A year-and-a-half ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious programme ‘Accessible India’. But people with disabilities continue to struggle against inaccessible infrastructure and services. Can India afford to delay any longer? We ask experts.
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.
In the entire Act we miss to find support to people with severe and profund intellectual and developmental disabilities. We all can see changes in the society acceptance towards Employment but what about education. So there is a limited population who can reach for employment. Again only people with cognitive capacities have been the focus..
We need a strong system to support people with severe and profund disabilities and their families to support their medical, care and life long support.
Is inclusive education a flawed concept or it refuses to take off for want of adequate resources ?
In the entire Act we miss to find support to people with severe and profund intellectual and developmental disabilities. We all can see changes in the society acceptance towards Employment but what about education. So there is a limited population who can reach for employment. Again only people with cognitive capacities have been the focus..
We need a strong system to support people with severe and profund disabilities and their families to support their medical, care and life long support.