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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.
Mithu Alur (born 27 March 1943) is the founder chairperson of The Spastic Society of India – now rechristened ADAPT – Able Disable All People Together.She is an educator, disability rights activist, researcher, writer and published author on issues concerning people with disability in India.
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]
Various publications across the world have written more than 100 articles on her work. [5] [12] Her first national recognition came in 1994 when she won the National Youth Award from the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India. She won the Padma Shri on 25 January 2022, on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day of India.
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 ...
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.
A 2004 UN survey in Orissa, India, found that every women with disabilities in their sample had experienced some form of physical abuse. [16] This double discrimination is also shown to be prevalent in more industrialized nations. In the United States, for example, 72 percent of women with disabilities live below the poverty line. [17]
Nargis Dutt became the first patron of 'The Spastics Society of India' (SSI), which formally started on October 2, 1972 [7] Later a special school for children with cerebral palsy, "Centre for Special education" was set up at Colaba on October 2, 1973, providing education and treatment facilities under one roof.