This can be proved revolutionary: 3. To set up regular resource and coaching center for competitive exams for the blind
This can provide equal ground for all players, regardless of social, financial and cultural background. On 10/5/10, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Silver Jubilee Convention > Blind Graduates forum of India > > Silver jubilee convention of Blind graduates forum of India was held at > Dhananjayrav Gadgil Institute of cooperative management, Nagpur, on October > 2 and 3, 2010. > > About fifty delegates from Nagpur and outside actively participated in the > convention. Dr. Shirish Deshpande, professor and head department of Post > graduate teaching department of Law, Rashtra Sant tukdoji maharaj Nagpur > University and himself a Visually challenged, delivered the keyhnote address > in the inaugural session. He delineated the importance of political and > legal process in improving the life conditions of visually challenged apart > from social and economic opportunities. He particularly emphasized the value > of access to education and urged the government and civil society to take a > holistic approach towards it including accessibility to institutions inform > of non discriminatory admissions suitable infrastructure, study material, > transport and legitimate assistance. He also called upon all stake holders > to contribute actively in formation of a new disability statute. Mr. Neeraj > Saksena, Hon. Secretary of BGFI, recounted history of the organization with > special emphasis on the proactive and continuing nature of its activities > particularly towards personality development of the blind and called upon > young generation to continue the legacy for betterment of the blind. Mr. > Avinash Sanghvi, the working president of Saksham, declared that there is a > synergy among all working in the field of disability and assured to work > together in future as well for useful projects. Rajesh Asudani, vice > president, delivered the presidential remarks in absence of president Mr. > Harish Kotian due to inevitable reasons. > > The post lunch session was characterized by unmatched vibrancy and > interaction. Some technocrats from Pune demonstrated various educational > products including much-awaited Hindi Optical character recognition > software. It is expected to be available very soon. > Mr. David from Vijayawada spoke on how proficiency in language can create > various opportunities for visually challenged. Dr. G.H. Asudani, associate > professor anandniketan college of agriculture, Warora, brought home the > importance of competitive exams and what visually challenged students can > and should do to be competitive and succeed at them. Dr. Ram babu from Tata > Institute of Social science, Mumbai, depicted the society's response to > disability. In his lively and interactive session, he noted the subtle but > important transition from apathy and avoidance to curiosity and positivity, > crisscrossing with denial and unreasonableness on one hand and due > acknowledgement and reasonable behaviour on the other. > > The first day concluded with an open session where each of the participants > had a chance not only to introduce themselves but also to put forth their > prime concern as a visually challenged. Mostly, the participants expressed > rural-urban divide, economic deprivation in conjunction with disability to > be the major inhibiting factor in their life. Need for technology training > and personality development along with residential facilities in the city > for those coming from suburban and rural areas was felt. > > Response of the participants on the second day was also overwhelming. Dr. > Deshpande graced the gathering with his suo motu presence on the second day. > Mr. Lakshman Khapekar, a well known visually impaired social activist was > also present. Dr. Vinod Asudani, Associate professor and head of the > department, Social sciences, Ramdevbaba Kamla Nehru Engineering college > Nagpur and renowned HRD trainer, underlined importance of motivation in face > of disability. He opined that self acceptance along with effective contact > with immediate surroundings, positive attitude and a sense of humor are the > key factors in leading a meaningful life despite disability. Rajesh Asudani, > Assistant General Manager Reserve bank of India, spoke about various > challenges before visually challenged at present including Physical, Legal, > economic, Technological, psycho-social etc. He also distributed RBI circular > about banking facilities to the visually challenged and Maharashtra HC > guidelines about scribe among the participants. Nagpur MNC resolution about > free bus facility to blind was also distributed. > > The Open session was continued on the second day as well, where some lady > participants expressed anguish about arbitrary scribe policy of the > government and about unreasonable ways of Maharashtra government which > deprive totally blind of almost all jobs. Mr. Rajesh Asudani agreed with > their concern and pointed out an instance of Maharashtra government where > only the post of music lecturer is identified for blind and not any other > post of lecturer. He further assured gathering that some meaningful > provisions about scribe on the lines of maharashtra HC guidelines would be > shortly introduced at the national level. Gathering also felt howsoever nice > laws may be on paper, what actually matters is their effective and unbiased > implementation. > So, we must strive continuously to achieve it. > A participative discussion on interaction of gender with visual disability > was also taken up shortly before lunch. The lady participants spoke up about > unique issues it creates and their resolve to combat them. Radha Borde, a > teacher told at length how her struggles bore fruit in leading a productive > life despite being a woman with disability from rural area and illiterate > and poor family. Rajesh Asudani felt that undue sexualization by > males-sighted and blind alike, of predominantly tactual contact entailed > by visual inability was the chief contributing factor for undue harassment > of blind girls. > > The gathering passed a few resolutions, namely: > > 1. To take up access to education as a goal for the coming year, > 2. To deliberate and suggest to the committee on the new law on > disability > 3. To set up regular resource and coaching center for competitive exams > for the blind > 4. To form the Nagpur chapter of Blind graduates forum of India. > > > The convention concluded with a lively cultural interaction among the > participants. The achievement of the convention was that each one of the > participants left with a renewed enthusiasm and hope for the future. > (Rajesh Asudani) > Vice President > Blind Graduates Forum of India > October 5, 2010 > > > ________________________________ > Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. 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. 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