The question is that, whether a person having 70% visual impairment can be called a blind person? Mean is he covered by the definition of blindness given under Sec 2(b) of PWD Act. If yes, how can we proov that 70% visual loss is equivalent to the parameter given under that section? I have filed a special leave petition in Supreme Court where I have to proov that having 70% visual impairement I am covered by the definition of blindness, hence I should be allowed to avail the facility of the scribe in the public services examination. Wherein I was denyed to appear in the examination on the same basis that I am not eligible to avail the facility of scribe as you are not blind, only those candidate can be considered blind who have 100% blindness.
On 6/9/15, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Second and third point refers to some degree of site, layed down in > ophthalmological terms. > Low vision, however, is a separate category defined in the act. > At present, however, it is highly subjectively defined, leaving a wide > discretion to the doctors. > However, blind covers total lack of sight as well as some degree as defined > in the definition. > > > सादर With thanks and regards > > (राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani) > > सहायक महाप्रबंधक AGM > बाजार आसूचना एकाई MIU > भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank Of India > नागपुर Nagpur > > Co-Moderator > VIB-India > > President > VIBEWA > > Phone: 0712 2806846 > > A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and > Laughter > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Mohib Anwar Rafay > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 11:22 PM > To: accessindia > Subject: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of > blindness? > > Hey experts, I would be thankful if somebody could explain to me the section > 2(b) of Persons with disabilities Act 1995. > For ready reference, I am reproducing the section as follows: > Sec2(b) define blindness, it provides “(b) "blindness" refers to a > condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions, > namely:--- > (I) total absence of sight. > (ii) visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better > eye with correcting lenses; or > (iii) limitation of the filed of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or > worse.” > > Please explain to me the second and third point, so that I could argue that > a person who has 10% remaining sight, is covered by the definition of > blindness. > The case is that who is a blind person. 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