Disability India Journal
Volume III– Issue XXXIX
October 2007

Article of the Week
  1. Mental health facilities in Manipur
  2. Status of ophthalmic facilities in India
From the States
  • Chennai: Relief for poor family
  • Chennai: Rs 3.38 crore financial assistance allocated
  • New Delhi: White Cane Day
  • New Delhi: A poor picture
  • Orissa: Teacher barred from working
Reports on Mental Health Week
  • Chennai: South India – Suicide capital of the World
  • Lucknow: Poor awareness greatest drawback
  • New Delhi: Not enough psychiatrists in India
Access–Ability

  • Achieving accessibility – You can do it too!
  • Designing Homes
  • Accessible Kitchens
  • Dhamadka: A futuristic village
  • Mumbai: In the dark ages
Education

  • New Delhi: New buzzword – “Focus school”
Employment
  • Wither Corporate Social Responsibility?
Court Orders

  • New Delhi: Military war against Disabled ex–servicemen continues
  • New Delhi: Courts to clear cases against mentally disabled
Perspectives
  • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Investment
  • Investing in Insurance
People of Value
  • Dehradun: Anuradha Mohit
Art & Media
  • Muppet Theatre: Moinar Sapon
  • Cinema: Blind Dating (2007)

  • Editor: Dr Madhumita Puri