It would make a difference if organisations or women's rights activists take it up in a big way and appraise the media (without feeding into their hunger for sensationalism) about the realities of sexual harassment faced by women with disability.
Unless we try and create awareness, laws won't work and academic studies would only gather dust. Look what happened in Jessica Lal and Nitesh Katara murders. The judiciary and the law of the land is working because of public awareness about the atrocity committed by those in power. We must follow that. Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Taraprakash Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] A Burning Issue 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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