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DIFFERENTLY ABLED
 DEFINITION Amity Business School

 Meaning
 Inability to function normally, physically or mentally; incapacity.
 as defined by the federal government(USA): “inability to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to last or has
lasted for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”
 Origin
 This term was coined by the US Democratic National
Committee in the early 1980s as a more acceptable term
than handicapped (or, in the UK, disabled). The motivation
seems to have been both a genuine attempt to view the
people previously called handicapped in a more positive
light and also as need to be seen as politically correct.
 FACTS & FIGURES
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Total disabled population

S No. State / UT Persons Males Females

         

1 India 21,906,769 12,605,635 9,301,134

Source: Census of India 2001

 FACTS & FIGURES
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• There are 7.5 Crore differently abled in India today.

• 1500 differently abled for every one lakh population
in the urban areas and 2000 in rural areas.
• Government allocated 3% quota for differently abled
in the public sector.
• Source: Movie: Beyond Barriers
• CII, 2007
• 1999 status of the employed differently abled:
• Public sector - 0.54%
• Private sector - 0.28%
• MNCs - 0.05%
• Source : NCPEDP
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National Awards
On the occasion of the World Disabled Day every year, the
President of India gives away National Awards to:

The Best Employee

The Best Employer
The Best Individual
The Best Institution
The Best Placement Officer
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A Beautiful Mind!
When it rains, most birds head for shelter; the eagle is the only bird
that, in order to avoid the rain, starts flying above the cloud. ...
Winners win by pushing their limits until their limits become the norm.
DISABILITY IS NOT INABILITY - MANY HAVE PROVED IT. INSTEAD OF
BLAMING THE DARKNESS LET US LIGHT A CANDLE IF WE
CAN.LET'S LEARN TO LIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
- BINDUMADHAV B. KATTI

 B.B. KATTI was Awarded as the "Best Employee

of the Nation-2005“ in the category of Physically
Disabled Persons by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former
President of India.

 B.B. KATTI suffers from Cerebral Palsy by birth.

 Disability &
Rehabilitation Amity Business School

(ROLE OF WHO)
 A create a six-year action plan to directs WHO's efforts.
( Current Plan : 2006-2011 )
 Raise awareness about the magnitude and consequences of disability
 Facilitate data collection and analyse or disseminate disability-related data
and information
 Support, promote and strengthen health and rehabilitation services for
persons with disabilities and their families.
 To enhance the quality of life
 Promote and protect the rights and dignity of people with disabilities
through local, national and global efforts.
 Guides and supports countries to increase awareness about disability
issues, improve disability data, scale up public health programmes.
 Community-based initiatives that promote health and rehabilitation and
make assistive devices available to persons with disabilities.
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 Promote community based rehabilitation (CBR)

 Promote development, production, distribution and servicing of

assistive technology

 Support the development, implementation, measuring and

monitoring of policies to improve the rights and opportunities for
people with disabilities

 Build capacity among health and rehabilitation policy makers and

service providers
 Assistive Amity Business School
Devices/Technologies
• Assistive devices and technologies such as wheelchairs,
prostheses, mobility aides, hearing aids, visual aids, and
specialized computer software and hardware increase
mobility, hearing, vision and communication capacities.
• With the aid of these technologies, people with a loss in
functioning are able to enhance their abilities.
• Better able to live independently and participate in their
societies.
 EXISTING LAWAmity Business School
• In 1995, the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity,
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act was
promulgated. The State has framed its Rules in the year 1997.

• The Government of India enacted the National Trust for

Welfare of Person with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
Retardation and Multiple Disability Act, 1999.
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DISABILITY
• The Mental Health Act, 1987
• The RCI Act, 1992
• The PWD Act, 1995
• The National Trust Act, 1999
• National policy for persons with disabilities
 STATE POLICYAmity Business School
STATEMENT
The State policy recognizes that “Differently abled Persons” are an important resource for the
state and seeks to create an environment that provides them equal opportunities, protection of
rights and full participation in society. The policy shall specifically focus on the following .
• Prevention and Early Detection.
• Rehabilitation Services.
• Education.
• Employment for persons with Disabilities.
• Barrier free environment.
• Assistive Devices for Differently abled Persons.
• Disability Certificate.
• Social Security for Persons with Disabilities.
• Promotion of Non Governmental Organizations (NGO’s).
• Collection of regular information on Differently abled Persons.
• Transport
• Research.
• Sports and Recreation.
• Media.
 CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION
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Revealing a disability
 If a disabled person expects an employer to make a reasonable
adjustment, they will need to provide the employer with enough
information to carry out that adjustment. Disabled people have a
right to confidentiality and an employer must not disclose
confidential details about them without their explicit consent.
Data protection
 The Data Protection Act 1998 places duties on employers to ensure
confidential and appropriate handling of ‘sensitive personal data’,
which includes data about a person’s health.
 The Data Protection Act also gives individuals the right to see
personal data and information held or processed about them,
provided they request it in writing. This provision is important in
accessing personal information relating to a risk assessment.
 L'OREAL Amity Business School

• employed 700 disabled people

• offered medical and social support.
• Disabled people are handling unsold products, product
confection and sales of returned products to employees.
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Casino Guichard-Perrachon 
• French company
• Promoting the employment of the disabled.
• Objective: To globally maintain a quota of 6% of disabled people.

AIM:-
• To give priority to the recruitment of disabled people.
• To improve the conditions of reception, training, follow-up,
integration, development and job retention.
• To enhance involvement of the executive staff and social
partners.
• To develop working relations with aid centers and sheltered
workshops.
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IBM, Shell, HSBC, DuPont, Tata Steel, Hindustan Unilever and Dr

Reddy's: Hire disabled people as part of their HR Policy for equal
opportunity and increasing diversity
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Pepsico India Holdings Pvt. Ltd's executive director in charge of

Human Resources, Pavan Bhatia, agrees. “In 2006, we tested some
hearing impaired people for bottle inspection and found very good
results. They were able to concentrate better and detect any foreign
body in the bodied employees,”
 Infosys Amity Business School

Hiring disabled since 2005

13000+ employees disabled

Laser Soft Infosystems Ltd

>15% i.e. 82 physically challenged
employees out of 500 employees.
 HARI RAGHAVAN Amity Business School

Qualification: MBA from NMIMS

Specialization: Technology solution for business problems.
Experience: Worked with TATA Finance Ltd. and GE Money
Current Employer: IBM India
 AMJAD Amity Business School

FITWALLA
• Visually challenged
• Working with HSBC India
• Not excepting special work setup, rather adapting normal setup.
• Positive feedback from customers.
 Business & Community Foundation
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• Mission to facilitate and promote inclusive opportunities for people with

disabilities.
• Disability platform ‘Abilities Mela’ launched in 2004 in Delhi

OBJECTIVES:
 Provide a common platform to NGOs and networks
 Provide a single window of information, diverse opportunities for training,
livelihoods, self employment
 A platform to exhibit the skills and capabilities of the differently abled
 Market their products, obtain customer feedback, improve packaging, etc
 Design inputs and training
 Sensitizing companies, students, civil society organizations (CSOs) & the public on
disability issues
 Enable cooperation to fulfill the corporate responsibility.
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• Social outreach arm – ‘Affirmative Action’

• NIIT joined hands with NDF(Noida Deaf Society)

• Created a program on Visual Design, Graphics and

Desktop Publishing for the hearing impaired

• Help them to be better employed and provide them with

recognition in the society.
 About the programAmity Business School
• One year program

• Include Key learning in computer applications/programs

like:-
 Corel Draw
 Adobe Photoshop
 Flash
 Adobe Indesign
 CHALLENGES Amity Business School

Difficulties involving movement in the workplace including the

usage of rest-rooms, speech and activities involving use of limbs

MEASURES
Building ramps, making provision for wheelchairs,
transportation arrangements etc.
 CHALLENGES Amity Business School

Mental trauma that they could be subjected to due to ridicule or

discrimination on account of their disability

MEASURES
Companies should ensure that people with disabilities are given the same
training, responsibilities as their colleagues and are motivated to give in
their best.
 GOVERNMENT Amity Business School
EFFORTS
P Chidambaram, Ex-Finance Minister had announced support for
the creation of about 1,00,000 jobs every year for the specially-
abled with an estimated cost of Rs.1,800 crores.
 SUGGESSIONS Amity Business School

• The government can start professional colleges dedicated only for

the specially-abled people
• In order to boost their employability, the government should
encourage private employers by introducing schemes to motivate
them
 SOURCES & Amity Business School
REFERENCES
• http://www.censusindia.net/results/disabled_main.html
• http://www.socialjustice.nic.in
• http://www.nhfdc.org
• http://www.nimhindia.org
• http://www.nationaltrust.org.in
• http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in
• http://www.rehabcouncil.nic.in
• http://www.disabilityindia.org/pwdacts.cfm
• http://www.disabilityindia.org/nationalpolicyfordisable.cfm
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Made by:-
Amrita D-08
Mahima Talwar D-18
Chaitanya Gandhi D-28
Shrikant Yadav D-38
Rishabh Nayyar D-48
Jayati Arora D-58