In India, which hosted the first-ever ‘From Invisible to Visible conference at International Purple Fest in Goa in January, it is not known how many people live with invisible disabilities, as these disabilities are not included in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
India s tryst with disability rights commenced in the 1980s but 76 years since independence, world s largest minority (people with disabilities) is still un-free of physical, attitudinal and systemic barriers preventing them from being active contributors to a healthy society. Let s remedy that by 2047.
New Delhi: The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), India's apex disability rights organisation in association with the Centre for Rights of Differently Abled (CRDA) and Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad organised a