Dear all, I felt very happy hearing that the central government has started Accessible India campaign. In august, i rote to PM Modi about considering accessibility while designing new projects and about starting a mission similar to clean India mission to make entire India accessible for individuals with disabilities on mygov portal. It was a hundred words message that we can send to PM. I called several times to PMO. The response was not very good except Only they ware saying that the office will consider your suggestion. And now it is in reality. I think several of us might have requested to PM office for accessible services and this would be qumilative effect. Thanks to PM. I think now some thing will happent in India towards making barrier free environment.
On 5/1/15, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Satendra Singh <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 06:52:20 +0530 > Subject: {Disability Studies India} Accessible India Campaign: Govt > plans app for the disabled > To: IDA CRPD FORUM <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > > Govt plans app for the disabledTimes of India TNN | May 1, 2015, 04.07 AM > IST > NEW DELHI: Now a person with disability or any other person will be able to > upload pictures and status of accessibility of buildings and public spaces > via an app on the portal to be created by the ministry of social justice > and empowerment. > > The ministry is creating the dedicated portal for the disabled where they > can directly forward their grievances for action. > > The Centre's ambitious Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) > will start from seven states - Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Assam, > Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Haryana- from this year envisaging a nation-wide > awareness campaign towards universal accessibility for all citizens > including persons with disabilities. > > According to senior officials of the ministry, it has created a dedicated > program management unit, steering committee and other sub-committees in the > ministry with representation of professionals and experts to create media > strategy and media planning, conduct awareness workshops for sensitization > of all key stake holders as identified and creation and dissemination of > educational booklets for spreading the awareness. The next stage is to sign > MoU with various ministries and state government agencies for their role > and responsibilities for the campaign. This nationwide flagship campaign is > aimed at achieving universal accessibility for Persons with Disabilities > (PwDs). > > According to 2011 census over 2.2% of the population is disabled, while the > erstwhile Planning Commission estimated that 5% of the population of India > is disabled. According to WHO 8% of the Indian population is disabled. > > The meeting had representatives from national institutes (visual, hearing > and physically handicapped) and office of chief commissioner for persons > with disability. State government officials and representatives from > ministries like labour, social welfare, health, sports and youth affairs, > urban development, civil aviation, rural development and ASI, Delhi Metro > and CPWD, were also present. > > In line with "Nothing about us, without us", the steering committee had > representation from disability sector which includes Svayam, Samarthyam, > Enabling Unit of the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi > University and National Association for the Blind giving critical inputs. > > While the plan is to achieve a barrier free environment for the PwDs in > next five years, the initial impetus is on capacity building and awareness > campaign. > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-plans-app-for-the-disabled/articleshow/47116331.cms > > > -- > Warm regards > > _________________________________________ > > Dr Satendra Singh, > > *MD, FAIMER, FSS* > > Assistant Professor of Physiology > > Associate Editor, > > Research and Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME) <http://www.rhime.in/> > > | Medical Education Unit <http://medicaleducationunit.yolasite.com/> | > Coordinator, Enabling Unit <http://enablingunit.yolasite.com/> | > > University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Disability Studies India" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/disability-studies-india. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > 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_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.. > -- Dhananjay Bhole, coordinator, Accessibility research group, Department of Education and Extension, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganesh Khind road, Pune 411007. Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.unipune.ac.in/atbslc PH: +912025601352 Telephax: +912025601301 cell:+919850123212 "through difficulties and problems, god gives us opportunities to learn and grow" Dr.Kalam 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. 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