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[M9]

hk

I  was watching news in evening[23.july.07] when i heard this news on Aaj Tak, A girl named MS.Yasmeen,resident of meerut, cleared her medical entrance and got 50th rank but was denied admiision in medical collage ,the reason is that persons with more than 71% disability can not become Doctors? is it right?can I/we do something about it?She is from poor famaily,her father is a truck driver.

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m9

hk

I  was watching news in evening[23.july.07] when i heard this news on Aaj Tak, A girl named MS.Yasmeen,resident of meerut, cleared her medical entrance and got 50th rank but was denied admiision in medical collage ,the reason is that persons with more than 71% disability can not become Doctors? is it right?can I/we do something about it?She is from poor famaily,her father is a truck driver.

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m9

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See all of you here, just note the grit and determination of this young girl who has fought not only disability but also financial instability to achieve her desires in life.

Now her conditions reminds me of the noted Dr Mary Varghese who was totally paralysed below the waist and was in a wheel chair after she met with an accident, and she inspite of her disability went on to become one of the world's best sought after Surgeon. She worked and died in the Christian Medical College , Vellore.She was the most famous Doctor India ever had for conducting extensive surgeries on leprosy affected hands and legs, and restoring life to leprosy patients. A rehabilitiation centre has been set up in Madras in her memory.

If Dr Mary can do work from a wheel chair then I firmly believe that Yasmeen too can achieve her goals.
The government has no say in this, I suggest she needs to fight out in the courts on this. And of course we could try to help her out on this too. But the fact is that we all are spread over different areas, thus making the process tedious.But something could be worked out.

I suggest this girl may better approach the new president elect of India, and ask her to help her out and also restore the faith and confidence of millions of disabled in India.

I wonder what role the Disability commissoners in various states in India are involved in - CHEAP PEOPLE

fIGHT FIGHT FIGHT TILL OUR VOICES ARE HEARD

Regards
Thomas

See all of you here, just note the grit and determination of this young girl who has fought not only disability but also financial instability to achieve her desires in life.

Now her conditions reminds me of the noted Dr Mary Varghese who was totally paralysed below the waist and was in a wheel chair after she met with an accident, and she inspite of her disability went on to become one of the world's best sought after Surgeon. She worked and died in the Christian Medical College , Vellore.She was the most famous Doctor India ever had for conducting extensive surgeries on leprosy affected hands and legs, and restoring life to leprosy patients. A rehabilitiation centre has been set up in Madras in her memory.

If Dr Mary can do work from a wheel chair then I firmly believe that Yasmeen too can achieve her goals.
The government has no say in this, I suggest she needs to fight out in the courts on this. And of course we could try to help her out on this too. But the fact is that we all are spread over different areas, thus making the process tedious.But something could be worked out.

I suggest this girl may better approach the new president elect of India, and ask her to help her out and also restore the faith and confidence of millions of disabled in India.

I wonder what role the Disability commissoners in various states in India are involved in - CHEAP PEOPLE

fIGHT FIGHT FIGHT TILL OUR VOICES ARE HEARD

Regards
Thomas

[M9]

Sorry fo giving u half info.She is using callipers for her mobility.

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m9

Sorry fo giving u half info.She is using callipers for her mobility.

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m9

[M9]

hk
can anything like online petition help her?if we all just sign it out and move it to the President or any concerned authority.

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m9

hk
can anything like online petition help her?if we all just sign it out and move it to the President or any concerned authority.

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m9

[THOMASJACOB]

Yes, we can do our bit.

But before we decide on something I suggest you first consult Accessability Team and then go ahead .......

Looking forward to hear from you soon

Regards
Thomas

Note - Can someone tell me what exactly is a Calliper - Is it worn on the hands or legs???

Yes, we can do our bit.

But before we decide on something I suggest you first consult Accessability Team and then go ahead .......

Looking forward to hear from you soon

Regards
Thomas

Note - Can someone tell me what exactly is a Calliper - Is it worn on the hands or legs???

[Vic]

Thomas - Calliper is a supporting (generaly aluminium) frame worn on the legs to support weak muscles/ joints.

Thomas & M9 - you dont need to seek our permission for this. Please feel to initiate your petition.

I can only suggest that approaching the state disability commissioner will also be an option - asking him to seek an explanation from the medical college as to how they have judged this girl to be unable to carry out her role as a doctor, once she is qualified ..... afterall there are so many fields in medicine that one can take up - how did they rule out all of those for her ??

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Vikas

AccessAbility

Thomas - Calliper is a supporting (generaly aluminium) frame worn on the legs to support weak muscles/ joints.

Thomas & M9 - you dont need to seek our permission for this. Please feel to initiate your petition.

I can only suggest that approaching the state disability commissioner will also be an option - asking him to seek an explanation from the medical college as to how they have judged this girl to be unable to carry out her role as a doctor, once she is qualified ..... afterall there are so many fields in medicine that one can take up - how did they rule out all of those for her ??

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Vikas

AccessAbility

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Mumbai, June 30: Despite being a topper at the university, oncologist Dr Suresh Advani was refused admission to Grant Medical College.

Advani (57) had been struck by polio in both limbs when he was eight and because of his disability had to seek special permission from the government.



‘‘But other than this, my disability has never been a handicap for me. I have travelled extensively and lectured in many countries without any problem,’’ says the doctor who is currently director of the department of medical oncology at Jaslok Hospital.

Involved with over 500 national and international publications, Advani is also the recipient of the Padmashri in 2002 and the Dhanvantri Award in 2003.

Dr Eric Borges (51), consultant cardiologist at Bombay Hospital, afflicted with polio when he was one, is another who has not let the disability bother him.

‘‘I believe there is always room at the top and my disability never came in the way of reaching there,’’ says Borges, who topped his MBBS batch in 1974.

Today he has been instrumental in setting up a super-speciality cardiac centre at Kolhapur for the government of Maharashtra, is a thorough workaholic and says there’s only one recipe for success: ‘‘Late to bed and early to rise, work like hell and don’t advertise.’’

Dr Behram Pardiwalla, (54) consultant physician at Breach Candy Hospital, didn’t need to advertise either. ‘‘I spent frustrating weeks without a single patient when I started out,’’ he recalls. Today, patients queue up for appointments every day.

Pardiwalla’s right leg and left arm were affected by polio when he was two.

‘‘I never ever felt my disability would stop me from being a doctor. Even today, I drive my own car, do my rounds, without being conscious of my handicap.’’ His message to young doctors? ‘‘If you’re patient with your practice, the patients will come by.’’

Best Medicine
Dr Suresh Advani : Pioneered bone marrow transplantation in India in 1982
Dr Eric Borges : Helped the government of Mauritius set up its first cardiac centre
Behram Pardiwala : Founded Indian Society of Critical Care

[i]THIS IS THE ONE OF THE NEWS ITEMS THAT I FOUND OUT WHEN CHECKING ON DISABILITY RELATED ISSUES ON THE NET, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE DOCTORS ARE HAVING A DISABILITY SAME AS TO THAT OF YASMEEN AN  ASPIRING DOCTOR, IF THESE DOCTORS CAN MOVE AHEAD IN LIFE STUDYAND PRACTICE THEN I STRONGLY FEEL THAT ITS NOT FAIR TO DENY YASMEEN WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY HERS.

Mumbai, June 30: Despite being a topper at the university, oncologist Dr Suresh Advani was refused admission to Grant Medical College.

Advani (57) had been struck by polio in both limbs when he was eight and because of his disability had to seek special permission from the government.



‘‘But other than this, my disability has never been a handicap for me. I have travelled extensively and lectured in many countries without any problem,’’ says the doctor who is currently director of the department of medical oncology at Jaslok Hospital.

Involved with over 500 national and international publications, Advani is also the recipient of the Padmashri in 2002 and the Dhanvantri Award in 2003.

Dr Eric Borges (51), consultant cardiologist at Bombay Hospital, afflicted with polio when he was one, is another who has not let the disability bother him.

‘‘I believe there is always room at the top and my disability never came in the way of reaching there,’’ says Borges, who topped his MBBS batch in 1974.

Today he has been instrumental in setting up a super-speciality cardiac centre at Kolhapur for the government of Maharashtra, is a thorough workaholic and says there’s only one recipe for success: ‘‘Late to bed and early to rise, work like hell and don’t advertise.’’

Dr Behram Pardiwalla, (54) consultant physician at Breach Candy Hospital, didn’t need to advertise either. ‘‘I spent frustrating weeks without a single patient when I started out,’’ he recalls. Today, patients queue up for appointments every day.

Pardiwalla’s right leg and left arm were affected by polio when he was two.

‘‘I never ever felt my disability would stop me from being a doctor. Even today, I drive my own car, do my rounds, without being conscious of my handicap.’’ His message to young doctors? ‘‘If you’re patient with your practice, the patients will come by.’’

Best Medicine
Dr Suresh Advani : Pioneered bone marrow transplantation in India in 1982
Dr Eric Borges : Helped the government of Mauritius set up its first cardiac centre
Behram Pardiwala : Founded Indian Society of Critical Care

[i]THIS IS THE ONE OF THE NEWS ITEMS THAT I FOUND OUT WHEN CHECKING ON DISABILITY RELATED ISSUES ON THE NET, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE DOCTORS ARE HAVING A DISABILITY SAME AS TO THAT OF YASMEEN AN  ASPIRING DOCTOR, IF THESE DOCTORS CAN MOVE AHEAD IN LIFE STUDYAND PRACTICE THEN I STRONGLY FEEL THAT ITS NOT FAIR TO DENY YASMEEN WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY HERS.