Please check out the Pages listed on the right on Introduction, Plan and Readings. Most of the readings will be distributed before a topic is started and an attempt must be made to read, if required, in groups, the articles as much as possible. Much of the class lectures and discussion may be based on some of these articles. Unfortunately, most the readings are in English, barring a few, which we at the EOC have been able to translate to Hindi. Paul Hunt's, Anita Ghai's and my own article are translated into Hindi by a former student of this course, Himanshu Rai.I will try to post as much material a possible at this site but certainly not all. It's important to understand that you must have access to the Acts and Laws that will be dealt directly in the class, namely, ILA 1912, MHA 1987, PwD 1995, UNCRPD 2006, RTE 2009 and the draft of the new Disability Law, yet to be presented to the Parliament. I will also show a film called "Hear Me, Deaf" by Carol Thomas and we will go for a Special School visit to Amarjyoti.
As far as the message of the course is concerned, it needs to stressed that we are interested in issues of human rights that affect persons with disability. The course also emphasises the importance of understanding the true spirit of the various Acts and Policies so that advocacy can be impacted in the right manner. Finally, one lesson that must be remembered is to do with the fact that Disabilities Studies, the academic wing of disability activism, can only become meaningful if it is not devoid of activism that directly impacts the lives of persons with disabilities.
