DISABILITY WORKSHOP AT BANGALORE

AKAD General Secretary Nizar Moideen represented 2 days Disability workshop conducted by National Human Rights Commission on 17 and 18 November 2008 at Nagarabavi National Law School of India University, Bangalore. This 5th Regional workshop conducted on the line of UN convention on the Right of Disabled personnel. Workshop discussed matters on three subjects. i.e Education, Employment and its Access. AKAD General Secretary participated very actively on these discussions. He discussed the matters and brought the attention of authority on various matters pretaining to Deaf from Karala state, such as Education in kerala, its problems, job related cheatings, negative impact on filling up of required vacancies by Public Service Commission, placing sign language interpreters at the public places for convenient conversion between public and deaf personnel. He also handed over an appeal on behalf of AKAD to the NHRC Chairperson Justice Mr. Rajendra Babu regarding LDC selection by KPSC. KPSC suggested graduate level qualification for new appointment as LDC. He requested to NHRC chairperson that Deaf personnel be exempted from this suggestion to upgrade LDC qualification as graduate level.