Jan 2008
CCEA clears scheme to promote jobs for disabled
The Hindu
Scheme to create one lakh jobs for disabled per year
Will be open to companies in the organised sector
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday cleared a scheme under which incentives will be given to the employers providing jobs to the disabled. This is in pursuance of the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities that was adopted in 2006.
Self-employment camps for disabled Camps from Jan 10 to 30
BHUBANESWAR: The Women and Child Development Department with active support of the State Employment Mission will organise Atma Nijukti Paramarsa Mela (self-employment awareness camps) for persons with disability (PWD) at the block-level.
UT moots proposal to down all barriers for special children’s admission in govt schools
Source: ExpressIndia
Chandigarh, January 13. In a move to bring special children into the mainstream, the UT Education Department has mooted a proposal wherein they cannot be denied admission in any government school.
According to the proposal, no fees would be charged from the physically challenged students either.
Disability not a ground for dismissal, rules SC
DH News Service, New Delhi:
The Supreme Court has held that the government cannot dismiss an employee or force him to seek voluntary retirement from the job if he becomes disabled during his service.
A driver was terminated because he was suffering from defective colour vision. Now, according to the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act if an employee suffers a disability during service, he has to be accommodated in an alternative post.
Disabled artist comes to India seeking true parents
Source: IBN Live
Mangalore: Abandoned as an infant in Bangalore Minda Cox, a disabled artist, was adopted by an American couple over two decades ago.
Now, 20 years later, Minda made an emotional journey back home and managed to track down her biological parents.
The writing on the wall - Taare Zameen Par
Despite educators screaming from the rooftops, it took an Aamir Khan to make people wake from and identify dyslexia
Actionaid's 10th International Training Course on Disability and Development
The 10th International Training Course on Disability and Development
is scheduled from 11th to 20th March 2008,Bangalore. The ten-day
intensive exercise is intended for Programme Managers of
organisations and projects involved in development and disability
work.
For brochure and application, kindly email to the Training
coordinator victor.jc@actionaid.org
ASIA
The disabled thrive on their abilities - McDonald’s Restaurant in Sungei Wang, Kuala Lumpur
By FAZLEENA AZIZ
FOR 14 years, Ho Chan Yeow’s life has revolved around the busy McDonald’s Restaurant in Sungei Wang, Kuala Lumpur.
Ho, 36, who is deaf and dumb, has been part of the food chain for the past 14 years and is recognised as one of the most hardworking staff members in the kitchen. He is known to be focused and hardworking.
2007 ILO/DPI/Irish Aid Photograph Competition
The theme of the competition was Decent Work for People with Disabilities. The winning photographs as well as many of the photographs selected for exhibition are on the AbilityAsia web site www.ilo.org/abilityasia
INTERNATIONAL
Actively Helping the World by Providing Disability Resources On the Internet
By Pam Vetter
As a hobby, Robin Kettle started Ableize ~ disability and mobility information http://www.ableize.com/ to provide information on disability resources in the United Kingdom.
By Pam Vetter, 1/8/2008 9:46:37 AM
The full title of Brian Shaughnessy’s book tips the reader that the true life story will offer both honest and funny moments. “The Squeaky Wheel – An Unauthorized Autobiography” is being prepared for a screenplay that hopefully will make a difference in the understanding of people with disabilities by the non-disabled public.
For more information about Brian Shaughnessy's book "The Squeaky Wheel - An Unauthorized Autobiography" visit www.SqueakyWheelBook.com
For more information about Performers with Disabilities visit http://www.PerformersWithDisabilities.com
Learning disability drug warning
BBC News
Doctors are being warned not to routinely give people with learning disabilities anti-psychotic drugs to curb aggressive behaviour.
An Imperial College London study of 86 patients found the drugs were no more effective than being given none at all.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Stuttering continues to puzzle scientists as they work to find a cause and a cure for this distressing speech problem. A new movie, Rocket Science, shines a spotlight on the disability that affects three million Americans.
Disability law turns doorknob sales sour
WASHINGTON – The doorknob's days are numbered.
You know this. You find your hand clenching a doorknob and twisting it less often. More often, you just push down on a lever, whether it's a simple 5-inch bar or a brass handle curved with the élan of a dog's tail.
President of CBM, Prof. Allen Foster announces that CBM has expanded its areas of work to include all persons with disability, not just persons with visual loss.
Sex assault sentencing tomorrow
London Free Press - Canada
A man convicted last fall of sexually assaulting a mentally handicapped teen is to have brain surgery to control his Parkinson's disease.
A Manifesto for Disability Equality in Development Cooperation
This manifesto has been written to identify the issues for the
disability movement, clarify any confusion there may be for
disability and development professionals and set out a programme for
change in order to create real equality for disabled people and our
democratic, representative organisations (DPOs) in the development
process. The adoption of the UN Convention on the rights of People
with Disabilities by a growing number of countries makes the
implementation of the principles in this manifesto a matter of
urgency.