Pointed noted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Tune into CNN IBN tonight aat 10 p.m.
> This despite UN convention for rights of persons with disability > declaring that the issues of this group can no longer be treated as a > charity. Omitting PWDs from the list of minorities is a fair suggestion > that the government itself is suffering from tunnel vision as far as > this issue is concerned. > > Subramani > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Asudani, > Rajesh > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Tune into CNN IBN tonight aat 10 p.m. > > In policy formulation, the government has consistently > segregated disabled as separate group and has condescended at times to > address their issue. > > By mainstreaming disability, I also mean the inclusion of the persons > with disabilities in all the schemes benefiting weaker sections of > society like scholarships, reimbursement of professional courses fee, > provision of hostels. etc etc. > > For instance in just announced and much popularized coaching for > minorities and bearing their educational expenses, there is no mention > of disabled as minority, or is the government waiting for us to become > majority to receive any empowering assistance? > > In fine, I opine that disabled should be included in the phrase "weaker > sections" of the society and similarly benefited instead of petitioning > the government for pittence at every stage. > > Rajesh > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George > Abraham > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Tune into CNN IBN tonight aat 10 p.m. > > Hi, > > Tonight Sagarika Ghose will be anchoring a discussion on the > difficulties > faced by the disabled in todays World. > > Do tune in at 10 p.m. to CNN IBN. > > I will be on the show. > > If you have any issues that are hot and feel strongly that it should > be > raised. Please share it with me before 5 p.m. today. > > > Regards, > > George > George Abraham > CEO > Score Foundation > Y-70, Lower Ground Floor, > Hauz Khas, > New Delhi 110016 > India > > Ph:+91 11 26852581, +91 11 26852559 > Fax:+91 11 26852559 > Mobile: +91 9810934040 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.eyeway.org > Eyeway Help Desk: +91 11 46070380 > > > 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.i > n > > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > > 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.i > n > > 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 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
