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On World Braille Day,
differently abled urge govt to pass Disability Bill
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Srinagar, Jan 4: On World Braille
Day being celebrated throughout the world to review educational activists for
blind children, Humanity Welfare Organization, Bijbihara organized a seminar on
the rights of blind in here. The seminar was organized in radio Kashmir
Srinagar Auditorium here on Saturday.
Various differently-abled persons, officials of
Department of Social Welfare, staff of humanity welfare
Organization helpline NGO, and students of Zaiba
Aapa Institute of Inclusive Education participated in the program.
Deputy General Manager Radio Kashmir Bashir Aarif
was the chief guest on the occasion. The students of Zaiba Aapa institute
performed various activities on the occasion. The speakers discussed on the
lack of transport facility for the differently abled people in J&K.
A rally was also taken from Radio Kashmir to press
enclave in which differently- abled people demanded their rights. They urged
government to pass disability bill withheld with the parliament.
“We request all political parties at center and
state level to take strong steps to pass the bill which is still pending in
Rajya Sabha that was adjourned in December 2013,” the members of humanity
welfare organization said.
This Bill which seeks to replace the Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation)
Act, 1995, attempts to bring India in line with the 21 century understanding of
the rights of persons with disabilities as captured in the UN Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) ratified by India. This version of
the Bill is the last in a series of versions that were made public by the
Ministry over the last two years.
There are some major differences between this
version and earlier versions and the changes proposed are a mixed bag – some
progressive and some regressive ones. Given below are some of the more
significant changes in the new version
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