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Visually impaired hold demos against Govt ‘apathy’Published Wednesday 04 January 2012
‘In JK blind people are treated as beggars’
Shafat Farooq
Srinagar, Jan 04: Demanding protection of their rights, hundreds of blind persons from across the valley Wednesday protested here at the Press Enclave on World Braille Day.
The protest was organized by Humanity Welfare Organization Helpline Bijbehara in collaboration with Zaiba Appa Institute of Inclusive Education, wherein blind people from various places rallied to highlight their issues.
Talking to Rising Kashmir Chairman Humanity Welfare Organization Helpline, Javed Ahmed Tak said, “According to census 2011,
there are more than two lakh blind people in the State who crave for opportunities of education, employment and civil as well as political rights.”
He said the whole world has adopted ‘Braille’ technique for making blind people educated but the State government has not adopted it yet. “Today whole world is taking advantage of this technique except Kashmir, where blind people don’t enjoy Braille facility. Our educational institutes lack this technology,” Tak said.
Holding placards and shouting slogans against the authorities, scores of of visually impaired children participated in the rally despite chilling cold.
Another protester Bashir Ahmed said, “Jammu and Kashmir Persons with Disabilities Act-1998 which guaranties equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation to blind persons is not fully implemented on ground. We have no accessibility to government schools, courts, hospitals and banks. Disabled people feel discriminated in our society and don’t enjoy the basic privileges of a common man. It’s really sad that in our state, blind are treated as beggars
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Visually impaired hold demos against Govt ‘apathy’Published Wednesday 04 January 2012
‘In JK blind people are treated as beggars’
Shafat Farooq
Srinagar, Jan 04: Demanding protection of their rights, hundreds of blind persons from across the valley Wednesday protested here at the Press Enclave on World Braille Day.
The protest was organized by Humanity Welfare Organization Helpline Bijbehara in collaboration with Zaiba Appa Institute of Inclusive Education, wherein blind people from various places rallied to highlight their issues.
Talking to Rising Kashmir Chairman Humanity Welfare Organization Helpline, Javed Ahmed Tak said, “According to census 2011,
there are more than two lakh blind people in the State who crave for opportunities of education, employment and civil as well as political rights.”
He said the whole world has adopted ‘Braille’ technique for making blind people educated but the State government has not adopted it yet. “Today whole world is taking advantage of this technique except Kashmir, where blind people don’t enjoy Braille facility. Our educational institutes lack this technology,” Tak said.
Holding placards and shouting slogans against the authorities, scores of of visually impaired children participated in the rally despite chilling cold.
Another protester Bashir Ahmed said, “Jammu and Kashmir Persons with Disabilities Act-1998 which guaranties equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation to blind persons is not fully implemented on ground. We have no accessibility to government schools, courts, hospitals and banks. Disabled people feel discriminated in our society and don’t enjoy the basic privileges of a common man. It’s really sad that in our state, blind are treated as beggars
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