Re: [AI] Accessibility for Public Buses

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Really happy that this is being rolled out somewhere at last.
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On Sat, 11 May 2024 at 13:18, Ashutosh Singhal 
wrote:

> Only Sharing:
> Raised Lines Foundation in collaboration with Enable India are installing
> an Onboard system in Bangalore and Mysore. This system helps persons with
> visual impairment and persons with limited mobility to board the public
> buses independently.
> Objective of survey is
> •To understand the current problems faced by users in the process of
> boarding public buses.
> •Enroll users for the trials in Bangalore and Mysore (units/devices will
> be provided free of cost to the users).
> •Identify the major routes on which the system will be installed.
> The enrolled individuals will be trained how to use the device by Raised
> Lines Foundation and Enable India
> Click the link below to enroll now
> https://forms.gle/AcPsJxppQZ3iUwXS9
> For more information about the device and enrollment assistance, please
> contact Nithin, Junior Project Executive at Raised Lines Foundation.
> Contact number: 8431801979.
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[AI] SOS Intervention needed : Disability & the 'Unfit' Parent in Temple of Healing adoption PIL (PLMI POV)

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

 this period was an emotionally devastating experience and the
thought of permanent separation was terrifying; equally, access to her
child through visits immensely helped. Now, 15 years later, she believes
living with her son after coming out of the institution—with supports like
respite care, access to education and livelihood, cash transfers, and
conflict resolution—played a significant role in recovery.

Abirami’s son, endorsing this view, rejects the idea that parenting
barriers are exclusively linked to mental illness; instead, he focuses on
prejudice, discrimination and impact of deprivation. “While some situations
may be challenging, it is important for the child to be close to the parent
to feel a sense of belonging and grow up with confidence and stability,” he
adds.

For us, Abirami’s experience raises few concerns in the context of the
memorandum. While the intent to support distressed children in finding
stable homes as early as possible and transition them out of child care
institutions (CCIs) is meritorious, we argue the criterion outlined to
classify parents as unfit may require deeper deliberation. Consumers of
mental health services are a heterogeneous group and could include parents
with severe mental illness, homeless people, single parents who experienced
intimate partner violence and migrant workers. Each group has unique
challenges to be overcome, and unique capabilities to be an effective
parent.

Privileging either child or parent rights adversely affects both groups and
does not contribute to societal well-being. Rather than immediately
contemplate removal, we can explore alternatives.

When a parent experiences a mental health issue, different scenarios are
possible. First, the parent and child may only need short periods of
respite and support, including access to stable housing, kinship care and
psycho-education, resilience building and problem solving through support
groups, bibliotherapy and adaptive coping trainings, following which they
may be able to sustain gains. Second, the parent may need a longer recovery
period. During this time, the child requires an environment that is
nurturing, trauma-informed, alongside options of kinship care. This might
require a relook at facilities currently available outside CCIs and expand
the base to include hostels or group homes, with support provided to the
parent so co-habitation may be possible.

The third scenario might involve the parent being completely unable to care
for the child, or opting not to, or the child opting to not sustain the
relationship. This scenario requires that alternative long-term care be
made available to the child outside institutional facilities, but also
requires nuanced dialoguing, drawing from experiences of parent-child dyads
and professionals. Since people with mental health conditions display
varied trajectories of recovery and needs, imposing a common stipulated
time is perhaps not pragmatic.

The availability of respite care facilities for parents needing temporary
support, access to mental health care to help kids better understand their
situation, and access to peer networks are crucial. Interventions are also
integral from a systems level. For instance, schools require stronger
training to understand parental mental illness. Drawing from frameworks
that underscore the importance of ‘protective factors’ such as connections
and competencies, and asset-building approaches to spotlight training
programmes and multi-systemic therapeutic options, greater investments are
called for to strengthen childcare systems.

Towards this, a ‘wraparound’ approach to care is recommended that promotes
convergence between various departments such as health, housing, social
welfare and education, especially in the background of disadvantage and
structural barriers.

Responses to these complexities must centre on the people most affected by
these implications. After all, we do not want well-intentioned initiatives
to alter societal perceptions around ‘fitness’ and infuse feelings of fear
in parents living with severe mental illness or their children.


*With inputs from Ramesh Raghavan, professor at the NYU Silver School of
Social Work, and Vaishnavi Jayakumar, co-founder, The Banyan*
(Views are personal)
Deepika Easwaran | Psychologist and lead, Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Centre, The Banyan Academy
Vandana Gopikumar | Co-founder of The Banyan who has worked with children
of parents with mental illness

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2372] Fwd: Call for Participation: Drafting Disability Manifesto for Lok Sabha Elections 2024

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

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[AI] Bad news Re: 10,000 inaccessible buses of PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

A day after the email reaches, MOHUA announces this in an urban mobility
summit. Now what do we do?


1st tender for 3,000 e-buses under PM-eBus Sewa scheme likely to be issued
next week
theprint.in
/india/governance/1st-tender-for-3000-e-buses-under-pm-ebus-sewa-scheme-likely-to-be-issued-next-week/1822315/
Risha ChitlangiaOctober 28, 2023


New Delhi: The central government next week is likely to issue the tender
for the first batch of 3,000 electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa scheme
<https://theprint.in/india/whats-pm-ebus-sewa-scheme-electric-transport-facility-mentioned-in-modi-biden-statement-ahead-of-g20/1753389/>
announced
in August, ThePrint has learnt.

The ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) has received proposals
from five states for over 3,000 buses.

“We are finalising the details and will most likely come out with the
tender next week. The scheme has been approved by the Cabinet. Right now,
we are taking internal permissions to come out with the first tender,” said
a senior ministry official.

The Rs 57,613-crore PM-eBus Sewa scheme
<https://theprint.in/india/centre-clears-rs-57613-cr-pm-ebus-sewa-scheme-potential-to-be-game-changer-in-transport-sector/1717880/>,
under which the central government will provide financial support of Rs
20,000 crore for operations of 10,000 electric buses, is mainly for cities
with poor or no public transport
<https://theprint.in/india/governance/pm-e-bus-scheme-to-be-rolled-out-in-5-6-months-cities-with-bus-shortage-to-get-preference/1740057/>.
The scheme will also support green mobility infrastructure.

Speaking at the 16th Urban Mobility India conference in New Delhi Friday,
housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted the
central government’s efforts to overhaul urban transport in the country and
said, “A beginning in this direction has been made through initiatives,
such as FAME-I, FAME-II and PM-eBus Sewa Scheme. The PM-e-bus Sewa scheme
will augment city bus operations; while prioritising cities that lack
organised bus services.”

FAME stands for ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles’.

The scheme was approved by the Union cabinet in mid-August, and weeks later
MoHUA issued guidelines for the rollout of the first phase of the scheme.

The ministry plans to float tenders for all 10,000 buses in the next three
to four months, said a senior ministry official.

According to the guidelines, 169 cities are eligible to apply. They will be
ranked on five parameters — deficit of buses, availability of bus depots,
availability of power supply, earnings per kilometre, and scrapping of
Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) buses.

Cities with high bus demand, ample land or ready bus depots, or power
infrastructure agreements with discoms for e-buses will get a high score.

Addressing media persons on the sidelines of the conference, secretary,
MoHUA Manoj Joshi said, “The urban mobility policy is a broad framework and
PM-eBus Sewa is one of the many interventions. Metro, RRTS (Regional Rapid
Transit System), etc., are also part of the policy framework.”

The ministry will soon also come out with the guidelines for the second
part of the PM-eBus Sewa scheme, which is about the Green Urban Mobility
Initiative (GUMI), said senior officials.

Under GUMI, cities will be provided financial assistance to implement the
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)-based Automatic Fare Collection System
(AFCS) and bus priority infrastructure, among other things.

https://theprint.in/india/governance/1st-tender-for-3000-e-buses-under-pm-ebus-sewa-scheme-likely-to-be-issued-next-week/1822315/

On Thu, 26 Oct, 2023, 17:06 Vaishnavi Jayakumar, <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Online hyperlinked version =
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Pda9V4XyYxxbWslE0Ii4Oxg4T0hsVPwm5QxkuPlmzo/edit?usp=sharing
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: *The Freedom of Movement Coalition*
> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 16:57
> Subject: Representation re PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme compliance concerns
> To: 
>
>
> 26 October 2023
>
> Manoj Joshi,
>
> Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
>
> 122-C Nirman Bhavan,
>
> New Delhi.
>
> Dear Mr Joshi,
>
> SUB : PM EBus Sewa Scheme to be made compliant with statutes
>
> The Freedom of Movement Coalition (FMC) is a pan-Indian group advocating
> for equity in transport.
>
> Team FMC  would like to draw your attention to the following aspects of
> the Draft RfP Technical Specifications (Volume III) for PM-eBus Sewa for
> comments from stakeholders
> <https://www.convergence.co.in/public/images/electric_bus/Tech%20Specs%20for%20stakeholder%20feedback.pdf>
> released on 28 September 2023, which despite the professed claim to provide
> buses with ‘easy passenger accessibility including for persons with
> disabilities (PWDs)’ exclude disabled citize

Re: [AI] 10,000 inaccessible buses of PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

As for knowing bus door location, I would appeal to the blind community to
pressure the Govt to incorporate 'On Board' into their Intelligent
Transport Systems (ITS) communication section of the bus body code.

This IIT Delhi homing system helps blind passengers to identify their bus
when multiple buses arrive at the same time at a bus stop.
A speaker located near the door announces the bus number. Dipendra can
share more about this innovation which should be rolled out in select
cities in South India anytime now.

We have again mentioned this in the letter as well as the FMC standards -
but the blind community should lobby MORTH / Gadkari to incorporate this
inexpensive solution  in all buses henceforth as this is a road safety
concern.

On Fri, 27 Oct, 2023, 20:38 Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India), <
vaishnavi.jayaku...@inclusiveindia.info> wrote:

> Hi Vivek,
>
> This aspect has been included in the FMC specifications on request by Prof
> Raghu.
>
> It is also referenced in the main letter in this para extracted below  -
> would appreciate it if the blind community can study AIS 173 standard and
> get back with comments  :
>
> No mention has been made of requirements of blind passengers - while the
> IIT Delhi ITS ‘On Board’ homing system for blind passengers to correctly
> identify their bus when multiple buses arrive at the same time, is not yet
> part of the bus body code, the requirement of Acoustic Vehicle
> Alerting System (AVAS) for electric / Quiet Road Transport Vehicles under
> AIS 173 has also been omitted despite evidence of quiet vehicles causing
> death or bodily injuries of blind pedestrians unaware of their presence.
>
>
> https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/ASI/4-AIS-173-Requirements%20for%20Approval%20of%20Quiet.pdf
>
> Regards,
>
> Vaishnavi
>
> On Fri, 27 Oct, 2023, 11:42 vivek doddamani,  wrote:
>
>> Here I would like to add another thing here in Delhi now many Electric
>> Busses are introduced which make no sound at all, when bus comes and
>> stops in bus stop without sound VH persons are unable to recognize
>> whether bus has come, so I request you to include Buzzer system
>> whenever door of bus opens & closes so that VH person can easily
>> recognize where the door is exact when the bus arrives in bus stop.
>>
>> On 10/26/23, Vaishnavi Jayakumar  wrote:
>> > Online hyperlinked version =
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Pda9V4XyYxxbWslE0Ii4Oxg4T0hsVPwm5QxkuPlmzo/edit?usp=sharing
>> >
>> > -- Forwarded message -
>> > From: *The Freedom of Movement Coalition*
>> > Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 16:57
>> > Subject: Representation re PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme compliance concerns
>> > To: 
>> >
>> >
>> > 26 October 2023
>> >
>> > Manoj Joshi,
>> >
>> > Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
>> >
>> > 122-C Nirman Bhavan,
>> >
>> > New Delhi.
>> >
>> > Dear Mr Joshi,
>> >
>> > SUB : PM EBus Sewa Scheme to be made compliant with statutes
>> >
>> > The Freedom of Movement Coalition (FMC) is a pan-Indian group advocating
>> > for equity in transport.
>> >
>> > Team FMC  would like to draw your attention to the following aspects
>> > of the Draft
>> > RfP Technical Specifications (Volume III) for PM-eBus Sewa for comments
>> > from stakeholders
>> > <
>> https://www.convergence.co.in/public/images/electric_bus/Tech%20Specs%20for%20stakeholder%20feedback.pdf
>> >
>> > released on 28 September 2023, which despite the professed claim to
>> provide
>> > buses with ‘easy passenger accessibility including for persons with
>> > disabilities (PWDs)’ exclude disabled citizens and are in violation of
>> The
>> > 2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPDA)
>> > <http://bit.ly/dralib-rpwd> (Sections 41
>> > <
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDWYm51DFLMsQGHJh5EDlel3IWFo6Zn53abW6Q2jOZL25h5RKaO64cvAIBn1HgXjnw3JU9zOnlomhK/pub#h.ei5xpijb3duw
>> >
>> > &  46
>> > <
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDWYm51DFLMsQGHJh5EDlel3IWFo6Zn53abW6Q2jOZL25h5RKaO64cvAIBn1HgXjnw3JU9zOnlomhK/pub#h.wtkxgdrocbq3
>> >)
>> > read with the 2017 RPDA Rules
>> > <
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDWYm51DFLMsQGHJh5EDlel3IWFo6Zn53abW6Q2jOZL25h5RKaO64cvAIBn1HgXjnw3JU9zOnlomhK/pub#h.ko2f56o4mt7i
>> >
>> > (Section 15B).
>> >
>> > In Table 1: Technical specifications of Type-I non-BRTS Electric bus,
>> th

Re: [AI] 10,000 inaccessible buses of PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Hi Vivek,

This aspect has been included in the FMC specifications on request by Prof
Raghu.

It is also referenced in the main letter in this para extracted below  -
would appreciate it if the blind community can study AIS 173 standard and
get back with comments  :

No mention has been made of requirements of blind passengers - while the
IIT Delhi ITS ‘On Board’ homing system for blind passengers to correctly
identify their bus when multiple buses arrive at the same time, is not yet
part of the bus body code, the requirement of Acoustic Vehicle
Alerting System (AVAS) for electric / Quiet Road Transport Vehicles under
AIS 173 has also been omitted despite evidence of quiet vehicles causing
death or bodily injuries of blind pedestrians unaware of their presence.

https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/ASI/4-AIS-173-Requirements%20for%20Approval%20of%20Quiet.pdf

Regards,

Vaishnavi

On Fri, 27 Oct, 2023, 11:42 vivek doddamani,  wrote:

> Here I would like to add another thing here in Delhi now many Electric
> Busses are introduced which make no sound at all, when bus comes and
> stops in bus stop without sound VH persons are unable to recognize
> whether bus has come, so I request you to include Buzzer system
> whenever door of bus opens & closes so that VH person can easily
> recognize where the door is exact when the bus arrives in bus stop.
>
> On 10/26/23, Vaishnavi Jayakumar  wrote:
> > Online hyperlinked version =
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Pda9V4XyYxxbWslE0Ii4Oxg4T0hsVPwm5QxkuPlmzo/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> > -- Forwarded message -
> > From: *The Freedom of Movement Coalition*
> > Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 16:57
> > Subject: Representation re PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme compliance concerns
> > To: 
> >
> >
> > 26 October 2023
> >
> > Manoj Joshi,
> >
> > Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
> >
> > 122-C Nirman Bhavan,
> >
> > New Delhi.
> >
> > Dear Mr Joshi,
> >
> > SUB : PM EBus Sewa Scheme to be made compliant with statutes
> >
> > The Freedom of Movement Coalition (FMC) is a pan-Indian group advocating
> > for equity in transport.
> >
> > Team FMC  would like to draw your attention to the following aspects
> > of the Draft
> > RfP Technical Specifications (Volume III) for PM-eBus Sewa for comments
> > from stakeholders
> > <
> https://www.convergence.co.in/public/images/electric_bus/Tech%20Specs%20for%20stakeholder%20feedback.pdf
> >
> > released on 28 September 2023, which despite the professed claim to
> provide
> > buses with ‘easy passenger accessibility including for persons with
> > disabilities (PWDs)’ exclude disabled citizens and are in violation of
> The
> > 2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPDA)
> > <http://bit.ly/dralib-rpwd> (Sections 41
> > <
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDWYm51DFLMsQGHJh5EDlel3IWFo6Zn53abW6Q2jOZL25h5RKaO64cvAIBn1HgXjnw3JU9zOnlomhK/pub#h.ei5xpijb3duw
> >
> > &  46
> > <
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDWYm51DFLMsQGHJh5EDlel3IWFo6Zn53abW6Q2jOZL25h5RKaO64cvAIBn1HgXjnw3JU9zOnlomhK/pub#h.wtkxgdrocbq3
> >)
> > read with the 2017 RPDA Rules
> > <
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRDWYm51DFLMsQGHJh5EDlel3IWFo6Zn53abW6Q2jOZL25h5RKaO64cvAIBn1HgXjnw3JU9zOnlomhK/pub#h.ko2f56o4mt7i
> >
> > (Section 15B).
> >
> > In Table 1: Technical specifications of Type-I non-BRTS Electric bus, the
> > following categories are outlined in the introduction
> >
> > 1. 12m, 900 mm floor height AC Bus
> > 2. 9m, 900 mm floor height AC Bus
> > 3. 7m, 650 to 900 mm floor height AC Bus
> >
> > While 650 mm floor height buses have a single step after the footboard,
> 900
> > mm floor height buses have 2 steps. Type-I buses proposed by the PM-eBus
> > Sewa scheme are vehicles designed and constructed for urban and suburban
> /
> > city transport with area for standing passengers, to allow quick and easy
> > movement of passengers (including standing passengers) and are associated
> > with frequent stops and short dwell times.
> >
> > This particular use case would be best served by step-free, level
> boarding
> > that benefits crutch users, pregnant persons, children, wheelchair users,
> > older persons etc alike.
> >
> > While a lift system could be explored for long distance journeys with
> fewer
> > stops and less stressful schedules, for Type-I intra-city buses, the lift
> > system proposed will benefit wheelchair users alone (albeit with
> > significantly increased dwell time - a low floor bus takes onl

[AI] 10,000 inaccessible buses of PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Online hyperlinked version =
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Pda9V4XyYxxbWslE0Ii4Oxg4T0hsVPwm5QxkuPlmzo/edit?usp=sharing

-- Forwarded message -
From: *The Freedom of Movement Coalition*
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 16:57
Subject: Representation re PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme compliance concerns
To: 


26 October 2023

Manoj Joshi,

Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

122-C Nirman Bhavan,

New Delhi.

Dear Mr Joshi,

SUB : PM EBus Sewa Scheme to be made compliant with statutes

The Freedom of Movement Coalition (FMC) is a pan-Indian group advocating
for equity in transport.

Team FMC  would like to draw your attention to the following aspects
of the Draft
RfP Technical Specifications (Volume III) for PM-eBus Sewa for comments
from stakeholders

released on 28 September 2023, which despite the professed claim to provide
buses with ‘easy passenger accessibility including for persons with
disabilities (PWDs)’ exclude disabled citizens and are in violation of The
2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPDA)
 (Sections 41

&  46
)
read with the 2017 RPDA Rules

(Section 15B).

In Table 1: Technical specifications of Type-I non-BRTS Electric bus, the
following categories are outlined in the introduction

1. 12m, 900 mm floor height AC Bus
2. 9m, 900 mm floor height AC Bus
3. 7m, 650 to 900 mm floor height AC Bus

While 650 mm floor height buses have a single step after the footboard, 900
mm floor height buses have 2 steps. Type-I buses proposed by the PM-eBus
Sewa scheme are vehicles designed and constructed for urban and suburban /
city transport with area for standing passengers, to allow quick and easy
movement of passengers (including standing passengers) and are associated
with frequent stops and short dwell times.

This particular use case would be best served by step-free, level boarding
that benefits crutch users, pregnant persons, children, wheelchair users,
older persons etc alike.

While a lift system could be explored for long distance journeys with fewer
stops and less stressful schedules, for Type-I intra-city buses, the lift
system proposed will benefit wheelchair users alone (albeit with
significantly increased dwell time - a low floor bus takes only 25% dwell
time of a lift operated bus), leaving out crutch / calliper users, pregnant
persons, stroke survivors etc.

It is concerning that Item 16 in Table 1 ‘Provisions of for wheel chair of
Persons with Disability (PwD)’ specifies ‘As per AIS:153, in at least 10%
of the fleet (except for 7 m buses).’ This provision which fixes an
optional minimum proportion of universally accessible buses flies in face
of the universal requirement for any public transport vehicle. Not only is
this provision unethical, it is a violation of disability law, the bus body
code as well as the Central Motor Vehicle Rules.

As per MoRTH GSR 797(E)

dated 31.10.2022, Central Motor Vehicle Rules' No 189, Table D, serial
number 22 (v) requires all Type 1 buses to have space for at least 1
wheelchair from 1 April 2023, barring which the buses will be declared
unfit.

Though this has now been extended to October 2024 via GSR Notification
233(E)

dated 29.03.2023, due to non-readiness of automated testing stations (ATS),
the disability related components of the fitness readings are based on
visual inspection parameters and therefore require no postponement in
compliance.

Even if a vehicle is procured using loopholes, given that GSR 663(E)

dated 12.09.2023 requires  testing every 2 years for vehicles less than 8
years old, and yearly thereafter, a public transport vehicle without
wheelchair docking space will not get its fitness certificate renewed.

No mention has been made of requirements of blind passengers - while the
IIT Delhi ITS ‘On Board’ homing system for blind passengers to correctly
identify their bus when multiple buses arrive at the same time, is not yet
part of the bus body code, the requirement of Acoustic Vehicle Alerting
System (AVAS) for electric / Quiet Road Transport Vehicles under 

[AI] [WeThePwd:2361] Re: SHRC Case no. 4394/22/13/2023 file by Meenakshi B of Equals CPSJ on Valsarvakkam lynching of homeless man with mental disability

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Thanks to Ummul for persisting with this. We meet at noon today at Vidya
Sagar, Kotturpuram with VIT's Asst Prof of Sociology from VIT Ms
Mahalakshmi and members from SCARF to  take community awareness forward.

Dumping all information related to this matter here :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xt5KVRyuH61HD1-0mUK7mcm_gLN0mwG6Ve4DEXK6FeU/edit?usp=sharing
(Updates
will appear here too, so save this link)


On Wed, 31 May 2023 at 16:14, Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Ummul,
>
> A case was filed via HRCNet with SHRC Tamil Nadu by our colleague
> Meenakshi B, in her capacity as member of the NHRC core group on
> disability. Diary No 595/IN/2023, case no. 4394/22/13/2023 was filed on 25
> April 2023, regarding "violence against a person with psychosocial
> disability  / some form of disability by the general public, resulting in
> killing the person." The link to the following article was also shared in
> the complaint form :
>
> *Disabled man dies after being beaten up in Chennai*
>
> Apr 17, 2023, 05:56 IST
>
> CHENNAI: An unidentified mentally challenged man, in his 30s, was beaten
> to death by local residents near Valasaravakkam after he pelted stones at
> passersby. While the attack happened on April 13, the man succumbed to
> injuries in a hospital on Saturday. Police have altered the case to murder
> and detained three suspects.
>
> According to a complaint filed with Valasaravakkam police by Karambakkam
> village administrative officer K Thangapandian, the incident happened
> around 8 pm last Thursday.
> Local residents said the man was homeless and used to hurl stones and
> abuse passersby. While some of them chased him away, several left him with
> a warning.
>
> On Thursday, the man threw a small log at a bike-borne woman in Padmavathy
> Nagar. Enraged over this, the woman halted the vehicle and picked up a
> fight with him. She grabbed the log from him and thrashed him before
> leaving the spot.
>
> The mentally challenged man tried to escape and ran away when some
> passersby began chasing him and threw stones at him.
>
> The man who suffered severe bleeding injuries, escaped from the mob, when
> one Jayamuthuvel took a cricket bat and assaulted the victim, in which he
> suffered a severe head injury.
>
>
> timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/disabled-man-dies-after-being-beaten-up-in-chennai/articleshow/99543545.cms
>
> The action sought is the following : While the law and order machinery has
> been started in the case of the 4 main accused, there is an obvious
> requirement for some community awareness  in the surroundings by the
> government authorities on mental health, common behaviours in acute mental
> illness, what to expect and how and when best to intervene when someone is
> in an acute mental health situation and unaware of their actions.
> Additional media coverage (linked below) points out that while the first
> act of aggression was by the homeless person with mental illness /
> disability, subsequent violence by the community was not restricted to
> retaliation alone, but amplified to senseless violence by way of stone
> pelting and finally beating with a cricket bat by bystanders in the local
> community.
>
>
> https://www.dtnext.in/city/2023/04/16/mentally-challenged-man-beaten-to-death-by-mob-in-valasaravakkam
>
> https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2023/apr/17/three-held-for-beating-mentally-unstable-man-to-death-in-chennai-2566643.html
>
>
> Additionally, first responder training on  negotiating with emotionally
> disturbed persons and sensitisation is also recommended as Chennai has a
> history of  en masse 'drives' rounding up anyone  appearing homeless and
> possibly mentally ill and housing them in shelters. While these actions may
> be well-meaning they are nevertheless dehumanising, disrespectful and
> deviations from concepts of legal capacity and consent as laid out by
> current mental health and disability laws.
>
> Despite over a month having passed, the portal reveals no progress on this
> complaint. Recent events like the Shahbad Dairy neighbourhood exhibiting
> the Bystander Effect
> <https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/delhi-murder-why-people-walked-by-as-teenage-girl-was-stabbed-multiple-times-12663342.html>
>  show
> that responsiveness and responsibility as a group in understanding and
> overcoming both hate and apathy needs to be learned. Governmental
> intervention
> <https://twitter.com/DisabilityIndia/status/1647849980118421506?t=XUigYkeE8Ms2xjuXWAzB0g=08>
> in Valsarvakkam and surrounding areas so that the local community
> recognises the social dynamics of group violence and the potential for swarm
> behaviour <https://www

[AI] Fwd: Seeking extension of deadline for public comments on draft banking accessibility standards

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

FYI


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Date: Tue, 19 Sept 2023 at 11:28
Subject: Fwd: Seeking extension of deadline for public comments on draft
banking accessibility standards
To: Rajesh Aggarwal MSJE , Rajesh Aggarwal
MSJE , 
Cc: secy...@nic.in 


Dear Mr. Aggarwal,

DFS remains unresponsive to the communication below. Mr. Jnanatosh Roy
Under Secretary in charge of feedback was contacted telephonically this
morning, he said only 'higher authority' can decide. Finance Minister's
office first said to wait for 21 days for a response, then provided DFS
secretary Mr. Vivek Joshi's number. The number 23340222 is unanswered
despite multiple attempts.

We request DEPWD to intervene and ensure public consultation due process is
conducted in a meaningful and compliant way as detailed below. I have cc'ed
Secretary, Department of Financial Services as well.

Hope this matter can be expedited and such errors avoided henceforth.

Sincerely,

Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Member, Disability Rights Alliance

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vaishnavi.jayaku...@inclusiveindia.info>
Date: Mon, 11 Sept 2023 at 15:00
Subject: Seeking extension of deadline for public comments on draft banking
accessibility standards
To: 
Cc: 


Dear office-bearers,

The PLCP (Pre Legislative Consultation Policy, 2014) emphasises a MINIMUM
of a month for stakeholder feedback, and has outlined additional provisions
: https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/plcp.pdf

Accordingly, you are requested to extend 'The Draft Accessibility Standards
and Guidelines for Banking Sector- for seeking public opinion' document's
deadline from 1 week (i.e. closing today) to 1 month (i.e. on or after 4
October 2023.) :

https://financialservices.gov.in/whatsnewstatic/draft-accessibility-standards-and-guidelines-banking-sector-seeking-public-opinion

Sincerely,


Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Member - Disability Rights Alliance

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[AI] Seeking extension of deadline for public comments on draft banking accessibility standards

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

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Date: Mon, 11 Sep, 2023, 15:00
Subject: Seeking extension of deadline for public comments on draft banking
accessibility standards
To: 
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Dear office-bearers,

The PLCP (Pre Legislative Consultation Policy, 2014) emphasises a MINIMUM
of a month for stakeholder feedback, and has outlined additional provisions
: https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/plcp.pdf

Accordingly, you are requested to extend 'The Draft Accessibility Standards
and Guidelines for Banking Sector- for seeking public opinion' document's
deadline from 1 week (i.e. closing today) to 1 month (i.e. on or after 4
October 2023.) :

https://financialservices.gov.in/whatsnewstatic/draft-accessibility-standards-and-guidelines-banking-sector-seeking-public-opinion

Sincerely,


Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Member - Disability Rights Alliance

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[AI] CENSUS 2021 update on disability question

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi all,

Extended deadline was supposed to be June 2023 end - it has been pushed
again for no good reason. If elections can happen, census can happen -
other countries have held despite / after pandemic. Hope this is taken up
during monsoon session in Parliament 

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/with-new-date-to-fix-boundaries-census-unlikely-before-2024-lok-sabha-polls/article67031829.ece

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/census-delayed-deadline-administrative-boundaries-pushed-8697397/

While reading The Hindu article, I stumbled upon this ebook
 (recently
released, inaccessible but can search) which has the 2021 pre-test census
question on disability - the enumerator instructions are also there.

*Initial thoughts : *

   1. Any other has been dropped, which is restrictive for the not yet
   listed disabilities
   2. Autism and specific learning disabilities are lumped under the
   renamed Intellectual disability.
   3. Movement disability has been renamed as mobility (which in my opinion
   is a subset of movement and therefore limits further)


This is the version used for pre-test.

2021 : Q.9 Disability

*9(a) : is this person mentally/physically disabled?*

Yes = 1 / No = 2

*9(b) : If 'Yes' in 9(a), give code in the box against 9(b) from the list
below*
*9(c) : If 'multiple disability' (Code '0') in 9(b), give maximum three
codes in boxes against 9(c) from the list below*


1 = In Seeing.

2 = In Hearing.

3 = In Speech.

4 = In Mobility.

5 = Intellectual disability.

6 = Mental illness.

7 = Due to acid attack.

8 = Due to chronic neurological disease.

9 = Due to blood disorder.

0 = Multiple disability.


(Explanation in Instruction Manual)

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[AI] ENDORSE Health Minister representation on restoring the disability questions in NFHS-6

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Dear all,

Request you to endorse the sector's letter to India's health minister to
restore the disability questions in National Family Health Survey 6 by
filling the simple endorsement form given in the link by *11 am tomorrow -
5th June 2023 before we send the representation *(though the form will
remain open for a while thereafter). Please spare 2 mins of your time for
this endorsement.

http://bit.ly/disability-in-nfhs

[Text of the letter, also included in the endorsement form]

5th June 2023

To

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

Honorable Minister

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

h...@gov.in, mansukh.mandav...@sansad.nic.in

Sir,

Sub: Urgent action required for inclusion of disability related questions
in National Family Health Survey 6 (NFHS-6: due to commence from July 2023)

We are writing this letter to bring to your attention that the disability
question has been dropped

in the upcoming National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 6 and to seek your
support in reinstating the question.

Disability is an inherent aspect of human diversity. Furthermore, the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD - Article 31), of which
India is a signatory, emphasize the crucial need for data collection and
disaggregated data on disability.  The decision to remove disability
related questions from its survey is contradicting the principle of “leave
no one behind”.

Whilst NFHS-5 (2019-21) had disability related questions and collected data
on disabilities, information from International Institute for Population
Sciences (IIPS) & Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(DEPWD) confirm that NFHS-6 has dropped questions on disability from its
survey questionnaire.

Going forward, whilst NFHS needed to sharpen its questionnaire on the
disability front and make it more relevant by consulting people with
disabilities, it has reversed the process by removing disability related
questions altogether. Considering the focus of socio economic development
aspects, categorised into gender, households and bio marker subthemes and
an addition of around 50 new questions to NFHS-6,  dropping the 2 questions
on disability from the household subtheme is a discriminatory approach
against persons with disabilities and the development of health policies
and programs related to them.

With the NFHS 6 survey scheduled to commence in just a month's time, it is
imperative that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare acts swiftly and
prioritize the inclusion of the disability question in NFHS-6, facilitate
disaggregated data and formulation of development programs of 26.8 million
persons with disabilities in the country.

We hereby urge your esteemed office to intervene and take necessary action
to reinstate the disability question in NFHS 6 within the next ten days,
failing which the disability sector will be left with no option but to seek
relief in other appropriate forums.

Looking forward to your immediate response and proactive action in this
regard ensuring the rights of 26.8 million citizens with disabilities in
India.
Sincerely,

WE, the People of India

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2354] Re: Spreadsheet shared with you: "Vendors & Providers - Accessibility & Disability in India"

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Yes, shared with Museum of Possibilities' team as well.

On Thu, 1 Jun, 2023, 15:33 Gopinath Ramakrishnan, 
wrote:

> Thanks, Vaish! Doesn't MOP have a list that can be used to populate this
> spreadsheet?
>
> Cheers,
> Gopi
>
>
> On Thu, 1 Jun, 2023, 2:52 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar (via Google Sheets), <
> drive-shares-dm-nore...@google.com> wrote:
>
>> Vaishnavi Jayakumar shared a spreadsheet
>> [image: Unknown profile photo]
>> Vaishnavi Jayakumar (jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com) has invited you to
>> *edit* the following spreadsheet:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> There have been many requests coming in for vendors of accessibility
>> solutions in India. As also concerns of conflict of interest when
>> authorities request vendor names from access auditors. (Also Smitha has
>> asked me for beach wheelchair vendors for the nth time!)
>>
>> Starting this in a basic way - will be open to public in the DRA Library
>> right away at http://bit.ly/dra-library, but this effort is open to all
>> to build, contribute contacts and leads and update.
>> Vendors & Providers - Accessibility & Disability in India
>>
>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jlrLmBVvEs0_4aR2vkCiKiWMPa3MzqNiQXUkfh2lTlE/edit?usp=sharing_eil_m=64786350>
>>
>> Open
>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jlrLmBVvEs0_4aR2vkCiKiWMPa3MzqNiQXUkfh2lTlE/edit?usp=sharing_eip_m=64786350>
>> If you don't want to receive files from this person, block the sender
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[AI] [WeThePwd:2353] Spreadsheet shared with you: ‘Vendors & Providers - Accessibility & Disability in India’

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (via Google Sheets)]

I've shared an item with you:

Vendors & Providers - Accessibility & Disability in India
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jlrLmBVvEs0_4aR2vkCiKiWMPa3MzqNiQXUkfh2lTlE/edit?usp=sharing=64786351

It's not an attachment – it's stored online. To open this item, just click  
the link above.


Hi all,

There have been many requests coming in for vendors of accessibility  
solutions in India. As also concerns of conflict of interest when  
authorities request vendor names from access auditors. (Also Smitha has  
asked me for beach wheelchair vendors for the nth time!)


Starting this in a basic way - will be open to public in the DRA Library  
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[AI] NFHS-6 says no to inclusion : why are the disability questions missing?

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Dear fellow citizens,

The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) tasked by
India’s Health Ministry, to conduct the National Family Health Survey
(NFHS), an important pan-Indian survey that influences health policy
making, has quietly dropped the questions on disability

(and anaemia

and who knows what else!)  from the upcoming NFHS-6 scheduled to commence
on 3 July 2023.


Despite frequent meetings with DEPwD, DGHS, NHSRC from February 2023, by
the disability sector's representatives, with the aim of improving on
NFHS-5's questions on disability; both disability and anemia components
have been dropped on flimsy grounds. We have been presented with a fait
accompli without the courtesy of an intimation.


Additionally, not only has there been no civil society representation in
the Technical Advisory Committee, the 4 questionnaires (household, woman,
man, biomarker) are not yet in the public domain, though training is on in
full swing.


Do insist that essential information sought in the past is continued with
NFHS-6. *Send the attached representation by email and remind our
representatives, that it's a question of inclusion* that key
characteristics are not dropped.


*While the questions on disability, introduced in NFHS-5 on the request of
the Social Justice Ministry, require extensive discussion and expansion to
reflect a range of disabilities, they must at the very least, at this late
stage, be restored. *



Regards,


Team DRA.

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[AI] Fwd: Streamlining testing accommodations for disabled candidates writing exams via NTA

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

FYI

From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 at 18:37
Subject: Streamlining testing accommodations for disabled candidates
writing exams via NTA
To: DG NTA, Disability Rights Alliance, India
Cc: Prashant Verma Delhi NAB, Rupmani Chhetri, Miranda Tomkinson


8 April 2023

Dr. Vineet Joshi
Director General
National Testing Agency
New Delhi

Dear Dr Joshi,

Thank you for the patient hearing and meeting me at such short notice.
Apologies for the delay in response, I have been unwell.

As discussed with you, apart from the refusal of Braille questionnaire
to deafblind UGC candidate Miranda Tomkinson
<https://www.edexlive.com/news/2023/mar/28/failing-the-test-no-braille-questionnaire-deafblind-candidate-turned-away-from-ugc-net-again-34455.html>
that occasioned our meeting, there are many problems plaguing disabled
candidates' equal opportunity to compete in exams. As India's statutory
authority for conducting large scale examinations pan India, the following
steps could reduce the stress, barriers and disadvantages faced by
candidates with disabilities.

1) *Common supplement detailing testing accommodations :* Rather than the
varied, incomplete (and in Miranda's case, easily misinterpreted)
information on facilities for disabled candidates in individual test
bulletins whether UGC-NET, NEET, JEE, CMAT, a common paragraph
cross-referencing the latest, updated guidelines as an annexure would serve
the purpose of uniformity.

2) *Common form for requesting accommodations : *This could be on  the
lines of CBSE's Pariksha Sangam portal section for facilities / exemptions
for CWSN
<https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//Circular_Starting_CWSN_Exemption_Claim_Portal_21122022.pdf>
:
Version 1 of suggested basic template for the same is attached (also
available at http://bit.ly/nta-test-acco-preview ). For accountability
reasons if it could be 2-way for documentation of further queries it would
be good, as the 1-way CBSE system is heavily dependent on schools for
coordination unlike the NTA tests which are individual-based. Thank you for
being open to extending features to those not specifically mentioned in the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and to more unique accommodations
than currently included in the MSJE written examination guidelines (compilation
attached)
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PfH1mNWlvKMauiCq7CeQwjHvl0k4pAPO/view?usp=share_link>
- this openness is reflected in the form template.

3) *Exam Centre accessibility information portal :* This could be on the
lines of the erstwhile polling station website  of Election Commission,
echoing the same centrewise location information on a campus basis (centre
code, invigilator contact, geocoordinates, photo of entrance, parking
availability, full postal address, toilet, drinking water etc) as well as
granular information on a room-wise basis available (floor, wheelchair
access, ventilation, furniture, lighting, distance from accessible toilet
etc). This can be uploaded by the centres directly with photos. Choice and
prioritisation of ground floor room with ramp / level access must be built
into the *centre selection logic for candidates with reduced mobility* as
should centre city.

4) CC'ed on this email are Prashant Verma of National Association of the
Blind, Delhi <https://nabdelhi.in/> and Rupmani Chhetri of SignAble
<https://signable.live/>. They can provide assistance on Braille question
paper logistics and centralised helpline sign language integration
respectively.

5) Finally, the reason for the meeting - Miranda Tomkinson is also cc'ed.
Would a retest be possible?

Looking forward to working with you to break barriers faced by disabled
citizens,

Sincerely,

Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Member, DRA

http://about.me/vjayakumar

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[AI] Exam rules : alternate question paper format

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

I had a query based on CBSE exam guidelines that read :  "With effect from
2020, in lieu of large font Question Papers, candidates will be allowed to
use magnifying glasses/portable video magnifiers."

Does this work for all people with low vision who need large font question
papers? Have there been any practical issues with magnifying aids not
allowed inside hall?

What happens to deafblind candidates since noone seems to be providing
Braille exam papers?

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[AI] Tamil Nadu: Scholarship for PwD doctoral student delayed as bank takes three months to clear his docs

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

- Forwarded message -
From: NFPWDSA 
Date: Fri, 14 Oct, 2022, 19:54


*Speaking to TNIE, M Maridurai, a person with 60% disability, said the bank
staff made him travel about 50km from his native town to the branch for
more than 15 times over the past four months.*


Published: 14th October 2022 02:18 AM

By Express News Service

*TIRUNELVELI *:  A PhD student has alleged that the Ministry of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities is delaying release of his scholarship under
National Fellowship for Persons with Disability (NFPWD) as staff of a
national bank branch in Tirunelveli took more than three months to upload
his documents onto the scholarship’s portal.

Speaking to TNIE, M Maridurai, a person with 60% disability, said the bank
staff made him travel about 50km from his native town to the branch for
more than 15 times over the past four months. "To get NFPWD scholarship,
nationalised banks, designated by the ministry, should upload our documents
after verification. I received the scholarship letter in February.

After getting required documents from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, I
applied with a nationalised bank located in Tirunelveli Junction in June.
However, the bank staff did not upload my documents despite repeated
requests. The staff either told me that they are busy or their server is
busy. I was made to visit the bank several times. I later approached the
bank’s regional office to get my grievance resolved. Finally, the bank
staff uploaded my documents onto the portal in September,” said Maridurai.

Now the ministry is delaying to release my scholarship, citing an unusual
delay by the bank in uploading my documents. "The ministry employees are
saying that my application needs to be approved by several other sections
because of the delay. They also said since they need some digital
signatures, it would take another two months for them to release my
scholarship," he said.

Maridurai said he is forced to borrow from moneylenders to meet his
academic and day-to-day expenses for the past 27 months. "Trusting that Rs
30,000 monthly aid under NFPWD would help my education, I applied for the
PhD programme in 2020. Due to the pandemic, I received the award letter
only this year. But even after that I have to run from pillar to post to
get my scholarship," he rued.

When contacted by TNIE, bank authorities said some staff overlooked his
application and delayed uploading his documents. "Last month, his documents
were uploaded and approved by the bank," said an officer. Maridurai said
banks and the ministry should work together for speedy disbursal of
scholarship funds for people like him.

newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/oct/14/scholarship-for-pwd-doctoral-student-getting-delayed-as-bank-takes-three-months-to-clear-his-docs-2507877.html

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2327] Fwd: Inputs for the CAR Guidelines

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar 

Hi Arman,

First off, thanks for the persistence in pinning the minister down.

Wrt what minister has proposed, we have already given inputs, what is
missing is :

1) action by Govt, aviation companies (including foreign operating in
India) and airport agencies

2) sector representatives for joint negotiation meeting and future policy
matters and evaluation - could be as part of Air Passengers Association of
India.

Following is required :

A) *CAR Implementation report* is required from airports, airlines and GHA
on

1. Number of owned wheelchairs,
2. wheelchair handlers and doctors per shift,
3. meet and assist staff per shift,
4. aisle chairs,  transfer boards, cabin chairs,
5. number of aerobridges and utilisation
6. Number of ambulifts,
7. Number of portable ramp-bridge,
8. Number of ETD per special security line
9. Multimodal SSR based wheelchair and other assistance requests,
10. assistive aid cargo tags and case
11. Protocol for gate checked device cargo location and retrieval,
12. Protocol for power wheelchair cargo by battery type
13. Assistive aid dismantling
14. Protocol for assistive aid damages / loss
15. Check in,  boarding and disembarking protocol by disability type.
16. Privacy / Quiet rooms for security screening and also for wheelchair
transfer near aircraft.
17. FREMEC / INCAD cards issued.
18. Kerbside kiosk assistance at drop off zones.
19. Emergency wheelchair availability at gates and drop off zone
20. QR coded security infographic at security area linking to Air Sewa
section on disabled passengers / PRM.


B) *Security Rules - *Roll back of discriminatory CAR fit-to-fly revision,
security hazard reference, as well as recent BCAS revision which has gone
back to prosthetic removal etc. Introduction of notification card and
communication charts.

C) *Anonymised, disaggregated data  reports *- disability related
grievances raised via Air Sewa, airports and other channels. Wheelchair
passengers per flight per airline by type WCHR vs WCHS vs WCHC.

Additionally, number of times aerobridge has been free but airlines have
neither used aerobridge not ambulift despite wheelchair request.

D) Copies of *manuals and exam syllabus* inclusion on disability
sensitisation, law, assistance, communication and diversity training for
pilots, cabin staff,  ground handling, security, customer care, meet and
assist, airport staff.

E) Airport renovation and *infrastructure tendering template (including
aircraft)* to ensure procurement accessibility. This should include
changing rooms standard toilet, layout map, notification / announcement app
/ Bluetooth beacon wayfinding in addition to Harmonised Guidelines
provisions.

F) *End to end process* on provisions for disabled people by type


Once we have this info, a multi stakeholder meet can happen for negotiating
now and in future.

Vaishnavi


On Thu, 8 Sep, 2022, 14:56 ,  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
>
> Trust this email finds you well.
>
>
>
> After trying for months, today we were able to get an audience with the
> Hon’ble Minister. He mentioned that as of now, very specific demands
> related to the following needs to be submitted:
>
>
>1. Offloading of passengers with disabilities
>2. Discriminatory circular of the BCAS which considers people with
>disabilities as security risks
>3. Wheelchair usage
>4. Ambulifts
>5. Kiosk
>
>
>
> He was very persistent in stating that the document should include what we
> want vis-à-vis the gaps and best international practices.
>
>
>
> With regards to the above mentioned points, we have initiated the work and
> would require everyone’s inputs on the same.
>
>
>
> Please suggest how should be take this forward.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Arman.
>
>
>

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2326] 7 September morning Fwd: Webinar on the Inclusion of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in Higher Education

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

:

-- Forwarded message -
From: no-reply 
Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 10:49 AM
Subject: Webinar on the Inclusion of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
in Higher Education
To: <>


Dear Sir/ Madam,
Greetings from AICTE!

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), along
with ChangeInkk Foundation, has scheduled a webinar on *“Inclusion of
Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in Higher Education”.* The interactive
webinar will focus on building a strong case for the inclusion of students
with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in Higher Technical Education,
identifying practical solutions on how to accelerate the inclusion while
providing a chance to learn first-hand from successful individuals on what
it took for them to succeed.

*Tentative Schedule (Choose any one)*

7th September 2022

11 A.M. to 12.30 P.M.

Interested faculties are requested to submit the below mentioned Google
form on or before August 8th, 2022. The link for the webinar will be shared
later.

Link: https://forms.gle/yMmudHRAKxBqNWa5A


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[AI] [WeThePwd:2325] Fwd: The International Workshop on Development of Cognitively Accessible “Easy Read” Communication for Self-Advocates with IDD.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

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*To:*
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*Subject:* The International Workshop on Development of Cognitively
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Register today and avail discount of 500..

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and “Easy Read” Communication will train to produce information and
communication more inclusive and accessible. Approved as a Continuing
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(RCI), Govt. of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(MSJE).
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[AI] NFPWDSA Public letter concerning delays in disbursement of National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (NFPWD)

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

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Public letter concerning delays in disbursement of National Fellowship for
Persons with Disabilities (NFPWD)


5 August 2022

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From: NFPWDSA 

Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 at 13:35

Subject: Public letter concerning delays in disbursement of National
Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities

To: , , , <
officemos...@gmail.com>, , <
mos.socialjust...@gmail.com>, , <
beena.elizab...@gov.in>, , , <
ssingh@nic.in>, , , <
appointment...@gov.in>, , , <
md...@canarabank.com>


To,

Dr. Virendra Kumar,

Union Cabinet Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India

(offices...@gmail.com)

Shri Ramdas Athawale,

Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India

(mos3-m...@gov.in, mosathaw...@gmail.com)


Shri A Narayanaswamy,

Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India

(officemos...@gmail.com)


Km. Pratima Bhoumik,

Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India

( mos.socialjust...@gmail.com)


Ms. Anjali Bhawra,

Secretary,

The Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities,

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India

(secretaryda-m...@nic.in)


Ms. Beena E. Chakravarty,

Deputy Secretary,

The Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities,

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India

(beena.elizab...@gov.in)


Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar,

Chairman,

University Grants Commission

(cm@nic.in)


Prof. Rajnish Jain,

Secretary,

University Grants Commission

(secy@nic.in)


Dr. Surendra Singh,

Additional Secretary,

University Grants Commission

(ssingh@nic.in)


Ms. Monika,

Deputy Secretary,

University Grants Commission

(monika@nic.in)


Mr/Ms. R.I.S. Bharadwaj,

Under Secretary,

University Grants Commission

(bharadwaj@nic.in)


Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman,

Union Minister of Finance,

Government of India

(appointment...@gov.in, f...@nic.in)


Dr. T.V. Somanathan,

F.S. & Secretary Expenditure,

Ministry of Finance

(secy...@nic.in)


Mr. L.V. Prabhakar,

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,

Canara Bank

(md...@canarabank.com)



This is to bring your attention to the following:

1) The University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a Notification vide F.No.
6-1/2020 (SA-III) dated 17.12.2020 inviting applications from eligible
candidates for the National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities
(NFPWD) for the selection year 2020-21. It mentioned that “there are 200
slots with provision of reservation of 15% for Scheduled Castes and 7.5%
for Scheduled Tribes.” According to it, the last date to apply for the same
was 17.01.2021. A copy of the Notification is enclosed in Annexure-I

.

2) The UGC announced the result of the aforementioned round of NFPwD on
24.1.2022, wherein it provisionally selected 186 candidates for the
fellowship. The UGC took more than a year to process the applications and
release the result. A copy of the result notification is enclosed in
Annexure-II.


3) After the announcement of the result, a lot of the selected candidates
have submitted the required documents to the Canara Bank. Yet, their
fellowships have not been disbursed.

4) This long delay in disbursement of fellowships has caused several
issues. Scholars have reported issues of depression and helplessness.
Adequate and consistent funding is a must for the pursuit of research. This
delay has left many researchers unable to focus on their research work,
while some are considering to drop out of their programmes. The effect of
the delay in disbursement of fellowship amount is more pronounced since the
scholars are barred from taking up any work as well. 50+ selected
candidates enrolled at institutions across the country have raised such
concerns in NFPWD Scholars Association (NFPWDSA).

5) Prolonged delays in the disbursement of fellowships are observed not
only for the 2020-21 batch but also for the preceding batches (those of
2017-18 and 2018-20).

6) Such a long delay also violates the fundamental rights to equality
(since the delay is much longer in NFPWD vis-a-vis other comparable
fellowships) and to life with dignity (since, without the timely
disbursement of NFPWD, the selected candidates cannot afford goods and
services pertinent to a life with dignity) of the selected candidates.

7) It has been communicated to the members of NFPWDSA from multiple sources
that the delay is currently because the

“Department of Expenditure has laid down revised procedure for flow of
funds under Central Sector Schemes which mandates, inter alia, designation
of a Central Nodal Agency (CNA) to implement the scheme before release of
any fund under the scheme”

and that,

“The matter is being taken up with the concerned authorities to 

[AI] [WeThePwd:2321] Document shared with you: ‘NCPEDP_DGCA Representation’

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (via Google Docs)]

I've shared an item with you:

NCPEDP_DGCA Representation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzcimRDRxID4YqC3AXs97xiHnoAYp1mPvvPU2Yv-sNs/edit?usp=sharing=62eb6025

It's not an attachment – it's stored online. To open this item, just click  
the link above.


Please DM me your endorsement (name, designation, organisation) of this  
letter sent to DGCA (thanks for coordinating this NCPEDP!) on the  
ridiculous recent 'fit-to-fly' CAR revision (  
https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/disability-rights-groups-up-in-arms-over-dgcas-recent-amendment-to-car-for-differently-abled-travellers/article65719937.ece  
)


Text of letter :
---


To, 

Shri Arun Kumar
Hon’ble Director General
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Aurobindo Marg
New Delhi- 110003

03rd August 2022

Sir, 

RE: DGCA’S 7TH REVISION TO CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS

I am writing this letter to you in furtherance of the recently amended  
Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) through the 7th revision by DGCA.  On  
behalf of the entire disability sector, I strongly condemn the derogatory  
and retrograde provisions introduced to the CAR by the Directorate General  
of Civil Aviation. 


Sir, the need was to identify lapses in our policies and loopholes in the  
effective implementation after what happened at the Ranchi Airport with a  
young passenger with a disability. While on one hand, we appreciate the  
proactive steps taken by DGCA in going to the depth of that particular  
matter, on the other hand, we strongly advise that this revision be  
withdrawn with immediate effect. 


The inserted provision under the said revision provides that where an  
airline perceives that a disabled passenger’s health may deteriorate it  
will be the examination of the Doctors available on duty to determine if  
the said passenger is fit to fly or not. This clause, as added in the  
guidelines, challenges the right to equality for persons with disabilities  
as guaranteed by the Constitution of India through Article 14. It is also  
discriminatory under Section 3 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  
Act 2016. 


Sir, this is a provision that must be applicable and valid for all  
passengers irrespective of the conditions arising from disability.  
Moreover, any person without any expertise in any specific disability may  
not be the right person to conclude that the said person is not fit to fly,  
be it any airline official or a doctor available on duty. 


Putting this provision into effect would be a grave injustice to millions  
of people with disabilities who have been using air transport as a mode of  
travel. In addition to that, air transport is the only accessible mode of  
transport in our country and this provision would literally restrict people  
with disabilities from traveling for any purpose. 


It is my sincere request to you that you withdraw this provision with  
immediate effect. 


Yours Sincerely,

Letter Endorsed By:

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[AI] Document shared with you: ‘NCPEDP_DGCA Representation’

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (via Google Docs)]

I've shared an item with you:

NCPEDP_DGCA Representation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzcimRDRxID4YqC3AXs97xiHnoAYp1mPvvPU2Yv-sNs/edit?usp=sharing=62eb6025

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Please DM me your endorsement (name, designation, organisation) of this  
letter sent to DGCA (thanks for coordinating this NCPEDP!) on the  
ridiculous recent 'fit-to-fly' CAR revision (  
https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/disability-rights-groups-up-in-arms-over-dgcas-recent-amendment-to-car-for-differently-abled-travellers/article65719937.ece  
)


Text of letter :
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To, 

Shri Arun Kumar
Hon’ble Director General
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Aurobindo Marg
New Delhi- 110003

03rd August 2022

Sir, 

RE: DGCA’S 7TH REVISION TO CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS

I am writing this letter to you in furtherance of the recently amended  
Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) through the 7th revision by DGCA.  On  
behalf of the entire disability sector, I strongly condemn the derogatory  
and retrograde provisions introduced to the CAR by the Directorate General  
of Civil Aviation. 


Sir, the need was to identify lapses in our policies and loopholes in the  
effective implementation after what happened at the Ranchi Airport with a  
young passenger with a disability. While on one hand, we appreciate the  
proactive steps taken by DGCA in going to the depth of that particular  
matter, on the other hand, we strongly advise that this revision be  
withdrawn with immediate effect. 


The inserted provision under the said revision provides that where an  
airline perceives that a disabled passenger’s health may deteriorate it  
will be the examination of the Doctors available on duty to determine if  
the said passenger is fit to fly or not. This clause, as added in the  
guidelines, challenges the right to equality for persons with disabilities  
as guaranteed by the Constitution of India through Article 14. It is also  
discriminatory under Section 3 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  
Act 2016. 


Sir, this is a provision that must be applicable and valid for all  
passengers irrespective of the conditions arising from disability.  
Moreover, any person without any expertise in any specific disability may  
not be the right person to conclude that the said person is not fit to fly,  
be it any airline official or a doctor available on duty. 


Putting this provision into effect would be a grave injustice to millions  
of people with disabilities who have been using air transport as a mode of  
travel. In addition to that, air transport is the only accessible mode of  
transport in our country and this provision would literally restrict people  
with disabilities from traveling for any purpose. 


It is my sincere request to you that you withdraw this provision with  
immediate effect. 


Yours Sincerely,

Letter Endorsed By:

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2320] Re: Draft Tourism Guidelines Review

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Thanks for sharing this Neha.

1) Gaurav could you give us a heads up in future *when any accessibility
document is being worked on by IIT Roorkee or you for the Government* , (
perhaps in the Accessible India Campaign whatsapp group you are part of
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KE5ZvfY8Cx36qZZhEH6tLb )

2).Arman, when you meet Rajesh Kumar Yadav on 10th August, perhaps you can
stress that the *accessibility guidelines being worked on ministrywise also
need to be publicised on the DEPwD website and social media handles. *(Also
the What's New Page needs to be  sorted in order of decreasing date with
date of upload prefixed before document title.)

3. Finally, who would like to *coordinate this effort of writing jointly*
to Tourism Ministry for extended deadline.

4. For those new to conversation the *draft document *is too large for
e-groups, so have attached it here :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jTuM3ss5tegDWV-RsYiQa7km1joirvHT/view?usp=drivesdk

  Notice & Draft version of Accessible Tourism Guidelines (1) (1) (1).pdf






On Mon, 1 Aug, 2022, 12:46 Neha Arora,  wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Greetings for the day.
>
> The Ministry of Tourism released a draft Accessible Tourism Guidelines
> last month for review. Unfortunately we got to know about it much later.
>
> I had requested them for an extension on the date and was
> unofficially given a few days. But the last few weeks have been occupied by
> my parents' ill health and caregiving and my own ill health. Hence was not
> able to share it earlier.
>
> Please find the document attached with this email. Have a look and share
> your valuable review comments for the same in this email thread. We can
> collate it together and share it with the ministry.
>
> Since we are pressed for time and need some to review, I suggest we write
> a collective letter to the Ministry of Tourism immediately asking for
> extension of the date. My email can be mentioned as a pre-reference asking
> for an extension, which was sent on 19th July 2022.
>
> Let's together make tourism accessible and inclusive for everyone.
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> Neha Arora
> Founder
> Planet Abled
> +91 958202
> Facebook  | Twitter
>  | Instagram
> 
> Youtube   |  Tripadviso
> 
> r
> 
>
> www.PlanetAbled.com 
>
> # National Award in Tourism by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
> # Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award
> # Best Innovative Practice Award by Zero Project at United Nations Vienna.
> # WTM Responsible Tourism Award(India) - Best Innovation in Travel &
> Overall Winner
> # NCPEDP - Mphasis Universal Design Award
> # The Planet Abled story 
>
>
>
>

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[AI] Fwd: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2022

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

FYI - today is last day for submission on RPwD Rules amendment.

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From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 20:57
Subject: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2022
To: 


Dear Mr. Panda,

DRAFT RULES' AMENDMENT
> <https://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/236720(1).pdf>
> 1. Short title and extent.-
> (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
> (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
> (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in
> the Official Gazette.
> 2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, in rule (15),
> in sub-rule (1), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted,
> namely:-
> “ (a) Standard for public buildings as specified in the Harmonised
> Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility in India – 2021,
> issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
> vide letter no. 28012/09/2019-W3, dated the 27th December, 2021
> <http://mowr.nic.in/core/Circulars/2022/Coord._27-12-2021.pdf>, as
> amended from time to time and made available on
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d4dedBt2cw-JEvy_qqSodQ9ENfOyNfef/view
> ”.
> [F. No. 38-05/2022-DD-III (Part -1)]
> RAJESH YADAV, Jt. Secy.


1) As the remit of the 2021 Harmonised Guidelines is of universal
accessibility and not restricted to buildings per se, I would suggest that
the above amendment clause (a) instead should echo the first line of
Section 15 (1) and read :

   (a) Standard for public buildings *and physical environment* as
specified in the Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal
Accessibility in India as revised from time to time by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of  India and published on
accessibilitycode.gov.in .

*Explanation for changes : * Providing the contents of the Harmonised
Guidelines currently in force, as well-structured, hyperlinked html on a
standalone official website with '.gov.in' extension will make these
statutory requirements more discoverable, easier to look up the verified up
to date accessibility code and cross reference the same instead of the
current confusion of many documents with the same cover. (The gazette
version referenced for example is 360 pages
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d4dedBt2cw-JEvy_qqSodQ9ENfOyNfef/view>
and published December 2021, whereas the more recent version on the CPWD
website published in March 2022 is 474 pages
<https://cpwd.gov.in/Publication/HG2021_MOHUAN.pdf>.) The online resource
could also provide the soft copy of the print version as ePub and PDF, high
resolution images of the drawings, scope for Indian language versions of
the code, and the interface for suggesting further changes and
improvements. Removing the date from the Standard's name in the RPwD Rules
will make further minor amendments of this sort redundant.

2) There are already changes that need to be made in the Harmonised
Guidelines - bus shelter design lacks the boarding platform for low floor
buses, non-slip floor parameters are not defined clearly, emergency
provisions for crisis scenarios need to be expanded. Given that this should
ideally be a living standard, I would propose that a committee be formed
with suitable representation on the lines of BIS committees which will
receive and review suggestions in a transparent manner and make changes to
this evolving document on a 6 monthly basis to start off with.

3) A similar form of feedback is essential for the RPwD Act and Rules, many
other amendments and corrections are pending - see http://bit.ly/rpwd-annot
. Can this be addressed too, please?

Thanks,

Sincerely,

Vaishnavi Jayakumar

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2314] Fwd: Representation : Pending National Policy translations & consultations

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

da Head Centre for Disability Studies, NALSAR, Hyderabad
   8.

   Muruganantham
   9.

   Srilatha Juvva (Professor, TISS)
   10.

   Dr V Janaki Social Scientist n disability rights activist, Chennai
   11.

   Muralidharan, NPRD
   12.

   Smitha Sadasivan, MSSI Chennai
   13.

   Dr. Ratan Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Teachers' Training
   (B.Ed.), Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, West Bengal, India
   14.

   Sunil Jain, Founder Astha
   15.

   Gopinath Ramakrishnan (Managing Trustee, Special Child Assistance
   Network)
   16.

   Rajiv Rajan
   17.

   Mohd Faisal
   18.

   Tina, Sanket Foundation
   19.

   Akeel Usmani Disability Rights Advocacy Group (DRAG)
   20.

   Shilpaa Anand, BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus
   21.

   Deepu M (project assistant, NISH)
   22.

   Aejaz Parasara
   23.

   Srinivasulu, President, Network of persons with disabilities
   Organizations Hyderabad, Telangana state India
   24.

   Priya Vadadan,  Disability Researcher and Person with Cerebral Palsy
   25.

   Bhavna Botta
   26.

   Aman Saxena General secretary Association of the deaf welfare
   Shahjahanpur
   27.

   Kalpana
   28.

   Basweshwar Paike , Member, Saksham Devgiri Prant, Latur
   29.

   Jessica Prakash-Richard, Advocacy Consultant, Touchstone Consultancies.
   30.

   Tushar Kansara
   31.

   M. Srinivasulu, President, Network of persons with disabilities
   Organizations NPdO Hyderabad
   32.

   Mary Lousia Luiz, Kairali Foundation of Deaf Women
   33.

   Elcy Pinto, Lecturer St Andrews College, Mumbai
   34.

   Syamala Gidugu Executive Director , AADI
   35.

   Sanjeev Reddy
   36.

   Parag Shah
   37.

   Suresh Kumar
   38.

   Gautam Chaudhury
   39.

   Vaibhav Ghaisas
   40.

   Kim Fernandes
   41.

   Kajla Dhawan
   42.

   Poonam Natarajan
   43.

   Dr. Goli Srinivas, Senior Medical Officer, Municipal Corporation of Delhi
   44.

   Dr Pratap Bist, general secretary Sambhavana
   45.

   Shaikh Mujahed Shaikh Nabi, Hony General Secretary Of Parbhani District
   Unity Association Of The Deaf Parbhani
   46.

   Karthik C, DRA
   47.

   G S Swamy
   48.

   Saudamini, Trustee, Access Mantra Foundation
   49.

   Yagnavalli Mukkavilli, Post graduate in CS.
   50.

   Anuradha Naidu
   51.

   Sukanya Gupta
   52.

   Sachin Randive
   53.

   Vaishnavi Jayakumar - Member, Disability Rights Alliance
   54.

   Rajul Padmanabhan
   55.

   Kalyani Vallath (Director, TES)
   56.

   G Ravi, Disability Rights Activist, Bengaluru

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2309] Item shared with you: ‘Draft Healthcare-Accessibility_Standard_English_merged-compressed.pdf’

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (via Google Drive)]

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Draft Healthcare-Accessibility_Standard_English_merged-compressed.pdf
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Can contribute and check others inputs as comments if signed into google  
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[AI] [WeThePwd:2308] Item shared with you: ‘20220609 National Policy for Persons with Disabilities-Draft Copy New National Policy May 2022 -compressed.pdf’

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20220609 National Policy for Persons with Disabilities-Draft Copy New  
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[AI] [WeThePwd:2306] Fwd: National Workshop on Sexual Self Advocacy

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

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From: Sexual Rights! 
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 at 18:22
Subject: National Workshop on Sexual Self Advocacy


Do you know about Sexual Rights?
[image: The world needs more sex educators!]

Do you know about Sexual Rights? Should we ensure these rights are
respected for all, including persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities (IDD)?

Dear Friends,



Today the picture has changed and to a large extent, persons with
intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities (IDD)* live their
entire lives in the community. They are included into schools, colleges,
workplaces, recreational activities, and other activities. As society has
evolved, we also have come to recognize that adults with IDD should be able
to make decisions to the greatest extent of their abilities. Freedom to
make decisions is a core human right, fundamental to personal autonomy and
self-determination.



But when it comes to sex, sexuality and relationships, challenges remain.
Many people—including parents and caregivers—still hold stereotypes about
the sexuality of this population.



This National Workshop on Sexual Self Advocacy for Persons with IDD
focusing on acceptance.

Join the workshop and learn ways you can support the sexual right of
acceptance for all people.



*We are honoured to invite you as a prime delegate to the National Workshop
on Sexual Self Advocacy for Persons with IDD from 9th to 11th June 2022
(Thursday, Friday and Saturday) | From 11:00 am to 06:00 pm IST on
Manovikas eGyanshala through Zoom meeting.*
This is final call for Register in the workshop!
REGISTER NOW- Add to Cart


*Intellectual disability (ID)
,
is a condition characterised by significant limitations both in
intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem-solving) and in
adaptive behaviour which covers a range of every day, social and practical
skills, including—
(a) “specific learning disabilities” means a heterogeneous group of
conditions wherein there is a the deficit in processing language, spoken or
written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak,
read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations and including such
conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia,
dyspraxia and developmental aphasia;
(b) “autism spectrum disorder” means a neuro-developmental condition
typically appearing in the first three years of life that significantly
affects a person’s ability to communicate, understand relationships and
relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual or
stereotypical rituals or behaviours. (ref. RPD ACT 2106)

Developmental Disabilities (DD), are covered under the National Trust Act
for the Welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual
disability (ID) (formally known as Mental Retardation), and Multiple
Disabilities. These are a group of lifelong conditions that emerge during
the developmental period and result in some level of functional limitation
in learning, language, communication, cognition, behaviour, socialization,
or mobility. The most common DD conditions are intellectual disability,
Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, fetal alcohol
syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Multiple Disabilities (more than one of the
above-specified disabilities) including deaf blindness which means a
condition in which a person may have a combination of hearing and visual
impairments causing severe communication, developmental, and educational
problems.

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)- the acronym “IDD” is
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[AI] ENDORSE Open Letter condemning Ranchi Airport CCTV Leak

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

12 May 2022

OPEN LETTER

WE, The Disabled People of India (and allies) …

on the Ranchi Airport CCTV Leaks
(as pertaining to the  IndiGo   boarding refusal

 incident of a child with disability)

Firstly, the child is seen to be completely calm at the time of boarding,
as seen in other videos and co-passenger accounts at boarding time.

Secondly, the boy, who is a wheelchair user, is clearly very much
physically incapable of creating any major, unmanageable disruption on
flight, again, as vouched for by co-passenger accounts, some of whom are
doctors.

Thirdly, how is CCTV footage of high security areas like the airport being
made available for circulation in this highly irresponsible manner?

Above all, it is a violation of the privacy of the child with a disability.

The aim appears to be very clear, namely :

to point a finger of blame at a distraught and stressed family in order to
divert attention from the real issue
,
which is a clear violation of the human rights of the child with disability.

How outrageously shameful that CCTV footage from much earlier, of a
distraught mother, anxiously trying to get her son to comply with the
"normal" behaviour expected, is being selectively circulated to malign the
child and the family, while the Airline CEO and the Indigo Manager/staff
who denied boarding to the family are being excused.

India’s disabled citizens and allies demand removal of this video footage
from the public domain ( eg https://youtu.be/Z6OeYZqFeJk ) and an FIR filed
requiring an investigation on how Airport Authority of India has permitted
confidential CCTV footage to be leaked, fixing the responsibility of the
culprit and also against the Badalav TV channel for illegally acquiring the
cctv footage to mislead the investigation.

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ENDORSED BY  300+ (& counting) ADD YOUR VOICE!

(Form to endorse this open letter is at http://bit.ly/condemn-ranchi-leaks )

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2304] ENDORSE Open Letter condemning Ranchi Airport CCTV Leak

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

2 May 2022

OPEN LETTER

WE, The Disabled People of India (and allies) …

on the Ranchi Airport CCTV Leaks
(as pertaining to the  IndiGo   boarding refusal

 incident of a child with disability)

Firstly, the child is seen to be completely calm at the time of boarding,
as seen in other videos and co-passenger accounts at boarding time.

Secondly, the boy, who is a wheelchair user, is clearly very much
physically incapable of creating any major, unmanageable disruption on
flight, again, as vouched for by co-passenger accounts, some of whom are
doctors.

Thirdly, how is CCTV footage of high security areas like the airport being
made available for circulation in this highly irresponsible manner?

Above all, it is a violation of the privacy of the child with a disability.

The aim appears to be very clear, namely :

to point a finger of blame at a distraught and stressed family in order to
divert attention from the real issue
,
which is a clear violation of the human rights of the child with disability.

How outrageously shameful that CCTV footage from much earlier, of a
distraught mother, anxiously trying to get her son to comply with the
"normal" behaviour expected, is being selectively circulated to malign the
child and the family, while the Airline CEO and the Indigo Manager/staff
who denied boarding to the family are being excused.

India’s disabled citizens and allies demand removal of this video footage
from the public domain ( eg https://youtu.be/Z6OeYZqFeJk ) and an FIR filed
requiring an investigation on how Airport Authority of India has permitted
confidential CCTV footage to be leaked, fixing the responsibility of the
culprit and also against the Badalav TV channel for illegally acquiring the
cctv footage to mislead the investigation.

--

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2303] Re: Lecture on Health rights of persons with disabilities 10 March by David Werner

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

 *'The Right to Health of Persons with Disabilities ' by David Werner* at 5
PM (IST) today 10 Mar 2022  lecture ID and link are below.

Zoom Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83770417300?pwd=bGNud3BnNHpKWXdEbWVhNjA0WXczZz09

*Date: March 10, 2022*

*Time: 05:00 pm- 06:00 pm (IST)*

*Meeting ID: 8**37 7041 7300*

*Passcode: **423041*

*Sign language interpretation and closed captioning will be provided for
deaf and hard of hearing participants*.


-- Forwarded message -
From: Varsha Gumashta 
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 at 04:34
Subject: REMINDER 'Lecture Today': The Right to Health of Persons with
Disabilities ' by David Werner at 5 PM (IST)

Dear All,



The Centre for Constitutional Rights, a division of Socio Legal Information
Centre, has successfully conducted its training programs and lecture series
in collaboration with lawyers and activists from leading Civil Liberties
organisations sharing their experience with leading cases/litigation on
various constitutional rights in their courts. CCRI is hosting a series of
lectures on "*Disability Rights and the Law*" which explores the
experiences of human rights lawyers and activists on matters concerning
rights of persons with disabilities.



*The 5th lecture in the series is scheduled on 10.03.2022 *and will be
delivered by the veteran and health icon *Mr. David Werner*, Co-founder and
Director of HealthWrights (Workgroup for People's Health and Rights). He
has been a visiting professor at Boston University’s International School
of Public Health. He has worked for more than 50 years in Village Health
Care, Community-based Rehabilitation, and Child-to-Child health initiatives
in the global south, mainly Mexico. David, who has a physical disability
himself (Charot-Marie-Tooth syndrome), has authored and illustrated the
handbooks *"Where There Is No Doctor"*(now in over 90 languages),*"Helping
Health Workers Learn,"**"Disabled Village Children,"*and *"Nothing About Us
Without Us: Developing Innovative Technologies For, By and With Disabled
Persons."*He has been a consultant for UNICEF, WHO, the Peace Corps, UNDP,
UN-ESCAP, World Bank and various state and federal governments ranging from
Mexico to Brazil, India, and Iran. David has received awards and/or
fellowships from the World Health Organization, the Macarthur Foundation,
among others. For more information, see: http://www.healthwrights.org ;
Email: david.b.wer...@gmail.com



Mr. Werner will be discussing, *‘The Right to Health of Persons with
Disabilities.’*



We invite you to join the session.



*Sign language interpretation and closed captioning will be provided for
deaf and hard of hearing participants*.



The lecture ID and link are below.

Zoom Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83770417300?pwd=bGNud3BnNHpKWXdEbWVhNjA0WXczZz09

*Date: March 10, 2022*

*Time: 05:00 pm- 06:00 pm (IST)*

*Meeting ID: 8**37 7041 7300*

*Passcode: **423041*



Hope to have you in the session.

Thank You.

Regards,

Varsha Gumashta

Assistant Director

Centre for Constitutional Rights

Socio-Legal Information Centre (SLIC)

576, Masjid Road, Jangpura

Delhi-110014

Phone number: +91 9399507939




On Mon, 7 Mar 2022 at 14:09, Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: rajive raturi 
> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 at 12:50
> Subject: Lecture on Health rights of persons with disabilities 10 March by
> David Werner
>
>
>
>  Dear Friends,
> The Centre for Constitutional Rights is organizing the 5th lecture in
> the Disability Rights lecture series on ‘The Right to health of
> persons with disabilities’.
>
>  Our resource person for this lecture is David Werner. David is   an
> author and health activist, is co-founder and director of
> HealthWrights (Workgroup for People's Health and Rights) and for years
> was a visiting professor at Boston University’s International School
> of Public Health. A biologist and educator by training, he has worked
> for more than 50 years in village health care, community-based
> rehabilitation, and Child-to-Child health initiatives in the global
> south, mainly Mexico. From 1965 intothey 90s he was a facilitator and
> adviser to Project Piaxtla, a pioneering villager-run health program
> which contributed to the early conceptualization and evolution of
> Primary Health Care (PHC). Out of Piaxtla grew PROJIMO, an innovative
> Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) program organized and run by
> disabled youth of Western Mexico.
>
> David, who has a physical disability himself (Charot-Marie-Tooth
> syndrom), is still active in this program, as well as in a sister
> program that designs and constructs personalized children's
> wheelchairs at low cost. More recently he helped start and advises
> Habilítate Mazatlán, a service program for disabled children run and
> s

[AI] [WeThePwd:2301] Fwd: Lecture on Health rights of persons with disabilities 10 March by David Werner

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

-- Forwarded message -
From: rajive raturi 
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 at 12:50
Subject: Lecture on Health rights of persons with disabilities 10 March by
David Werner



 Dear Friends,
The Centre for Constitutional Rights is organizing the 5th lecture in
the Disability Rights lecture series on ‘The Right to health of
persons with disabilities’.

 Our resource person for this lecture is David Werner. David is   an
author and health activist, is co-founder and director of
HealthWrights (Workgroup for People's Health and Rights) and for years
was a visiting professor at Boston University’s International School
of Public Health. A biologist and educator by training, he has worked
for more than 50 years in village health care, community-based
rehabilitation, and Child-to-Child health initiatives in the global
south, mainly Mexico. From 1965 intothey 90s he was a facilitator and
adviser to Project Piaxtla, a pioneering villager-run health program
which contributed to the early conceptualization and evolution of
Primary Health Care (PHC). Out of Piaxtla grew PROJIMO, an innovative
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) program organized and run by
disabled youth of Western Mexico.

David, who has a physical disability himself (Charot-Marie-Tooth
syndrom), is still active in this program, as well as in a sister
program that designs and constructs personalized children's
wheelchairs at low cost. More recently he helped start and advises
Habilítate Mazatlán, a service program for disabled children run and
staffed by disabled recovering drug users.

 David  has kindly agreed to deliver this lecture at 5 pm  (India
time) on 10th March which  coincides to 3.30 am in the morning in
California where he is based.  .

We request you to please attend this lecture on 10 March which is
being organized virtually and the link for the lecture shall be sent
to you shortly.

With regards,

Rajive

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[AI] Fwd: India's disability movement urges you to endorse the open letter to the Standing Committee to fix India's Mediation Bill

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Dear colleagues / friends / allies,

Do consider endorsing and further circulating this open letter from India's
disability movement to the Law and Justice parliamentary standing
committee.

The 'benevolent' prejudice of the first schedule of the Mediation Bill 2021
effectively sets the movement back in its bracketing of people with high
support needs, intellectual disability and mental illness along with minors
(and deities!) under the 'disputes or matters not fit for mediation' list
of people who will be denied access to this means of seeking justice.

The only ‘protection’ that we the disabled people of India need, is
safeguarding against
assaults on the validity of our personhood,
attempts to diminish our innate legal capacity
and assumptions that we are in some way lesser than the rest.

Yes, we may need reasonable accommodations. And some of us will be open
about our need for support in key life decisions.

But we are not infants, we are not divine. We are citizens (with
disabilities).

Endorse the open letter from India's disability movement, allies, allied
stakeholders and supporters to the Parliament Standing Committee urging
lawmakers to fix the First Schedule of the Mediation Bill and drop the
disability references : http://bit.ly/endorsement-form (For institutional
endorsements, please DM me)

The letter is below for reading convenience - access the public link with
updated signatory list at http://bit.ly/fix-mediation-bill

Do share this and get other people's movements to stand by us!

*VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*
http://about.me/vjayakumar

---

Open Letter to Parliamentary Standing Committee (Personnel, Public
Grievances, Law and Justice) on the Draft Mediation Bill 2021
<https://legalaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/mediation-bill-2021.pdf>.

It is a case where the left hand does not know what the right is doing.
India ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
within months of its coming into force. We have since then replaced our
older laws on disability rights and mental health to bring them in harmony
with the UN Convention. A common feature in all these legal instruments was
the recognition of persons with disabilities as persons before the law —
possessed of legal capacity on an equal basis with others. A logical
consequence of this position is that whenever any law is made for the
people of the country, it will as much extend to persons with disabilities.
Any law excluding persons with disabilities would be in breach of both the
country’s international commitment and its national laws. Yet the Mediation
Bill 2021 has excluded a range of persons with disabilities from the
purview of the Mediation law as if to say these path-breaking rights
affirming efforts never happened.

Mediation, unlike adjudication, is supposed to be a win-win, give and take
exercise. It operates on the principle that both society and people benefit
when disputes are peaceably resolved. Yet any legal proceedings against
persons with intellectual disability or persons with mental illness or
persons with high support needs have been kept out of the purview of this
law. Other people’s unhappiness or disagreement with them cannot be
peaceably settled, be it in individual or community mediation. No one can
be compelled to go for mediation and this non compulsion would as much
apply to people with disabilities as to others .

>From such a framing of the bill it appears as though people with
disabilities either do not have any requirement for mediation or their
representation or need for mediation is dispensable. What the law has done
is that it has denied to persons with disabilities the option to settle
disputes amicably. With this one act these persons with disabilities have
been rendered invisible by the law. When people are barred from having any
grievance against any member of a community then people prefer to have
nothing to do with them : they are shunned or socially ostracised. Yet the UN
Convention and our national laws speak about giving all persons with
disabilities the right to live independently and in the community. So who
will solve their disputes if they have any? Or will they continue to either
be socially ostracised or face continued prejudice and violence of diverse
sorts?

The lawmakers of the country are expected to make law with full knowledge
and understanding of what they have the power to do and not do. To honour
the international commitments of the country and not override special laws
through general laws is a part of the commitment. Furthermore, it is in
order to enable course correction and ensure that laws made are not opposed
to the interests of the people; that rules for pre-legislative public
participation <https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/plcp.pdf>
have been formulated. The rules require that at least a period of 30 days
must be given to the people to offer their comments and suggestions. Even
that period has be

[AI] [WeThePwd:2298] India's disability movement urges you to endorse the open letter to the Standing Committee to fix India's Mediation Bill

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Dear colleagues / friends / allies,

Do consider endorsing and further circulating this open letter from India's
disability movement to the Law and Justice parliamentary standing
committee.

The 'benevolent' prejudice of the first schedule of the Mediation Bill 2021
effectively sets the movement back in its bracketing of people with high
support needs, intellectual disability and mental illness along with minors
(and deities!) under the 'disputes or matters not fit for mediation' list
of people who will be denied access to this means of seeking justice.

The only ‘protection’ that we the disabled people of India need, is
safeguarding against
assaults on the validity of our personhood,
attempts to diminish our innate legal capacity
and assumptions that we are in some way lesser than the rest.

Yes, we may need reasonable accommodations. And some of us will be open
about our need for support in key life decisions.

But we are not infants, we are not divine. We are citizens (with
disabilities).

Endorse the open letter from India's disability movement, allies, allied
stakeholders and supporters to the Parliament Standing Committee urging
lawmakers to fix the First Schedule of the Mediation Bill and drop the
disability references : http://bit.ly/endorsement-form (For institutional
endorsements, please DM me)

The letter is below for reading convenience - access the public link with
updated signatory list at http://bit.ly/fix-mediation-bill

Do share this and get other people's movements to stand by us!

*VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*
http://about.me/vjayakumar

---

Open Letter to Parliamentary Standing Committee (Personnel, Public
Grievances, Law and Justice) on the Draft Mediation Bill 2021
<https://legalaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/mediation-bill-2021.pdf>.

It is a case where the left hand does not know what the right is doing.
India ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
within months of its coming into force. We have since then replaced our
older laws on disability rights and mental health to bring them in harmony
with the UN Convention. A common feature in all these legal instruments was
the recognition of persons with disabilities as persons before the law —
possessed of legal capacity on an equal basis with others. A logical
consequence of this position is that whenever any law is made for the
people of the country, it will as much extend to persons with disabilities.
Any law excluding persons with disabilities would be in breach of both the
country’s international commitment and its national laws. Yet the Mediation
Bill 2021 has excluded a range of persons with disabilities from the
purview of the Mediation law as if to say these path-breaking rights
affirming efforts never happened.

Mediation, unlike adjudication, is supposed to be a win-win, give and take
exercise. It operates on the principle that both society and people benefit
when disputes are peaceably resolved. Yet any legal proceedings against
persons with intellectual disability or persons with mental illness or
persons with high support needs have been kept out of the purview of this
law. Other people’s unhappiness or disagreement with them cannot be
peaceably settled, be it in individual or community mediation. No one can
be compelled to go for mediation and this non compulsion would as much
apply to people with disabilities as to others .

>From such a framing of the bill it appears as though people with
disabilities either do not have any requirement for mediation or their
representation or need for mediation is dispensable. What the law has done
is that it has denied to persons with disabilities the option to settle
disputes amicably. With this one act these persons with disabilities have
been rendered invisible by the law. When people are barred from having any
grievance against any member of a community then people prefer to have
nothing to do with them : they are shunned or socially ostracised. Yet the UN
Convention and our national laws speak about giving all persons with
disabilities the right to live independently and in the community. So who
will solve their disputes if they have any? Or will they continue to either
be socially ostracised or face continued prejudice and violence of diverse
sorts?

The lawmakers of the country are expected to make law with full knowledge
and understanding of what they have the power to do and not do. To honour
the international commitments of the country and not override special laws
through general laws is a part of the commitment. Furthermore, it is in
order to enable course correction and ensure that laws made are not opposed
to the interests of the people; that rules for pre-legislative public
participation <https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/plcp.pdf>
have been formulated. The rules require that at least a period of 30 days
must be given to the people to offer their comments and suggestions. Even
that period has be

[AI] [WeThePwd:2297] Fwd: Fw: International Workshop on Equal Opportunity Policy for the Persons with Disabilities

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

- Forwarded message -
*From:* Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 (RPD Act 2016) <
m...@manovikas.co.in>

*Sent:* Monday, 7 February, 2022, 03:22:03 pm IST
*Subject:* International Workshop on Equal Opportunity Policy for the
Persons with Disabilities

Equal opportunity policy (EOP)
[image: International Workshop on Equal Opportunity Policy for the Persons
with Disabilities]


Dear Sir/Madam,



In pursuance of the provisions under Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Act 2016 (RPD Act 2016) and UNCRPD, every establishment needs to DESIGN,
NOTIFY AND REGISTER equal opportunity policy (EOP).

International Workshop on Equal Opportunity Policy for the Persons with
Disabilities, approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI),
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, is being organised virtually
during *March 4 to 6, 2022 (FRI to SUN).*

You are invited to join the workshop and you will receive all solutions on
EOP along with the sample documents like

⊕EOP format,

⊕Statements for Reasonable Accommodations,

⊕EOP Register,

⊕Grievance Management System,

⊕Disability information,

⊕Workshop materials and  many more.

The aims and objectives of this Workshop on Equal Opportunity Policy (EOP):

   1.

   Analyse the equal opportunity policy for persons with disabilities (PwD)
   under the UNCRPD and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.
   2.

   Recommend reasonable accommodations and justify a framework of equal
   opportunity policy for persons with disabilities.
   3.

   Design the equal opportunity policy for the Government establishment and
   private establishment, companies, institutions, schools colleges,
   universities, hospitals, local authorities, NGOs and all public facilities
   and services.



This International Workshop on EOP for PwDS is open for the *Representatives
from* *Government, Companies, Institutions, NGOs, CRE Participants and
Students* and others are welcome.

We ensure you the best learning experience and complete discovery with the
top class Mentors. Certificate of participation and appreciation under the
seal of Manovikas and RCI.

*30 CRE points credited* shall be awarded to the RCI registered
professionals/ personnel.

Please register now the Early bird Registration fees Rs.1500 is open till
February 15, 2022. For Registration you need to register or login:
https://manovikasfamily.org/gyanshala

and select the Course: International Workshop on Equal Opportunity Policy,
then Add to Cart and Pay the Fees.

For any support, please write an email on nsmh@manovikas.family, call or
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[AI] Draft Accessibility Standards and Provision of facilities for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in Civil Aviation Sector

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

*NOTE : Crowd-compiled comments on draft at this link
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vYRF8YFOcAuCiQK5PG0nP1LJdXhQGsFa/view?usp=sharing>.
Also
refer library *https://flyhigh-dra.blogspot.com/p/librar.html

*---Draft guideline issued to ensure ease during air travel for disabled
people*

business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/draft-guideline-issued-to-ensure-ease-during-air-travel-for-disabled-people-121102601823_1.html

October 27, 2021

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday issued draft guidelines for aviation
sector stakeholders such as airlines and airports to ensure disabled people
can travel at ease

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday issued draft guidelines for aviation
sector stakeholders such as airlines and airports to ensure disabled people
can travel at ease.

Actor and dancer Sudha Chandran had last week, in a video posted on social
media, narrated her ordeal of how she was made to remove her prosthetic
limb every time during a security check at any airport.

According to the draft guidelines, airport operators must make special
arrangements to facilitate screening of persons with special needs so that
the process is carried out efficiently "keeping the dignity and privacy of
the passenger in mind".

During the screening of prosthetics, the airport security -- which is
handled by the CISF at most of the airports -- might use X-ray, explosive
trace detection devices or visual checks according to their requirement, it
mentioned.

The passenger -- who has a prosthetic limb -- will first pass through the
door frame metal detector and should then be taken to a private screening
point and made to sit comfortably, it noted.

This passenger will then receive additional screening including a pat-down,
the draft guidelines said.

"A prosthetic appliance which does not have any foam padding cover under
which any weapon or explosive can be concealed and in which the steel rod
of the appliance is clearly visible may be screened by visual inspection
and ETD checks only, without removing it."

However, in rare cases, where there is sufficient justification including
profiling of the passenger, X-ray screening may be resorted to, it stated,
adding the justification for subjecting a prosthetic limb to X-ray
screening shall be recorded by the screener in a register

Prosthetic appliances that are covered in foam padding and in which the
steel rod is not visible must undergo X-ray screening, it mentioned.
The draft guidelines also said that passengers who have external devices
including insulin pumps, hearing aids, cochlear implants, spinal
stimulators, bone growth stimulators and ostomies will not have to
disconnect them for X-ray screening.

Under most circumstances, a passenger can conduct a self-pat-down of these
devices followed by ETD screening of his or her hands, it added.

Disabled passengers should inform the airline about their complete
requirement 48 hours before the scheduled departure so that the carrier can
make necessary arrangements, it mentioned.

If a passenger wants to check-in their wheelchair at the airport, the
airline must ensure that the wheelchair is duly taxed and sent to the
baggage make-up area with a service partner to avoid any damage, it noted.

Passengers should check with the airline on the specific requirements of
bringing service animals on flights. A low floor coach or a ramp should be
used for comfortable boarding or debarring of wheelchair users, the draft
guidelines mentioned.

"Airlines should ensure that a disability awareness training is conducted
for new hires and ensure periodic refreshers are conducted for all staff to
reiterate policies and standard operating procedures on customer assistance
with different types of disabilities," it mentioned.

The Civil Aviation Ministry has given three weeks
<https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/en/in-focus>for people to send their
comments and suggestions on the draft "Accessibility Standards and
Guidelines for Civil Aviation
<https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Accessibility-Standards-and-Provision-of-facilities-for-Persons-with-Disabilities.pdf>",
after which final guidelines will be issued.


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[AI] On the Right to Health bill 2021 - process, expert list and first working draft. Email with provenance Fwd: Copy of the Draft Bill

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Download attachments at original email with provenance :
http://bit.ly/right-to-health-v1

Context :
 
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/oct/17/first-draft-of-right-to-health-and-healthcare-bill-made-by-private-university-ready-2372294.html
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/oct/17/first-draft-of-right-to-health-and-healthcare-bill-made-by-private-university-ready-2372294.html>


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From: Dipika Jain <>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 17:31
Subject: Copy of the Draft Bill
To: We The People (with disabilities) of India wethe...@googlegroups.com <
wethe...@googlegroups.com>, Vaishnavi Jayakumar>
Cc: Indranil Mukhopadhyay , Disha Chaudhari , Anmol Diwan , Joshika Saraf



Dear Vaishnavi,



I hope you are well.



Pursuant to our conversation please find attached the draft of the Bill.



We, at OP. Jindal University, were entrusted by the Economic Advisory
Council to the Prime Minister for the task of drafting a Health Bill.



We submitted the first working draft to the EAC on September 16th. *Please
note that this is the **not the official EAC Bill but a version of what
we drafted*.



While we await a response from the Government, we intend to inform and
substantiate the draft with feedback and inputs from multiple stakeholders. It
is our endeavor to ensure that we draft the most comprehensive bill within
a right based framework  and also take into account all complexities and
nuances that are imperative to securing efficient levels of public health
care for all including minorities, which is only possible
through consultations.


We were guided in this effort by a Committee of Experts. We also consulted
a few experts, scholars and activists on the structure of the Bill. Please
find attached, a list.


In fact, we had planned to hold extensive consultations with members of
civil society and other persons working on the right to Heath. However, the
pandemic circumstances, especially the onset of the second wave, and the
paucity of time  restricted the consultations and conversations with a very
limited number of people at the first draft stage.


We would be grateful if you could take the time to peruse the Bill and
provide your inputs and comments on the same. We will keep you posted on
the future consultations and public participation on this draft.


We look forward to working with you and learning from you.


Warmly, Dipika and Indranil





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Re: [AI] RBI MANDATE REGARDING CAPTCHA ON INTERNET BANKING SERVICES

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

For addressing this genuine concern of deaf-blind community.

Anyone has access to this RBI communication on 'Strong CAPTCHAs'?

Why are they do kanjoos to add on SMS OTP, and free email OTP?

On Sun, 17 Oct, 2021, 10:03 am Harshit Lohia,  wrote:

> Dear List Members,
> The YONO portal of SBI (https://sbiyono.sbi) which is the modern
> internet banking portal of SBI doesn't has accessible captcha. I have
> already written to SBI. So, everyone who has account in SBI please
> write to top management of SBI for addressing this genuine concern of
> visually impaired community.
>
> On 10/17/21, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA  wrote:
> > hello accessindia!
> >
> > We have recieved a reference through our PNB's internal circulation that
> RBI
> > has mandate all banks to have a strong CAPTCHA on their login page of
> > internet banking. In compliance of that Punjab National  Bank has
> introduced
> > captcha on its IBS login page. Presently it is text based and accessible
> > with screen reading technology. all, please check with your banks and
> start
> > a movement for accessible captcha if it requires.
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[AI] Right to Health Bill 2021 1st Draft

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

It's out. Refusing to attach it here because consultation cannot be private.

Instead please ask Economic Advisory Council or O.P. Jindal University to
not make a mockery of PLCP and to put up the accessible draft with proper
awareness in the public domain.

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2273] Re: Last minute inclusion? Re: Due date for 2021 Harmonised Guidelines draft inputs is over.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

*Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India) * 24 September 2021 at 11:40


To: ccpd 
Cc: secyur...@nic.in, secretaryda-m...@nic.in

24 September 2021


The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

Sarojini House

Bhagwan Das Road

New Delhi



Sir,



*Sub: Urgent Intervention sought to ensure extension of draft 2021
Harmonised Guidelines public feedback deadline for wider participation by
disabled citizens in the spirit of Nothing About Us Without US*





This is to bring to your attention that an overwhelming majority of
stakeholders in India's disability sector have only this week realised that
the Harmonised guidelines were under review with online public consultations
<https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1305.pdf> held on 22nd and
24th April 2021.  Even the handful of representatives from the disability
movement who were consulted on 20 May 2022
<https://twitter.com/NIUA_India/status/1399438179808137217> for a focus
group discussion were *unaware that the draft had been readied **and that
the date for submitting comments was over*! (The 2021 draft Harmonised
Guidelines was submitted to the MoHUA by IIT Roorkee for launch approval by 10
August 2021
<https://www.niua.org/sites/default/files/NIUA_Newsletter_Issue_50.pdf>,
released on the NIUA website on 12 August 2021
<https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf> with CPWD cutoff
date for comments being 27 August 2021
<https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf>)



We have been given to understand that there are pressures of time as the
MOHUA's planned release  of the revised Harmonised Guidelines is by October
2021.


This timeline is unviable as multiple corrections and changes seem to be
required with experts opining that "this version is certainly not ready for
release."

While the policy process undergone has been inclusive in ideation
technically speaking, the lack of awareness and effective publicity among
target stakeholders is regrettable. Not even our own MSJE ministry has
publicised this matter or shared this draft formally!

In view of this sub-optimal awareness and participation in public policy
making, *you are requested to intervene and ensure that the latest draft is
provided in a variety of accessible formats, with adequate awareness by way
of press release and publicity by relevant ministries, for review by public
via citizen engagement portal MyGov.in for a minimum of a month* as
prescribed by 2014 Pre Consultative Legislative Policy *(PCLP)* para 2
<https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/plcp.pdf#page=2>. (The
draft was up for comments with only 15 days before deadline)


It would be appropriate here to recollect the observations of the Supreme
Court in the recent Vikash Kumar judgement paras 77 & 78
<https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2019/19177/19177_2019_36_1503_26115_Judgement_11-Feb-2021.pdf#page=60>



77 We find it apposite to mention here that consultation with persons
> with disabilities and their involvement in decision making about matters
> affecting their lives is necessary to bring about any meaningful change in
> the realization of their rights.* Taking note of the emergence of
> movements of persons with disabilities and the philosophy of “nothing about
> us without us”, the CRPD Committee in its General Comment No. 7  has also
> underscored the importance of such participative decision making by
> involving persons with disabilities and organizations of the persons with
> disabilities.*
>


> 78 In India, as reflected by the policy disconnect in this case, there is
> often a *lack of involvement of the disabled in such decision making
> processes*, leading to their voice not being heard and their grievances
> remaining unaddressed. This has also been listed as an area of concern by
> the CRPD Committee in its concluding observations on India. Taking into
> account our constitutional and international obligations, we direct the
> MSJE to frame the abovementioned guidelines in consultation with the
> public, specifically with persons with disabilities and organisations
> representing them .


Given that only 18 out of 63 participants in the online April discussions
were disabled citizens and fewer than that paltry number participated in
the May FGD, we request that other requirements of the PCLP are also met.
That would include a plain language summary and a table of changes between
the 2016 and 2021 Harmonised Guidelines. Additionally the recordings of the
public consultation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a35udnwcyvo> lack the
promised captions and the live sign language interpreter screen has not
been pinned for the recording rendering the record *inaccessible to deaf,
deafblind *(and at least machine translation as *there is complete
exclusion on anyone who is not urban and English speaking with access to
Internet*.) Sign language interpretation of 

[AI] Re: Last minute inclusion? Re: Due date for 2021 Harmonised Guidelines draft inputs is over.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi,

Multiple sources have indicated that the current draft has erroneous
diagrams, missing text etc and is nowhere near ready for release.

Will be writing officially to the concerned ministries today for an
extension and requesting CCPD office to intervene - apparently they had
also worked along in this exercise though MSJE has not received this draft
either, looks like. I discovered this report of stakeholder consultations
on NIUA website <https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1305.pdf> -
it has links to entire discussion on YouTube

In the meantime just wanted to flag the following recent developments in
MSJE's multiple manuals (AIC?) idea : Links are to PDFs


   - Roads 18-3-2021Draft Comprehensive Accessibility Guidelines for Road
   Transport Infrastructure including Bus terminals/Bus stops
   
<https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/circulars_document/Draft%20Comprehensive.pdf>
   - Railways 30-12-2019 HARMONISED GUIDELINES FOR PASSENGER WITH
   DISABILITIES, OVER INDIAN RAILWAYS
   
<https://rlda.indianrailways.gov.in/works/uploads/File/Harmonised%20Guidelines%20for%20Divyangjans%20%2030.12.2019.pdf>
   - TV programmes 11-9-2019 Accessibility Standards for Persons with
   Disabilities in Television Programmes
   
<https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/Accessibility%20Standards%20for%20Persons%20with%20Disabilities%20in%20TV%20Programmes%20.pdf>
(Deaf
   / HI only)


Rama & whoever else is commenting on the draft here https://bit.ly/
*2021-hg-draft* <https://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft> - thanks. It's way more
transparent and open when we share our observations.
This '2021 Draft Harmonised Guidelines Deadline Discussion' thread can be
accessed at https://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft-*topic*
<https://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft-topic>

Regards,

Vaishnavi

On Tue, 21 Sept 2021 at 12:40, Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> ⏰ **Draft 2021 Harmonised Guidelines Feedback**
>
> Tracked down and spoke to Abhishek Bose, CPWD.
>
> Re the new harmonised guidelines, the minister is clear it has to be
> released  October 1st week. Process has been going on for a year and 2-3
> stakeholder consults have been conducted.
>
> It's our fault that our grapevine hasn't worked properly - going forward
> we really need to fix both govt channeling info for public consultations
> via MyGov only and our own sectoral representatives' duties and
> responsibilities to inform.
>
> Anyway, told him about non slip floor needing a cut off value and gave
> example of hospital emergency in Bangalore receiving many senior citizens
> who fell in nearby metro.
>
> Maybe that resonated so he said to send inputs today tomorrow types, he
> will try and get it included.
>
> I'm not hopeful given October 1st week minister keenness, but no harm
> trying. He brought up the fact that statute requires frequent updating and
> it's 5 years. No arguments there.
>
> The compressed draft HG = http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft
>
> Am sending him inputs (to bose.abhis...@gov.in ) which he will in turn
> pass on to others heading this : NIUA spearheading agency and Gaurav Raheja
> of IIT Roorkee, for last minute inclusion.
>
> DRA had DMed Hitesh Vaidya of NIUA on Twitter but received no response.
> ---
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Sep, 2021, 8:23 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar, <
> jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Draft : https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19  -
>> A compressed ~9MB version is hosted online at http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft (
>> The original is 83 MB file - The first 18 pages have not rendered properly,
>> maybe because not in English or unicode. Either way it's all messages and
>> acknowledgements. Exception is the first page, inaccessible. Pasting OCRed
>> version here as well as inaccessible NIUA document content.
>> https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf )
>>
>> ~ OCR of Page 1
>> https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19 ~
>>
>> Government of India
>> Central Public Works Department
>> Office of ADG (Works)
>> Room No. 306, A Wing Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110011
>> Phone: 23062138 ; 23061401, Fax : 23061396D
>> email: adg-arch.c...@nic.in
>>
>> F.No. :6/25/2019/ADG (Works)
>>
>> *Date: 12.08.2021*Office Memorandum
>>
>> *Subject: Seeking comments on draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards
>> for Universal Accessibility in India- 2021’*
>> The draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal
>> Accessibility in India-
>> 2021’ has been prepared after stakeholder consultations. Now the draft is
>> being put up
>> in public domain for seeking comments.
>>
>> The comments may be submitted up to 27-08-2021 at th

[AI] Re: Last minute inclusion? Re: Due date for 2021 Harmonised Guidelines draft inputs is over.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

  *Also, what do you think of MSJE idea of departmentwise guidelines*

❗during the eci meet, Tarika Roy from Ministry said something alarming.
That each dept was going to bring out its own accessibility guidelines
before December 2021

 This is alarming, I'd heard recently of this, but never thought our own
ministry would be behind this.

 As it is Road Transport Ministry has come out with a draft.

Having so many competing manuals will be a mess.

We need just 1 overarching accessibility code that is available on an
official website as HTML that departments can easily link to.

Furthermore the Harmonised Guidelines, GIGW and ARAI AIS bus body code are
what makes the guideline statutory as they alone are mentioned in Law+Rules

 Thoughts 樂 ❓

On Tue, 21 Sep, 2021, 12:40 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar, <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> ⏰ **Draft 2021 Harmonised Guidelines Feedback**
>
> Tracked down and spoke to Abhishek Bose, CPWD.
>
> Re the new harmonised guidelines, the minister is clear it has to be
> released  October 1st week. Process has been going on for a year and 2-3
> stakeholder consults have been conducted.
>
> It's our fault that our grapevine hasn't worked properly - going forward
> we really need to fix both govt channeling info for public consultations
> via MyGov only and our own sectoral representatives' duties and
> responsibilities to inform.
>
> Anyway, told him about non slip floor needing a cut off value and gave
> example of hospital emergency in Bangalore receiving many senior citizens
> who fell in nearby metro.
>
> Maybe that resonated so he said to send inputs today tomorrow types, he
> will try and get it included.
>
> I'm not hopeful given October 1st week minister keenness, but no harm
> trying. He brought up the fact that statute requires frequent updating and
> it's 5 years. No arguments there.
>
> The compressed draft HG = http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft
>
> Am sending him inputs (to bose.abhis...@gov.in ) which he will in turn
> pass on to others heading this : NIUA spearheading agency and Gaurav Raheja
> of IIT Roorkee, for last minute inclusion.
>
> DRA had DMed Hitesh Vaidya of NIUA on Twitter but received no response.
> ---
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Sep, 2021, 8:23 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar, <
> jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Draft : https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19  -
>> A compressed ~9MB version is hosted online at http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft (
>> The original is 83 MB file - The first 18 pages have not rendered properly,
>> maybe because not in English or unicode. Either way it's all messages and
>> acknowledgements. Exception is the first page, inaccessible. Pasting OCRed
>> version here as well as inaccessible NIUA document content.
>> https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf )
>>
>> ~ OCR of Page 1
>> https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19 ~
>>
>> Government of India
>> Central Public Works Department
>> Office of ADG (Works)
>> Room No. 306, A Wing Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110011
>> Phone: 23062138 ; 23061401, Fax : 23061396D
>> email: adg-arch.c...@nic.in
>>
>> F.No. :6/25/2019/ADG (Works)
>>
>> *Date: 12.08.2021*Office Memorandum
>>
>> *Subject: Seeking comments on draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards
>> for Universal Accessibility in India- 2021’*
>> The draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal
>> Accessibility in India-
>> 2021’ has been prepared after stakeholder consultations. Now the draft is
>> being put up
>> in public domain for seeking comments.
>>
>> The comments may be submitted up to 27-08-2021 at the email id:
>> bose.abhis...@gov.in.
>>
>> Encl: As above
>>
>> ADG (Works)
>>
>> CPWD Nirman Bhawan
>> (Through CPWD Website)
>>
>> To all concerned.
>> ADG (Works)
>>
>>
>> -
>> ~ OCR of https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf ~
>>
>>
>> NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBAN AFFAIRS
>>
>> Hitesh Vaidya
>> Director
>>
>>
>> *Date: 12/08/2021*Ref. No: NIUA/BASIIC/D-17
>>
>> *Subject: Seeking comments on the draft “Harmonised Guidelines &
>> Standards for Universal Accessibility in India”*
>>
>> The draft of the “Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal
>> Accessibility in India"
>> has been prepared under the Building Accessible, Safe and Inclusive
>> Indian Cities (BASIIC)
>> programme at the National Institute of Urban Affairs. The programme is
>> supported by the Foreign
>> Commonwealth and Development Office 

[AI] Last minute inclusion? Re: Due date for 2021 Harmonised Guidelines draft inputs is over.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

⏰ **Draft 2021 Harmonised Guidelines Feedback**

Tracked down and spoke to Abhishek Bose, CPWD.

Re the new harmonised guidelines, the minister is clear it has to be
released  October 1st week. Process has been going on for a year and 2-3
stakeholder consults have been conducted.

It's our fault that our grapevine hasn't worked properly - going forward we
really need to fix both govt channeling info for public consultations via
MyGov only and our own sectoral representatives' duties and
responsibilities to inform.

Anyway, told him about non slip floor needing a cut off value and gave
example of hospital emergency in Bangalore receiving many senior citizens
who fell in nearby metro.

Maybe that resonated so he said to send inputs today tomorrow types, he
will try and get it included.

I'm not hopeful given October 1st week minister keenness, but no harm
trying. He brought up the fact that statute requires frequent updating and
it's 5 years. No arguments there.

The compressed draft HG = http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft

Am sending him inputs (to bose.abhis...@gov.in ) which he will in turn pass
on to others heading this : NIUA spearheading agency and Gaurav Raheja of
IIT Roorkee, for last minute inclusion.

DRA had DMed Hitesh Vaidya of NIUA on Twitter but received no response.
---


On Thu, 9 Sep, 2021, 8:23 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar, <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Draft : https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19  -
> A compressed ~9MB version is hosted online at http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft (
> The original is 83 MB file - The first 18 pages have not rendered properly,
> maybe because not in English or unicode. Either way it's all messages and
> acknowledgements. Exception is the first page, inaccessible. Pasting OCRed
> version here as well as inaccessible NIUA document content.
> https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf )
>
> ~ OCR of Page 1
> https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19 ~
>
> Government of India
> Central Public Works Department
> Office of ADG (Works)
> Room No. 306, A Wing Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110011
> Phone: 23062138 ; 23061401, Fax : 23061396D
> email: adg-arch.c...@nic.in
>
> F.No. :6/25/2019/ADG (Works)
>
> *Date: 12.08.2021*Office Memorandum
>
> *Subject: Seeking comments on draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards
> for Universal Accessibility in India- 2021’*
> The draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal
> Accessibility in India-
> 2021’ has been prepared after stakeholder consultations. Now the draft is
> being put up
> in public domain for seeking comments.
>
> The comments may be submitted up to 27-08-2021 at the email id:
> bose.abhis...@gov.in.
>
> Encl: As above
>
> ADG (Works)
>
> CPWD Nirman Bhawan
> (Through CPWD Website)
>
> To all concerned.
> ADG (Works)
>
>
> -
> ~ OCR of https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf ~
>
>
> NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBAN AFFAIRS
>
> Hitesh Vaidya
> Director
>
>
> *Date: 12/08/2021*Ref. No: NIUA/BASIIC/D-17
>
> *Subject: Seeking comments on the draft “Harmonised Guidelines & Standards
> for Universal Accessibility in India”*
>
> The draft of the “Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal
> Accessibility in India"
> has been prepared under the Building Accessible, Safe and Inclusive Indian
> Cities (BASIIC)
> programme at the National Institute of Urban Affairs. The programme is
> supported by the Foreign
> Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK Government. The revision
> process of the
> guidelines was undertaken in partnership with the Department of
> Architecture, Indian Institute
> of Technology, Roorkee and Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
>
> An inclusive approach was taken in the revision of the document, which
> included conducting
> perception surveys, public consultations, and focused group discussions
> with persons with
> (different) disabilities, elderly, women, caregivers, and children through
> different stages.
> The draft document is now available on the public domain for further
> comments and suggestions.
> The comments may be submitted by 27.08.2021 at the following email id -
> uchoudh...@niua.org,
> kban...@niua.org
>
> The report can be downloaded from
> https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf
>
> Hitesh Vaidya
> Director, NIUA
> 1st Floor, Core 4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
> (T) 24643576 (Direct), 24617517, 24617543, 24617595 » (F) 24617513
> (E) direc...@niua.org » (W) www.niua.org
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[AI] Accessibility feedback required from mainstream developers Fwd: Open Budgets India | Accessibility Audit

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Will be happy to collate and send back to Arun.

-- Forwarded message -
From: Arun Sudarsan 
Date: Mon, 20 Sept 2021 at 10:22
Subject: Open Budgets India | Accessibility Audit
To: 
Cc: Public Finance 


Dear Vaishnavi,

Good morning! Hope you are safe and well. I'm Arun, Economist and Policy
Researcher at CivicDataLab . We are currently
working on Open Budgets India , the largest
repository of budget documents from union, state and union territories with
our partner Centre for Budget Governance and Accountability.


Over the last few months, we have been working with the aim of making OBI
more accessible. Towards that end, we have designed and developed a new
version of one of our most popular features - Budget Basics
.

We have used
- Semantic Tags
- ARIA attributes
- Skip Links
- other smaller enhancements

to make it more accessible. Furthermore, we have tested the site using NVDA
 and WAVE 
as well.

We'd be grateful if you could take a look at the site
 for an accessibility audit and
let us know any and all improvements that we could make to make the
experience better.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Stay safe and healthy!

Sincerely,
-- 
Arun Sudarsan
Economist & Policy Researcher
CivicDataLab

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2267] Due date for 2021 Harmonised Guidelines draft inputs is over.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Draft : https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19  - A
compressed ~9MB version is hosted online at http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft (
The original is 83 MB file - The first 18 pages have not rendered properly,
maybe because not in English or unicode. Either way it's all messages and
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version here as well as inaccessible NIUA document content.
https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf )

~ OCR of Page 1
https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19 ~

Government of India
Central Public Works Department
Office of ADG (Works)
Room No. 306, A Wing Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110011
Phone: 23062138 ; 23061401, Fax : 23061396D
email: adg-arch.c...@nic.in

F.No. :6/25/2019/ADG (Works)

*Date: 12.08.2021*Office Memorandum

*Subject: Seeking comments on draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards
for Universal Accessibility in India- 2021’*
The draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal Accessibility
in India-
2021’ has been prepared after stakeholder consultations. Now the draft is
being put up
in public domain for seeking comments.

The comments may be submitted up to 27-08-2021 at the email id:
bose.abhis...@gov.in.

Encl: As above

ADG (Works)

CPWD Nirman Bhawan
(Through CPWD Website)

To all concerned.
ADG (Works)


-
~ OCR of https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf ~


NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBAN AFFAIRS

Hitesh Vaidya
Director


*Date: 12/08/2021*Ref. No: NIUA/BASIIC/D-17

*Subject: Seeking comments on the draft “Harmonised Guidelines & Standards
for Universal Accessibility in India”*

The draft of the “Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal
Accessibility in India"
has been prepared under the Building Accessible, Safe and Inclusive Indian
Cities (BASIIC)
programme at the National Institute of Urban Affairs. The programme is
supported by the Foreign
Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK Government. The revision
process of the
guidelines was undertaken in partnership with the Department of
Architecture, Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee and Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

An inclusive approach was taken in the revision of the document, which
included conducting
perception surveys, public consultations, and focused group discussions
with persons with
(different) disabilities, elderly, women, caregivers, and children through
different stages.
The draft document is now available on the public domain for further
comments and suggestions.
The comments may be submitted by 27.08.2021 at the following email id -
uchoudh...@niua.org,
kban...@niua.org

The report can be downloaded from
https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf

Hitesh Vaidya
Director, NIUA
1st Floor, Core 4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
(T) 24643576 (Direct), 24617517, 24617543, 24617595 » (F) 24617513
(E) direc...@niua.org » (W) www.niua.org

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2266] Fwd: URGENT- Petition to Health Minister on Community Based Rehabilitation

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

- Forwarded message -
From: Kamayani 
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 at 16:18
Subject: URGENT- Petition to Health Minister on Community Based
Rehabilitation
To:




Dear All

Please see petition below to the Health minister on Community Based
Rehabilitation, do sign and share  widely

best

Kamayani

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Dear Kamayani,

Greetings from Indian Forum for Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology
(IFRA) !

We hope that this finds you and those you know safe and well.

We are writing to request you to sign by 2nd September  the Google link
https://forms.gle/dJ3LWcW5xJEn7J2n7  with an  appeal letter to the Hon.
Minister of Health, Government of India, to co –promote by mid September a
World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution on rehabilitation including
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in  2022.

2.4 billion people can benefit from rehabilitation at some stage in their
lives, a recent WHA estimate.

Such a resolution will contribute to greater commitment and investment to
rehabilitation in line with Universal Health Coverage and to meet
Sustainable Development Goal no.3 and other SDG`s.

A large population needing rehabilitation live in poverty and in resource
scare settings, often with little or no services.

CBR, promoted by WHO, practiced over four decades in over 100 countries
makes available rehabilitation services to millions of Persons with
disabilities living under such circumstances. To do this, with
professionals, CBR equips community members with skills and knowledge to
deliver services to individuals and families in their homes. They use local
resources and community support to deliver services and to promote
inclusion. CBR is people centered, locally owned and appropriately skilled.

We will be happy to provide more information or clarification.

*Please circulate this appeal widely*.

Look forward to your support.

Thanks.

Warm greetings

B. Venkatesh (Venky)

Voluntary convener, IFRA

 *About Us: *

IFRA is an informal Network made up of Persons with disabilities, their
organizations, their family members, CBR practitioners / other service
providers, representatives of children, women and older people without
disabilities.

It aims to advocate for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable
groups needing rehabilitation to have access to affordable and quality
rehabilitation services and to assistive technology everywhere.


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[AI] [WeThePwd:2265] Fwd: Updated: Selected Publications by the India Mental Health Observatory

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

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From: India Mental Health Observatory 
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 at 10:00
Subject: Updated: Selected Publications by the India Mental Health
Observatory

Dear IMHO Expert Group Members,

We hope this email finds you well.

Further to our email a few weeks ago, we have updated versions of our
selected publications, now published as weblinks.
In case you wish to disseminate them in your circles, we would appreciate
you using these links instead.

  Output Name Output Type
1 Experiences of Cis-Women & Girls in Mental Health Institutions in India:
A comparative analysis of the Human Rights Watch and National Commission of
Women reports Issue Brief

2 Deconstructing the DMHP: Part I  Issue Brief

3 Deconstructing the DMHP: Part II Issue Brief

4 Deconstructing the DMHP: Part III Issue Brief

5 Deconstructing the DMHP: Part IV
Issue Brief

6 The Hour of Crisis: Suicides in India due to Covid19 pandemic Policy Brief

7 Union Budget for Mental Health Budget Brief

8 Manual on Supported Decision-Making for Service Providers Resource Manual

9 Manual on Supported Decision-Making for Caregivers Resource Manual

10 Analysis of news media reports of suicides and attempted suicides during
the COVID-19 lockdown in India  Academic Publication

11 A descriptive mapping review of suicide in vulnerable populations in low
and middle countries Academic Publication

12 Application of a Scorecard Tool for Assessing and Engaging Media on
Responsible Reporting of Suicide-Related News in India
Academic Publication  
13 Analysis of the Government's response to Mental Health Concerns due to
the COVID-19 Pandemic in context of the Right to Heath Op-ed

14 Right to Health Insurance: Ensuring Parity for Mental Illness in India
Op-ed

15 Lapses in Insurance Coverage for Mental Health – Who is Responsible?
Op-ed

16 Insurance Coverage for Mental Illness Part I: Understanding the
underwriting process for insurance coverage for mental illness
Issue Brief

17 Insurance Coverage for Mental Illness Part II: Analysis of Health
Insurance Policies on their compliance with the MHCA, 2017
Issue Brief


Thank you for supporting our work at the IMHO,

Sincerely,
IMHO Secretariat

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[AI] DeafBlind Indians : Courting freedom from CAPTCHAs

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

FYI - Sent to ECommittee

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From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 at 21:22
Subject: DeafBlind Indians : Courting freedom from CAPTCHAs
To: 
Cc: 


6 Jul 2021

Sir,

Thank you for starting the process of making Indian courts' digital
interface accessible to disabled citizens
<https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1730627>, especially
the print disabled.

Just wanted to flag the disability community's concern that a whopping* 28
court websites*, while now accessible to blind citizens (by providing audio
CAPTCHA in addition to the default image CAPTCHA) still *bar entry to our
deaf-blind peers*.

The RPDA Rules <http://bit.ly/design-for-diversity> mandated GIGW
(Guidelines for Indian Government Websites) prescribe
<https://web.guidelines.gov.in/6-6-images> the following for this
particular accessibility issue's compliance :

*(Page 78 of GIGW 2.0 https://web.guidelines.gov.in/assets/gigw-manual.pdf
> <https://web.guidelines.gov.in/assets/gigw-manual.pdf> *:)
>

> *6.6.3 Images and other non text content MUST be made Accessible*.
>
> *(v) CAPTCHA: *If the purpose of non-text content is to confirm that
> content is being accessed by a person rather than a computer, then *text*
> alternatives that identify and describe the purpose of the non-text content
> are provided, and alternative forms of CAPTCHA using output modes for
> different types of sensory perception are provided to accommodate different
> disabilities.


While a text-based logic type CAPTCHA may solve the issues of the
deaf-blind constituency, a more wholistic solution catering to varied needs
of people would entail offering *multimodal options leaving choice to the
citizen based on their specific needs* : i.e.

   - Image CAPTCHA
   - Audio  CAPTCHA
   - Text based logic CAPTCHA
   - SMS OTP CAPTCHA
   - EMAIL OTP with click link to verify CAPTCHA.

I look forward to your support in resolving this issue at the earliest.

Thank you for being a steadfast ally to India's disability movement.

Sincerely,

Vaishnavi


[As Attached]
S.
No High Court Judgments/ Orders
I Cause List II Case Status III Contrast
/Color Themes Text Size A+ A A- Screen reader access V
1 Delhi No Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ No
2 Gauhati (Nagaland) No Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ No
3 Himachal Pradesh No Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
4 Jammu & Kashmir Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
5 Jharkhand Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
6 Karnataka No Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
7 Kerala Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
8 Madhya Pradesh Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
9 Madras No Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
10 Manipur Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
11 Meghalaya Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
12 Orissa Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
13 Patna Audio Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
14 Rajasthan No Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
15 Sikkim No Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
16 Telangana Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
17 Tripura Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
18 Uttarakhand Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
19 E-Committee Website Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
20 E-Courts Services Website (District Courts) Audio Captcha Audio
Captcha Audio
Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
21 E-Courts Services Website (High Courts) Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio
Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
22 Allahabad Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
24 Calcutta Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
25 Gauhati (Mizoram) No Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
26 Punjab & Haryana Audio Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
27 Andhra Pradesh Audio Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
28 Chhattisgarh Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓
29 Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓
No
30 Gujarat No Captcha No Captcha No Captcha ✓ ✓ No
31 Bombay Audio Captcha Audio Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ No
32 Gauhati (Assam) Audio Captcha No Captcha Audio Captcha ✓ ✓ ✓

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[AI] [WeThePwd:2250] Fwd: Inaccessible design of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and compliance with Indian disability law.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

FYI. Got tired of waiting for others more suited to send a representation.

Here's an acknowledgement that message reached. Message received, I doubt.
I've done my bit in taking what was available and sending this, Now over to
y'all.

-- Forwarded message -
From: contact 
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 at 10:14
Subject: Re: Inaccessible design of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and compliance
with Indian disability law.
To: jayakumarvaishnavi



*धन्यवाद,*

*Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra*

*Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh*

*Helpdesk Mob No. 8009522111, **https://srjbtkshetra.org
<https://srjbtkshetra.org>*

-- Forwarded message -
From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 at 16:17
Subject: Inaccessible design of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and compliance with
Indian disability law.
To: , , <
i...@commissionerdisabilitiesup.in>, , <
aida.rjbayod...@gmail.com>, , Awanish Kumar Awasthi <
awanishkawas...@gmail.com>, KVS Rao , ,



Dear Sirs,

Subject: Requisition to ensure the Construction of Shri Ram temple
in Ayodhya at Uttar Pradesh as per Section 44 of Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016
<http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RPWD%20ACT%202016.pdf>
and strictly comply with Harmonized Guidelines and Space standards for
Barrier Free Environment for Persons with Disabilities
<http://cpwd.gov.in/publication/harmonisedguidelinesdreleasedon23rdmarch2016.pdf>,
published by Minister of Urban Development Government of India in 2016 which
was adopted by Section 40 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 read
with Rule 15 on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017
<http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/174740.pdf> & UN Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
<https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/article-4-general-obligations.html>
.

1. It has been brought to my notice that earlier representations on
accessibility compliance
<https://newzhook.com/story/accessibility-ayodhya-ram-temple-disabled-india/>
have neither received a response nor have corrections been made in current
inaccessible design of the planned temple, leave alone its facilities and
functioning
<https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/speakeasy/accessible-and-inclusive-ram-mandir-for-all/4440>.
Primary concerns voiced by disabled citizens include the seemingly unsafe
steep ramps with no hand railings even at stairs and complete absence of
access to the sanctum sanctorum.

2. Proposed model of the Shri Ram temple to be constructed at Ayodhya at
Uttar Pradesh as shown in the media (picture enclosed along) does not have
the accessibility standards mandated by the Government of India such as
ramps with a gradient of 1:20 & handrails on both sides, kerb ramps, slip
resistant flooring, tactile path identifiers, signages & pictograms, audio
visual information, accessible toilets, wash basins, drinking water
outlets, seating arrangements etc at every point of the temple and the
campus including the sanctum sanctorum, ticket counters, food courts and
Prasad outlets. Whereas, all these provisions should be executed as per the
specifications given in Harmonized Guidelines and Space standards for
Barrier Free Environment for Persons with Disabilities which was published
by Minister of Urban Development Government of India in 2016  and adopted
by Section 40 on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, read with
Rule 15 on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 as per Section
44 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

3. Many persons with disabilities, older persons, health issues, mother's
carrying their babies and all others with mobility restrictions wish to
experience the serenity and artistic excellence of the temple, divine
blessings of Lord Shri Ram and further have the right to access the Shri
Ram temple to be constructed at Ayodhya at Uttar Pradesh, without any
barriers anywhere on the temple campus including the sanctum sanctorum, on
an equal basis with others.



4. Persons with disabilities should be included in all levels of planning
and decision making wherever their accessibility and dignified
facilitations are concerned as per Article 4(3) of United Nation Convention
on Rights of persons with disabilities to which Govt of India is a
signatory.

*5.* I am herein extracting the below legal provisions on accessibility &
universal design for your kind perusal:

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016:



Section 44: Mandatory observance of accessibility norms.—(1) No
establishment shall be granted permission to build any structure if the
building plan does not adhere to the rules formulated by the Central
Government under section 40. (2) No establishment shall be issued a
certificate of completion or allowed to take occupation of a building
unless it has adhered to the rules f

Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

I will be sharing the Equals CPSJ budget analysis once the CBGA report is
out over the next couple of days.

With its tables and Equals' work on budget advocacy over the years,  you
will find the NPRD statement correct even if difficult to digest for those
who bring politics and preferences into anything critiquing the current
status quo.






On Wed, 3 Feb, 2021, 3:16 pm Niranjanraj Urs, 
wrote:

> In stead of comparing provisioning figures for FY 2021-22 NPRD would
> do well to compare the figures of Revised Expenditure of 2020-21
> with budgeted figures 2021-22. The inteligentia of NPRD  know that the
> year 2020-21 is extraordinarily bad  not only for India but to the
> entire world. How India has fared when compared to the most advanced
> and wealthy countries is for all to see. People with blinkered vision
> unfortunately do not see or even if they see does not have the heart
> to appreciate. Finally, NPRD and their fellow travellers would they
> sympathise with the police men and women who are rendered disabled
> physically and emotionally  by the attacking goons  disguised as
> farmers  on our Republic Day?
> Dr.B.Niranjan Raj Urs
> On 2/2/21, Amiyo Biswas  wrote:
> > Well, NPRD's support to the farmers' protest does not disqualify its
> merits.
> >
> > What the NPRD says about the budget is correct. When most of the
> departments
> >
> > have have got a budget raise, why should MSJe get a smaller chunk of the
> > pie?
> >
> > With best regards,
> > Amiyo Biswas
> > Cell: 6290527506 / 9433464329
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Sandesh" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 12:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget
> >
> >
> > Exactly Avichal!
> > very well said, even I wanted to come to these points.
> > The language of such groups is absolutely nonacceptable.
> > These people even don't know the difference between "Atmanirbhar" and
> > "Atma". I also don't find anything wrong using the word Divyang. and I
> can
> > vouch for many disabled who love the word Divyang in place of Vikalang.
> > In short, they don't even know what to say where and when. or to be
> > precise,
> > they say things
> > selectively. This is not going to do anything good for the sector as
> whole!
> > I feel there is no
> > need even to praise the government, only admitting the facts would
> suffice
> > here.
> > But the way things are discussed by such organisations, it seems that
> they
> > say things for the
> > sake of saying. I don't know which masters are they trying to please
> > instead
> > of working
> > honestly for the cause of Divyangjan.
> >
> > They support the Farmers' protest using name of disabled (everybody knows
> > what happened on Red Fort on 26th of January), they come to the help of
> > criminals (Sorry, sorry, Hard-core
> > criminals) charged by NIA like Stan Swami, they condemn the statement of
> > Khushbu Sundar on some frivolous grounds because she leaves the Congress
> > and
> > join the BJP and smartly ignore the same kind of statements of people
> like
> > Salman Khurshid and others because maybe these people are perfect to suit
> > the agenda of such groups who want to insist anything on in the sweet
> name
> > of disabled!
> >
> > is this the work of/and/for  disability? I even heard that they signed
> the
> > petition exhibiting
> > solidarity with people showing mercy to killers of many inocent
> countrymen
> > (Yes, I am referring
> > to Yakoob Menon) to Rashtrapati of India.
> > for people like me and all members (around 100 blind Karyakartas of
> Samarth
> > Bharat Manch from
> > various parts of India) all these activities comes under antisocial
> > catagory. not only this,
> >
> > for us, all such things could easily be classified as anti-india
> > activities.
> > I believe there
> > shouldn't be any reason for disagreeing here with all that is said.
> >
> > Asking here the question to NPRD for the sake of curiosity, nothing more
> > nothing less, and yes,
> > you are free not to answer as well, because I wasn't here on the list
> that
> > time, what kind of
> > support you provided to Sadhvi Pragya and Kernal Purohit, because Sadhvi
> > did
> > bound to
> > wheelchair and Mr. Purohit became almost disabled by the police
> treatment.
> > entire country saw their condition. I hope you mustn't have remembered
> > humanity or disability then. or you did not have any helping hand at that
> > time.
> > I'm not saying it was your fault but why then such huge love and support
> > for
> > Yakoob Menon, Stan
> > Swami and Farmers' agitation?
> >
> > Concisely, they are doing the well-planned work. Cause of disabled is
> just
> > the tag they have
> > been carrying, their actual purpose is to push the ideological propaganda
> > as
> > adeptly described
> > by Avichal. I myself could not find any other appropriate word for such
> > henous work and that is
> > in the name of disability. nothing could be worse than this!
> >
> > the government of 

Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

I was surprised to read some people's objections to the NPRD media release,
so went back now and reread it. Expectedly it is a good, objective,
reasonably thorough summary of yesterday's budget announcement vis a vis
disability issues.

I have seen and experienced this kind of name-calling and loose talk in
other groups and I must say I never expected to come across it here.

Please desist from this bully-like behaviour, wasting the time of nation
builders and defenders with unsubstantiated allegations and questionable
statements.

The government is not a child to require a lollipop or fake compliment to
temper our irate response to a budget that further shrinks our resources.
Nor does it require your pouncing to the government's defence and
retaliating with rubbish to people whose only 'crime'
is to point out the obvious. Research the budget and you'll reach the same
unavoidable conclusion that the NPRD statement outlines, irrespective of
your politics and preferences.


On Tue, 2 Feb, 2021, 12:33 am Sandesh,  wrote:

> Exactly Avichal!
> very well said, even I wanted to come to these points.
> The language of such groups is absolutely nonacceptable.
> These people even don't know the difference between "Atmanirbhar" and
> "Atma". I also don't find anything wrong using the word Divyang. and I can
> vouch for many disabled who love the word Divyang in place of Vikalang.
> In short, they don't even know what to say where and when. or to be
> precise,
> they say things
> selectively. This is not going to do anything good for the sector as
> whole!
> I feel there is no
> need even to praise the government, only admitting the facts would suffice
> here.
> But the way things are discussed by such organisations, it seems that they
> say things for the
> sake of saying. I don't know which masters are they trying to please
> instead
> of working
> honestly for the cause of Divyangjan.
>
> They support the Farmers' protest using name of disabled (everybody knows
> what happened on Red Fort on 26th of January), they come to the help of
> criminals (Sorry, sorry, Hard-core
> criminals) charged by NIA like Stan Swami, they condemn the statement of
> Khushbu Sundar on some frivolous grounds because she leaves the Congress
> and
> join the BJP and smartly ignore the same kind of statements of people like
> Salman Khurshid and others because maybe these people are perfect to suit
> the agenda of such groups who want to insist anything on in the sweet name
> of disabled!
>
> is this the work of/and/for  disability? I even heard that they signed the
> petition exhibiting
> solidarity with people showing mercy to killers of many inocent countrymen
> (Yes, I am referring
> to Yakoob Menon) to Rashtrapati of India.
> for people like me and all members (around 100 blind Karyakartas of
> Samarth
> Bharat Manch from
> various parts of India) all these activities comes under antisocial
> catagory. not only this,
>
> for us, all such things could easily be classified as anti-india
> activities.
> I believe there
> shouldn't be any reason for disagreeing here with all that is said.
>
> Asking here the question to NPRD for the sake of curiosity, nothing more
> nothing less, and yes,
> you are free not to answer as well, because I wasn't here on the list that
> time, what kind of
> support you provided to Sadhvi Pragya and Kernal Purohit, because Sadhvi
> did
> bound to
> wheelchair and Mr. Purohit became almost disabled by the police treatment.
> entire country saw their condition. I hope you mustn't have remembered
> humanity or disability then. or you did not have any helping hand at that
> time.
> I'm not saying it was your fault but why then such huge love and support
> for
> Yakoob Menon, Stan
> Swami and Farmers' agitation?
>
> Concisely, they are doing the well-planned work. Cause of disabled is just
> the tag they have
> been carrying, their actual purpose is to push the ideological propaganda
> as
> adeptly described
> by Avichal. I myself could not find any other appropriate word for such
> henous work and that is
> in the name of disability. nothing could be worse than this!
>
> the government of India has provided ten months exemption to the disabled
> employees working not
> only with the central government but also in PSUs and many more offices.
> The
> government even
> advise these offices to allot such disabled employees proper work from
> home
> opportunities wherever possible. Sadly but factually, there were some who
> did take undue advantage of this
> exemption. But NPRD and such people must not be aware of this! right?
>
> in short, they are free to create and work with any narrative and
> agenda/propaganda, set forth
> by them but why to do all this in the name of disabled? or to say it
> properly, drag the
> disability to quench their own ideologicaal thirst?
>
> there was time when such activism in any name could easily be digested,
> but
> the things have changed now, you just cannot take people for 

Re: [AI] 1750 submissions so far and 4 days to go for ICMR's NLEAP submission deadline 10th Nov 2020

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

@ George Abraham : Was the CAPTCHA not accessible George? Thought they
fixed it after Satendra's last encounter with them to a logic text CAPTCHA.
@ Pranaya Rani : Provide your inputs in a file as well and upload.

I strongly urge the blind / low vision community to go through some of your
scheme lists and see if items are reflected here.
Braille is mentioned only once with respect to high tech gadgets - as in
hardware and software. There are some very ambitious products listed while
very basic ones are not mentioned. NAB was consulted on this and is listed
under organisations - how come there is no hue and cry?


---
*VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*
http://about.me/vjayakumar


On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 at 17:42, George Abraham 
wrote:

> Filled the form. We talk of a social model but decisions are being made
> for us by medical professionals who are considered Know Alls. The damn form
> ends with a captcha. Ironic indeed!
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in [mailto:
> accessindia@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Harish
> Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2020 2:41 PM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in; Vaishnavi Jayakumar
> Subject: Re: [AI] 1750 submissions so far and 4 days to go for ICMR's
> NLEAP submission deadline 10th Nov 2020
>
> Hi
>
> I have filled it and I strongly think, all members of AccessIndia should
> also do so.
>
> It is very important we express ourselves and also show we are decent
> number who needs this.
>
> There is an mandatory attachment field which ideally should not have been
> marked mandatory. Nevertheless, you can create a blank notepad file and
> attach it. You can overcome this limitation this way .
>
>
> Harish
>
>
> On 06/11/2020 19:07, Vaishnavi Jayakumar wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Some of you reported difficulty in submissions via the online form.
> > That has since been fixed by the BMI division of ICMR and a pop up
> > message saying your form has been submitted appears. You can safely
> > exit the webform then. Hurry and add your inputs to 1750 who have
> already done so.
> >
> > *Deadline Alert : Public inputs for NLEAP by 10 Nov 2020 *
> > *DRAFT* *DOCUMENT*: https://nleap.icmr.org.in/NLEAP.pdf
> > *FEEDBACK  FORM* : https://nleap.icmr.org.in
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 at 21:38, Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
> > jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Announced this evening on ICMR website
> >> https://main.icmr.nic.in/what-s-new
> >>
> >>> Public comments on National List of Essential Assistive Products
> >>> (NLEAP), Last date *10th November, 2020 *(extended) Visit
> >>> https://nleap.icmr.org.in for draft document and comments.
> >>
> >> [image: Nleap-Extension-10-Nov-2020.jpg]
> >>
> >> Document : https://nleap.icmr.org.in/NLEAP.pdf
> >> Comments : https://nleap.icmr.org.in
> >> Extended Deadline : 10 November 2020
> >> ---
> >>
> >> *Background : *
> >> Policy & Regulations
> >> Health ministry issues draft national list of essential assistive
> >> products Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Saturday, October 3, 2020, 08:00
> >> Hrs  [IST] The Union health ministry has released the draft National
> >> List of Essential Assistive Products (NLEAP).
> >>
> >> The list is aimed to provide assistive technologies (ATs) and devices
> >> for elderly, persons with disabilities (PwDs), patients with
> >> non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as stroke, diabetes, congenital
> >> birth defect associated disabilities and people in humanitarian crisis
> and disasters.
> >>
> >> The ministry has invited suggestions and comments on the list from
> >> the stakeholders by October 10, 2020.
> >>
> >> Earlier, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had initiated
> >> steps to prepare a list of assistive products on the pattern of WHO’s
> >> Priority Assistive Products List (WHO-APL). A total of 383 assistive
> >> products (APs) have been included in the NLEAP through a consultative
> >> process. As India already has a National List of Essential Medicines
> >> (NLEM), hence during various Expert Group meetings by ICMR, it was
> >> agreed that the list may be termed as NLEAP.
> >>
> >> In January 2020, Director General (DG), ICMR, Balram Bhargava
> >> constituted a National Expert Committee (NEC) under the leadership of
> >> Dr R K Srivastava, Ex. DGHS, to assist in preparation of a list of
> >> assistive products.
> >

[AI] Fwd: [MhaReformIndia:1000] Please fill this job identification survey in view of the recent AIIMS 'expert' committee tragicomedy

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

-- Forwarded message -
From: The Desi DISpatch 
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:13
Subject:  Please fill this job identification survey in view of the recent
AIIMS 'expert' committee tragicomedy

Read this
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aiims-disability-jobs-study-reveals-strange-conclusions/articleshow/77495509.cms

and then fill this survey form by Anuj Goyal who is working on the many
loopholes in disability job identification (while we are stuck with it.)



Hi!

If you self-identify yourself as a person with disability, I request you if
you could please fill this small questionnaire which I have drafted on the
Abilities of Persons with Disabilities. This survey is being conducted to
produce evidence to challenge the exclusionary and discriminatory
recruitment policies followed at public institutions including Ministries,
Departments, PSUs as well as Public Universities. The responses are
completely anonymous.

It would be of great help if you could also share it among the people you
know who self-identify themselves as persons with disabilities. I'm also
sharing the link to it here: https://forms.gle/LhLsTCcRXGjUBrXV8

Thanks & Regards,
Anuj
---

Survey on the Abilities and Employment of Persons with Disabilities

In pursuance of the provisions of Section 32 of the Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment had
constituted an Expert Committee. This Committee, with the help of three
sub-committees, made an in-depth study of various jobs performed in
Government of India Ministries/Departments, PSUs and other autonomous
bodies and a list of posts under Groups A, B, C and D identified suitable
for persons with disabilities was prepared which was subsequently accepted
by the Central Government and published dated 29th of July, 2013. This
gazette is still under revision since the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 was passed in the year 2017. The new law expanded
the scope of disabilities as well as allowed for more reserved seats in
education and employment for persons with benchmark disabilities. Link to
the gazette currently being followed:
http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/156895.pdf


This survey is a part of a study which is being conducted to test the
assumptions and approach of the said gazette. An analysis of the data
collected in this study would be presented to the government for it to
draft an inclusive policy for employment of persons with disabilities. Such
analysis of data could also be utilized by the surveyor in writing a report
to be published in media, including newspapers, magazines, journals and
other such online and offline platforms. However, to the extent possible,
it would be avoided to publish or quote a singular response in any such
report.

Instructions, Requests and Disclosures:

1. Please fill this questionnaire if and only if you are a citizen of India
and self-identify yourself as a person with disability. It is sufficient if
you self-identify yourself as a person with disability. You need NOT
necessarily have a Medical (Disability) Certificate issued by a Government
Hospital for the purpose of this study.

2. In case you have two Medical (Disability) Certificates with different
disabilities, you are requested to fill and submit this questionnaire
twice. However, in case both the Certificates mention the same
disabilities, please fill and submit the questionnaire only once.

3. The responses are anonymous. There are questions on your citizenship,
age, academic qualification, employment and disability. However, these
questions do not help the surveyor to identify a response as a response
from a particular person.

4. An honest, precise and detailed response from your end shall be of great
help for us to recommend changes in the government policies regarding
recruitment of persons with disabilities. So, please be as correct while
responding to the questionnaire as possible.

5. The surveyor admits that there are questions about disabilities which do
not include all kinds of disabilities in the options. However, each one of
them would have an ‘Other’ option with space to write your disabilities.
So, in case your disabilities are not listed among the options for any
question, please check/mark ‘Other’ and mention your disabilities in the
given space. Otherwise, please utilize the space in Questions 23 and 24 to
mention more regarding your disabilities.

6. In case you have any queries or grievances regarding any question asked
or need assistance of any kind in filling the questionnaire, please write
to the surveyor at anujgoyal.s...@gmail.com. The surveyor shall revert to
you at the earliest possible. However, please be informed that, if you
choose to contact 

[AI] [WeThePwd:2218] NEP 2020 - just added to the DRA library http://bit.ly/dra-library

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

As sourced from Education Ministry website - for your reading / records.

https://www.mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/NEP_Final_English_0.pdf





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[AI] Fwd: Seeking suggestions for assistive aids you can't do without!

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Disability Rights Alliance, INDIA <
disabilityrightsalliance...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar, 2020, 4:23 am
Subject: Seeking suggestions for assistive aids you can't do without!
To: Egroup DRA , YG TN Dis
Rights , WE the PwD Egroup <
wethe...@googlegroups.com>, in-tn 


Hi!


Have a disability? With the right kind of aid, the possibilities can be
endless to live life fully. Chennai's Museum of Possibilities

hopes to showcase assistive aids, adaptive hacks and rehab technologies to
open up a world beyond limitations. Located at Disability Commissioner's
beach-facing office, the 164.65 sq m hall area will broadly comprise 3
zones - LIVE, WORK & PLAY.

The *LIVE* zone will incorporate accessibility features that could be
implemented in even the smallest TNSCB flat. The *WORK* zone will mostly be
office-based with a few NREGA tools in the garden outside.* PLAY* includes
entertainment.

After brainstorming (see mindmap below) the museum is slowly taking shape.


While we have directories of assistive aids
, we
are crowdseeking your top 5 suggestions on *Museum of Possibilities Idea
List* (For convenience it's on Amazon - Amazon's Idea lists feature isn't
collaborative yet, so a wishlist it is. Ignore the prices - this is *just
to get an idea of what you'd like featured - something indispensable that
helps you live life with your disability.* It's most likely not listed on
Amazon, in which case just click the* 'ADD IDEA TO LIST'* button and type
it in)


*So get started - Closing date is ** Sunday 15th March 2020.* View list
 - No
Amazon account needed. Just added some random stuff for people to get
started


Add to list
- Amazon
account needed.


If this
is too complicated for you, please just email DRA
 after checking out the curated
directories
of assistive aids
.

Thanks!

TEAM DRA
 &
TEAM TARA




*MUSEUM OF POSSIBILITY MINDMAP*


   - Sambhav
    ++
   on steroids!
   - A space designed to attract manufacturers
   - Design and structuring of domains -
   - Independent living (Living room, Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom) -
   Covering all ADLs and IADLs.
   - Leisure (Garden, sports and music)
   - Education
   - AAC
   - Vocational
   - Work space
   - Transport (Accessible parking space)
   - Mobility aids
   - Livelihood products
   - Accessible medical equipment
   - Research & incubation cell - first look trial,
   - Video room- demonstrating inventions and aids
   - Online interface to buy items that are displayed (App- domain specific)
   - Posters and wall murals - History of disability, timelines, maps etc,.
   - Information kiosk
   - Separate space to accommodate portable aids (foldable ramps) and
   storage
   - Location map for the entire space at the entrance
   - Curated thematic exhibitions - revolve 'stock' / donated devices



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[AI] Kerala High Court passes landmark judgement on therapy centres

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

The Desi DISpatch has shared a OneDrive file with you. To view it, click
the link below.

20200122-Kerala PIL-WP 15436 OF 2017- Therapy Centre Regulation-Togeth We
Can.pdf 

9-Mar-2020

*The Kerala High Court has passed a comprehensive judgement regarding
therapy centres for children with disabilities in the state with timelines
set. This comes after a prolonged campaign by parents support group
TogetherWeCan which has been advocating for closer monitoring and
supervision of therapy centres.*

A sustained five-year campaign is finally seeing results. In a landmark
judgement, one that will hopefully lead to similar efforts across India, the
 *Kerala High Court* has given clear, comprehensive orders regarding
therapy centres for children with disabilities in the state.
5-year-long campaign by parents & professionals

This is the fallout of a sustained campaign by by parents and professionals
under the banner *Together We Can (TWC)*, who have been pushing for
regulation of these therapy centres, both private and government-run.

The court has now said:

   - Regulations for running therapy centres must be notified within 10
   days.
   - The state government will establish model therapy centres across
   districts that are affordable, accessible, adequate and appropriate. They
   must be managed by competent professionals.
   - All centres in Kerala would have to be registered within four months.
   - The sum of over 3.5 crore rupees allocated by the government towards
   this must be used only for this purpose.

This is a big step, one that will empower parents of disabled children. *Seema
Lal, Co-founder, TogetherWeCan*, hopes this will motivate parents to speak
up for the rights due to them and their children.

For any change to happen things have to change at the policy level. It’s
time we all take accountability and responsibility of raising children to
become as competent, compassionate and productive members of society who
can lead meaningful lives in a healthy interdependence with the community
around. – *Seema Lal, Co-founder, TogetherWeCan*

This is just the initial steps and clearly there is a long way to go before
the process gets going. But the fact that it has come this far will surely
be a motivating factor. Over the last few years there have been numerous
instances of abuse and mismanagement reported at therapy centres for
children with disabilities around the country. This news from Kerala will
hopefully encourage parents groups in other states to initiate similar
steps.

*newzhook.com*
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Re: [AI] IRCTC Accessibility

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi Vinod, Vikas, Vivek,

Have interfaced with IRCTC and Paytm in the past and can try to resolve the
issue you are facing if you state the problem clearly in the following form.

As I am not a regular screenreader user (also I only have access to NVDA /
Narrator / Chromevox) it is difficult for me to communicate to tech people
unless I understand the problem clearly myself.

Feedback form for web accessibility issues is :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUKwSDXo9cmOIQ5fyCd1HJBZiCfDYUsPQHnxxKBhdZeZv7CA/viewform

(Or bitly want2report-form)

Regards,

Vaishnavi

On Mon, 10 Feb, 2020, 3:45 pm vivek doddamani,  wrote:

> Yes, IRCTC app is becoming more and more inaccessable after its latest
> update, you can write mail to c...@irctc.co.in but here also the
> response is very poor and delay, paytm is a has also become
> inaccessable, one thing here you can do is go to  (open navigation) at
> the left top cornor inside paytm app then you can select whatever
> option you need.
>
> On 2/10/20, Vikas Kapoor  wrote:
> > Even PayTM app has on Android again turned inaccessible!
> >
> > On 2/10/20, Vinod Benjamin  wrote:
> >> Dear Accessindians,
> >>
> >> I am trying to get my self to access IRCTC website and the Androyd
> >> Apk, i could find a great difficulty in accessing them.
> >> 1. the calender in the irctc website seems to be in accessible,
> >> 2. both the androyd apk and in the portel the train list it seems to b
> >> in accessible.
> >> do you have any other option to access them.
> >> or in any way could we tell this to IRCTC?
> >> the previous version was better in turms of the booking page or
> >> finding the seets availability .
> >> kindly help.
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Re: [AI] FW: FW: Delhi state elections: South Delhi voting experience

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi Pranav,

It would really help if you and your wife could separately fill this voting
experience feedback form so that difficulties can be documented and used
for future advocacy.


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemM6Qv5Z2-CaLwh6f4GAtP9H5aMRygxGMgfzmgGYhkxFvZWA/viewform

(Or bitly votability)

Scattered feedback while passed on to ECI will not bring about sustained
change, but documented voter experience can.

Thanks,

Vaishnavi

P.S. If you and your wife could also provide feedback on ease of usage of
candidate list option on ECI's PWD Android app, it would be much
appreciated. Feedback form for app accessibility issues is :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUKwSDXo9cmOIQ5fyCd1HJBZiCfDYUsPQHnxxKBhdZeZv7CA/viewform

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On Sun, 9 Feb, 2020, 5:42 am Pranav Lal,  wrote:

> Thanks Kanchan. The booth number was 133.
>
> Pranav
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia  On Behalf Of
> Kanchan Pamnani
> Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2020 3:16 PM
> To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> concerning the disabled.' 
> Subject: [AI] FW: FW: Delhi state elections: South Delhi voting experience
>
> Pranav and others,
>
> Please see Smitha’s email  and take note.
>
> K
>
>
>
> From: Smitha Sadasivan [mailto:smitha.citizenrig...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 08 February 2020 15:13
> To: Kanchan Pamnani
> Subject: Re: FW: [AI] Delhi state elections: South Delhi voting experience
>
>
>
> Thanks Kanchan for sharing. Will take it to the attention of ECI.
>
> Can you also ask members of the group to mention their booth number and
> name so that it will be easy for election officials to address the
> grievance.
>
>
>
> With regard to candidate list, it is also available in PWD app apart from
> the braille candidate sheet at polling booths. Vaishnavi had also shared an
> Accessible link for candidate list in the social media.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Smitha
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 14:37 Kanchan Pamnani    wrote:
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> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in  accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in> ] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
> Sent: 08 February 2020 12:20
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> Subject: [AI] Delhi state elections: South Delhi voting experience
>
> Dear all,
>
> My wife and I voted in the Delhi state election. The crowds were
> significantly less as compared to those in the general election. It was
> easy to  feel the dots on the electronic voting machine.
> Issues:
> 1. My wife is a magnification user and had a hard time reading the list of
> candidates.
> 2. I was not offered a list of candidates in Braille. I failed to ask for
> one.
> 3. The EVM booth is dark therefore my wife had a hard time seeing the
> numbers next to the buttons.
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Re: [AI] Delhi elections candidate list in EVM order - please share widely

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi,

Just saw that the shorturls aren't allowed in this group.

This is the candidate list :
https://disabilityrightsallianceindia.wordpress.com/disability-in-indian-news/form-7a/

This is the voting guide :

https://m.facebook.com/notes/accessible-and-inclusive-elections-in-india/pollability-expect-this-on-voting-day/567135230290543/



On Fri, 7 Feb, 2020, 10:33 am Harish Kumar P Kotian, 
wrote:

> Hi Vaishnavi
> Efforts of your team is much commendable. Delhi Folks, do vote in good
> numbers.
>
> Harish.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
> Behalf Of Vaishnavi Jayakumar
> Sent: 07 February 2020 10:22
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> Subject: [AI] Delhi elections candidate list in EVM order - please share
> widely
>
> Blind voters who don't use Braille, here's the candidate list in EVM order
> for Delhi 2020 elections, constituency wise in both Hindi and English.
>
> Http://bit.noclick_ly/elections-form7a
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> It's a more usable version (of the unaltered original from the Chief
> Electoral Officer, Delhi website) brought to you by team Dra India.
>
> Do share widely.
>
> Don't forget to use #Votability when sharing your voting experience on
> social media! Here's what to expect when you  vote :
> Http://bit.noclick_ly/votepodu
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[AI] Delhi elections candidate list in EVM order - please share widely

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Blind voters who don't use Braille, here's the candidate list in EVM order
for Delhi 2020 elections, constituency wise in both Hindi and English.

Http://bit.ly/elections-form7a

It's a more usable version (of the unaltered original from the Chief
Electoral Officer, Delhi website) brought to you by team Dra India.

Do share widely.

Don't forget to use #Votability when sharing your voting experience on
social media! Here's what to expect when you  vote : Http://bit.ly/votepodu



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Re: [AI] List down your accessibility issues with PDFs

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Amar,
One issue is  about Tamil Unicode fonts (even Arial Unicode) not rendering
properly when saving from a word document to a PDF.

Govt is being wary about sharing policy documents as word document because
"word can be edited and misused whereas PDF can't."

Apparently there is a known issue
 with
some regional language unicode and PDF rendering.


Vaishnavi

On Thu 5 Sep, 2019, 7:57 AM Amar Jain,  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Considering the pain of blind professionals and students, some of us have
> decided to work with Adobe and Vispero to find out ways in which PDFs can
> be made better for people with blindness. And I am doing everything
> possible to get this to Shantanu’s (CEO of Adobe) attention, so that the
> bottlenecks between business, legal, compliance and development can be
> adressed. The good thing is that the head of accessibility at Adobe and
> Vispero have been very receptive.
>
> While the major problem of inaccessibility of PDF is because a lot of
> things are dependent on authors for ensuring accessibility, but this
> approach itself needs a relook. Changing millions of minds is difficult,
> but creating ways to empower millions is certainly possible and the
> technologies meant to assist people with disabilities is a real example of
> this.
>
> Please send me the list of issues, steps to reproduce, and possible
> solutions (if any) on: amarj...@amarjain.com
>
> With hopes for a more accessible Adobe tomorrow,
> Amar Jain
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[AI] Making Amends - RPWD Act 2016 http://bit.ly/rpwd-annot

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi All,

RPWD Act deadline over for *removal of difficulties clause*. (see extract
below)
Though we have missed the Act deadline to make changes, *(last date was 19
April 2019) *let's have a record of changes that need to be made.

*Please comment here in this document http://bit.ly/rpwd-annot
 what errors exist. Commenting is open to all,
document is public. I've started off a couple just to get started.*

*98. Power to remove difficulties.—*
>


> (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this
> Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official
> Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions, not inconsistent
> with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or
> expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be
> made under this section after the expiry of the period of two years from
> the date of commencement of this Act.
>


> (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be,
> after it is made, before each House of Parliament.



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Re: [AI] Information about candidates and party manifestos in accessible format for Delhi

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Dipendra, candidate information is available in ECI's voter helpline and
PWD apps. In fact, the EVM list order is also available by filtering.

We only need to push for this facility to be available on website also, in
an accessible way.


On Thu 9 May, 2019, 12:06 PM ,  wrote:

> We must know about our candidates when we vote. DAISY Forum of India brings
> to you details about candidates of 7 constituencies of Delhi and manifestos
> of major political parties from ECI web site in accessible format. To
> download these in word or EPUB format visit
> https://daisyindia.org/home/delhi-election-2019/
>
> Delhi goes to pole on May 12. If you are not from Delhi and like this idea,
> then we must strive to get information about the candidates whenever we go
> to elections. Work on this started rather late and we can think of getting
> more details about the candidates. Ideally, this information should  be
> part
> of the app itself.
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> Thanks
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Re: [AI] Suggestions for increased inclusiveness in general elections.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Dear Mr Kulkarni,

For those who do not know Braille we have a workaround. Please access
http://bit.ly/form-7a for details. We are trying to get ECI to make its
document tables etc properly accessible - so far they have only made the
candidate list in EVM order available on mobile apps
 Voter Helpline - Android and iOS and
PwD app on Android.

It would be very helpful if you could fill the #votability feedback form at
http://bit.ly/votability with your suggestions and experience sharing.

Some queries :

a) What languages were Braille Ballot candidate lists available?
b) If there were more than 15 candidates necessitating linked EVMs, could
you read the top centre Braille sticker on the balloting unit? If so what
was written and in which language?

As far as assisted voting goes, there is no need for a form to be filled if
a person's help is restricted to navigating and the actual vote with be
cast by the voter concerned. The voter is guided to the booth and the
assistant leaves the voter to cast vote in privacy and returns only once
vote has been cast. Only if there is difficulty in reading or pressing the
button and the person is accompanied by the companion while voting,
does Section
49N  apply with companion having
to fill Form 14A. The following extract will clarify why an election
official cannot perform a companion's role, nor strictly speaking should a
standalone volunteer as a person can be a companion voter only once.

Section 49N in The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961
49N. Recording of votes of blind or infirm electors.—
(1)  If the presiding officer is
satisfied that owing to blindness or other physical infirmities an elector
is unable to recognise the symbol on the balloting unit of the voting
machine or unable to record his vote by pressing the appropriate button
thereon without assistance the presiding officer shall permit the elector
to take with him a companion of not less than eighteen years of age to the
voting compartment for recording the vote on his behalf and in accordance
with his wishes: Provided that no person shall be permitted to act as the
companion of more than one elector at any polling station on the same day:
Provided further that before any person is permitted to act as the
companion of an elector on any day under this rule that person shall be
required to declare that he will keep secret the vote recorded by him on
behalf of the elector and that he has not already acted as the companion of
any other elector at any other polling station on that day.
(2)  The presiding officer shall
keep a record in Form 14A of all cases under this rule.


Thanks for sharing your experience and suggestions!

Vaishnavi

On Sun, 5 May 2019 at 15:10, Chandrashekhar Kulkarni <
kulkarni.chandr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear list,
> After thinking about the voting process, I have a thought whether it
> is possible to modify the
> Electronic Voting Machines so as to  improve accessibility.
> Even after providing braille lists it is doubtful as to how many
> visually challenged can use them. There is a large percentage of them
> who do not know  braille.
> I feel if buttons which when pressed can announce candidates name  can
> be provided in front of each contestant it will improve inclusiveness.
> The arrangement should be such that when the button is pressed once it
> will announce the name of the contestant  and when pressed 2nd time
> the vote will be cast. Since we already use electronic machines, thee
> change should not be very difficult.
> Please give your feedback.
> Sincerely,
> C. B. Kulkarni
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Re: [AI] My voting experience.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

If you mean the votability feedback form, it's at http://bit.ly/votability

Thank you for documenting your experience for further follow up with ECI.

On Mon 6 May, 2019, 1:58 PM Amiyo Biswas,  wrote:

> Please send the link once more, it is not in this trail.
>
> With best regards,
> Amiyo Biswas
> Cell: 9433464329 / 6290527506
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> - Original Message -
> From: "Austin Pinto" 
> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> concerning
> the disabled." 
> Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2019 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] My voting experience.
>
>
> > hi Chandrashekhar.
> > if you go some messages back you will get link to a form, please fill it.
> >
> > On 5/5/19, Chandrashekhar Kulkarni  wrote:
> >> Dear list members,
> >> Voting for Lokasabha took place in Maharashtra, Thane district,
> >> Dombivali on 29th Apr. My name was in Jondhale high school Dombivali
> >> (w). Looking to the advertisement done about facilities for physically
> >> challenged I decided to see for myself. I had a mixed experience. Even
> >> after registering on pwd app on mobile as challenged I never got any
> >> confirmation message whether the registration was  successful or not.
> >> While those do not even register were contacted for vehicle pick up
> >> facility but I did not get any such call.
> >> On going to the booth I did not see any special facility except that I
> >> was not required to stand in queue. I was given a seat as my daughter
> >> who accompanied me had to finish her voting. On enterring the booth my
> >> daughter was asked if she was accompanying me for voting. In tthat
> >> case she was required to fill up a form.
> >> I (though was not addressed directly) told I just need someone to show
> >> me the place and that any volunteer will also do. But they did not
> >> have any such facility it seemed. I got a list of contestants in
> >> braille. But apart from these there was no change.
> >> I feel while imparting training to the staff supposed to work on
> >> booths basic training to handle challenged such as addressing them
> >> directly should be imparted.
> >> Sincerely,
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[AI] Census 2021

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

- Forwarded message -
From: Meenakshi B. 
Date: Wed, May 1, 2019 at 6:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: census 2021
To: 



Dear Colleagues,

Greetings!

Government of India is gearing up for the next census. Find attached their
preliminary document for the same.
  Final_Agenda_for_DUC__1_ (1) - census.pdf



Other relevant documents can be accessed from this folder
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1CjL6LlmJGd7KgmE9DYI1fX_9giBPjO-O


Thanks to NCPEDP for bringing it up and for initiating discussion to get
our views across to the Registrar General.

The relevant extract on disability reads :

---START OF EXTRACT ---

*ACTUAL QUESTION*

*Q9 DISABILITY*

9(a) Is this person mentally/
physically disabled?
Yes-1/No-2
9(b) If ‘Yes’ in 9(a), give code in
the box against 9(b) from the list
below
9(c) If ‘multiple disability’ (Code
‘0’) in 9(b), give maximum three
codes in boxes against 9(c) from
the list below

*LIST*

In Seeing .1
In Hearing2
In Speech.3
In Mobility...4
Intellectual disability...5
Mental illness..6
Acid attack victims...7
Chronic neurological disease ..8
Blood disorder 9
Multiple Disability0

*Explanation on Q.9 DISABILITY* – For mentally/physically disabled person,
the type of disability is to be
recorded from the options: ‘In Seeing’, ‘In Hearing’, ‘In Speech’, ‘In
Mobility’, ‘Intellectual
disability’, ‘Mental illness’, ‘Acid attack victims’, ‘Chronic Neurological
disease’, ‘Blood
Disorder’, ‘Multiple disabilities’.

The ‘Mental Retardation’ used in 2011 Census has been
renamed as ‘Intellectual disability’.

Further, ‘Acid attack victims’, ‘Chronic Neurological
disease’ and ‘Blood Disorder’ have been added.

The definitions of these type of disability
introduced for the first time is as below -

*Intellectual disability* means a condition characterised by significant
limitation both in
intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in
adaptive behaviour
which covers a range of every day, social and practical skills, including—
*(i) "specific learning disabilities*" means a heterogeneous group of
conditions wherein
there is a deficit in processing language, spoken or written, that may
manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak, read, write, spell,
or to do mathematical
calculations and includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities,
dyslexia,
dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental aphasia; and
*(ii) "autism spectrum disorder" *means a neuro-developmental condition
typically
appearing in the first three years of life that significantly affects a
person's ability
to communicate, understand relationships and relate to others, and is
frequently
associated with unusual or stereotypical rituals or behaviours.
*Acid Attack Victims* means a person disfigured due to violent assaults by
throwing of acid
or similar corrosive substance.

*Disability caused due to Chronic Neurological Conditions, such as multiple
sclerosis and *
*parkinson's disease. *

*(i) "multiple sclerosis"* means an inflammatory, nervous system disease in
which the
myelin sheaths around the axons of nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord
are
damaged, leading to demyelination and affecting the ability of nerve cells
in the
brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other;
*(ii) "parkinson's disease" *means a progressive disease of the nervous
system marked
by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly
affecting
middle-aged and elderly people associated with degeneration of the basal
ganglia
of the brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine.

*Blood disorder* includes haemophilia, thalassemia and sickle cell disease.

*(i) "haemophilia"* means an inheritable disease, usually affecting only
male but
transmitted by women to their male children, characterised by loss or
impairment
of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a minor would may result in
fatal
bleeding;
*(ii) "thalassemia"* means a group of inherited disorders characterised by
reduced or
absent amounts of haemoglobin.
*(iii) "sickle cell disease" *means a hemolytic disorder characterised by
chronic anemia,
painful events, and various complications

--- END OF EXTRACT ---

To give an overview, the Government has adopted the method of collecting
data on persons with disabilities covered under the schedule of the RPDA
2016. This is an extension of the questions covered under the previous
census. We observe that this method of collecting data has very little
impact in getting a percentage close to what is being presented by
international agencies such as world bank, who etc,. The result is there is
only marginal increase in the percentage of population of persons 

Re: [AI] Voting experience yesterday

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Aldona and Mapusa are both assembly constituencies. They belong to North
Goa parliamentary constituency on page 50.

On Mon 22 Apr, 2019, 6:12 PM Austin Pinto, 
wrote:

> hi.
> the form 7a on dra website for faze 3 is showing data of faze 2 the
> constituency of aldonha and mapsa goa are not mensioned
>
> On 4/22/19, Vaishnavi Jayakumar  wrote:
> > Hi Prashanth and others with vision disabilities,
> >
> >
> >1. An Electronic Voting Machine consists of two Units - a Control Unit
> >and a Balloting Unit - joined by a five-meter cable. The Control Unit
> is
> >placed with the Presiding Officer or a Polling Officer and the
> Balloting
> >Unit is placed inside the voting compartment. Instead of issuing a
> ballot
> >paper, the Polling Officer in-charge of the Control Unit will release
> a
> >ballot by pressing the Ballot Button on the Control Unit. This will
> > enable
> >the voter to cast his vote by pressing the blue button on the
> Balloting
> >Unit against the candidate name, photo and symbol of his choice.
> >2. Each EVM balloting unit has 16 slots for candidates (including the
> >last item on the candidate list which is always marked NOTA or none of
> > the
> >above).
> >3. Candidates are listed vertically following a particular
> >categorisation and a language-specific alphabetical order - (i)
> > candidates
> >of recognised National parties and State political parties in the
> State
> >concerned, (ii) candidates of registered unrecognized political
> parties
> > and
> >(iii) other (independent) candidates. Once the order is fixed, the
> > numbers
> >are sequential, irrespective of the category, i.e numbering doesn't
> > resume
> >from 1 at every new category.
> >4. The order in which the candidate details appear is as follows : a)
> >Serial Number b) Name of candidate with photo c) : Address of
> candidate
> > 4
> >: Party affiliation 5 : Symbol allotted – picture and description
> >5. Alongside the candidate list are the red LED lamp, blue button and
> >embossed Braille numbering at the extreme right. Because Braille
> >numbering is the same across all languages there are no language
> barriers
> >at the machine level.
> >6. Availability of the Braille version of the candidate list is
> supposed
> >to be at the booth level and in English as default. Requests have been
> > made
> >for regional language versions as well (with document heading
> preceded by
> >language declaration) and a few booths have both, but very often there
> > are
> >no Braille candidate lists of any language available at
> booths.Whenever
> > the
> >number of candidate slots is greater than 16 in a constituency another
> > EVM
> >balloting unit is linked.
> >7. The older models of EVMs allow for only 4 balloting units to be
> >linked (that is 64 candidates maximum in total) , the new model M3
> (post
> >2013) allows for totally 24 balloting units to be linked. (that is 384
> >candidates maximum in total)
> >8. The order in which the EVM balloting units are linked, going by
> >yesterday's feedback is right to left. That is when voter is behind
> the
> >compartment and facing the  machine on the table, the left to right
> order
> >is Balloting Unit 4 , Balloting Unit 3, Balloting Unit 2, Balloting
> Unit
> > 1,
> >VVPAT machine.
> >9. Because the Braille numbering is now part of the EVM mould, all
> >ballot units are numbered 1 to 16. In RK Nagar elections, stickers
> were
> >supplied for numbers 17 onwards, but on random testing of Braille
> > stickers
> >and candidate lists with blind voters it was discovered that voters
> could
> >feel the embossed Braille underneath the Braille sticker, rather than
> the
> >sticker number itself. As ECI claimed that standards did not permit
> > putting
> >stickers anywhere else on the machine it was decided to do away with
> >sticker numbering in favour of the pre-existing moulded Braille. So
> while
> >serial number 2 on the candidate's list would translate to EVM Number
> 1,
> >Button 2; the candidate list number 22 would translate to  EVM 2,
> Button
> >6.  thumbwheel switch of 2 digit length on the top right hand side can
> >instead be manually set (with leading zero in case of numbers below
> ten)
> > to
> >indicate the linked balloting unit order in series 01 to 04 or 

Re: [AI] Voting experience yesterday

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi Prashanth and others with vision disabilities,


   1. An Electronic Voting Machine consists of two Units - a Control Unit
   and a Balloting Unit - joined by a five-meter cable. The Control Unit is
   placed with the Presiding Officer or a Polling Officer and the Balloting
   Unit is placed inside the voting compartment. Instead of issuing a ballot
   paper, the Polling Officer in-charge of the Control Unit will release a
   ballot by pressing the Ballot Button on the Control Unit. This will enable
   the voter to cast his vote by pressing the blue button on the Balloting
   Unit against the candidate name, photo and symbol of his choice.
   2. Each EVM balloting unit has 16 slots for candidates (including the
   last item on the candidate list which is always marked NOTA or none of the
   above).
   3. Candidates are listed vertically following a particular
   categorisation and a language-specific alphabetical order - (i) candidates
   of recognised National parties and State political parties in the State
   concerned, (ii) candidates of registered unrecognized political parties and
   (iii) other (independent) candidates. Once the order is fixed, the numbers
   are sequential, irrespective of the category, i.e numbering doesn't resume
   from 1 at every new category.
   4. The order in which the candidate details appear is as follows : a)
   Serial Number b) Name of candidate with photo c) : Address of candidate  4
   : Party affiliation 5 : Symbol allotted – picture and description
   5. Alongside the candidate list are the red LED lamp, blue button and
   embossed Braille numbering at the extreme right. Because Braille
   numbering is the same across all languages there are no language barriers
   at the machine level.
   6. Availability of the Braille version of the candidate list is supposed
   to be at the booth level and in English as default. Requests have been made
   for regional language versions as well (with document heading preceded by
   language declaration) and a few booths have both, but very often there are
   no Braille candidate lists of any language available at booths.Whenever the
   number of candidate slots is greater than 16 in a constituency another EVM
   balloting unit is linked.
   7. The older models of EVMs allow for only 4 balloting units to be
   linked (that is 64 candidates maximum in total) , the new model M3 (post
   2013) allows for totally 24 balloting units to be linked. (that is 384
   candidates maximum in total)
   8. The order in which the EVM balloting units are linked, going by
   yesterday's feedback is right to left. That is when voter is behind the
   compartment and facing the  machine on the table, the left to right order
   is Balloting Unit 4 , Balloting Unit 3, Balloting Unit 2, Balloting Unit 1,
   VVPAT machine.
   9. Because the Braille numbering is now part of the EVM mould, all
   ballot units are numbered 1 to 16. In RK Nagar elections, stickers were
   supplied for numbers 17 onwards, but on random testing of Braille stickers
   and candidate lists with blind voters it was discovered that voters could
   feel the embossed Braille underneath the Braille sticker, rather than the
   sticker number itself. As ECI claimed that standards did not permit putting
   stickers anywhere else on the machine it was decided to do away with
   sticker numbering in favour of the pre-existing moulded Braille. So while
   serial number 2 on the candidate's list would translate to EVM Number 1,
   Button 2; the candidate list number 22 would translate to  EVM 2, Button
   6.  thumbwheel switch of 2 digit length on the top right hand side can
   instead be manually set (with leading zero in case of numbers below ten) to
   indicate the linked balloting unit order in series 01 to 04 or 01 to 32.
   10.  Yesterday we discovered that the Braille equivalent of the
   thumbwheel switch number was pasted at the top centre position of the
   ballot unit. It was big and broad and I couldn't make out what was written
   on it, nor the language. We had recommended Pictobraille for the text "EVM
   Number" followed by the sticker number, to make it language agnostic, but
   that doesn't seem to have been done.
   11. The ECI finally implemented a text PDF version of Form 7A, it's not
   exactly compliant on the screen reader accessibility front, but definitely
   readable. DRA has bookmarked it for your convenience at
   http://bit.ly/form-7a , thus enabling you  to read the candidate list in
   the same order as the EVM! ECI subsequently has offered the same via its
   PWD and voter helpline where by clicking candidates box, one can filter
   entire candidates list by state district, constituency and finally by
   contesting candidates.

Hope this helps clarify the current situation!

Vaishnavi

---
*VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*
http://about.me/vjayakumar


On Fri, 19 Apr 2019 at 09:43, Prashanth MN 
wrote:

> Dear list,
> 

Re: [AI] Voting experience yesterday

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Thanks Rajesh and Nupur!

Am amazed that Braille candidate lists are available in any language apart
from English - this is something we have been fighting for quite a while.
How about past experiences - any other language apart from English? Rajesh,
how did the polling booth official refer to the candidate sheets? Did he
mention Braille?

---
*VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*
http://about.me/vjayakumar


On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 17:07, Asudani, Rajesh 
wrote:

> My commentsare inline:
>
> Rajesh and Nupur,
>
> Some queries :
>
> 1. What languages were the Braille Ballot papers available in? Did the
> first line of the Braille Ballot papers indicate the language of the
> document?
> R: Marathi
> Did not check.
>
> 2. What benefit did the Braille Ballot papers have over the electronic
> version at bit.ly/form-7a or do you just prefer  Braille as a format
> R: I can read braille, and did not know about e form 7A by then. I can use
> both in future.
>
> 3. Were any of the ATMs linked because there were more than 15 candidates?
> If so did the ATMs have a sticker on the top RHS indicating the order -
> EVM 1, EVM 2 etc
> R: There were two EVMs for 31 options. I was told which is the first and
> second, don't think there was sticker.
>
> 4. Did you both sign or affix thumb impression? Any move to make you fill
> up 49N as assisted voting as a result?
> R: I signed. No 49N.
>
> 5. Any other inputs on assured minimum facilities - 1:12 ramp, drinking
> water, priority queue etc?
> R: I think all were there, no priority queue as it was afternoon.
>
>
> 6. What change in training format would you recommend for better
> communication? As of now the relevant extract from the  training video goes
> like this https://youtu.noclick_be/GG16g11JJoQ?t=8m50s
>
> Illustration 1 (Blind person standing in the line)
>
> Person 1: Sir, please don't bother to stand in a line. Please come with me.
> This way. Please stand here.
>
> Sir, this is the ballot paper in braille. You may have a look and go
> through. Please remember the serial number of candidate you have a
> preference for. And inside, braille stickers are placed on the EVM
> (Electronic Voting Machine too), to help you vote for your preferred
> candidate. (Another audio voice: 578 Deepak Kumar Sharma, son of Bhushan
> Das Sharma, OK)
>
> Illustration 2 (Blind lady standing in line) - From 9:34 onwards
>
> Lady : Excuse me, where is the line for ladies
>
> Person 4: Ladies line is that side BUT you please don't bother to be in
> line. You may walk in directly. This way please
>
> Person 1 (at the booth): Can you read braille?
>
> Lady: No, I do not know braille.
>
> Person 1: I see
>
> Lady: Sir, can I use a companion ?
>
> Person 1: Yes sure
>
> Person 1 to the companion: Hope you have not gone as companion with
> another person during this election.
>
> Companion: No.
>
> Person 1: There is declaration form. What is your name?
>
> Companion : Sunitha
>
> Two points: (1) You have declared as companion that you have not gone as
> companion with anybody else.  (2) Maintain secrecy. You will not tell
> anyone outside who she has voted for.
>
> This is a dummy ballot unit. A similar unit is kept in the voting
> compartment. This is candidates button. Once you press the candidate of
> choice, red light will glow.and machine will give a long beep. This
> indicates vote has been cast. Now please go and vote.
>
> End (10:51)
>
> 7. Please consider filling feedback at http://bit.noclick_ly/votability
> so we can work with ECI towards improving election experience going forward.
> R: Will do.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Vaishnavi
>
>
> On Tue 16 Apr, 2019, 10:05 AM Nupur Jain (नूपुर जैन), <
> nupur.j...@gail.co.in>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I along with my husband who is also VI practiced our right to vote at
> > Noida.
> > The experience was smooth accept for, we had to ask for the list of
> > candidates in braille.
> > We waited for few minutes but they could not find it. However, it came
> > after we had already voted. Therefore, we suggested them to keep that
> > braille list ready in case required for the day.
> > One of them also gave me the orientation of the EVM with the code
> > matching the symbol.
> >
> > With best regards,
> >
> > Nupur
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
> > Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:51 AM
> > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> > concerning the disabled.'
> >

Re: [AI] Voting experience yesterday

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Rajesh and Nupur,

Some queries :

1. What languages were the Braille Ballot papers available in? Did the
first line of the Braille Ballot papers indicate the language of the
document?

2. What benefit did the Braille Ballot papers have over the electronic
version at bit.ly/form-7a or do you just prefer  Braille as a format

3. Were any of the ATMs linked because there were more than 15 candidates?
If so did the ATMs have a sticker on the top RHS indicating the order - EVM
1, EVM 2 etc

4. Did you both sign or affix thumb impression? Any move to make you fill
up 49N as assisted voting as a result?

5. Any other inputs on assured minimum facilities - 1:12 ramp, drinking
water, priority queue etc?

6. What change in training format would you recommend for better
communication? As of now the relevant extract from the  training video goes
like this https://youtu.be/GG16g11JJoQ?t=8m50s

Illustration 1 (Blind person standing in the line)

Person 1: Sir, please don't bother to stand in a line. Please come with me.
This way. Please stand here.

Sir, this is the ballot paper in braille. You may have a look and go
through. Please remember the serial number of candidate you have a
preference for. And inside, braille stickers are placed on the EVM
(Electronic Voting Machine too), to help you vote for your preferred
candidate. (Another audio voice: 578 Deepak Kumar Sharma, son of Bhushan
Das Sharma, OK)

Illustration 2 (Blind lady standing in line) - From 9:34 onwards

Lady : Excuse me, where is the line for ladies

Person 4: Ladies line is that side BUT you please don't bother to be in
line. You may walk in directly. This way please

Person 1 (at the booth): Can you read braille?

Lady: No, I do not know braille.

Person 1: I see

Lady: Sir, can I use a companion ?

Person 1: Yes sure

Person 1 to the companion: Hope you have not gone as companion with another
person during this election.

Companion: No.

Person 1: There is declaration form. What is your name?

Companion : Sunitha

Two points: (1) You have declared as companion that you have not gone as
companion with anybody else.  (2) Maintain secrecy. You will not tell
anyone outside who she has voted for.

This is a dummy ballot unit. A similar unit is kept in the voting
compartment. This is candidates button. Once you press the candidate of
choice, red light will glow.and machine will give a long beep. This
indicates vote has been cast. Now please go and vote.

End (10:51)

7. Please consider filling feedback at http://bit.ly/votability so we can
work with ECI towards improving election experience going forward.

Thanks!

Vaishnavi


On Tue 16 Apr, 2019, 10:05 AM Nupur Jain (नूपुर जैन), 
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I along with my husband who is also VI practiced our right to vote at
> Noida.
> The experience was smooth accept for, we had to ask for the list of
> candidates in braille.
> We waited for few minutes but they could not find it. However, it came
> after we had already voted. Therefore, we suggested them to keep that
> braille list ready in case required for the day.
> One of them also gave me the orientation of the EVM with the code matching
> the symbol.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Nupur
>
> -Original Message-
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> Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:51 AM
> To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> concerning the disabled.'
> Subject: Re: [AI] Voting experience yesterday
>
> Anyone else voted in Phase1?
> Please give your feedback.
> Kanchan
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
> Behalf Of Asudani, Rajesh
> Sent: 12 April 2019 10:05
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
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> Subject: [AI] Voting experience yesterday
>
> Friends
> Yesterday, I along with my elder brother who is also blind, went to cast
> our valuable vote with my wife accompanying us.
>
> To begin with, the clerk at booth greeted us with affront question to my
> wife,  “Can they cast vote or you will caste instead?
> However, before I could recover from this momentous attack on our ability
> and direct substitutive approach taken by the representative of the biggest
> democracy, the booth-in-charge walked upto us and handled the situation
> himself.
> From Then onwards, it was smooth process with braille list and braille
> labelling on the EVM.
> However, no attempts were made to counsel the concerned clerk, at least
> not in our presence.
>
>
>
>
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[AI] Candidate list in screenreader usable format

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Please check phase 2 candidate list in form 7A format. Bookmarked statewise
and constituency wise for your convenience.

ECI has expressed interest in doing this bookmarking in future releases. So
fingers crossed.

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[AI] Fwd: Blind voters rejoice!

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi everyone,

Do share this note so blind voters benefit from prepared, independent,
private voting!

Form 7A is a statutory document required under the Conduct of Election
Rules 1961
<http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/%282%29%20THE%20CONDUCT%20OF%20ELECTION%20RULES%2C%201961.pdf>
.

It is particularly of use to blind voters as it lists contesting candidates
in the same order as the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). Despite much
advocacy by DRA, this document is still not completely accessible, but it
is however readable. We've attempted to make the 1st Phase  200+ page
document easier to navigate by bookmarking the list state and
constituency-wise.

Ideally for security reasons it is best that ECI itself hosts this to
prevent tampering. Since repeated requests to ECI highlighting this issue
have not yet yielded an accessible document , DRA has bookmarked the same
for usability. We will do so for upcoming phases too as soon as the
documents are released by ECI.

Hope this helps & Happy Voting!

Vaishnavi Jayakumar
http://about.me/vjayakumar


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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 15:56
Subject: Blind voters rejoice!
To: AccessIndia.org.in 


Blind voters rejoice! Stop fretting about whether Braille candidate list
will be available at booths. Form 7A is available phase, state,
constituencywise and can be read by a screenreader.  This bookmarked
version of the ECI original document has been provided by Team Disability
Rights Alliance as an interim service- until ECI follows years of advice
and makes its documents accessible.

http://bit.ly/form-7a

Happy voting!

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Re: [AI] How do VI people vote?

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi Kriya,

Hoping this reaches you in time.

1. Do read this resource for first time voters :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dI-t8-s6eu2u7qVsnywcWzZ1chFySNAusboCPzFA7Ec/edit?usp=sharing

2. Prepare for voting by checking list of candidates here :
http://bit.ly/form-7a

3. What to expect on voting day.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/accessible-and-inclusive-elections-in-india/pollability-expect-this-on-voting-day/567135230290543/



4. For voting with a companion check this video https://youtu.be/_nAClOpHlvk
A recent communication has said 49N is to deployed only when someone is
with you in the voting compartment helping you vote, there is no need if
they are only helping you to navigate to the booth safely.



On Sun 7 Apr, 2019, 4:00 PM Kriya Jain,  wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am first time voter. The elections fall on 11 april in my city.
>  Please guide me how things work at polling booth.
> I have no idea as to how i would be able to execute my vote.
> I don't know braille.
> Can i take assistance of my family members?
>
> Hoping to get guidance from you all.
>
> Warm regards,
> Kriya Jain
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[AI] Fwd: 6th deadline for Kerala Draft Guidelines for standardization of Therapy Centers in the area of Disabilities.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Deadline is 6th tomorrow. Draft Guidelines for standardization of Therapy
Centers in the area of Disabilities.



Accessible version on GDocs.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RaN8BMeR6FVUFiQLLrmZP194-wfwxRfFMiaw3fAY7o/edit?usp=sharing

Kerala government releases draft guidelines for private therapy centres
newzhook.com/story/21231


herapy centres in Kerala must provide comprehensive quality care for
children with disabilities at affordable costs. That is the core essence of
the draft guidelines released by the Kerala Social Security Mission
(KSSM) earlier
this week.

The guidelines, which are up on the KSSM website come after an intervention
by the Kerala High Court, which was hearing a petition on the need to set
up a system to regulate private therapy centres in the state.

The petition was filed by TogetherWeCan (TWC), a group of parents of
children with disabilities and special educators, who came together to
highlight the malpractices prevalent at many centres.

The draft guidelines, put together after consultations with government
agencies, therapists’ as well as NGOs, have been welcomed by parents. Smrithy
Rajesh, parent to a child with autism said, “Given that there were no rules
at all and no management, these guidelines set a good framework”.

Among the key concerns raised was to ensure that a certain minimum standard
of quality care is maintained at all centres and made available at
affordable rates. To ensure thus, the guidelines propose setting up
government empanelled model therapy centres and district level monitoring
committees.

Though it is only one step closer to a more safe, accountable, transparent,
inclusive and ethical system of working with children with disabilities, it
is undoubtedly a giant leap and the first of its kind in India. From where
we had nothing we now will soon have something in place. - Seema Lal,
Co-founder, TogetherWeCan

Some concerns

This Is just the start and a meeting of key stakeholders will be held on 2
February to review these guidelines. Among the concerns some experts have
raised is that there is way too much control placed in the hands of the
medical lobby.

“All the services that are to be given to a child must be in a way that the
child’s rights are protected”, says Sreejith Namboodri, of the Indian
Association of Physiotherapists, Kerala chapter. ‘Instead, we fear the
guidelines place control in the hands of the medical lobby”.

Not all disabilities have been represented either, as Padma Pillai, a
parent points out. “The guidelines should cover all disabilities
exhaustively and that has not been done. There is no clarity about the kind
of committees that will be formed and what role the government will play in
monitoring, which is important when there are private players involved”.

The meeting this weekend will be critical to iron out these and some other
issues raised by the TWC, namely:

   - Every district-level monitoring committee should have one parent group
   representative along with experts. This is missing.
   - That details of a complaint redressal forum with name, number and
   email of the main person in every district be displayed as well, along with
   display of the qualifications of all therapists and visiting consultants.
   - Instead of making disability certificate mandatory, along with a
   referral via a medical doctor, the freedom to refer to a therapy centre
   should rest with anyone, including schools and preschools.
   - ”It may also be too early for a child between 1-2 years of age to be
   labelled with a disability certificate”, points out Lal. “Most early
   intervention can prevent a permanent diagnosis too. Therapy could also be
   for corrective measures”.
   - Periodic reassessments and reviews be done in a transdisciplinary
   manner with inputs taken from all those working with the child.

There are some other provisions relating to use of equipment as well as
autism diagnosis, which will be raised at the meeting.

As a first step this is certainly a progressive move, one that has come
after much sweat and tears, but still a long way away from a
rehabilitation-based model that is based on empowering families and
children, points out Ruchika Sethi Thakkar, parent to a child with a
intellectual disability.

"The key concerns have been addressed broadly and it is very commendable as
it is the fructification of efforts made by parents but there is a shift
towards the medical model of disability away from societal. Bringing the
psychiatry department to exercise final judgement is a major concern".

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[AI] Interim Budget and Persons with Disabilities

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: Meenakshi B. 
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 17:55
> Subject: Release - Interim Budget for Persons with Disabilities
>


> Greetings From Equals Centre for Promotion of Social Justice!
>


> Equals Centre for Promotion of Social Justice is a Disabled People’s
> Organisation working from Chennai. We focus on advocacy, knowledge building
> and advocacy on the issues concerning persons with disability. We engage in
> legal harmonisation. We use budget and policy analysis as a tool for our
> activities.
>


> This is the preliminary analysis on the Interim Budget from the lens of
> persons with disabilities.
>


> Thanks & Regards
> Meenakshi
> Coordinator Projects
> Equals, Centre for Promotion of Social Justice
> Email: meenak...@equalscpsj.org / cont...@equalscpsj.org



[image: Equals logo with text : Highlights - Persons with Disabilities in
Union Interim Budget 2019-2020]

1 Feb 2019

MEDIA  RELEASE

Interim Union Budget 2019-2020 & Indians with disabilities

“This is not an interim budget, but a vehicle for the nation’s development.
Development became a Jan Andolan (people's movement) under the present
Government”- Budget Speech.

THIS people's movement of development  has left people with disabilities
behind! NO mention of inclusion under infrastructural development, rural
and urban development, skill development or employment.

The President’s address has mentioned the physical coverage of couple of
programmes of the Union Government such as distribution of assistive
devices through camps, accessibility of Government buildings and railway
stations and development of the sign language dictionary.

The Government has made commitments under the 3 Year Action Agenda prepared
by NITI AYOG such as institutional reforms, cross sectoral recognition of
the issues concerning persons with disabilities apart from the need for
reframing the existing schemes and the corresponding budget allocation
institutional reforms, cross sectoral recognition of the issues concerning
persons with disabilities apart from the need for reframing the existing
schemes and the corresponding budget allocation.

The priorities include estimates of persons with disabilities, improving
accessibility through the Accessible India Campaign, strengthening
education, enhancing employability, establishing regional centres of the
Rehabilitation Council of India, centres for disability sports, Indian Sign
language institute and 20 spinal cord injury centres. The agenda also
commits for enhanced supply of assistive devices and issue of universal ID
cards. However, the action agenda re-emphasised the constitutional mandate
of the states to secure right to education, work and public assistance
within the economic capacity and level of development.
Fulfilment of these commitments find no mention in the Budget Speech.

Further, it is to be noted that under the AIC so far funds have been
released to retrofit only 56% of the total buildings for which access audit
has been completed and reported and only 25% of the government websites
selected are made accessible. Only 8.4% of the buses of 58 SRTC is made
accessible.

For all the commitments vide the three-year action agenda, the allocation
towards persons with disabilities that could be disaggregated remains
constant at 0.03% to the overall disbursement of the Union Government from
2014-15 to 2016-17 and follows a decreasing trend from the financial year
2017-18 onwards at 0.02%.

At the Union Level since 2014 -15 there has been huge unspent balances from
the budget estimates proposed.

Given the huge diversity in spending across States on specific expenditure
towards persons with disabilities, Union’s contribution remains at only 16%
in the year 2017-18 and has not considered supplementing states based on
their growth and development.

Both the three-year action agenda and the Strategy for New India @ 75 by
NITI Ayog document talks elaborately on the need for data and statistics,
no effort has been made to disaggregate administrative and financial data
that allows for effective monitoring and accountability. Given that the
next census is approaching, there is no movement towards adopting
Internationally comparable tool for collecting data on persons with
disabilities. Globally Washington group questions for disability data is
recognised as an effective tool.

Though tax relief to families and individuals with disabilities almost
equals allocation to the department for the empowerment of persons with
disabilities, there is need to respond to the question who benefits out of
this? This is critical when nearly 79.9% of the families living with less
than Rs.150/ day without adjusting to the additional cost of disability
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Re: [AI] Issues with VVPATs

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Dear Pavan,

VVPATs themselves are just a placebo and a concession by the ECI to a
perpetually EVM-conspiracy theorising public.

I urge the blind community to desist from asking for VVPAT accessibility -
the EVM which by virtue of its rudimentary design is invulnerable to
largescale hacking precisely due to the lack of add ons and connectivity.

Any extras are just going to mean more complexity which will lead to weaker
security.

How is a blind person supposed to know that the EVM has not been rigged?
Very simple. Sighted people are the control in this scenario and are bound
to raise an alarm if the input choice is not what VVPAT is showing.

It is currently not possible to manipulate single votes even if by some
remote chance it has been tampered with.


---
*VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*
http://about.me/vjayakumar


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wrote:

> dear Friends.
> General Elections are going
>  to take place in 2019.
> they are going to use VVPAT  so that Voter can confirm his / her Vote
> but how can we Make sure
> our vote has gon to the intended Candidate?
> its time we have to take this up with ECI if already we have any
> progress please share.
> thanks and regards,
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Re: [AI] request for CBSE text books

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What's the problem with e-cbse?

http://cbse.nic.in/ePub/webcbse/webcbse/ab-cbse-book-4.html

On Thu 15 Nov, 2018, 10:58 AM Siva Suresh  all the English books from class 9th to 12th.
> thank you once again for your support.
>
> On 11/15/18, nirmal verma  wrote:
> > Send me the list of books.
> >
> > Nirmal
> >
> > On Wed 14 Nov, 2018, 21:34 Siva Suresh  >
> >> yes but couldn't find them
> >>
> >> On 11/14/18, nirmal verma  wrote:
> >> > Did you search for these on bookshare ?
> >> >
> >> > Nirmal
> >> >
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> >> >> Hello friends hope you are doing fine! I am in need of CBSE English
> >> >> text books from class 9th to 12th in word format. could some one be
> >> >> able to help me in getting them? I will be very great full to you all
> >> >> for any help for the above mentioned need.
> >> >>
> >> >> thank you in advance.
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[AI] FIX : IndianRail on the internet - issues

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

8 October 2018

Met with Vinod Bhatia, who heads Passenger Reservation Services (PRS) in
CRIS. And with our future contact person on his team - Shashank. Yogendra
and Satish from earlier were there too. They had mentioned that a group of
people headed by Sachit Kumar Sahrawat from DRDO had visited a few days
earlier and demoed problems using JAWS. They had till now been using
Windows Narrator for testing screenreader access, and now post Sachit’s
visit have er, laid their hands on a copy of JAWS as well.

For what it’s worth, I demoed with ChromeVox on Chrome browser and made
them navigate with keyboard only. So they noticed the missing attributes
and subsequent silence for form fields and the jump bypassing steps
<https://photos.app.goo.gl/WX2DAL6aaoYiTfdw5> for the audio captcha.

Our contact person going forward is Shashank. Will share his contact direct
with NAB team.

Discussed the earlier pending points :

1) The banner ad that appears (Central Govt achievements etc) - no longer
there, they have no control and have to carry it. Mukesh said an Escape
gets rid of it, I think - whatever it is future interstitial ads can have a
common instruction and deactivation key for screenreaders.

2) OTP checkbox was missing a label.

3) Suggestions on station list dropdowns read only what is typed and not
the actual list of stations. There was lack of familiarity with ARIA,
Mukesh explained and said he'd send the code.

4) Calendar popup to be only on clicking the calendar icon specifically,
now  it is obscuring the date fields manual entry.

5) Despite refreshing the screen, the content remained same for
screenreaders - apparently another ARIA fix

And a new request :

6) that the form details can be saved for disability reservation
particulars - just as it is for senior citizens. Additionally for those
with names larger than 16 characters, it is impossible to get a match vis a
vis the Railways issued disability certificate for special rates.

Some points from our discussion :

A) Reason for the whole thing breaking is that it’s not just redesign, it’s
a whole new technology. They have switched to a Google technology called
Angular technology. Which is paradoxically giving them problems with Chrome.

B) They say they have fixed some of the issues and it is working with
Mozilla (they tested on Firefox 62.0.3  version on Windows 10
desktop).and requested
feedback on site trying the same. Internet Explorer they are NOT offering
functionality - this came up when sharing Yogesh’s feedback.

C) CRIS also said that pop up ad instructions would have to come via IRCTC
as that is not in their hands. Neither is the NLP Captcha widget. I have
made contact with NLP’s Amit Mittal and his team is working on fixing
things a their end.

D) Request for saving disability certificate particulars so as to select
and autofill (instead of typing each time) has been noted. They will
provide similar functionality as is available for senior citizens.

E) Disability certificate error when booking online concessional ticket
-eg.  passenger name mismatch / card information not present. There is no
quick fix for this but here’s the workaround : Essentially the medical
officer may enter your full name, maybe in Hindi or English. Then the
designated station operator (the ticketing people don’t have access) enters
it into computer field which is fixed number of characters (16) and in
English.

Unfortunately what is being written on your card is entire name. Users
enter what's on their cards, and that's not what was entered into computer
which could be Singh, Satender / Satendra / Satendar / S etc.  Similarly
for id number, the computer field is 2 digits for zone code, 4 digits for
station code, and then the identifier - 6 digit number. Zones with 3 or 4
letters, only the first 2 letters are to be entered.

So can go to any station with your card, ask operator how exactly your card
is entered in system, note down short / misspelled name and id number and
use those thereafter. Or tweet @RailwaySeva if you don’t mind that info
made public. In Sameer’s case while his card had Sameer Chaturvedi, he
could enter only 16 digits - Sameer Chaturved. Even that did not work.
Finally the system revealed the following which worked :


CONC PSGN ID   - NRNDLS123456

CONC PSGN NAME- S CHATURVEDI



So that’s the brief. I will share the contacts with NAB team. In
meantime *could
someone please check out issues while using Mozilla and get back by 12th
October please.* If a screen capture can be done with audio and your voice
over, that would be ideal.

Vaishnavi

On Sun, 8 Jul 2018 at 21:16, Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Was aware of the correspondence
> <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=accessindia%40accessindia.org.in=subject:%22%5C%5BAI%5C%5D+IRCTC+challenges%5C%21%22=newest>
> by many on the recently redesigned IRCTC
> <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l

[AI] Fwd: Paytm accessibility issues collation

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Sorry, didn't realise this hadn't been posted this morning.

-- Forwarded message -
From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar 
Date: Thu 4 Oct, 2018, 7:33 AM


Managed to reach Paytm's VSS. Am in touch with  Deepak who is already aware
of access issues that he says his team is working on. Could the same drill
as IRCTC be followed with the issues flagged  at
http://bit.ly/want2report-form

Amar has already given me some issues, but the sooner we collate this and
send it , the better.

Meeting CRIS PRS head today - hope to get things moving there too.

Deadline for Paytm inputs = 10th October.

Regards,

Vaishnavi



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[AI] [WeThePwd:2095] GST cut for e-books, but publishers are not elated, wheelchair accessory luxury tax - ETC

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi everyone,

Time to revive GST action on the sector's end.

   1. Amba, what about ebook copyright law exemptions
   

   for blind and GST wrt this press clipping? Printed and Braille books are at
   nil GST btw.
   2. Nipun, what progress on the GST PIL
   

   ?
   3. Prashant, any update on the wheelchair accessory luxury tax of 28%
   

   ?


Any other developments post last year's campaign? Check archives at
www.bit.ly/whytaxdisability to refresh your memory.

---

*GST cut for e-books, but publishers are not elated*
thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/gadgets/gst-cut-for-e-books-but-publishers-are-not-elated/article24514391.ece


*Mumbai, July 25, 2018 23:17 IST*

   - E-readers are popular, but e-books have weak sales in India
   - A lower tax rate is applicable if titles also have a print version,
   which has not excited the industry
   - What might have been a leg-up for book publishers to help reduce their
   carbon footprint, might just end being a weak announcement by the
   government.

The GST Council has announced some ‘relief’ for publishers in the form of
reduction in GST on e-book sales — from 18% to 5%. The reduction is
applicable only to books that have a print version as well.

The announcement has left publishers — who are usually busy thumbing
through manuscripts and dealing with high production costs — perplexed
because there appears to be little clarity on what the move means for the
industry.

Most publishers, concerned with spiralling costs, voice scepticism. Thomas
Abraham, managing director, Hachette India, says, “The whole thing is a bit
absurd. It would have made more sense if the rather draconian 12% new GST
levied on royalties had been abolished, and the 12% GST on printing
material was reduced, back to 5%. Both have come as a double whammy that
have raised costs for publishers with no respite, as input tax credit is
also not available for books, because books are GST- exempt.”

Sanjiv Gupta, COO, Penguin Random House, seems to concur with Abraham. “In
India, typically the cost of an e-book is the same as the print book. It’s
a welcome step but they should reduce the tax on printing of books. We had
VAT earlier and that was 4% to 5% and some printers were charging it and
others were not. E-books worldwide have touched 35% of the total business
but it has come down to 25%. In India, it has stayed from 5% to 7%.”


*So will the new GST help?*
There are many questions. Will just one printed copy suffice for a book to
qualify for the reduced GST? And since the announcement comes under
Education/Training/Skill Development’, will it apply to fiction and
non-fiction?


*Waiting for the fine print*
Pratik Jain, partner and leader (Indirect Tax), Pricewaterhouse Coopers
(PwC), says the notification does not apply only to educational books,
“Let’s see the wording of the notification to be issued. It’s not limited
to educational books as per the press statement. The only condition is that
the print version should exist. Now, whether it does exist or not would
depend on facts of the case. If only five copies are printed, there could
be a case of evasion.”

While Oxford Univerity Press and Amazon Publishing declined to comment,
Neelkanth Karinje, CFO, Juggernaut, thinks the announcement will have no
impact on the company’s digital publishing business.

“We don’t have a print version of text books or those related to education.
It seems the government is in no mood to abolish GST on e-books, but only
giving a concession to education sector,” he said.

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Re: [AI] FIX : IndianRail on the internet - issues

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Dear Vinod / BS Verma,

This whole email was regarding the login process! Have you checked this
over the last 24 hours?

Again, I do not know the tech behind this, Mukesh Sharma can best clarify
these doubts.

If the issues I'd mentioned in the email are still preventing IRCTC desktop
login using a screen reader then do let us know so it can be addressed.
Vinod, have not seen the mobile app, let's address that next stage?
Re: [AI] FIX : IndianRail on the internet - issues
<https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=accessindia@accessindia.org.in=subject:%22Re%5C%3A+%5C%5BAI%5C%5D+FIX+%5C%3A+IndianRail+on+the+internet+%5C-+issues%22=newest>

Vinod Benjamin
<https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=accessindia@accessindia.org.in=from:%22Vinod+Benjamin%22>
 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 04:42:01 -0700
<https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=accessindia@accessindia.org.in=date:20180709>

Dear Vishnavi,

Thanks for that eloberate mail on IRCTC accessibility ,
really Appreciate it ,
it would be great the Login page is also addressed, have tried to
access the portel with  loging in by the sighted help still nothing is
accessible.

in Androyd version : it would be great if they could make the captcha
to be an OTP or accessible Captcha that would be effective at least.
all the other interphases are accessible in Androyd version, at least
to my knowledge ,
the only catch in the APK is tapping some were to login the IRCTC APK.
Regards,
Vinod Benjamin.

On 7/9/18, bhawani shankar verma  wrote:
> The points you have mentioned will be encountered after login in to IRCTC.
> where is the login field? I could manage to login in IRCTC with sighted help
>
> and also got both login and booking OTP within 3 seconds. so, OTP is no
> issue for me. without opening the lock, how you can enter. I request you all
>
> to please simplify the procedure. in your message nothing about the login
> page. first rectify that login field. also request to please don't suggest
> to switch between screen reader as required. the website must be accessible
>
> across the screen reader. CCPD have sent notice to IRCTC, ministry of rail
> and railway board regarding the matter.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2018 9:17 PM
> To: AccessIndia.org.in
> Subject: [AI] FIX : IndianRail on the internet - issues
>
> Hi all,
>
> Was aware of the correspondence
> <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=accessindia%40accessindia.org.in=subject:%22%5C%5BAI%5C%5D+IRCTC+challenges%5C%21%22=newest>
> by many on the recently redesigned IRCTC
> <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=accessindia@accessindia.org.in=subject:%22Re%5C%3A+%5C%5BAI%5C%5D+IRCTC+new+website%2C+looking+confusing%2C+any+clue%5C%3F%22=newest>
> website (beta <http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1533835>)
> and so gatecrashed CRIS
> <http://cris.org.in/criswebsite/crissite/index.jsp#about> when in Delhi a
> few days back - they by the way (as I have been mentioning repeatedly)
> handle the world's largest online reservation system for IRCTC.
>
> The person I contacted  out of the blue (S.J. Sinha) was supposed to be in
> charge of Passenger Reservation System (PRS) which is now run by Vinod
> Bhatia. S.J. Sinha heads Web Apps - all the 40+ subdomains of
> indianrail.gov.in, mobile apps etc. Anyway, the day I gatecrashed, Mr.
> Sinha was at Railway Bhavan and said someone else would meet me. That was
> Mr. Pitamber Verma - the Chief Project Engineer / Web Applications who was
> welcoming and helpful. Mr. Amit Jha from his team also joined us. However
> anything to do with the ticketing side of things is handled by the PRS team
> - Mr. Yogendra joined from that team.
>
> All I had grasped about the accessibility problems was the missing OTP
> option - so I mentioned that. Yogendra said it had been fixed a couple of
> days earlier. As I was stumped after that (and more importantly WAVE and
> aChecker couldn't run reports on either www.irctc.co.in or
> www.indianrail.gov.in ) I messaged Srinivasu and asked if all was well on
> the IRCTC booking front. He said it was not OK and promised to send inputs
> later that evening as he was travelling.
>
> I then called Prashant from NAB. He briefly discussed some of the issues
> still preventing independent booking with Mr. Yogendra. He was not free to
> come over the next morning to fix things then and there with Mr. Yogendra
> but promised that someone else would come along with a screen-reading
> laptop. I bounced the idea of an understanding accessibility workshop with
> Mr. Verma - he was enthusiastic. I was less enthusiastic about mobile apps
> and said a responsive version of the website with offline functionality,
> and camera / GPS access was more than enough rather than the perpetual,

[AI] FIX : IndianRail on the internet - issues

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi all,

Was aware of the correspondence

by many on the recently redesigned IRCTC

website (beta )
and so gatecrashed CRIS
 when in Delhi a
few days back - they by the way (as I have been mentioning repeatedly)
handle the world's largest online reservation system for IRCTC.

The person I contacted  out of the blue (S.J. Sinha) was supposed to be in
charge of Passenger Reservation System (PRS) which is now run by Vinod
Bhatia. S.J. Sinha heads Web Apps - all the 40+ subdomains of
indianrail.gov.in, mobile apps etc. Anyway, the day I gatecrashed, Mr.
Sinha was at Railway Bhavan and said someone else would meet me. That was
Mr. Pitamber Verma - the Chief Project Engineer / Web Applications who was
welcoming and helpful. Mr. Amit Jha from his team also joined us. However
anything to do with the ticketing side of things is handled by the PRS team
- Mr. Yogendra joined from that team.

All I had grasped about the accessibility problems was the missing OTP
option - so I mentioned that. Yogendra said it had been fixed a couple of
days earlier. As I was stumped after that (and more importantly WAVE and
aChecker couldn't run reports on either www.irctc.co.in or
www.indianrail.gov.in ) I messaged Srinivasu and asked if all was well on
the IRCTC booking front. He said it was not OK and promised to send inputs
later that evening as he was travelling.

I then called Prashant from NAB. He briefly discussed some of the issues
still preventing independent booking with Mr. Yogendra. He was not free to
come over the next morning to fix things then and there with Mr. Yogendra
but promised that someone else would come along with a screen-reading
laptop. I bounced the idea of an understanding accessibility workshop with
Mr. Verma - he was enthusiastic. I was less enthusiastic about mobile apps
and said a responsive version of the website with offline functionality,
and camera / GPS access was more than enough rather than the perpetual,
expensive tweaking required by Android updates and glitches caused by
enormous variation in device size, specs and UI skin.

*WEB APPLICATIONS*
The next morning Mukesh Sharma from NAB and I reached CRIS to find that Mr.
Yogendra was busy. He suggested we meet the GM/PRS - Vinod Bhatia. We first
met S.J. Sinha who was familiar with GIGW. He was keen to have a training
but said getting money would take time. As of now Mukesh has committed for
a day workshop, the details of which need to be sent across. As Mr.
Pitamber Verma had mentioned Shaswat's name came up (from Eye-D
) - I think they have been in touch with CRIS about
accessifying / access audit. As everything is handled inhouse at CRIS, I am
guessing an occasional access report would suffice with detailed one-off
training and refreshers for new staff. Anyway, over to Prashant on that
front.

*PRS*
We then met with Mr. Satish, Yogendra's counterpart. They handle NGET
 - Next
Generation E-Ticketing - IRCTC's CONCERT, counter sales and mobile app.

First the following issues were flagged for fixes :

1) The banner ad that appears (Central Govt achievements etc) - no longer
there, they have no control and have to carry it. Mukesh said an Escape
gets rid of it, I think - whatever it is future interstitial ads can have a
common instruction and deactivation key for screenreaders.

2) OTP checkbox was missing a label.

3) Suggestions on station list dropdowns read only what is typed and not
the actual list of stations. There was lack of familiarity with ARIA
,
Mukesh explained and said he'd send the code.

4) Calendar popup to be only on clicking the calendar icon specifically,
now  it is obscuring the date fields manual entry.

5) Despite refreshing the screen, the content remained same for
screenreaders - apparently another ARIA fix.

(Anything further than what was discussed above, Mukesh felt would require
a detailed access audit report. These fixes were sufficient to enable
independent booking again.)

*CAPTCHAs*

We went back and forth on CAPTCHAs. Apparently IRCTC has only ever had
image and OTP CAPTCHAs. During Tatkal hours 8-12 noon, the image CAPTCHA is
CRIS-provided, rest of the time there is Simpli5d's NLP CAPTCHAs
 a commercial party serving up ad-run
image CAPTCHAs. OTP is available as an option during both Tatkal and
Non-Tatkal timings. While logical CAPTCHAs - simple text-based math puzzles
are available to be 

[AI] Fwd: Compiled NSSO feedback - going tomorrow 30th June

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Screen-reader version - Published 20180629 NSSO compiled feedback
bit.ly/2906-nsso-pub

If you want to comment - Annotatable 20180629 NSSO compiled feedback -
Google Docs bit.ly/2906-nsso-annot

Sorry, images don't have alt text and PDF formatting is a little off - will
be rectified tomorrow. Images don't really have anything that links don't
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Re: [AI] NSSO Survey on disability - seeking feedback

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

 Apologies, inputs link should have read http://bit.ly/nsso-annot - this is
the annotatable version.

If not commenting from Google id, please prefix your comments with initials.


On Sat, Jun 16, 2018 at 11:05 PM Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The NSSO survey starts July and we only recently got hands on the
> questionnaire (not due to Rati Misra and Sunder VS's lack of effort in
> trying to engage with Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
> Government of India)
>
> The lacunae caused by zero stakeholder inclusion is glaringly obvious. It
> may be too late to make corrections though.
>
> For what it's worth, some of us are collating feedback to make a noise.
>
> *Deadline for inputs is Monday 18th June 2018.*
>
> 16 years after the last NSSO disability survey, It's time to get counted
> again!
>
> Input on the survey @ http://bit.ly/nsso-pub
> Screenreader version @ http://bit.ly/nsso-pub
> <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fnsso-pub=AT1Jtze0CaTuFeX5KXgtEShMm2_R0S4935U3qp55gXx9enAeiPaZEr6rlSh4_eOtAWlsXa6R6cpjyBZPqos9DBeRS3gMFFOIVKODcTS989gsDE0nivVPAr0ZlH641u6DduabfnuZ-PhjCzSjNckohOITT52WkVoF>
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[AI] Fwd: NSSO Survey on disability - seeking feedback

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

The NSSO survey starts July and we only recently got hands on the
questionnaire (not due to Rati Misra and Sunder VS's lack of effort in
trying to engage with Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Government of India)

The lacunae caused by zero stakeholder inclusion is glaringly obvious. It
may be too late to make corrections though.

For what it's worth, some of us are collating feedback to make a noise.

*Deadline for inputs is Monday 18th June 2018.*

16 years after the last NSSO disability survey, It's time to get counted
again!

Input on the survey @ http://bit.ly/nsso-pub
Screenreader version @ http://bit.ly/nsso-pub




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[AI] Should the disabled go to separate schools or should all schools have education about disabilities?

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Should the disabled go to separate schools or should all schools have
education about disabilities?
*scroll.in*/pulse/859639/should-the-disabled-go-to-separate-
schools-or-should-all-schools-have-education-about-disabilities

Nipun Malhotra

Over the last month, courts in India have made major observations related
to disability and education. One, by the Supreme Court, has disappointed
persons with disabilities in its understanding that this group should be
further isolated from mainstream society. But another observation by the
Madras High Court gave the disabled sector reason to celebrate by noting
that mainstream society should be more perceptive and responsive to persons
with disabilities.

The Supreme Court’s observation in a public interest litigation filed
through Advocate Prashant Shukla claiming lack of sufficient special
education teachers in Uttar Pradesh could have far reaching consequences.
The court said, “We are of the prima facie view that the children with
special needs have to be imparted education not only by special teachers
but there have to be special schools for them.” It added, “It is impossible
to think that the children who are disabled or suffer from any kind of
disability or who are mentally challenged can be included in the mainstream
schools for getting an education.”

I do feel that this observation got the spirit of the PIL completely wrong.
The solution to a lack of special education teachers is more training and
colleges to train special education teachers.

As someone with a disability who went to a normal school, I was really
saddened to learn that the Supreme Court intended to close doors to a
normal life for persons with disabilities. The Supreme Court’s observation
is wrong on three levels – legally, for the disabled and for society.

The recently enacted Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 says,
“The appropriate government and the local authorities shall endeavour that
all educational institutions funded or recognised by them provide inclusive
education to children with disabilities”.

In addition, India is a signatory to the United Nations Convention for the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Article 24 of the convention is
dedicated to inclusive education. “States parties recognise the right of
persons with disabilities to education,” it says. “With a view to realising
this right without discrimination and on the basis of equal opportunity,
states parties shall ensure an inclusive education system at all levels and
lifelong learning.”

Besides this, India’s Right to Education Act states that 25% of seats in
private schools should be reserved for poor and disadvantaged groups.
Needless to say, persons with disabilities are among the disadvantageous
groups.

Persons with disabilities need to be included in the mainstream. After all,
they need to go to college, earn degrees, learn skills and eventually
acquire jobs. They cannot be protected forever, so why not let them
flourish as part of the mainstream?
Teaching everyone about disability

Interestingly, the other recent judicial observation on disability and
education by the Madras High Court has given the disability sector much
reason for cheer. The court observed that the “state needs to have
disability education so that mainstream society becomes more sensitive
towards people with disabilities.” It also said that “Educating others on
people with disabilities leads to tolerance, empathy, and respect.”

Let us also recognise that interactions with persons with disabilities have
led to major technological breakthroughs that are being used by all able
bodied people today. Text messaging was originally created for the deaf and
voice overs on mobile phones were originally created to help the blind.
Input from people with disabilities clearly encourages innovation and is
yet another reason not to put this group in a silo separate from the
mainstream.

The observations of the two courts represent two world views about persons
with disabilities between which we need to choose. One is a belief in
homogenisation that does not respect uniqueness of individuals as well as
in the segregation of persons with disabilities. The other is an inclusive
approach beneficial to disabled persons and others.

A Supreme Court observation, when it is translated into a judgement,
becomes case law and sets the precedent. I do hope that the court reverses
this observation on the special education needs of the disabled while
passing the final judgement. After all, society is not homogenous and
people with disabilities in classrooms will enrich school life for children.

*The writer, born with arthrogryposis, went to a regular school. He is an
alumnus of St Stephen’s College, Delhi School of Economics and the Indian
School of Business.*
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[AI] National Trust Rules - Draft Amendments - Comments by 13 December 2017 http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180270.pdf

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
[Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)]
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the  13th  November,  2017

G.S.R. 1383(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the
National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Rules, 2000, which the Central
Government, proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by
Section 34 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism,
Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44
of 1999), is hereby published for the information of all persons likely to
be affected thereby ; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules
shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty
days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which
this notification is published are made available to the public;

Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Deputy Director
General, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Antyodaya Bhawan,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 or by email at tr.moha...@gov.in
.


DRAFT RULES

1.
(1) These  rules  may  be  called  National  Trust  for  Welfare  of
Persons  with  Autism,  Cerebral  Palsy,  Mental Retardation and Multiple
Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2017.
(2)  They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in
the Official Gazette.

2.   In the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral
Palsy, Mental Retardation and
Multiple Disabilities Rules, 2000,—

(i)sub-rule (2) of rule 3  shall be substituted by the following,
namely.—
(2) The Trust shall notify vacancies inviting nominations for nine members
of the Board as required by Section 3(4) (b) of the Act three months prior
to the expiry of the term of the Board from amongst the organizations
registered with it under section 12 of the Act.
 (ii)  After sub-rule (2) of rule 3, the following shall be inserted,
namely,—
2(A) The Trust shall also invite nominations from associations of trade,
commerce and
industry engaged in philanthropic activities for three members as required
by Section 3(4)(d) of the Act.

2(B) The Trust shall notify the vacancies of the Members of the Board
highlighting the requisite qualification, experience required in disability
matters, upper age limit of 65 years as prescribed under the regulations of
the giving a minimum of 45 days for receipt of applications/nominations.

2(C) On receipt of the applications/nominations the Secretary, Department
of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities shall constitute a Scrutiny
Committee of three officials from ex- officio members of the Board to
scrutinize the applications.

2(D) The Scrutiny Committee shall draw a list of eligible applicants
State-wise and region- wise based on the category opted by the applicant:
Provided that the Scrutiny Committee while drawing up the list of eligible
applicants shall give due consideration for ensuring wider representation
to the organizations working in the fields and also to ensure that the same
applicant or nominee does not monopolise at the cost of wider choice.

2(E) The Trust shall sensitize the elected member of the Board who have
served for one complete term to give way to new applicants.

  (iii) For sub-rule (4) of rule 3, the following shall be
substituted, namely. —
(4) where the number of eligible applicants is more
than the number of vacancies, election
shall be held in accordance with Rule 3 of the NT Rules
2000.
  (iv)  After sub-rule (5) of rule 3, the following shall be
inserted, namely. —
(6) In the case of nominations received under Section 3 (4) (d) of the Act,
the Board shall  approve three nominees based on their experience in
disability sector  and taking into account   their philanthropic work in
pursuance to corporate social responsibility.
(7) Any dispute on matter relating to election may be raised within 30 days
of the declaration  of the  result  and  such  dispute  shall  be
referred  for  adjudication before  the  Secretary,  Department of
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social
Justice, Government of India, whose decision thereon shall be final and
binding.
(8) No person who has been nominated once to the Board shall be entitled to
be re-
nominated.
(v)  In the title of rule 4, the words “and members” shall be
deleted.
(vi) In sub-rule (2) of rule 5, after the word sitting, the words
“fee of rupees five hundred for
each day of the meeting of the Board” shall be substituted by the words
“fees as
determined by the Trust from time to time.”
(vii)   Sub-rule (3) of rule 6 shall be deleted.
(viii)  In  sub-rule  ( 1)  of  rule  10,  after  the  word
“Members”,  the  words  “of  the  Board”

[AI] Fwd: End #Edpartheid response to worrying Supreme Court observation

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

*We need to move quickly - the next hearing is 27 November 2017. *

*More later, till then please follow campaign developments and links at
bit.ly/end-edpartheid *

 -

 *24-Oct-2017 - Supreme Court to UP govt: Why can't children with special
needs have separate schools*

After hearing of a PIL, filed through advocate Prashant Shukla, claiming
lack of sufficient number of special educators in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to
teach children with special needs (CWSN), the Supreme Court (SC) has asked
the UP government why separate schools cannot be set up for them.



Moreover, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the state
government how children with special needs (CWSN) can be taught with kids
who are not disabled.

Further, Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, raised the query
after the Centre and the state government said that under the new
integrated education scheme, CWSN were being taught along with kids who do
not suffer from any disability.
Frame guidelines for children with special needs:

During the hearing, SC also asked Centre why some guidelines cannot be
framed for the education of such children across the country.
Here's what MHRD said:

Along with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), the UP government
said that CWSN were being taught under the integrated scheme to ensure they
don't feel isolated.

Furthermore, both MHRD and state government said that teaching CWSN along
with children without disability would boost the confidence of those
disabled and stop their alienation from the normal environment in schools.
About the petition:

The petition, by 17 teachers who claim to have undertaken the training
required to teach CWSN, has contended that to make Right to Education a
success, it is necessary that qualified special educators are there in each
school so that disabled kids can be prepared to face the challenges of life.
Number of teachers required to teach these kids:

As reported by TOI, the court also asked the state to give details of how
many teachers with special training had been recruited to teach children
with special needs.

The bench said, "We are of the view that children with special needs have
to be imparted education not only by specially trained teachers but also in
special schools as they cannot be integrated into normal schools."

indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/supreme-court-
to-up-govt-children-with-special-needs-school/1/1074084.html

--
Supreme Court suggests separate schools for children with disabilities:
Observation violates laws on equality; hampers inclusive education


*29 Oct 2017 **Kangkan Acharyya*

Should all students with special needs be admitted to special schools?
Shouldn't they have the right to get an education in general schools like
other children? A recent Supreme Court observation related to the education
of disabled children have raised these questions among child rights
activist and academicians.

In the observation, the apex court said, “We are of the prima facie view
that the children with special needs have to be imparted education not only
by special teachers but there have to be special schools for them.”

The court added, "It is impossible to think that the children who are
disabled or suffer from any kind of disability or who are mentally
challenged can be included in the mainstream schools for getting an
education.”

The observation made by the Supreme Court of India has attracted criticism
as activists and academicians view it as not only contrary to the
principles of imparting effective and inclusive education, but also to the
existing law on educating special children.

The apex court made this observation while hearing a case related to the
appointment of special teachers in schools under the Uttar Pradesh
government.

"After the hearing of a PIL, filed through advocate Prashant Shukla,
claiming lack of a sufficient number of special educators in Uttar Pradesh
to teach children with special needs, the Supreme Court has asked the state
government why separate schools cannot be set up for them," reported
India
Today.

“I think this is one of the rare cases where the Supreme Court has got the
law wrong,” said Ashok Agarwal a Supreme Court lawyer and a child rights
activist.

He said that no law in India provides for segregation of children as per
their abilities and disabilities, but calls for inclusive education and
equal opportunity.

 “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act provides for augmenting the
present educational infrastructure so as to enable inclusive education to
one and all, irrespective of the difference in their abilities,” he said.

 The act, he informs, makes it mandatory for the schools and the
governments to train teachers to facilitate teaching for students with
special 

[AI] EVM Braille and candidate list

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Hi all,

Present day EVMs come with Braille numbers 1-16 embossed directly next to
the button.

If there are more than 16 candidates, blind voters are reading the
underlying embossed Braille through the Braille sticker overlaid on top.
This causes confusion.

There is as of now no other place where the sticker can be placed under
current rules and space constraints. Also feedback revealed that blind
voters were unsure with stickers and found the embossed EVM much easier to
read.

A workaround would be for the candidate lists to be numbered 1-16 instead
of / in addition to original sighted list number. So candidate number 20
would be Machine 2, serial no 4ç

What do you think ? Would this work? Feedback please!
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[AI] Fwd: Release : Disability sector rejoinder to GST Council Press Release of 4th July

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Response from stakeholders on the GST Council’s Media  Release

dt. 4 July 2017 – “On GST rate for physically challenged persons”

“Wrong on so many levels”

July 10, 2017

Press Release

We, the undersigned, represent key stakeholders of the disability community
across India. We express our utter dismay at the spurious claims made by
the GST Council’s media release of July 4, which has asserted that
imposition of 5% GST on aids and appliances used by disabled persons is a
‘win-win’ situation for all concerned.

The statement declares that the 5% GST rates for these items are
‘concessional’. This is both incorrect and misleading. Pre-GST, barring
cars for “physically handicapped”, all the disability aids and appliances
did not attract any levy.

While these items (that are essential for persons with disabilities,
without which their mobility, education, employment and exercise of their
rights and duties is curtailed), attract a GST of 5%, surprisingly, many
items used for puja are completely exempt. Also exempt are items like
kumkum, bindi, bangles etc. Unpolished diamonds attract a GST of a mere
0.25% and polished diamonds and gold only 3%. Diapers used by certain
categories of the disabled and the elderly are also taxed at 12%. This,
lays bare the priorities of the government.

It also needs to be underlined that while the proposed rates for these
essential items were in the range of 5 to 18%, it was subsequent to the
raising of this issue by the Finance Ministers of Kerala and Tripura that
the rates were brought down to 5% at the June 11 meeting of the GST Council.

However, we regret that despite widespread protests across the country and
the prevailing confusion no revision in rates or clarification was made.
The tweet by Rahul Gandhi forced the government to issue a clarification on
July 4.

In its clarification of July 4, the Council, however, has taken the plea
that the compelling reason for imposing the “concessional rate” of 5% is
for the domestic manufacturer to claim input tax credit for raw material
used in the manufacture of these products.

It needs to be clarified that items like Braille printer, refreshable
Braille display and Braille note-taker, talking watches and clocks, audio
labelling devices, DAISY players, talking thermometer, talking weighing
machine, talking scales, etc. are entirely imported items and did not
attract any taxes earlier.

As for taxes on domestically manufactured items, raw materials like aluminium
extrusions, square tubes and round tubes of aluminium used in the
manufacture of artificial limbs; or many rehabilitation aids were exempt
from the tax regime earlier.

Input tax credit is merely a by-product of the tax channels unification and
weeding out of redundancy and the cascading taxes rife in the previous
system.

What the government’s clarification intentionally misses to mention is that
there is a slab of 0.25% for items like unpolished stones.

If the intent of the government is to protect the domestic industry, as it
seeks to claim, the spiel must be accompanied by concrete steps to help the
Indian manufacturers, build capacity by way of a technology incubator and
extend existing indigenous manufacturers’ scattered production centres into
a nation-wide network of assistive device distribution, customisation and
servicing.

If input tax credit cannot be applied for nil duty goods, we demand these
items be given full input tax credit even if they pay 0 GST. All this
requires is a net transfer from the government to offset the calculated
input tax amount. Ideally, as a sector where the end consumer should not be
additionally burdened, the tax rates of these products must be restored to
the earlier exempt status without forgoing benefits of tax already paid
across the value chain.

NOTE : Linked version, contacts, endorsements and supporting appendices
available atwww.bit.ly/whytaxdisability

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[AI] URGENT : Rejoinder to the Govt 'win-win' press release on GST

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi all,

Here is the media release to be endorsed and released today (8th) late
morning. I have purposely left all talk about acts out as we are really
asking for nothing new - we could, we should, but I thought it best not to
clutter the primary message until we are back where we were pre-GST.

Inputs super-quick please.
---

Response from stakeholders on the GST Council’s Media  Release

dated 4 July 2017 - *On GST rate for physically challenged persons*

“Wrong on so many levels”

We, the undersigned represent key stakeholders of the disability community
across India. As such, we are speaking with one voice to rebut the GST
Council’s assertion via its media release that the imposition of 5% GST on
aids and appliances is a ‘win-win’ situation for all concerned.

These are our submissions with linked annexures :

1)   Usage of the word ‘concessional’ for the extant 5% GST rate is
incorrect and misleading. *Pre-GST*, barring cars for physically
handicapped, all the disability aids and appliances specifically mentioned
were *NIL *(Excise + VAT).


2)   The actual list of aids and appliances (on which exemptions have
traditionally been based),  seems to have been added to and modified over
time, with little thought and less research, to form an incomplete,
*Exemption List
32* of Schedule 1 of the Customs Tariff Act

.

3)   This list was presumably overlooked when preparing the 18th
May schedule
of rates with the ensuing incomprehensible results

to
which no justification has been made till date.

4)   Subsequent advocacy with the finance ministers of Kerala

 and Tripura

and
growing outrage at this taxing of hitherto exempt goods probably led the
Government to declare in its 11 June schedule of changed rates that all the
disabled products under list 32 "are *already* at 5% GST rate."  Again,
nowhere has this provision been found, though rates of 18% and 12% products
have been brought down to a uniform 5% for all listed products.

*5)   *From 11th June 2017 there has been no change in rates despite
cross-country protests, petitions and representations leading to even the
MSJE minister requesting these appeals be considered. All this went
unanswered till Rahul Gandhi's tweet brought focus back to this issue and
resulted in the 4th July press release referring to the 5% GST rate as
'concessional' 
*given* the 18% GST on raw materials which could *further* be claimed back
as input tax credit by the manufacturer of the finished product
*ultimately* assuring
the consumer of reduced prices under the anti-profiteering component of the
GST law.

*(It is pertinent to note that no such information on raw material
requirements for this diverse range of products is available - indeed the
need-based market analysis of India's requirement of aids and appliances
has never been done.) *

6)   It is not surprising that errors  continue at each iteration of
the Government’s handling of this issue -  instead of the apocryphal 18%
rate for raw materials quoted, these too are exempted vide CBEC General
Exemption No 50, Sl No 221, page 1260-1

declaring nil duty on



Aluminium extrusions, square tubes and round tubes of aluminium used in the
manufacture of

(1)artificial limbs; or

(2)any of the following rehabilitation aids, namely:-

a.  Somi brace

b.  Ash brace

c.  Taylor brace

d.  Four post collars

e.  Thumb splint

f.  Finger splint

g.  Axilla crutches

h.  Elbow crutches

i.  Walking frames

j.  Wheel chair or tricycle components

k.  Braille shorthand machine

l.  Folding cane for blind

7)   The same exemption notice not only reduces duty on ‘cars for
physically handicapped’ to 6% (Sl no 280) but also declares nil duty on Sl
No 150 b –

Tyres, flaps and tubes used in the manufacture of-

(b) two-wheeled or three-wheeled motor vehicles specially designed for use
by handicapped persons

8)   To indicate that input tax credit is the rationale for a
government to deny nil duty for these goods is a particularly sorry example
of half-hearted misdirection. *Nil duty* is the least a Government can
provide its disabled citizens given the price they pay for being disabled
and discriminated in a country of barriers and bias. *Input tax credit* is
merely a by-product of the tax channels unification and weeding out of

[AI] Fwd: Re: Spring-cleaning laws! Dump is @ bit.ly/lawspringcleaning

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Well, mental health terminology is by itself a loaded area.

( And I'm not even going near the 'unsound mind' minefield and its
conflation with 'person living with mental illness.'

The MTP amendment replaces 'lunatic' with 'persons with mental illness'
which as we can all agree, is problematic on a variety of levels. However,
for the post office bank account opening form scenario, I'd suggested
'legally incapacitated adult' or something to that effect instead of
'lunatic' in the guardianship box. Which I think is less objectionable and
offers least chance of restriction of civil liberties.)

But yes, replacing 'idiot' in favour of something more acceptable
currently, just as in Rosa's law, ought to be doable.

And banning of some words as Obama did with Eskimo, Negro etc again will
not be opposed in my opinion, even if some people regard it as trivial
political correctness or the euphemism treadmill at work.

What do you think?

> On 24-Feb-2017 11:27 am, "Bapu Trust Pune camhp...@gmail.com wrote:

>> You mean, we change all 'lunatic' or 'unsound mind' terms with 'mentally
ill' or 'psychosocially disabled'  in one fell swoop?? Wow, what an
idea.

>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Vaishnavi Jayakumar <
jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, from what I've learnt while digging, it doesn't look too
promising. Have not found an equivalent precedent in Indian law - not even
for "untouchable / Harijan" to Dalit.
>>>
>>> Legal types here,  how did Obama pull it off? And can a similar modus
operandi be used here in the Indian legal framework?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:16 AM, Smita Deshpande <smitade...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This is a very good idea- to replace the word lunatic in all laws.
Kudos!
>>>> Smita
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive
India) <vaishnavi.jayaku...@inclusiveindia.info> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Reshma discovered the word 'lunatic' in the Post Office Savings Bank
account opening form - it's the first out of the 9 listed below of a site
search for the word 'lunatic' on India Post's website.
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_pdffiles/form/sb-3.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../postalaccountsmanual_vol...,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../posb_manual_vol-iii.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../posb_manual_vol-iii.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_rti/fhb_volume_ii.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../posb_manual_vol-i.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_rti/sb_orders_2015.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_rti/pm_vol_viii.pdf,
>>>>> https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/pages/rti/rti-manual-2.aspx
>>>>> She suggested keeping track of whatever needed fixing. I was
pleasantly surprised to find some resources from before, including
Bhargavi's review of disabling or offensive laws.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have put everything in one place - there're some false positives
and some random keyword analysis also mixed up in this dump.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the link to view and comment : short url =
bit.ly/lawspringcleaning
>>>>>
>>>>>
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16meGUp2BRB-sNQ086wrULDlyh_tUAwQw1mfRI2XPtfA/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>
>>>>> I know other countries have removed outdated or offensive terms in
one fell swoop - any way of doing a find-and-replace type bulk change
across laws here in India?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Vaishnavi
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Dr. Smita N. Deshpande
>>>>> Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, De-addiction Services &
>>>>> Resource Center for Tobacco Control,
>>>>> Centre of Excellence in Mental Health
>>>>> PGIMER-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,
>>>>> Park Street,  New Delhi 110001
>>>>> smitade...@gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Phone: 011 23404269, 23404363
>>>

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[AI] Fwd: Spring-cleaning laws! Dump is @ bit, ly/lawspringcleaning

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi all,

Reshma discovered the word 'lunatic' in the Post Office Savings Bank
account opening form - it's the first out of the 9 listed below of a site
search for the word 'lunatic' on India Post's website.

   1. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_pdffiles/form/sb-3.pdf
   

   ,
   2. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../postalaccountsmanual_vol...
   

   ,
   3. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../posb_manual_vol-iii.pdf
   

   ,
   4. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../posb_manual_vol-iii.pdf
   

   ,
   5. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_rti/fhb_volume_ii.pdf
   

   ,
   6. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/.../posb_manual_vol-i.pdf
   

   ,
   7. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_rti/sb_orders_2015.pdf
   

   ,
   8. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/dop_rti/pm_vol_viii.pdf
   

   ,
   9. https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/pages/rti/rti-manual-2.aspx
   


She suggested keeping track of whatever needed fixing. I was pleasantly
surprised to find some resources from before, including Bhargavi's review
of disabling or offensive laws.

I have put everything in one place - there're some false positives and some
random keyword analysis also mixed up in this dump.

This is the link to view and comment : short url = bit.ly/*l*aw*s*
pringcleaning

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16meGUp2BRB-sNQ086wrULDly
h_tUAwQw1mfRI2XPtfA/edit?usp=sharing

I know other countries

have removed outdated or offensive terms in one fell swoop

- any way of doing a find-and-replace type bulk change *across laws* here
in India?


Vaishnavi

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[AI] Fwd: Analysis of Disability in Union Budget 2017-18

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Link
http://www.cbgaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Analysis-of-Union-Budget-2017-18.pdf

-- Forwarded message --
From: "Meenakshi B." 
Date: 02-Feb-2017 7:28 pm
Subject: [WeThePwd:1896] Analysis of Union Budget 2017-18
To: "dra" , "We

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Greetings!
>
> Please find attached the CBGA's publication on Analysis of Union Budget
2017-18. Chapter 18 is on persons with disability.
>
> I hope this will be useful for further advocacy and lobbying.
>
> --
> Meenakshi
> Coordinator Projects
> Equals, Centre for Promotion of Social Justice
> Email: meenak...@equalscpsj.org / cont...@equalscpsj.org
> Contact: 9840135750

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[AI] Fwd: Equals' Press release on Union Budget 2017-18 -Persons with disability

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Aiswarya Rao 
Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Dear Meenakshi, I have been sitting front of my TV since the morning.
Neither the FM, nor the analysts are aware of the existence of 26.8 million
persons with disabilities ( or multiples of that). I have not been able to
make sense of it. What a huge disappointment. Thanks for your crisp
analysis.
A

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Meenakshi B. 
wrote:

> Press Release
>
> 01.02.2017
>
> *Disappointment continues for the disabled population in the country for
> the second consecutive year. The Annexure II to the budget speech provides
> data on allocation to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Women, Children and
> North East Region but has left data on allocation to persons with
> disabilities. *
>
> *Lifts and escalators in 500 railway stations is all what the Union has
> offered to sort out all the issues experienced by persons with
> disabilities. There is neither a specific reference to persons with
> disabilities under the social groups nor a commitment across sectors to
> address the issues of discrimination experienced by persons with
> disabilities.*
>
> *The budgetary provisions for the implementation of the recently passed
> rights of persons with disabilities Act 2016 find no mention in the entire
> speech.*
>
> *“Lifts and escalators in 500 railway stations”*
>
> There is no mention of the accessibility provisions for the rolling stock.
> It is stated that the Railways has identified 70 projects for construction
> and development. However there is no mention of the projects being made
> accessible for all passengers including persons with disabilities.
>
> There is also no mention on the fulfillment of the commitment to provide
> accessible toilets in all railway stations in the previous budget (2016-17).
>
> The progress of the much touted about “Access India Campaign” was also
> missing in the budget speech, though there is no clarity on the source of
> allocation of resources for this campaign.
>
> The Demand for Grants, 2017-18 for the department for the empowerment of
> persons with disabilities shows a marginal increase of 71.42 crores, with
> the highest portion of increment goes to the autonomous bodies that
> includes National University of rehabilitation sciences, National
> Institutes, RCI, ISLI, Centre for disability sports, National Institute of
> Universal design, National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation. For
> all this an allocation of 238.75 Crore is provided. Out of the National
> Institutes will get 190 crores.
>
> National Institute of Universal Design a key institute for the
> implementation to ensure accessible environment gets a meager 37 lakhs with
> a increment of just 1 lakh compared to the previous year. Indian Sign
> Language Institute will get a increment of 1.50 crore compared to the
> previous financial year.
>
> There is a declining trend in allocation to the programme “Assistance to
> disabled persons for purchase, fitting of Assistive devices. There is a
> decrease of 20 crore compared to the revised estimate of the previous year.
> ALIMCO gets 5 crores for the last 3 financial years. It is to be noted that
> assistive devices ensures personal mobility and is a first step towards
> non-discrimination and equal enjoyment of the freedom of movement.
>
> The Key demands from the disability movement on data disaggregation,
> financial commitment for implementation of the Act across sector, inclusive
> procurement, skill development and sustainable livelihood were neglected.
>
> Note:
>
> Equals, Centre for Promotion of Social Justice is a Chennai based
> organization registered as a Trust under the Indian Trusts Act. Through
> this organisation we advocate for ensuring, protecting and promoting the
> rights of persons with disabilities. We also focus on knowledge building,
> public policy and budget analysis, capacity building among Disabled
> People’s Organisations. (Contacts: Amba Salelkar – 9884045265, Meenakshi
> -9840135750, Sudha – (840282851)
>
> --
> Meenakshi
> Coordinator Projects
> Equals, Centre for Promotion of Social Justice
> Email: meenak...@equalscpsj.org / cont...@equalscpsj.org
> Contact: 9840135750
>

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[AI] 6-Jan-2017 notice posted on DEPwD website seeking public's inputs on rules for RPwD Act 2016

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

*F. No 16-17/2016-DD-III (Pt) *
*Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment *
* Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  *

*Sub: - Suggestions from public for formulation of Rules under the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016- reg *

As you aware, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 has
been enacted
on 28th December, 2016. The Central Government has the power to frame the
rules under section 100 and State Government has the power to make rules
under section 101. The Central Government is in the process of formulating
rules under the said Act. The Act is available on this website link at
http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RPW
D%20ACT%202016.pdf

Members of the public are requested to forward their suggestions / inputs, if
any for formulating Rules, by e-mail to kvs.ra...@nic.in

Sd
(KVS Rao)
 Director

http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/content/viewpage/suggest
ions-from-public-for-formulation-of-rules-under-the-rpwds-act--2016.php

-END OF NOTICE-

*PLEASE NOTE :* No deadline provided. Notice undated. Uploaded on DEPwD
website on 6-Jan-2017

*Linked Files :*
Source pdf = bit.ly/ppw-rules-rpwd
Accessified pdf = bit.ly/ax-rpwd-rules-notice

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[AI] Fwd: [WeThePwd:1885] 6-Jan-2017 notice posted on DEPwD website seeking public's inputs on rules for RPwD Act 2016

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

*F. No 16-17/2016-DD-III (Pt) *
*Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment *
* Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  *

*Sub: - Suggestions from public for formulation of Rules under the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016- reg *

As you aware, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 has
been enacted
on 28th December, 2016. The Central Government has the power to frame the
rules under section 100 and State Government has the power to make rules
under section 101. The Central Government is in the process of formulating
rules under the said Act. The Act is available on this website link at
http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/
RPWD%20ACT%202016.pdf

Members of the public are requested to forward their suggestions / inputs, if
any for formulating Rules, by e-mail to kvs.ra...@nic.in

Sd
(KVS Rao)
 Director

http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/content/viewpage/
suggestions-from-public-for-formulation-of-rules-under-
the-rpwds-act--2016.php

-END OF NOTICE-

*PLEASE NOTE :* No deadline provided. Notice undated. Uploaded on DEPwD
website on 6-Jan-2017

*Linked Files :*
Source pdf = bit.ly/ppw-rules-rpwd
Accessified pdf = bit.ly/ax-rpwd-rules-notice

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[AI] Fwd: RPWD Bill changes 2016 December version - Inaccessible English PDF 4.5 MB

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Hi all,

The inaccessible version of the December 2016 RPWD bill is available thanks
to Murali of NPRD and HRLN who scanned hard copy.

5 mb inaccessible English PDF View / Download link is http://bit.ly/2016rpwd

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