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As you are aware, the committee on rights of Persons with Disabilities in their concluding observations on India's initial/country report has raised a host of concerns which, inter alia, include use of terminology such as divyang, ETC., and also non-inclusion of disability as a prohibited ground of discrimination under Article 15 of our Constitution. Of late, my attention was drawn to a statement made by a non-official member of the official delegation of India on these concerns in Geneva during the deliberations of the Crpd on India; and the said statement was made towing the official line taken by the govt. of India. In response to requests from friends, I have recorded and posted an audio clip on my youtube channel which gives my considered perspective and analysis of that statement. I am sharing the corresponding link below hoping that you will find it interesting and also promising that a Hindi version will also be uploaded as soon as possible. https://youtu.be/4KIXOI6XwkA Prasanna Kumar Pincha Former Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, govt. of India, New Delhi. Former chairperson National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 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..
