Accessibility and Inclusion for all
Hatred, stigmatism and ignorance towards disabled persons: I recently came across a youtube video uploaded by NDTV which greatly disturbed me. The title of the video is “What’s Your Choice: Problems that people with disabilities face in India”. A team of actors played out a perfectly normal situation where a father takes his teenage son …
Can disabled persons be treated with respect in public? Read More »
The Indian film industry and media houses have long-misrepresented disability; several of the films in fact being derogatory to persons with disabilities. From Shahrukh’s Zero to Hritik’s Kaabil, there are endless examples of demeaning portrayal of disabilities and associated challenges. There is however a slight departure from this norm, with Netflix’s new web series “Mismatched”, …
Depiction of Disability in the new Netflix Web Series – Mismatched Read More »
A few days ago I travelled with my wife to Kerala for a holiday. Not a single part of that journey went smoothly except the parts fully under our control. From insensitivity and lack of awareness of procedures at airline check-in to, to the same in CISF security, to airport toilet accessible facilities, we faced …
2019 – just 3 years to get all public spaces accessible!!! Read More »
In Mann Ki Baat radio program, on 27 December 2015, the Indian Prime Minister said that instead of viklang, a new word divyang should be used to refer to persons with disabilities. Learn the meaning, connotation and problems with this word……. This new connotation of the word is totally unacceptable. What are the right terminologies …
“Divyang” or “Persons With Disabilities” Divyang or not Divyang this is the question Read More »
Draft NEP 2019 P 6.8.3 Physical access to schools for children with special needs will be enabled through prioritising barrier-free structures, ramps, handrails, disabled friendly toilets, and suitable transportation for CWSN to comfortably attend schools. While in the long-term, the goal will be for all schools to have such facilities, in the interim schools and …
Suggestion for correction of Draft National Education Policy 2019 Read More »