Thus it is imperative that development efforts around the world include disability issues when determining policies, programmes, as well as allocating funds for developmental programmes and projects. Mainstreaming disability in development is a strategy for achieving equality for persons with disabilities.
The degree of evolvement of a society is gauged by the manner in which it cares for those on its fringes or those placed at any kind of disadvantage vis-a-vis the rest of society at large due to force of circumstances such as birth, age or disability. A truly compassionate society makes allowances for such infirmities in a non-intrusive, participative and sensitive manner, ensuring equal opportunities to all by providing a level playing field.
A number of schemes are being formulated under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights and full participation) Act, 1995 also. Schemes under implementation at present
The Government Museum is gearing up to receive more differently-abled visitors with a host of amenities for them set to come up in the next few months on its sprawling campus in Egmore.
Guys, this is a much needed and very good initiative and I would request you all to contribute in whatever way you can towards this mission. Do get in touch with us if you are interested and we will give you details of how to go about it. Every Little Helps!
அனைத்து அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் கட்டமைப்புகளில், மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் உபயோகிக்கும் வகையில், உடனே மாற்றங்கள் செய்ய, நகராட்சி கட்டட விதிகள், உள்ளாட்சி கட்டட விதிகளில் மாற்றம் செய்யப்படும் . மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள், பல்வேறு பொதுக் கட்டடங்களுக்குச் செல்லும் போது, அவர்களுக்கு ஏற்படும் சிரமங்களைக் களைய, சென்னை பெருநகர வளர்ச்சிக் குழுமத்துக்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் கட்டப்படும் தனியார் மற்றும் அரசு கட்டடங்களில், மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் செல்வதற்கு சாய்வு தளங்கள், லிப்ட் போன்றவை இருக்க வேண்டும். அதன்படி, சாய்வு தளங்கள், கழிப்பறைகள் மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் பயன்படுத்துவதற்கு ஏற்ப அமைத்தால் தான், கட்டட அனுமதி வழங்கப்படும்.
Established in 2006, Sukriti Social Foundation is a cross-disability organisation based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu, South India). We address key disability issues with initiatives in the following areas – prevention, rehabilitation, employability and advocacy.
The appropriate Governments and the local authorities shall, within the limits of their economic capacity and development, provide for – (i) ramps in public buildings; (ii) adaptation of toilets for wheel chair users; (iii) braille symbols and auditory signals in elevators or lifts; and (iv) ramps in hospitals, primary health centres and other medical care and rehabilitation institutions.
Journeys without Barriers (JwB), a wing of Travel Another India, is an initiative that provides the experience of barrier-free travel for an emerging global market- that of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
The fun fair is a platform for employees of corporate houses to spend time with persons with disabilities and to see the challenges they face on a daily basis.