The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, stipulating up to two-year jail term and a maximum fine of `5 lakh for discriminating against differently-abled persons. The Bill was passed unanimously despite the ongoing Winter Session witnessing uproar and repeated adjournments over demonetisation issue. The Lok Sabha is expected to pass it before the session ends on Friday.
HYDERABAD: With the Rajya Sabha passing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Bill, 2014 on Wednesday reactions came pouring in from groups as well as individuals working for safeguarding the rights of the disabled.
It is being claimed that the Bill, which on its clearance by Lok Sabha will replace the PWD Act, 1995, will make a large number of people eligible for more rights and entitlements on the basis of their disability.
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Jalandhar, December 9
A studio for recording talking books in the digital format was opened at the Drishti Technology Centre here today. The centre is run by an NGO, Saksham Punjab, at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya.
The studio has been funded by the Ramesh Chander Memorial Trust. Principal Dr Ajay Sareen welcomed the guests and appreciated their generosity towards the cause.
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Ludhiana, December 13
Visually impaired Ankit Kapoor (33), with six others, was honoured with the state award for social work during a function to commemorate International Day of Disabled in Fazilka yesterday.
The 12th edition of Samarthanam Bengaluru Walkathon 2016 saw the participation of over 10,000 people from various walks of life.
Corporate employees, NGOs, students and the differently abled, both young and old, showed their support for Cricket for the Blind by joining the walk with the theme, “I support Cricket for the Blind... Do you?” that was held at Kittur Rani Chennamma Stadium in Bengaluru.
RANCHI: The Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK-based NGO Sight Savers on Monday to provide education and free learning devices and aides to the differently-abled children. Provisions will be made to include 19,000 low vision and 2,000 blind children of the state within the mainstream education system.
JEPC project director, Mukesh Kumar, said, "The NGO will provide free aides and special training for the teachers to deal with these children."
“Take left and move straight at a speed of 25 km/hour. Be careful while driving,” were the words from a visibly excited visually impaired person sitting in the car, guiding the driver with the route he was unaware of.
Some visually impaired pupils in Lagos, who sat and passed the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, have called on well-meaning Nigerians to assist them in settling their admission bills.
The pupils, who are under care and training at the Bethesda Home for the Blind, Surulere, Lagos, also said that they needed funds to purchase some equipment that would aid their studies.
They spoke at an event organised by the Bethesda Home to mark the International Day for People Living with Disabilities and to celebrate Christmas in Lagos.
The Bombay High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to file within six weeks its response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition highlighting the difficulty faced by blind persons in identifying currency notes and coins in recent years.
A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, hearing a plea by the National Association for the Blind (NAB) on Monday, asked the central bank to submit its response and allowed the petitioner to file a rejoinder within two weeks of the RBI filing its reply.
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