Date:12/12/2009 URL:
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Kerala - Kozhikode
Workshop for visually challenged women
Staff Reporter
They will be made aware of their rights
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They will get to know the government's welfare schemes
'Statistics of the visually challenged are unavailable'
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Kozhikode: The Women's Forum of the Kerala Federation of the Blind, in
coordination with the Kerala Women's Commission, will organise a one-day
workshop for visually challenged women at the NGO Hall on Sunday.
The workshop is an initiative to make the government and society aware of the
problems faced by visually challenged women, said T. Devi, Women's Commission
member at a press conference at the Calicut Press Club.
The workshop will also aim to instil in visually challenged women awareness of
their rights and of the welfare schemes of the government. Over 300 women from
the 14 districts of Kerala would attend the workshop, said Noble Mery Chacko,
the president of the Women's Forum.
'Isolated lives'
Ms. Chacko said that visually challenged persons live isolated lives and such a
workshop would allow them to interact with other women in the same situation.
"Many of them are neglected by their families, some have none to depend on when
their parents die and it is imperative that we reach out to such women living
in rural areas," she said.
Ms. Devi said that even statistics of visually challenged persons was
unavailable and the Women's Commission would request for a study of the number
of such persons in the State through local bodies. The workshop will be
inaugurated by District Collector P.B. Salim. Lectures on 'Problems of Blind
Women and Solutions' by Noble Mery Chacko, 'Women's Commissions activities for
female empowerment' by T. Devi and 'The Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence'
by V.K. Prasanna will be presented at the workshop.
T. Sunil, district president of the Kerala Federation of the Blind asked
mediapersons to highlight the KFB's longstanding demand to raise pension for
visually challenged persons from Rs.250 to Rs.1,000.
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