I leave it to moderator to respond. On 10/8/15, Sandeep Gautam <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friend, > I presume posting every article on the AI list taken from the internet > containing the words like, impaired or disability would provide any > meaningful direction to the list except creating congestion. > Apoligise if I hurt anyone anyway. > > Thanx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: avinash shahi <[email protected]> > To: accessindia <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:04:03 +0530 (IST) > Subject: [AI] Hearing impaired: They whistle to support their demand > for govt. jobs > > That's a great way to protest and raise one's voice; blow a whistle! > http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/they-whistle-to-support-their-demand-for-govt-jobs/article7736771.ece > > Persons with hearing disabilities demanding government jobs by blowing > whistles on the streets of Kalaburagi on Wednesday.— PHOTO: ARUN > KULKARNI > It was a protest with a difference. Persons with hearing disabilities > were out on the streets of Kalaburagi on Wednesday, blowing whistles > to draw the attention of the people and the officials to alleged > denial of employment to them in government offices and the failure of > the government to extend five per cent reservation to them in jobs. > > People of the city were taken by surprise when members of the Gulbarga > District Association of the Deaf, including women and children, > started their procession from Jagat Circle, blowing whistles as they > walked. There were no slogans raised as only gesticulations and the > shrill noise of whistles filled the air. > > Demands > > In their memorandum to the District Disability Welfare Officer, the > people with hearing disabilities said the government should withdraw > the orders of limiting job opportunities to only those with 40 per > cent of hearing impairment and extend the job opportunities to persons > even with 75 per cent to 100 per cent hearing impairment. > > The protesters also demanded the government that the age limit for > securing employment be increased to 45 years in the case of hearing > impaired. > > No restriction > > The protesters further demanded that persons with hearing disabilities > should be allowed to write the examinations in the language of their > choice, and there should be no restriction in writing the examination > in one particular language. > > The memorandum urged the District Disability Welfare Officer to ensure > that five per cent reservation being provided to persons suffering > from physical disabilities is extended to all government recruitment, > and the vacant posts should be considered as backlog and filled up > through a special recruitment drive. > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. >
-- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
