CBR Forum E-News Bulletin - A Compilation of News, Information and Updates
October 2011 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin First issue: Oct 2007, Current Issue No. #50 Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying - in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities and enhance the potential to exercise these rights. Compiled by: Mary Battihun and Mahesh [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> A: INDIA A1: ACTS/ POLICY/ PROGRAMMES CP appoints nodal officer for street kids NAGPUR : Albeit late, the commissioner of police, Nagpur, has finally appointed a nodal officer for proper care and rehabilitation of mentally challenged children wandering on city streets. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-28/nagpur/30332221_1_nodal-officer-hc-directives-hundreds-of-such-kids Provision for disabled to face natural disasters BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Saturday announced special provisions for women, children and persons with disabilities to face natural calamities. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/provision-for-disabled-to-face-natural-disasters/197563-60-117.html State to open day care centres for disabled PANAJI: The state government is set to establish day care centres for mentally and physically-disabled persons, whose families are unable to care for them during, work hours. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/State-to-open-day-care-centres-for-disabled/articleshow/10321582.cms Voter's I-card a click of the mouse away First-time voters can now hope to avoid the ordeal of standing in long queues and physically applying for their voter's identity card. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/200318/voters-card-click-mouse-away.html Poverty Line: Debate the mechanisms not just the 'line' The poverty debate in the country reached a fever pitch ever since the Planning Commission accepted Prof Tendulkar's report which kept the poverty line at Rs 32/day(urban) and the Rs 26/day (rural).While the entire country was disturbed by this, I found something very amusing about this entire scenario. http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/srirambalasubramanian/2990/62812/poverty-line-debate-the-mechanisms-not-just-the-line.html Draft on child welfare gets stick A draft prepared by the Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD) for the welfare of children has come under severe flak from child rights activists. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/194627/draft-child-welfare-gets-stick.html A2: EDUCATION India's first sign language training Centre New Delhi: The country's first sign language training and research centre devoted to the hearing impaired was inaugurated by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal at the IGNOU campus here on Tuesday. http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/india-s-first-sign-language-training-centre_734935.html Govt.: Special teachers for disabled kids The city government and MCD on Monday assured the Delhi High Court that specially-trained teachers would be appointed for differently-abled children in all primary schools across the Capital. The court was informed that they were already in the process of being recruited. The government told the court that Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) had advertised for recruitment of 858 special educators to teach differently-abled children in its schools. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Govt-Special-teachers-for-disabled-kids/Article1-755828.aspx A3: HEALTH Centre proposes to merge rural and urban health missions The Centre proposes to merge the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the yet-to-be-launched National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in the 13th Five-Year-Plan period. The two ambitious Missions will be separate entities in the upcoming 12th Five-Year-Plan period, after the launch of the urban health mission, but subsequently merged. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2537936.ece India 'close to wiping out polio' India has "never been closer" to wiping out polio, India's health minister has declared as he marked World Polio Day. There have been no new cases for more than nine months, making it the longest polio-free period since the global eradication campaign was launched. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15425852 'Poor awareness of eye ailments' HYDERABAD: A large number of visually impaired people are suffering from the ailment due to lack of awareness about eye disorders and shortage of trained ophthalmologists, said D Purandeswari, minister of state for human resource development (HRD). Speaking at the launch of India Vision Institute (IVI), a training and research centre in eye care, here on Tuesday, she said that the medical condition impacts the country's GDP. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-19/hyderabad/30297202_1_eye-care-ophthalmologists-prasad-eye-institute Eye camp to mark World Sight Day AHMEDABAD: Eyes of 350 people were checked as part of an eye check-up camp held on Saturday and Sunday to mark the World Sight Day earlier this week. The camp was held at the Eye-Care Hospital to create awareness about growing eye problems and to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Eye-camp-to-mark-World-Sight-Day/articleshow/10382788.cms A4: LIVELIHOOD/ EMPLOYMENT Provide help devices to visually-impaired state employees: HC PUNE: The Bombay high court has directed the state chief secretary to take apt steps to ensure that visually-impaired employees at government departments, offices and undertakings, are provided technical devices/gadgets free of cost, to aid their work. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/pune/30279047_1_visually-impaired-devices-social-justice Reinstate visually impaired typist, court tells college A visually impaired college administrative employee, who was dismissed from service, has been reinstated by the Bombay High Court. In an order on Monday, the court directed that the employer, Chetna College in Bandra, take back Nilima Surve in the same position. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Reinstate-visually-impaired-typist--court-tells-college/858243/ Govt. turns a blind eye to fast by visually-impaired The five-day fast by the visually-impaired against alleged discrimination in the primary teachers' recruitment process ended on Thursday without any assurance from the state government. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Govt-turns-a-blind-eye-to-fast-by-visually-impaired/856887/ Not 100% disabled? No transfer CHENNAI: If you're not on a wheel chair, don't use crutches or are not 100 per cent blind, consider yourself unlucky! That is what School Education department officials told differently-abled teachers, refusing them transfers that they had applied for. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/not-100-disabled-no-transfer/188504-60-118.html Govt. regulations set afire by visually impaired protesters AHMEDABAD: A group of around 500 members of the visually impaired people's group called Akhil Gujarat Netrahin Jagruti Sangh burnt copies of a Government Regulation (GR) on Thursday evening in front of the Town Hall in the city. The group of visually impaired people was protesting against the GR which sidelines differently-abled people in the recruitment for the post of Vidhya Sahayaks (assistant teachers). http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-07/ahmedabad/30257334_1_protesters-mallika-sarabhai-gr A5: ACCESS 'Set up panel to make rlys more disabled-friendly' MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday directed the setting up of a committee to contribute to the action plan of the railways to make Mumbai's trains and railway stations more accessible to the disabled. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/-Set-up-panel-to-make-rlys-more-disabled-friendly/articleshow/10307568.cms NGOs for disabled meet Railway Minister CHENNAI: Representatives of 17 organisations working among the disabled in the country, on Wednesday met the Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to draw attention to the problems faced by people with reduced mobility and disability, while travelling in the Indian Railways. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ngos-for-disabled-meet-railway-minister/188438-60-120.html Metro stations are disabled-friendly First impressions indicate that there is hope yet for the disabled commuter http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article2548023.ece First impressions indicate that there is hope yet for the disabled commuter Public transport and roads in Bangalore have been patently disabled-unfriendly. The same holds true for a majority of public spaces that, barring a few ramps here and there, do nothing to help people living with disabilities. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article2548023.ece Kochi not at all friendly towards the disabled KOCHI: They can hardly be called footpaths. The pedestrian space made of slabs covering the drains are uneven with gaps that are dangerous. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kochi-not-at-all-friendly-towards-the-disabled/196890-60-122.html UoP website to word-scan images for visually impaired Pune the University of Pune (UoP) is on the road to becoming the first university in the nation to have a website that will be so friendly for visually impaired students that they can even access images. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/uop-website-to-wordscan-images-for-visually-impaired/859727/ Disabled duo on a mission to realize 'barrier-free' tourism SHIMLA: Two quadriplegic wheelchair users, who are passionate about travel and are successful entrepreneurs, are on a mission, traversing the mountainous terrain of Queen of Hills, to create awareness on disability-related issues, conduct access assessment for persons with disability (PWD) in places of tourist interest and stress the need to make tourist places accessible to PWDs as well as make tourism barrier-free. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/chandigarh/30278640_1_barrier-free-environment-disabled-persons-wheelchair-users Soon, Sanchi will become disabled-friendly Sanchi, the world heritage site, about 56 kms from the state capital, will soon become the first barrier free site in the world for physically challenged people. The initiative in this regard has been jointly taken by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Arushi, a voluntary organization that works with people with disabilities. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Soon-Sanchi-will-become-disabled-friendly/articleshow/10335532.cms DTC to allow free travel for visually-challenged passengers The Delhi Government has decided to provide free travel in air-conditioned Delhi Transport Corporation buses plying in Delhi and the National Capital Region to all visually-impaired people. It has also decided to remove the income limit on senior citizens for availing of concessional travel on DTC buses. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article2503012.ece HC: Make highways disabled-friendly Twenty persons lost their lives while 27 sustained serious injuries while crossing the traffic medians opposite Amravti Enclave, Pinjore. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/HC--Make-highways-disabled-friendly/853810/ Turning a blind eye Shree Rakum, the founder of a school for blind children, likes to take his students for occasional outings in the City. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/198632/turning-blind-eye.html A6: DISCRIMINATION/ APATHY Disabled woman's nomination rejected Scores of differently-abled persons on Monday besieged the State Election Commission office here to protest against the rejection of the nomination papers of a disabled woman candidate for the upcoming local bodies elections in Tamil Nadu. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/195576/disabled-womans-nomination-rejected.html For disabled, puja is a muted affair BHUBANESWAR: What is revelry for many is a muted affair for the Challenged. Children and adults alike wait for the pujas every year, but the same cannot be said about the physically disabled. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/for-disabled-puja-is-a-muted-affair/188622-60-117.html SMS cap? Think of us, say hearing impaired BANGALORE: They communicate with the world only through sign language and letters. And then came short message service (SMS) a boon to the hearing impaired who found a new world at their finger tips. But has this world suddenly shrunk a bit? http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-05/bangalore/30246520_1_hearing-impairment-sim-cards-sms-messages Sketch of suspected killer of disabled MLA released Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (PTI) Crime Branch (CB) of Orissa oolice today released a sketch of one of the suspected assilants who allegedly killed Jagabandhu Majhi, a ruling BJD MLA from Nawrangpur district last month. http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/sketch-of-suspected-killer-of-disabled-mla-released/851966.html A7: EXCELLENCE Javed Abidi (India) elected as Chairperson Disabled Peoples' International The new Executive of Disabled People's International (DPI) takes over. Kalle Konkkola (Finland) as Information Officer; Wilfredo Guzman Jara (Peru) as Treasurer; Dr. Samuel Kabue (Kenya) as Secretary; Rachel Kachaje (Malawi) as Deputy Chair, Development; Michael Fraser (Trinidad & Tobago) as Deputy Chair, Human Rights; and, Javed Abidi (India) as Chairperson. http://www.dpi.org/lang-en/about/executives An evening resounding with hope It was a musical Sunday for the around 800 hearing impaired persons who gathered at Bertram Hall in Loyola College to celebrate the International Day of the Deaf. The event was aptly titled 'A Friendship Evening'. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2566855.ece Sound Play for Visually-challenged BANGALORE: In an unique experience for nearly 40 visually- challenged children on Tuesday, they were treated to a play performed specially for them by a group of blind-folded actors. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sound-play-for-visuallychallenged/192298-60-119.html Differently abled on mission change LUCKNOW: One doesn't need strong muscles to hit the road with a mission. What one needs instead are nerves of steel. Spreading this message, besides making an attempt to sensitise system towards people with disability, four physically challenged persons started from Mumbai on September 28 with the support of a private organization working for rehabilitation of PWD. After covering eight states, they arrived here on Monday evening and will visit Bara Imambara, Hazratganj and Lucknow University over the next two days. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Differentlyabled-on-mission-change/articleshow/10395987.cms Film festival with a difference BHUBANESWAR: With an aim to create awareness about disability issues through the medium of film, 'We Care Film Festival', a two-day-long travelling film festival kicked off at Nalco auditorium here on Monday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Film-festival-with-a-difference/articleshow/10397851.cms Delhi boy's stick for the blind wins award New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Shantanu Gangwar, a Class 12 student, was pained to see his blind friends bump into walls, furniture and other objects. So he invented a smart walking stick that gives early warning of an obstacle. http://campus.yahoo.com/news/yeduyahooindia/delhi-boys-stick-blind-wins-award-20110929 Man on wheelchair invents disabled-friendly cars Erumeli: An accident in 1998 altered the course of Biju Verghese's life, confining him to a wheelchair forever. 13 years on, Biju still battles the demons as he recollects that fateful accident. But the 38-year-old electrician from Kerala's Erumeli town didn't let despair defeat him. Instead, he picked up the pieces and toiled away hours in a thatched roof workshop to create a retrofitment kit for his car that would give him that much-needed mobility. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/man-on-wheelchair-invents-disabledfriendly-cars/19370.3-3.html Social Change Agent Award by the DAINIK BHASKER/ DNA Group IPA 2011 was given to Mental Health services of Action For Mental Illness. http://www.dbindiaprideawards.com/gallery/ipa-awards-2011 A special neighborhood visit The Indian Blind Cricket Team is all set to embark on its tour of Pakistan, between November 16 and 27. The team, comprising visually impaired players from across the country, will play against the Pakistan team in Lahore and Islamabad. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article2539872.ece Shades of Perseverance Her relationship with art began from the time she could distinguish colours. Hailing from a family of artists, Varsha Kharatmal is gifted with the skill of playing with colours and creating awe-inspiring works of art with them, but she has never been able to listen to the praise that her work evokes because she is hearing and speech impaired. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Shades-of-Perseverance/857797/ Hearing-impaired Pune boy tides over odds When 22-year-old Rohan Kulkarni appeared for his viva during his final semester of electronics engineering at the MIT College of Engineering, Pune, the external examiners, could not believe that he was congenitally hearing impaired. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_hearing-impaired-pune-boy-tides-over-odds_1596391 Pune's visually impaired to visit Indo-Pak border for Diwali A group of seven students, including five visually impaired, formed under the Braille Vani Education Radio (BVER) of the University of Pune will travel to the Indo-Pak border in Punjab to celebrate Diwali. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_pune-s-visually-impaired-to-visit-indo-pak-border-for-diwali_1603239 Rahul, Priyanka donate three-wheelers to disabled New Delhi: AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra on Wednesday distributed three-wheelers to over 200 physically challenged persons here. http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/rahul-priyanka-donate-three-wheelers-to-disabled_733922.html B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Four-in-10 disabled children 'in poverty' Four in 10 disabled children in the UK live "in poverty", according to the Children's Society. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15206416 An Accessibility Map for the Impaired A new online rating tool to help people with disabilities evaluate the accessibility of restaurants, hotels and other sites was released this month by the Rick Hansen Foundation. http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/an-accessibility-map-for-the-impaired/ Disabled men face far greater odds of sexual abuse Washington: Men with disabilities were found to be four times more likely to experience sexual assaults than other men, an Indian origin researcher in the US has found. http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/body-and-soul/disabled-men-face-far-greater-odds-of-sexual-abuse_98173.htm Film sparks call for revision of laws By Kim Rahn A movie currently running in cinemas is sparking a growing call for the revision of laws governing sexual crimes against the disabled and minors. "The Crucible," a film based on the true story about school staff sexually assaulting hearing impaired students, is adding mounting pressure on policymakers and politicians to change the laws on sexual assaults on children and welfare foundations. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/09/113_95736.html Peru: Voting Rights Victory for People with Disabilities (New York) - Peru's decision to restore voting rights to thousands of people with disabilities is an important step toward ensuring their full participation in society, Human Rights Watch said today. More than 23,000 people with mental and intellectual disabilities had been excluded from the voter registry for the 2011 presidential elections in April and June based on previous government policy. http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/17/peru-voting-rights-victory-people-disabilities Turia welcomes legislation for fulltime Disability Rights Commissioner Tariana Turia, Minister of Disability Issues, is delighted that her original intention to appoint a full time Disability Rights Commissioner to protect and promote the rights of disabled peoples has been upheld with a new bill introduced to Parliament. http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/turia-welcomes-legislation-fulltime-disability-rights-commissioner RI ratifies UN convention on rights of persons with disabilities The House of Representatives ratified on Tuesday a United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a move seen as an important step toward improving welfare for disabled people. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/19/ri-ratifies-un-convention-rights-persons-with-disabilities.html Firefighters train with visually impaired COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Monday marked a special training day for a group of Colorado Springs firefighters. Station 1 firefighters met with students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB) to learn about different types of visual impairments. http://www.coloradoconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=675699 HIV counseling not available for the disabled The organization Disabled People of South Africa has asked the government to make use of its skills to help counsel deaf and blind people living with HIV/Aids. http://www.iol.co.za/mercury/hiv-counselling-not-available-for-the-disabled-1.1154424 Local view: People with disabilities bring unique talents to the workplace Communities need productive employees who use their talents and creativity to produce results and grow our nation's economy. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Goodwill Duluth encourages the public and private sectors to hire applicants with disabilities - and benefit from the unique talents they bring to the workplace. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/211561/ Audio-Reader celebrates 40 years of helping visually impaired At 103 years old, Bill Calwell still plays golf and goes fishing. The Topeka resident has authored three books and continues to write on an old Royal typewriter. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/oct/11/audio-reader-celebrates-40-years-helping-visually-/ Hope that transcends darkness Emily Dickinson, the famous American poet wrote: 'Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed'. How true. Likewise, we often realise the value of our blessings only when they are taken away from us. http://main.omanobserver.om/node/68010 How a fall during pregnancy impaired Nkiruka's speech organs Twenty four years ago, a pregnant woman, Mrs. Amaka Okonkwo, fell into a gutter in Surulere, Lagos. The fall led to a serious bleeding, which prompted Good Samaritans to rush her to a nearby hospital. She was discharged few days later. http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/oct/11/national-11-10-2011-0025.html 320,000 Disabled Chilren Live In Poverty And Welfare Reforms Would Make It Worse - New Report 4 out of 10 disabled children live in poverty which is worse than the overall child poverty rate of one out of three children, according to a new report by the Children's Society. The charity also warned that the government's welfare reforms would make the situation worse. http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/44104 (LEAD) Gov't to toughen punishment for sexual crimes on disabled By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Teachers and aspiring teachers will be permanently barred from working at schools if they have been convicted or fined for sex crimes, the government said Friday, announcing new measures to crack down on the sexual abuse of young students, especially disabled teens. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/10/07/38/0301000000AEN20111007002651315F.HTML Taco Bell found in violation of disability laws SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge has ruled that Taco Bell violated federal and California laws protecting the disabled from discrimination at its restaurants. Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/07/3968169/taco-bell-found-in-violation-of.html#ixzz1aAHt8Mjr Rally steps up pressure for disabled rights Early childhood university students joined with parents of disabled children on the steps of South Australia's Parliament House this morning calling for legislative change. They say the law is denying disabled children justice by dropping cases of alleged sexual abuse before they go to trial. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-07/rally-steps-up-pressure-for-disabled-rights/3342966?section=sa Audible Pedestrian Signals Debut At 25 NYC Intersections Crossing the street just got a little less treacherous for blind people at 25 intersections in all four boroughs (sorry, Staten Island). New Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) introduced today feature a "distinct clicking sound" at certain intersection to let sight-impaired pedestrians know when the "walk" phase has begun. http://gothamist.com/2011/09/28/audible_pedestrian_signals_debut_at.php Website launched to find aging and disability resources The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services through its Delaware Aging & Disability Resource Center has launched a dedicated website - www.delawareadrc.com<http://www.delawareadrc.com> - to help Delawareans find aging and disability services in each county. http://www.newarkpostonline.com/articles/2011/09/27/news/doc4e826a25ae7bd228671861.txt Disabled couple's horrific death Elderly KwaZulu-Nata couples were murdered at their home on Saturday. Wheelchair-bound pensioner Soodama Ramlall, 81, and his partially-sighted wife, Bhana, 70, were callously attacked by robbers, who fled with a Sony Playstation, a DVD player and jewellery. Soodama, found on his bed, was gagged and hit on the head with an ornament. http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/disabled-couple-s-horrific-death-1.1146447?showComments=true Disabled women are not a burden-Vuli Women with disabilities face a lot of barriers and problems in living a normal life. http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=2909116ad7c17c108ebc08a2df3b82 C: RESOURCES - Newsletter, Publication, Journal, Study, Website Teaching Math without Words A Visual Approach to learning Math from MIND Research Institute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7odhYT8yzUM&noredirect=1 Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) ASCoN was formed in 2001 and consists of a group of organisations in the Asia region that have come together to share and learn from each other in all aspects of spinal cord injury management, from initial treatment of the patient to re-integration of the person. http://www.ascon.info/ UNICEF says one-third of children not in school have a disability and are often denied dignity and rights NEW YORK, 12 October 2011 - Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups and suffer widespread violations of their rights, UNICEF said today as a key report was presented to a committee of the UN General Assembly. http://www.unicef.org/media/media_60051.html Newsletter from Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) If you would prefer a Word version, a text only version, or a large print version, please contact WWDA at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. 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