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Legislative Provisions

Disability Laws in India
Resources: 
  1. The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
  2. The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
  3. Schemes by State
  4. Guidelines for Issue of Disability Certificates
  5. Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme)
  6. Legal Circulars
  7. Posting of Government employees who have disabled dependents
FAQs: 
FAQ ON PWD ACT 1995
Other Laws with Provisions for Disability
Resources: 
  1. The Right to Education Act (The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act), 2009 & Amendments, 2012
  2. Right to Information Act
  3. Copyright Act Amendment 2012
  4. Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme)
International Treaties on the Rights of Persons with Disability
Resources: 
  1. UN convention on rights of persons with disabilities, 2007
  2. ILO Convention concerning Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons)
  3. Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons,
  4. Convention on the Rights of the Child (article 23);
  5. World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons,
  6. Tallinn Guidelines for Action on Human Resources Development in the Field of Disability,
  7. Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
  8. Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education, adopted by the UNESCO World Conference on Special Needs Education: Access and Quality, Salamanca (Spain), 7 - 10 June 1994 .
  9. Biwako millennium framework (for action towards an inclusive, barrier free and rights based society for persons with disabilities in Asia and pacific , 2003-2012)
  10. Draft Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, 2012( republic of Korea)
  11. Sundberg Declaration on Actions and Strategies for Education, Prevention and Integration, adopted by the UNESCO World Conference on Actions and Strategies for Education, Prevention and Integration, Malaga (Spain), 2 - 7 November 1981,
  12. Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities
  13. African Charter of Human and People's Rights (art. 18(4));
  14. the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (article 13);
  15. Protocol of San Salvador (Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ) (article 6 & 9)
  16. Rio+20 Outcome Document
FAQs: 
FAQ UNCRPD
Advocacy
Resources: 
  1. Judicial interpretations
  2. Disability Law Units
  3. Directory of Lawyers
  4. File a complaint
  5. Court judgements
  6. Schemes by State

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