Hello, I completely disagree with care element you referred to. In India the environment is so disempowering and of fake sympathy. And that we have achieved a lot after independence ; is just our limiting belief. In India, most of the resources are still untapped. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 2:07 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] quality of life for VI in India
To be precise: not much difference the west and the rest debate is pretty old and they love this. Though the abstract comparative study of there and here will lead us nowhere cause we are polls apart on HDI indicators however, in developed nations such as US&UK where individualism is the main thrust, they give too much emphasis on independent living. The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 & the UK's Disability Discrimination Act 1995,, which was further amended in the second half of the first decade of the 21 century. These laws have clear cut provisions which enjoin the state to comply with the law. As a result they have better accessibility and education standards in place. Note: these countries are blessed with less population size, Huge social security arrangement for disabled and accountable private sector made by law. Despite all such goody policies, blind people in the west face almost similar challenges of family denial, social exclusion, and state antipathy. relatively, India is much much better, we have not yet abandoned family values where care is the key. People relate to each others' problems and community life is still alive. Accessibility,education and employment are key components which ensure participation of blind people in public life,and I think we are doing better in such a short time since we attained political freedom in 1947. Given the humungous challenges we face as a nation of 1.2 billion, signs are visible where India is poised to lead the disability discourse ahead in right direction. I could share several studies and data to substantiate later if discussion continues. And would end on little provocative note: many in the blind community in India are too obsessed with the west that they argue for imitation of their ideas in Indian context which are unsuited and accentuate our troubles greatly. We need Indianised disability movement which is more relevant for us. On 3/26/15, Sucharu <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > > Greetings! > > I would like to understand the contrast between the quality of life > for VI in India and United States and other developed countries. > > Please throw light on main fields like: > > Education > > Rehabilitation > > Career > > Safety > > Dignity > > Capability to carry out routine jobs > > Social life > > Recreation > > Please do add anything important I missed. > > Thanks, > > Sucharu > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing > accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc > essindia.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.. > -- 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_accessind ia.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.. 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..
