Court's orders restrict relocation of dogs and they are well dwelling on campus along with us.
On 2/17/15, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: > What happens to the dogs who wander about the JNU campus? > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: 17 February 2015 15:55 > To: accessindia; jnuvision > Subject: [AI] DU smart canes for 'special' students > > http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/jnu-proposes-ac-bus-du-smart- > canes-for-special-students/ > University spaces may soon become a little more disabled-friendly, > with varsities taking steps to ease mobility for special-needs > students. While Jawaharlal University (JNU) will soon be running an > air-conditioned bus for students to travel within its premises, Delhi > University (DU) is set to provide "mobility and accessibility kits" to > help visually-impaired students. > > "JNU has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Heavy > Electricals Limited (BHEL) for the AC bus. This will benefit around > 300 differently-abled students living on campus," JNU spokesperson > Poonam Kudesia told Newsline. > > For the project, BHEL will provide financial aid of Rs 30.35 lakh to > the university. > > The agreement comes in the wake of concerns raised by a group of > differently-abled students, who had demanded that infrastructural > projects to make the campus barrier-free be expedited. > > In DU, visually-challenged students will soon be getting "mobility and > accessibility" kits, including DAISY players, to help them move around > with ease. DAISY players are essentially book-reading machines. > > While the canes will give vibration warnings to students whenever > there is any obstruction within a certain range, the DAISY player will > help them to comfortably access and go through books. > > "DU has joined hands with the Ministry of Social Justice and > Empowerment to provide mobility and accessibility kits to > visually-challenged students. The kit, comprising of smart canes and > DAISY players will help students move around the campus," Dr Bipin > Kumar Tiwari, from DU's Equal Opportunity Cell, said. > > DU has also tied up with the National Institute for the Visually > Handicapped (NIVH), Dehradun, to work on the kits. The cost of each > kit is estimated to be around Rs 11,000. > > "While funds for the initiative have been provided by the ministry, > the contents of the kit have been developed by NIVH," Tiwari said. > > Officials said the kits will be given out to around 200 students > during Antardhwani, DU's annual college fest > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessin > dia.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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