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The number of people with disabilities in India was stated as 21 million in the 2001 Census of India. [2] In the 2011 census, the figure rose by 22.4% to 26.8 million. [3] According to the 2011 census, 20.3% of people with disabilities in India have movement disabilities, 18.9% have hearing impairments, and 18.8% have visual impairments.
Anita Ghai (born 23 October 1958 - 11 December 2024) was an Indian academic who was the former president of Indian Association of Women's Studies. [1] She was a professor at School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi. [2] She was also a disability rights activist in India working in the areas of sexuality, gender, health and education ...
Nidhi Goyal (born 21 September 1985) is an Indian disability and gender rights activist who has been appointed to the UN Women Executive Director's advisory group. [1] [2] Goyal is the founder and executive director of Mumbai-based NGO Rising Flame [3] [4] and works in the areas of sexuality, gender, health and rights for women and girls with disabilities. [5]
Arunima Sinha was born in Ambedkar Nagar near Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.Her father was in the Indian Army and her mother was a supervisor in the health department. She has an elder sister and a younger brother.
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is a disability law passed by the Parliament of India to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by India in 2007. The Act replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full ...
In addition, researching the health issues of women with disabilities is also understudied. [8] Starting in the early 2000s, health issues for people with disabilities began to be studied in the United States. [9] The first long-term study involving the experiences of women with disabilities and gynecological services was not published until ...
Iyer received the Nari Shakti Puraskar, the highest civilian honor for women for contribution to women's empowerment, from President Ram Nath Kovind on 8 March 2018 on International Women's Day. [28] [29] On 8 March 2020, she was selected by the Honorable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to take over his social media accounts.
The Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 is an Act to give effect to the Proclamation on the Full Participation and Equality of the People with Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Region.