AIIMS disability jobs panel’s report reveals strange conclusions Times of India 13-08-2020
[email protected] Albert Einstein was dyslexic. So is billionaire Richard Branson. But a dyslexic cannot be a registrar or senior scientific officer in AIIMS, Delhi. A person without use of both legs or with just one arm cannot be an AIDS educator cum counsellor. A person with dwarfism cannot be a dispatch rider. These are just a few of the bizarre conclusions in a report by an ‘expert’ committee constituted by AIIMS, Delhi, to identify posts suitable for persons with disabilities recognised under the Rights of Persons Disability Act 2016. As per this Act, 4% of posts/cadre in case of direct recruitment to Group A, B, C and D posts are to be reserved for persons with benchmark (at least 40% disability). The panel had examined the functional requirement needed to carry out jobs. The committee does not include any disability rights activist, person or doctor with disability. This is despite the office of chief commissioner for persons with disabilities writing to the government in 2012 suggesting that at least one such person be part of selection boards to ensure there would be no bias. “Respect for a person includes being considered as a whole and not merely in relation to disability as AIIMS has been doing, dehumanising by categorising us into one-leg, both leg, one arm affected...” said Dr Satendra Singh of Doctors with Disabilities. -- 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.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CADetga_%3D2za43buPGOL3M%2BJGCbx7h3bOFhW%2BM1Ct0j9Si8tdkA%40mail.gmail.com.
