More on BADHTE KADAM 2011

Dear All

In continuation, please go through the following info as shown in the website of the National trust as:

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Badhte Kadam 2011 will be different from last year’s programme !!

We have developed more proactive goals:

• Create more opportunities for participation in the community for People with Disabilities; encourage more responsibility from the community for People with Disabilities and their parents regarding their rights (including accessibility and barrier free environment) through cross disability melas featuring traditional performing arts;
• Enable and empower People with Disabilities to access National Trust and other governmental schemes;
• Change attitudes in order to help people understand disability in a development context;
• Continued awareness raising as attitudes & knowledge on disability are the major barriers for inclusion & participation of People with Disabilities; and
• Celebrate diversity

The melas will be held throughout every State in the country except for Sikkim and State of J&K  and will include creative methods for disseminating information and educating the public.  Some of the major activities in melas may include counseling for parents, puppet shows, shadow plays, Nukkad Natak, ARUNIM Stall, singing and drawing competitions, cultural activities, stalls for essay writing, sames, poster contests, painting, sports competitions, job fairs for Persons with Disabilities, promotion of  available assistive services, legal aid services, UNCRPD Information, Right to Education (RTE-2009) and Right to Information (RTI-2005) stalls, information regarding  National Trust and State and local programmes and schemes and food stalls.   Cross disability melas will be featured.

We are partnering on this awareness campaign through our Lead Organisations in every state, State Nodal Agency Centers (SNAC) and NGOs.  Each State/Union Territory (UT) will have approximately six volunteers travelling to the melas with different route partner organizations. 

Badhte Kadam 2011 is a huge undertaking in an attempt to continue to raise awareness about persons with disabilities and their right to lives of fulfillment.  We hope that you will join us in making Badhte Kadam successful.  For further information contact: Mike Rosenkrantz at mike@thenationaltrust.in

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Looking forward

All the best