Striking a blow for blind and visually-impaired citizens across Tamil Nadu and the rest of the country, the Madras High Court has refused to allow a school to sack a teacher who had lost her eyesight, and ruled that she be allowed to continue using the help of a companion to discharge her teaching duties until her retirement.
It has been said often enough but let it be said again. The conversion of difference into disability is as much man-made as the consequences of droughts and floods. It is in our attitudes and laws; it is in our thinking and actions that we put up barriers that create disability.
… I ran around as I played as a child,hopping and dancing with children in the neighbourhood. One day I realised that something was wrong; my family members and neighbours were not the same. Some were worried and some did not want to be with me. No play…. It seemed that everybody was looking at me differently.
Various judgements illustrate how others have utilised the law to get help. The guidance section offers advice on what you can do.
The directories in this section cover organisations and individuals who are working in the field of disability law. You could get in touch with them for legal advice or to help you with preparing your case for the courts.
The Committee was advised that it could invite other experts, and representatives of other Ministries/ State Governments/ Autonomous bodies to participate in its deliberations, as Special Invitees.
In the field of human rights, growing attention has been devoted to the rights of persons belonging to specific groups, often called “vulnerable groups”. People belonging to these groups have certain common characteristics or are in a situation that have been shown to make these people more vulnerable to discrimination.