Rights of the Blind: Present Status and Additional Requirements
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
India has a growing number of visually disabled people amongst its workforce and population. The Government of India has developed national, regional and district level programs and support centres to provide services to effectively meet their requirements for aids and appliances, education, training, employment and other suitable rehabilitation services. But all these laws which have been put in place for the benefit of differently abled persons need revision from time to time, so that they can be brought up to date with respect to the changing needs of the disabled people. Visually disabled people now have opportunities to actively seek jobs, housing, travel and prospects to live a normal life alongside the mainstream population. It is thus becoming imperative on the government to allow them special privileges, in order to safeguard their rights and provide them equal opportunities with the rest of the population, avoiding discrimination of any kind at the same time. These laws should be reviewed in context of benefits being given to the disabled people worldwide and revised from time to time so as to give equal benefits to differently abled population in India and allow them to live a life of dignity and self-reliance. This article reviews some most important laws and regulations of the world for protection of disabled-rights and compare them with the existing Indian laws in an attempt to find the lacunae and scopes of amendment.
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Ameeta Koul
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