Their parents are mostly un- |
challenge , one that gets harder with |
pointed in every school to address |
aware about the state assistance for |
every passing day . When she went to |
educational needs of such children |
them . And when they learn about it |
admit her son in some top private |
and other teachers should be trained |
and approach the authorities , they |
schools of Baramulla , she was |
in special education . |
are treated in a humiliating manner |
turned away . Her son , they argued , |
Free accessible learning mateby |
government officials ; quite often |
would be laughed at by his school |
rial and electronic books and Braille |
they are told to pay bribes . Shouldn ' t |
mates . Finally , a little-known school |
system should be made available in |
we pause and reflect about those chil- |
admitted her son but her fight did not |
all state-run schools . |
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dren and their parents and what they
grow through ?
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end .
She approached the District So-
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Home schooling should be pro- vided to every crippled child |
The Social Welfare department , |
cial Welfare Officer , Baramulla , for |
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on its part , is handicapped because it has not received additional funds to cover 30.000 pending beneficiaries since 2008 .
I have seen three handicapped children die because their parents couldn ' t afford their treatment .
Seven children who can be treated through surgical intervention aren ' t because of a red-taped health department .
There are services under ICDS to ensure health care , immunisation ,
growth monitoring , pre-school education , and supplementary nutrition for pregnant and nursing women , new born and adolescent girls but they lack proper implementation , as is glaringly evident from the fact that people now called Anganwari cenability tres ' Dal Centers ' because of their ignorance of other essential services under the scheme .
CASE STORY
For years now , a 32-year old mother from Baramulla has been running from pillar to post to find help for her six-year-old son who
was born without forearms . When he was born , doctors didn ' t let her see
him , fearing she might go into shock . Though she fed her , the nursgiven ing staff ensured she could not figure
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should be made available at recognition on priority basis prosthetic forearms for her son . She was asked to fulfill certain formalities which she did though it took quite an effort . But the mother and her boy are still waiting for the prosthetic aid .
How to improve functional moshould bility of the disabled
HEALTH
Proper training in and awareness about pre-natal and post-natal care for ANM , ASHA , ICDS and
FMPHW workers as well as their proper monitoring .
Lifelong drugs for disabled patients should be provided free of cost .
Assessment of persons with disblock level
If a person has below 40 % disability , the health authorities should
take measures to reduce chances of furthermore disability .
Officials should be punished for issuing fake disability certificates .
EDUCATION
Schools run by NGOs for children with disabilities should be
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be created and special drives
EMPLOYMENT
When posts are advertised , it should be made clear that posts No .
1 , 34 , 67 are reserved for persons with disabilities
Employment opportunities for employment of disabled made available .
Illiterate persons with disabili- ties should get self-employment opportunities through various trades or vocations . And departments of hand- icrafts , handloom and entrepreneur- ship development agencies should establish market-based vocational centers for such persons .
ACCESSBILITY
Special auditory and warning signals should be put up at zebra crossings
Seats should be reserved on pub- lic transport and a special bus service from district headquarters for the disabled should be started .
Flyovers and subways should be constructed at busy crossings for safe passage of persons with disabil- ities .
Footpaths should be made dis- abled-friendly
( Ambreen Bashir is a Social worker )
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the baby was disabled . Reality |
Private institutions should en- |
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struck the fourth day . |
sure children with disabilities are |
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“ I still remember , when I saw |
admitted on open merit basis and in |
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the boy , I shouted and cried in pain . I |
reservation quotas . |
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got unconscious ,” she recalls . “ But I |
Such children should be given |
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reconciled and said to myself that I |
travel allowance as guaranteed by |
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am up for a huge test and I made a |
SSA scheme . And SSA should be |
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personal resolution that I will bring |
implemented in letter and spirit to |
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up my child like a normal boy .” |
ensure 100 % literacy among them . |
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It has turned out to be a difficult |
Special educators should be ap- |