Welcome initiative. Some universities are already taking some steps in this regard already. Jamia Millia Islamia, in the refresher course on human rights, had a session on disability and human rights in India for which I was invited as a resource person. It was a very interesting experience for both me as well as the participants who came from different parts of India, and many of them gave me the feedback that issues and concerns of disability is something that the academia needs to be oriented in. I think we should revisit the extremely patronizing usage of 'differently abled'. Every human being is different to each other. And a lot of the disability that people with impairment have to face are socially constructed. By the use of the patronizing formulation of differently abled, we help cover-up the societal agency in the creation of disability. Regards,
On 11/16/14, habeeb. c <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > Please go through the mail that i have sent to the UGC Chairman. Your > commends are expected. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "habeeb. c" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 06:48:53 -0800 > Subject: the inclusion of a module on the differently abled in the > teachers orientation courses regarding > To: [email protected] > > From. > Habeeb C. > Vice President Kerala Federation of the Blind. > To. > Prof. Vedprakash, Chairman UGC. > Sir, > Sub:The inclusion of a module on how to deal with the children with > special needs in the orientation courses regarding. > > I'm an assistant professor of English working at Farook College > Calicut, Kerala affiliated to the university. I'm also the Vice > President of Kerala federation of the Blind, the largest nonprofit > charitable organisation of the visually impaired in Kerala. > I'm currently attending the 87th orientation course of the UGC > Academic Staf college, University of Calicut. On going through the > modules of the orientation courses of most of our Universities, it is > understood that no session is included in these courses on how to deal > with the children with special needs in our orientation courses. Our > educational sphere is becoming more inclusive, since more and more > differently abled students are getting accommodated in our > institutions. The opportunities offered through reservations as well > as the new accessibility created by the technology is increasing this > process. > However, irrespective of the present technological explosion and the > subsequent call for equality and opportunity, many of our differently > abled children are either neglected or discriminated as a result of > the ignorance and the corollary indifference of our teachers. This > issue can be solved to a great extend, if we can provide the teachers > an awareness about this area in the orientation courses that they > attend. > Many of the sessions included in such courses are not socially > relevant in the context of our academic scenario. However, the present > session is a very essential one. Hence, as an activist for the rights > of the disabled and a differently abled belonging to the Academic > sector, i request you to issue a decree to our Academic staff Colleges > that a session should be included on How to deal with the children > with Special needs in our Higher educational scenario, in the > orientation courses periodically conducted. > regards > > -- > Habeeb C. > Vice President Kerala Federation of the Blind. > > Assistant Professor of English > Centre for advanced studies and research in English Language and Literature > Farook College. > Calicut. > Phone. 09946265483. > Email. [email protected] > Skype Id. habeebc3 > > > > -- > Habeeb C. > Vice President Kerala Federation of the Blind. > > Assistant Professor of English > Centre for advanced studies and research in English Language and Literature > Farook College. > Calicut. > Phone. 09946265483. > Email. [email protected] > Skype Id. habeebc3 > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Mahesh S. Panicker Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar New Delhi 110024 Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
