We all talk, read, write, hear and walk. What about the ones who can't talk? Hear? See? Walk?
60 years since Independence, we say India is developing. Is it?
With 8% of the total population that is, 6,00,00,000 or even more who are still at the same place where they were 10 years back or even 30 years back. It doesn't make any difference. The 8% referred here is the disabled section of our Indian Society.
Disabled people. That is the blind, the immobile, the deaf & the mentally impaired. We are so busy and insensitive to these people and to the daily chores of our lives that we don't even realize that how do the deaf watch T.V. without even understanding what's going on? How do the blind have access to the computer, the internet which is the reliable source of knowledge with which all our doubts are just a click away, without actually seeing it? And that why aren't the mentally impaired given a chance to work, than be put in a hospital?
Many companies take in people only to fulfill 3% of the quota for the disability group. Most are rejected reason being they are somewhat an alien to them. No. They're not! They're humans!!!
Is it their fault that they're disabled? No. Right? Then answer this, why do they have to fight for their rights? Why do they have to ask the government to have broader doors and comfortable seats for the immobile, interpreters and sign language as an official language for the deaf, Indian accessible website for the visually impaired and a little hope for the mentally impaired? Is it that difficult?
How can then India, our country develop with 6,00,00,000 people helpless??!! Ever wondered how to talk to a hearing impaired person...their medium of communication is Sign Language. How do they study when the deaf school teachers themselves are not well-versed with it!!! How do we move on to being a developed country when a part of us are still in the dumps?! Give a thought to it. They should be provided all the necessities but instead they ASK for it.
Are we that insensitive? Have we forgotten that they are our family?
What happened to " we, Indians, are ONE"? Give a thought to it. That's all I need. That's all THEY need.
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The Author is a I yr BA Programme student and a part of the Webteam of DevelopmentChannel.org
3 comments:
I agree with you angel....We as the youth of the country should start doing something about this issue !
The saddest part of the whole issue is that the disabled have to live a such a dependent life! And the attitude of the people around - PITY
sorry, the word HANDICAPPED or DISABLED has to re christened as DIFFERENTLY ABLED. InTamil Nadu , recently the Chief Minister has created a seperate ministry for disabled under his direct charge and renamed the ministry as "Ministry for differently abled, renamed the state commissioner for differently abled, renamed as the State commissioner for differently abled and alsio addressed in public meeting that " DO NOT CALL THEM DISABLED. they also have abilities,CALL THEM AS DIFFERENTLY ABLED. In the recent meeting viz inagural ceremony of NEW SECRETARIAT AND NEW ASSEMBLY CAMPUS in chennai ,when PM and Sonia participated, the CM of TN announced as TN will initiate legislations and regulation in accordance with UN Convention .UNCRPD He also requested PM to take immediate actions to implement UN Convention to which India is a signatory. I hope developmental process started. we in the group,to work to speed up
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