Hello Sandesh,
If you are talking about Vaisnavi's mail, this is not from NPRD. This is
from CBSJ. It is a large document, I will read it later. However, it is more or
less accessible.
With best regards,
Amiyo Biswas
Cell: 6290527506 / 9433464329
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandesh
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, February 5, 2021 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Analysis of disability coverage in India's pandemic budget
Namaskar all!
I just would make few points. list members are free to decide:
1. to begin with, as already is clear to all, the language used, the way of
expression, the stand usually taken, mocking anything that is Bharatiya
(Divyang and Atmanirbhar are just few examples) and imposing ideology in name
of disability deliberately to hurt sentiments by NPRD is the culprit. all
listers here are quite mature and do understand that provisions done in current
union budget need improvement. at the same time, people also do understand the
situation the nation is undergoing due to challenging times of pandemic.
2. the original subject line is changed but the reply is cunningly given to
the original thread. The original thread could have been easily avoided so that
new fresh discussion would have taken place if members felt. what is the intent
of doing so? just the tactic used with changing the subject line and keeping
the original thread intact for further provocation?
3. The moderator already has closed this thread with immediate effect. What
then the Point No. 2 indicates? The answer is no smart intelligence is required
to fathom out that group's guidelines are grossly violated.
4. NPRD is working for disability comunity as per its statement for at least
10 years now, so it must be knowing about accessibility, specially
accessibility of documents with regards to those with disabilities. but has it
taken little pain and effort of checking the provided PDF document from
accessibility point of view?
I have checked the PDF document with both screen readers IE JAWS and NVDA.
first, the PDF is not tagged. Very basic accessibility feature is lacking here.
not doing any other elaberation on more such features.
another thing is whenever there is a word in a document having letters "ti"
in middle of it, JAWS and NVDA did not read it correctly. for example, the word
population is read as populaon, the word domestic is read as Domesc, sections is read
as secons, the word time is read as me and so on. it reads matters as maers. some more
words I did not take time to figure out are destuon etc.
NPRD could have easily produced the accessible version of the said portion
of the above-mentioned document and have given the original source for
reference and/or for further information. but the link for this document is
hurriedly provided. it claims the research all the time. why the simple
research regarding the accessibility and how the document is read out by the
screen reader is not done here?
The reason of telling all this is that NPRD continuously in its mails loves taunting
in name of "Accessible India", the initiative taken by the democratically
elected Government of the country running with majority. but what happened to its
boasting as the defender and protector of accessibility, human rights and inclusiveness
here?
Thanks and Regards
Vande Mataram
----- Original Message -----
From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)
To: Access Forum
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2021 11:00 AM
Subject: [AI] Analysis of disability coverage in India's pandemic budget
The Equals CPSJ disability budget analysis chapter extracted from the CBGA
budget report :
https://www.cbgaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Budget-in-the-Time-of-Pandemic-An-Analysis-of-Union-Budget-2021-22.pdf
On Wed, 3 Feb, 2021, 6:43 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India),
<[email protected]> wrote:
I will be sharing the Equals CPSJ budget analysis once the CBGA report
is out over the next couple of days.
With its tables and Equals' work on budget advocacy over the years, you
will find the NPRD statement correct even if difficult to digest for those who
bring politics and preferences into anything critiquing the current status quo.
On Wed, 3 Feb, 2021, 3:16 pm Niranjanraj Urs, <[email protected]>
wrote:
In stead of comparing provisioning figures for FY 2021-22 NPRD would
do well to compare the figures of Revised Expenditure of 2020-21
with budgeted figures 2021-22. The inteligentia of NPRD know that the
year 2020-21 is extraordinarily bad not only for India but to the
entire world. How India has fared when compared to the most advanced
and wealthy countries is for all to see. People with blinkered vision
unfortunately do not see or even if they see does not have the heart
to appreciate. Finally, NPRD and their fellow travellers would they
sympathise with the police men and women who are rendered disabled
physically and emotionally by the attacking goons disguised as
farmers on our Republic Day?
Dr.B.Niranjan Raj Urs
On 2/2/21, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, NPRD's support to the farmers' protest does not disqualify its
merits.
>
> What the NPRD says about the budget is correct. When most of the
departments
>
> have have got a budget raise, why should MSJe get a smaller chunk of
the
> pie?
>
> With best regards,
> Amiyo Biswas
> Cell: 6290527506 / 9433464329
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandesh" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 12:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget
>
>
> Exactly Avichal!
> very well said, even I wanted to come to these points.
> The language of such groups is absolutely nonacceptable.
> These people even don't know the difference between "Atmanirbhar" and
> "Atma". I also don't find anything wrong using the word Divyang. and
I can
> vouch for many disabled who love the word Divyang in place of
Vikalang.
> In short, they don't even know what to say where and when. or to be
> precise,
> they say things
> selectively. This is not going to do anything good for the sector as
whole!
> I feel there is no
> need even to praise the government, only admitting the facts would
suffice
> here.
> But the way things are discussed by such organisations, it seems
that they
> say things for the
> sake of saying. I don't know which masters are they trying to please
> instead
> of working
> honestly for the cause of Divyangjan.
>
> They support the Farmers' protest using name of disabled (everybody
knows
> what happened on Red Fort on 26th of January), they come to the help
of
> criminals (Sorry, sorry, Hard-core
> criminals) charged by NIA like Stan Swami, they condemn the
statement of
> Khushbu Sundar on some frivolous grounds because she leaves the
Congress
> and
> join the BJP and smartly ignore the same kind of statements of
people like
> Salman Khurshid and others because maybe these people are perfect to
suit
> the agenda of such groups who want to insist anything on in the
sweet name
> of disabled!
>
> is this the work of/and/for disability? I even heard that they
signed the
> petition exhibiting
> solidarity with people showing mercy to killers of many inocent
countrymen
> (Yes, I am referring
> to Yakoob Menon) to Rashtrapati of India.
> for people like me and all members (around 100 blind Karyakartas of
Samarth
> Bharat Manch from
> various parts of India) all these activities comes under antisocial
> catagory. not only this,
>
> for us, all such things could easily be classified as anti-india
> activities.
> I believe there
> shouldn't be any reason for disagreeing here with all that is said.
>
> Asking here the question to NPRD for the sake of curiosity, nothing
more
> nothing less, and yes,
> you are free not to answer as well, because I wasn't here on the
list that
> time, what kind of
> support you provided to Sadhvi Pragya and Kernal Purohit, because
Sadhvi
> did
> bound to
> wheelchair and Mr. Purohit became almost disabled by the police
treatment.
> entire country saw their condition. I hope you mustn't have
remembered
> humanity or disability then. or you did not have any helping hand at
that
> time.
> I'm not saying it was your fault but why then such huge love and
support
> for
> Yakoob Menon, Stan
> Swami and Farmers' agitation?
>
> Concisely, they are doing the well-planned work. Cause of disabled
is just
> the tag they have
> been carrying, their actual purpose is to push the ideological
propaganda
> as
> adeptly described
> by Avichal. I myself could not find any other appropriate word for
such
> henous work and that is
> in the name of disability. nothing could be worse than this!
>
> the government of India has provided ten months exemption to the
disabled
> employees working not
> only with the central government but also in PSUs and many more
offices.
> The
> government even
> advise these offices to allot such disabled employees proper work
from home
> opportunities wherever possible. Sadly but factually, there were
some who
> did take undue advantage of this
> exemption. But NPRD and such people must not be aware of this! right?
>
> in short, they are free to create and work with any narrative and
> agenda/propaganda, set forth
> by them but why to do all this in the name of disabled? or to say it
> properly, drag the
> disability to quench their own ideologicaal thirst?
>
> there was time when such activism in any name could easily be
digested, but
> the things have changed now, you just cannot take people for granted
by
> doing any agitation using shield of disability. this is nothing but
> carrying
> and continuing with their business (Dhandha, as they correctly say in
> Hindi)
> by encashing disability and/or people with disability everywhere.
>
> Sorry for the longish mail.
> but someone someday had to write this all.
>
> Regards
>
> Vande Mataram
>
> Sandesh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Avichal Bhatnagar" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget
>
>
> The bitter fact is that we, the disabled, aren't a votebank; hence we
> will be on nobody's priority list.
> However, another fact which we all must clearly understand is that we
> can achieve anything only via negotiations as we fail to make any
> electoral impact.
> Yes, the government must be made aware about the issues of the
> disabled, but I vehemently disagree from the stand of NPRD as since
> the beginning of 2014, I haven't found this organization ever
praising
> the government for anything.
> This proves that they work with a partisan agenda and have nefarious
> designs.
> I can prove my point by pointing to the selective mails of NPRD
posted
> here.
> We mustn't forget that the government of India has not only provided
> free ration for many months to the needy disabled but has also given
> ten months exemption to the disabled employees working with the
> central government.
> So, we must stick to our demands and have no compromise on the
welfare
> of our community, but on the other hand we must also be aware about
> insidious groups trying to push their ideological propaganda in the
> name of disability activism.
>
>
>
> On 2/1/21, anirudh rao <[email protected]> wrote:
>> yes this has been the long demand.
>> but, nothing can be accepted from the government that speaks much
and
>> acts
>> less.
>>
>> On 2/1/21, Tanmay Srivastava <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> According to me now disability is not the subject of welfare.
>>>
>>> Now it should not be the part of ministry of social justice and
>>> empowerment.
>>>
>>> It is the high time to make aware the government that government
should
>>> create separate ministry for the empowerment of people with
>>> disabilities.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to everyone's response.
>>>
>>> On Mon 1 Feb, 2021, 4:26 PM National Platform For The Rights of the
>>> Disabled, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> February 1, 2021
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Press Statement*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) has
issued
>>>> the
>>>> following statement:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Union Budget: Disabled Cold Shouldered*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The NPRD lodges its strong protest at the substantial reduction in
>>>> budgetary support to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with
>>>> Disabilities. Even the meagre and inadequate Rs. 1325.39
estimated last
>>>> time, has been further reduced to Rs. 1171.77 crores this time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This substantial reduction of nearly 12 per cent will adversely
impact
>>>> various schemes and programmes that are being undertaken by the
>>>> department. The
>>>> “Scheme for Implementation for Persons with Disabilities Act”
sees a
>>>> cut
>>>> in
>>>> its allocation from Rs. 251.50 to Rs. 209.77 crores. The National
Trust
>>>> which caters to persons with autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual
>>>> disabilities etc. is also witnessing lesser budgetary support. It
has
>>>> been reduced from Rs. 39.50 to Rs. 30.00 crore. Even allocations
to the
>>>> National Programme for Prevention of Blindness have been reduced
by
>>>> nearly
>>>> 50 per cent from Rs. 20.00 to Rs. 10.50 crores as compared to last
>>>> year.
>>>> Grant in aid to state governments have also been reduced
substantially.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When more disabled people are joining the ranks of the
unemployed, it
>>>> would have been prudent to enhance allocations for the National
>>>> Handicapped
>>>> Finance and Development Corporation, to enable it to provide
loans to
>>>> small
>>>> businesses set up by disabled people. On the contrary budgetary
support
>>>> to
>>>> the NHFDC has been drastically reduced from Rs. 41 crore
provisioned in
>>>> the
>>>> 2019-20 budget to a mere Rs. 0.01 crore this time. The
announcements
>>>> made
>>>> to vigorously pursue privatization of various public sector
>>>> undertakings
>>>> will adversely impact the disabled also. With the government
>>>> unrelenting
>>>> on
>>>> the demand to extend reservations to the private sector, shrinking
>>>> employment avenues in the government sector will see the ranks of
the
>>>> unemployed disabled bourgeoning.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The total expenditure earmarked for the national programmes for
welfare
>>>> of
>>>> persons with disabilities has been reduced from Rs. 655 to Rs. 584
>>>> crores.
>>>> The
>>>> total towards schemes/projects has been reduced from Rs. 780.00
to Rs.
>>>> 709.77 crores, this time. The total expenditure towards Social
security
>>>> &
>>>> welfare has seen a reduction from Rs. 1126.79 to Rs. 988.59.
Disability
>>>> pension continues to be stagnant at Rs. 300 for the past many
years.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the pandemic situation, which saw a huge escalation in the
number of
>>>> mental health cases, the allocations made towards mental health
>>>> displays
>>>> the total lack of acknowledgement of the crisis. Allocations to
the
>>>> National Mental Health Programme remains constant at Rs. 40.00
crore.
>>>> No
>>>> support has been earmarked for the National Institute of Mental
Health
>>>> &
>>>> Research for the last two years. However, unlike last time, there
has
>>>> been
>>>> a slight increase in allocations to the National Institute of
Mental
>>>> Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru and the Lokpriya Gopinath
Bordoli
>>>> Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What is even more glaring is the complete omission of flagship
>>>> programme
>>>> started by this government the *Accessible India* campaign.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The government remains content with bestowing divine status and a
label
>>>> of
>>>> *divyang,
>>>> *even while pursuing policies that confine disabled citizens to
the
>>>> margins. Displaying complete indifference, during the entire
two-hour
>>>> long
>>>> rhetoric filled speech by the Finance Minister, not once did she
refer
>>>> to
>>>> disabled persons. Disabled *atmas* don’t matter. In earlier
budgets,
>>>> the
>>>> disabled were disregarded or neglected. This time they have been
cold
>>>> shouldered. This is deplorable. The NPRD calls upon the disabled
>>>> community
>>>> to rise in unison and protest this disabled-unfriendly budget.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *(Muralidharan)*
>>>>
>>>> *General Secretary*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane
>>>> New Delhi 110 001
>>>> Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543
>>>>
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