Re: [AI] Kabil

[Asudani, Rajesh]

People are rewarding the efforts, financially, of course.
Cause indian audience is still foolish, as an honorable erstwhile SC judge had 
some time ago, pronounced.
The scene in question reinforces the stereotype of the blind as helpless and 
hapless lot.

Besides, tell me, which of the negative preconceptions about the blind movie 
breaks?
Surely, you don't believe blind can really engage in the streetfights Ritik 
engages in to eliminate the enemies!?
Smile?
Only silver lining  is independent living which movie depicts with a semblance 
of realism.
Otherwise, even meeting of the hero-heroine happens in a pre-determined 
matrimonial context, couldn't they have met in ordinary life and fallen in love 
like sighted protagonists?


-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 10:47 AM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

There are countless ways of analyzing that sceen. I found the Rohan's
decision to look for Supriya through a myke from the dais was a
deliberate ploy of Sanjay Gupta and Rakesh Roshan. As Rohan started
calling Supriya's name on the myke, The crowd became thoughtful. How's
possible that a blind man can have girlfriend? and even a girlfriend
of a same disability? then once she listens his voice and seeks help
to reach on the stage to meet him, the crowd gets surprised. The
movie-makers have done amazing research and their targeted audience is
not only we who are the blind and enjoy our love lives with ease. But
the highly educated non-blind Indians are averse to the idea of blind
couple making up in a publick place. The movie hits the jack post with
precision. And the people are rewarding the efforts.

On 2/7/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Making announcing over PA for a lost person is one thing, and the way ritik
> weeps for SU on stage is too infantile, that too when they are just
> separated in a crowded space in their own city with mobiles in pocket and
> walking sticks in hand...
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Aruni Sharma
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:25 AM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>
> I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over
> public address system which is normal practice In a public place.
> Thanks and regards
> Aruni Sharma
>
> Associate prof. JNPG College
>
> Lucknow
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
> Connect with me:
> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
> facebook; arunisharma
> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>
>> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
>>
>> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy to
>> comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it was
>> begging. He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do request or
>> call for help when we are pushed . Again people are different!
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>> Behalf Of Ajay Minocha
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
>> on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>>
>> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
>>> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
>>> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that
>>> the
>>> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
>>> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
>>> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am
>>> ok
>>> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
>>> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil
>>> is
>>> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
>>> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them
>>> cannot
>>> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied
>>> and
>>> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
>>> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
>>> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of
>>> a
>>> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
>>> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability
>>> of
>>> blind individuals and 

[AI] Sexuality and Disability blog

[Niharika Pandit]

Dear all,

Greetings from Point of View!

We at Point of View  run a program called sexuality
 and disability  which works with
women with disabilities for their sexual rights. We at SexDis have an
intensive offline and online campaign. In the online space, we publish
posts by authors about their experiences of violence, disability, sexuality,
among other issues.
The post we published on the *Sexuality and Disability* blog today is a
review of three children's books featuring disability by Roshni Subhash.

http://blog.sexualityanddisability.org/2017/02/childrensbooks/

We publish posts every Tuesday so do watch our blog space for more. Happy
Reading!

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Re: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you have a disability

[George Abraham]

While the debate on should they or should they not can throw up several 
arguments both for and against. But the tragic truth is when it comes to push 
and shove , countries do not want people with disability. I find this 
unacceptable. We are citizens of this World, we are human and no one should 
have the right to decide our movements. 

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Payal Kapoor
Sent: 07 February 2017 11:56
To: geethas2...@gmail.com; AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and 
issues concerning the disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you 
have a disability

Australia definitely in the past has denied immigration to disabled
persons. i remember someone i knew with RP whose family were permanent
residents and citizens there was not cleared for immigration on the
congenital nature of his disability citing they had enough of their
own to take care of and did not want a chance of increasing that
number in any way.
payal

On 2/7/17, Geetha Shamanna  wrote:
> There are other countries which have similar policies, for example,
> Australia.
> It would be interesting to hear experiences of anyone here having attempted
> to immigrate to Australia.
>
> It must be said that UK shows great tolerance when it comes to accepting
> disabled immigrants, although sufficient checks are in place to prevent them
> from becoming a 'burden' on the system rightaway.
>
> Geetha
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of avinash shahi
> Sent: 06 February 2017 05:51
> To: accessindia; jnuvision
> Subject: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you
> have a disability
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/03/canada-is-a-progressive-immigration-policy-dream-unless-you-have-a-disability/?utm_term=.dc2894befcbe
> Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, speaks during a town hall event in
> Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (Cole
> Burston/Bloomberg)
>
> It’s no secret that many progressive Americans fetishize Canada as a
> northern utopia: It has universal health care, it legalized same-sex
> marriage a decade before the United States did, and it has a cute, lefty
> prime minister (complete with a tattoo and a literature degree).
> After President Trump restricted refugees, immigrants and travelers from
> seven majority-Muslim countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
> tweeted: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome
> you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada.”
> Cue collective liberal swoon.
>
> The problem is that Canada’s immigrant policy isn’t quite as dreamy as
> Americans might imagine. It includes a virtual ban on disabled immigrants
> that goes back decades: Under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection
> Act, foreigners can be turned away if they “might reasonably be expected to
> cause excessive demands on health or social services.” What this means is
> families can be rejected for having deaf children and spouses can be denied
> because they use a wheelchair, a practice too harsh for even the United
> States’ difficult immigration system.
>
> The number of disabled immigrants rejected by Canada is not known.
> Most of those turned away do not have the financial means to appeal, and few
> cases get media coverage. But the cases that are brought to the public’s
> attention are eye-opening.
>
>
>
> Keep Reading x
>
> In 2000, multimillionaire David Hilewitz and his son, Gavin, were denied
> immigration from South Africa to Canada because Gavin has a mild
> developmental disability. Angela Chesters, a German woman who married a
> Canadian man abroad, was denied permanent residency after the couple moved
> to Canada because she has multiple sclerosis. The Chapman family was stopped
> at a Canadian airport when attempting to emigrate from Britain in 2008
> because their daughter has a genetic abnormality . The Dutch DeJong family
> was turned down for immigration because one of their daughters has a mild
> intellectual disability.”
> Felipe Montoya, recruited from Costa Rica to teach at a Toronto university,
> and his family couldn’t get residency because his son has Down syndrome. In
> 2015, Canada denied Maria Victoria Venancio health care and attempted to
> deport her after she became a paraplegic.
>
> According to Roy Hanes, a Canadian social-work scholar and disability
> advocate, even though Canadian law does not explicitly state that disabled
> people are banned, the notion of “excessive demands” still guides the
> immigration process. Potential immigrants must undergo physical and mental
> health exams to prove that their bodies and minds will not be a burden on
> Canada’s socioeconomic structure. The policy, Hanes wrote in a history of
> Canadian immigration law, 

Re: [AI] Kabil

[George Abraham]

I like your thoughts! Well articulated!

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: 07 February 2017 10:47
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

There are countless ways of analyzing that sceen. I found the Rohan's
decision to look for Supriya through a myke from the dais was a
deliberate ploy of Sanjay Gupta and Rakesh Roshan. As Rohan started
calling Supriya's name on the myke, The crowd became thoughtful. How's
possible that a blind man can have girlfriend? and even a girlfriend
of a same disability? then once she listens his voice and seeks help
to reach on the stage to meet him, the crowd gets surprised. The
movie-makers have done amazing research and their targeted audience is
not only we who are the blind and enjoy our love lives with ease. But
the highly educated non-blind Indians are averse to the idea of blind
couple making up in a publick place. The movie hits the jack post with
precision. And the people are rewarding the efforts.

On 2/7/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Making announcing over PA for a lost person is one thing, and the way ritik
> weeps for SU on stage is too infantile, that too when they are just
> separated in a crowded space in their own city with mobiles in pocket and
> walking sticks in hand...
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Aruni Sharma
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:25 AM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>
> I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over
> public address system which is normal practice In a public place.
> Thanks and regards
> Aruni Sharma
>
> Associate prof. JNPG College
>
> Lucknow
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
> Connect with me:
> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
> facebook; arunisharma
> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>
>> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
>>
>> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy to
>> comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it was
>> begging. He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do request or
>> call for help when we are pushed . Again people are different!
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>> Behalf Of Ajay Minocha
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
>> on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>>
>> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
>>> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
>>> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that
>>> the
>>> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
>>> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
>>> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am
>>> ok
>>> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
>>> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil
>>> is
>>> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
>>> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them
>>> cannot
>>> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied
>>> and
>>> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
>>> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
>>> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of
>>> a
>>> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
>>> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability
>>> of
>>> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
>>> cruel World.
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Asudani, Rajesh
>>> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
>>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
>>> concerning
>>> the disabled.
>>> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>>>
>>> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>>>
>>> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>>>
>>> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing,
>>> to
>>> say the least.
>>>
>>> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is
>>> infantile.
>>>
>>> His doing-Su-Su 

Re: [AI] Kabil

[George Abraham]

Well Kanchan, I will not debate whether Rohan's tears on stage was a purile 
response or a human response. But, I would certainly say that people blind or 
otherwise respond differently to situations of stress and struggle. I thought 
it was good thinking on his part to capitalise on the opportunity of using the 
microphone and call for Su. In my view, I think there would be people who would 
be disturbed to the extent of tears when challenged by a situation like being 
separated from a loved one.

In several other films I have seen directors using tears to express emotions in 
similar situations and the characters have not been blind in those instances. 
Having said this, I do respect your point of view too!  

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Pande, Kanchanmala D
Sent: 07 February 2017 11:31
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

I agry withrajesh sir
Thanks and Regards
Kanchanmala pande

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: 07 February 2017 10:47
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

There are countless ways of analyzing that sceen. I found the Rohan's decision 
to look for Supriya through a myke from the dais was a deliberate ploy of 
Sanjay Gupta and Rakesh Roshan. As Rohan started calling Supriya's name on the 
myke, The crowd became thoughtful. How's possible that a blind man can have 
girlfriend? and even a girlfriend of a same disability? then once she listens 
his voice and seeks help to reach on the stage to meet him, the crowd gets 
surprised. The movie-makers have done amazing research and their targeted 
audience is not only we who are the blind and enjoy our love lives with ease. 
But the highly educated non-blind Indians are averse to the idea of blind 
couple making up in a publick place. The movie hits the jack post with 
precision. And the people are rewarding the efforts.

On 2/7/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Making announcing over PA for a lost person is one thing, and the way 
> ritik weeps for SU on stage is too infantile, that too when they are 
> just separated in a crowded space in their own city with mobiles in 
> pocket and walking sticks in hand...
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On 
> Behalf Of Aruni Sharma
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:25 AM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
> concerning the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>
> I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over
> public address system which is normal practice In a public place.
> Thanks and regards
> Aruni Sharma
>
> Associate prof. JNPG College
>
> Lucknow
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
> Connect with me:
> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
> facebook; arunisharma
> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>
>> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
>>
>> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy 
>> to comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it 
>> was begging. He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do 
>> request or call for help when we are pushed . Again people are different!
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On 
>> Behalf Of Ajay Minocha
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
>> concerning the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to 
>> get on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>>
>> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling 
>>> was compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most 
>>> films, the Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I 
>>> was happy that the film depicted the blind person as being as human 
>>> as anyone else with emotions ability and aspirations. I do think 
>>> every blind person is wired different and hence brings to the table 
>>> different levels of ability. I am ok with the focus on smell and 
>>> hearing. I have met blind people with strong sense of smell , touch 
>>> and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil is a commercial 
>>> venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, 
>>> while someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of 
>>> them cannot be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. 
>>> Aptitudes are varied and Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring 
>>> and their own unique personalities. I am 

Re: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you have a disability

[Payal Kapoor]

Australia definitely in the past has denied immigration to disabled
persons. i remember someone i knew with RP whose family were permanent
residents and citizens there was not cleared for immigration on the
congenital nature of his disability citing they had enough of their
own to take care of and did not want a chance of increasing that
number in any way.
payal

On 2/7/17, Geetha Shamanna  wrote:
> There are other countries which have similar policies, for example,
> Australia.
> It would be interesting to hear experiences of anyone here having attempted
> to immigrate to Australia.
>
> It must be said that UK shows great tolerance when it comes to accepting
> disabled immigrants, although sufficient checks are in place to prevent them
> from becoming a 'burden' on the system rightaway.
>
> Geetha
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of avinash shahi
> Sent: 06 February 2017 05:51
> To: accessindia; jnuvision
> Subject: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you
> have a disability
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/03/canada-is-a-progressive-immigration-policy-dream-unless-you-have-a-disability/?utm_term=.dc2894befcbe
> Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, speaks during a town hall event in
> Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (Cole
> Burston/Bloomberg)
>
> It’s no secret that many progressive Americans fetishize Canada as a
> northern utopia: It has universal health care, it legalized same-sex
> marriage a decade before the United States did, and it has a cute, lefty
> prime minister (complete with a tattoo and a literature degree).
> After President Trump restricted refugees, immigrants and travelers from
> seven majority-Muslim countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
> tweeted: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome
> you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada.”
> Cue collective liberal swoon.
>
> The problem is that Canada’s immigrant policy isn’t quite as dreamy as
> Americans might imagine. It includes a virtual ban on disabled immigrants
> that goes back decades: Under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection
> Act, foreigners can be turned away if they “might reasonably be expected to
> cause excessive demands on health or social services.” What this means is
> families can be rejected for having deaf children and spouses can be denied
> because they use a wheelchair, a practice too harsh for even the United
> States’ difficult immigration system.
>
> The number of disabled immigrants rejected by Canada is not known.
> Most of those turned away do not have the financial means to appeal, and few
> cases get media coverage. But the cases that are brought to the public’s
> attention are eye-opening.
>
>
>
> Keep Reading x
>
> In 2000, multimillionaire David Hilewitz and his son, Gavin, were denied
> immigration from South Africa to Canada because Gavin has a mild
> developmental disability. Angela Chesters, a German woman who married a
> Canadian man abroad, was denied permanent residency after the couple moved
> to Canada because she has multiple sclerosis. The Chapman family was stopped
> at a Canadian airport when attempting to emigrate from Britain in 2008
> because their daughter has a genetic abnormality . The Dutch DeJong family
> was turned down for immigration because one of their daughters has a mild
> intellectual disability.”
> Felipe Montoya, recruited from Costa Rica to teach at a Toronto university,
> and his family couldn’t get residency because his son has Down syndrome. In
> 2015, Canada denied Maria Victoria Venancio health care and attempted to
> deport her after she became a paraplegic.
>
> According to Roy Hanes, a Canadian social-work scholar and disability
> advocate, even though Canadian law does not explicitly state that disabled
> people are banned, the notion of “excessive demands” still guides the
> immigration process. Potential immigrants must undergo physical and mental
> health exams to prove that their bodies and minds will not be a burden on
> Canada’s socioeconomic structure. The policy, Hanes wrote in a history of
> Canadian immigration law, makes it “extremely difficult for people with
> disabilities to become citizens.”
>
> Hanes explains that this exclusionary policy arose from the outdated concept
> that people with disabilities are not useful members of an economy because
> they supposedly use too many resources. “The long-held concern of social
> dependence remained as a major obstacle for people with disabilities and it
> appears that people with disabilities were continuously evaluated for what
> they might not be able to do and not what they could do,” he wrote. “In this
> regard, immigration legislation was based on economic ‘utilitarianism’ and
> people with disabilities ranked very low when considering their abilities in

Re: [AI] Kabil

[Pande, Kanchanmala D]

I agry withrajesh sir
Thanks and Regards
Kanchanmala pande

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: 07 February 2017 10:47
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

There are countless ways of analyzing that sceen. I found the Rohan's decision 
to look for Supriya through a myke from the dais was a deliberate ploy of 
Sanjay Gupta and Rakesh Roshan. As Rohan started calling Supriya's name on the 
myke, The crowd became thoughtful. How's possible that a blind man can have 
girlfriend? and even a girlfriend of a same disability? then once she listens 
his voice and seeks help to reach on the stage to meet him, the crowd gets 
surprised. The movie-makers have done amazing research and their targeted 
audience is not only we who are the blind and enjoy our love lives with ease. 
But the highly educated non-blind Indians are averse to the idea of blind 
couple making up in a publick place. The movie hits the jack post with 
precision. And the people are rewarding the efforts.

On 2/7/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Making announcing over PA for a lost person is one thing, and the way 
> ritik weeps for SU on stage is too infantile, that too when they are 
> just separated in a crowded space in their own city with mobiles in 
> pocket and walking sticks in hand...
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On 
> Behalf Of Aruni Sharma
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:25 AM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
> concerning the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>
> I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over
> public address system which is normal practice In a public place.
> Thanks and regards
> Aruni Sharma
>
> Associate prof. JNPG College
>
> Lucknow
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
> Connect with me:
> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
> facebook; arunisharma
> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>
>> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
>>
>> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy 
>> to comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it 
>> was begging. He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do 
>> request or call for help when we are pushed . Again people are different!
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On 
>> Behalf Of Ajay Minocha
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
>> concerning the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to 
>> get on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>>
>> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling 
>>> was compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most 
>>> films, the Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I 
>>> was happy that the film depicted the blind person as being as human 
>>> as anyone else with emotions ability and aspirations. I do think 
>>> every blind person is wired different and hence brings to the table 
>>> different levels of ability. I am ok with the focus on smell and 
>>> hearing. I have met blind people with strong sense of smell , touch 
>>> and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil is a commercial 
>>> venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, 
>>> while someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of 
>>> them cannot be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. 
>>> Aptitudes are varied and Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring 
>>> and their own unique personalities. I am happy that an entertaining 
>>> story has been told and people of the country have had the 
>>> opportunity of focusing on aspects of a life with blindness at least 
>>> for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the reality of the real 
>>> attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability of blind 
>>> individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and 
>>> cruel World.
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On 
>>> Behalf Of Asudani, Rajesh
>>> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
>>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
>>> concerning the disabled.
>>> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>>>
>>> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>>>
>>> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>>>
>>> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of 
>>> hearing, to say the least.
>>>
>>> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is 
>>> 

Re: [AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

[avinash shahi]

Realistic solutions aminate from experience. Families will have to be
convinced to accept the couple and things will be normal within weeks
and months. One could take their parants to one's friends who are apt
at living independently and cooking with their families. Remember, not
only disability but caste, region and religion are still major
barriers which cause tsunami in the love-life of consenting couples.
Normally, No parants of blind people want them to marry a blind
girl/boy, but we will have to convince them if we desire. Tensions
might occur but things get settled as we choose the path. Parants
should be convinced that its me who is gonna spend life with my
partner not you. So continue to shower blessings and accept us.
On 2/7/17, Amar Jain  wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am sure some of you would have faced the issue of convincing either of the
> family where parents just do not wish to consider a potential match purely
> because in their opinion, people with blindness are incapacitated to be a
> couple and independent living with family support is the only way out.
>
> Importantly, in such cases, skills like mobility, cooking etc are absent.
> While there are ways to address the issue of skill set, how does one deal
> with attitudinal barriers where parties are not open to hear and understand
> the ways and means adopted by other couples?
>
> Any realistic solutions are welcomed.
>
> Warmly,
> Amar Jain
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Re: [AI] Kabil

[avinash shahi]

There are countless ways of analyzing that sceen. I found the Rohan's
decision to look for Supriya through a myke from the dais was a
deliberate ploy of Sanjay Gupta and Rakesh Roshan. As Rohan started
calling Supriya's name on the myke, The crowd became thoughtful. How's
possible that a blind man can have girlfriend? and even a girlfriend
of a same disability? then once she listens his voice and seeks help
to reach on the stage to meet him, the crowd gets surprised. The
movie-makers have done amazing research and their targeted audience is
not only we who are the blind and enjoy our love lives with ease. But
the highly educated non-blind Indians are averse to the idea of blind
couple making up in a publick place. The movie hits the jack post with
precision. And the people are rewarding the efforts.

On 2/7/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Making announcing over PA for a lost person is one thing, and the way ritik
> weeps for SU on stage is too infantile, that too when they are just
> separated in a crowded space in their own city with mobiles in pocket and
> walking sticks in hand...
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Aruni Sharma
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:25 AM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>
> I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over
> public address system which is normal practice In a public place.
> Thanks and regards
> Aruni Sharma
>
> Associate prof. JNPG College
>
> Lucknow
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
> Connect with me:
> skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
> facebook; arunisharma
> twitter: twitter.com/arunisharma
>
>> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
>>
>> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy to
>> comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it was
>> begging. He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do request or
>> call for help when we are pushed . Again people are different!
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>> Behalf Of Ajay Minocha
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
>> on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>>
>> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
>>> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
>>> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that
>>> the
>>> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
>>> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
>>> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am
>>> ok
>>> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
>>> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil
>>> is
>>> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
>>> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them
>>> cannot
>>> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied
>>> and
>>> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
>>> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
>>> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of
>>> a
>>> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
>>> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability
>>> of
>>> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
>>> cruel World.
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Asudani, Rajesh
>>> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
>>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
>>> concerning
>>> the disabled.
>>> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>>>
>>> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>>>
>>> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>>>
>>> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing,
>>> to
>>> say the least.
>>>
>>> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is
>>> infantile.
>>>
>>> His doing-Su-Su always is also irritating a bit.
>>>
>>> Su’s Suicide is misogynistic, to say the least.
>>> Putting blindness apart,
>>> One thing, however, which film after film has highlighted and we have
>>> grown
>>> apathetic to which, and which is damn serious, is the utter haplessness
>>> of a
>>> layperson before our 

[AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

[Amar Jain]

Hi All,

I am sure some of you would have faced the issue of convincing either of the 
family where parents just do not wish to consider a potential match purely 
because in their opinion, people with blindness are incapacitated to be a 
couple and independent living with family support is the only way out.

Importantly, in such cases, skills like mobility, cooking etc are absent. While 
there are ways to address the issue of skill set, how does one deal with 
attitudinal barriers where parties are not open to hear and understand the ways 
and means adopted by other couples?

Any realistic solutions are welcomed.

Warmly,
Amar Jain

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Re: [AI] Kabil

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Making announcing over PA for a lost person is one thing, and the way ritik 
weeps for SU on stage is too infantile, that too when they are just separated 
in a crowded space in their own city with mobiles in pocket and walking sticks 
in hand...


-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Aruni Sharma
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:25 AM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over 
public address system which is normal practice In a public place.
Thanks and regards
Aruni Sharma

Associate prof. JNPG College

Lucknow
Sent from my iPhone 5S
Connect with me:
skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
facebook; arunisharma
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> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
>
> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy to 
> comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it was begging. 
> He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do request or call for help 
> when we are pushed . Again people are different!
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf 
> Of Ajay Minocha
> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning 
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
>
> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
> on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>
> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
>> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
>> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that the
>> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
>> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
>> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am ok
>> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
>> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil is
>> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
>> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them cannot
>> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied and
>> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
>> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
>> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of a
>> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
>> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability of
>> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
>> cruel World.
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
>> Of Asudani, Rajesh
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>>
>> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>>
>> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing, to
>> say the least.
>>
>> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is infantile.
>>
>> His doing-Su-Su always is also irritating a bit.
>>
>> Su’s Suicide is misogynistic, to say the least.
>> Putting blindness apart,
>> One thing, however, which film after film has highlighted and we have grown
>> apathetic to which, and which is damn serious, is the utter haplessness of a
>> layperson before our investigative and adjudicative machinery and there
>> being absolutely no hope from them to get any semblance of justice.
>>
>> Either Modi government should censor all such depictions, or if we have  any
>> sense of pride in our nationhood and take our constitution even a bit
>> seriously, we should rectify and overhaul our systems.
>>
>>
>> सादर / With thanks & Regards
>> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
>> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
>> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
>> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
>> नागपुर Nagpur
>>
>> 0712 2806369
>>
>> President
>> VIBEWA
>> Co-Moderator
>> VIB-India
>>
>> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and
>> laughter.
>>
>>
>> 
>>
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>> asking for personal information such as your bank account details,
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[AI] Ahmed Patel of the Congress in the Parliament: ' "The Centre speaks about doing a lot for the disabled, but there is nothing allocated under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill

[avinash shahi]

Rajya Sabha
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Parliament-Budget-session-live-updates-5th-day/article17200885.ece

Ahmed Patel of the Congress raises the issue of Rajiv Gandhi's name
being removed from Sadbhavna Divas.

He also brings up the protests lodged by organisations for the
disabled objecting to the use of the word 'divyang.' "The Centre
speaks about doing a lot for the disabled, but there is nothing
allocated under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill


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[AI] Martand Jha writes in The Hindu: Disability and the culture of violence

[avinash shahi]

Excellent piece Martand, congratulations. The violence against
disabled is all pervasive but hardly deliberated upon. Your write up
is very insightful.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Disability-and-the-culture-of-violence/article17205302.ece
Disability has been one the end results of violence historically.
Since ancient times, numerous wars have been fought and entire
civilisations have been destroyed. The end results of every war has
been seen in binaries like ‘victory’ and ‘loss’, ‘life’ and ‘death’,
‘pride’ and ‘humiliation’. But, one binary which generally escapes
attention of war historians is ‘able-bodiness’ and ‘disability’.


e.


Process of ‘othering’

It differs from society to society because of different levels of
stigmatisation of disabled people in different societies. Some do the
‘othering’ of disabled population from the mainstream, leading to
their double exploitation, firstly due to their limited physical
potential and secondly the societal discrimination that arises after
becoming physically disabled. This violence is highly structural in
nature.

This structural violence becomes more widespread where a large
disabled population lives. This structural violence has two types, one
where a large disabled population exists due to some war or natural
disaster, the other case being where no ‘war’ has been fought but many
people by birth are disabled. Take the example of any country torn by
war, such as Syria. The civil war has left nearly a million people
with permanent disabilities. The level of violence in Syria today is
unparalleled. The potential of the entire society and country has been
reduced to its lowest. The word ‘violence’ here does not just refer to
the continuous bombings and firings during the war, but also when guns
are not firing, violence still exists.

The other example can be taken where a large disabled population lives
in a war-free or conflict-free zone. For example, India has 26.8
million disabled people as per the 2011 Census. Here the disabled
population is one of the most marginalised sections of the country and
also one of the largest minority groups, though disability is yet to
be formally recognised as a ‘minority group’ in the country. In India,
one can see that the gap between the realised potential of a person
with disabilities and that of an able-bodied person is huge.
Discrimination in itself is a kind of violence; one would find that in
plenty in India where representation of disabled people in all sectors
of the economy is extremely low. In most cases, employers deny a job
to a disabled person by uttering their usual catchphrase, “not found
suitable for work”.

This leads to a high rate of unemployment among the disabled, and most
of their expectations to live a decent life are left unsatisfied,
leading to non-realisation of potential within. This is the result of
‘structural violence’ of society towards the disabled, where violence
is not seen on the face of it like ‘personal violence’ does. It
creates an environment of ‘negative peace’ within a society.


A separate peace

Negative peace refers to the absence of violence. When, for example, a
ceasefire is enacted, a negative peace will ensue. It is negative
because something undesirable stopped happening (e.g. the violence
stopped, the oppression ended). Whereas positive peace is filled with
positive content such as restoration of relationships, the creation of
social systems that serve the needs of the whole population and the
constructive resolution of conflict.

In the context of disability, one can safely conclude that societies
which have more disabled people have more ‘negative peace’ than those
which have fewer disabled people. This is because the stigma attached
with disability leads to the marginalisation of disabled people as a
result of structural violence. The reverse is also true that violent
societies have more disabled people than peaceful societies.
Disability and attitudes towards the disabled are markers of the level
of violence within societies.

Throughout history, physical punishment has been inflicted upon people
by making them disabled by cutting off the limbs, tearing out the
eyes, cutting their tongue, etc. Secondly, those who were already
disabled by birth have been seen as those who had committed some grave
sin in their previous birth so as to be born disabled in this birth.
This logic of previous birth sin leads to the legitimisation of
discrimination and hatred towards persons with disabilities across
cultures. Hence, a ‘culture of violence’ is born and is legitimised
further.

In every sphere, a disabled person’s life is pervaded with violence in
some form or the other, the magnitude of this violence might differ,
but its existence can’t be denied.





Martand Jha is a Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for Russian and
Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.





War emancipates the potentially strong and drains the essentially
weak. But 

Re: [AI] Kabil

[Aruni Sharma]

I absolutely agree with George   It's almost like making announcement over 
public address system which is normal practice In a public place. 
Thanks and regards 
Aruni Sharma

Associate prof. JNPG College

Lucknow
Sent from my iPhone 5S
Connect with me:
skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
facebook; arunisharma
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> On 07-Feb-2017, at 7:28 AM, George Abraham  wrote:
> 
> Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy to 
> comment from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it was begging. 
> He was just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do request or call for help 
> when we are pushed . Again people are different!
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf 
> Of Ajay Minocha
> Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning 
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil
> 
> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
> on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
> 
> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
>> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
>> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that the
>> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
>> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
>> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am ok
>> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
>> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil is
>> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
>> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them cannot
>> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied and
>> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
>> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
>> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of a
>> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
>> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability of
>> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
>> cruel World.
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
>> Of Asudani, Rajesh
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>> 
>> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>> 
>> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>> 
>> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing, to
>> say the least.
>> 
>> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is infantile.
>> 
>> His doing-Su-Su always is also irritating a bit.
>> 
>> Su’s Suicide is misogynistic, to say the least.
>> Putting blindness apart,
>> One thing, however, which film after film has highlighted and we have grown
>> apathetic to which, and which is damn serious, is the utter haplessness of a
>> layperson before our investigative and adjudicative machinery and there
>> being absolutely no hope from them to get any semblance of justice.
>> 
>> Either Modi government should censor all such depictions, or if we have  any
>> sense of pride in our nationhood and take our constitution even a bit
>> seriously, we should rectify and overhaul our systems.
>> 
>> 
>> सादर / With thanks & Regards
>> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
>> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
>> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
>> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
>> नागपुर Nagpur
>> 
>> 0712 2806369
>> 
>> President
>> VIBEWA
>> Co-Moderator
>> VIB-India
>> 
>> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and
>> laughter.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls
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Re: [AI] Kabil

[George Abraham]

Often, desperate situations call for desperate measures. It is easy to comment 
from the comfort of our homes. Besides, I don’t think it was begging. He was 
just calling for help. All of us tdo ask do request or call for help when we 
are pushed . Again people are different!

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Ajay Minocha
Sent: 06 February 2017 22:51
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Kabil

I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
on the stage and shouting my partner's name.

On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that the
> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am ok
> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil is
> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them cannot
> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied and
> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of a
> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability of
> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
> cruel World.
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Asudani, Rajesh
> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>
> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>
> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>
> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing, to
> say the least.
>
> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is infantile.
>
> His doing-Su-Su always is also irritating a bit.
>
> Su’s Suicide is misogynistic, to say the least.
> Putting blindness apart,
> One thing, however, which film after film has highlighted and we have grown
> apathetic to which, and which is damn serious, is the utter haplessness of a
> layperson before our investigative and adjudicative machinery and there
> being absolutely no hope from them to get any semblance of justice.
>
> Either Modi government should censor all such depictions, or if we have  any
> sense of pride in our nationhood and take our constitution even a bit
> seriously, we should rectify and overhaul our systems.
>
>
> सादर / With thanks & Regards
> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
> नागपुर Nagpur
>
> 0712 2806369
>
> President
> VIBEWA
> Co-Moderator
> VIB-India
>
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> laughter.
>
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[AI] required literature reference books:

[Rakesh Wagmore]

Hello all, Hope You all are doing well.
myself, I am Rakesh wagmore from Karnataka, pursuing my Masters degree
course in English literature in Central  University of Karnataka.
As I indicated in subject line, I am in need of few of essential
English literature Ebooks.
It would be helpful if anyone had my required books and kindly sent it
across to my mail.
names of those books: 1. A critical history of English literature by
david daiches in 2 vol.
2. History of English literature by W. R goodman in 2 vol.
waiting in positive anticipation...
-- 
Thanks & Regards,

Rakesh S Wagmore.
Student of M.A second Year english literature, in central university
of Karnataka.
Mobile: 9620096723
E-mail Id: rakesh.honisty...@gmail.com
Skype Id: rakesh.s.wagmore


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Re: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you have a disability

[Geetha Shamanna]

There are other countries which have similar policies, for example, Australia.
It would be interesting to hear experiences of anyone here having attempted to 
immigrate to Australia.

It must be said that UK shows great tolerance when it comes to accepting 
disabled immigrants, although sufficient checks are in place to prevent them 
from becoming a 'burden' on the system rightaway. 

Geetha
-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: 06 February 2017 05:51
To: accessindia; jnuvision
Subject: [AI] Canada is a progressive immigration policy dream — unless you 
have a disability

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/03/canada-is-a-progressive-immigration-policy-dream-unless-you-have-a-disability/?utm_term=.dc2894befcbe
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, speaks during a town hall event in 
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (Cole
Burston/Bloomberg)

It’s no secret that many progressive Americans fetishize Canada as a northern 
utopia: It has universal health care, it legalized same-sex marriage a decade 
before the United States did, and it has a cute, lefty prime minister (complete 
with a tattoo and a literature degree).
After President Trump restricted refugees, immigrants and travelers from seven 
majority-Muslim countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
tweeted: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome 
you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada.” Cue 
collective liberal swoon.

The problem is that Canada’s immigrant policy isn’t quite as dreamy as 
Americans might imagine. It includes a virtual ban on disabled immigrants that 
goes back decades: Under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 
foreigners can be turned away if they “might reasonably be expected to cause 
excessive demands on health or social services.” What this means is families 
can be rejected for having deaf children and spouses can be denied because they 
use a wheelchair, a practice too harsh for even the United States’ difficult 
immigration system.

The number of disabled immigrants rejected by Canada is not known.
Most of those turned away do not have the financial means to appeal, and few 
cases get media coverage. But the cases that are brought to the public’s 
attention are eye-opening.



Keep Reading x

In 2000, multimillionaire David Hilewitz and his son, Gavin, were denied 
immigration from South Africa to Canada because Gavin has a mild developmental 
disability. Angela Chesters, a German woman who married a Canadian man abroad, 
was denied permanent residency after the couple moved to Canada because she has 
multiple sclerosis. The Chapman family was stopped at a Canadian airport when 
attempting to emigrate from Britain in 2008 because their daughter has a 
genetic abnormality . The Dutch DeJong family was turned down for immigration 
because one of their daughters has a mild intellectual disability.”
Felipe Montoya, recruited from Costa Rica to teach at a Toronto university, and 
his family couldn’t get residency because his son has Down syndrome. In 2015, 
Canada denied Maria Victoria Venancio health care and attempted to deport her 
after she became a paraplegic.

According to Roy Hanes, a Canadian social-work scholar and disability advocate, 
even though Canadian law does not explicitly state that disabled people are 
banned, the notion of “excessive demands” still guides the immigration process. 
Potential immigrants must undergo physical and mental health exams to prove 
that their bodies and minds will not be a burden on Canada’s socioeconomic 
structure. The policy, Hanes wrote in a history of Canadian immigration law, 
makes it “extremely difficult for people with disabilities to become citizens.”

Hanes explains that this exclusionary policy arose from the outdated concept 
that people with disabilities are not useful members of an economy because they 
supposedly use too many resources. “The long-held concern of social dependence 
remained as a major obstacle for people with disabilities and it appears that 
people with disabilities were continuously evaluated for what they might not be 
able to do and not what they could do,” he wrote. “In this regard, immigration 
legislation was based on economic ‘utilitarianism’ and people with disabilities 
ranked very low when considering their abilities in terms of economic 
productivity.”

According to some scholars, this anti-disability immigration policy might 
violate Canada’s constitution, not to mention the U.N.
Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. Despite the possibility 
of future reform — a piece of federal accessibility legislation that could have 
implications for immigration is in the works — Canada’s discriminatory policies 
are “entrenched,” according to Global Disability Watch, and “show no signs of 
abatement.” The group added that Canada’s 

[AI] Request for Scribe for visually challenged girl

[Shreyas Nagaraj reddy]

Hello experts!
As the subject says it all, request for a scribe fora visually challenged girl 
at Bangalore Indra Nagar

The exam will be from 9 to 12  request  for some help… I had earlier  posted 
here but,  The message was overlooked I think! TIME TABLE
13/2/17 MON SOCIAL Studies
14/2/17 TUE ENGLISH
15/2/17 Wed maths
16/2/17Thur kannada 
17/2/17 Fri Gen Science
18/2/17 Sat Hindi
Timings 9 To 12

Exam starts at 8.45 am.

Thanks in advance Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [AI] Kabil

[shraddha edke]

On 2/6/17, Ajay Minocha  wrote:
> I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
> on the stage and shouting my partner's name.
>
> On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
>> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
>> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
>> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that
>> the
>> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
>> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
>> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am
>> ok
>> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
>> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil
>> is
>> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
>> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
>> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them cannot
>> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied
>> and
>> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
>> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
>> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of a
>> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
>> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability
>> of
>> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
>> cruel World.
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Asudani, Rajesh
>> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>>
>> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>>
>> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>>
>> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing,
>> to
>> say the least.
>>
>> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is infantile.
>>
>> His doing-Su-Su always is also irritating a bit.
>>
>> Su’s Suicide is misogynistic, to say the least.
>> Putting blindness apart,
>> One thing, however, which film after film has highlighted and we have
>> grown
>> apathetic to which, and which is damn serious, is the utter haplessness of
>> a
>> layperson before our investigative and adjudicative machinery and there
>> being absolutely no hope from them to get any semblance of justice.
>>
>> Either Modi government should censor all such depictions, or if we have
>> any
>> sense of pride in our nationhood and take our constitution even a bit
>> seriously, we should rectify and overhaul our systems.
>>
>>
>> सादर / With thanks & Regards
>> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
>> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
>> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
>> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
>> नागपुर Nagpur
>>
>> 0712 2806369
>>
>> President
>> VIBEWA
>> Co-Moderator
>> VIB-India
>>
>> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and
>> laughter.
>>
>>
>> 
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Re: [AI] my reaction on and review of Kabil in scroll

[Ajay Minocha]

Hi Nidhi,

Very well penned!!!

On 2/6/17, Aruni Sharma  wrote:
> That's an excellent piece of review. Congratulations and all the ery best.
> Have shared it on my facebook and twitter. The film is a commercial one and
> we should not expect reality bytes from it. However, it is a very nice and
> thrilling story quite well presented. It will surely go a long way for the
> cause of awareness.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Dr. Aruni Sharma.
> Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, Lucknow,
> India.
> twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma
> facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma
> Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
>
>
>
> On 6 February 2017 at 02:52, nidhi goyal  wrote:
>
>> Hi friends
>>
>> sharing my reaction to Kabil- published in scroll
>>
>> https://thereel.scroll.in/828490/bollywood-heroes-
>> always-win-so-why-should-k
>> aabil-be-any-different
>>
>>
>>
>> Bollywood heroes always win, so why should 'Kaabil' be any different?
>>
>> The Hrithik Roshan starrer goes a long way in normalising disability in
>> the
>> movies.
>>
>> by Nidhi Goyal
>>
>> Published 13 hours ago.
>>
>> Image credit:  FilmKraft
>>
>> A man and a woman fall in love, get married, and are living happily ever
>> after. until the villain intervenes and harasses the woman. She dies and
>> the
>> man avenges her death. This could be the story of any Bollywood film. But
>> millions of blind persons in India finally sat up on January 25, 2017,
>> and
>> said hmm, here are characters and a story that we relate to - and, you
>> know
>> what, it is absolutely "normal".
>>
>> I am talking about Sanjay Gupta's Kaabil, where both leads are blind.
>> This
>> film is not special to me as a blind woman and a disability rights
>> activist
>> only because of the stunning Hrithik Roshan and his sweet character Rohan
>> Bhatnagar, but because the film is not about disability. We have seen
>> films
>> like Taare Zameen Par and Margarita With a Strawthat have been
>> issue-based
>> or educational. Just as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham have affluent
>> protagonists
>> who provide the context to the plot, similarly Kaabil has blind
>> protagonists. "Normalising" disability in cinema - that is what Kaabil
>> does.
>>
>> Critics are sure that the movie is gender insensitive - which is only the
>> problem of Kaabil but almost all of Bollywood. They further say that that
>> Roshan has been portrayed as a superhero fighting off all the villains
>> who
>> harmed his wife Supriya (Yami Gautam), but does that really have anything
>> to
>> do with the disability? If Bollywood is known for heroes who always win
>> at
>> the end, why should it be different if the hero is blind?
>>
>> Rather than using disability to gain sympathy and pity, the movie
>> reflects
>> the research invested in its making and the casually inserted nuanced
>> moments. You would know this as soon as the film opens with a scene of
>> the
>> lead actor cooking. It was fantastic to watch a blind man dealing with
>> rupee
>> notes and correcting the autorickshaw driver when he tries to cheat him.
>> It
>> was also fun to see that the blind man knew how to ride a bicycle.
>>
>> And it is definitely a no-brainer when he gifts a watch to his future
>> wife.
>> These sequences actually question what most people shockingly don't know
>> about visually impaired persons. To add to this, the beautiful energy of
>> the
>> blind couple dancing is a recreational activity not commonly associated
>> with
>> disability - the fact that two blind individuals are confident,
>> independent,
>> and considering romance and marriage was probably an eye opener for most.
>>
>> Play
>>
>> The Mon Amour song from Kaabil.
>>
>> When the trailer was out, alarm bells began ringing for me, particularly
>> when I heard the dialogue "Negative aur negative positive toh nahi ho
>> sakte"
>> and "Andhera andhere ko ujala toh nahi de sakta". These are typical
>> statements made by lay persons who know nothing about living with
>> disability. These are unsaid assumptions around love and relationships
>> that
>> society makes and that seep into the subconscious minds of people with
>> disabilities.
>>
>> Thus in real or reel life, the discussion around potential dating
>> partners
>> for someone disabled is reduced to the disability and not how wonderful
>> or
>> not the person is. Showing people with disabilities to be incomplete and
>> hopelessly dependent, particularly in relationships, has been the forte
>> of
>> Indian cinema.
>>
>> The trailer suggested that Kaabil was no different. But Rohan helps
>> Supriya
>> deal with this incorrect assumption and experience a different reality of
>> equal love.
>>
>> The film is not all hunky dory, and is punctuated with ignorance and
>> stigma.
>> Rohan's close friend says that he has heard that love is blind, but he
>> doesn't know that the blind also love. These lines, though said in jest,
>> highlight important issues faced by 

Re: [AI] Kabil

[Ajay Minocha]

I accept everything but I have better alternatives than begging to get
on the stage and shouting my partner's name.

On 2/6/17, George Abraham  wrote:
> I saw Kabil yesterday. Overall, I liked the film. The story telling was
> compelling though at times a little too violent. Like most films, the
> Director has taken creative license to tell his story. I was happy that the
> film depicted the blind person as being as human as anyone else with
> emotions ability and aspirations. I do think every blind person is wired
> different and hence brings to the table different levels of ability. I am ok
> with the focus on smell and hearing. I have met blind people with strong
> sense of smell , touch and hearing. Also , we need to remember that Kabil is
> a commercial venture and not a documentary. There could be inaccuracies.
> Erik Waheinmayer climb mountains, Dinesh Kaushal is an IT person, while
> someone else is a journalist. All of them are blind but all of them cannot
> be journalists or mountaineers or IT professionals. Aptitudes are varied and
> Mr and Mrs Bhatnagar have their own wiring and their own unique
> personalities. I am happy that an entertaining story has been told and
> people of the country have had the opportunity of focusing on aspects of a
> life with blindness at least for the 2 hrs. The film did bring out the
> reality of the real attitude of the World around us and the vulnerability of
> blind individuals and blind couples. We certainly do live in a rough and
> cruel World.
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Asudani, Rajesh
> Sent: 06 February 2017 11:44
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: [AI] Kabil
>
> So, finally, I watched Kabil, till the end…
>
> Till middle, it is realistic, but then fancy takes over, me thinks.
>
> We are not possessors of doggy sense of smell and batty sense of hearing, to
> say the least.
>
> Initially also, scene of lost lovers in a crowded programme is infantile.
>
> His doing-Su-Su always is also irritating a bit.
>
> Su’s Suicide is misogynistic, to say the least.
> Putting blindness apart,
> One thing, however, which film after film has highlighted and we have grown
> apathetic to which, and which is damn serious, is the utter haplessness of a
> layperson before our investigative and adjudicative machinery and there
> being absolutely no hope from them to get any semblance of justice.
>
> Either Modi government should censor all such depictions, or if we have  any
> sense of pride in our nationhood and take our constitution even a bit
> seriously, we should rectify and overhaul our systems.
>
>
> सादर / With thanks & Regards
> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
> नागपुर Nagpur
>
> 0712 2806369
>
> President
> VIBEWA
> Co-Moderator
> VIB-India
>
> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and
> laughter.
>
>
> 
>
> Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls
> asking for personal information such as your bank account details,
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Re: [AI] RSS Reader

[habeeb]

I use rssowl.
its development has stopped; but still it works with win 10. you need
to install JRE to make it work.

On 2/6/17, Kotian, H P  wrote:
> Hi Ketan
> If you have MSoffice, you can add the feeds to Outlook itself.
> Alternatively, you can add the feeds to Interexplorer as well.
> If you require a special app, then you can use the Webie. Do google for it
> and you will get a specialized accessible RSS reader along with other
> tools.
> Harish.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Ketan Kothari
> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 2:57 PM
> To: win10 
> Cc: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: [AI] RSS Reader
>
> Hi friends,
>
> Can anyone suggest a good accessible RSS reader for laptop with win10?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ketan
>
> --
> Ketan Kothari
> Phone: [r] 24223281,
> Cell: 9987550614
> MSN ID: muktake...@hotmail.com
> Skype ID: Ketan
>
>
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[AI] Youtube link of Radioudaan badalta daur on union budget 2017-2018 from disability prospective

[Radio Udaan]

Youtube link of Radioudaan badalta daur on union budget 2017-2018 from
disability prospective

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Re: [AI] RSS Reader

[Kotian, H P]

Hi Ketan
If you have MSoffice, you can add the feeds to Outlook itself. Alternatively, 
you can add the feeds to Interexplorer as well.
If you require a special app, then you can use the Webie. Do google for it and 
you will get a specialized accessible RSS reader along with other tools.
Harish.


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Hi friends,

Can anyone suggest a good accessible RSS reader for laptop with win10?

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[AI] Daily Eyeway Alerts

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Re: [AI] learning hindi

[Prathap Vasu]

On 2/2/17, mukesh jain  wrote:
> hello,
> if you are using the ms office 2016, then its surely possible. while
> you are in word document, focus on the hindi word you would like to
> get the meaning for, and press application key and select the option
> translation. then on the translation window, just select your language
> in which you would like to get the meaning and hit enter on translate
> button.
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> you can also use the feature of synonyms for that word in hindi by
> choosing the option synonyms from the application menu.
>
> I do not know whether this does exists in the earlier version of
> office as I am using with office 2016 and its accessible with jaws.
>
> hope that helps.
>
>
>
> On 2/3/17, Prathap Vasu  wrote:
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> I am learning basic hindi language by myself
>>
>> I want to know the meaning of hindi words in English or in tamil
>>
>> While I am in word document, webpage and pdf doc containing hindi
>> articles, with in a click how do I know the meaning of hindi word in
>> English or in tamil.
>>
>> Some how, I can grasp the hindi pronunciation of nvda
>>
>> I tried out the hindi learning application produced by central hindi
>> training institute, as usuall application is not accessable for jaws
>> as well as nvda , for every navigation I want to seek others help.
>>
>> Can suggest any hindi to English or tamil dictionary integratable with
>> word, pdf and i.e, chrome
>> Can provide any other tips or solutions.
>>
>> Thanks and Regards   prathap
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[AI] RSS Reader

[Ketan Kothari]

Hi friends,

Can anyone suggest a good accessible RSS reader for laptop with win10?

Thank you.

Ketan

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