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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.
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 ...
Manual on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women with Disabilities, 2020 [27] A project supported by Women's Asia Fund Disabled Lives Matter, (year unknown) [ 28 ] An anthology of articles written by Khetarpal over a period of 10 years, including her articles written for various platforms and publications including Feminism in India ...
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 ...
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.
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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.