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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 ...
Going With The Flow, 2016 [29] A handbook on menstrual management and hygiene for women with disabilities. The book is available both in Hindi and English. Keeping you Abreast: A Handbook on Breast Cancer Self Examination for Women with Disabilities, 2013 [30] Tax Concessions and Exemptions for Persons with Disabilities in India, 2012 [4]
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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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In Brazil, women with disabilities are also less likely to seek out gynecological health care due to various reasons, including cultural attitudes and cost. [16] When disabled women need routine services for anything other than their main impairment(s), they can be perceived as "problematic patients" by healthcare providers. [17]
There has been severe criticism of the Government of India for not increasing the monthly pension provided to the elderly, widows and persons with disability in India. The harshest criticism came from the then Minister of Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, who described the low monthly pension amounts as 'an insult to the dignity' of the elderly ...