‘Exclusive grievances meet for differently abled needed’

The Tamil Nadu Association for Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers has appealed to the district administration to organise grievances day meetings exclusively to address problems faced by the differently abled.

  

up in arms:A group of visually challenged people arriving at the collectorate to present a petition to the Collector in the city on Monday.

Officials from all government departments should attend such meetings to redress the grievances of the differently abled expeditiously, the association demanded in a representation submitted to the District Collector on Monday. The association also sought the shifting of the District Differently Abled Welfare office to the Collector’s Office campus. The representation, submitted by V.V.Krishnamurthy, district secretary of the association, also demanded a district-level monitoring committee to oversee the redressal of grievances of the differently abled.

Earlier, a group of visually challenged persons, representing the Loubra Blind and Disabled Welfare Centre, presented a petition demanding allotment of house site pattas to their members. They also regretted that some unscrupulous elements were exploiting visually challenged persons by asking them to sing in public places for raising money. They are virtually used for begging but paid a pittance, they contended and demanded a ban on such practice.

Source : The Hindu , Tiruchi ( 26th Feb 2013 )