"Accessible India Campaign – Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan” For Persons with Disabilities, universal accessibility is critical for enabling them to gain access for equal opportunity and live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life in an inclusive society. Persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and full participation) Act, 1995 under sections 44, 45 and 46 categorically provides for non-discrimination in transport, not-discrimination on the road and non-discrimination in build environment respectively. United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), to which India is a signatory, under Article 9 casts obligations on the Governments for ensuring to PwD accessibility to (a) information, (b) Transportation. (c) Physical Environment, (d) Communication Technology and (e) Accessibility to Services as well as emergency services.
2. It is the vision of the Indian Government to have an inclusive society in which equal opportunities and access is provided for the growth and development of Persons with Disabilities to lead productive, safe and dignified lives. In furtherance of this vision, it is imperative to launch a Nationwide Awareness Campaign towards achieving universal accessibility for all citizens including Persons with Disabilities in creating an enabling and barrier free environment. 3. In this direction, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities ,(DEPwD) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has decided to launch the“Accessible India Campaign ( Sugamya Bharath Abhiyan)” as a Nation-wide flagship campaign for achieving universal accessibility for PwDs. 4. The Action Plan, envisaged in the Accessible India Campaign, Includes creation of a Steering Committee and Programme Monitoring Unit ( PMU) with representation of Accessibility professionals and experts. Accessibility professionals and experts working in the disability sector are invited to send their particulars with details of experience to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities by e-mail at [email protected] or by post to the following address by 10.04.2015 : Shri Sanjay Singh, Under Secretary Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Paryavanran Bhavan (5th Floor), CGO Complex, New Delhi – 110003. MUKESH JAIN Joint Secretary – Government of India Cell : +91 98991 14072 SOURCE: Accessed 30-Mar-2015 via http:// <http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/sba.pdf>socialjustice.nic.in <http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/sba.pdf>/ <http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/sba.pdf>pdf <http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/sba.pdf>/ <http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/sba.pdf>sba.pdf <http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/sba.pdf> UPLOAD DATE: Approx 26-Mar-2015 Accessible version of pdf available for view / download at bit.ly <http://bit.ly/Sugamya>/ <http://bit.ly/Sugamya>Sugamya <http://bit.ly/Sugamya> 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..
