I agree. But when a student writes a report even if well supported with accurate data but not supported by any relevant organization, it remains a mere study. The chances that it makes a difference in policies of the government or organizations, is very slim. Smriti is a research fellow, working on a topic related to blind, keeps in touch with me for guidance, it was just a suggestion with a kind of warning of isolation to her to conduct a study in the matter .
I again wish her luck if she works on the topic. It might ultimately be quite useful. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harish Kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [AI] A Burning Issue > Hello Tara Prakash > I differ with you that is merely of accademic interest. > If that be the case, all forms of exploitation can be reduced to that one > line. However, in reality that is not the case. Changes are brought about > when one fights against exploitation. The expression of resistance can > vary > on a case by case basis. > Harish. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Taraprakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] A Burning Issue > > >> So why don't you initiate the discussion? it is a burning issue, agreed. >> But >> what makes you think that there are not enough laws to prevent such a >> despicable thing? >> There are several instances to prove that organizations supposedly >> working >> for the disabled, exploit disability and disabled to maximum extent. It >> requires courage to say and do such stuff. It will make in to a good >> study, >> should you decide pursuing it. But be prepared for isolation in this >> field. >> Ultimately it remains the matter of academic interest, nothing more. Is >> there any organization which claims to be a voice of the disabled and has >> more than 50 % of the disabled employees? How many organizations are >> there >> which can claim they have a written rule that 3 % of the seats will be >> reserved for the disabled according to our constitution? >> I am not trying to sidetrack the issue you raised but expecting something >> significant from NGO's in this regards is expecting a little too much. >> They >> themselves don't practise what they preach. >> Unless things have drastically changed recently, with the exception of >> NAB, >> none of the major organizations employ disabled readily. >> You can start collecting data and publish an interesting study. Rather >> than >> always criticizing media, there is nothing wrong in it, and criticizing >> government, another well -deserved criticism, we must sometime self >> introspect. Is our house really in order? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "smriti singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:22 PM >> Subject: [AI] A Burning Issue >> >> >>> Hello Accessindia, >>> >>> Some of you must have come across a recent NDTV news >>> report, which tells us about a case of a >>> mentally-challenged girl being sexually harassed in >>> some institution for the mentally-challenged women in >>> Gaziabad. The issue is, and must be, a matter of great >>> concern for each one of us. Like it or not, several >>> visually challenged girls also are being victimised of >>> such malpractices in several institutions. In Delhi, >>> for instance, we often hear about such cases in many >>> hostels for college-going visually challenged girls in >>> muffled voices. >>> >>> In this list, we have many people who are working for >>> NGOs and various other kinds of such activities. >>> Therefore, I find this list a very significant >>> plateform for the discussion of issues of an extreme >>> concern like this. I strongly feell, and would like to >>> assert, that there must be some law or some kind of >>> code of conduct to prevents such instances of the >>> visually challenged women's sexual harassments. >>> >>> Therefore, I would like to have a discussion on this >>> matter in the list. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Smriti. >>> >>> Smriti Singh >>> Programme: M. 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