Implement the UNCRPD
India has ratified the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but done very little to protect the rights of the disabled in accordance with it.
List of Multiple Disability
Challenges Vs Responses
A vast majority of disabled children are not getting appropriate education and the existing coverage is very poor.
Techshare 2010 begins
Techshare 2010 to be held in New Delhi on February 15 and 16 will see the conference move on 3 tracks.
To ensure that disability is given it’s due in the upcoming Union Budget.
The Union Budget for 2010-2011 is just around the corner and disability groups are stepping up the pressure to ensure that this time around disability issues are not sidelined, just like the Union and Rail Budgets last year.
Policy & Guidelines
National Policy For Persons with Disabilities
* National Policy for Persons with Disabilities has been announced in February, 2006. You can have access to English & Hindi Version.Campus2
* The National Policy recognizes that Persons with Disabilities are valuable human resource for the country and seeks to create an environment that provides them equal opportunities, protection of their rights and full participation in society. The focus of the policy is on (a) Prevention of Disabilities and (b) Rehabilitation Measures.
Rules & Regulations
n exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 73 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996, namely:-
ACTs for Differently Abled Persons
The Act has been enacted under Article 253 of the Constitution read with item No. 13 of the Union List (WORD – 446 KB) . It gives effect to the proclamation on the full participation and equality of the persons with disabilities in the Asian & Pacific Region and provides for their education, employment, creation of barrier free environment, social security, etc.
Persons with disabilities and multiple discrimination – Rights of special groups
In the field of human rights, growing attention has been devoted to the rights of persons belonging to specific groups, often called “vulnerable groups”. People belonging to these groups have certain common characteristics or are in a situation that have been shown to make these people more vulnerable to discrimination.
Towards a Rights Based Perspective on Disability
The right of everyone to “life, liberty and security of person” is stated in the article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whereas article 9 forbids “arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.” These provisions are of great importance for mentally disabled persons who are subject to unlawful detention.
The Regional Human Rights System
When domestic institutions fail to uphold the law and are in some cases the violators of law, it may be possible or necessary to seek redress beyond national boundaries. In order to achieve an effective improvement in the exercise of the rights of disabled persons, it is important to understand the regional and international mechanisms that exist and the remedies they provide.