It is not the question of setting a department, but the implimentation of the existing laws which will make the life of the PWD more improved. There is no shortage of the laws. But comming to the implimentation, most of them fail. Renuka.
On 3/13/12, Mujtaba Merchant <[email protected]> wrote: > Persons with disability, please use this terminology in your communication > and not the word Handicap. Let us respect our own community, I know you did > not mean to offend anyone, please take this as a FYI email. > > Better late than ever, the new department should have kicked off long ago! > The recent incidents of discrimination must have flared a few and ruffled > some feathers. The battle has just begun, can't declare a win on the war yet > as there are many milestones and challenges that one has to address for the > disabled community. And looking at the diversity of the community, it is > going to be an uphill task for all of us concerned. This department has to > specifically focus on a few burning issues to name a few: > > 1. Rights of the disabled. > 2. How should discrimination towards the disabled be addressed. > 3. Medical and financial support for the disabled or their families, which > should include more health camps and free checkups and awareness building. > 4. Educational facilities that encourage an inclusive environment. > 5. Identifying and encouraging inclusive work opportunities for the > disabled. > 6. Providing more provisions and relaxations on taxes and facilities like > food, electricity, water and other utilities. > 7. Most important, rural administration for the disabled i.e. not limiting > facilities for the disabled only to the urban areas of the country. > > These are afew, I could think of at the top of my head. The list can get > endless understanding the complexity and nature of the disabilities and not > to mention our demography! Praying for a better future for all of us. > > Best, > Mujtaba Merchant > Bangalore, India > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nazrulhuda khan > To: accessindia > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:32 PM > Subject: [AI] Separate department for disability affairs > > > Hi, > > Good move. > > I am impressed. > > I hope after this the status of handicaps will improve and we will > able to live our life with dignity. > > Regards, > > Nazrulhuda Khan. > > > 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 > > 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 > > 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
