Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[Chandrashekhar Kulkarni]

Dear Avinash,
Your notes and observations are great and will be useful to anyone who
reads them and give him an insight  in the proceedings of this
seminar.
C. B. Kulkarni

On 17/03/2017, Surya Prakash Sharma  wrote:
> Great job Avinash!
>
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>
>
> On March 16, 2017 11:30:06 PM avinash shahi 
> wrote:
>
>> My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the
>> RPD Act” 2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons
>> with Disabilities
>> Date: 16th March 2017
>> Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra Chanakyapuri
>> Inaugural session
>>
>> Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of the seminar.
>> Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh Jain
>> Mr Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, but the all sitting
>> here have the capacity to change the sector manifold”.
>> Mr Jain: disability does not reside within individuals but it exists
>> in the society.
>> Mr Jain: there are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD Act.  1.
>> Substantive challenges: how to make intervention at the ground level.
>> Healthcare, education and employment fall under substantive
>> challenges.
>> Mr Jain: disability policy should not be the afterthought, it should
>> be built in all the policies.
>> Challenge II: structural challenges
>> Mr Jain: how to make all people with disabilities aware about the
>> provisions under the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this,
>> majority of our challenges will go away.
>> Mr Jain: 2.68 crores people with disabilities are not sitting only in
>> Delhi and Mumbai, they  are their in the villages and making them
>> aware about their rights should be the key.
>> Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will have to train,
>> municipal workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the
>> Majistrates.
>> Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick employers should
>> be made aware of the skills of PWDS.
>> Mr Jain: procedural challenge: all state CCPD offices should become
>> the centre for the monitoring and coordinating of the schemes.
>>
>> Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD)
>> Mr Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO
>> representatives government officials and the researchers are less but
>> we should not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring
>> out the necessary change required in the country.
>> Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra, Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind
>> ‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books thousand years ago.
>> Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed for the nation. They are
>> not burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late science has won
>> over disability. Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we all should be aware
>> about its challenges.
>> Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a half years, the government of India has
>> organized more than 4 thousand equipment distribution camps and moore
>> than 6 lakhs ‘divyang’ have got benefited. The government had to incur
>> around Rs 4 crore for this initiative.
>> Mr Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to the rights
>> approach.
>> Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD Act on the
>> Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995 took 3
>> years to see its rules notified. You can thus see the commitment of
>> the Modi Government.
>> Mr Pandey: There is no fixed format in the disability sector. Its
>> evolving and we have to remain vigilance. Its not a sector where trade
>> union operates. We have to find solution with consensus in the sector.
>> Mr Pandey: There is need to give opportunity to all ‘divyangjan’ of
>> the country. I end here Thank you.
>>
>> Speaker: N S kang Secretary DEPWD
>> Mr Kang: The government and the civil society need to work in tendom
>> to see that the law is implemented effectively.
>> Mr Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on our
>> website, please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that
>> we could publish the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of
>> Ambedkar Jayanti.
>> Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people aware
>> about their entitlements envisaged under the legislation.
>> Mr Kang: in the last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the
>> attitude of peoplw towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry
>> on the momentum. We are determined to ensure equal status for the
>> people with disabilities.
>> Avinash: We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which
>> is Braille-embedded. The people have now started networking. Some NGO
>> representatives are looking desperate to meet government officials.
>> They have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh and Me both
>> totally blind have found a table and one of the CCPD Office officials
>> has instructed her colleagues to take care of our tea and snacks
>> requirements. On my table, I happen to meet one woman who has a 

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[Surya Prakash Sharma]

Great job Avinash!

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On March 16, 2017 11:30:06 PM avinash shahi  wrote:


My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the
RPD Act” 2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons
with Disabilities
Date: 16th March 2017
Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra Chanakyapuri
Inaugural session

Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of the seminar.
Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh Jain
Mr Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, but the all sitting
here have the capacity to change the sector manifold”.
Mr Jain: disability does not reside within individuals but it exists
in the society.
Mr Jain: there are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD Act.  1.
Substantive challenges: how to make intervention at the ground level.
Healthcare, education and employment fall under substantive
challenges.
Mr Jain: disability policy should not be the afterthought, it should
be built in all the policies.
Challenge II: structural challenges
Mr Jain: how to make all people with disabilities aware about the
provisions under the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this,
majority of our challenges will go away.
Mr Jain: 2.68 crores people with disabilities are not sitting only in
Delhi and Mumbai, they  are their in the villages and making them
aware about their rights should be the key.
Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will have to train,
municipal workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the
Majistrates.
Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick employers should
be made aware of the skills of PWDS.
Mr Jain: procedural challenge: all state CCPD offices should become
the centre for the monitoring and coordinating of the schemes.

Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD)
Mr Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO
representatives government officials and the researchers are less but
we should not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring
out the necessary change required in the country.
Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra, Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind
‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books thousand years ago.
Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed for the nation. They are
not burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late science has won
over disability. Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we all should be aware
about its challenges.
Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a half years, the government of India has
organized more than 4 thousand equipment distribution camps and moore
than 6 lakhs ‘divyang’ have got benefited. The government had to incur
around Rs 4 crore for this initiative.
Mr Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to the rights approach.
Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD Act on the
Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995 took 3
years to see its rules notified. You can thus see the commitment of
the Modi Government.
Mr Pandey: There is no fixed format in the disability sector. Its
evolving and we have to remain vigilance. Its not a sector where trade
union operates. We have to find solution with consensus in the sector.
Mr Pandey: There is need to give opportunity to all ‘divyangjan’ of
the country. I end here Thank you.

Speaker: N S kang Secretary DEPWD
Mr Kang: The government and the civil society need to work in tendom
to see that the law is implemented effectively.
Mr Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on our
website, please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that
we could publish the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of
Ambedkar Jayanti.
Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people aware
about their entitlements envisaged under the legislation.
Mr Kang: in the last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the
attitude of peoplw towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry
on the momentum. We are determined to ensure equal status for the
people with disabilities.
Avinash: We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which
is Braille-embedded. The people have now started networking. Some NGO
representatives are looking desperate to meet government officials.
They have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh and Me both
totally blind have found a table and one of the CCPD Office officials
has instructed her colleagues to take care of our tea and snacks
requirements. On my table, I happen to meet one woman who has a son
who has multiple disabilities. She sstrikes a conversation: ‘Hi’, I
responded Hellow! We discussed inclusive schooling and debated the
prose and cons. Then we are meeting the State CCPD of Nagaland, who
informes us that as per 2011 Census, in Nagaland there are only 29
thousand six hundred children have disabilities. He lamented that his
office is clubbed with the social welfare department, and fund
scarcity is the huge problem. We are done with tea.

Next Session: panel Discussion 

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[Vedprakash Sharma]

Really, praise-worthy effort. The notes have been taken objectively and 
judiciously.
Those who could not attend the seminar, will surely benefit from these 
comprehensive notes.
Three cheers for this commendable job.

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My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the RPD Act” 
2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities
Date: 16th March 2017
Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra Chanakyapuri Inaugural session

Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of the seminar.
Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh Jain Mr Jain:  
“though the audience is not very big, but the all sitting here have the 
capacity to change the sector manifold”.
Mr Jain: disability does not reside within individuals but it exists in the 
society.
Mr Jain: there are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD Act.  1.
Substantive challenges: how to make intervention at the ground level.
Healthcare, education and employment fall under substantive challenges.
Mr Jain: disability policy should not be the afterthought, it should be built 
in all the policies.
Challenge II: structural challenges
Mr Jain: how to make all people with disabilities aware about the provisions 
under the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this, majority of our challenges 
will go away.
Mr Jain: 2.68 crores people with disabilities are not sitting only in Delhi and 
Mumbai, they  are their in the villages and making them aware about their 
rights should be the key.
Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will have to train, municipal 
workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the Majistrates.
Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick employers should be made 
aware of the skills of PWDS.
Mr Jain: procedural challenge: all state CCPD offices should become the centre 
for the monitoring and coordinating of the schemes.

Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD)
Mr Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO 
representatives government officials and the researchers are less but we should 
not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring out the necessary 
change required in the country.
Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra, Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind ‘divyang’ who 
wrote 150 books thousand years ago.
Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed for the nation. They are not 
burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late science has won over disability. 
Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we all should be aware about its challenges.
Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a half years, the government of India has 
organized more than 4 thousand equipment distribution camps and moore than 6 
lakhs ‘divyang’ have got benefited. The government had to incur around Rs 4 
crore for this initiative.
Mr Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to the rights approach.
Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD Act on the Ambedkar 
Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995 took 3 years to see its 
rules notified. You can thus see the commitment of the Modi Government.
Mr Pandey: There is no fixed format in the disability sector. Its evolving and 
we have to remain vigilance. Its not a sector where trade union operates. We 
have to find solution with consensus in the sector.
Mr Pandey: There is need to give opportunity to all ‘divyangjan’ of the 
country. I end here Thank you.

Speaker: N S kang Secretary DEPWD
Mr Kang: The government and the civil society need to work in tendom to see 
that the law is implemented effectively.
Mr Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on our website, 
please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that we could publish 
the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti.
Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people aware about 
their entitlements envisaged under the legislation.
Mr Kang: in the last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the attitude of 
peoplw towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry on the momentum. We 
are determined to ensure equal status for the people with disabilities.
Avinash: We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which is 
Braille-embedded. The people have now started networking. Some NGO 
representatives are looking desperate to meet government officials.
They have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh and Me both totally blind 
have found a table and one of the CCPD Office officials has instructed her 
colleagues to take care of our tea and snacks requirements. On my 

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[li...@srinivasu.org]

 Ice write up. 

Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu
Sent from my iPhone

> On 16-Mar-2017, at 23:28, avinash shahi  wrote:
> 
> My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the
> RPD Act” 2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons
> with Disabilities
> Date: 16th March 2017
> Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra Chanakyapuri
> Inaugural session
> 
> Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of the seminar.
> Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh Jain
> Mr Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, but the all sitting
> here have the capacity to change the sector manifold”.
> Mr Jain: disability does not reside within individuals but it exists
> in the society.
> Mr Jain: there are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD Act.  1.
> Substantive challenges: how to make intervention at the ground level.
> Healthcare, education and employment fall under substantive
> challenges.
> Mr Jain: disability policy should not be the afterthought, it should
> be built in all the policies.
> Challenge II: structural challenges
> Mr Jain: how to make all people with disabilities aware about the
> provisions under the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this,
> majority of our challenges will go away.
> Mr Jain: 2.68 crores people with disabilities are not sitting only in
> Delhi and Mumbai, they  are their in the villages and making them
> aware about their rights should be the key.
> Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will have to train,
> municipal workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the
> Majistrates.
> Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick employers should
> be made aware of the skills of PWDS.
> Mr Jain: procedural challenge: all state CCPD offices should become
> the centre for the monitoring and coordinating of the schemes.
> 
> Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD)
> Mr Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO
> representatives government officials and the researchers are less but
> we should not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring
> out the necessary change required in the country.
> Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra, Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind
> ‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books thousand years ago.
> Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed for the nation. They are
> not burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late science has won
> over disability. Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we all should be aware
> about its challenges.
> Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a half years, the government of India has
> organized more than 4 thousand equipment distribution camps and moore
> than 6 lakhs ‘divyang’ have got benefited. The government had to incur
> around Rs 4 crore for this initiative.
> Mr Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to the rights approach.
> Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD Act on the
> Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995 took 3
> years to see its rules notified. You can thus see the commitment of
> the Modi Government.
> Mr Pandey: There is no fixed format in the disability sector. Its
> evolving and we have to remain vigilance. Its not a sector where trade
> union operates. We have to find solution with consensus in the sector.
> Mr Pandey: There is need to give opportunity to all ‘divyangjan’ of
> the country. I end here Thank you.
> 
> Speaker: N S kang Secretary DEPWD
> Mr Kang: The government and the civil society need to work in tendom
> to see that the law is implemented effectively.
> Mr Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on our
> website, please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that
> we could publish the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of
> Ambedkar Jayanti.
> Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people aware
> about their entitlements envisaged under the legislation.
> Mr Kang: in the last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the
> attitude of peoplw towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry
> on the momentum. We are determined to ensure equal status for the
> people with disabilities.
> Avinash: We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which
> is Braille-embedded. The people have now started networking. Some NGO
> representatives are looking desperate to meet government officials.
> They have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh and Me both
> totally blind have found a table and one of the CCPD Office officials
> has instructed her colleagues to take care of our tea and snacks
> requirements. On my table, I happen to meet one woman who has a son
> who has multiple disabilities. She sstrikes a conversation: ‘Hi’, I
> responded Hellow! We discussed inclusive schooling and debated the
> prose and cons. Then we are meeting the State CCPD of Nagaland, who
> informes us that as per 2011 Census, in Nagaland there are only 29
> thousand six hundred children have 

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[Yogesh J]

thank you bro for your note.


On 3/17/17, avinash shahi  wrote:
> Yes, I took notes on my laptop.
>
> On 3/17/17, Aruni Sharma  wrote:
>> Hi. This is very impressive deed and also your observations at the end are
>> very apt. Did you take notes on your laptop?
>>
>> Thanks and regards
>> Aruni Sharma
>>
>> Associate prof. JNPG College
>>
>> Lucknow
>> Sent from my iPhone 5S
>> Connect with me:
>> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
>> facebook; arunisharma
>> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>>
>>> On 17-Mar-2017, at 12:36 AM, Mahendra Galani  wrote:
>>>
>>> wonderful note Avinash.
>>> At 11:28 PM 3/16/2017 +0530, you wrote:
 My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the
 RPD
 Act† 2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons
 with
 Disabilities Date: 16th March 2017 Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra
 Chanakyapuri Inaugural session Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of
 the
 seminar. Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh
 Jain Mr Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, but the all
 sitting here have the capacity to change the sector manifold†. Mr
 Jain:
 disability does not reside within individuals but it exists in the
 society. Mr Jain: there are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD
 Act.  1. Substantive challenges: how to make intervention at the ground
 level. Healthcare, education and employment fall under substantive
 challenges. Mr Jain: disability policy should not be the afterthought,
 it
 should be built in all the policies. Challenge II: structural challenges
 Mr Jain: how to make all people with disabilities aware about the
 provisions under the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this, majority
 of our challenges will go away. Mr Jain: 2.68 crores people with
 disabilities are not sitting only in Delhi and Mumbai, they  are their
 in
 the villages and making them aware about their rights should be the key.
 Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will have to train,
 municipal workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the
 Majistrates. Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick
 employers should be made aware of the skills of PWDS. Mr Jain:
 procedural
 challenge: all state CCPD offices should become the centre for the
 monitoring and coordinating of the schemes. Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD) Mr
 Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO
 representatives government officials and the researchers are less but we
 should not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring out
 the
 necessary change required in the country. Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra,
 Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind ‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books
 thousand years ago. Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed
 for
 the nation. They are not burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late
 science has won over disability. Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we
 all should be aware about its challenges. Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a
 half years, the government of India has organized more than 4 thousand
 equipment distribution camps and moore than 6 lakhs ‘divyang’ have
 got benefited. The government had to incur around Rs 4 crore for this
 initiative. Mr Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to
 the
 rights approach. Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD
 Act on the Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995
 took 3 years to see its rules notified. You can thus see the commitment
 of the Modi Government. Mr Pandey: There is no fixed format in the
 disability sector. Its evolving and we have to remain vigilance. Its not
 a sector where trade union operates. We have to find solution with
 consensus in the sector. Mr Pandey: There is need to give opportunity to
 all ‘divyangjan’ of the country. I end here Thank you. Speaker: N S
 kang Secretary DEPWD Mr Kang: The government and the civil society need
 to work in tendom to see that the law is implemented effectively. Mr
 Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on our website,
 please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that we could
 publish the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti.
 Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people aware
 about their entitlements envisaged under the legislation. Mr Kang: in
 the
 last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the attitude of peoplw
 towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry on the momentum. We
 are determined to ensure equal status for the people with disabilities.
 Avinash: We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which is

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[avinash shahi]

Yes, I took notes on my laptop.

On 3/17/17, Aruni Sharma  wrote:
> Hi. This is very impressive deed and also your observations at the end are
> very apt. Did you take notes on your laptop?
>
> Thanks and regards
> Aruni Sharma
>
> Associate prof. JNPG College
>
> Lucknow
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
> Connect with me:
> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
> facebook; arunisharma
> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>
>> On 17-Mar-2017, at 12:36 AM, Mahendra Galani  wrote:
>>
>> wonderful note Avinash.
>> At 11:28 PM 3/16/2017 +0530, you wrote:
>>> My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the RPD
>>> Act† 2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with
>>> Disabilities Date: 16th March 2017 Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra
>>> Chanakyapuri Inaugural session Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of the
>>> seminar. Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh
>>> Jain Mr Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, but the all
>>> sitting here have the capacity to change the sector manifold†. Mr Jain:
>>> disability does not reside within individuals but it exists in the
>>> society. Mr Jain: there are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD
>>> Act.  1. Substantive challenges: how to make intervention at the ground
>>> level. Healthcare, education and employment fall under substantive
>>> challenges. Mr Jain: disability policy should not be the afterthought, it
>>> should be built in all the policies. Challenge II: structural challenges
>>> Mr Jain: how to make all people with disabilities aware about the
>>> provisions under the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this, majority
>>> of our challenges will go away. Mr Jain: 2.68 crores people with
>>> disabilities are not sitting only in Delhi and Mumbai, they  are their in
>>> the villages and making them aware about their rights should be the key.
>>> Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will have to train,
>>> municipal workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the
>>> Majistrates. Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick
>>> employers should be made aware of the skills of PWDS. Mr Jain: procedural
>>> challenge: all state CCPD offices should become the centre for the
>>> monitoring and coordinating of the schemes. Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD) Mr
>>> Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO
>>> representatives government officials and the researchers are less but we
>>> should not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring out the
>>> necessary change required in the country. Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra,
>>> Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind ‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books
>>> thousand years ago. Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed for
>>> the nation. They are not burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late
>>> science has won over disability. Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we
>>> all should be aware about its challenges. Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a
>>> half years, the government of India has organized more than 4 thousand
>>> equipment distribution camps and moore than 6 lakhs ‘divyang’ have
>>> got benefited. The government had to incur around Rs 4 crore for this
>>> initiative. Mr Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to the
>>> rights approach. Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD
>>> Act on the Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995
>>> took 3 years to see its rules notified. You can thus see the commitment
>>> of the Modi Government. Mr Pandey: There is no fixed format in the
>>> disability sector. Its evolving and we have to remain vigilance. Its not
>>> a sector where trade union operates. We have to find solution with
>>> consensus in the sector. Mr Pandey: There is need to give opportunity to
>>> all ‘divyangjan’ of the country. I end here Thank you. Speaker: N S
>>> kang Secretary DEPWD Mr Kang: The government and the civil society need
>>> to work in tendom to see that the law is implemented effectively. Mr
>>> Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on our website,
>>> please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that we could
>>> publish the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti.
>>> Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people aware
>>> about their entitlements envisaged under the legislation. Mr Kang: in the
>>> last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the attitude of peoplw
>>> towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry on the momentum. We
>>> are determined to ensure equal status for the people with disabilities.
>>> Avinash: We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which is
>>> Braille-embedded. The people have now started networking. Some NGO
>>> representatives are looking desperate to meet government officials. They
>>> have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh and Me both totally
>>> 

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[Aruni Sharma]

Hi. This is very impressive deed and also your observations at the end are very 
apt. Did you take notes on your laptop?  

Thanks and regards 
Aruni Sharma

Associate prof. JNPG College

Lucknow
Sent from my iPhone 5S
Connect with me:
skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
facebook; arunisharma
twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma

> On 17-Mar-2017, at 12:36 AM, Mahendra Galani  wrote:
> 
> wonderful note Avinash.
> At 11:28 PM 3/16/2017 +0530, you wrote:
>> My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the implementation of the RPD 
>> Act” 2016 organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with 
>> Disabilities Date: 16th March 2017 Venue: Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra 
>> Chanakyapuri Inaugural session Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of the 
>> seminar. Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson of National Trust Mr Mukesh Jain 
>> Mr Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, but the all sitting here 
>> have the capacity to change the sector manifold”. Mr Jain: disability does 
>> not reside within individuals but it exists in the society. Mr Jain: there 
>> are 3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD Act.  1. Substantive 
>> challenges: how to make intervention at the ground level. Healthcare, 
>> education and employment fall under substantive challenges. Mr Jain: 
>> disability policy should not be the afterthought, it should be built in all 
>> the policies. Challenge II: structural challenges Mr Jain: how to make all 
>> people with disabilities aware about the provisions under the RPWD Act. If 
>> we are able to achieve this, majority of our challenges will go away. Mr 
>> Jain: 2.68 crores people with disabilities are not sitting only in Delhi and 
>> Mumbai, they  are their in the villages and making them aware about their 
>> rights should be the key. Mr Jain: if we are to bring accessibility, we will 
>> have to train, municipal workers, and the other stakeholders such as SP, DSP 
>> and the Majistrates. Mr Jain: removal of prejudice against PWDS. Publick 
>> employers should be made aware of the skills of PWDS. Mr Jain: procedural 
>> challenge: all state CCPD offices should become the centre for the 
>> monitoring and coordinating of the schemes. Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD) Mr 
>> Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state commissioners, NGO 
>> representatives government officials and the researchers are less but we 
>> should not forget you are the seed which will germinate and bring out the 
>> necessary change required in the country. Mr Pandey: In Maharashtra, Gulab 
>> Ray Maharaj was the one blind ‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books thousand 
>> years ago. Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always contributed for the nation. 
>> They are not burdens what they need an opportunity. Of late science has won 
>> over disability. Anyone can become ‘divyang’ so we all should be aware 
>> about its challenges. Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a half years, the 
>> government of India has organized more than 4 thousand equipment 
>> distribution camps and moore than 6 lakhs ‘divyang’ have got benefited. 
>> The government had to incur around Rs 4 crore for this initiative. Mr 
>> Pandey: We are now moving from the charity approach to the rights approach. 
>> Mr Pandey: the government wants to implement the RPWD Act on the Ambedkar 
>> Jayanti on 14th April 2017. Remember the PWDA 1995 took 3 years to see its 
>> rules notified. You can thus see the commitment of the Modi Government. Mr 
>> Pandey: There is no fixed format in the disability sector. Its evolving and 
>> we have to remain vigilance. Its not a sector where trade union operates. We 
>> have to find solution with consensus in the sector. Mr Pandey: There is need 
>> to give opportunity to all ‘divyangjan’ of the country. I end here Thank 
>> you. Speaker: N S kang Secretary DEPWD Mr Kang: The government and the civil 
>> society need to work in tendom to see that the law is implemented 
>> effectively. Mr Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of the rules on 
>> our website, please send suggestions. Send us your objections soon so that 
>> we could publish the rules on 14th on April on the occasion of Ambedkar 
>> Jayanti. Mr Kang: the larger challenge is to how we make disabled people 
>> aware about their entitlements envisaged under the legislation. Mr Kang: in 
>> the last 2 years, we have sceen great change in the attitude of peoplw 
>> towards PWDs which is encouraging. We should carry on the momentum. We are 
>> determined to ensure equal status for the people with disabilities. Avinash: 
>> We break for tea now. We are heading towards the lift which is 
>> Braille-embedded. The people have now started networking. Some NGO 
>> representatives are looking desperate to meet government officials. They 
>> have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh and Me both totally blind 
>> have found a table and one of the CCPD Office officials has instructed her 
>> colleagues to take care of our tea and 

Re: [AI] My notes from the Seminar organised by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with disabilities

[Mahendra Galani]

wonderful note Avinash.
At 11:28 PM 3/16/2017 +0530, you wrote:
My notes from the seminar: “challenges in the 
implementation of the RPD Act” 2016 organised 
by the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons 
with Disabilities Date: 16th March 2017 Venue: 
Bharatiya Pravasi Kendra Chanakyapuri Inaugural 
session Speaker: SK Prasad gave an overview of 
the seminar. Speaker: Joint Sec and chairperson 
of National Trust Mr Mukesh Jain Mr 
Jain:  “though the audience is not very big, 
but the all sitting here have the capacity to 
change the sector manifold”. Mr Jain: 
disability does not reside within individuals 
but it exists in the society. Mr Jain: there are 
3 kind of challenges to implement the RPWD 
Act.  1. Substantive challenges: how to make 
intervention at the ground level. Healthcare, 
education and employment fall under substantive 
challenges. Mr Jain: disability policy should 
not be the afterthought, it should be built in 
all the policies. Challenge II: structural 
challenges Mr Jain: how to make all people with 
disabilities aware about the provisions under 
the RPWD Act. If we are able to achieve this, 
majority of our challenges will go away. Mr 
Jain: 2.68 crores people with disabilities are 
not sitting only in Delhi and Mumbai, they  are 
their in the villages and making them aware 
about their rights should be the key. Mr Jain: 
if we are to bring accessibility, we will have 
to train, municipal workers, and the other 
stakeholders such as SP, DSP and the 
Majistrates. Mr Jain: removal of prejudice 
against PWDS. Publick employers should be made 
aware of the skills of PWDS. Mr Jain: procedural 
challenge: all state CCPD offices should become 
the centre for the monitoring and coordinating 
of the schemes. Speaker: KK Pandey (CCPD) Mr 
Pandey: though the numbers comprising of state 
commissioners, NGO representatives government 
officials and the researchers are less but we 
should not forget you are the seed which will 
germinate and bring out the necessary change 
required in the country. Mr Pandey: In 
Maharashtra, Gulab Ray Maharaj was the one blind 
‘divyang’ who wrote 150 books thousand years 
ago. Mr Pandey: ‘Divyang’s have always 
contributed for the nation. They are not burdens 
what they need an opportunity. Of late science 
has won over disability. Anyone can become 
‘divyang’ so we all should be aware about 
its challenges. Mr Pandey: In the last 2 and a 
half years, the government of India has 
organized more than 4 thousand equipment 
distribution camps and moore than 6 lakhs 
‘divyang’ have got benefited. The government 
had to incur around Rs 4 crore for this 
initiative. Mr Pandey: We are now moving from 
the charity approach to the rights approach. Mr 
Pandey: the government wants to implement the 
RPWD Act on the Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April 
2017. Remember the PWDA 1995 took 3 years to see 
its rules notified. You can thus see the 
commitment of the Modi Government. Mr Pandey: 
There is no fixed format in the disability 
sector. Its evolving and we have to remain 
vigilance. Its not a sector where trade union 
operates. We have to find solution with 
consensus in the sector. Mr Pandey: There is 
need to give opportunity to all ‘divyangjan’ 
of the country. I end here Thank you. Speaker: N 
S kang Secretary DEPWD Mr Kang: The government 
and the civil society need to work in tendom to 
see that the law is implemented effectively. Mr 
Kang: on the 10th of March we put the draft of 
the rules on our website, please send 
suggestions. Send us your objections soon so 
that we could publish the rules on 14th on April 
on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti. Mr Kang: 
the larger challenge is to how we make disabled 
people aware about their entitlements envisaged 
under the legislation. Mr Kang: in the last 2 
years, we have sceen great change in the 
attitude of peoplw towards PWDs which is 
encouraging. We should carry on the momentum. We 
are determined to ensure equal status for the 
people with disabilities. Avinash: We break for 
tea now. We are heading towards the lift which 
is Braille-embedded. The people have now started 
networking. Some NGO representatives are looking 
desperate to meet government officials. They 
have to show their credentials. My friend Yogesh 
and Me both totally blind have found a table and 
one of the CCPD Office officials has instructed 
her colleagues to take care of our tea and 
snacks requirements. On my table, I happen to 
meet one woman who has a son who has multiple 
disabilities. She sstrikes a conversation: 
‘Hi’, I responded Hellow! We discussed 
inclusive schooling and debated the prose and 
cons. Then we are meeting the State CCPD of 
Nagaland, who informes us that as per 2011 
Census, in Nagaland there are only 29 thousand 
six hundred children have disabilities. He 
lamented that his office is clubbed with the 
social welfare department, and fund scarcity is 
the huge problem. We are done with