In 2 yrs, state has EnAbled 815

disabled persons to get jobs

NGO Works In Tandem With Govt To Help Them Find Employment
Aparajita.Ray@timesgroup.com

or Fathima Begum, now a

business systems analyst
with an MNC, school began
only at the age of 12. I
was elated to hold a schoolbag and books in my handfinally
all that stuff belonged to me, she
recalled fondly.
When she was young, a polio attack sapped the strength in Fathimas legs, preventing her from going
to school early. The youngest of
seven siblings, she wanted to follow
in the footsteps of her schoolgoing
brothers and sisters but her parents
were apprehensive. She went to third
grade straight away and got a double
promotion.
EnAble India, a national not-forprofit organization that trains the
disabled and helps them get employment, got Fathima her first job at a
call centre. She continued to pursue
graduation in commerce through
correspondence and has switched
three jobs since.
Avinash Sonnad, who suffers
from cerebral palsy, was brought by
his parents from Vijayapura to Bengaluru for treatment when he was
six months old. Educated at the Spastics Society of Kar nataka
and Christ College, he is now a software engineer and is assisted by a
manager and a computer that talks
back to him.
Fathima and Sonnad are among
4,500 persons with disabilities employed by EnAble India in 600 companies in 26 cities and 28 sectors over
the past decade. And 70% of them
have landed jobs in Karnataka, says
Dipesh Sutariya, co-founder and
CEO, EnAble India. He attributes
Karnatakas success to employers
who are open to hiring the disabled.
EnAble India is the Placement
Cell of the department for the empowerment of differently abled and
senior citizens, government of Karnataka; it finds jobs for 500-700 persons every year. Karnataka has employed 815 disabled persons through
the NGO between 2013 and 2015 (till
October). The corresponding all-India figure is 929.
The employers include companies like EMC, Wipro, Goldman
Sachs, Thomson Reuters, Kamat Hotels, Lemon Tree, Chancery Pavilion,
Square Meals, Cadbury, Quikwell,
Bigbasket, Red Bus, some TV channels and government agencies.

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THE TIMES OF INDIA, BENGALURU

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

THE BREAK-UP

JOB CATEGORIES

Employment data of persons with

disabilities from 2013-2015

nAble India has created

a job categorization
model wherein it has
figured out 272 roles in 35
functions like technical,
semi-technical, sales and
marketing and HR. This
categorization depends on
the type of disability and
educational qualification.
For example, there are 183
types of roles for the
visually impaired but those
with hearing impairment
can fit into 159 roles. Those
with an educational
qualification less than SSLC
are suitable for only 34
positions whereas those
with one disability who
have a degree meet the
criteria of 117 roles. The
NGO aims not only to impart
training for skill development and get people jobs
but also ensure they are
able to continue work.

K A R N A T A K A

n 1992, the
International
Day of Persons
with Disabilities
was observed
for the first
time on
December 3.
This was promoted
by the United
Nations to
promote and
mobilize
support for the
dignity, rights and
well-being of
persons with
disabilities.
The umbrella term
disability includes
physical, mental
health disorders
and
nuerodegenerative
disorders like
autism to Down
Syndrome,
multiple sclerosis
and
cerebral palsy.

Manual
jobs

Skilled

61
17
25
6

365
55
55
18

99
42
48
24

Bengaluru: There should be

discipline and methodology in
everything, even in burial and
disposal of bodies, the Karnataka High Court told the government on Wednesday.
The government has come out
with draft rules under the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act
to govern burial of bodies in a methodical manner.
Justice Ram Mohan Reddy
noted that though sections 391 to
400 of the Act, which speak about
burial and disposal of bodies,
have a reference about by-laws,
they are yet to be framed. He adjourning the hearing to January.
The judge declined to vacate
the interim stay order on the 1
acre and 5 guntas land in Jalahalli
where the court had earlier restrained the authorities from permitting burial.
William Mascarenhas and
others wanted quashing of the notification acquiring their land
which is not sufficient for a burial ground. It was alleged that
BBMP is permitting burials in an
indiscriminate manner.

I N D I A

bserving
Disability Day
aims at a better
understanding
of people with
disability, making the
world disabled-friendly
and bringing
about awareness.
It also aims at
integrating differently
abled persons in
different aspects
of life.

389 136
47
58
75
71
26
18

61
17
25
6

Physical
disabilities

Visually
impaired

Hearing
impaired

Others

NEWSICLE

ack of opportunities and unemployment have

remained the biggest challenges for physically
challenged adults. As per WHO data, worldwide only
53 per cent of disabled men and 20 per cent of
disabled women are employed.

13.24 LAKH
DISABLED IN
KARNATAKA

FOR BETTER
UNDERSTANDING

Need discipline
in burials too,
HC tells govt
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DEPRIVED OF
OPPORTUNITIES

Bengaluru: An autorickshaw driver

and his friend are reported to have
sexually harassed a 23-year-old woman who boarded the vehicle to go
home late Tuesday night.

Semiskilled

It is heartening that there are

organizations working towards the
betterment of the disabled what they
need is inclusivity. Helping them
achieve financial independence will
set them on the right path for life.
While it is heart-warming that the
government and private firms are
doing their bit for these citizens, a lot
more needs to be done. There is a far
bigger number out there which has
missed the benefits. The formula is
obvious, but needs to be implemented:
education and employment.

DIGNITY
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TYPE OF DISABILITY

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LIVING WITH

Auto driver, friend molest woman

n Karnataka, around
5-6 per cent of the
population is persons
with disabilities
according to the
department for the
empowerment of
differently
abled and
senior
citizens. As
per the
2011 census,
Karnataka has
13.24 lakh
disabled persons.
According to WHO, at
least 10% of the worlds
population, or 650
million people, live with
a disability. Also, over 20
percent of the worlds
poor are disabled.

HELPING HAND

trangely, there is no
exclusive allocation in
the state budget or in the
department for the benefit
of the differently abled. The
state government has
clubbed the allocation
along with the women and
child welfare department.
Of Rs 4,232 crore
allocated for women
and child welfare
and differently
abled persons, a
portion of it is
reserved for the
community. There is no
clear allocation, barring
schemes for them. The
government spends nearly
Rs 1,500 crore for persons
with disabilities through
various schemes, not
more than 20 percent
benefit from them.

Speed governor pleas dismissed

The Karnataka High Court on
Wednesday dismissed a batch of
four petitions, including three filed by Kerala-based companies,
manufacturing and marketing
speed governor devices.
There are no apparant circumstances indicating that there
is an unholy nexus between the
commissioner for transport and
road safety and select manufacturers, Justice Anand Byrareddy said. He dismissed the petitions filed by Autograde International Private Limited, Kochi,
and others. The judge said the petitioners do not appear to be manufacturing speed governors, duly
certified, with a pre-set speed limit of 80 km/hour.
The petitioners had challenged the prescription of certain
eligibility standards claiming
that the said conditions were
brought in to benefit two select
companies.

Cubbon
Park
police
have
launched a manhunt for the accused.
The woman, who is a garment
shop salesgirl off Commercial Street,
boarded the auto at 11.30pm near
Cauvery Emporium, MG Road. Usually, I note down the auto number, and

ask my friends, who accompany me

till MG Road, to do so. But on Tuesday
night, none of us did, said the woman in her complaint on Wednesday.
She said the driver was not alone.
A stranger, who claimed to be his
friend, was sitting beside him. They
stopped the vehicle nearly 500 metres
away from my house and started harassing me, she told police.