tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38867674662074101682024-03-13T16:43:20.734+05:30The EnablistA repository of media reports on disability advocacy by Dr Satendra SinghDr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-59406331014530431492021-01-27T18:41:00.002+05:302021-01-28T19:09:42.511+05:30President awards Dr Satendra Singh with National Award for making the elections disabled-friendly<p><span face="Inter, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; color: #353c41; font-size: 14px;">11th National Voters’ Day was celebrated across the country today on January 25, 2021 with the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind gracing the national level event held at New Delhi in a virtual, online mode. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology graced the event as the Guest of Honour. The Chief Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Shri Sushil Chandra, Shri Rajiv Kumar, and Secretary General Shri Umesh Sinha received the dignitaries on the occasion.</span><span face="Inter, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; color: #353c41; font-size: 14px;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yx6SaVDfdq0/YBK5-yTHkAI/AAAAAAAAaLE/rX7dcR04pcMBbR7n9ewk79cXUPbh05uRACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4541_Fotor2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2048" height="516" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yx6SaVDfdq0/YBK5-yTHkAI/AAAAAAAAaLE/rX7dcR04pcMBbR7n9ewk79cXUPbh05uRACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h516/IMG_4541_Fotor2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="Inter, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; color: #353c41;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On this occasion, the President virtually conferred the National Awards for the Best Electoral Practices to Officers for their outstanding performance in the conduct of elections in different spheres. Dr Satendra Singh was awarded for his efforts in making elections accessible to people with disabilities and elderly. In addition, awards were also conferred on CSOs, Govt. Departments and Media Houses for their outstanding contribution in the field of voter awareness and outreach. All the awardees are mentioned in the NVD 2021 brochure which can be downloaded </span><a href="https://ecisveep.nic.in/files/file/1391-national-voters-day-2021-brochure/" style="font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">. Representatives from Political Parties also attended the national function.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Video of Award</b></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzM4YXhezeVZfR4Rug6BRNnBiDXxKVFEWxl-LD2Id_Dn8NdtQ8wi6u6vAl4Z0w4lP0Qb8GhpQc0kR3dlPvOhA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yST2Hgh0vGI/YBK6xEF8kYI/AAAAAAAAaLQ/DVQT3pdOfh4I3d9Lw5liB0K7CQerqMBywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4589_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yST2Hgh0vGI/YBK6xEF8kYI/AAAAAAAAaLQ/DVQT3pdOfh4I3d9Lw5liB0K7CQerqMBywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/IMG_4589_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta" data-placeholder="Translation" dir="ltr" id="tw-target-text" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border: none; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: -2px; margin-top: -2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 0.14em 2px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 277px;"><span lang="hi"><a href="http://mpaper.punjabkesari.com/2968952/PUNJAB-KESARI/Date-23-01-2021-Punjab-Kesari-DELHI-MAIN#page/7/2" target="_blank">विधान सभा चुनाव में सराहनीय योगदान के लिए राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार</a></span></pre></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eEQVO0kYkOg/YBK2lw3NkeI/AAAAAAAAaK4/AIhYGy7oUo0Ofons1AQHOZhouzrhxfpggCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/Jagran.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1024" height="446" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eEQVO0kYkOg/YBK2lw3NkeI/AAAAAAAAaK4/AIhYGy7oUo0Ofons1AQHOZhouzrhxfpggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h446/Jagran.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />दिव्यांग डॉ सत्येन्द्र सिंह को मिलेगा राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार (<span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">दैनिक जागरण 24 जनवार्य 2021)
</span></b><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Fira Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important; text-align: left;">The Election Commission of India has selected seven officials and an NGO from Delhi for the “Best Electoral Practices Awards-2020”. They will be honoured here on the occasion of National Voters Day on January 25.<br /><br />Source: <a href="https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/india/7-officials--ngo-from-delhi-get----best-electoral-practices-awards-2020---.html">Daily Pioneer, 25 Jan 2021</a></p><div><br /></div><b><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></b></div>Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-83465669830166547372018-09-23T20:23:00.001+05:302018-09-23T20:23:23.467+05:30Outrage builds over Union Minister Babul Supriyo's shocking behaviour towards disabled person<div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #363636; font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Union Minister Babul Supriyo</span> is known for his abrasive statements. But this time he has gone too far.</div>
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At an event in <mark style="background: 0px 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(217, 59, 0) !important; font-weight: 600 !important;">Asansol</mark> in West Bengal held to distribute wheelchairs and other assistive devices to people with disabilities, Supriyo lost his temper and issued a shocking threat to someone present at the function. The minister apparently got angry because the man was shifting in his chair.</div>
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In a video that has been widely shared, Supriyo can be seen telling the man - "What happened to you? Any problem? I can break one of your legs and can give you a crutch."</div>
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The minister then went on to order his security men to break the man's leg and hand him a crutch if he moved again. He even asked the audience to applaud for the man.</div>
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The behaviour has been condemned strongly by leading disability rights activist, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Dr Satendra Singh</span>, who points out that this is not the first minister in the present government to issues such threats against people with disabilities.</div>
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The Modi govt has passed this landmark legislation however its ministers continues to flaunt the legislation. A day after the implementation of RPWD Act, Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Satyadev Pachauri insulted a disabled employee in Lucknow in which I filed the first ever complaint under the new disability act. Now its Babul Supriyo. The government needs to walk the talk and they should take action against the erring minister if they really believe in <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">sabka saath, sabka vikas</i>. - Dr Satendra Singh, Disability rights activist</div>
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The behaviour has attracted angry reactions on social media as well. One person tweeted: "A sitting BJP MP threatens extreme violence on a vulnerable person why is he not ARRESTED @BJP4India." Another person said, "He should be Govt's Recovery Agent, breaking people legs and recovering the loan amount from them."</div>
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What is worse is the total lack of regret shown by the Union Minister, who described it as "light-hearted humour".</div>
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Source: <a href="https://newzhook.com/story/20019" target="_blank">Newzhook </a></div>
Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-35110958277050852282018-09-23T20:20:00.000+05:302018-09-23T20:20:21.662+05:30Panel to help more disabled people vote in Delhi <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">NEW DELHI: An eight-member State Steering Committee on Accessible Election was formed on Tuesday to ensure and monitor the electoral process in Delhi.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The committee, which was created on the direction and guidelines of the Election Commission, has been entrusted with the task of mapping persons with disabilities (PwD) according to the poll stations as well as maintaining and updating the data regularly. Also, it has to look into identifying PwDs who are not enrolled in the voters’ list and facilitate the same by planning special camps and sensitisation efforts, and submit a periodic report to the ECI.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The committee will facilitate creating a barrier-free environment for efficient and effective electoral participation by the disabled, and ensure training for election functionaries by sensitising them on special needs of PwDs, prepare a module on the same, and share with the districts. It would also assess the recommendations of District Monitoring Committee on Accessible Election (DMCAE) on further steps to be taken to enhance their electoral participation, and appoint state icons from among PwDs.</span><br />
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Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-23861458370442094392018-09-23T20:16:00.000+05:302018-09-23T20:16:01.258+05:30Disabled student has to be carried up the stairs every day as this Himachal medical college has no ramps<div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #363636; font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Rohit Prasad</span> had always dreamed of studying medicine, an ambition his parents encourage him to pursue regardless of the fact that he has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair.</div>
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That goal saw him achieve good results in school as well as the medical entrance exams. But for Rohit, clearing the medical entrance exam was a small hurdle, compared to what he goes through every day at the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Government Medical College (GMC)</span> in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh.</div>
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The college is inaccessible, and Rohit has to be lifted along with his wheelchair on the steps. His mother says she has to appeal to the visitors at the hospital to help her lift her son.</div>
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A humiliating experience that he is being subject to as the college has chosen to flout <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Medical Council of India</span> guidelines, the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">RPWD Act, 2016</span> and those of the Himachal Pradesh government.</div>
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For Rohit, this apathy is not a one-off experience. He first got admission into the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Government Medical College, Chandigarh</span>, but when college authorities found out that he was disabled, they turned him down. “They asked me ‘how can your son study medicine when he is like this”, says Mrs. Prasad.</div>
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Rohit did not give up and was granted admission at GMC Nahan. Here too, he got similar reactions. But Rohit’s family is determined not to back down in the face of such callousness.</div>
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They have approached well-known disability rights activist <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Dr Satendra Singh</span> for help. As Rohit’s mother puts it, “this is not a fight for my son alone but for all disabled students who want to study medicine”.</div>
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Dr Singh, who has been at the forefront of fighting for the rights of disabled students to study medicine, has taken the matter up with senior authorities in the Himachal Pradesh government as well as the MCI. He had petitioned the MCI in 2014 asking for all medical colleges be made accessible.</div>
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Dr. Singh says that despite the provisions of the RPWD Act 2016, a majority of leading medical colleges are not making any serious efforts to ensure their campuses are accessible.</div>
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“I wrote to the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)</span> in New Delhi and the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS)</span> in Chandigarh about making their buildings accessible.. AIIMS responded saying this was a 'daunting task'!”.</div>
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The problem, he believes, lies in the fact that rules under the RPWD Act 2016 have not been framed in many states.</div>
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“Besides, accessibility in India not been understood. The onus has been put on individuals and that is not going to work. It has to come on the government. We also have to ensure we have trained access auditors, which is a serious lack.”</div>
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In the bargain, sincere, committed students like Rohit are being subject to daily humiliations, a violation of basic rights granted under the Constitution.</div>
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Source: <a href="https://newzhook.com/story/20049" target="_blank">Newzhook dated 23 Sept 2018</a></div>
Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-55157844331470344872018-09-23T20:13:00.001+05:302018-09-23T20:13:49.327+05:30Student With Disability Carried up Stairs in Himachal Medical College Without Ramps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />New Delhi: For the last two months or so, Chandigarh resident Rohit Kumar has been struggling to attend MBBS classes at the medical college in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. He was admitted to the college earlier this year after securing the 181st rank under the ‘physical handicap’ quota in the all-India medical entrance examination, but the campus isn’t wheelchair-friendly. In the absence of a ramp, volunteers have to lift him up and down the staircases of the multi-level college building.<br /><br />Though Kumar’s father, B.N. Prasad, had raised the issue with the state health minister Vipin Parmar when he recently visited his residence in Sirmaur district, where the college is also located, the only assurance he received was that the college would make necessary changes to the stairs.<br /><br /><b>Rights activist lodges complaint with MCI, concerned officials</b><br />Disability rights activists, who have been fighting for the need to make all such medical institutions friendly to persons with disabilities, see the Nahan medical college as a clear cut violation of the Medical Council of India’s (MCI’s) guidelines to make all the medical colleges disability-friendly.<br /><br />In view of Kumar’s situation, associate professor of physiology and co-founder of the Medial Humanities Group at University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Satendra Singh, has complained to the president of MCI, additional chief secretary (social justice and empowerment) of Himachal Pradesh and director and deputy director of empowerment of SC’s, OBC’s, minorities affairs and the specially-abled (ESOMSA) of the state government about how the medical student’s case also highlighted violations of the <a href="http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RPWD%20ACT%202016.pdf">Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.</a><br /><br />Singh recalled in the complaint that it was on his petition in the court of chief commissioner for persons with disabilities and later with the National Human Rights Commission that the MCI had directed all medical institutions in the country to become disabled-friendly and also instructed them to submit a compliance report.<br /><br />He said following the petitions, the MCI had revised the standard assessment form and thereby fixed the accountability of accessibility of the medical institution on to the dean or principal.<br /><br />Furthermore, he said, the Centre had enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which lays certain principles for empowerment of persons with disabilities. These principles call for “respect for inherent dignity, independence of persons; non-discrimination; full and effective participation and inclusion in society; respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity; equality of opportunity; accessibility; and equality.”<br /><br />Singh said it was also notable that the director of ESOMSA in Himachal Pradesh had on May 5, 2017 issued directions for the implementation of provisions of the RPwD Act in letter and spirit. Also, he said, the governor had on July 20 this year appointed a deputy director (welfare) of ESOMSA as the grievance redressal officer.<br /><br /><b>`Nahan medical college did not comply with directions’</b><br /><br />But despite all of these legislations and mandatory orders being in place, Singh lamented that the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan, remains disability-unfriendly and has failed to provide necessary accessibility to persons with disabilities.<br /><br />Stating that the fact that Kumar had to be physically lifted in the medical college every time he goes there to attend his MBBS classes amounts to “humiliation”, he charged that the lack of accessibility at the college showed that the administration had flouted the MCI norms as well as provisions of RPwD Act and the state government’s directives.<br /><br />“The Principal of Government Medical College, Nahan also happens to be Director, Medical Education & Research of Government of Himachal Pradesh. In both these capacities she has flouted the law and government order. As per the MCI Standard Assessment Form, it is the responsibility of the Principal to comply with the Disability Act,” said the disability rights activist.<br /><br /><b>MCI urged to pull up principal for dereliction</b><br /><br />Singh also urged the MCI president to take strict view of this violation and seek explanation from the principal and direct her to make the campus accessible by providing at the earliest all reasonable provisions as laid down under the RPwD Act.<br /><br />He also appealed to the state government, ESOMSA and the grievance redressal officer to consider his complaint under Section 20 of the RPwD Act for investigation and take up the matter with the establishment for corrective action within two weeks as prescribed in the Act.<br /><br />Singh also sought strict action under Section 89 and 92 of the Act and the imposition of a financial penalty and imprisonment, as deemed fit and provided in the Act, since this was a case where a person with disability was being forced to undergo humiliation because of lack of accessibility, which is his right.<br /><br /><b>Kumar’s father concerned about son’s well-being</b><br /><br />Meanwhile, Kumar’s father has also been raising the issue of the difficulties faced by both his son and the volunteers and attendants when they have to physically lift him from one floor to the other in the college. Prasad said he has written letters to the prime minister, chief minister and also the college management to seek their intervention for urgently making necessary provisions for ensuring the smooth movement of his son around the medical college.<br /><br />He has also pointed out that even after Kumar got admission in the college, necessary arrangements for making it accessible have not been provided. Kumar is also not able to avail of the hostel because of similar shortcomings.<br /><br />He has pointed out that at least four people are required to lift Kumar each time and this is as perilous for them as the medical student. Kumar uses a wheelchair to move around as his muscles have been becoming weak due to muscular dystrophy.<br /><div>
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Source: <a href="https://thewire.in/health/student-with-disability-carried-up-stairs-in-himachal-medical-college-without-ramps" target="_blank">The Wire dated 23 Sept 2018</a></div>
Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-53565113346521872362018-08-27T13:33:00.001+05:302018-08-27T13:33:57.673+05:30Medical Council of India’s new guidelines on admission of persons with specified disabilities: Unfair, discriminatory and unlawful<a href="http://ijme.in/articles/medical-council-of-indias-new-guidelines-on-admission-of-persons-with-specified-disabilities-unfair-discriminatory-and-unlawful/?galley=html#.W4OwC2JX8M0.blogger">Medical Council of India’s new guidelines on admission of persons with specified disabilities: Unfair, discriminatory and unlawful</a><br /><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">The Medical Council of India (MCI)’s recent guidelines on admission of persons with specified disabilities into the medical course under the disability quota has escalated into a huge controversy. Multiple litigations have been initiated against MCI by successful National Eligibility cum Entrance Test candidates with disabilities across the country. In light of our new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, I argue in this essay that these guidelines are unfair, discriminatory and unlawful. I quote Supreme Court judgments on reasonable accommodation, equality and discrimination and highlight the exclusion of doctors with disabilities in policy making.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">Post script:</strong><i> </i>The author-led representation, under the banner “Doctors with Disabilities: Agents of Change”, was taken on record by the Health Ministry. It has been learnt that the Health Ministry has amended certain controversial parts in the MCI guidelines acknowledging said representation in their response to the apex court.</span>Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-26013298187251133332018-04-20T13:37:00.001+05:302018-04-20T13:37:35.268+05:30Accessibility of Golden Temple for devotees with disabilities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) Shri Captain Amarinder Singh<br />Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab &<br />Chairman, Amritsar Culture and Tourism Development Authority (ACTDA)</div>
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2) Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu<br />Minister Tourism and Cultural Affairs &<br />Member, ACTDA</div>
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3) Shri Kamaldeep Singh Sangha<br />District Commissioner, Amritsar<br />Chief Executive Officer of Executive Committee ACTDA</div>
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4) Shri S. Gobind Singh Ji Longowal,<br />President, Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC)</div>
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Ref: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 to be read with section 7(v) of the Amritsar Culture and Tourism Development Authority Act 2016 on Sri Harmandir Sahib and Heritage Street being inaccessible to devotees with disabilities</div>
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Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh<br /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">In 2017, Golden Temple was awarded as the 'most visited place of the world' by World Book of Records. However, this place of worship is inaccessible to world's largest minority- people with disabilities.</span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">As the Amritsar Culture and Tourism Development Authority (ACTDA) Act, 2016 is applied to Sri Golden temple and Roads, Round-abouts and Street Furniture (Town Hall to Golden Temple and Exit), and as you are the Chairperson of the ACTDA, I request you to look into the following suggestions (<a href="https://www.thequint.com/voices/citizen-q/golden-temple-not-disabled-friendly-persons-with-disabilities-sikh-gurdwara" target="_blank">published on The Quint</a> and sent to your office earlier via speed post) so that devotees with disabilities are not excluded to visit one of the most holy places on the planet earth.</span></div>
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NewsClickIn: Persons with Disabilities are outraged at the Union Budget 2018 as it excludes and side-lines Persons with Disability. Having signed the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability in 2007, India, under BJP government finally passed the Rights of Persons with Disability Bill in December 2016. Yet consecutive budgets have failed to allocate funds for the Act to be implemented and realized.Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-65251947058423886322018-01-26T15:43:00.001+05:302018-01-26T15:43:28.526+05:30'Accessible Election' theme but inaccessible venue on National Voters Day<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
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ECI celebrates <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalVotersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationalVotersDay</a> with ‘Accessible Elections’ as the theme but sadly at a disabled-UNFRIENDLY Manekshaw Centre 1/n <a href="https://t.co/RSryS9KYUj">pic.twitter.com/RSryS9KYUj</a></div>
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Isn’t it mockery of accessibility where Honble President of India is Chief Guest. Is the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/a11y?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#a11y</a> theme if ECI; PM’s Accessible India Canpaign only for name sake? 2/n <a href="https://t.co/XJ5fQLwndf">pic.twitter.com/XJ5fQLwndf</a></div>
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No accessible stage either for National Awardees. Why the largest minority- people with disabilities- are always excluded in the largest democracy of the world 3/n <a href="https://t.co/RRLdvwPYrS">pic.twitter.com/RRLdvwPYrS</a></div>
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No signages, no accessible washroom, no ramp on stage, entrance ramp without hand railings, dangerous ceilings for visually impaired 4/n <a href="https://t.co/ftqhP9Oacu">pic.twitter.com/ftqhP9Oacu</a></div>
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Sadly neither President nor Law minister stressed on Accessible Elections for voters with disabilities 5/n</div>
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CEC mentioned that yesterday they had International Conference on inclusion of voters with disabilities. But where was the disability sector. ECI don’t talk about us, without us! 6/n</div>
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Access denied at EC event on accessible polls? <a href="https://t.co/6qY7r2eFsn">https://t.co/6qY7r2eFsn</a></div>
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Correction: Neither I said nor I endorse the derogatory ‘wheelchair-bound’ word as quoted in the story. Why is it so difficult to say ‘wheelchair user’ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DisabilityEtiquette?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DisabilityEtiquette</a></div>
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<i>Disability rights activist Dr Satendra Singh said some specific reasonable concessions were needed to help such people. "There is no point of getting a separate certificate for T1DM under the disability category as this will open a Pandora's box as these people will demand benefits under the disability act." </i><b></b><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><i></i></div><div><br />
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Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-1254237055214876182018-01-26T15:24:00.001+05:302018-01-26T15:24:36.393+05:30Disability issues that continue to dog Aadhaar<img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1149" height="307" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wub8CtBA2p0/Wmr5OkVdxDI/AAAAAAAAVmo/t-FNZEUHdd4Cl0CY7yN8bW2Fj4DmE96iwCLcBGAs/s400/Adhaar.JPG" width="400" /><br />
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<br /><i>“Even more vexing,” says Satendra Singh, Delhi-based disability rights activist, “is the issue of taking biometric measurements of people with psychiatric disorders, cerebral palsy, and leprosy.” </i></div>
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<i></i><br />As the Supreme Court gears up to rule on the constitutionality of Aadhaar this week, a two-part series examines the nagging bugs the UIDAI hasn’t yet fixed. Read the full report b Geetanjali Krishna on Business Standard website <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/fixing-bugs-of-aadhaar-putting-a-finger-on-the-biometric-problem-118011501030_1.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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How <a href="https://twitter.com/jetairways?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jetairways</a> treat passengers with reduced mobility at <a href="https://twitter.com/aailkoapt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aailkoapt</a>. No aerobridge despite availability of facility. No ambulift, no stairlift, no ramp. They lift wheelchair users in this indignified way against CAR guidelines of <a href="https://twitter.com/jayantsinha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jayantsinha</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Ashok_Gajapathi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ashok_Gajapathi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TcGehlotOffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TcGehlotOffice</a> 1/n <a href="https://t.co/h55maLxo2O">pic.twitter.com/h55maLxo2O</a></div>
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We disabled persons and their representative organisations are aghast at the deplorable manner in which a decorated soldier like you conducted himself on a TV show.</div>
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While you were participating in a discussion on a news channel, consequent to the Supreme Court order of January 9 disposing off a petition in the matter of our national anthem, you sought to cast aspersions on, or rather doubt the patriotism of a disabled person, Arman Ali, who is a wheelchair user and a disability rights activist. You not only made a brutish attempt to shout him down but also asked him whether he can prove his patriotism by keeping his hand on his heart while the anthem is played. We are clueless of who has prescribed this new form of display of one’s patriotism and love for the nation? Sadly, you were not even willing to listen to his point of view.</div>
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With all respect to the army/military, serving and ex-soldiers, their courage, valour, sacrifice and service, such uncalled for shouting against and humiliation of a disabled person cannot be tolerated, least of all from a person who had acquired such a high position in the army. Such contempt for a fellow citizen from an ex-soldier unfortunately shatters our faith in the very institution you were part of.</div>
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You would be informed that the Supreme Court while modifying its earlier order and not making the playing of the national anthem at cinema halls before the commencement of a movie mandatory has held that its order granting exemption to certain categories of disabled persons from standing up/being attentive while the national anthem is being played, stays.</div>
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This intentional shaming of a disabled person, you will appreciate, is a violation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Section 92 says:</div>
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“intentionally insults or intimidates with intent to humiliate a person with disability in any place within public view …. Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years with fine.”</div>
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Given the fact that there are many misgivings/misconceptions surrounding disability it would be in the fitness of things if you would be receptive to the idea of being sensitised on the diversity of disability. There are things that a person with a certain kind of disability would be able to do perform while another with the same disability or a different disability would not be able to perform. This doesn’t arise because of the lack of any desire to perform any given act, let alone insult.</div>
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We strongly feel that the least that should be forthcoming from you is an apology.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Signatory Organisations</span></span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Delhi Viklang Adhikar Manch</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Differently-Abled Welfare Federation, Kerala</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Gujarat Viklang Adhikar Manch</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Haryana Viklang Adhikar Manch</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Jharkhand Viklang Morcha</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Karnataka Rajya Angavikalara Mattu Palakara Okkota</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Lakshadweep Disabled Association</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Platform for Rights of Disabled, Odisha</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Tamilnadu Assn for the Rights of All Types of Differently-Abled & Caregivers</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Tripura Rajya Prathibandi Sammelani</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">12. Paschim Banga Rajya Prathibandhi Sammelani, West Bengal</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">13. Vikalangula Hakkula Jathiya Vedika, Andhra Pradesh</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">14. Vikalangula Hakkula Jathiya Vedika, Telangana</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">15. All Kerala Association of the Deaf, Kerala</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">16. Yes We Can, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">17. Kilikili, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">18. Vidya Sagar, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">19. Disability Rights Alliance India</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">20. Disability Rights Association, Goa</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">21. Federation of Disability Rights, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">22. DORAI Foundation, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">23. All India December 3 Movement</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">24. Together We Can, Ernakulam</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">25. SICHREM, Bengaluru</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">26. Friends For Inclusion, Bengaluru, Karnataka</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">27. Diversity & Equal Opportunity Centre, Bengaluru</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">28. Sense International, India</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">29. Sishu Sarothi, Guwahati</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">30. Umang Foundation, Shimla</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">31. Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre, Bhubaneswar </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">32. Sruti Disability Rights Centre, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">33. DAF, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">34. Ankur Advocacy Group IICP, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">35. Varta Trust, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">36. Civilian Welfare Foundation</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">37. North East Network</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">38. Rashtriya Viklang Kalyan Sanstha , Nagpur , Maharashtra</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">39. National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Activists</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Vaishnavi Jayakumar, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Dr. Satendra Singh, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Subhash Chandra Vashishth, Advocate, Supreme Court of India</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. L. Subramani, Snr. Subeditor, Deccan Herald, Bangalore</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Kunal Shankar, Frontline, Hyderabad</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Anil Joshi, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Dr. Deshraj, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Russel Aziz, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Jeeja Ghosh, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Smitha Sivadasan, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Sonu Bhola, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">12. Nandini Ghosh, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">13. Mohammad Faisal Nawaz, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">14. Bubai Bag, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">15. Sunder VS</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">16. Tina Chaudhury Khanna, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">17. Neetu Singh, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">18. Shakeel Qureshi, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">19. Kaushik Sengupta, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">20. Seema Lal, Ernakulam</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">21. Mangal Hazra</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">22. Porkodi Palaniappan, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">23. Tony Kurien, Mumbai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">24. Shilpaa Anand, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">25. Radhika Alkazi, New Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">26. Pawan Muntha, Hyderabad</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">27. Gautam Chaudhury, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">28. Indraneel Dasgupta, Professor, Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">29. L Jagannath, Mysuru</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">30. Sameer Chaturvedi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">31. Amarjit Singh Anand, Punjab</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">32. Seema Baquer, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">33. Uma V Chandru, Bengaluru</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">34. Rajiv Sah, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">35. Jomi John Joseph, Kerala</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">36. Lovely Grover</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">37. Neetu Singh, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">38. Arpuda Rajan, KSDCF, Bangalore</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">39. Nilesh Singit, Mumbai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">40. Bhushan Punani, Ahmedabad</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">41. Meenakshi Balasubramanian, Chennai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">42. Pavan Muntha, Hyderabad</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">43. Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Mumbai </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">44. Shikha Aleya</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">45. Sayyed Mohammed Raza Hasani</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">46. Subhash Chandran, Advocate, Supreme Court of India</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">47. Sayan Bhattacharya, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">48. Panchali Ray, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">49. Uma Chakravarti, New Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">50. Meena Saraswathi Seshu, SANGRAM, Sangli</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">51. Prof. Ritu Dewan, Mumbai</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">52. Pamela Philipose, Journalist</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">53. Hasina Khan</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">54. Nisha Biswas, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">55. Mary E John, New Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">56. Abha Bhaiya </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">57. Rohini Hensman</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">58. Bittu, WSS</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">59. Masooma Ranalvi, We Speak Out </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">60. Susie Tharu</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">61. Nivedita Menon, JNU</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">62. Rimple Mehta, TISS,</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">63. Runu Chakraborty</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">64. Chhaya Datar</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">65. Pawan Dhall, gender and sexuality activist</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">66. Vandana Mahajan</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">67. Rakhi Sehgal</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">68. Dyuti, Socio-Legal Researcher, Activist, Delhi </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">69. Nandini Rao, Activist, New Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">70. Priyanka De, Presidency University, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">71. Amrita Nandy</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">72. Dyuti, Socio legal researcher, Delhi</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">73. Anita Dixit</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">74. Kiran Shaheen</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">75. Sudarshana Chakraborty, Journalist</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">76. Japleen Pasricha, Feminism In India</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">77. Saswati Ghosh, Academic & Activist</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">78. Snigdha Chakraborty, Kolkata</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">79. Warma Telang</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">80. Kavita Srivastava, PUCL</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">81. Radha kant saxena, PUCL</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">82. Anant Bhatnagar, PUCL</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">83. Dipa Sinha, Right to Food Campaign</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">84. Anjali Bharadwaj, Satark Nagrik Sangathan</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">85. Amrita, Satark Nagrik Sangathan</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">86. Aditya Shrivastava, Right to Food Campaign</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">87. Aysha, Right to Food Campaign</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">88. Ankita Aggarwal, Right to Food Campaign</span></span></span></div>
Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-40645863535023691652018-01-14T19:23:00.000+05:302018-01-14T19:23:24.373+05:30Insensitive Railways -Part IIIf accessibility was the main theme in #InsensitiveRailways part-I, there lack of competency will be clearly visible in this post. My railway ticket was booked on counter by showing both Railway Concession certificate and e-concession card. Despite that we were allotted middle and upper berths as shown below.<br />
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I highlighted these by multiple tweets to both handles of Railway Minister. This was carried by Times of India as well as Sandhya Times despite all these my upper and middle berth was not changed. We have heard many stories of provision of hot milk during journey by a single tweet etc and it seems all of these were fake stories to generate PR. Here is the reality.<br />
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People only have mobility impairments; it’s the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> which makes us ‘DISABLED’. <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyalOffc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyalOffc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/drmdelhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drmdelhi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RailMinIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MSJE_AIC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSJE_AIC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TCGEHLOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TCGEHLOT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/socialpwds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@socialpwds</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OOccpd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OOccpd</a> <a href="https://t.co/rmXczFhFY6">pic.twitter.com/rmXczFhFY6</a></div>
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Booked tkt under disability quota still provided upper berth. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiyushGoyal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PiyushGoyal</a> has 2 verified handles but despite multiple tweets, 2days, media report, no1 helped & had to climb to upper berth- <a href="https://t.co/VgilvG5A4p">https://t.co/VgilvG5A4p</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@timesofindia</a></div>
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None of the 6 Railway stations in the capital of India are disabled-friendly. NDLS, DLI (New Delhi & Old) despite being A1 category DOESNOT have a single lift connecting platforms for elderly & disabled. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a></div>
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Surprisingly Sarsi Rohilla Rly Statn (DEE) does have lift on PF 2. Unfortunately it’s an eye-wash as the point where foot over bridge ends, does not have any lift to get down. Isn’t this selective <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/discrimination?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#discrimination</a> towards disabled? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/kZoKxIHDE7">pic.twitter.com/kZoKxIHDE7</a></div>
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So ppl w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/disabilities?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#disabilities</a> are forced to use steps again to get down. In total, I had to climb 108 steps. The cruelty continues as cold, steel hand-railings end abruptly in the middle. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> makes sure that we fell down & risk our lives. <a href="https://t.co/LoVH8Uyg2A">pic.twitter.com/LoVH8Uyg2A</a></div>
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Where is the PM’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AccessibleIndiaCampaign?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AccessibleIndiaCampaign</a>? Who did the access audits & when? If we can’t make Capital of India accessible what about rural areas where 69.9% of disabled live? Should I take pride in bullet train or hang my head in shame? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Disability?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Disability</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNCRPD?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNCRPD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RPwDAct?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RPwDAct</a></div>
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For the same reason, I filed RTI 2 months ago to know no. of elevators & escalators in all 6 Delhi Rly Statns. CPIO didn’t reply in 1 month so had to file 1st Appeal. Escalators are NOT means of egress for disabled yet Rly Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyal</a> keeps ordering more</div>
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२१ शताब्दी में क्या इतना मुश्किल है विकलांगों के अधिकारो की रक्षा करना? क्या भारत की राजधानी एक लिफ़्ट नहीं लगा सकती रेल्वे स्टेशन पर? This is me on DLI on 31 Dec 2016. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NothingDivineAboutUs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NothingDivineAboutUs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/3C9MY9YIK3">https://t.co/3C9MY9YIK3</a></div>
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Not the 1st time I have raised these issues. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> are repeat offenders. ‘Railways Fails to Treat Persons With Disabilities With Respect and Care’ <a href="https://t.co/IaVnZvvBDg">https://t.co/IaVnZvvBDg</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/thewire_in?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thewire_in</a></div>
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Quoted in this June 2017 <a href="https://twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheStatesmanLtd</a> media story which highlights inaccessible railway stations in Delhi. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/AyW0MNiWJd">pic.twitter.com/AyW0MNiWJd</a></div>
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This story on mine caught the attention of National Human Rights Commission but proceedings on & on & on.... ‘Doctor with disability harassed at station’ <a href="https://t.co/KN9FUYqs7X">https://t.co/KN9FUYqs7X</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/the_hindu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@the_hindu</a></div>
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Moreover why only wheelchair users are dangerously carried over open-tracks, why not non-disabled? Surely, an escalator for nondisabled is costly than an elevator for ALL (disabled & nondisabled). <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a></div>
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If over 2 days, multiple tweets & TOI report they can’t shift my berth from upper to lower how can I trust the stories of ‘milk provided on single tweet’. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FakePublicity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FakePublicity</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a></div>
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The ramp at Concession Cell of <a href="https://twitter.com/drmdelhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drmdelhi</a> office remain disabled unfriendly. <a href="https://twitter.com/News18CJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@News18CJ</a> highlighted it. You may see between 7.50 min to 9.20 min : <a href="https://t.co/jY62S5uMjO">https://t.co/jY62S5uMjO</a></div>
— Dr Satendra Singh (@drsitu) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsitu/status/949840252159508481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Getting the Railway Photo ID card is another hurdle for ppl w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/disabilities?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#disabilities</a> <a href="https://t.co/eXWyL1S8z9">https://t.co/eXWyL1S8z9</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a></div>
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You will find Wifi, MacDonald, even escalators but not lifts connecting platform at Old Delhi Railway station. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/EgTWuKPbY7">pic.twitter.com/EgTWuKPbY7</a></div>
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Surprisingly there is lift but only for ableist railway officials. Doesn’t connect platforms <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/SkVioFMlLo">pic.twitter.com/SkVioFMlLo</a></div>
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On complaining to O/o Head ticket collector, gentleman there said to use escalator. I asked how a person in crutch or a wheelchair use escalator. He had no answer. Other one said to use wheelchair but they tow you in open tracks which I refused</div>
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I insisted on written complaint but officer said that you have to go outside as the complaint book is on reception. I asked for phone no, none provided. One said, tweet to officials <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/LAYHP9cDrI">pic.twitter.com/LAYHP9cDrI</a></div>
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These are only for showcase. Neither officials told me about these nor they are in use. <a href="https://twitter.com/srden_cdli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@srden_cdli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> we are not ‘divine’ people who will fly away on stairs like superhumans. We are humans whom you humiliate <a href="https://t.co/koGPxLK4u6">pic.twitter.com/koGPxLK4u6</a></div>
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For your kind info, I asked about the number of lifts connecting platforms in all 5 stations of Delhi via my RTI 2 month ago. CPIO did not respond and first appellate too has not responded yet. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a></div>
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This is not the first time. Same thing happened few months ago with me at Roorkee railway station. No enquiy report yet <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/6UhPGERhj0">pic.twitter.com/6UhPGERhj0</a></div>
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And people with disabilities have to risk their lives because of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> You can’t even build one lift and you talk of bullet trains. <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> जी कभी हम विकलांगों की भी मन की बात सुनिए <a href="https://t.co/bIyuyrtERd">pic.twitter.com/bIyuyrtERd</a></div>
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Raised these issues last yrs too but nothing happened. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/IaVnZve0LI">https://t.co/IaVnZve0LI</a></div>
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Quoted in this story too <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/pdoMBm3FKq">pic.twitter.com/pdoMBm3FKq</a></div>
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Quoted in this story too <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/mNK3bG1dbd">pic.twitter.com/mNK3bG1dbd</a></div>
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Quoted in this story too <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://t.co/GyMgQmnwcQ">pic.twitter.com/GyMgQmnwcQ</a></div>
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After this nightmare of mine, NHRC took action <a href="https://t.co/quLxWjhfNi">https://t.co/quLxWjhfNi</a></div>
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Sensitivity of Railways’s can be judged by Minister’s decision of ‘more escalators’. Hon’ble <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyal</a> ji escalators are NOT means of egress for disabled & elderly. Is it so difficult to understand? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a><a href="https://t.co/mVANxGRDtN">https://t.co/mVANxGRDtN</a></div>
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And this is how wheelchair users are lifted dangerously on escalators in the absence of lifts <a href="https://t.co/qXTOenRfU1">https://t.co/qXTOenRfU1</a></div>
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Reminder 3: 3 days and NO action yet by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsensitiveRailways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InsensitiveRailways</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyalOffc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyalOffc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/drmdelhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drmdelhi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GM_NRly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GM_NRly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RailMinIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/srden_cdli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@srden_cdli</a></div>
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-17148500926962113722018-01-09T16:05:00.000+05:302018-01-09T16:05:06.498+05:30No lower berth for disabled activist even after ticket tweet<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Jasjeev-Gandhiok-479247118.cms">Jasjeev Gandhiok</a>| TNN | Jan 6, 2018, 04:11 IST<br /><br />NEW DELHI: Dr <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Satendra-Singh">Satendra Singh</a>, a Delhi-based disability rights activist, took to Twitter on Friday after he was allotted middle and upper berths despite booking a ticket under the disability quota.<br />Singh, who suffers from polio in the legs and requires a wheelchair to travel, has booked a ticket for four people from Udaipur for an overnight journey on <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Chetak-Express">Chetak Express</a> on January 6. While Singh, an associate professor at <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/University-College-of-Medical-Sciences">University College of Medical Sciences</a> in DU, has tagged the authorities, he is yet to get a lower berth.<br /><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; content: "."; display: block; font-family: proxima-regular1, roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" />"Even after booking the train ticket on the disability quota, I was allotted only upper and middle berths. For how long will people like me suffer? I will file a complaint under the disability act," Singh told TOI.<br /><br />Replying to Singh, the railway authorities tweeted that while seats were allotted automatically, they often gave appropriate seats to such passengers on request.<br /><br />Singh said, "It has taken us nearly seven months to get our e-concession forms online and we have to fill up two more forms to book a ticket online under the quota, yet nothing is being done to ensure that we are allotted lower berths."<br /><br />A few months ago, the then railway minister, Suresh Prabhu, met disability rights activist and international para-athlete Suvarna Raj to take suggestions for improving travelling conditions of the differently-abled.<br /><br />Source: <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/no-lower-berth-for-disabled-activist-even-after-ticket-tweet/articleshow/62386481.cms" target="_blank">Times of India</a>Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-43907955762081534402017-12-30T20:47:00.004+05:302017-12-30T20:47:56.641+05:30My disability activism in 2017<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">#YearInReview: My humble steps in disability advocacy in 2017. 12 months, around 60 mentions in media/newspaper articles(as far as I could recollect), a few successes, many struggles, but I hope it helped in sensitisation on disability issues which otherwise remain out of view of mainstream media.Quite a few of the successful efforts never made it any media report but they helped someone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">"मै एक मज़दूर हूँ। जिस दिन कुछ लिख न लूँ, उस दिन मुझे रोटी खाने का कोई हक नहीं।" ~ मुंशी # प्रेमचंद </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. The Wire. Rights Activists Seek Action Against DDA Vice-Chairman For Insulting Disabled Officer. 13 Jan 2017. https://thewire.in/99781/rights-activists-seek-action-dda-v-c-insulting-officer-disability/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.The Better India. Here’s how hospitals are trying to improve accessibility for visually impaired patients. https://www.thebetterindia.com/79854/accessible-india-campaign-aim-accessibility-all/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">3.The Hindu. DDA asks official to rejoin ‘if he wishes’. 14 Jan 2017. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/DDA-asks-official-to-rejoin-‘if-he-wishes’/article17038570.ece</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">4.The Wire. Budget Has Little to Offer Persons with Disabilities. 2 Feb 2017 https://thewire.in/104992/budget-has-little-to-offer-persons-with-disabilities/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">6.Times of India. No physiatrist in PGI since 2009. 16 Feb 2017 http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31973&articlexml=No-physiatrist-in-PGI-since-2009-16022017103009</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">7.The Wire. Disability Activists and EC Work to Make Assembly Polls More Accessible. 21 Feb 2017 https://thewire.in/110842/disability-activists-and-ec-polls-accessible/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">8.The Hindu. Vigyan Bhawan, AIIMS, Feroz Shah Kotla… can’t go anywhere. 27 Feb 2017 www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vigyan-bhawan-aiims-feroz-shah-kotla-cant-go-anywhere/article17378276.ece</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">9.IMPACT: The Hindu. AIIMS, PNB admit gaps in inclusive accessibility. 2 Mar 2017. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/aiims-pnb-admit-gaps-in-inclusive-accessibility/article17391069.ece</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">10.The Wire. When It Comes to Rehabilitation Facilities, India’s Medical Community Remains Grossly Lacking. 4 Mar 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">11.Pallium India. No Rehabilitation Facilities in majority of the states. 8 Mar 2017. http://palliumindia.org/2017/03/no-rehabilitation-facilities-in-majority-of-the-states/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">12.The Wire. Disability Activists Slam Regressive Clause in New Act That Allows Discrimination. 24 Mar 2017 https://thewire.in/118792/disability-sector-aghast-silence-draft-rules-controversial-clause-rights-pwds-act-2016/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">13.IMPACT: The Wire. Only Specifically Trained Doctors to Treat Children with Disabilities, Says MCI. 29 Mar 2017 https://thewire.in/119765/only-specifically-trained-doctors-to-treat-children-with-disabilities-says-medical-council-of-india/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">14.The Pioneer. Activists express concern over gaping loopholes. 11 Apr 2017 www.dailypioneer.com/nation/activists-express-concern-over-gaping-loopholes.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">15.Navbharat Times. 'दिव्यांगों के अधिकार' से जुडे़ कानून के नियमों पर विवाद 14 Apr 2017 https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/conflict-on-a-bill-regarding-right-for-specially-abled-people/articleshow/58185549.cms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">16.The Lancet. Accounting for polio survivors in the post-polio world. 15 April 2017 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30999-6/fulltext</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">17.NDTV. Access is right of people with disabilities. 18 Apr 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDwUNBDo11w</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">18.The Wire. UP Minister Could Become First to Be Tried Under New Disability Law. 21 Apr 2017 https://thewire.in/126598/satyadev-pachauri-persons-with-disabilities-act-uttar-pradesh/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">19.Times of India. Delhi University doctor stands up for UP government employee’s rights. 23 Apr 2017 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/new-disability-law-du-doc-stands-up-for-up-govt-employees-rights/articleshow/58321074.cms?from=mdr</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">20.The Wire. Activists Slam Modi Government’s Plan for Central University for Persons with Disabilities. 27 Apr 2017 https://thewire.in/129496/activist-modi-governments-plan-for-central-university-for-persons-with-disabilities/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">21.Times of India. Activists against ‘exclusive’ varsity. 1 MAY 2017 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/activists-against-exclusive-varsity/articleshow/58450635.cms?from=mdr</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">22.Singh S. Perseverance Pays. In: Halder, S and Assaf, L (Eds.), Inclusion, Disability and Culture: an Ethnographic Approach Traversing Abilities and Challenges. Springer; 2017 (in press). ISBN 978-3-319-55223-1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">23.The Wire. Disability Activist Slams Termination of New Recruit Over Partial Visual Impairment. 7 Jun 2017 https://thewire.in/144548/disability-activist-slams-termination-of-new-recruit-over-partial-visual-impairment/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">24.Foreword in ‘Defying Deviance’ (Handbook on Sexuality and Disability) by Raajendra Maurya of Cross the hurdles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">25.The Wire. Para-Athlete’s Ordeal a Reminder of How Disabled-Unfriendly the Railways Is. 12 Jun 2017 https://thewire.in/146790/suvarna-raj-indian-railways/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">26.The Pioneer. Activists term tax cut on divyang devices eyewash. 22 Jun 2017 http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/activists-term-tax-cut-on-divyang-devices-eyewash.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">27. National Herald. GST: Jaitley’s tax on physical disability raises eyebrows. 29 Jun 2017. https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/economy/gst-jaitleys-tax-on-physical-disability-raises-eyebrows</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">28.IMPACT: Times of India. HC asks railways why it’s insensitive to plight of disabled.8 Jul 2017 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/hc-asks-railways-why-its-insensitive-to-plight-of-disabled/articleshow/59496949.cms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">29.The Economic Times. Government claim on GST benefit on disability aids incorrect, misleading: Disability organisations. 10 Jul 2017 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/government-claim-on-gst-benefit-on-disability-aids-incorrect-misleading-disability-organisations/articleshow/59533203.cms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">30.The Hindu. ‘Colour blindness shouldn’t kill dream of being a doctor’. 17 Jul 2017 http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/colour-blindness-shouldnt-kill-dream-of-being-a-doctor/article19290947.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&dgcid=raven_md_feed_email</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">31.The Pioneer. PMR depts still non-existent or scanty 30 Jul 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">32.Times of India. Poor facilities for disabled at station: Tweet prompts probe. 13 Aug 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">33.The Wire. Despite Clear Guidelines, University Denies Medical Course Admission to Student with Disability 31 Aug 2017 https://thewire.in/172668/despite-clear-guidelines-university-denies-medical-course-admission-student-disability/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">34.Indian Express. At Teachers’ Day event, no ramp for differently abled to reach stage. 6 Sept 2017 http://indianexpress.com/article/education/at-teachers-day-event-no-ramp-for-differently-abled-to-reach-stage-4830650/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">35.The Wire. Student Who Fought Muscular Dystrophy to Become MD May Lose Government Job to Colour Blindness. 18 Sept 2017 https://thewire.in/178857/student-who-fought-muscular-dystrophy-to-become-md-may-lose-government-job-to-colour-blindness/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">36.Indian Express. Delhi govt hospitals have no physical medicine and rehab department, reveals RTI. 12 Oct 2017. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-govt-hospitals-have-no-physical-medicine-and-rehab-department-reveals-rti-4885956/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">37.The Wire. Bureau of Civil Aviation and Security Allows for X-Ray Scanning for PwDs as Measure of Last Resort. 13 Oct 2017 https://thewire.in/187239/bureau-civil-aviation-security-accepts-recommendations-x-ray-pwd-last-resort/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">38.Times of India. Student with blood disorder to wait longer for MBBS seat as university challenges HC order. 24 Oct 2017 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/student-with-blood-disorder-to-wait-longer-for-mbbs-seat-as-university-challenges-hc-order/articleshow/61192815.cms?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">39.Times of India. Delhi’s UT status coming in way of disability rights. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhis-ut-status-coming-in-way-of-disability-rights/articleshow/61327080.cms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">40.India Today. Indian doctor honoured with disability service award in US. 5 Dec 2017 http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-doctor-honoured-with-disability-service-award-in-us/1/1103862.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">41.Business Standard. Indian doctor honoured with disability service award in US. 5 Dec 2017 http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-doctor-honoured-with-disability-service-award-in-us-117120501218_1.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">42.NDTV. Doctor Who Helped People with Disabilities In 2014 Election Wins Prestigious US Award. 5 Dec 2017 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/doctor-who-helped-people-with-disabilities-in-2014-election-wins-prestigious-henry-viscardi-achievem-1784044</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">43.Punjab Kesari. अमेरिका में भारतीय डॉक्टर को विकलांगता सेवा पुरस्कार 5 Dec 2017 http://www.punjabkesari.in/international/news/disability-service-award-for-indian-doctor-in-usa-717655</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">44.NRI Khabar. Indian Doctor Received Disability Service Award in USA. 6 Dec 2017 http://nrikhabar.com/indian-doctor-received-disability-service-award-usa/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">45.Times of India. Disability Rights Activist awarded in US. 7 Dec 2017 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/disability-rights-activist-awarded-in-us/articleshow/61954373.cms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">46.Medical Dialogues. First: UCMS Physiology Associate Professor honoured with disability service award in US. 7 Dec 2017 https://medicaldialogues.in/first-ucms-physiology-associate-professor-honoured-with-disability-service-award-in-us/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">47.Dainik Bhaskar. दिव्यांगों की बेहतरी के लिए अमेरिका में सम्मानित 9 Dec 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">48.Prabhat Khabar. Dhanbad: 3 साल की बिटिया के लिए सुमित ने छेड़ी जंग, सीएम ने दिव्यांग बच्ची को दिलाया सम्मान 9 Dec 2017 https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/dhanbad/father-wins-the-battle-against-de-nobili-school-for-admission-of-her-disabled-girl-child-in-dhanbad/1095895.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">49.Newz Hook. Indian disabled right activist gets prestigious award in the United States. https://newzhook.com/story/15084</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">50.IMPACT: दैनिक आवाज़: डि-नोबिली में हुआ नामांकन, मुख्यमंत्री रघुवर दास ने कहा- झारखण्ड की बेटी 10 Dec 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">51.Youth Ki Awaaz. How Twitter Advocacy Led to The School Admission of a Child With Disability. 11 Dec 2017. https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/12/successful-twitter-advocacy-lead-to-admission-of-a-child-with-disability/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">52.Viscardi Center. 2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards https://www.viscardicenter.org/2017-henry-viscardi-achievement-awards/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">53.Global Accessibility News. 2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards Announced. http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2017/12/06/2017-henry-viscardi-achievement-awards-announced/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">54.Youth Ki Awaaz. Nine Leaders in Global Disability Sector Receive 2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award. 11 Dec 2017 https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/12/nine-leaders-in-global-disability-sector-receive-2017-henry-viscardi-achievement-award/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">55.The Island Now. Viscardi Center honors 9 leaders with achievement awards. 12 Dec 2017 https://theislandnow.com/news-98/viscardi-center-honors-9-leaders-achievement-awards/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">56. Navbharat Times. अमेरिका में भारतीय डॉक्टर को मिला दिव्यांग सेवा पुरस्कार https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/world/america/indian-doctor-honoured-with-disability-service-award-in-us-new-york/articleshow/61936568.cms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">57.Reflective MedEd. Be the Light – A Chanukah (and Medical Education) Reflection. 14 Dec 2017 https://reflectivemeded.org/2017/12/14/be-the-light-a-chanukah-and-medical-education-reflection/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">58.Business Standard. Disability activist Dr Satendra Singh is putting up a good fight. 22 Dec 2017 http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/disability-activist-dr-satendra-singh-is-putting-up-a-good-fight-117122201163_1.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">59.Indian Express. Haj guidelines say lunatic and cripple, show bias: Activists. 28 Dec 2017 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/haj-guidelines-say-lunatic-and-cripple-show-bias-activists-5001862/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">60.Youth Ki Awaaz. This New ‘Rule’ Prohibits Academic Research On Persons With Disabilities. 29 Dec 2017. https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/12/controversial-rule-on-research-on-people-with-disability-in-new-act/#.Wkcb55f9aSg.twitter</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-20230339688961206952017-12-29T21:50:00.000+05:302017-12-29T21:50:01.143+05:30अमेरिका में भारतीय डॉक्टर को विकलांगता सेवा पुरस्कार <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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2014 के भारतीय लोकसभा चुनाव को शारीरिक रूप से अशक्त लोगों के लिए सुगम्य बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाने वाले सिंह ने कहा कि मैं यह पुरस्कार दुनियाभर में भेदभाव से लड़ रहे शारीरिक रूप से अशक्त हर व्यक्ति के दृढ़ संकल्प को समर्पित करता हूं। मुझे यहां अमेरिका में यह पुरस्कार हासिल करते समय अपने सीने पर भारतीय झंडे का बैज लगाते हुए बेहद गर्व महसूस हुआ। (भाषा)</div>
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First bestowed in 2013, the awards honor exemplary leaders in the disability community who, through the example of their professional accomplishments and advocacy efforts, are reshaping societal perceptions and making significant changes in the quality of life of people with disabilities.<br />
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Drawing nominations from cities throughout the U.S. and countries around the world, this year’s cohort are an accomplished and diverse group representing Bangladesh, India, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, and the United States. Recipients come from a variety of distinguished backgrounds, including academia, healthcare, sports, government, technology, non-profit, and corporate sectors.</div>
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“Tonight, we recognize nine individuals from around the globe who we believe not only motivate all of us to reach higher, but who are today’s leaders, mentors, and role models for their peers and our next generations,” said John D. Kemp, President and CEO of The Viscardi Center. “These individuals have been catalysts for change and are making a positive impact on how people with disabilities view themselves and the world.”</div>
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The Henry Viscardi Achievements Awards were established to commemorate the vision of the Center’s founder, <a href="https://www.viscardicenter.org/about/history/" style="color: #005a9c; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr</a><u style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">.</u>, who himself wore prosthetic legs. As a premier disability advocate, he served as an advisor to eight presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter, and implemented groundbreaking employment and education programs for people with disabilities.</div>
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The 2017 Selection Committee was co-chaired for the fifth consecutive year by Robert Dole, former U.S. Senator, along with Sherwood “Woody” Goldberg, Esq., retired U.S. Army Colonel and current Senior Advisor for Asian Affairs at the Center for Naval Analysis.</div>
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Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Access to Information (a2i) Program, Bangladesh</div>
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Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, Ministry of Social Development, South Africa</div>
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Justin Constantine, The Constantine Group, New York, NY</div>
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Col. Gregory D. Gadson, U.S Army Veteran/Patriot Strategies, Alexandria, VA</div>
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Matt King, Facebook, Menlo Park, CA</div>
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Dr. Satendra Singh, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India</div>
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Yuval Wagner, Access Israel, Israel</div>
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Thomas J. Wlodkowski, Comcast, Philadelphia, PA</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-46918951229712705412017-12-29T21:32:00.000+05:302017-12-29T21:32:25.570+05:30Doctor Who Helped People With Disabilities In 2014 Election Wins Prestigious US Award<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards, first bestowed in 2013, recognise exemplary leaders within the disability community and their extraordinary societal contributions, while remembering the spirit and legacy of The Viscardi Center's founder, Dr Henry Viscardi, Jr, who himself wore prosthetic legs.</div>
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"I dedicate this award to the perseverance and the resilience of each and every person with disability around the globe who is fighting discrimination," Dr Singh told news agency Press Trust of India. <br /><br />He has become the first Indian to get the international award.<div>
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John D Kemp, the American disability rights leader and the president and chief executive of the Viscardi centre and the Henry Viscardi School in New York gave away the awards. Singh, who played an integral role in making India's 2014 general elections in New Delhi accessible to people with disabilities, said: "I dedicate this award to the perseverance and the resilience of each and every person with disability around the globe who is fighting discrimination. I felt very proud to sport the Indian flag badge on my chest while receiving the award here in the US." <br />
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Source: <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/disability-rights-activist-awarded-in-us/articleshow/61954373.cms">Times of India, 7 Dec 2017</a><br />
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</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-76055094734451972082017-10-25T13:45:00.001+05:302017-10-25T13:45:43.127+05:30Thalassemic student to wait longer for MBBS seat as University challenges HC order<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">23 June: Candidate cleared the NEET exam</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">06 July: Name included in PwD Category</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">16 July: Status of the candidate changed from the general category to PwD category</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">23 July: Participated in the first round of counseling</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">12 Aug: Participated in the second round of counseling (Still, his name did not appear)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">18 Aug: SC granted MBBS admission to Sruchi Rathore, a similarly placed candidate with thalassemia, without subjecting to counseling</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">26 Aug: Petition filed in Delhi High Court</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">27 Aug: Participated in the third round of counseling (Mop Up round) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">31 Aug: Last date of counseling as per SC order</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">19 Sept: Judgment delivered to grant him MBBS seat in any of the three colleges of IP Univ.</span></blockquote>
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NEW DELHI: For an 18-year-old suffering from thalassaemia, a September 19 Delhi high court judgment was no less than a blessing. After all, his struggle to secure admission to an MBBS course in any of the three colleges of Indraprashta University had finally been given legal sanctity.<br /><br />But to his shock, the university chose to challenge the order before a larger bench. The student's father says the struggle is far from over even though his son's medical condition has been recognised under a law that safeguards the rights of disabled people.<br /><br />The law he is referring to here is the newly notified Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which now includes 21 disabilities (including thalassaemia) as opposed to seven in the earlier Act. The new law, which has also increased the reservation of seats for people with disability from 3% to 5%, was notified on April 19, 2017.<br /><br />In March 2017, the student had applied for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) under the general category. On realising that the new Act including the blood disorder as a disability had been notified, the student made a representation to change his category from general to people with disabilities (PwD) before the university on July 5 — after his NEET result was out.<br /><br />He sat for two consecutive counselling sessions — on July 23 and August 12. "If he had not made it in the first round itself, why was he allowed to sit for a second round of counselling?" he asks.<br /><br />HC judge Indermeet Kaur, had in the judgment, recorded that IP University's argument — that on August 9, 2017, it had notified that all seats that had remained vacant in the PwD or physically handicapped category were reverted to the parent category — did not hold water. "The status of the PWD/PH category had not changed. The additional affidavit of respondent No. 1 (IP University) reflecting the status of seats in their medical colleges on August 12 reflected no category of PWD/PH. Why and how was the petitioner permitted participation in this counselling when there was no such category available with them, is not answered," the judgment states.<br /><br />And despite his win before the single judge, the youngster is now anxious about the division bench's judgment slated to come out on November 9.<br /><br />As a disability rights activist points out, this is the first case from Delhi where a thalassaemic is trying to secure admission to an MBBS course under the disability quota. "It can set a precedent, if he is given admission," says Dr Satendra Singh, a doctor with disability at University College of Medical Sciences and a disability rights activist .<br /><br />Singh claims none of the MCI committees have doctors with disabilities. "I have myself petitioned the ministry of social justice and empowerment regarding this. One of the past secretaries of department of empowerment of PwD was a medical doctor, but there has been no action. The MCI's outdated curriculum treats disability as a purely medical issue, instead of a human rights issue," he asserts.<br /><br />The student's father, on the other hand, believes that if aspiring medical practitioners like his son are encouraged, they could treat patients with similar disorders in a better manner as they recognise the same hardships.<br /><br />While the IP university's joint registrar Dr Nitin Malik chose to not comment on the issue, saying it was sub-judice, MCI joint secretary Dr Rajendra Wabale referred to the process of regulation of admissions under the PwD category, saying a disability committee was set up and was scheduled to submit a related report before an executive committee on Wednesday.<br /><br />"The report will then go to the general body," he said, suggesting that only then a decision on such admissions would be taken. Wabale, however, chose not to comment on the student's case, saying it was sub-judice.<br /><br />Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/student-with-blood-disorder-to-wait-longer-for-mbbs-seat-as-university-challenges-hc-order/articleshow/61192815.cms<br /><br />#Thalassemia #DisabilityAct <div class="last5brdiv" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: proxima-regular1, roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;">
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Dr Satendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886767466207410168.post-29383289636438833982017-04-30T20:45:00.000+05:302017-04-30T20:51:32.394+05:30UP Minister Could Become First to Be Tried Under New Disability Law<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "noto serif" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">A complaint against a minister in the Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, who had publicly ridiculed a disabled employee during a surprise visit to an office in Lucknow, could become the first to be covered by the new disability law, which came into effect on Thursday (April 20).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "noto serif" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">Singh also pointed out that the incident occurred in Lucknow in the same month when a person with disability was elected president in another country. Lenin Moreno, who is a wheelchair user, was elected president of Ecuador on April 2. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "noto serif" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">Read the full report at The Wire <a href="https://thewire.in/126598/satyadev-pachauri-persons-with-disabilities-act-uttar-pradesh/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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