LAHORE: Lahore Metro Bus operation remained suspended on Thursday after dozens of visually impaired persons staged a sit-in at Kalma Chowk for the job quota.
They blocked the track, protesting against the government for not announcing job quota for them. They also demanded regularisation of their jobs.
They said the government was not honouring the commitments it made to them during their previous protests.
A big part of the magic of movies lies in the awe and thrill they inspire as you watch stories of people triumphing over impossible odds. Going to the movies, however, is often the opposite experience for people with disabilities, given the many barriers they encounter, right from entering the theater itself.
Institute on Disability
19 – 22 November 2018, Nagpur
Disabled, differently abled, specially abled – these are the words that Harry Boniface Prabhu, a quadriplegic wheelchair tennis champion for India, smiles at.
“True disability is in person’s mind. Once it is overcome, then there are no barriers for disabled people to find success,” is how Harry Boniface Prabhu explains it to Hindustan Times, adding, “I say to people, ‘God has blessed you with normal legs and I have legs which are round in shape with a metal plate’.”
More than 100 differently-abled women and girls have raised allegations of sexual harassment in West Bengal alone since 2012, a city-based NGO working for the rights of the disabled said.
Mumbai: Diversity is a concept that is gaining ground the world over, but organisations need to look beyond it to inclusion, and even ‘smart inclusion’.
“Diversity is when we are invited to a party, inclusion is when we can dance, and smart inclusion is when we are part of the organising and curating committee,” Ketna Mehta, chairperson, Nina Foundation, said at a panel discussion to address the challenges faced by people with disability.
Going shopping makes Mike Adams feel “very disabled”. He says: “I can go into a shop and be made to feel invisible. There’s an apprehension. Staff are unsure of engaging with me so they swerve the conversation altogether.”
Tough times on the high street mean the big retail chains are crying out for customers, yet Adams – the founder of Purple, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the spending power of the UK’s near 14 million disabled people – argues that shops are badly serving a £249bn market.
1. When introducing yourself, use loud, exaggerated speech. Since we’re blind, it’s safe to assume we’re a little dim, too.
2. Don’t speak directly to us. It’s always best to talk over our heads like we’re not there at all, especially if you are offering a service. Example: “What would she like to order?” Be sure to ignore our attempts to answer for ourselves.
I loved the trailer of the movie Zero. It’s a Shah Rukh Khan movie that also features Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. Mr. Khan plays a dwarf. Ms. Sharma plays a woman with cerebral palsy using a wheelchair. But it doesn’t seem to be a movie about disability in the traditional Indian sense. More on that later.
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