how does one join this alliance? Sagar +91 99 30 271732 intouchid: 2010-SAGAR007 <http://intch.me/2010-SAGAR007>
"The evil of the world is made possible only by the sanction you give it." - John Galt in "Atlas Shrugged" On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]>wrote: > Delighted to know and note, Poonam! > The short for national disability alliance would be: > NDA > > What a coincidence? > Smile!! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Poonam > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 3:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] regarding national disability alliance > > dear friends, > It is indeed a happy augury that the emergence of a national > disability alliance of a genuine nature is very much on the cards. To > begin with, this alliance is likely to be around the issue of the much > talked about RPD Bill. Thus, the writing is on the wall for those > handfuls who operate under the banner of a virtually fake and failed > group; and, if the developments in the last few weeks over the RPD > Bill are anything to go by, poetic justice, particularly for that > self-proclaimed self-styled five-star activist is well in sight. > While applauding, with utmost sincerity, the timely intervention and > initiative of some very well-meaning individuals in putting together a > well-knit alliance of a truly representative character, I would take > this opportunity of putting together a few suggestions emanating from > my random reflections in the larger interests of our common cause. > In the first place, the leadership, or for that matter, the > convenership, or by whatever nomenclature it is called must rotate at > specified intervals preferrably, amongst persons belonging to > different categories of disabilities unlike the other group (name of > the group being anybody's guess), which, for all practical purposes, > is owned or should I say proprietored, by one individual for the las > so many years, and whose think tank or coterie does not comprise any > person with disability barring he himself. > Secondly, the ensuing national disability alliance must work in a > spirit of understanding and accommodation come what may. > It is also important to recognise that cross disability and > uni-disability dimensions of the disability movement are and should be > seen as complimentary and not contradictory; and that they can and > should coexist in a coherent manner. > Thirdly, we must zealously guard against any likely efforts at > sabotaging the alliance by vested interests including by that infamous > polarising force (his identity being obvious), who not only has > divided the sector nationally; but has worked overtime to drive a > wedge amongst the constituents of the International Disability > Alliance; so much so that his fights with Yanis, the IDA chair and > other constituents has long been out in the open; and, friends, the > outcome of it all we know and will also get to know more perhaps in > the days ahead. Incidentally, Yanis, the Chair of International > Disability Alliance happens to be a blind person.I am mentioning these > facts with a heavy heart and under a painful necessity so that we may > take note of it all. > The silverlining is that a sizeable chunk of the disability sector is > against the passage of this flawed bill --- hence, the urgency to > press for addressing the flaws and inadequacies the said Bill is > replete with. > I would also suggest that we also need to regularly monitor some > relevant international E forumms like the IDA UNCRPD forum. > > Best regards, > Poonam. > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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