Kanika Vaish's List: News Articles

• The study commissioned by the Government of India and based on a sample of 2,000 households in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh says that employment rate among people with disability (PWD) fell from 42.7 per cent in 1991 down to 37.6 per cent in 2002.

  • The employment rates among people with disabilities are rapidly decreasing.
  Add Sticky Note
• States like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra exhibit small falls in the PWD/non PWD employment ratios, while others like J& K, Bihar, and Assam have seen large falls in the relative employment position of PWD.

  • Mumbai; located in Maharashtra, doesn't have that much of a decreasing employment rate among people with disabilities. However, many other states in India do.

• Presently, NMMC is running a special teaching and training school for the mentally retarded and physically handicapped children at Rabale. Municipal commissioner Vijay Nahata has proposed yet another training centre for disabled children to be built opposite Vashi railway station on an area admeasuring 16,445 sq ft. NMMC will incur an expenditure of  Rs 1,89,55,750.

  • The NMMC is a committee that is doing all it can to run specials schools for mentally retarded and physically handicapped children. However, it will cost a lot a money.
  Add Sticky Note
• Said Patil, “The Central Government has introduced various schemes for the welfare of the children with mental and physical disabilities, but they do not reach the masses due to lack of awareness. In Maharashtra, there are around 476 schools for the disabled children in which around 32,999 students suffering from physical and mental disability study. But, the educational as well as the basic facilities provided in such special schools is not at par with those provided in private and general schools for normal students.

  • Since the government and people in Mumbai are not well aware of people with physical/mental disabilities, the curiculum and methods/teaching patterns are not as well as they should be. This should be improved, considering that there are 476 special school and 2000 teachers teacthing at these schools. The facilities are not as up to date as thsose in private/public schools for "normal" students.
  Add Sticky Note
• Patil further asserted, “Being the mother of a disabled child, the agony is unbearable and the mental disturbance faced by such mothers cannot be gauged. Hence, every individual should act as a social activist and support such mothers. It is also the responsibility of every pregnant woman to undergo regular medical check-up during pregnancy since timely check-up can result in treatment of any type of health problem faced by the woman or child.

  • It is horrible for a pregnant mother of a disabled child, with constant check-ups and treatments. When a disabled child is concieved/born, it usually effects the entire family and sometimes even family friends.
  Add Sticky Note
• Patil said, “One fine example of overcoming disability is that of Australian native Nick Vujicic, the 26-year-old spiritual speaker, who despite being born without limbs, has lived a fulfilling life and spread the message of global peace and humanity. In a special school in Satara, 50 handicapped students passed with flying colours in their SSC board exams.

  • However, it is possible for people with disabilities to be successful. In some special schools, the students pass with amazing results and are able to be employed later on in their lives.
  Add Sticky Note

2 more annotations...

• Chandrakant Sasane, a young man of 31 belongs to the Scheduled Caste and is blind. He has done his MA in social work. Using Right To Information, he asked for documentary evidence from the college as well as the university, which would prove that though he was selected by the university without any concession being given for his physical disability, the college had been insensitive and brazen enough to refuse to appoint him to teach the ‘philosophy foundation course’!

  • A blind student studying in an educational instution of arts and science, was refused when asking the college for documentary evidence.
  Add Sticky Note
• 
  

   

  The Right To Information will continue to expose misdeeds and common citizens everywhere will continue to seek accountability.

  • The "Right To Information" helps expose evil acts, and more citizens will get the rights they should have.
  Add Sticky Note