-----Original Message----- From: Justin Philips [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 November 2011 09:09 To: Geetha Cc: bsmanjunath061988 Subject: Request for information
Hello all, It was nice meeting many of our access indian friends at Trivandrum recently. Posting this through Geetha as my new email id is still pending approval. Please feel free to share any information nationally or concerning your state. Disability information, again, need not be limited to visual impairment alone. Kindly send your replies to: [email protected] Thanks Justin ------ Samarthanam is glad to start a disability helpline. This would be inaugurated on December 10th, 2011. This helpline is geared toward providing information on disability to parents, teachers, general medical practitioners, rehabilitation workers, disabled people themselves, and the community in general. Our call centre executives, initially, would be in a position to answer callers' questions regarding special schools and organizations working for disabled in Karnataka. Gradually, we would like to collate data on employment opportunities, resource persons, and all relevant information in other states too. We here by request you to answer the following questions. Frequently asked questions for Disability Helpline 1. Could you please give us the names and details of non governmental organizations in your state working in the field of disability (for the blind or otherwise): Name of the organization Contact details Mail id Contact person Area of work 2. Would you please give us information on disability resource persons in your state: Name of the person Area of specialization Mail id Landline /mobile Organization 3. Are you aware of any schemes, currently operational nationally or regionally, that would be beneficial to the disabled? 4. Can you share any available statistical data relating to the disabled in India and/or your state? 5. What are the services that the disabled can avail of from the central or your state government? 6. Any scholarships in the field of education (primary or higher) that the disabled community can avail of? 7. Are you aware of any rewards or recognitions that the disabled are entitled to nationally or regionally? 8. Are you aware of any "reasonable accommodations" that the disabled can avail of? Wikipedia defines reasonable accommodation as an adjustment made in a system to "accommodate" or make fair the same system for an individual based on a proven need. Accommodations can be religious, academic, or employment related and are often mandated by law. The blind candidates using the services of a scribe to write their exam is an example of a reasonable accommodation. 9. What are the various concessions available to the disabled? 10. Any empowerment, career guidance, and employment resources available to the disabled? 11. Are there any recreational facilities that are made available to the disabled? 12. Can you highlight the various loans and/or financial assistance programs with regard to purchase of assistive devices, education, self employment or in any other field? 13. What are the issues that are still unresolved in the field of disability? 14. Would you like to share any other information that would be beneficial to the disabled community and/or the blind? Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
