[AI] Blind student falls from train, hospital ignores him

Action must be taken against such doctors, Who fail to perform their duty. Blind student falls from train, hospital ignores him MUMBAI: A 24-year-old visually impaired law student who fell from a local train in Dadar has alleged that doctors at Sion Hospital did not treat him for nearly

[AI] latest report on 2011 Census released: '71% of disabled kids in rural India'

India has 20.42 lakh disabled children aged between 0 and 6 years. Around 71% of them - 14.52 lakh children - are in rural areas. There are 5.9 lakh disabled children in cities. Of them, 11.04 lakh are male and 9.38 lakh are female children. Among them, 1.49 lakh children have multiple disabilities

Re: [AI] Blind student falls from train, hospital ignores him

Really horrible. On 12/23/14, Nilesh Bendre wrote: > Action must be taken against such doctors, > > Who fail to perform their duty. > > > > > > Blind student falls from train, hospital ignores him > > MUMBAI: A 24-year-old visually impaired law student who fell from a local > train in Dadar has a

[AI] [Press Information Bureau] guidelines for issue of an excise duty concession certificate on purchase of cars by the physically handicapped

This press release denotes that this concession is availlabel only to physically handicapped persons. This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. Concession on

[AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will the disabled lose out?

If we go by trends coming in, BJP is ready to form government in the state: hope they implement what they have promissed in their manifesto. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141223/jsp/jharkhand/story_4777.jsp Cheda Oraon, a polio-stricken youth, on his way to a polling booth in Lohardaga on November

Re: [AI] Urgent: Accessible government website (Access for all initiative)

Hi Asif, Doing a great job, you can include gazette of India http://www.egazette.nic.in/ Also website of Supreme court and all Highcourts. Regards, -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Mohammed Asif iqbal Sent: 22 Dec

[AI] Himachal court notice over facilities for blind students

Himachal court notice over facilities for blind students Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) A bench of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan has issued notice to the chief secretary and the principal secretary (education) of Himachal Pradesh regarding the status of special facilities

Re: [AI] Himachal court notice over facilities for blind students

oh excellent news - Original Message - From: "varun mahto" To: "accessindia" Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 4:43 PM Subject: [AI] Himachal court notice over facilities for blind students Himachal court notice over facilities for blind students Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) A bench of Chi

[AI] Volunteers to protect Pakistan's Punjab institutions

Volunteers to protect Pakistan's Punjab institutions Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) A three lakh-strong volunteer force will be formed to provide security at educational institutions across Punjab province in Pakistan. A large number of volunteers were being gathered to counter the threat stemming fro

Re: [AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will the disabled lose out?

No use. they are not even ready to deal with banking employees. They are busy converting people to hindu and busy tracking other party politicians' activities nowadays. Sounds like we have wrongly selected these people. I've started feeling the earlier devil was better than the present one.

Re: [AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will the disabled lose out?

You are right this Govt's priorities are very different. A lady doctor has been attacked with acid.Perhaps another blind person in the offing. This happens in a VIP market. What governance are we talking about! I do not think we can expect any thing from these people! -Original Message- Fr

Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streets earned him 5 seconds of fame

Well, if a story demands a blind beggar, then it is ok to do so. But what we want is a richer depiction of persons with disabilities. So there are blind adventurers, software professionals, teachers and trainers, lawyers, Marketing professionals, financial professionals, NGO professionals, ent

Re: [AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will the disabled lose out?

Madhumitha, please don't blame anybody unnecessarily. Neither BJP is involved in any event of conversion, nor the central government. We should give the new Jharkhand government a chance to proov its sensitivity and efficiency towards the disability sector. The demands of banking employs are differ

Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streetsearned him 5 seconds of fame

I'm totally confused. I've seen also many orthopadically handicapped, many ladies with small kids, are also begging in local trains and traffic signals. Still, why only we blind are being noticed and being shown in many of the movies? - Original Message - From: "Dinesh Kaushal" To: "Ac

Re: [AI] Jharkhand Assembly Elections: No matter who wins, will the disabled lose out?

ok in such case, lets wait and see how far these inactive government is going to implement the supreme court's 3% employment opportunity for the disabled within the given 3 months time. I'm sure they aint going to. - Original Message - From: "Avichal Bhatnagar" To: "AccessIndia: a list

[AI] Narendra Modi : The Man. The Times

Dear All, *I'm looking forward pdf link for "* Narendra Modi : The Man. The Times " Thanks&Regards -- Seeni Mohammed.M Senior Scientific Analyst, Department of SynTrans, Molecular Connections, Bangalore. mail : s

Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streetsearned him 5 seconds of fame

I saw many movies where O H and poor mothers are seen begging in movies. So, its not just blind. On 12/23/14, Madhumitha wrote: > I'm totally confused. I've seen also many orthopadically handicapped, many > ladies with small kids, are also begging in local trains and traffic > signals. Still, wh

Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streetsearned him 5 seconds of fame

don't know aware about or blinds for amir khan? made satymev jayte lots of programs. and He know whats is already doing? So I will not watch his moovey. On 12/24/14, Vamshi. G wrote: > I saw many movies where O H and poor mothers are seen begging in > movies. So, its not just blind. > > On 12/23

[AI] BGFI invites you to join in the 30th Foundation Day blast at Adlabs Imagica!

Dear All, Greetings from Blind Graduates Forum of India (BGFI)! It is that time of the year again...this time; begin New Year with a Bang! As we all come together, with families, friends, and partners to experience the excitement of a daylong fun picnic. After the phenomenal visit to The Great E

Re: [AI] BGFI invites you to join in the 30th Foundation Day blast at Adlabs Imagica!

Dear Moderator, I think this clean India matter is not strictly part of AI group line. Please get this deleted. With best wishes, Ketan On 12/24/14, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) wrote: > Dear All, > > Greetings from Blind Graduates Forum of India (BGFI)! > > It is that time of the ye

Re: [AI] Urgent: Accessible government website (Access for allinitiative)

Here is one more: Directorate of Estates, M/O Urban Development, http://www.eawas.nic.in - Original Message - From: "akhilesh" To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled." Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Urge

Re: [AI] [Press Information Bureau] guidelines for issue of an excise duty concession certificate on purchase of cars by the physically handicapped

I believe ,this concession is not extended to VI customer as there would be no modifications in a vehicle for us because we shall b using a sited person to drive our car. please correct me if needed. On 12/23/14, Nilesh Bendre wrote: > This press release denotes that this concession is availlabel

Re: [AI] Urgent: Accessible government website (Access for allinitiative)

Hi, karnataka panchayat website also not much accessible. Try this website link also, http://www.panchamitra.kar.nic.in/ On 12/24/14, Manoj Gupta wrote: > Here is one more: > Directorate of Estates, M/O Urban Development, > http://www.eawas.nic.in > > > - Original Message - > From: "a