Inclusive India to give same chance to differently-abled

NEW DELHI: After Accessible India, the BJP government has launched a new initiative — Inclusive India — to include differently-abled persons in mainstream education, employment and community opportunities.

The campaign was unveiled by social justice and empowerment minister Thaawarchand Gehlot at Vigyan Bhawan on Tuesday through a vision document “Inclusive India Initiative”.

The initiative is an attempt to facilitate the realisation of equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities into the fabric of society.

The three core focus areas of Inclusive India would be Inclusive Education, Inclusive Employment and Inclusive Community Life.

Under Inclusive Education, largescale awareness campaigns would be executed on pan-India basis, making schools and colleges inclusive for the children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Association with government and private organisations will be explored for making the infrastructure of educational institutes accessible by providing necessary mobility aids, assistive devices, accessible information and social support.

Under Inclusive Employment, the government would engage 2,000 corporate sector organisations; public and private, for creating awareness towards inclusive employment for persons with intellectual disabilities.

The efforts towards accomplishing Inclusive community life can be made successful, only when the people with intellectual and development disabilities, their families, civil society organisations and state government connect.

The Inclusive India Initiative was born out of this very need of creating awareness among public, ensuring that the people become sensitive.