The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) along with the National Disability Network has launched a public interest campaign called ‘REV-UP – Register, Enable, Vote’. And Bollywood celebrities like Dia Mirza, Esha Deol Takhtani and Deepshikha Deshmukh have come up in support of the campaign urging a greater number of people with disabilities voting in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Intern at The Network, Mumbai and a girl with cerebral palsy, Coena Mukherjee has been a part of the development of the campaign.
The Bollywood celebs have already shared the message in favor of the campaign on their respective social media handles.
Let’s all come forth and exercise our democratic right to vote 🙏🏻🇮🇳 #JaiHind #VoteIndia pic.twitter.com/DHXEK2JUIJ
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) April 9, 2019
Lets #REVUP #elections2019 make it more #inclusive. #Citizens, #societies and #communities can #REVUP voting by #persons with #disabilities, enable them to reach #polling booths. @ncpedp_india @armanaly #NationalDisabilityNetwork @reetadgupta pic.twitter.com/cWIcdQ1Ky2
— Esha Deol (@Esha_Deol) April 5, 2019
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv3YFhaH3WF/
“Globally, 1 in 7 people are with disabilities. This makes them the world’s largest minority. Their voices must be heard and hence I stand by the Rev-Up campaign. It’s time to be inclusive and step-up, and help persons with disabilities to register, enable and vote,” Esha Deol said in a statement.
Reeta Gupta of The Network said that it brings together disability rights organizations in the country and all corporates who support disability rights. Gupta was the one who guided Coena to develop the campaign.
Arman Ali of NCPEDP said, “On a more holistic note, the campaign is also about revving up the participation of persons with disabilities in the electoral process as candidates and representatives.”