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<p>Created page with &#039;{{Template:ArticleHeader |ArticleTitle=Inaccessible rights for differently Abled |ArticleSubTitle= |AuthorName=Mohini Sharma |AuthorImage=Mohini_Sharma.jpg |AuthorComments=The au…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Template:ArticleHeader<br /> |ArticleTitle=Inaccessible rights for differently Abled<br /> |ArticleSubTitle=<br /> |AuthorName=Mohini Sharma<br /> |AuthorImage=Mohini_Sharma.jpg<br /> |AuthorComments=The author writes regularly for CTH. She may be contacted at contact@crossthehurdles.com<br /> |ArticleContent=Education is a pillar of life. Someone’s success and social status is vastly affected by his or her<br /> education. However, for the person with physical disability education is a not merely a means to achieve<br /> success or social status but it is as important as breathing to live. For disabled people education is a<br /> shield and weapon to fight with every odd of life, their degree papers are valuable means to achieve<br /> financial independence and their knowledge help them to cope with situations.<br /> <br /> Indian education system was not based on equal opportunities. Earlier, it was cast and sex<br /> discrimination, and later it was physical disabilities that kept an education system unequal. Getting<br /> educated for a disabled person was no less than a war that many times used to begin at home itself. The<br /> initiative taken by many social activists and government brought a lot of changes in Indian educational<br /> system, but it is still long way to go when we talk about rural or small cities.<br /> <br /> 1995 disabled act enacted many laws that could make education easy and accessible for every disabled<br /> but unfortunately, its implementation is still on a nuance level in many cities and villages. There are<br /> several rights reserved and facilities available for a person with physical disabilities but accessing those<br /> rights are another long journey that one needs to go through.<br /> <br /> All the schools and colleges are bound to admit disabled students, but these premises are not disabled<br /> friendly hence rights are inaccessible. While appearing for exam through college or university one has to<br /> go through a long process of applications, signatures and queues just for granting exam hall on a ground<br /> floor and scribe for writing exam papers.<br /> <br /> SSC, HSC, and three years of degree college I have experienced that all. I could have asked for scribe but<br /> for that I had to pay Rs250/- per paper and there is no assurance of getting efficient and eligible scribe<br /> who can understand and write well. Many times University does a favor by mere bothering to sanction<br /> assistance of scribe. However, finding an efficient and affordable scribe with proper documents is solely<br /> a responsibility of candidates.<br /> <br /> Yes! You can definitely give a pre-visit to the centre and request authorities to make sitting<br /> arrangements on a ground floor. If your parents or guardian who is looking after your exam<br /> arrangements can make his point, by hook or by crook, and if the authorized person is humble you can<br /> expect a ball in your court. Otherwise just get ready for a bumpy ride of staircases on shoulders of few<br /> strangers.<br /> <br /> Exam centre was never a subject of change, no matter how you manage to travel or how much you<br /> spend on traveling? It could be 10km, 20km, or 30km. (I guess depend on regional geographical<br /> knowledge of centre sanctioning authorities). My every exam used to cost me approximately Rs5000/- which was<br /> more than my yearly educational expenses. I remember I used to start preparing for my exams before<br /> ten days of exam date, but my father used to start his preparations a month before of exam date to get<br /> everything arranged on the day of a final exam. This is how education is available for all.<br /> <br /> I live in a metro city; I am aware about my rights I have supportive family still my rights were not easily<br /> <br /> accessible for me. The situation is even worse in small cities and villages where several times’ authorities<br /> simply denied for any special arrangements and left students on their conditions. Due to exam pressure<br /> and lack of awareness students’ bear with every situation without any complains.<br /> <br /> Delhi University announced on 3rd December 2011 that now onward University itself will arrange and<br /> bear the expenses of scribe, but I am yet to hear the same from other universities. I am not denying the<br /> progress that Indian government and education system have made in disability sector, but it is as slow as<br /> turtle. Does slow and steady always win the race?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Mohini'''<br /> <br /> }}</div>

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