatore, study on 'Prevalence of Violence Among Disabled Girls/Women.' Fifty per cent visually impaired, 76.7 per cent hearing impaired, 38.7 physically challenged and 66 per cent mentally challenged have complained of the scholarship money being used by others. The UGC-sponsored study interviewed 150 persons each belonging to the aforementioned four disabilities from Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. And each of the cities accounted for equal number of subjects in all the special categories. The period of study: 2007-09. It has also found that girls with disabilities from residential schools suffered more compared to their counterparts at integrated and special schools. Likewise, differently abled girls in Coimbatore and Madurai underwent more physical violence compared to those in Chennai. The same is true of psychological violence and financial exploitation as well. On the question of sexual violence, the study, carried out by the Department of Special Education, has reveals that only five per cent were abused and the abusers were mostly strangers. The study's Principal Investigator Premavathy Vijayan, Co-Principal Investigator G. Victoria Naomi and Project Fellow S. Suganya say the purpose was to Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; develop training packages for defence; and, identify abusers/perpetrators and their relationship to the victim. There is a list of recommendations as well. It suggests the need for legal protection against abuse, providing information to the victim about intervention centres and services available in the community and level of accessibility, providing enough shelter homes for badly treated women and sensitisation to police personnel to register complaints from persons with disabilities. Date:18/04/2010 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/18/stories/2010041857990100.htm 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 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
Re: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study
How should a student use the scholarship if he gets it after the academic year is over? He just gives away the money to his family who helped him during the academic year. Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: harish har...@accessindia.org.in To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Hello It seems this news report has distorted the findings. The scope of the study is: Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; The scholarship utilisation is not within the scope of the study then how did they draw this conclusion? This seems to be a ploy to waterdown scholarships given to disabled persons. Folks be on the guard. Harish Kotian - Original Message - From: Gopalakrishnan gopalakrishnan_...@yahoo.co.in To: Access India accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 5:31 PM Subject: [AI] Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Misuse of scholarship for differently abled: study Karthik Madhavan COIMBATORE: The majority of differently abled persons who receive scholarships do not get to enjoy the same, a study has found. Fifty-three per cent of the 600 girls and women interviewed have complained that scholarship in money and kind was taken away by family members and care takers, says the Avinashilingam University of Women, Coimbatore, study on 'Prevalence of Violence Among Disabled Girls/Women.' Fifty per cent visually impaired, 76.7 per cent hearing impaired, 38.7 physically challenged and 66 per cent mentally challenged have complained of the scholarship money being used by others. The UGC-sponsored study interviewed 150 persons each belonging to the aforementioned four disabilities from Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. And each of the cities accounted for equal number of subjects in all the special categories. The period of study: 2007-09. It has also found that girls with disabilities from residential schools suffered more compared to their counterparts at integrated and special schools. Likewise, differently abled girls in Coimbatore and Madurai underwent more physical violence compared to those in Chennai. The same is true of psychological violence and financial exploitation as well. On the question of sexual violence, the study, carried out by the Department of Special Education, has reveals that only five per cent were abused and the abusers were mostly strangers. The study's Principal Investigator Premavathy Vijayan, Co-Principal Investigator G. Victoria Naomi and Project Fellow S. Suganya say the purpose was to Identify the dynamics of abuse, which includes comprehensive assessment of emotional, physical and sexual in the lives of women with disabilities; develop training packages for defence; and, identify abusers/perpetrators and their relationship to the victim. There is a list of recommendations as well. It suggests the need for legal protection against abuse, providing information to the victim about intervention centres and services available in the community and level of accessibility, providing enough shelter homes for badly treated women and sensitisation to police personnel to register complaints from persons with disabilities. Date:18/04/2010 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/18/stories/2010041857990100.htm 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 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 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
