Hi True, these are stats, however, it gives an insight how extensive is the abuse towards the disabled and how severe the problem is those for the partially sighted.
It is necessary to talk about this dirty linen, so, factors leading to these type of mind sets can be effectively addressed. Harish ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Blind abused: BBC >I agree that abuse can be a relative term. But the problem is that we are >so > quick to relativise terms like abuse in the context of the so called > developed world. On the other hand, we are so desperate to find their > actual > existence among the so called developing countries. That's the sad part. > Also another thought in the context of the west in general and the United > States in particular. US is clearly heading for the economic recession and > one has to wait and see it's impact on visually challenged since thousands > and thousands of workers are being laid-off. I am guessing that it will > have > a significant impact on visually challenged population, but one has to > wait > and see how severe it is going to be. > > Vetri. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pranav Lal > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:24 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Blind abused: BBC > > > Hi, > > These are just statistics. Also, abuse is a relative term and is also > related to culture. As far as I know, it has very little to do with the > status of development of a country. > > Pranav > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of harish > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Blind abused: BBC > > Hi all > > This news item is very disturbing. If such things takes place in such > large > numbers in the developed world, one can just wonder what would be the > scale > of such abuses taking places in developing world. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/intouch/?focuswin > > In Touch: News for Blind People > > BBC Radio 4 > > News, views and information for people who are blind or visually impaired. > Presented by Peter White every Tuesday evening from 20:40. > > Subscribe to this podcast > > Feed URL > > http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/intouch/rss.xml > > Please note this is a podcast and you can download the audio programme by > subscribing the feed to RSS readers like reader.google.com > Harish. > > > > 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 > > > 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 > 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 > 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
