Hi Friends,
I casted my vote for the first time this morning. My polling booth was at
the Community Centre of the colony I live in. The first task was to find my
name on the voters list. This listing was not particularly well organised.
However with a little help of the officials my wife
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:31 PM
Subject: [AI] Voted today!
Hi Friends,
I casted my vote for the first time this morning. My polling booth was at
the Community Centre of the colony I live in. The first task was to find my
name on the voters list
: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Voted today!
George,
We should go a step further and press the government/Election Commission to
gather specific data about the disabled during the next census. When such a
huge effort is undertaken, it is not difficult for the EC to include
questions
about the exact disabled population in India.
Geetha
- Original Message -
From: George Abraham geo...@eyeway.org
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:31 PM
Subject: [AI] Voted today!
Hi Friends,
I casted my vote for the first time this morning. My polling
: Re: [AI] Voted today!
Precisely. Besides, I believe we need to encourage the EC to make the
accessibility plan proper and thorough instead of resorting to short cuts
and tokenism.
This time I must say, the EC did make a serious effort,but then I do not
think they have the right kind
