The various concessions and facilities available to the visually impaired today are a result of advocacy activities initiated by NAB, India during the fifty-plus years of its existence. With passage of time, need was felt for a structured approach to manage these activities, that were hitherto carried out in an informal manner. Consequently, the NAB Department of Advocacy was set up in mid-2009, with the support of Sightsavers International, India.
The Dept. liaises with Govt. and private organization in respect of issues affecting the lives and dignity of visually impaired persons, promotes policy changes and provides legal assistance to VI persons to solve their personal and professional problems through a Free Legal Aid Centre.
Aim & Objects
General: Advocacy for Protection of Rights of the Visually Impaired.
Specific: (1) To Educate: Government officials about the policy change required for inclusion of the blind in the mainstream society; private manufacturers about consumer rights of blind consumers; the blind and visually impaired about their rights. (2) Set up a legal cells for the blind (3) Organize sensitization program for the stakeholders. |
