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CBR Forum E-News Bulletin - A Compilation of News, Information and Updates September 2010 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin First issue: Oct 2007, Current Issue No. #37 Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying - in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities and enhance the potential to exercise these rights. Compiled by: Mary Battihun and C. Mahesh advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com<mailto:advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com> A: INDIA Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee to Draft New Legislation to replace PwD Act, 1995 For details click on http://socialjustice.nic.in/committee.php New Persons with Disabilities Act The New PDA Committee has established sub-groups to settle the substantive content of the new law. The various discussion documents put together by the sub-groups are being uploaded under the title of the particular group. http://www.disabilitystudiesnalsar.org/lawpolicy.php Forums for posting your opinion on the New Law http://www.forum.disabilitystudiesnalsar.org/index.php Disability law drafting process non-consultative Disability activists from across the State have urged the panel set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to draft the new Disability Bill to include the community and make the process transparent. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/93313/disability-law-drafting-process-non.html The process of drafting a new law for the disabled is neither transparent nor participative, say disability rights activists. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Committee-drafting-new-law-for-disabled-not/articleshow/6488653.cms UNCRPD Country Report - India The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has identified the Centre for Disability Studies, NALSAR University of Law to prepare the first Country Report on the UNCRPD. In order to prepare this comprehensive report, the Centre for Disability Studies has been pro-actively collecting information from governmental and non governmental organizations on the current situation of disability rights in the country. http://www.disabilitystudiesnalsar.org/report.php Govt mulls job quota for special persons in pvt sector MYSORE: Labour minister B N Bachegowda has said the government is in the process of bringing in an amendment to labour laws to facilitate employment of the physically challenged persons in private sectors. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Govt-mulls-job-quota-for-special-persons-in-pvt-sector/articleshow/6493292.cms#ixzz0yjW66xGG Efforts to get exact number of disabled in state BANGALORE: The State Consultation on New Law and Census 2011 was held here on Tuesday to discuss inclusion of disability in the census enumeration that will soon be conducted. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Efforts-to-get-exact-number-of-disabled-in-state/articleshow/6470940.cms#ixzz0ySEoat8b http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Efforts-to-get-exact-number-of-disabled-in-state/articleshow/6470940.cms#ixzz0ySEZT88o Survey on disabled soon JAIPUR: The government will conduct a survey to find out the number of disabled people in the state. It will also provide unique identification number and certificate so that they can avail all the benefits. Read more: Survey on disabled soon - Jaipur - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Survey-on-disabled-soon/articleshow/6482254.cms#ixzz0yRl6tfNG RTE Act ignores children from minority groups, say activists Members of various NGOs and child rights activists, working for free, compulsory and quality education for underprivileged children, on Thursday lamented the fact that formulators and writers of the Right to Education (RTE) Act had failed to include children belonging to diverse minority groups. http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_rte-act-ignores-children-from-minority-groups-say-activists_1432873 Disabled face discrimination at rail reservation CHENNAI: Four disabled persons were turned away from the special counter for them at Mambalam station. http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/disabled-face-discrimination-at-rail-reservation/205788.html Central aid with a vision Shillong, Sept. 7: When Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma greeted Bertha Dkhar, a visually impaired teacher of Jyoti Sroat School and a Padmashree, here today, there were few in the gathering who could refrain from feeling glad. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100908/jsp/northeast/story_12910228.jsp All buildings to be disabled-friendly MYSORE: The buildings constructed for public use will not get a clearance for occupation till they are certified to be disabled-friendly. Mysore is taking the lead, which will soon be replicated, across the state. The state commissioner for persons with disabilities, Rajanna, said the district administration has committed to give effect to this shortly. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/All-buildings-to-be-disabled-friendly/articleshow/6493289.cms#ixzz0yuQHuPUi Dummies' guide to Web accessibility for disabled people Recently, Yahoo! India R&D received NCPEDP (National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People)-Mphasis Universal Design Award for Accessibility. http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_dummies-guide-to-web-accessibility-for-disabled-people_1430203 Not against reservation for mentally challenged: GMADA Maintaining it has no reservations in including mentally ill people in the house allotment projects, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on Monday submitted it is for the Punjab government to frame a policy to include such people in the category of disabled. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Not-against-reservation-for-mentally-challenged--GMADA/678312 Disability certificate for Rs 3,000 in Karnataka BANGALORE: Divya (name changed) claimed she was speech and hearing impaired, and even had a certificate to prove it. But when a Lokayukta health investigator whispered in her ear, "What's your name?", she responded immediately: "Divya". Don't be shocked. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20100918/disability-certificate-rs-3000-karnataka/ai_n55307669/ HC reprieve for physically challenged BTC candidates ALLAHABAD: In a special appeal filed by candidates belonging to physically challenged category who were selected for admission to Special BTC training course (2007 and 2008) challenging the communication dated July 15, 2010 of SCERT director providing constitution of fresh medical board to verify and assess their disability afresh, the Allahabad High Court has restrained ... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/HC-reprieve-for-physically-challenged-BTC-candidates/articleshow/6667322.cms#ixzz11CD5XMQi American couple allowed to adopt slow-learner Indian kid The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed an American couple to adopt a slow-learner child Anil after an expert committee of doctors told it that the prospective parents were eminently suitable for adoption. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/94996/american-couple-allowed-adopt-slow.html ICMR to launch study on autism soon, developing national data The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon conduct an in-depth research on autism spectrum disorder with a view to study the reasons and to address several issues related to the disorder in the country. http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=57403§ionid= Ambit of education to disabled children to be increased Under an extended and intensified campaign, a survey will be undertaken of those disabled children who are deprived of school education. http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=47488 Camps to identify learning disability students BANGALORE: The Malleswaram Dyslexia Association is conducting special camps to identify students with special learning disability or Dyslexia in Bangalore. http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/camps-to-identify-learning-disability-students/203492.html Blindfolded, they experienced disability Imagine working, boarding a bus or even shopping blindfolded. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_blindfolded-they-experienced-disability_1435551 Blind but bright MYSORE: Drama direction itself is not an easy task that too, if the artists involved are visually challenged. G Chandraprabha from Mandya district and a former student of state repertory Rangayana, Mysore, ventured into the task of directing a Kannada play 'Kaanada Kadalige' (unseen coast) written by famous litterateur G S Shivarudrappa, where all the actors are visually challenged students. Read more: Blind but bright - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Blind-but-bright/articleshow/6645800.cms#ixzz10tYaqZKq Overcoming disability, she's a winner in life! NAGPUR: Sangita Takone is the voice and sound of her daughter. Call it her mother's grit and determination, Radha - who was hearing impaired at birth - is now a picture of head held high and stands tall among equals. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Overcoming-disability-shes-a-winner-in-life/articleshow/6483265.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Overcoming-disability-shes-a-winner-in-life/articleshow/6483265.cms#ixzz0yRflymTR Hearing-impaired youth wins UK scholarship CHENNAI: Tracing his family history to three generations yielded no answers to 25-year-old B S R Rajaram on his congenital hearing impairment. One of the eight national winners of the British Council IELTS Scholarship Awards, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Hearing-impaired-youth-wins-UK-scholarship/articleshow/6527232.cms#ixzz0zCK6h4aP Blind achiever walks a lonely path Twenty-six- year old Siddu S Lohte is blind by birth, and nurses a vendetta of sorts. He wants to pass IAS and serve as Deputy Commissioner in Belgaum to prove a point to his family that virtually banished him. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/94253/ Walk the talk with cerebral palsy kids BANGALORE: Many of them were confined to the wheelchair. They came with their parents and doctors. Still, children with cerebral palsy were made to wait for more than one hour in front of Raj Bhavan on Sunday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Walk-the-talk-with -cerebral-palsy-kids/articleshow/6680001.cms<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Walk-the-talk-with%20-cerebral-palsy-kids/articleshow/6680001.cms> 12-year-old fights genetic disorder, comes up trumps CHENNAI: Few thalassaemia patients are as fortunate as Rahul (12), born with the genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells resulting in the inability of the body to produce the required amount of haemoglobin. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/12-year-old-fights-genetic-disorder-comes-up-trumps/articleshow/6493749.cms#ixzz0yjQHfgeN Mentally challenged children brought to SSG for checkup VADODARA: Given the increase in swine flu cases in the city, four mentally challenged children from Home for Mentally Challenged and Destitute Children (HMDC) were brought to SSG Hospital for checkup to rule out swine flu. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Mentally-challenged-children-brought-to-SSG-for-checkup/articleshow/6493349.cms#ixzz0yjajDr8f Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication Organizes Eighth Film Festival " We Care" on Disability Today New Delhi, 28 September 2010: Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication announces the eighth edition of the annual international travelling festival of documentary films on disability issues titled "We Care Film fest" from September 27th - 29th, 2010. http://www.webnewswire.com/node/591476 NGO offers help line for disabled COIMBATORE: Finally, there is one place where all persons with disabilities (PWDs) can turn to - if not for all their needs, at least for most. http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/03/stories/2010090351120100.htm Speech and hearing impaired girl goes missing, fifth time in 5 months In an unusual case, the police have issued a notice to the parents of a nine-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl after she went missing for the fifth time in the last five months from her Kurla residence. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Speech-and-hearing-impaired-girl-goes-missing-fifth-time-in-5-months/Article1-594542.aspx Youth trying to rape mentally challenged girl thrashed KANPUR: The local residents thrashed a youth who tried to rape a mentally challenged girl in Govindnagar on Saturday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Youth-trying-to-rape-mentally-challenged-girl-thrashed/articleshow/6627704.cms Disabled man held for hoax call CHENNAI: A physically challenged man was arrested on Thursday evening for making a bomb threat call that turned out to be a hoax. Read more: Disabled man held for hoax call - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Disabled-man-held-for-hoax-call/articleshow/6668054.cms#ixzz11COljYhG A year later, 4 BHU students held for ragging Four students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi have been arrested, one year after they assaulted and stripped a physically challenged youth and forced him to perform obscene acts that were even filmed by them. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/97454/a-year-later-4-bhu.html A1: INDIA - Sports Indian parathletes lose out in Commonwealth Games fiasco NEW DELHI // Disabled athletes in India say chronic mismanagement of their sports has left many of them without decent equipment, training or preparation before next month's Commonwealth Games. http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100915/FOREIGN/709149832/1004/SPORT CWG: Swimmers yet to receive imported costumes; agencies deny responsibility NEW DELHI: Para athletics is essentially an act of thumbing your nose at life's unfair ways. About 150 extraordinarily brave men and women, who routinely transcend various physical disabilities to achieve inspiring performances, will converge in Delhi 10 days from now, in pursuit of medals in 15 para events. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/CWG-Swimmers-yet-to-receive-imported-costumes-agencies-deny-responsibility/articleshow/6609943.cms Para-swimmers left handicapped The para-swimmers for the Commonwealth Games have been left severely handicapped. Reason? The coach in-charge of the training camp, VK Dabas, surfaced at the Games Village on Tuesday even as the team checked into the complex on Saturday. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Para-swimmers-left-handicapped/Article1-605822.aspx 'Only Rs 5 crore spent on disabled sportspersons for CWG' Bangalore, Sep 1 (UNI) The authorities have spent only Rs 5 crore of the total Rs 15 crore allotted for disabled sportspersons preparing for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held at New Delhi from October 3, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) Honorary Director Javed Abidi said today. http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG6_sub.asp?newscode=46548&catcode=ENG6&subcatcode= Not one to be daunted by adversities Finding the volunteers struggling to arrange a ramp for her at the press conference in the Games Village here on Friday, Danielle Brown slowly rose from her wheelchair, used her crutches and took a few steps to reach the dais. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/article807367.ece Disability is no hurdle for archer Brown New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Few could imagine what para athlete archer Danielle Brown is poised to achieve. A debut gold medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, the four-time world champion is now set to become the first England paralympic athlete to compete in an able-bodied event in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. http://sify.com/news/disability-is-no-hurdle-for-archer-brown-news-national-kkbvEdjdihd.html B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS UN 1 September 2010 - A senior United Nations official today called on all UN Member States to become party to the world body's landmark convention protecting the rights of the estimated 650 million people with disabilities, which has already acquired 146 signatories and 90 ratifications. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35800&Cr=disab&Cr1= UN hosts disabilities conference to take stock and renew commitments The United Nations on Wednesday began a three-day conference to review progress made in implementing a milestone convention designed to protect the rights and interests of disabled persons. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/7126554.html N.J. seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging discrimination against people with disabilities New Jersey is too broke to move 1,850 people with develop mental disabilities out of institutions in the next five years, so a lawsuit demanding it do so should be dismissed, an attorney representing the state said today. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/nj_appeals_for_dismissal_of_la.html Markey bill aims to make latest technology accessible to deaf, blind Call it the Americans with Disabilities Act for technology: a bill from U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, headed to President Barack Obama's desk and written to ensure the deaf and blind can fully participate in the digital age. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x187207623/Markey-bill-aims-to-make-latest-technology-accessible-to-deaf-blind Disabled persons sidelined in elections http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/magazines/32-political-platform/4074-disabled-persons-sidelined-in-elections.html Disabled are socially excluded says Scope survey Nine out of 10 people in Britain have never had a disabled person in their house for a social occasion, claims a survey from a disability charity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11139534 Quadruple amputee swims across English Channel PARIS - A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated swam across the English Channel this weekend using leg prostheses that have flippers attached. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39245459/ns/world_news-europe/ Whittier Vons employee does `great job' in spite of disability WHITTIER - Sovann Phlek provides service with a smile to shoppers at a local Vons. Unfortunately, the smiles returned by grateful customers cannot be seen. Phlek is blind. http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_16058929#ixzz0zNd5XtCW Disabled man drives children to school for side income KOTA BARU: He steers his car with his feet but it is not because he wants to show off. Rahim Yusoff, 44, was born without arms. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/1/nation/7112036&sec=nation Teresa Lewis, Mentally Disabled Woman, To Be Executed In Virginia This Month Teresa Lewis, a borderline mentally retarded woman charged with "masterminding" the murder of her husband and stepson in 2002, is slated to be the first woman in almost a century to be executed in Virginia this month. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/07/teresa-lewis-execution-mentally-disabled-virginia_n_708103.html Criminals preying on disabled people Steven Hoskin had strong feelings about his killers. They had abused, exploited and humiliated him over a year, taking his money, treating him as their slave and making him wear his own dog's collar and lead. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article669344.ece Indian-origin dentist 'used dead man's disabled badge on car' Read more: Indian-origin dentist 'used dead man's disabled badge on car' - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Indian-origin-dentist-used-dead-mans-disabled-badge-on-car/articleshow/6664815.cms#ixzz11C97lCIa C: RESOURCES - Newsletter, Publication,Journal, Guideline,Website "Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities - A guide by Commonwealth Secretariat" To download this publication click here http://www.thecommonwealth.org/document/229435/convention_on_the_rights_of_persons_with_disabilit.htm 'Keeping the Promise: Realizing the MDGs for Persons with Disabilities Towards 2015 and Beyond' Report available to download: http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/gadocs/ga65_sgr.doc D: ANNOUNCEMENTS Enabling Access to Education through ICT The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), G3ICT, UN-GAID, ITU, UNESCO, Digital Empowerment Foundation, Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment and the Deafway Foundation is organizing an international conference, Enabling Access to Education through ICT in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2010 at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 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