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26th Jan 2010 - Celebrating 60 years of India’s Republic

CBR Forum E-News Bulletin

– A Compilation of News, Information and Updates

Jan 2010 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin

Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying – in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities and enhance the potential to exercise these rights.

Compiled by:

C. Mahesh, Advocacy Coordinator

advocacy.cbrforum@gmail.com

A: INDIA

Simpler disability rule

New Delhi, Jan. 14: The government has decided to simplify the process of issuing disability certificates through a slew of steps that would among other things relieve disadvantaged people in rural areas of the trouble of making long, “cumbersome” trips.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100115/jsp/nation/story_11986759.jsp

Disabled order to schools

New Delhi, Jan. 12: The Central Board of Secondary Education has threatened to disaffiliate schools that fail to “provide attention” to disabled children or make up pretexts to deny them admission.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100113/jsp/nation/story_11977957.jsp

Govt to amend ‘Disability Act’ to improve life of differently abled

Jan 4, Government will bring an amendment in the Disability act in the coming budget session of Parliament to improve the lot of the differently abled. A draft of the amendment is ready with the social justice ministry .This was disclosed by the social justice Minister Mr. Mukul Wasnik at function in New Delhi to commemorate the 201 birth anniversary of Louis Braille.

http://www.newsonair.com/showArchive.asp

Proposed amendments to Disability Act upsets NGOs

NGOs and activists have expressed their disappointment over the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's announcement that it would introduce amendments to the Persons With Disability Act in the forthcoming budget session.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/45178/proposed-amendments-disability-act-upsets.html

NGOs fear India's report to UN could be a white wash

Non-Governmental organisations who work for the rehabilitation of the disability community say that India's report to the United Nations on the implementation of UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD), could be a whitewash.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/44569/ngos-fear-indias-report-un.html

Strictly implement 3 pc reservation for disabled people, says Minister

Govt takes 14 yrs for first review of Disability Act

Bangalore, Jan 12, DHNS: Nearly 14 years after the Disability Act was framed in 1995, the State government conducted its first inter-department review meeting on Tuesday.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46525/govt-takes-14-yrs-first.html

HC: are public buildings friendly to the disabled

BANGALORE: The high court on Wednesday directed the PWD, UDD and other departments concerned to file affidavits on facilities for disabled persons at public buildings across Karnataka.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/HC-are-public-buildings-friendly-to-the-disabled-/articleshow/5442493.cms

‘Tough for people with disabilities to secure rights’

People with disabilities have been largely unsuccessful in securing their rights, said M.N. Venkatachaliah, chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission and the former Chief Justice of India.

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article82393.ece

Sule slams govt for neglecting disabled

Mumbai: Senior bureaucrats, prominent social workers and a section of cabinet members were stunned when NCP MP Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, revealed that even as the state government has issued more than a dozen orders for the welfare of the physically challenged, none of them have been implemented.

http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=7&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=08-01-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar00704&publabel=TOI

Don't turn away disabled kids: CBSE

Despite inclusive education being a constitutional guarantee, most parents of disabled children find themselves up against an apathetic tide when seeking admission in regular schools.

http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_don-t-turn-away-disabled-kids-cbse_1334550

With more and ‘exclusive’ hands, disabled welfare dept overcomes its disability

Lucknow: Nearly 15 years after it was formed, the Department of Disabled Welfare of the state government has finally overcome its “disabilities”, as it will have its own officers posted in the districts.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/With-more-and--exclusive--hands--disabled-welfare-dept-overcomes-its-disability/570766/

IIMB in collaboration with Mphasis set up Office of Disability Services (ODS) in the Campus

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) on January 13, 2010 inaugurated an Office of Disability Services (ODS) to cater to the special needs of disabled students on campus. The ODS has been set up with the support of Mphasis Ltd, an HP company.

http://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/1807

Divya Roongta - Against all odds

Divya Roongta PGP '06 is an alumnus who showed great determination all the way through her education, overcoming the challenges that visual impairment posed her with.

http://www.iimbaa.org/IIMBAA_Magazine_Winter_2009.pdf

Amending Copyright Act for print-disabled to access books

By L Subramani, For centuries, lack of access to books and printed materials remained a great stumbling block for persons with disability to intellectually advance themselves.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/43710/amending-copyright-act-print-disabled.html

Barriers remain on path to web access for disabled

The Internet has no boundaries. At least that’s the conventional wisdom. Nonetheless, hurdles remain for many who would like access to the worldwide web, especially those with disabilities. At issue are details seldom considered by web designers, programmers and non-disabled users.

http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article78890.ece

Cyber relief for disabled

New Delhi, Jan. 10: The central government has decided to make each of its 6,000 websites disabled-friendly.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100111/jsp/nation/story_11968439.jsp

S Rly not disabled-friendly in berth allocation

CHENNAI: Southern Railway may have ramps and wheelchairs for disabled passengers at major stations, but it is not disabled-friendly when it comes to allotting berths for such passengers.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/S-Rly-not-disabled-friendly-in-berth-allocation/articleshow/5496703.cms

Teens steadily falling prey to mental illness

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) With pressures of studies, work and relationships, teenagers and those in their early 20’s have become very susceptible to mental illness like schizophrenia, experts say, adding that the condition is 70 percent treatable.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health1/teens-steadily-falling-prey-to-mental-illness_100305128.html

India to produce 1,750 mental health workers a year

The central government Wednesday announced a health scheme to address the problem of acute shortage of doctors and health workers for mental health disorders, saying India will produce 1,756 such practitioners, including 520 doctors, every year.

http://calcuttatube.com/india-to-produce-1750-mental-health-workers-a-year/52276/

On wheelchair, dowry victim struggles to keep husband in jail

Once hale and hearty, 24-year-old Ranjit Kaur is now bound to a wheelchair with permanent disability. Reason: she failed to meet dowry demands allegedly raised by her husband Baljinder Singh, as a result of which, she was allegedly burnt with the intention to murder.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/On-wheelchair--dowry-victim-struggles-to-keep-husband-in-jail/565203

Disabled people seek financial support from govt

CHENNAI: The city corporation's grievance redress meet on Saturday organised especially for people with disabilities at Ripon Buildings saw many seeking financial assistance under the state government's welfare schemes. 240 petitioners sought financial help.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Disabled-people-seek-financial-support-from-govt/articleshow/5428968.cms

Visually challenged people flay govt apathy

Bangalore, Jan 4, DH News Service: Over 200 visually challenged people from all over the State, staged a dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue on M G Road on Louis Braille’s birth anniversary on Monday.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/44996/visually-challenged-people-flay-govt.html

Equal insurance benefits for differently-abled

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology would take a decision shortly with regard to the extra premium paid by the disabled employees

http://igovernment.in/site/equal-insurance-benefits-differently-abled-36578

BSA Motors launches electric scooter designed for disabled

“After extensive market research, we saw that there is a burning need to come out with a scooter which would help the mobility of the physically challenged,” said K.B. Srinivasan, vice-president, BSA Motors, which only makes electric scooters

http://www.livemint.com/2010/01/07235300/BSA-Motors-launches-electric-s.html

RTO sends woman with polio on wild goose chase

Mumbai: For 38 years, Kandivli resident Sudha Girish Tendulkar did not let her polio come in the way of life. She’s not about to give up the fight now, either.

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_rto-sends-woman-with-polio-on-wild-goose-chase_1332196

'Taare Zameen Par' recommended By the Court To A Petitioner

Delhi Court advised a petitioner to watch the movie 'Taare Zameen Par' to get a clear idea about dyslexia.

http://www.india-server.com/news/taare-zameen-par-recommended-by-the-19128.html

Terminally ill patients in city get new hope from stem cells

MUMBAI: In a cheery home with blood-red walls in Borivli’s IC Colony, 23-year-old Ankur Nath welcomed the New Year by snacking on pizzas. Pizzas on party nights may be commonplace, but this was a special case: in the past nine years. Ankur had never eaten a single morsel through his mouth.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Terminally-ill-patients-in-city-get-new-hope-from-stem-cells/articleshow/5403703.cms

Stem cell offers man with bulllet injury new shot at life

MUMBAI: For 34-year-old Deepak Singh, stem cell therapy might not have worked the first time, but the second time, it has given him a new lease of life.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Stem-cell-offers-man-with-bulllet-injury-new-shot-at-life/articleshow/5434772.cms

More care for disabled needed`

IMPHAL, Jan 3: A good administration which can bring all round development is vital for tackling the menace of disabilities caused by accident in the state.

http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=headline&newsid=51053&typeid=1

22- to 24-week foetus in 'grey zone'

MUMBAI: When Amillia Taylor was born at Baptist Children’s Hospital in Miami on October 24, 2006, she made headlines across the world. She weighed just 280 grams and was 240 centimetres long. More importantly, she was born after just 21 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy—the youngest premature baby known to have ever made it.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/22-to-24-week-foetus-in-grey-zone/articleshow/5446701.cms

Absence of specialist cripples clinic

BANGALORE: Severe cognitive and neuromotor impairments are common among extremely premature infants. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed premature birth as one of the main causes for disability among children.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Absence-of-specialist-cripples-clinic/articleshow/5434927.cms

Technology, a boon to disabled

Bangalore, Jan 16, DHNS

The visiting Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on Saturday said the new technology of prosthetics will help people walk and run again.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/47216/technology-boon-disabled.html

Mother nurture

Our personal tragedies often shape the goals of our lives. For Shanti Raghavan, it was her brother's retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. He slowly lost his vision over a period of time. But Raghavan, an IT engineer, turned this window of time into an opportunity to help her kid brother lead a normal life using special software for the visually-challenged. Today he is a successful programme manager at an MNC.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Mother-nurture/articleshow/5405244.cms

Disabled man duped scores, held

MUMBAI: The Parksite police recently arrested a physically challenged man and his accomplice for allegedly duping 31 people after promising to double their investment in six months.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Disabled-man-duped-scores-held/articleshow/5446735.cms

Disabled man catches bicycle thief

A 50-year-old man with a crippled leg fought off a thief who was trying to steal his bicycle from his home in Kalkaji area of South Delhi on Tuesday. The thief was arrested.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Disabled-man-catches-bicycle-thief/570341/

Braille calendar released

Bangalore, Jan 4, DHNS: IDL Foundation has released the Braille calendar for the year 2010 on the occasion of World Louis Braille Day on January 4.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/44913/braille-calendar-released.html

The world within their reach

Guwahati, Dec. 3: It was a fun-filled day for the physically and mentally challenged children at the World Disability Day celebrations held in the city today.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031204/asp/guwahati/story_2640531.asp

Three specially abled Bengal youths begin India tour

Jalpaiguri (WB), Jan 17 (ANI): Three specially abled youths from West Bengal began a tour across the country on Saturday to spread awareness among the physically disabled on their abilities.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/three-specially-abled-bengal-youths-begin-india-tour_100305102.html

Disability no handicap for Shailesh

More of an outdoor sports buff who swore by cricket, chess for the then six-year-old Shailesh Nerlikar was not an obvious choice — until the day it became his only option. Crippled by a chronic bone disease — he can’t even walk or sit due to extremely fragile bones and locked joints — Shailesh made full use of the unaffected organ, his mind, to make the right moves on the chessboard.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/disability-no-handicap-for-shailesh/568970/

The dancing star who has no legs

Kamlesh Patel has conquered physical disability to become a wonder dancer. Paralysed in both legs, he overcame great hardships to become a performer and was one of the star performers on a dance reality show last year.

http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jan/21/slide-show-1-extraordinary-indians-kamlesh-patel.htm

Sensibilities gone softer

Shoma A Chatterji, Trans World Features

The media is awash with stories and pre-release promos of Shahrukh Khan’s new film My Name is Khan...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/47142/sensibilities-gone-softer.html

Aamir Khan seeks disabled-friendly infrastructure

Bollywood star Aamir Khan, whose recent release "3 Idiots" takes a critical look at India's education system, feels that the infrastructure in the country should be remodelled so that physically challenged people can move around without hindrance.

http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/news/Aamir-Khan-seeks-disabled-friendly-infrastructure/articleshow/5483428.cms

Disability & poverty no bar, say city's Five Idiots

SURAT: All is well, if one's intention is honest. And, this what five men of Surat want to tell in their one-hour movie Five Idiots', which raises the issues of poor and socially backward people living with disability in the slums of city's Mithikhadi area.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Disability-poverty-no-bar-say-citys-Five-Idiots/articleshow/5453862.cms

Film festival on disability concludes

Bhopal, Jan 24: The three-day film festival based on movies related to disabilities organised by Arushi Society, in co-ordination with LIC, Sri Dorabji Tata Trust, Bharat Bhavan, Chavi Prabhag, IES Group of Institutions, Mittal Institute of Technology, Aquarius and Sightsavers International held at Bharat Bhavan concluded on Sunday.

http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=25266

B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Disabled court reeks of unethical laziness

By Zhao Yanrong (China Daily) - I went to a court hearing last week in Beijing to hear the case of a person with disabilities. The 32-year-old man with speaking and hearing impairments was from a village in Hebei province. He was accused of stealing two pairs of trousers and some cash from a mall. However, I realized that this case was unbalanced.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-01/25/content_9371028.htm

Universities avoid Kindle over accessibility barriers

Suits from blind groups over lack of menu aids

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/15/kindle_university_blind_protests/

Every woman deserves to feel gorgeous

EXCLUSIVE: As style guru Gok Wan sets out to make disabled women feel fantastic in the new series.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/14/every-woman-deserves-to-feel-gorgeous-115875-21965952/

Parents get more advice on caring for disabled children

The families of children with disabilities in England are to be given more support in finding childcare.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8430115.stm

Secret film uncovers 'disabled hate crime' in Wales

Some disabled people in Wales are suffering abuse and threats for no other reason than their disability, an investigation by BBC Wales has found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8437523.stm

Doctor 'misled MS sufferers'

Desperate and vulnerable multiple sclerosis sufferers were administered an alleged stem cell therapy treatment in a "wholly illegitimate, misleading and dishonest" way by a doctor, a disciplinary hearing has been told.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5itcosV8waVe3aEvuKx-VAV92M_nw

Time for Channel 4 to excite with the Paralympic baton

Exciting changes ahead. Channel 4 now switch their attention to the Paralympic Games in the wake of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic (and Paralympic) Games announcing that the tv broadcast rights in 2012 have been awarded to the terrestrial broadcaster.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/100004737/time-for-channel-4-to-excite-with-the-paralympic-baton/

“My disability is not a handicap,” insists Cowra’s Aussie Day Ambassador

COWRA’S Australia Day Ambassador, Gabrielle Clark, has been a member of Special Olympics for over 20 years. She has represented NSW in gymnastics, basketball, aquatics, and golf.

http://cowracommunitynews.com/viewnews.php?newsid=4042&id=45

Shutting out the disabled - by design

As I walked up the stairs to my office yesterday after yet another (tiring) weekend off, I couldn't help but feel fortunate I was able to do just that - to be capable of standing on my own two feet !

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=268313

Test your HR knowledge: Disability rules

Disability rules get continually tweaked by Congress and federal agencies. Take this quiz and test your knowledge of the rules for dealing with disabled employees and applicants.

http://www.hrmorning.com/test-your-hr-knowledge-disability-rules/

Residents fake disabilities in mass scam

Police in the Italian city of Naples have uncovered a massive fraud in which hundreds of people used falsified medical records to claim disability allowances.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/20/2796988.htm

Toyota iReal - A Wheelchair On Steroids

Toyota's new mobility concept

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B_JZtiI0QM

Heather Mills survives Dancing on Ice

Ms Mills, the former wife of Beatle Paul McCartney, impressed the judges despite her disability of having only one leg.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4843357.Heather_Mills_survives_Dancing_on_Ice/

Just in Case: The Skinny on Buying Disability Insurance

Disability-insurance benefits from the workplace and the government are getting harder to come by—and that's putting more pressure on consumers to purchase their own coverage in case a medical condition keeps them from working.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704561004575013073100310794.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Mum who gave disabled son lethal heroin injection jailed for life

A MUM who gave her disabled son a lethal heroin injection to end his "living hell" must serve at least nine years in jail.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2010/01/21/mum-who-gave-disabled-son-lethal-heroin-injection-jailed-for-life-86908-21984068/

C: RESOURCES – Newsletter, Publication,Journal, Guideline,Website

Disability News India (DNI)

www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html

WHO Disability and Rehabilitation Newsletter

Issue No. 9, December 2009

http://www.who.int/disabilities/publications/newsletter/newsletter_on_disability_issue_9.pdf

Deaf Studies Journal

The Deaf Studies Digital Journal (DSDJ) is the first peer-reviewed academic and creative arts journal to feature work in a signed and a written language. For those non-signers, articles and other signed texts may be downloaded in PDF. To view the Journal, go to http://dsdj.gallaudet.edu/

Welcome to Disabled Explorers

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for the disabled through independent 4wd backcountry travel. We are disabled ourselves and we are here to help with advice and inspiration.

http://disabledexplorers.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability

NCPAD is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability. Being physically active is good for every body.

http://www.ncpad.org/index.php

D.R.P.I.-Canada Newsletter, December 2009

Disability Rights Promotion International Canada (DRPI-Canada) would like to share with you the latest edition of its newsletter. An accessible version is available on the DRPI-Canada website at: http://www.yorku.ca/drpi/CanadaNewsDec09.html

First ENUSP Newsletter

The first newsletter issued by the European Network of (ex) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP) is now available on line.

http://www.enusp.org/newsletter/2010/1.pdf

Documentary Video on Brain Injury

Brain Injury Dialogues is an “accurate, sympathetic, and empowering depiction of 5 survivors of brain injury.” To view an excerpt, go to http://www.braininjurydialogues.org/clips.html

Hand controls for cars with automatic gear transmission

Car for physically challenged

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLzLDwGx08&feature=related

Car for handicapped driver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xijqUDxtbYs

Portable hand control - How to install and use a portable hand control for people with disabilities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nzEAZVzNI&feature=related

How to Drive Hand Control

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzbzpjbuSIw&feature=related

Monarch Hand Controls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLzLDwGx08&feature=related

D: ANNOUNCEMENTS

Conference on Minimum Standards at Trivandrum, Kerala (9-10 February, 2010)

Sphere India, in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of India, Government of Kerala and Sphere India member agencies, is organizing a conference on “Minimum Standards of Food, Water, Medical Cover, Sanitation & Hygiene and Psycho-Social Support in Disaster Relief” at Trivandrum, Kerala on 9th-10th February, 2010.

For details contact Mr. Raman Kumar, Focal Point – Training & Capacity Building Program, Mobile: 099100-82661, E-mail: raman@sphereindia.org.in

Call for Participation

DPI, academics and disability organizations around the world continue to debate the definition of disability. VSA Arts wants you to create your visual interpretation of disability and copy it on to a postcard.

To read more information in English, go to

http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/calls/PostCardProject/

Vermont Studio Centre (VSC) Fellowship

VSC is offering fellowships for “artists and writers who live with spinal cord Injury (SCI), spinal cord disease (SCD) or who use a wheelchair and/or have a spinal cord injury.” Deadline is 15 February 2010. For more information, go to http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships/

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"The issue is not the absence of equal rights but the inability to exercise them"

"When Policies weaken, Rights must be strengthened"

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A: INDIA

Diploma exam turns test of patience for this disabled

AHMEDABAD: Darshita Shah, 44, was forced to sit in the parking lot of a college to answer her exam for diploma in food and nutrition.

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A: INDIA

Join the postcard campaign - “No to Amendments – YES to New Comprehensive Act on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”

To mark the International Day of Disabled Persons - 3^rd Dec 2009 in India send a postcard with the following message - “We need a new, single comprehensive Act on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Respect for dignity, Effective Participation and Inclusive opportunities) in line with UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” to

Hon'ble" Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, The Prime Minister's Office, South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi - 110 011
Hon'ble" Shri. Mukul Wasnik, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Room. No. 639, 'A' , Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110001
Dr. Arbind Prasad, Joint Secretary (Disability Division), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Room No.612 “A” Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001; E-mail: jsap-mosje@nic.in

No to Amendments,” is the writing on the wall!

While the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment continues to take an ostrich like attitude and push for Amendments to the Disability Act 1995, disabled rights activists from across the country were in Delhi on October 29 and 30 at the National Consultation on ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2010’ organised by N.C.P.E.D.P., to take their demand for a fresh new law forward. Dorodi Sharma of D.N.I.S. takes a look at it.

Source: DNIS,Volume 6 Issue 10 - November 01, 2009

http://www.dnis.org/features.php?issue_id=10&volume_id=6&features_id=145

“The reason we want a new law…”

The demand for a new law was unanimous. Dorodi Sharma of D.N.I.S. caught up with a few of them with the poser, “The reason I want a new law…”

Source: DNIS,Volume 6 Issue 10 - November 01, 2009

http://www.dnis.org/interview.php?issue_id=10&volume_id=6&interview_id=126

Women with disabilities refused entry into night club in Kolkota

Kolkata, 09 Nov 09, A wheelchair-bound woman was denied entry into a night club in Kolkata in the wee hours of Sunday with the staff telling her that handicapped persons were not entertained.

http://www.idiva.com/bin/idiva/No-entry-for-disabled-woman

Action plan for women with disabilities soon: Bengal panel

Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) The West Bengal Women’s Commission is planning to come out with a comprehensive action document with recommendations for bettering the lot of the physically challenged women in the state, its chief said Tuesday.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/action-plan-for-disabled-women-soon-bengal-panel_100269426.html

Deaf may get license to drive

NEW DELHI: India is one of the few countries in the world where the hearing impaired are not allowed to drive. But this may change soon, with the

Government informing the Delhi High Court it is considering changing its rules.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Deaf-may-get-licence-to-drive/articleshow/5211682.cms

A college for the disabled, first in state

The State on Sunday got its first dedicated college for students with disabilities. The Sanskardham Academy Junior College in Goregaon has been set up especially for students with impaired hearing.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-college-for-the-disabled-first-in-state/538944

The ‘C.A.T.’ is belled!

D.N.I.S. News Network, India: The Ministry of Human Resource Development has asked the Director of the Indian Institute of Management (I.I.M.), Ahmedabad, Dr. Samir Barua to respond to N.C.P.E.D.P.’s concerns regarding the online C.A.T. examinations not being disabled friendly and its “failure on both technical and conceptual grounds”.

Source: DNIS,Volume 6 Issue 10 - November 01, 2009

http://www.dnis.org/news.php?issue_id=10&volume_id=6&news_id=944&i=0

Tales of grit all set to unfold on track

Bengaluru, Grit and glory will be the theme over the next eight days with the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Games beginning at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/37585/tales-grit-all-set-unfold.html

Discounts for disabled in Himachal government-run hotels

Shimla, Nov 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will offer a discount of 30 percent on hotel room tariff from next month to physically challenged people who opt to stay at any of its 57 economy and high-end establishments.

http://trak.in/news/discounts-for-disabled-in-himachal-government-run-hotels/26450/

Inclusive Planet venture in India creates more accessible print materials through its Web site

http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2009/11/inclusive-planet-venture-in-india.html

Copyright obstacle for Braille, audio books

KOLKATA: For the 12 lakh-odd visually-challenged and dyslexic persons in the state, access to good Indian literature in Braille or audio format is a challenge. Obtaining copyright to convert books into special format is the biggest hindrance, say activists working for disability rights.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5204947.cms?frm=mailtofriend

Blind ornithologist wants to create digitised bird–call directory

Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) He is blind but can recognise more than 200 types of birds by their calls. He treks in the high Himalayas with gusto, transcending his physical inabilities to commune with nature.

http://trak.in/news/blind-ornithologist-seeks-to-create-digitised-bird-call-directory-feature/23721/

Badte Kadam, a disability awareness campaign

The National Trust, New Delhi is organizing a mobile Awareness Campaign, Badte Kadam to raise awareness on disability

http://timesfoundation.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4829514.cms

Delhi High Court relief to disabled on job quota suspended

The Supreme Court Friday suspended a Delhi High Court order to the union government to provide three percent reservation in state jobs to physically challenged persons as per a special law that accords one percent quota for visually impaired candidates.

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a91246.html

N.C.P.E.D.P. releases 5 baseline reports

N.C.P.E.D.P. in association with Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre, Bengaluru carried out 5 baseline studies on the current status of the policies and schemes for people with disabilities in the area of health, employment, accessibility, communication and information technology and rural development.

Source: DNIS,Volume 6 Issue 10 - November 01, 2009

http://www.dnis.org/news.php?issue_id=10&volume_id=6&news_id=941&i=7

Nana Patekar to launch son in film based on autism

Just like Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar too intends that his second directorial venture should be based on autism. Nana had earlier directed Prahaar in 1991

http://movies.indiatimes.com/News-Gossip/News/Nana-to-launch-son-in-film-based-on-autism/articleshow/5218900.cms

Gujarati's 'Ability' to beat disability wins Unesco award

RAJKOT: After graduating from LD College of Engineering in computer engineering and working with MNCs, Bipin Agravat, 34, would often spend time with the children of his village Thanagalol in Jetpur taluka of Rajkot, teaching them how to operate computers.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Gujaratis-Ability-to-beat-disability-wins-Unesco-award/articleshow/5256195.cms

School for kids with learning disabilities

DAVANAGERE, Karnataka: The Samveda training and research centre, a school exclusively meant for the children with learning disabilities (CLD) was started 15 years ago in Davanagere, by Surendranath P Nishanimath.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/School-for-kids-with-learning-disabilities/articleshow/5165829.cms

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that has left the medical fraternity the world over grappling in the dark trying to know its causes and a possible cure.

http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=1181

Rights body opens e-mail route for applicants

PATNA: To make filing applications less cumbersome, the Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has introduced a system using which applications can be e-mailed to the commission.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Rights-body-opens-e-mail-route-for-applicants-/articleshow/5227102.cms

Children with multiple disabilities need early rehabilitation: Expert

GAYA: Children with single or multiple disabilities need early rehabilitation and training to bring out the best in them and make them socially useful and acceptable, says Reena Bhandari, an expert in rehabilitation of the differently abled.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Children-with-multiple-disabilities-need-early-rehabilitation-Expert/articleshow/5237767.cms

B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The disability paradox

Despite nearly 15 years of new legislation, the results of a new survey reveal that disabled people in the UK are facing rising levels of poverty and discrimination.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/07/disabled-people-survey-discrimination

Dumping Grounds For Forgotten People

This article is an investigation by Bulgarian journalist Yana Buhrer Tavanier on the mental care institutions in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia.

To read the article, please visit the website dedicated to the investigation: http://dumpinggroundsforpeople.wordpress.com/read-the-investigation/

There is also a new promotional video about the investigation which can be viewed on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_juS3m0534

Susan Boyle Reveals Abuse, Learning Disability

Singer opens up about her youth days for the first time

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Susan-Boyle-Reveals-Abuse-Learning-Disability-127329.shtml

Learning disability athletes will return to Paralympics in 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Athletes with learning disabilities will be allowed to compete in the Paralympics again at London in 2012.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gg4Cga3HoKy1O0RllOKiqoIOnktA

Bank loses disabled access appeal

A bank has lost its appeal against a landmark ruling that it failed to cater for the needs of a disabled teenager.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/8370693.stm

The chances of acquiring a disability

What does disability mean? Does disability mean something different to a person who has acquired a disability compared to a person who was born with a disability? Are there important differences between the experiences of each group?

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20091102/NEWS/911019991/1078&ParentProfile=1055

Blind gamer sues Sony

A sight-impaired gamer is taking various branches of Sony to court for failing to make their games accessible enough to disabled gamers.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/09/sony_sued_gamer/

Disability turns laughing matter in Channel 4 comedy show

Every character in Cast Offs, which starts tomorrow.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2009/nov/23/disability-channel-4-comedy

C: RESOURCES – Newsletter, Publication,Journal, Guideline,Website

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Guide - The best sites chosen by You for You.

We created The SCI Guide because nothing out there gives the SCI community a place to go to get trusted, peer-reviewed info, and to decide for yourselves which sites are the best.

http://www.bu.edu/sciguide/

HIV/AIDS and Disability: Final Report of the 4th International Policy Dialogue

A new report by Health Canada’s International Affairs Directorate has called for a greater focus on rights of people with disabilities in HIV policy.

http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20091111_Disability_Report.asp

Understanding the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

“A handbook on the rights of persons with disabilities” by, Marianne Shultz, HI at www.MakingItWork-crpd.org/resource-library/crpd/

Video - Count us In

United Nations’ International Labour Organization has released a video titled ‘Count us In’ which portrays the reality of discrimination and poverty in the lives of people with disabilities without access to education and employment.

To view in English only, go to

http://www.ilo.int/public/english/disability/countusin/film.html

Discussions on Article 12 - Equal Recognition before the law

Discussion papers on - Article 12 of the CRPD – The right to equal recognition before the law, during the meeting of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 21 October 2009, Geneva.

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/DGD21102009.aspx

UNDP on-line training on “Persons with Disability – Ability, Capability, Employability”

For details click on the link http://www.undp.org/disability-course-demo/

Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities

Bookshare is an online library for the persons with print disability and vision problems (blindness, low vision, dyslexia etc.).

http://www.bookshare.org/

Interesting videos on transfer from wheelchair and others...

Transfer from Bed to Wheelchair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQigvMjWATs&feature=related

Transfer from bed to chair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d17zl8vbkts&feature=related

Floor to wheelchair transfer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Mg1SNXvJc&feature=related

From wheelchair into car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDXpm6qlzE0&feature=player_embedded

Wheelchair into full-size tractor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujDxR6hIyYU&feature=related

Climbing cord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDqM1_Xodns&feature=related

Transfers Wheelchair to Bed to WC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAXGHJjDWX0&feature=related

Paraplegic Demonstrates Falling from a Wheelchair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hvQj6yh86I&feature=related

More adventures

http://www.youtube.com/user/danjunet

Paraplegic getting dressed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Wiy370jGk&feature=related

Quadriplegics: bed mobility and dressing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_EGCPmnqB8

D: ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Disability, Sexuality and Rights Online Training

For an application and brochure with complete course information, click here. Applications are due December 18, 2009.

http://web.creaworld.org/home.asp

National Conference on ICTs for the differently- abled/under privileged communities in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship 2009 - (NCIDEEE 2009)

For details visit http://www.cis-india.org/events/ncideee-2009

October 2009 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin

A: INDIA

Orissa’s new list of poor to include AIDS patients, disabled

Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) The Orissa government Friday announced that a new list of people below poverty line (BPL) will be prepared by January 2010 and will include HIV and AIDS patients, physically handicapped people and backward tribes.

RTE Bill to include all categories of disabilities

Just a month after it was passed by Parliament, the Right to Education (RTE) Act is set to be amended to include all categories of differently-abled children in its ambit.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rte-bill-to-include-all-categories-of-disabilities/519678/#

Go door-to-door to find disabled children denied education: HC

The Delhi High Court has asked the state’s Education department to knock on every door in the Capital to identify disabled children who are denied their right to go to school.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/go-doortodoor-to-find-disabled-children-denied-education-hc/522249/

Free study for disabled at central schools

New Delhi, Oct. 15: The human resource development ministry has decided to exempt differently abled students from tuition fees at Kendriya Vidyalayas across India for the first time to thwart potentially embarrassing protests against a recent fee hike.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091016/jsp/frontpage/story_11621902.jsp

Free education for physically disabled, incentives for rural colleges: VC

CHENNAI: University of Madras vice chancellor G Thiruvasagam on Wednesday unveiled a slew of proposed social initiatives aimed at expanding access to higher education to the underprivileged and those living in rural areas.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Free-education-for-physically-disabled-incentives-for-rural-colleges-VC/articleshow/5125208.cms

Hearing impaired girl wins legal battle against GTU

AHMEDABAD: A 17-year-old girl with hearing impairment, Rachna Shah, heaved a sigh of relief when she was allowed to take her diploma exams on Friday after a prolonged legal battle for justice. The Gujarat Technological University (GTU) had to permit her to appear for the test after a Gujarat High Court order in her favour on Thursday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/ahmedabad/Hearing-impaired-girl-wins-legal-battle-against-GTU/articleshow/5029172.cms

‘Right to Read’ campaign launched

To highlight the issues faced by persons with print disability – those deprived of Indian books due to unfriendly copyright regulations – a group of organisations launched the Right To Read (R2R) campaign on September 26.

The campaign, jointly launched by the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Daisy Forum of India (DFI), bookbole.com and Inclusive Planet, kickstarted at Loyola College in Chennai on Saturday.

www.righttoread.in

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/27678/right-read-campaign-launched.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/ndtvhindu#play/uploads/0/o4sQ-ycaoBw

http://www.youtube.com/user/ndtvhindu#play/uploads/0/Q5HCm2evUYE

Yet an other breakthrough by Viklang Manch!!

C.P. Joshi, Hon. Minister for Rural Development, Govt. of India unconditionally agrees and announces to consider Disabled person as a separate House-hold for accessing work under NREGS!!!

For more details contact - victorjohnc@gmail.com

Enunciating a rights-based viewpoint

With an aim to empower differently-abled persons, the Kerala government is planning to set up a Centre for Disability Studies in the State capital. G. MAHADEVAN spoke to Dr. G.N. Karna, Chairman of the Working Group on Disability for the 11th Five Year Plan on the scope of this proposal.

http://beta.thehindu.com/education/issues/article26419.ece

Film Festival kickstarted in Chennai

A host of celebrities were present for the launch the International Disability Film Festival, organised by the Ability Foundation, that was

kickstarted on Monday evening.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/parties/chennai/Film-Festival-kickstarted-in-Chennai/articleshow/5120192.cms

Films with sub-titles, audio descriptions for people with disabilities

CHENNAI: Jaladhi Umasankar (30), who runs a recording company in the city, loves cinema but stopped going to cinema halls after 2002 when he lost

his sight because of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary condition that damages the optic nerve.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Films-with-sub-titles-audio-descriptions-for-people-with-disabilities/articleshow/5099529.cms

Rape victim's care: UT-trust deadlock on

CHANDIGARH: The issue of guardianship of the specially abled woman, who got pregnant after she was raped in Nari Niketan, Sector 26, could not be resolved when UT administration and National Trust (for welfare of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities) officials met here on Saturday.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chandigarh/Rape-victims-care-UT-trust-deadlock-on/articleshow/5060962.cms

All hopes hang on UT administrator: Abidi

CHANDIGARH: Convener of Disability Rights Groups, Javed Abidi, on Sunday said the Nari Niketan’s mentally-retarded rape victim’s future was a case of national importance in terms of how sensitive the state is towards its specially-abled citizens. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chandigarh/All-hopes-hang-on-UT-administrator-Abidi/articleshow/5063379.cms

Mental healthcare needs a revamp

About 85 per cent of India’s mentally ill don’t have access to care. As the emphasis shifts to enhancing treatment on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day, a look at the ills that afflict our healthcare system…

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/10/11/stories/2009101150020100.htm

Not enough help for mentally challenged

Dr B N Gangadhar, Professor of Psychiatry at Nimhans says that while one per cent of the population develop serious mental disorders, 10 per cent suffer from milder symptoms of mental illnesses.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29760/not-enough-help-mentally-challenged.html

Disabled seek agency to register modified vehicles

CHENNAI: Laws are supposed to benefit citizens. But an amendment made to the Central Motor Vehicles Act to ensure that people with disabilities can have a safe ride on the road has hit a roadblock as the state does not have any authorised facility to certify modifications made to two-wheelers and four-wheelers.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Disabled-seek-agency-to-register-modified-vehicles/articleshow/5143484.cms

Chandigarh admin to allot 113 built up booths to disabled persons

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Administration has decided to allot 113 built-up booths, 71 in Sector 38 and 42 in Sector 40, to the disabled persons under the scheme “Licensing of Bare Booth Sites/Built-up Booths to Persons with Disabilities Scheme-2009,” notified by the Chandigarh Administration in March, 2009. The area of each booth will be about 7.36 square yards.

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/19122/93/

'Hold camps for issuing disability certificates'

CHANDIGARH: Home secretary Ram Niwas on Thursday asked the health department to organize camps in the schools for issuance of disability identity certificate, so that, pension and other benefits could be offered to them easily.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chandigarh/Hold-camps-for-issuing-disability-certificates/articleshow/5053110.cms

First in country, databank of persons with disabilities

CHANDIGARH: In a first of its kind initiative in the country, the department of psychiatry at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector

32, plans to create a databank of all persons suffering from disabilities, mental as well as physical, residing in the city and peripheral areas in one year’s time.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chandigarh/First-in-country-databank-of-persons-with-disabilities/articleshow/5044737.cms

Punjabi University to set up vocational centre for disabled

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has approved the construction of a Centre of Research and Vocational Training for Physically Disabled at Punjabi University.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/punjabi-university-to-set-up-vocational-centre-for-disabled/526934/

World body serves an ace for wheelchair tennis in India

MUMBAI: For differently-abled tennis buffs in the city, there's reason to cheer. India is among the countries the International Tennis Federation

(ITF) has zeroed in on to promote wheelchair tennis. The ITF in association with the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has identified three cities-Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai-where locals will be encouraged to take up the sport starting at the regional level, and eventually on the international circuit.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/World-body-serves-an-ace-for-wheelchair-tennis-in-India/articleshow/5125391.cms

Differently-abled Pernem girl receives national award

MARGAO: A lack of self esteem on account of a negative self image and a fallout of social attitudes is believed to be the most difficult challenge for the differently-abled. However, given the right environment and opportunities, many differently abled people can make a rich contribution to their communities.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/Differently-abled-Pernem-girl-receives-national-award/articleshow/5074412.cms

Disabled world champ debarred from exams

SAMBALPUR: Pramod Bhagat's joys knew no bounds after winning the world championship in badminton for the disabled in Seoul recently. But Pramod's institute in Hirakud decided to "honour" him differently. The promising lad was debarred him from appearing in the final exams because of poor attendance.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/bhubaneswar/Disabled-world-champ-debarred-from-exams/articleshow/5073180.cms

By, of and for the disabled

Advocate K.Kathiresan is an agent of change for the physically and mentally challenged individuals

http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2009/09/24/stories/2009092450810100.htm

Educators urged to play proactive role

MYSORE: Emphasising the need for educators to play proactive role in bringing about changes in school administration, speech-language pathologist Indira Nair said they must promote inclusive education in special schools. Speaking after inaugurating a workshop on audiology for educators of children with hearing impairment, she said the educators must be sensitized about the trends in audiology.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Educators-urged-to-play-proactive-role/articleshow/5137045.cms

Learning to Live with Dyslexia

The film ‘Taare Zameen Par’ might have for the first time created some responsiveness in public mind in India about dyslexia also known as Specific Learning Disorder.

http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=1173

B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Deaf medical student won't let disability get in way

WINNIPEG - The first-year University of Manitoba medical student is like most other aspiring doctors. She lugs textbooks around. She survives marathon study sessions. And she attends classes all day. But during lectures - while other students concentrate on the professor's words - Jack, 23, focuses on two figures positioned at a podium in the front of the classroom.

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/liveit/article/829676

Disabled woman's unborn baby row

(UKPA) – 8 hours ago

A pregnant woman with a learning disability could face having her child taken into care after it is born.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gzZFVRdz2rBNpIsN6_oRUQuPNIWA

Enhanced Open Door Fund for persons with disabilities launched

SINGAPORE : The employment of persons with disabilities received a boost with the launch of the Enhanced Open Door Fund on Saturday.

New features have been added to the fund, which provides incentives to encourage companies to hire more of them.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1013481/1/.html#

Russia's disabled suffer neglect and abuse

The BBC has obtained shocking evidence of the abuse and prejudice which campaigners say is widespread against the estimated 13 million people with disabilities in Russia.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8302633.stm

Do Kids with Disabilities Strain or Strengthen Our Schools?

So what goes through your mind when you see a child with cerebral palsy using a wheelchair, an adolescent with the social short-circuiting of Aspergers, or a kid whose speech isn’t as quick and facile as his peers?

http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2009/09/kids_with_disab.html

Abuse led UK woman to kill disabled daughter, self

LONDON — Years of torment from young neighbors led a despairing single mother to kill herself and her disabled daughter, and police inaction contributed to the deaths, a British inquest jury ruled Monday.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h9CvUMmWaHWwdECzD058FMnM7bUAD9B0NDQO0

Spotlight on disability hate crime

It has been suggested the case of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and her 18-year-old disabled daughter Francecca after being hounded by local youths, could mark a turning point in society's reaction to disability hate crime.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8280577.stm

Ex-VP trader sues Goldman for disability dismissal

NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) vice president and trader accused the firm of dismissing her last year because of a disability

http://www.reuters.com/article/etfNews/idUSN3021927620090930

Disabled boy kept tethered to couch, police say

South Salt Lake » A man arrested for chaining a mentally handicapped boy to a couch became the child's caretaker when the boy's mother was sent to a psychiatric hospital, a relative said Thursday.

http://www.sltrib.com/Utah/ci_13569262#

Coventry climbers leave disabled pal on Mount Snowdon

A GROUP of Coventry climbers took their disabled pal up Mount Snowdon - and abandoned him half way up.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2009/10/20/coventry-climbers-leave-disabled-pal-on-mount-snowdon-92746-24966770/

Program gives students with disabilities glimpse of career options

Kiare Burke, 19, got a taste of photography in an internship he had at Florida State University. It was enough to spark his interest in a career.

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090930/BUSINESS/909300311/Program+gives+students+with+disabilities+glimpse+of+career+

C: RESOURCES – Newsletter, Publication,Journal, Guideline,Website

New Zealand Sign Language Version of the Convention

The New Zealand Sign Language version of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is now available. New Zealand is the second country after Hungary to produce a full translation of the CRPD into its national sign language.

http://www.odi.govt.nz/nzsl-video/un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html

Include Samuel - Habib’s award-winning documentary film

Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years, Habib’s award-winning documentary film, Including Samuel, chronicles the Habib family’s efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives.

http://www.includingsamuel.com/about/about-the-film.aspx

The Sphere Project

Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response

http://www.sphereproject.org/

http://sphereindia.org.in/

Report on: The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities

http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2009/pdf/HealthCare.pdf

Report on Human Rights & Health - Persons with Mental Disabilities

http://www.paho.org/ENGLISH/DD/PUB/10069_Mental.pdf

Empowered - Leonard Cheshire Disability South Asia's News Letter

Empowered LCD South Asia's News Letter,

January - June, 2009, Volume 5, No. 1

http://www.lcdsouthasia.org/empowered-vol5-issue1

World Deaf Information Resource Project

http://cips.gallaudet.edu/wdi.xml

Asia-Pacific EFA e-Newsletter September 2009

http://www.unescobkk.org/education/efa/

September 2009 Vol-4 No-9 Newsletter of Design For All Institute of India

http://www.designforall.in/newsletter_Sep2009.pdf

Disability Support Group

Arogya.com - The problems of people with disability are varied. Then, there is also basic ignorance and apathy which they have to consciously deal with.

http://www.aarogya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=985&Itemid=1004

D: ANNOUNCEMENTS

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Thursday, 3 December 2009

Theme “Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world”

http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1484

http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1470

Bachelor’s in Sign Language: IGNOU

A Bachelor's programme in sign language has been introduced by Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou). A four-year programme, it entails a one year foundation course that imparts English language and sign language skills. Students who have completed class 10 are eligible for the programme.

http://education.indiatimes.com/educationTimes/getArticleDetail.do?sectionid=5&articleid=200909212009092112551745342ae579&type=B&key=BOX2&sectionname=Distance%20Learning

World Osteoporosis Day (WOD)

World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) which falls on October 20th 2009 is part of the two year campaign to galvanize worldwide support to influence positive changes in government and private healthcare policies to recognize osteoporosis as a priority health issue. Through the theme ‘Stand tall - Speak out for your bones’, the initiatives seek to address improvement in detection, treatment and prevention of osteoporosis.

http://www.medindia.net/news/healthinfocus/World-Osteoporosis-Day-2009-59615-1.htm#

September 2009 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin

A: INDIA

A: INDIA – BREAKING NEWS

Amendments proposed in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 - DRAFT/ 04.9.09

Ministry of Social Justice has posted the "Proposed Amendments in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995" on their website for your comments by 15th Oct 2009. What you can do by this deadline?

1. Hold further meetings and consultations regarding the proposed amendments at a local level.

2. Send your comments/ views/ suggestion to Secretary, Social Welfare Department (refer to the attachment for the names of the Secretaries of in your State)

For further details visit http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/draftpwdact.html

'Disability Act should conform to UN model'

At a conference of state welfare ministers, Singh said India lagged in adopting the correct - human rights - approach on the subject. He said the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, 1995 would be "comprehensively" amended to conform to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), enforced in May 2008. India is a UNCRPD signatory.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60632&sectionid=4&secid=&Itemid=1&issueid=122

Disabilities Act to be amended

NEW DELHI: The social justice ministry is moving ahead with its plan to amend the persons with disabilities act to bring it in conformity with the UN Convention. The issue dominated the conference of state social justice ministers, where another plan to simplify the procedures for issue of disability certificate was also discussed at length.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Disabilities-Act-to-be-amended/articleshow/4988564.cms

PM inaugurates State Welfare Ministers’ Conference

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, inaugurated State Welfare Ministers’ conference in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh stressed upon the need to step up monitoring and implementation of key welfare schemes which target the weaker sections. The Prime Minister urged the National Institute of Design to encourage the design of everyday appliances and instruments that cater to the needs of people with various disabilities.

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=52425

Persons with disabilities are valuable human resource: India

Press Trust of India / United Nations September 3, 2009, 11:53 IST

Stating that persons with disabilities are a valuable human resource, India today told a UN meet that it was committed to ensure that they not only enjoy their rights, but also are provided opportunities to lead their life to their fullest potential.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/personsdisabilitiesvaluable-human-resource-india/72521/on

Allow wheelchairs inside Jagannath temple

BHUBANESWAR: Activists fighting for rights of the physically-challenged on Saturday demanded that wheelchairs be allowed inside the Jagannath temple like it is in other pilgrimages of the country. Priests do not allow people on wheelchairs or with crutches inside the temple as they believe that such equipment are impure.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/bhubaneswar/Allow-wheelchairs-inside-Jagannath-temple-/articleshow/5004169.cms

Puri temple to allow people in wheelchairs

Bhubaneswar, Sep 15 (IANS) The Jagannath temple in Puri, one of the most revered Hindu shrines, has decided to open its doors to wheelchair-bound devotees, an official said. But the temple authorities have taken no decision on building ramps for the wheelchairs.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090915/812/tnl-puri-temple-to-allow-people-in-wheel.html

Village shuns India rape victim

By Amarnath Tewary, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

At 21 years of age, Shabina Khatun has been married, allegedly raped by a relative, deserted by her husband and in-laws and ostracised by her community. The plight of the deaf girl in the northern Indian state of Bihar mirrors the treatment meted out to women by the state and society.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5172296.stm

Plight of India's mentally ill

The deaths of 28 mentally ill patients in the Indian town of Ervadi have raised concern over the conditions in which these patients are kept. The BBC's Jill McGivering visited Ervadi and found that there are still disturbing questions to be asked.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/1484323.stm

Silent suffering of India's mentally ill

Reports from the scene of the Tamil Nadu tragedy paint a depressing picture of mentally ill patients living in cramped conditions and routinely chained as a means of restraint.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1476245.stm

University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind

LUCKNOW: In a bid to usher in a ray of hope among physically challenged in the state, Dr Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind was on Friday inaugurated here.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/lucknow/Rehabilitation-University-for-Disabled-inaugurated/articleshow/4972425.cms

Mayawati Names University After Satish Chandra Mishra’s Mother

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati, named a new university for the physically challenged after the mother of her party’s General Secretary Satish Chandra Misra.

http://www.india-server.com/news/mayawati-names-university-after-satish-11887.html

Rehabilitation institute for handicapped inaugurated

LUCKNOW: Dr Shakuntala Mishra Rehabilitation University for differently-abled persons was formally inaugurated on Friday by chief minister Mayawati.

The first of its kind institution in Asia, the university will train students to help them become self-reliant.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/lucknow/Rehabilitation-institute-for-handicapped-inaugurated/articleshow/4974128.cms

Banks pocketing funds meant for disabled

NEW DELHI: Banks and financial institutions have been pocketing an estimated Rs 724 crore annually by rounding up interest tax collections since 1993 despite a Supreme Court directive in 2004 that this money be used for creating a fund for implementation of the Disabilities Act to benefit disabled persons.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Banks-pocketing-funds-meant-for-disabled/articleshow/4973187.cms

Converge plan for twin job schemes

New Delhi, Aug. 28: The government is planning to “converge” the execution of its biggest village vote catcher with another key employment scheme recently restructured, keeping its focus on making poor rural households into effective self-help groups.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090829/jsp/nation/story_11424610.jsp

'Indian Teachers Still not Trained to Tackle Dyslexia'

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS): Until 10 years ago, India was not dealing with learning disabilities like dyslexia in school. While the picture has changed somewhat in Delhi, other states have made little progress even now, says teacher-writer Meenakshi Dave.

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=65148

Activists pitch for rights of disabled ahead of polls

PUNE: As the assembly elections draw near, social organisations in the city have prepared a proposal for the welfare of the physically- disabled,

women, children and senior citizens, to be sent to the various political parties.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/pune/Activists-pitch-for-rights-of-disabled-ahead-of-polls/articleshow/4952300.cms

Woes worsen with disability in family

PARBAT, Aug 31 - Bal Bahadur Pariyar and his wife Kaushila have a tale of misery to share. Their five daughters are disabled. Every single day is a struggle for this family from a small hamlet of Pasyaar at Ranipaani VDC-6 in Parbat district.

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=212331

Hotels to become differently-abled friendly

In line with international best practices in the hotel industry, the government has now made it mandatory for all hotels to become differently abled-friendly.

http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/aug/05/india-hotels-to-become-disabled-friendly.htm

New website to help disabled find a match

The president of the Tamil Nadu Handicapped Federation Charitable Trust (TNHFCT) says they'd received a number of similar appeals from well-educated, working professionals, both male and female, who were disabled and could not find spouses and so came up with the idea of a swayamvaram and a matrimonial website for the community.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/New-website-to-help-disabled-find-a-match/articleshow/5020257.cms

Indian websites flout guidelines for the disabled

But government’s draft National Policy for Electronic Accessibility offers some hope. Last month, Deepak Kumar (name changed on request), a visually-impaired businessman, logged on to check out for some information on the newly-created Rajya Sabha website.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indian-websites-flout-guidelines-fordisabled/369762/

No provision for disabled in online CAT

NEW DELHI: With CAT being conducted online for the first time this year, the differently-abled are feeling left out.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/delhi/No-provision-for-disabled-in-online-CAT/articleshow/4992161.cms

ATM machines to become disable-friendly soon

NEW DELHI: Electronic devices like ATM machines that have made our lives easier are likely to become accessible to disabled people too.

The information technology ministry has approved a draft on National Policy on Electronic Accessibility prepared by an NGO and will submit it to the central government for approval.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Banking/ATM-machines-to-become-disable-friendly-soon/articleshow/4945993.cms

I want people to remember me as a friend: Naseer Khan

Life is complicated for many, but easy for those who instead of complaining about what they don’t have try to make the best of whatever they have for achieving their aim. One such admirable person is the visually challenged Naseer Khan, whose debut release ‘Shadow’ is touted to be a different kind of cinema.

http://www.zeenews.com/zeeexclusive/2009-08-24/557507news.html

Bollywood embraces disability in quest for realism

Three major upcoming films are portraying a central character with a disability or illness, marking a shift away from fantasy to treating more contemporary themes.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geR6XNIbi7_67hr1a7jC0X2aw5eg

NGO help for the disabled - Chariot campaign kicks off

Jamshedpur, Aug. 26: Parents Association of Mentally Handicapped of Jamshedpur (PAMHJ) today launched a campaign to popularise the newly introduced Sahyogi scheme in the city.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090827/jsp/jharkhand/story_11414505.jsp

Now, books at the doorstep of senior citizens, disabled

CHANDIGARH: There is cheer for senior citizens and disabled in Chandigarh who are fond of reading books and magazines. UT administration has decided

to take the library to the doorsteps of senior citizens who are fond of reading but cannot visit libraries owing to the age factor or physical deformity.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chandigarh/Now-books-at-the-doorstep-of-senior-citizens-disabled/articleshow/4984002.cms

Handicapped ex-Armyman on cycling expedition in city

JAIPUR: Ex-rifleman Prabhjeet Singh (4 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles), a handicapped soldier, has undertaken an all-India cycling expedition since

January 19, 2009, to spread the message that Nothing is impossible'.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/jaipur/Handicapped-ex-Armyman-on-cycling-expedition-in-city/articleshow/5024543.cms

Second Paralympic National table tennis championship

Bangalore, Aug 25, DHNS:

Nir Bahadur Gurang of Mahsrashtra defeated Pydi Ramu of Karnataka 11-8, 11-2 to win the Class TT 2 and 3 (wheelchair) title in the men’s section of the second Paralympic National table tennis championship at the Sree Kanteerava stadium on Tuesday.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21475/gurang-too-good-ramu-title.html

A1: INDIA – Disability and Law

Delhi HC directs Centre to amend its insurance rules for disabled

The Delhi High Court directed the Central government to reconsider its postal insurance rules and to treat the persons with disability at par with other people.

http://www.indlawnews.com/NewsDisplay.aspx?5e78589d-8b00-4956-a6a7-e909db83e511

Should deaf drive?

Centre says yes; HC to take call

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com//artMailDisp.aspx?article=21_09_2009_003_005&typ=1&pub=47

Hearing impaired youth drives forward in new lane

Early this year, 25-year-old Rajat Sachdeva applied for a learner’s driving license. It was rejected outright — simply because he is hard of hearing.

Sachdeva did not give up. He moved the Delhi High Court to take up the cause for others like him. Almost one in every ten people in India suffers from hearing impairment.

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/hearing-impaired-youth-drives-forward-in-new-lane/519636/

SC no to stay HC order on post-reservation for disabled

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay a Delhi High Court order directing the Centre to provide job reservation of posts in government offices for persons with disabilities and asked it to place before it the data about vacant seats since 1996.

http://www.zeenews.com/news559839.html

A2: INDIA Debates on Disability and Motherhood

SC has upheld the dignity of mentally retarded

By Preethi Mathais

This judgment must be celebrated and upheld as a fair delivery of justice. For it has not only recognised the basic human rights of the mentally retarded girl, it has also recognised the inherent right to life of the unborn child.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/20748/sc-has-upheld-dignity-mentally.html

Contested motherhood

Can the State order an intellectually-disabled person to have an abortion even though she wants to have the baby? A look at some of the issues regarding sexuality and disability…

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/08/30/stories/2009083050180400.htm

Abortion law's grey zone: retarded mothers

The SC recently ruled that a 19-year-old Chandigarh-based mentally retarded girl must be allowed to carry on her pregnancy that was caused by sexual assault. The verdict throws open more questions than it answers, writes Kamayani Bali Mahabal.

http://www.indiatogether.org/2009/aug/wom-mtpcase.htm

Should a Woman with the Mental Age of Nine Bear a Child?

In India, a disabled girl-child is usually at the receiving end of a lot of contempt and neglect. Women with disabilities have been consistently denied their rights. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court (SC) of India recently allowed a 19-year-old mentally challenged orphan girl to carry on with a pregnancy resulting from a sexual assault. The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling had earlier ordered medical termination of pregnancy (MTP).

http://hyd-news.blogspot.com/2009/08/should-woman-with-mental-age-of-nine.html

Mental illness and maternity

The Supreme Court recently allowed a 19-year-old mentally challenged orphan to keep her pregnancy from a sexual assault. Should a woman with the mental age of nine be allowed to give birth and raise a child, wonders Kamayani Bali Mahabal

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/18369/mental-illness-maternity.html

Indian woman fights for 'rape' baby

The story of a pregnant teenager has been making the headlines in India.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8222689.stm

First in country, databank of persons with disabilities

CHANDIGARH: In a first of its kind initiative in the country, the department of psychiatry at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector

32, plans to create a databank of all persons suffering from disabilities, mental as well as physical, residing in the city and peripheral areas in one year’s time.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chandigarh/First-in-country-databank-of-persons-with-disabilities/articleshow/5044737.cms

A3: INDIA – Disability and Railways

Passengers looted, one person shot

Four persons armed with pistols and rifles boarded the train at Khusroopur railway station, near Bakhtiarpur and went on a looting spree in the bogie for disabled persons, the sources said.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Passengers-looted-one-person-shot/H1-Article1-450854.aspx

Disabled persons block rail tracks at Patna Junction

Patna: Enraged over the robbery in a reserved bogie for the disabled in Danapur-Howrah Express on Saturday night, several handicapped persons, including kids, today staged demonstration at the Patna Junction, demanding adequate security while travelling in Bihar.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_disabled-persons-block-rail-tracks-at-patna-junction_1288225

Disabled persons block rail tracks in Patna

Patna: Several differently-abled persons including children in wheelchairs today demonstrated on a busy rail track at the Patna junction station putting their lives at risk from passing trains.

http://www.zeenews.com/news561520.html

Disabled protest seat reservation in the Railways

Members of the Federation of Tamil Nadu Handicapped Association on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in front of the War Memorial in support of their demands. They wanted disabled-friendly railway coaches and said that the conversion of unreserved disabled-friendly coaches into reserved ones was not adequate.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/Disabled-protest-seat-reservation-in-the-Railways/articleshow/4961280.cms

Good response to special coach for disabled on long distance trains

CHENNAI: Southern Railway has received good response to the reserved accomodation provided for disabled travellers in the special compartment near the guard's cabin on long-distance trains.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Chennai/Good-response-to-special-coach-for-disabled-on-long-distance-trains/articleshow/4946683.cms

Battery-operated cars at Rly stations for disabled

NEW DELHI: Extending a helping hand to disabled and elderly passengers, Railways have decided to operate battery-operated cars for them at major stations.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/09281091.htm

Patna Jn to be developed as disabled-friendly station

PATNA: Patna Junction has been selected to be developed as a disabled-friendly station of the Indian Railways. The railways has plans to provide

more special facilities for the physically challenged persons at all major stations across the country.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Patna/Patna-Jn-to-be-developed-as-disabled-friendly-station/articleshow/4948897.cms

B: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UNCRPD - Second session of the Conference of States Parties: 2 to 4 September 2009

The second session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held on 2 September 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and September 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1479#pgme

Persons with mental disabilities should be assisted but not deprived of their individual human rights

Individuals with mental health or intellectual disabilities have been discriminated, stigmatised and repressed even in recent years. Their mere existence has been seen as a problem and they have sometimes been hidden away in remote institutions or in the backrooms of family homes. They have been treated as non-persons whose decisions are meaningless.

http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/Viewpoints/default_en.asp

A selfless heart that stood up for the disabled

Nicky Chapman, 1961-2009

LADY CHAPMAN, known as Nicky, was a metre tall but a giant among campaigners for disabled people. Her death, at 48, deprives the House of Lords of one of its most distinctive ''people's peers'', who made good use of her five years at Westminster.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/a-selfless-heart-that-stood-up-for-the-disabled-20090909-fhim.html

Disabled man dies weeks after landmark court case

An Australian man who just five weeks ago won a landmark court case allowing him to refuse food and water has died from a chest infection.

Don't call him handicapped. Don't call him disabled. Just call him a person.

Scott Renner, 42, snapped his spinal cord in August of 1992 when he dived into four feet of water, paralyzing him from the neck down.

http://www.auburnvillager.com/story.html?1253207840032176

Separate counters for women, disabled at Ramzan bazaars

RAWALPINDI: Separate counters for women, old and disable citizens have been set up at Ramazan bazaars, said Nasir Ali Shah, Town Municipal Officer on Saturday.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C09%5C06%5Cstory_6-9-2009_pg11_10

$4.5M malpractice settlement reached for disabled boy

A Nova Scotia hospital and the parents of a severely disabled child have reached a $4.5-million settlement over a medical malpractice suit.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/09/03/ns-saulnier-lawsuit.html

Deaflympics provides fair opportunities for the disabled: organizer

Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) The Deaflympics 2009 set to open later Saturday in Taipei will provide fair opportunities for each person's value to shine through, an organizer of the sports event has said in a TV show.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1049609&lang=eng_news&cate_img=49.jpg&cate_rss=news_Society_TAIWAN

Disabled sailor achieves record

Disabled yachtswoman Hilary Lister has become the first female quadriplegic to sail solo around Britain.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8230851.stm

Disabled man makes parachute jump

A northern Saskatchewan man with cerebral palsy who once walked on crutches from La Ronge to Regina commemorated that feat on the weekend with a parachute jump from 3,000 metres.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/08/31/disabled-man-jump.html

Woman refused disability benefits - in case amputated leg "gets better"

A diabetic woman whose badly-infected leg was amputated has been refused disability benefits - in case it "got better".

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/08/29/are-you-pulling-my-leg-115875-21632605/

Talking TV technology to bridge the disability divide

Co-developed by Ocean Blue Software and the U.K.'s Royal National Institute of Blind People, the world's first talking digital TV system offers enhanced information accessibility and ease of use via two complementary approaches.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10323442-1.html

Carer abused disabled patients as young as six

A CARER has been found guilty of deprivation of liberty and assault charges against mentally disabled patients as young as six

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26025488-12377,00.html

Educators unhappy that students with disabilities no longer must pass Exit Exam

Educators are calling the agreement to suspend the high school exit exam as a graduation requirement for students with disabilities a disservice to the students' education

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13264686

Target Stores Sued for Disability Discrimination

EEOC Says Retail Giant Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Employee With Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Palsy

http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/37256/

First disabled senate member dies while on overseas trip

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s first disabled senator, Prof Datuk Dr Ismail Md Salleh (pic), died on a flight from China to Singapore. He was 61.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/28/nation/4608116&sec=nation

GK opens village for persons with disabilities

MANILA – Gawad Kalinga (GK) has officially launched The Village of Hope in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. But unlike many other GK villages across the country, this new village is exclusively made for Persons with Disabilities.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/features/08/26/09/gk-opens-village-persons-disabilities

C: RESOURCES – Newsletter, Publication,Journal, Guideline,Website

The World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry - Implementation Manual for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Click on the following link for more details

http://wnusp.rafus.dk/crpd.html

Empowering people with disability

DISABILITY AND SOCIETY — A Reader: Edited by Renu Addlaka, Stuart Blume, Patrick Devlieger, Osamu Nagase, Myriam Winance; Orient BlackSwan, 1/24, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi-110002.

http://www.hindu.com/br/2009/09/08/stories/2009090850021200.htm

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