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CBR Forum E-News Bulletin - A Compilation of News, Information and Updates February 2012 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin First issue: Oct 2007, Current Issue No. #54 Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying - in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities and enhance the potential to exercise these rights. Compiled by: Mary Battihun and C. Mahesh advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com<mailto:advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com> A: INDIA A1: ACTS/ POLICY/ PROGRAMMES Inheritor's ordeal Nila Chatterjee (name changed) works as a cook and helper at a Sovabazar residence for Rs 600 a month. She looks frail in her worn-out clothes, but her smile exudes warmth. "I cook, go to the bazaar and look after mashima. I don't need much money. I keep most of it in a bank where I have a fixed deposit account," she says softly. Nila is also a graduate and now she has chanced upon Rs 5 lakh. A resident of Dum Dum, Nila suffered from schizophrenia in her adolescence. After the death of her parents, her relatives admitted her to Lumbini Park Mental Hospital in 2002, where she remained till 2009. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120219/jsp/calcutta/story_15138498.jsp 'Most Indian states not following law on disabled' Guwahati: India is in the process of formulating a new law to replace that on the disabled but most states do not even follow the existing legislation... http://twocircles.net/2012feb19/most_indian_states_not_following_law_disabled.html Plea seeks fresh G.O. with quota for persons with disability A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the State government to issue a fresh G.O. by incorporating the statutory three per cent reservation for the disabled in recruitment for the Nutritious Meal Programme (NMP) and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme. http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2920994.ece State government overlooks the disabled, again RANCHI: Even as the Person with Disabilities (equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, is enforced in the country and the state government is lawfully bound to abide by the provisions of the act, it has been noticed... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/State-government-overlooks-the-disabled-again/articleshow/11758417.cms Pincha regrets non-implementation of Act GUWAHATI, Feb 16 - Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India PK Pincha today regretted the non-implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act in the true spirit in the State. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1712/city06 NGO launches awareness drive on rights of disabled GUWAHATI: City-based NGO Sishu Sarothi organized a meeting on Sunday in collaboration with Rehabilitation council of India (RCI) with an aim to create awareness on the rights of persons with disability and to discuss if the... http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/guwahati/31079063_1_disabled-people-persons-special-educators Mismanagement at disability camp, disabled suffer The Delhi government on Thursday organized a two-day disability camp but the visitors complained of lack of publicity for needy population and low quality appliances were being delivered. The camp organized by department of social welfare for deaf and... http://www.deccanherald.com/content/224218/mismanagement-disability-camp-disabled-suffer.html Court seeks guidelines for media while reporting Baby Falak-type cases New Delhi, OLR, The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines should be framed to regulate media reporting and disclosure of details about children in cases like that of baby Falak. http://onionlive.com/2012/02/08/court-seeks-guidelines-for-media-while-reporting-baby-falak-type-cases/ On table: fine for not voting - Rs 25 penalty proposed to push up local poll turnout New Delhi, Jan. 22: A government panel has floated the idea of making voting compulsory in civic and panchayat elections, with a fine of Rs. 25 for anyone who chooses not to vote despite the absence of disabling circumstances. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120123/jsp/nation/story_15040748.jsp National Legal Services Authority: Performance - Cum - Achievements The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 - To Provide Free and Competent Legal Services to the eligible persons (includes persons with disabilities); To organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes; and To organize legal awareness camps in the rural areas. In every State, a State Legal Services Authority and in every High Court. District Legal Services Authorities, Taluk Legal Services Committees have been constituted. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80370 Now, damages for panchayat poll officials BHUBANESWAR: The State Election Commission (SEC) has announced compensation for employees engaged in rural polls in the event of death or disability. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-16/bhubaneswar/31066481_1_poll-observers-rural-polls-election-related-violence A2: EDUCATION 'Very hard to find writers for city's vision-impaired students' Saylee Nikam, 19, a vision-impaired student, has still not found a writer to write her answer papers. She is appearing for the SSC exam from IES Vidya Mandir in Kandivli from March1. "All my hard work will be wasted, if I do not find a writer in time," Nikam says. The state education board... http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Very-hard-to-find-writers-for-city-s-vision-impaired-students/Article1-815601.aspx Louis Braille day observed THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Remembering Louis Braille and his revolutionary invention on Braille methods of reading and writing, Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF) celebrated Louis Braille day in association with National Association for Blind here on Sunday http://www.cityjournal.in/Newspaper/20120218/Kerala/Kerala_4.html India's Largest Conference on Inclusive Education to Be Held in Goa Chennai- 15 Feb, 2012: Disability rights and social inclusion in India is expected to get a big shot in the arm with what is slated to be the largest conference of its kinds on inclusive education of the disabled in India called 'North South Dialogue IV - Implementing Tools of Change For... http://www.groundreport.com/Lifestyle/India-s-Largest-Conference-on-Inclusive-Education-/2944270 IGNOU organizes workshop on disabilities New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) organized a two day workshop in 'Dealing with Students with Disabilities in Open and Distance education' for Deputy Registrars, Assistant Registrars and Section Officers posted at different Regional Centers (RCs) of IGNOU. http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=11950 'Parents must send their special child to college' A community college, which caters to higher education for children with developmental disability, is finding it difficult to fill seats as the parents are not ready to accept that their differently abled children are capable of pursuing higher education. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/228122/parents-must-send-their-special.html New software just for kids with special needs MANGALORE: Identifying Children with Special Needs (CWSN), their disabilities, needs and maintaining those details on record is necessary for proper implementation of schemes that are introduced by the government. The software developed by Dakshina Kannada district unit of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) will come in handy for the government to distribute benefits to such children. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-14/mangalore/31058418_1_ssa-disabilities-new-software A3: HEALTH Widow seeks mercy killing for son A 64-year-old widow unable to pay her son's medical bills has sought his mercy killing. Lakshmamma filed a petition in a local court in Chittoor seeking euthanasia for 36-year-old C. Janardhan, a graduate in aeronautical science. http://www.ucanindia.in/news/widow-seeks-mercy-killing-for-son/16829/daily Mentally challenged man sterilized in MP BHOPAL: A 35-year-old mentally retarded and childless man was allegedly taken away and vasectomized in the district hospital in Rewa, under the government's sterilization drive. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Mentally-challenged-man-sterilized-in-MP/articleshow/11855459.cms India taken off polio endemic list by WHO India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was on Saturday taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organization. http://www.thehindu.com/education/ PM's speech at Polio Summit Here is the full text of the speech delivered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Polio Summit, in New Delhi on February 25, 2012. http://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/article2932093.ece Cheaper hearing implants offer a ray of hope for children Kalam called for a movement against hearing disability with the help of latest scientific technology and involvement of stakeholders in the public and private sector. "Hundreds of patients will benefit from these cost-effective cochlear implants as the ... http://www.deccanherald.com/content/224692/cheaper-hearing-implants-offer-ray.html 'DRDO's cochlear implants to let millions hear again' New Delhi: Providing a ray of hope for millions of deaf people in the country, Indian defence scientists have developed a low-cost cochlear implant that will enable them hear again, a doctor from a city hospital said here Sunday. http://twocircles.net/2012feb05/drdos_cochlear_implants_let_millions_hear_again.html A4: LIVELIHOOD/ EMPLOYMENT Pay salary due to visually-impaired staffer in 2 weeks: HC The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the management of Chetna College to pay the outstanding salary of Nilima Surve, a visually-impaired employee who was terminated from her job because of her disability, within two weeks. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_pay-salary-due-to-visually-impaired-staffer-in-2-weeks-hc_1644444 7 blind candidates to become civil servants as PM intervenes New Delhi: Seven visually impaired candidates who had in 2008 cleared the IAS examination but were denied induction, have finally received their orders following intervention by the Prime Minister, a representative group for persons with disabilities said on day. The National Platform for the Rights of Disabled (NPRD), that... http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-7-blind-candidates-to-become-civil-servants-as-pm-intervenes-2865653.html Barefoot - The other side of life By Harsh Mander Can anyone really live on Rs. 26 a day, the income of the officially poor in rural India? Two youngsters try it out. Late last year, two young men decided to live a month of their lives on the income of an average poor Indian. One of them, Tushar, the son of a police officer in Haryana, studied at the University of Pennsylvania and worked for three years as an investment banker in the US and Singapore... http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/article2882340.ece Awareness programme held Imphal, February 19, 2012: A one day awareness programme on elevation of person with disability through micro-finance and micro enterprises was held under the aegis of DH Foundation, Manipur today at Raj Cottage Hotel here. http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=12..200212.feb12 NREGS must match states' wages says SC New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider bringing the wage under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on par with minimum wages prevailing in different states. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120123/jsp/frontpage/story_15043420.jsp A5: ACCESS The silsilah of wheelchair travels - By Salil Chaturvedi Most people will look at a wheelchair and think very limiting thoughts. Kids are an exception; their eyes light up at the prospect of riding one. A wheelchair, then, like everything else, lies in the eyes of the beholder. http://www.himalmag.com/component/content/article/4673-the-silsilah-of-wheelchair-travels.html Wheelchair-bound Ajit Jogi to get robotic legs soon Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, who has been wheelchair -bound since a road accident in 2004, may be able to walk soon again with the help of robotic legs. http://www.asianage.com/india/wheelchair-bound-ajit-jogi-get-robotic-legs-soon-426 Barrier free campus environment! Removal of attitudinal barriers! Students with disabilities have to face multiple challenges in the wake of unique barriers whether architectural, attitudinal or instructional which may include lack of understanding and cooperation from administrators, faculty, staff, and other students, inaccessibility of buildings, facilities, and support barriers. http://abhakhetarpal.in/blog/barrier-free-campus-environment Confident voters overcome age, disability barriers LUCKNOW: Nothing could have been more pleasing for 41-year-old Rajinder Singh than the beep of the electronic voting machine. Despite being confined to a wheelchair since 1997, Singh displayed resilience and was enthusiastic to choose his representative from Sarojininagr assembly seat. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/allahabad/31079428_1_polling-electronic-voting-machine-turnout A waiting room for seniors, persons with disabilities The Indian Railways has set up an exclusive waiting room, complete with a restroom and wash area, for senior citizens and persons with disabilities at the Bangalore City railway station's Platform No. 1. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2918117.ece HC flays railways for ignoring disabled MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday lambasted the Railways for not implementing its own circular of 1998 for providing general commuter amenities including separate toilets and low height ticket windows at every station for the disabled. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-25/mumbai/30662564_1_railway-stations-railway-facilities-separate-toilets This is a demo on how to transfer from the wheelchair to bed and also to the toilet Transfer by rope swing of T4/T5 spinal cord injured person with paraplegia living independently http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6E6pYzPfWs Blind can soon do away with scribes for bank exams 'Nethra Sarathy,' an online testing tool is expected to be ready in eight months. In what could be a major boost for visually challenged persons - applying for bank jobs - the Institute for Banking Personal Selections (IBPS) will develop an online testing tool to enable them... http://www.deccanherald.com/content/223887/blind-can-soon-do-away.html Software to aid visually impaired learn Imphal, February 03, 2012: Thanks to an innovative software development, visually impaired students can now aspire to be computer-savvy and compete with their visually unimpaired peers. http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=6..040212.feb12 Nilesh Singit's Blog: Disability News Wolrdwide MUMBAI: The city's voting infrastructure is ill-equipped to cater to differently-abled persons in Thursday's civic elections. http://nsingit.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/poll-officials-to-help-disabled/ Quest for love Love knows no boundaries. It transcends all disabilities. Sushma Veera and Adrian David speak to several physically disabled people about looking for love http://www.nst.com.my/life-times/sunday-life-times/family-quest-for-love-1.45196#ixzz1nCN0IDGT Age, disability no bar for voters in Kanpur KANPUR: The industrial city on the fifth polling day of assembly elections undoubtedly witnessed huge turnout of voters. Interestingly, apart from the first-timers, women, Muslim and eunuch voters, a large number of physically challenged voters too came out to vote on Thursday. Several old and physically challenged voters also reached their respective polling stations. All claimed "every vote counts". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Age-disability-no-bar-for-voters-in-Kanpur/articleshow/12013420.cms Eyeway launched in West Bengal in Bengali language! A collaboration of Sanchar & Score Foundation. Project Eyeway is a one-stop knowledge resource about living a fulfilling life with vision impairment. Eyeway reaches out across India to blind & low vision people through its website (www.eyeway.org<http://www.eyeway.org/> ), radio programme, helpdesk, SMS alerts, workshops/seminars, advocacy work and cricket camps. Each show would also be available online for free download/listening on www.eyeway.org/includes/radio<http://www.eyeway.org/includes/radio> , www.sanchar-india.org<http://www.sanchar-india.org/> and also www.inclusiveplanet.com/en/group/13196201<http://www.inclusiveplanet.com/en/group/13196201>, http://www.inclusiveplanet.com/en/group/13196201 A6: DISCRIMINATION/ APATHY Unable to pay bills, Andhra widow seeks euthanasia for paralyzed son Hyderabad: Poverty, desperation and lack of response by the government have forced a widow from Andhra Pradesh to seek euthanasia for her mentally disabled son. K Lakshmamma, the mother of an engineering student who was paralyzed and became mentally unstable after a serious accident 15 years ago, has sought the ... http://www.ndtv.com/article/andhra-pradesh/unable-to-pay-bills-andhra-widow-seeks-euthanasia-for-paralysed-son-174471&cp Disabled boy critical after being pushed off train A 10-year-old disabled boy who begged in trains to sustain his family may now be permanently disabled after he was allegedly pushed by a vendor from a running passenger train on Thursday in Jagatsinghpur district. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/disabled-boy-critical-after-being-pushed-off-train/907628/ Cops told to produce statements of Mane's doctor, relatives PUNE: A magisterial court on Monday ordered the investigating officer in the rogue bus driver Santosh Mane case to produce the statements of his Solapur-based psychiatrist, Dilip Burte, and his relatives on Tuesday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Cops-told-to-produce-statements-of-Manes-doctor-relatives/articleshow/11881536.cms A6.1: AIR TRAVEL - DISCRIMINATION/ APATHY DGCA Guidelines for air travel by persons with disabilities and/ or Persons with reduced mobility Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) - Civil Aviation Guidelines: Carriage by Air of Persons with Disability and/ or Persons with Reduced Mobility. http://dgca.nic.in/cars/D3M-M1.pdf Woman with cerebral palsy deplaned A woman with cerebral palsy has sought action against the pilot of a private airline for deplaning her, claiming that she was not fit to fly. http://www.ucanindia.in/news/women-with-cerebral-palsy-deplaned/16941/daily Another harrowing airport experience for Anjlee Disability rights activist Anjlee Agarwal of Samarthyam, who was last week "literally thrown off a flight" in Raipur for objecting to the non-availability of an aisle chair, again had a harrowing experience with an airline. This time it was at Delhi's swanky T3 terminal that Ms. Agarwal found herself being carted around on a luggage trolley with no side support as the Air India staff could not get her an aisle chair. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2951358.ece Denial of tickets to visually-impaired youth: Indigo apologises New Delhi: No-frill carrier Indigo today said the executives of its "outsourced" call centre had been suspended for denying tickets to a visually-impaired passenger and apologised to him for repeated denial of air tickets, http://www.firstpost.com/business/denial-of-tickets-to-visually-impaired-youth-indigo-apologises-227020.html Pilot sees palsy, not spunk - Lady forced off plane for flying unescorted with 'handicap' An independent, widely travelled woman with cerebral palsy was forced off a Goa-bound plane minutes before take-off from Calcutta airport on Sunday morning because the pilot had reservations about her being on board without an escort. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120220/jsp/calcutta/story_15154920.jsp Push for offload stick on airlines - Jeeja humiliation not a one-off case New Delhi, Feb. 21: Jeeja Ghosh, the disability activist who was forced off a Goa-bound flight because she suffers from cerebral palsy, joins a long list of passengers who have faced such humiliation. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120222/jsp/nation/story_15165105.jsp Differently-abled passenger off-loaded, SpiceJet promises action Kolkata: In yet another instance of discrimination against differently-abled people, a woman was offloaded from a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Goa on Sunday. http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/differently-abled-passenger-off-loaded-spicejet-promises-action-177709&cp SpiceJet probes offloading of disabled woman New Delhi: No-frill carrier SpiceJet has begun an enquiry into an incident in which a differently-abled woman was off-loaded from its Kolkata-Mumbai flight yesterday after the crew claimed it was not safe to have her on board. http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/spicejet-probes-offloading-of-disabled-woman_759513.html Grounding the disabled The case of a woman passenger with cerebral palsy rudely deplaned by SpiceJet is a terrible reminder of the distance India still needs to travel in recognizing and respecting the human rights of disabled people. Even a decade ago, it would have been rare to see a passenger on a wheelchair or with a white cane at an Indian airport. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article2925162.ece What Jeeja Ghosh means Inclusion is when the disabled are confident to assert their rights Jeeja Ghosh, a teacher with cerebral palsy, was ordered to be deplaned by a SpiceJet pilot, Utprabh Tiwari. In the discrimination that it so blatantly reveals, the act recalls an incident in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. On December 1, Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was asked to surrender her seat on a bus to a white person, in accordance with the racial segregation law applicable to public transportation system. She refused and her arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/what-jeeja-ghosh-means/915898/ Airline apologizes for palsy insult - Deplaned woman to file police complaint Budget airline SpiceJet apologised to Jeeja Ghosh on Monday for forcing her off a Goa-bound aircraft the previous morning, but such was the effect of her humiliation that she took ill and couldn't take a flight even 24 hours later. http://vv.telegraphindia.com/1120221/jsp/calcutta/story_15160921.jsp A7: EXCELLENCE Tiger, tiger burning bright Wheelchair-bound Ajit Jogi, former chief minister of Chhattisgarh, has proved that disability need not be inability. The senior Congress leader, who faced virtual political isolation within his own party after he became paraplegic following an accident... http://www.deccanchronicle.com/editorial/op-ed/tiger-tiger-burning-bright-833 'I won't let polio defeat my dreams' Madhu Bagri is determined to start her own venture and make her mark despite suffering from polio. http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201112032011120302563629910fa1c8f/%E2%80%98I-won%E2%80%99t-let-polio-defeat-my-dreams%E2%80%99.html Blind, not differently abled - New commissioner for persons with disability with Calcutta link New Delhi, Feb. 19: He hates words such as "handicapped" and "differently abled" being mindlessly bandied about in these "politically correct" times. He would rather be simply called "the blind gentleman". http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120220/jsp/nation/story_15158310.jsp P A Gopinath: Shaping Young Lives, Despite Disability 'Life is a journey not a destination' is an oft-quoted phrase attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. It means that life is a unique personal journey, which sometimes takes people through a winding but bumpy ride. After meeting P A Gopinath and spending well over 3 hours with him and his sportive wife I cannot but recall this phrase even as I mentally try to piece together the life sketch of this resolute, indomitable, gritty, spirited persona armed with a never say die attitude. http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=1821 Valentine's Day: Love matters most Samir met Hemangi in 1995 through a common friend, as students for a computer course. Incidentally, she also turned out to be his colleague in his firm. As friends, their comfort level in conversations emboldened him to pop the inevitable question one day: 'Will you marry me?' http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/slideshow_valentines-day-love-matters-most_1650127-2#top In Quest of the Last Victory In Quest of the Last Victory is an inspirational story of the author's perseverance, fighting spirit and persistent efforts to achieve higher goals by stretching beyond what his physical abilities seemed to permit him. Despite complete paralysis of the body, Navin Gulia continued to have aspirations and made every effort to accomplish them. http://www.flipkart.com/books/8131761207 B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS China pledges to eliminate poverty among disabled in rural areas by 2015 BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China has set a rough timetable for lifting over 20 million rural disabled persons out of poverty, according to a statement from the China Disabled Person's Federation (CDPF) Wednesday. http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/320236.html Rights for special persons: Complying with international convention easier said than done ISLAMABAD: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has kicked off research in Pakistan to assess livelihood opportunities for people with disabilities (PWDs), it has been learnt. http://tribune.com.pk/story/339351/rights-for-special-persons-complying-with-international-convention-easier-said-than-done/ Act fast on Act for the disabled, govt. urged Dhaka, Jan 8 (bdnews24.com<http://bdnews24.com>) - Experts have urged the government to expedite the process of passing the proposed Act that would ensure the rights of people with disabilities. http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=217867&cid=2 Supreme Court Ensures that the Voice of Women with Disabilities Will Be Heard by Courts Today the Supreme Court of Canada decided that people with intellectual disabilities should be allowed to testify in court. Specifically, the question before the Court was whether people with intellectual disabilities are required to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of a "promise to tell the truth" in order to be permitted to testify. http://ccdonline.ca/en/humanrights/promoting/DAI-Case/10Feb2012 Pa. hospital sorry about disabled transplant case PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia hospital says it's sorry for the way it handled a dispute over whether a disabled 3-year-old girl was eligible for a kidney transplant. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/15/4267058/pa-hospital-sorry-about-disabled.htm Rise in sterilizations worries disability commissioner Federal disability commissioner Graeme Innes says he is concerned about the increasing number of disabled women and girls who are being sterilised. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-14/increasing-sterilisations-concern-disability-commissioner/3828698 Scroungers rhetoric 'fuels abuse' Six groups told the Guardian that a narrative of "benefits scroungers or fakers" was making disabled people increasingly become the target of resentment, which some organizations fear could spill over into hate crimes. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scroungers-rhetoric-over-benefits-fuels-abuse-say-charities-6579630.html Who 'deserves' disability benefits? Hostility towards those on disability benefits has been on the rise this week, evidenced by the reports of increased public abuse towards the disabled, and the outcry regarding the lottery-winning couple who still claim disability benefits. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/07/who-deserves-disability-benefits Parents refuse to take custody of newborn because of 'disability' By Nadia Sultan DUBAI: The newborn J didn't know that his parents would abandon him because of his disability. According to Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Merr, director of the General Directorate of Human Rights at the Dubai Police, which has currently... http://gulftoday.ae/portal/dfe81ef7-0a02-4fb3-8f81-e9fe4f463d76.aspx http://news.google.co.in/news/story?ncl=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/dfe81ef7-0a02-4fb3-8f81-e9fe4f463d76.aspx&hl=en&geo=in Special delivery: Quadriplegic gives birth to twins in Hamilton hospital Sandra Burton would never feel the wrenching labour pains signaling her twin girls were ready to come into the world. It was one of the many risks of her pregnancy, and the one that most worried her doctors and kept her husband awake at night. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1126538--special-delivery-quadriplegic-gives-birth-to-twins-in-hamilton-hospital?bn=1 Intel explores new ways to assist Stephen Hawking to communicate World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's physical condition is further deteriorating, and Intel wants to help the famous scientist continue to share his ideas with the world. Hawking, who at 21 was diagnosed with a motor neurone disease related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as "Lou Gehrig's disease," has been using a wheelchair for much of his adult life. http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2012/01/16/intel-explores-new-ways-to-assist-stephen-hawking-to-communicate/ Parliament should lead by example on disability provision - PSA Parliament should be setting an example to the country's employers by removing all barriers to Deaf and disabled people's participation in parliamentary debates, says Nicola Owen, PSA Deaf and Disabled Members' Network Spokesperson http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/parliament-should-lead-example-disability-provision-psa/5/115084 Smartphone app helps people with a disability access the city London, How do you figure out how to pilot a wheelchair around your city? Around 10 percent or more of the population live with a disability, so chances are that you, or someone you know, has this problem. You can't be certain if wheelchair access is available unless you laboriously phone ahead to inquire for every route and every destination... http://www.gizmag.com/city-accessibility-disability-app/21470/ Talking with Texts: How Cellphones Empower Deaf Children in Uganda In some developing countries, children who are deaf don't have access to special education, technology or even sign language teaching. http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/07/talking-with-texts-how-a-cellphone-empowers-deaf-children-in-uganda/#.TzQBIcly8FE.email Hearing-impaired dancers impress at talent show A group of hearing-impaired students aged 13 to 15 from Hanoi moved audiences of the Vietnam's Got Talent show to tears with their energetic dance performance early this month. http://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/lifestyle/hearing-impaired-dancers-impress-at-talent-show-1.61333 Kyle Maynard doesn't let disability stop him YouTube - Videos from this email https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fka0ptrFZWg&feature=player_embedded Can Disability Be Sexy? The photos are of Jes Sachse, a 25-year-old Canadian college student with a rare genetic condition known as Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. She has unique facial features, a curved spine and her right leg is a bit shorter than her left, but Sachse is not lacking in attitude. http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/05/14/can-disability-be-sexy/8048/ Government in Sri Lanka Rehabilitates Citizens Disabled in Civil Conflict As Sri Lanka continues to recover this year from nearly three decades of civil conflict, the government works to rehabilitate citizens disabled during the war. Citizens with disabilities say compensation and jobs are their main concern so that they can support their families. http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/asia/sri-lanka/government-sri-lanka-rehabilitates-citizens-disabled-civil-conflict#ixzz1nHIJihvq C: RESOURCES - Newsletter, Publication, Journal, Study, Website Welcome to Source Source is an international information support centre designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability http://www.asksource.info/res_library/disability.htm The Human Rights Based Approach to Development Cooperation: Towards a Common Understanding among UN Agencies The UN Statement of Common Understanding on Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development Cooperation and Programming (the Common Understanding) was adopted by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) in 2003. http://hrbaportal.org/the-human-rights-based-approach-to-development-cooperation-towards-a-common-understanding-among-un-agencies Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention by the States Parties. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx UNDG Guidance Note on including the rights of persons with disabilities in UN programming at country level Including the rights of persons with disabilities in United Nations programming at country level... http://www.undg.org/docs/12178/UNDG-Guidance-Note-and-Appendix-Book-for-web_final.pdf Children with Disability Disabled World - In conflict and crisis children with disabilities must not be forgotten UNICEF stated at an international conference: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/children/unicef.php#ixzz1lC1nkvRN D: ANNOUNCEMENTS World down Syndrome Day at UN - 3/21 - "Building our Future" The first official World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) will be celebrated at the UN Headquarters in NY, on March 21 2012 (3/21), with the Conference "Building Our Future". http://www.inclusive.org.br/?p=21921 Do you need vision to be a visionary? Kanthari in India offers a 7 month leadership program for visionaries who have overcome adversity, and who are keen to drive social change. This very practical program cultivates credible, ethical and effective initiators. For details visit www.kanthari.org<http://www.kanthari.org/> Voice Vision Scholarship 2012-13 Voice Vision scholarship is a financial assistance which would be offered to a deserving undergraduate visually challenged person who has completed his / her class 10th (SSC) and is pursuing higher studies (Graduation or Diploma from a recognized institute) in India. 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