Persons with Disabilities crave for better future
News Kashmir Analysis
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is a UN day that is celebrated every year on 3 December.
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
This year’s theme, “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future,” underscores the importance of empowering individuals with disabilities to take the lead in shaping their own destinies and contributing to society.
Persons with Disabilities in Jammu and Kashmir too are facing multiple problems.
Although,
In a heartning development for persons with Disabilities in our country India , The Centre has issued recently comprehensive guidelines to streamline reservation and identification of posts for persons with at least 40 percent disabilities, mandating periodic identification of such posts and formation of committees to assess them.
The guidelines also state that if a post is deemed suitable for them, all subsequent promotional posts will also be reserved for persons with disabilities.
As a matter of fact, Lacs of disable population in Jammu and Kashmir face huge number of multiple worrying problems. The lack of quality public transport makes disability people quite vulnerable, and coupled with lack of infrastructure in important institutions like ramps adds to their miseries. The Schools catering to needs of the children of disability children in Jammu and Kashmir are very few. The job creation for disability humans in Jammu and Kashmir is also low.
We need to have an inclusive mindset, inclusive education, employement. Equality and equity both hand in hand for this place to be a better one. For disability facing children the availiability of the Early intervention centres, good developmental care, paediatric care and having rehabilitation centres. The infrastructure is not upto the mark.
We in Jammu and Kashmir, and rest parts of the country should take pledge to have friendly infrastructure for the people facing Disabilities and provide them all possible assistance.
