Laws related to person with disability

1.

LAWS RELATED TO PERSON WITH DISABILITY
Solanki Vishwaraj
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2.

• A D I S A B I L I T Y IS A N IMPAIRMENT T H AT MAY B E
COGNITIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL, INTELL ECTUAL,
MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SENSORY, O R SOME
COMBINATION O F THESE. IT SUBSTANTIALLY
AFFECTS A
P E R S O N ' S LIFE ACTIVITIES A N D MAY B E
PRESENT FROM BIRTH O R O C C U R DURING A
PERSON'S
LIFETIME. ... D I S A B I L I T Y IS THUS N O T J U S T A
HEALTH PROBLEM

3.

PERSON WITH DISABILITY ACT , 1995
• TO I NTEG RATE PERSON WI TH DISABILITIES A N D PROVIDE
THEM W I TH OPPORTUNITIES F O R F U L L PARTICIPATION IN
• SOCIETY
TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH DISABLED PERSONS
W O U L D E N J O Y STATUS WI TH NON-DISABLED PERSON

4.

BENEFICIARIES
BLINDNESS
LOW-VISION
LEPROSY-CURED H E A R I N G
IMPAIRMENT
• L O C O MOTOR DISABILITY, O R A N Y FORM O F C E R E B R A L
PALSY
MENTAL RETARDATION MENTAL ILLNESS

5.

HOW DOES THE ACT SET OUT TO ACHIEVE
IT’S GOALS
• THROUGH…
..
• ED U C AT IO N
EMPLOYMENT
SPECIAL FACILITIES
• R E H A B A N D SO C IAL
SECURITY

6.

EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS
• 3% RESERVATION IN IDENTIFIED G O VER N MEN T
JOBS.
1% E A C H FOR:
PERSONS WITH BLINDNESS O R L O W VISION
(II) PERSONS WITH H E A R I N G IMPAIRMENT A N D
(III) PERSONS WITH L O C O MOTOR DISABILITY O R C E R E B R A L
PALSY

7.

DUTIES ON THE GOVT. PART TO PROVIDE
AND PROMOTE EDUCATION AMONG
DISABLED PERSONS
ENSURE F R E E EDUCATION TILL T H E A G E O F 18
YEARS
PROMOTE INTEGRATION
SETTING U P SPECIAL SCHOOLS
TRANSPORT FACILITIES
REMOVAL O F A R C H I T E C T U R A L BARRIERS
SUPPLY O F BOOKS, UNIFORMS ETC.
G R A N T O F SCHOLARSHIPS
SUITABLE MODIFICATION IN T H E EXAMINATION
SYSTEMS
RESTRUCTURING O F CURRICULUM

8.

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR WELFARE OF
PERSONS WITH AUTISM, CEREBRAL PALSY
MENTAL RETARDATION AND MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES ACT , 1999
TRUST" : T H E N AT IO N AL TRUST F O R W E L FA R E O F PERSONS WITH
AUTISM, C E R E B R A L PALSY MENTAL RETARDATION A N D
MULTIPLE DISABILITY C O N ST IT U T ED U N D ER SUB SECTION (1) O F
SECTION3.

9.

OBJECTIVES
• E N A B L E A N D EMPOW ER TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN A N D A S CLOSE TO T H E COMMUNITY
TO WHICH THEY BELONG;
STRENGTHEN FACILITIES A N D PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LIVE WITHIN THEIR O W N FAMILIES;
EXTEND SUPPORT TO REGISTERED ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE NEED BASED SERVICES
DURING T H E PERIOD O F CRISES IN T H E FAMILY
D E A L PROBLEMS O F PERSONS W ITH DISABILITY W H O DO NOT H AV E FAMILY SUPPORT;
PROMOTE MEASURES F O R T H E C A R E A N D P R O T E C T I O N IN T H E E V E N T O F DEATH O F THEIR
PARENT O R GUARDIAN
EVOLVE P R O C E D U R E F O R T H E APPOINTMENT O F GUARDIANS A N D TRUSTEES
REQUIRING SUCH PROTECTION;
FACILITATE T H E REALIZATION O F E Q U A L OPPORTUNITIES, P R O T E C T I O N O F RIGHT
A N D F U L L PARTICIPATION O F PERSONS W ITH DISABILITY
A N D TO DO A N Y OTHER A C T

10.

• T HAT PROMOTES INDEPENDENT LIVING IN T H E COMMUNITY F O R
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY BY:
CREATING A C O N D U C I VE ENVIRONMENT IN T H E COMMUNITY;
COUNSEL I NG A N D T R AI N I N G O F FAMILY MEMBERS O F PERSONS
WITH DISABILITY;
SETTING U P O F ADULT T R AI N I N G UNITS, INDIVIDUAL A N D G R O U P
HOMES PROMOTES RESPITE CARE, F O ST ER FAMILY C A R E O R DAY
C A R E SERVICE F O R PERSONS WITH DISABILITY;
SETTING U P RESIDENTIAL HOSTELS A N D RESIDENTIAL HOMES F O R
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY;
DEVELOPMENT O F SELF -HEL P G R O U P PERSONS WITH DISABILITY T O
PURSUE T H E REALIZATIO N O F THEIR RIGHTS;
SETTING U P O F L O C A L COMMITTEE T O G R A N T A P P R O VA L F O R
GUARDIANSHIP A N D
SUCH O T HER PROGRAMMES WHICH PROMOTE T H E O B J E C T I V E O F T H E
TRUST

11.

GUARDIAN
• A PARENT O F A PERSON WITH DISABILITY O R HIS RELATIVE MAY
MAKE AS APPLICATIO N T O T H E L O C A L L E V E L COMMITTEE F O R
APPOINTMENT O F A N Y PERSON O F HIS CHO I CE T O A C T AS A
G U ARDI AN O F T H E PERSONS WITH DISABILITY.
• ◦ A N Y REGISTERED ORGANIZATIO N MAY MAKE A N APPLICAT IO N IN
T H E PRESCRIBED FORM T O T H E L O C A L L E V E L COMMITTEE F O R
APPOINTMENT O F A G U AR D I AN F O R A PERSON WITH DISABILITY:
N O SUCH APPLICATI O N SHALL BE ENTERTAINED BY T H E L O C A L
L E V E L COMMITTEE, UNLESS T H E C O N SENT O F T H E G UARDI AN O F
T H E DISABLED PERSON IS ALSO OBTAINED.

12.

REMOVAL
• A PARENT O R A RELATIVE O F A PERSON WITH DISABILITY O R A
REGISTERED O R G AN IZ AT ION FIND T H AT T H E G U A R D IA N IS
ABUSING O R N E G L E C T IN G A PERSON WITH DISABILITY;
OR
MISAPPROPRIATING O R N E G L E C T IN G T H E PROPERTY, IT
MAY IN A C C O R D A N C E WITH T H E PRESCRIBED P R O C E D U R E
APPLY T O T H E COMMITTEE F O R T H E REMOVAL O F SUCH
G U A R D IA N

13.

RPWD ACT
• T H E A C T PROCLAIMED IN 1995 ,RENEWED IN 2011,CHANGED ITS NAME
FROM PERSON WITH DISABILITIES A C T T O RIGHTS O F PERSON WITH
DISABILITIES ACT.
IT IS A N IMPORTANT L AN D M AR K A N D IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN T H E
DIRECTION O F ENSURING E Q U A L OPPORTUNITIES F O R PERSON WITH
DISABILITIES A N D THEIR F U L L PARTICIPATION IN T H E NATION BUILDING.
• GOALS O F A C T ARE,
T O INTEGRAT E PERSON WITH DISABILITIES A N D PROVIDE
THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES F O R F U L L PARTICIPATION IN
SOCIETY
• . T O CREAT E A SOCIETY IN WHICH DISABLED PERSONS W O U L D ENJO Y
STATUS O N WITH NON-DISABLED PERSON

14.

OTHER ACTS
R IG H T T O ED U C AT IO N A C T (2010)
1. PROVIDES ED U C AT IO N A L O PPO RT U NITY IN A NORMAL S C H O O L
SETTINGS
2. 2. PROVIDES SPECIAL AT T EN T IO N F O R L E A N I N G IF IT IS
NECESSARY

15.

ARTICLE 5 - EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ARTICLE 6 - WOMEN
WITH DISABILITIES
• ARTICLE 7 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
• ARTICLE 8 - AWARENESS-RAISING
• ARTICLE 9 – ACCESSIBILITY
• ARTICLE 10 - RIGHT TO LIFE
• ARTICLE 11 - SITUATIONS OF RISK AND HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
• ARTICLE 13 - ACCESS TO JUSTICE ARTICLE
• 14 - LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON
• ARTICLE 15 - FREEDOM FROM TORTURE OR CRUEL, INHUMAN OR
DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
• ARTICLE 16 - FREEDOM FROM EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE AND ABUSE
• ARTICLE 17 - PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON