National Education Policy 2016 Draft – Disability by Equals CPSJ
Draft National Education Policy: an introduction for the disability sector by Equals – Centre for Promotion of Social Justice
List of disability
Love the ability…. to care and share – Abha Khetarpal
Sometimes you meet people, who are authoritative, filled with leadership qualities, so much vibrance, energy, driving people left and right…oh! Wow!! I met so many such kinds everywhere including persons with disabilities. But when we meet Abha, you feel like quenching the thirst after radiant sun rays have played
Disability inclusion – Everyone’s Right to be Included
Worldwide, one in six people, or around one billion, live with a disability. A majority of people with disabilities often feel excluded at school, from public services, and in the world of work. In this video, women and men with and without disabilities explain what disability inclusion is, why it’s important and how to make it happen.
Samrita Trust – Education for visually impaired
Samrita Trust is a registered, non-profitable organization established in December 2006 to help blind students in colleges and schools, by providing suitable learning devices for their education. The learning devices provided by Samrita Trust help visually handicapped students (hereafter referred as ‘blind students’) to study on their own, the subjects in their courses and perform better in examinations. The Trust is inspired by Louis Braille, inventor of Braille, and indomitable spirit of Helen Keller.
Sri Arunodayam – A new life, A new dawn
Rescue is our prime activity. We are well networked with the police and other government departments which help us to rescue children found abandoned in railway stations, hospitals, markets, places of worship, and on roads.
I have a disability, but I focus only on my abilities – Yasmin Sawhney
A creative person by instinct, Yasmin Sawhney is both a painter and a poet. The spray of colours in her paintings and the depth of words in her poety, express it all. Maintaining a perfect balance between her family and work, she has been an achiever at every stage of life.
Yes we too can – Madhavi Latha
Madhavi was only seven months old when she suffered an attack of poliomyelitis, which left her with 80 per cent disability.But that didn’t stop her from acquiring a long list of professional qualifications, driving to work everyday and fighting to beat the odds. She is a Senior Manager at Standard Chartered Scope International.
Overcoming employment challenges – Rajdeep
Getting a job that you really like is not a simple task for anyone. Then imagine what it is like for a visually impaired person? There are so many stereotypes about visually impaired people among the sighted community.
Break the bars of barriers with a smile on your face – Suprita gupta
This is the story about Suprita Gupta, a young visually impaired girl from Jarkhand. Suprita left her home town and her family and came all the way to Bangalore to start living her own independent life. Suprita works at IBM and …but wait, let’s just listen to the story told by Suprita herself.
Inspiring Story of a visually impaired lady – Swarnalakshmi
This is the story of Swarnalakshmi, a blind lady, the only daughter in her traditional Indian family. Swarnalakshmi lost her vision all of a sudden due to brain tumor 15 days before she was supposed to get married. In her story she tells about what helped her to restart her life and become an independent lady with a golden glow in her eyes.