Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act

As Delhi govt's doorstep services scheme turns 1, a look at a father's 8-year battle for son's disability certificate

Karyanand Mishra’s teenaged son, Aman, has cerebral palsy. Securing the Disability Certificate, which would ensure his boy has access to all the provisions set aside for specially/differently abled individuals under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act — proved to be a years-long struggle for Karyanand. This, at a time when the Delhi government’s Doorstep Delivery of Services scheme marks its first anniversary.

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Disabilities Act: Supreme Court slams Centre over non-compliance of order on making public institutions disabled-friendly

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Acid attack victims and people with autism, mental illnesses to get reserved seats in central govt jobs

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central government jobs

SC tells institutions of higher education that lack of facilities for disabled persons amounts to discrimination

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Supreme Court suggests separate schools for children with disabilities: Observation violates laws on equality; hampers inclusive education

Supreme Court's observation recommending separate schools for disabled children is contrary to inclusive education and equal opportunity recommended in Indian laws on education and disability rights

India's Disability Act gets delayed by over a month due to 'procedural lapse'

The process for implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act has been delayed by over a month after the Social Justice Ministry, "in a procedural lapse", tried to notify the rules before the Act came into force.