Differently abled(Pwd)

govt provisions

A-41, 47

PwD 2016

Sygamya Pustakalaya

Sugayama Bharat Abhiyan (AIC)

Marrakesh Treaty

concept of disability

DDRS- Deendayal Disabled Rehab scheme

Indian implementation of "Accessible book Consortium"

it has a negative connotation and is used in context of developing countries as against differently abled (developed mein )

disability refers to restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in a manner which is considered normal for an individual

statistics

Census 2011 - 2.21 % of the pop is the disabled pop

The differently abled people are disabled not because they are mentally or physically impaired but due to inherent nature of society which stigmatized these differently abled people

Hence, we can say that its the public perception which denies them access to all opportunities for social and economic development

Attitude of people

the disabled people is seen as a victim or with an attitude of pitty often ridiculed and is considered for retribution of past karma from which there is no respite

hence we can say these people suffer from tripple jeopardy -disabled, poor and stigmatized

issues wrt to disabled people

ambiguity wrt definiton

lack of accurate data

Social perception of people wrt disabled eg Karma theory

lack of infrastructure

edu

health skills

treated as an individual medical issue rather than social

Rights of prisoners with disabilities

Domestic

laws

Rights of persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Assessment required of diseases

International

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilties (CRPWD)

India - signatory + ratified

UN Standard Min Rules for treatment of prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules, 1955)

objectives

  1. Discrimination is defined as any distinction, exclusion, restriction on the basis of disability which impairs the excercise of providing the social, politial, cultural rights on equal basis

However discrimination is allowed if it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim

  1. disabilities have increased from 7 to 21
  1. provision for 4 % reservation in govt and educational higher institutions

critical analysis do yourself

  1. there is a clause of benchmark disability - 40%

ADIP scheme

Scholarships

Accessible Elections

National Awards for Empowerment of Pwd

  1. provision for barrier free access in all kinds of all physical infrastructure and transport system
  1. special provision for rights of disabled women and children
  1. provision for National Commission has been removed and has been reduced to the office of chief commissioner and advisory bodies
  1. Provision for National and State level fund
  1. in case of any violence against Pwd there is both penalty awa clause of jail imprisonment

UD ID Project

by MoSJE

build system for Issuance of universal ID/Swavlambancard and disability certificate for PWD

benefits

online application for UDID

UDID card holder no longer need to carry lengthy doc as proof of their diability

universal card acceptability

can avail benefits

Unique number of card - help authority access all details

help govt to track benefits of welfare schemes

GST concessions by Dept of Heavy Industry

suggestions

e learning needs to be promoted

special disability courts

CSR funds to be spend mandatorily for Pwd

creation of fund for their rehab

Under RTE promote inclusive edu w/o labeling

provision of spending atleast 20% of CSR on infrast wrt to disabled

create institute for training professional care takers following NSDA(National Skill Development Agency) guidelines

Social awareness wrt disabled people