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Chapters on disability soon in school curriculum: HRD minister Prakash Javadekar.
Prakash Javadekar has last week said that soon school curriculum would include chapters on disability to increase awareness and sensitize the youth. He added that educational institutes would be made accessible to the disabled in a phased manner.
Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar has last week said that soon school curriculum would include chapters on disability to increase awareness and sensitize the youth.
He was speaking at a bikers' rally organized in the capital to spread awareness about universal accessibility for the differently-abled. He added that educational institutes would be made accessible to the disabled in a phased manner.
The 'Ride for Accessibility' was organized as part of a campaign run by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to spread awareness about the issue.
The department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (Divyangjan) is running an Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) for creating universal accessibility in built environment, public transportation and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) eco-system.
The campaign was initially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 3 last year on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities.
Social justice and empowerment minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot highlighted the objectives of 'Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan' and urged citizens to come forward to support the campaign.
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, ambassador of the Accessible India Campaign, praised the indomitable spirit of persons with disabilities.
The ministry is making efforts to make the campaign a mass movement by involving influential citizens and sensitizing the society towards the need for accessibility.
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