RPWD Act – Article 15 of Indian Constitution needs amendment : UN Committee Experts
The emphasis of the Government, during the briefing, was more on the policy framework laid out in the RPWD Act and less on the implementation mechanisms
List of UNCRPD
Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN)
Inclusive education based on researches, evidence based practices, innovations and use of ICT and Assistive Technologies
Handbook on Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016
Inclusive education, rights and entitlements, education, skill development, employment, social security, health, rehabilitation, funds, special courts
On Inclusion Short Film of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities
On Inclusion At INTAR India, several wonderful people who came were interviewed on the subject of Inclusion and the CRPD.
Accessible India Campaign – Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has decided to launch the ” Accessible India Campaign ( Sugamya Bharath Abiyan) ” as a Nation wide flagship campaign
Sahyogi Scheme – Caregivers Training & Deployment
Scheme of Community Based Caregivers Training was launched with a view to provide good quality training to interested persons for becoming caregivers to the needy persons with disabilities. Subsequently, the training module was revised and another scheme for Deployment of Caregivers was launched. Both the schemes could not produce the desired result due to a variety of reasons some of which are as below:
Disability or Disabling Environment – Mr.M.Madhizhagan
… I ran around as I played as a child,hopping and dancing with children in the neighbourhood. One day I realised that something was wrong; my family members and neighbours were not the same. Some were worried and some did not want to be with me. No play…. It seemed that everybody was looking at me differently.
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.