The RPWD Act was enacted in December 2016. It promotes and protects the rights and dignity of people with disabilities in various aspects of life – educational, social, legal, economic,cultural and political. It applies to government, non government and private organisations. It has mandates and t...
The RPWD Act was enacted in December 2016. It promotes and protects the rights and dignity of people with disabilities in various aspects of life – educational, social, legal, economic,cultural and political. It applies to government, non government and private organisations. It has mandates and timelines for establishments to ensure accessibility of infrastructure and services.
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RPwD - 2016 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Govt. of India) June,2017 Chapters 17 2.21% Disable in India Ambuj Kushawaha Lecturer Akshar Trust
Specification of RPwD Act 2016 RPwD Act- 2016
RPwD Act- 2016 Accessible India ( सुगम्य भारत अभियान) Accessible Library ( सुगम्य पुस्तकालय) UDID Card (Unique Disability ID) Empowerment Planning Other
Specified Disability RPwD Act- 2016 Leprosy Cured- loss of Sensation , Paresis in eye and eye-lib , Manifest Deformity Cerebral Palsy- Non- Progressive neurological condition affecting body moment and muscles coordination. 1- Physical Disability A. Locomotor Disability- A person's inability to execute distinctive activities associated with movement of self and objects resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous system or both), including—
Continue RPwD Act- 2016 Dwarfism- Medical or Genetic condition Adult Hight 4 feet 10inch (147 cm) Muscular Dystrophy- Progressive Skeleton Muscle Weakness, Defect in muscle protein and the death of muscle cells. Acid Attack Victims
B. Visual Impairment Blindness Total Absence of Sight Less then 3/60 or 10/200 (Snellen) in Better eyes with possible correction Field Vision 10 degree. Low- Vision Exceeding 6/18 or less then 20/60 up to 3/60 or up to 10/200 (Snellen) Field Vision 40 up to 10 degree. RPwD Act- 2016
C. Hearing Impairment deaf 70 dB Hard of Hearing 60dB to 70dB RPwD Act- 2016 Speech and Language Disability- Laryngectomy or Aphasia (Neurology causse)
2- Intellectual Disability Specific Learning Disability…. Heterogenous Group or Umbrella term Difficulty to Language, Spoken, written, Reading. Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, and Developmental Aphasia. Autism Spectrum Disorder…. Neuro-Developmental Condition, First Three year of that significantly affect person Personality to communicate, understanding relationships and stereotype Behaviours. RPwD Act- 2016 Reasoning, Learning, Problem Solving
3- Mental Behavior….. RPwD Act- 2016 Substantial disorder of- Thinking, Mood swing, Perception, Orientation or Memory, Grossly Impairment of Judgement, Behaviour, Capacity to recognise. Does not Include Retardation. Mental Illness
Disability caused due to…. a. Chronic Neurological Condition, Such as- i- Multi Sclerosis- Nervous system disease. Myelin sheathes around the Axons of Nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord are damage. ii. Parkinson… Progressive Disease of the neuro-system marked by Tremor, Muscular, Rigidity and slow, Imprecise movement, Affecting Middle age and Elderly age. Basal ganglia of the Brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. RPwD Act- 2016
Dopamine Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter . Your body makes it, and your nervous system uses it to send messages between nerve cells. RPwD Act- 2016
RPwD Act- 2016 Inheritable Disease Affecting only male but transmitted by woman to their Male children. B lood does not clot properly. ii. Thalassemia Inherited disorder Reduces or absent amount of Haemoglobin. ii i. Sickle cell Disease Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of disorders known as sickle cell disease. inherited red blood cell disorder. there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body.
5. Multiple Disability RPwD Act- 2016 More then on of the above Specified Disability. Deafblindness
Thank you RPwD Act- 2016 References Gazette of India, RPwD Act 2016. (Govt. of India) Dristi IAS- https://www.drishtiias.com/hindi/printpdf/rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-act (Last Access: 24/07/2021)