The situation is really pathatic. In entire north east there is no braille production centre. To mark the bicentennary of Louis Braille the n.i.v.h. has started data entry centres at seven north east states. The production of these books will be done later at Kolkotta or at delhi till a proper braille press is set up in Guhati. This information was given by mrs anuradha Mohit The director of N.I.V.H. on first July in the meeting of celeberation committee meeting convened by ministry of social justice and empowerment at new delhi. amities. Suhas.> Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:18:05 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [AI] Assam Blind Students struggle for Books and Jobs> > Assam Blind Students struggle for Books and Jobs> > Guwahati, July 24, 2008> > Continuing their hunger strike for the last ten days, the All Assam> Blind Students Union members today being arrested when came to the> capital to block the road and gherao the secretariat. The Blind> students are fighting for their legal rights in the state for the last> more than five years who are still deprive from the job opportunity.> > Every time the students raise their voice they are being treated as a> second class, alleged the union who seeks the Govt. help for their> future. "We are being under estimate every time we raise our demands.> They always deprived us from the jobs that have been allotted to us> and no facility is still being implemented for the Blind students in> the state", said Uddhav Kalita, spokesperson of the Blind Students'> Union.> > When the assembly is called the blind students try to get noticed for> their demands and the procedure is some how taking a more time than it> should have been, revealed a source of the RTI office. While the Govt.> sources are still giving them hopes by saying that the demands are> taken to concern and will be effective soon. "We are trying our level> best to streamline the blind students' demands and hope it will be> done in short time", stated the Govt. official source.> > Today, the Blind students came on the roads and being barricaded by> the state security and arrested thereafter. "The students went> aggressive and left with no option but to arrest them", said Bayan,> Adl. SP, City adding that "we tried to make them discipline and many> of them have already been taken to medical treatment after they broke> of the fast. The students have been on fast unto death since 14th and> it's a critical situation now and the administration can't take the> chance".> > "No Braille books and academic structure is planned and implemented in> the state, we don't have even higher education facilities. The> Government of Assam has passed the decision to make a Braille book> publishing House in the state, which is still in no scenery", said> Anima, a blind student who shined in the last High School exams. She> also added that apart from the unavailability of the books the Assam> Government is not providing the back log jobs allotted to them under> special quotas. "Our fast unto death is a symbolic demonstration of> the situation that we are going through; we still urge the authority> to implement their duties to us in a proper way" she demanded.> > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm> Registration is now open!> > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://msn.coxandkings.co.in/cnk/cnk.do Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open!
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