Can anyone please provide the 2016-17 annual report brought by
Meghalaya government on the implementation of the PWDA 1995?
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/04/16/no-disability-a-hurdle-for-these-achievers/
SHILLONG: “Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the
soul,/And sings the tune without the words,/And never stops at all,”
said Emily Dickinson
in her poem Hope is the thing with feathers.
The success stories of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) as revealed in
the annual report on the Implementation of the Persons with
Disabilities Act, 1995,
in the state of Meghalaya 2016-17 speak volumes of the people who
battle all odds sparking hope and inspiration for others.
A person with hearing impairment, Banjoplang Nongsiej, who earlier
worked as an assistant programmer at National Informatics Centre,
Shillong and developed
government websites accessible for PwDs.
The report stated that he was solely responsible for developing the
sign language videos in these websites.
He successfully completed B-Tech (Computer Science) from Kalasalingam
University in 2012 and he was the first B-Tech student from the North
East among
the hearing impaired.
Nongsiej is well-acquainted with the art of playing the piano and has
completed his piano grade-I from Trinity and secured first division
with distinction
in English and Mathematics.
Another person with hearing impairment, Hubert Paliar from Mawrok
village in Nongstoin, was trained as a professional baker and joined a
business unit
called Home Delights Bakers and Confectioners.
Having an interest in football and arm wrestling, he won the first
place when he participated in the Meghalaya arm wrestling championship
in May 2015.
Taking his love for arm wrestling to a different level, he bagged a
gold medal in the 60 kg category when he participated in the 40the
National arm wrestling
championship held at GH Raisoni Polytechnic in Maharashtra.
Another PwD who lost his eyes at the age of six in a fire incident,
Polgen Sangma, toured more than 300 villages for the last 12 years to
identify PwDs
and link them to programmes such as SSA, CM Social assistance schemes.
He was recruited by the Bethany Society CBR Team to work in West Garo
Hills.
Sangma also trains persons with visual impairment in Braille,
Orientation and Mobility, functional Literacy and numeracy and
agriculture.
He has initiated at least 15 disabled persons’ organisations in
different blocks of West Garo Hills and is a leader in promoting the
rights of persons
with disability through advocacy with the government, the report stated.
Born blind, Kelvin Suting of Moosakhia, Amlarem Block in West Jaintia
Hills, was enrolled in Roilang Livelihood Academy in 2001 where he
picked up skills
in cane and bamboo handicrafts and broom making and enterprise development.
Having opted for loans from the National Handicapped Finance
Development Corporation, he set up his own business in broom making in
2009 and repaid the
loan in record time.
He took a second loan and support from the Industries Department and
currently has five persons working for him and has organised his own
marketing chain
in Shillong.
An ambitious Suting also set up a fishery pond through the Fishery Department.
Armed with one-year training as masseur from New Delhi, he is known
for his massage skills in his village as well as in Shillong.
Another PWD who became disabled at the age of 1 and half year due to
sickness, Mai Mai Laloo from Loompyrdi Iongpiah, Jowai completed his
Bachelor Degress
from Ferrando Speech and Hearing Center, Ri-Bhoi District undergone
training in making artificial limbs and also completed Diploma in
Acupressure from
Mumbai.
A sports enthusiast, he has represented the state in football and
sports for the handicapped held in Delhi and were also selected from
North East to represent
the deaf and dumb conference held in Australia.
Laloo also won the Arm wrestling competition in Meghalaya and was
chosen to represent the state and bagged the silver medal in 75 kg in
the 40th National
Arm Wrestling Championship 2016 held in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Diagnosed at 5 years old with Bilateral Severe to Profound hearing
loss, Ewarika Passah was admitted in School and Center for Hearing and
Handicapped children
in 2007.
When she was 9 years of age, it was found that she began to express
her thoughts and ideas on drawing many beautiful pictures.
As per the report, Passah has the talent to draw the finest of
pictures including human figures. On May 11, 2016, she took part in
the interaction programme
in Raj Bhavan with then governor V. Shanmuganathan in which she
presented him a crayon sketch of his picture done by her.


-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU




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