Add one thing that this indipendent office was established on the order
of Hon'ble supreme court.
On 8/27/2025 9:28 PM, Mujtaba Merchant wrote:
Sharing with you the summary of the video that was shared. Please visit the
video, like, comment and subscribe with your opinions. It is also critical to
share this video on all your social media platforms so that there is some noise
around it; tag relevant people so that some attention is gathered.
This video is about the Office of the Disability Commissioner in Chandigarh. I
found the details quite surprising, and I think they highlight a major problem.
Any corrections to this summary are welcome as it was AI-generated.
The video revealed that the office, which is meant to ensure rights and
accessibility for people with disabilities, is paradoxically located on the
first floor of a building with no ramp or lift. This makes it completely
inaccessible to the very people it serves.
Furthermore, the Commissioner, Ms. Madhvi Kataria, stated that she's a "one-woman
army," operating with just one part-time clerk and without a proper budget or
signboard. This situation points to a serious lack of administrative support and a
broader issue of indifference towards the office's core mission.
I wanted to share this with the group because it's an important reminder of the
gap between policy and on-the-ground reality when it comes to accessibility and
disability rights.
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Subject: [AI] "Surprising Truth: How the Office of Disability Commissioner
Chandigarh is Run by Ms. Madhvi Kataria"
"Surprising Truth: How the Office of Disability Commissioner Chandigarh is Run by
Ms. Madhvi Kataria"
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPcFvGKCwA8
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