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After 15 Years of Stuggle, Deaf canditate get into IAS

NEW DELHI: Maniram Sharma has won a 15-year-old battle for justice. On Thursday, this deaf IAS candidate learnt he has made it to the service. With this, Maniram has not just won a personal battle but a milestone victory for disabled persons like him who have been kept away from the premier government service. Maniram's case has been highlighted by TOI over the past couple of years — how his efforts were thwarted on one ground or the other, till he finally went through surgery to make his aided hearing so good that he gave his IAS interview this time by the oral question-and-answer method. Despite this, his induction into the service was just not happening. While other successful candidates got their call on August 17, he didn't. Finally, on September 3 he was informed that he had cleared the exam on all counts but still had to wait for another month to get his appointment. ``I still can't believe it has happened. It has not sunk in. After suffering so many disappointments, it's difficult to imagine it has actually come true,'' Maniram told TOI. Maniram's IAS saga began in 1995 when he failed in his first attempt to clear the preliminary examination. He was then 100% deaf. Since then he has cleared the exam three times — 2005, 2006 and 2009. In 2006, he was told he could not be allotted the IAS as only the partially deaf were eligible, not fully deaf persons like him. So, he was allotted the Post and Telegraph Accounts and Finance Service. To improve his hearing, Maniram had a surgical cochlear implant, costing Rs 7.5 lakh that now enables him to hear partially. He appeared for the IAS again this year and cleared it, scoring the highest in the hearing-impaired category. Yet, he faced several more hurdles as the government put technical hurdles questioning his level of disability. Anyway, this story has a happy ending. And Maniram has no complaints. ``If I could wait for 15 years, I could surely wait for a few more months. But the uncertainty kept me on edge,'' he said without rancour. He is off to his village Badangarhi in Alwar district, Rajasthan, to convey the news to his family. ``I have decided to go in person to tell them. My whole village will celebrate.'' Maniram's Badangarhi is a remote village which doesn't even have a school. He started losing his hearing at the age of five, becoming totally deaf by nine. His parents, both illiterate farm labourers, could do little to help. Yet, Maniram continued trudging to the nearest school, 5km away, and cleared class 10 standing fifth in the state board examination and cleared class 12 ranking seventh in the state board. In his second year in college, he cleared the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) examination to become a clerk-cum-typist. He studied and worked during his final year and topped the university in Political Science. He went on to clear the NET (National Eligibility Test). He then gave up his RPSC job and became a lecturer. Not satisfied with that, he became a Junior Research Fellow and completed his Ph.D in Political Science during which time he taught M Phil and MA students in Rajasthan University. Having completed his Ph.D, Maniram got through the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) and while in service he started trying for the UPSC.

Coutersy: Times of India.

Can Deaf drive? HC wait to answer

Here's some good news for around 50 million hearing impaired people in the country.The Centre has submitted before Delhi High Court that it is considering allowing those suffering from hearing disability to obtain a driving licence. The archaic Motor Vehicles Act prohibits the deaf from obtaining a drivers' licence, saying they could be a "source of danger to the public". The court is hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) seeking a direction to quash the requirement of having "no hearing impairment for the issuance of driving licence". A Bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan on Friday recorded the statement by Additional Solicitor General A.S. Chandiok appearing for the Centre that they are considering all the relevant materials and will make appropriate recommendations on issuing driving licences to the hearing impaired. The process is set to be completed in four weeks. Road Transport and Highways Ministry counsel Jyoti Singh said medical experts are of the view that those who can hear sound up to 60 decibels with the use of hearing aid can be permitted hold a driving licence for private vehicles, while those with hearing level up to 40 decibels with hearing aid can be allowed to drive commercial vehicles. Singh said a specially constituted high-powered committee of the ministry will soon meet to discuss the issue. Delhi cops back plan The PIL also draws strength from views expressed by Delhi Police on its website that deafness does not render one incapable of driving safely. "There is no reason why deaf people should not be allowed to drive," the website says. But it suggests use of additional rearview mirrors by this category of drivers The NAD said the deaf are allowed to drive all over the world, except in 26 countries. In the UK, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Thailand and Malaysia authorities insist on special double rear-view mirrors. In Malaysia and Sri Lanka this category of drivers are to indicate the handicap by putting a sticker on the back of the car so that other drivers do not hoot at the driver. But they are not allowed to drive commercial or passenger vehicles.
"A deaf person with an international driver's licence is able to drive in India, then why should an Indian deaf national be denied this right? The Constitution demands equality for all before the law," he said.

Delhi Deaf People protest against RTO Offfice for issue of Licence for personal vehicle....

By Nilesh Nikade
Posted On Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 02:49:41 AM

Even as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is presently being heard at the Delhi High Court about issuing driving licences to the deaf, around 150 deaf persons marched four kilometres at a rally in Dombivli to highlight their predicament on Sunday, ‘World Deaf Day’.With placards screaming ‘We can drive too. Test us, if you have doubts,’ the rally had students from various deaf schools in Thane district and members of non-governmental organisation (NGOs) working for the welfare of deaf. They were protesting the Regional Transport Office (RTO) repeatedly turning them down from appearing for driving tests.

A rally of deaf persons at Phadke Road inDombivli (East)“We are not asking them to issue licences without tests. Our driving skills should be tested, and we can have the handicap symbol on our vehicles to indicate our disability,” said Amit Sarpotdar, one of the deaf persons attending the rally.Asha Kulkarni, Principal, K C School for Deaf, Ulhasnagar and an organiser of the rally said, “We face a lot of difficulties, and basic rights such as driving licences are being denied to us. So, Sunday being World Deaf Day, we thought we could create awareness about at least one issue.” Members of Omkar Karn Badhir Vikas Sanstha had earlier sought permission from the Kalyan RTO to apply for driving licences. However, officials said they needed to consult with the government, as the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 prohibits the deaf from procuring a driver’s licence, stating they could be a “source of danger to the public”.After the PIL, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways at the Centre had shown its support for changing this rule. It also told the court that medical experts opine that those able to hear sound up to 60 decibels with hearing aid can be permitted to hold a driving licence for private vehicles. Those with hearing up to 40 decibels with hearing aid can be allowed to drive commercial vehicles.A senior RTO official said, “Drivers with hearing disabilities will not be able to respond to horns and warnings from other drivers. The option could be considered for partially deaf people. However, the matter is sub judice, and we cannot comment further.”

What the rules are around the world In UK, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Thailand the deaf are allowed to drive with special double rear-view mirrors. In Malaysia and Sri Lanka, this category of drivers must indicate the handicap with a sticker stating this on the back of the car, so that other drivers are aware they cannot hear the honking. However, none of these countries allow them to drive commercial or passenger vehicles.