Friends
I don't know whether any developments have happened in the drafting committee
since January 2, but yesterday I had an occasion to share dais with Union
Minister of social justice and empowerment Mukul Vasnik at a function.
I tried to impress upon him my few concerns in a chaotic and time constrained
and politically charged ambience as is the lot of any occasion graced by
politicians.
I urged upon him to personally consider the draft act once it is submitted by
the committee and ensure that the principles of non-discrimination, enabling
environment and specific entitlements are actually concretized and onus is
clearly placed upon the concerned parties including government to make them
actually available to persons with disabilities.
Few specific areas I touched, include:
Minimizing transformation of impairments into disabilities by adopting
universal design and positive attitudes;
Explicitly laying down basic principle of non discrimination;
Creating enabling environment for all disabilities continuously by harnessing
technology, modifying work practices/procedures, and human aid wherever
feasible, by government and other players;
Clearly providing for monetary responsibility for such enabling environment;
Ensuring specific entitlements like disability reservation, scholarships etc.
are actually implemented in all fields for specific disabilities, and making
them available not in exclusion to general entitlements;
Customize enabling environment, and apportion entitlements commensurate with
severity of disability, as the severely disabled are excluded among the
excluded, etc...
This week I am sending my opinions on the working draft to the committee,
before that I intend to publish them in these groups, any suggestions and
comments are welcome......
With thanks and regards
(Rajesh Asudani)
Assistant General Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
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it, the courage to get on to it, and
the perseverance to follow it. Wishing you great journey."
-Kalpana Chawla
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-mail Kalpana sent to the students of Punjab Engineering College from aboard
Columbia.)
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