Monday, February 27, 2006
Giving the deaf a voice of their own
News Today - India...
week to train about 30 medical professionals from India and Bangladesh ... a living example of how committed professionals can help hearing-impaired children learn ...
News Today - India...
week to train about 30 medical professionals from India and Bangladesh ... a living example of how committed professionals can help hearing-impaired children learn ...
Boards a hurdle for special children
Hindustan Times - India
... visually-challenged, hearing-impaired, dyslexics and children with cerebral palsy into the mainstream. 1,236 students in Delhi and 1,892 students in India are ...
Hindustan Times - India
... visually-challenged, hearing-impaired, dyslexics and children with cerebral palsy into the mainstream. 1,236 students in Delhi and 1,892 students in India are ...
Boards a hurdle for special children
Hindustan Times - India
... visually-challenged, hearing-impaired, dyslexics and children with cerebral palsy into the mainstream. 1,236 students in Delhi and 1,892 students in India are ...
Hindustan Times - India
... visually-challenged, hearing-impaired, dyslexics and children with cerebral palsy into the mainstream. 1,236 students in Delhi and 1,892 students in India are ...
Oh Bengal!
Business Standard - India
... Every time he comes to India, which is about twice or thrice in a year ... Also in the group is Mara Louisa Galante, who works with hearing impaired children in ...
Business Standard - India
... Every time he comes to India, which is about twice or thrice in a year ... Also in the group is Mara Louisa Galante, who works with hearing impaired children in ...
Karnataka declared model for implementing Disabilities Act - Newindpress.com
Friday February 17 2006 11:40 IST
BELGAUM: The office of the Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has declared Karnataka a model state in implementation of the persons with Disabilities Act 1995, said L Krishnamurthy, Commissioner for office of persons with disabilities, Karnataka.Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Krishnamurthy said 3 % seats were reserved for the persons with disabilities in educational institutions, apart from 3 % reservation in Group A and B posts and 5 % reservations for C and D posts in the State.He said seats for physically handicapped persons were reserved even in medical and engineering admissions conducted by CET cell, Karnataka.He said that medical boards have been constituted in all districts of the State to issue disability certificates to the mentally deprived.The certificates to the persons with disabilities would be issued free of cost, he added. Krishnamurthy said NGO?s working for the physically handicapped persons would be allotted land at the confessional rate of 50 % of the market rate.He said provisions of green stickers in answer scripts were being provided for hearing impaired students.Speaking about the Indra Aavas Yojana, Krishnamurthy said the scheme constructed 2,152 houses in 2004-05. Out of these, 66 houses were reserved for physically handicapped persons at the rate of 3 % interest per annum, he added.He said only 20 persons with disabilities were allotted houses and so they had demanded to allot the remaining 46 houses to the physically handicapped persons immediately.K H Obalappa, Deputy Director, Woman and Child Welfare Department, was present on the occasion.
Meeting: L Krishnamurthy, K H Obalappa and others held a meeting with Deputy Commissioner, Dr Shalini Rajneesh.The meeting discussed 21 complaints of the persons with disabilities, out of which 7 complaints were solved in the meet.
Friday February 17 2006 11:40 IST
BELGAUM: The office of the Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has declared Karnataka a model state in implementation of the persons with Disabilities Act 1995, said L Krishnamurthy, Commissioner for office of persons with disabilities, Karnataka.Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Krishnamurthy said 3 % seats were reserved for the persons with disabilities in educational institutions, apart from 3 % reservation in Group A and B posts and 5 % reservations for C and D posts in the State.He said seats for physically handicapped persons were reserved even in medical and engineering admissions conducted by CET cell, Karnataka.He said that medical boards have been constituted in all districts of the State to issue disability certificates to the mentally deprived.The certificates to the persons with disabilities would be issued free of cost, he added. Krishnamurthy said NGO?s working for the physically handicapped persons would be allotted land at the confessional rate of 50 % of the market rate.He said provisions of green stickers in answer scripts were being provided for hearing impaired students.Speaking about the Indra Aavas Yojana, Krishnamurthy said the scheme constructed 2,152 houses in 2004-05. Out of these, 66 houses were reserved for physically handicapped persons at the rate of 3 % interest per annum, he added.He said only 20 persons with disabilities were allotted houses and so they had demanded to allot the remaining 46 houses to the physically handicapped persons immediately.K H Obalappa, Deputy Director, Woman and Child Welfare Department, was present on the occasion.
Meeting: L Krishnamurthy, K H Obalappa and others held a meeting with Deputy Commissioner, Dr Shalini Rajneesh.The meeting discussed 21 complaints of the persons with disabilities, out of which 7 complaints were solved in the meet.
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