That's true, mindset has to undergo a radical change...atleast with our colleagues and surrounds infact despite their daily encounter and interaction with us their mindset remains unchanged...
On 11/14/15, Ajay Minocha <[email protected]> wrote: > Very well said Vamshi sir! > > On 11/14/15, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: >> Turab, >> >> This is a good account of what is going around. Mind sets form the basic >> problem. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of turab chimthanawala >> Sent: 14 November 2015 13:20 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning >> the disabled. >> Subject: Re: [AI] (AI) Need for change in attitude of people towards >> visual >> impairment >> >> Sorry for the inconvenience. I have pasted here the content of my article. >> >> Change in attitude of persons towards visually impaired >> Visual impairment is a handicap and such persons are dependent on >> others but adequate changes in the mindset of other persons may enable >> such persons in living a complete life. Sadly in India, despite the >> widespread of education and modern ideas people’s notion towards >> disability especially physical disability is very conservative and >> narrow-minded. Although globalization has brought in new products, >> technology, knowhow, latest services into our country and aping the >> Western ideas, dressing styles, habits, customs is the ‘ in thing ’ >> for most Indians, we have not been able to appreciate the attitude of >> foreigners towards handicapped persons and inculcate it into our >> lives. >> In India due to the narrow-minded thinking of people towards >> disability we are not able to perform even routine tasks properly and >> many of the common public utility services do not have adequate >> provisions for handicapped persons. >> On one hand people are so shrewd that they can comprehend one’s >> thought process merely by facial expressions then why can’t they >> understand that a person is handicapped by his mannerisms? Do they >> have to be told everytime? The other day at the dentists’ place I was >> struggling to find a seat (although I had come holding my driver’s >> hand) a lady sitting there perceived me as acting fresh and took a >> brief interview of me. Once at our shop counter I was taking time to >> figure out the currency note, the customer passed a stray comment “ Is >> the note false? Better install a checking machine if you are so >> suspicious! “ Can’t he see I am taking assistance. Some people also >> consider visually handicapped as hearing impaired, instead of saying >> Hi they say HIIIII. There is even a strange and baseless mindset among >> some persons that visually handicapped persons are mentally >> incompetent. I have experienced this on a number of occasions. Once in >> a departmental store, the shoplkeeper instead of speaking to me kept >> talking to my driver. Also in India people make mountains of >> molehills while helping visually handicapped persons. Once during my >> flight from Mumbai to Nagpur ( I was travelling alone) , the flight >> crew made such a Hurrah about me at the time of embarking ‘ Blind >> passenger on board!!!’and ultimately I had to get off on my own. I >> feel if they would even make 10% of the noise for some suspicious >> criminal many criminals would be prevented from fleeing. On my trip to >> Switzerland the guide on the tourist bus was so elegant in helping me >> that I think hardly anyone on the bus got a clue that I was partially >> sighted. Also despite being highly educated and having large >> exposure,people lack the basic common sense required to interact with >> visually handicapped people/ For instance people instead of verbal >> communication resort to funny nods of head or strange bodily actions >> which are difficult to comprehend even for normal people. >> I just pray and hope that the ‘Modi wave’ which hass led to a new >> awakening among people about different ideas such as love for daughter >> ( Selfy with daughter ), popularising India’s rich panorama ( >> Incredible India) tries to positively impact people’s mindset towards >> disability. >> Cheers >> Turab >> >> >> >> 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. 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