State Committee discusses accessible election for PwDs

January 10, 2023 48 Views No Comment

Dimapur, January 10 (MExN): Deliberations on the ways to make the forthcoming general election to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly more accessible were held in Kohima on January 9.

Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer V Shashank Shekhar chaired the meeting which was held with officers of the CEO’s establishment and the State Steering Committee on Accessible Election (SSCAE).

According to a press release received here, some of the important issues that were discussed during the meeting included Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Mapping and enrolment of voters; setting up of free transportation facilities; Polling Station Infrastructures (like location of the polling station on the ground floor/providing ramps/wheelchairs/volunteers for PwDs and senior citizens on the polling day); as well as preparation of pictorial representation through posters, videos, and sign language interpreters, Appointment of Accessible Observers, IT Infrastructure and Accessible Communication.

Training and sensitisation of polling personnel for facilitation of PwDs and senior citizens, coordination and partnership with civil society organisations, NGOs, home voting facilities and helpline facilities for PwDs and senior citizens, were also discussed, as per the release.

The SSCAE members who attended the meeting were Dr E Motsuthung Patton, Addl. Director, Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Department; Diethono Nakhro, State Commissioner for PwDs; Dr Nitovi Shikhu, Deputy Director (H&FW); Temsunaro Aier, Mission Director, Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education (DoSE); Dr Chumbeni Kikon, Joint Mission Director, Samagra Shiksha, DoSE; Lanusenla Lemtur, Coordinator, Samagra Shiksha; Tongpang L Jamir, Nagaland Parents Association for Disabled; and Venedulu Vero, Research Officer, Social Welfare Department.

Source: https://morungexpress.com/state-committee-discusses-accessible-election-for-pwds