Persons with Disability Act 1995 - The National Trust

1 183 THE Persons WITHDISABILITIES(EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES,PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ANDFULL PARTICIPATION ) ACT,1995184185 THE Persons WITH DISABILITIES (EQUALOPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULLPARTICIAPTION) ACT, 1995 Introudction The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rightsand Full Participation) Act, 1995 has come into enforcement on February 7,1996. This law is an important landmark and is a significant step in the directionto ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their fullparticipation in the nation building. The Act provides for both preventive andpromotional aspects of rehabilitation like education, employment andvocational training, reservation, research and manpower development,creation of barrier-free environment, rehabilitation of Persons with Disability ,unemployment and establishment of homes for Persons with severe Disability , booklet aims at wider dissemination of the rights conferred upon bythe Provisions of the Act Prevention and Early Detection of Disabilities.

2 Education. Employment. Non-discrimination. Research and Manpower Development. Affirmative Action. Social Security. Grievance and Early Detection of Disabilities Surveys, investigations and research shall be conducted to ascertainthe cause of occurrence of disabilities. Various measures shall be taken to prevent disabilities. Staff at thePrimary Health Centre shall be trained to assist in this work. All the children shall be screened once in a year for identifying at-risk cases. Awareness campaigns shall be launched and sponsored to disseminateinformation. Measures shall be taken for pre-natal, perinatal, and post-natal careof the mother and Every child with Disability shall have the right to free education till theage of 18 years in integrated schools or special schools.

3 Appropriate transportation, removal of architectural barriers andrestructuring of modifications in the examination system shall beensured for the benefit of children with disabilities. Children with disabilities shall have the right to free books,scholarships, uniform and other learning material. Special schools for children with disabilities shall be equipped withvocational training facilities. Non-formal education shall be promoted for children with disabilities. Teachers Training Institutions shall be established to develop requisitemanpower. Parents may move to appropriate fora for the redressal of grievancesregarding the placement of their children with Three percent of vacancies in government employment shall be reservedfor people with disabilities, one percent each for Persons suffering from: Blindness or Low Vision Hearing Impairment Locomotor Disabilities & Cerebral Plasy Suitable scheme shall be formulated for The training and welfare of Persons with disabilities.

4 The relaxation of upper age limit. Regulating the employment. Health and safety measures and creation of a non-handicapping. Environment in places where Persons with disabilities areemployed. Government Educational Institutes and other Educational Institutesreceiving grant from Government shall reserve at least three percent seatsfor people with disabilities. No employee can be sacked or demoted if they become disabled duringservice, although they can be moved to another post with the samepay and condition. No promotion can be denied because of Action Aids and appliances shall be made available to people with disabilities. Allotment of land shall be made at concessional rates to the people withdisabilities for: House188 Business Special recreational centres Special schools Research schools Factories by enterpreneurs with disabilitityNon-discrimination Public building, rail compartments, buses, ships and aircrafts will bedesigned to give easy access to disabled people.

5 In all public places and in waiting rooms, toilets shall be wheel chairaccessible. Braille and sound symbols are also to be provided in lifts. All the places of public utility shall be made barrier-free by and Manpower Development Research in the following areas shall be sponsored and promoted: Prevention of Disability . Rehabilitation including CBR. Development of Assistive Devices. Job Identification. On Site Modifications of Offices and Factories. Financial assistance shall be made available to the universities, otherinstitutions of higher learning, professional bodies and non-government research units or institutions, for undertaking researchfor special education, rehabilitation and manpower Security Financial assistance to non-government organisation for rehabilitationof Persons with disabilities.

6 Insurance coverage for the benefit of the government employees withdisabilities Unemployment allowance to people with disabilities registered withthe special employment exchange for more than a year and who couldnot be placed in any gainful Redressal In case of violation of rights as prescribed in the act people withdisabilities may move an application to : Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in the Centre Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in the further details contactDr. (Mrs.) Uma TuliChief Commissioner for Persons with DisabilitiesG-31, Sector 39 Noida -123001 Phone- 91-4500282, 4570456 Deputy Chief CommissionerG-31, Sector 39 Noida -123001 Phone- 91-4500282, 4570456190 ADDRESSES OF STATE LEVEL DEPARTMENT OFSOCIAL WELFARE OF SOCIAL JUSTICEC ommissioner Disabled WelfareGovt.

7 Of Andhra PradeshChandra Vihar, 6th Road, & Commissioner(Disabilities)Social Welfare of Arunachal PradeshItanagar-791111 Principal Secretary &Commissioner DisabilitiesDeptt. of Social WelfareGovt. of AssamGuwahatiDirector Social Welfare &State Commissioner DisabilitiesSocial Welfare DepartmentGovt. of Disabilities &Director Social WelfareGovt. of of Delhi1, Canning MargNew Delhi-110001 Secretary & CommissionerDisabilitiesSocial Welfare DisabilitiesSocial Justice & Empowerment No. 5, 9th Floor, Sachivalaya,Govt. of GujaratGandhi Disabilities &SecretarySocial Defence & Security of HaryanaChandigarhCommissioner Disabilities &SecretaryDeptt.

8 Of Social WelfareGovt. of Himachal PradeshShimla-171001 Commissioner & SecretarySocial Welfare of Jammu & KashmirSrinagar191 Secretary & Commissioner(Disabilities)Women & Child DevelopmentGovt. of KarnatakaBangaloreState Commissioner (Disabilities)& Ex-Officio Secretary to of Kerala,Poojapura,ThiruvananthapuramCommi ssioner(Social Welfare Disabled)Govt. of Madhya PradeshBhopal-562003 Commissioner of Social WelfareGovt. of MaharashtraPuneSecretary & Ex-Office Commissioner(Disabilities)Social Welfare Secretariat, Room No. 183 Govt. of ManipurImphal-795001 Commissioner & Secretary(Disabilities)Govt. of MeghalayaCivil SecretariatAdditional BuildingShillong-793001 Additional Secretary &Commissioner (Disabilities)Social Welfare of MizoramAizwalCommissioner Disabilities CellNagaland Civil SecretariatSocial Security & Welfare of & CommissionerDisabilitiesWomen & Child DevelopmentGovt.

9 Of OrissaBhubaneshwar-751001 Commissioner DisabilitiesRoom No. 316, 6th FloorGovt. of PunjabPunjab Mini SecretariatSector 9 ChandigarhCommissioner DisabilitiesSocial Welfare of RajasthanJaipurCommissioner-cum-Secretar ySocial Welfare of SikkimGangtok192 Commissioner for Rehabilitationof the DisabledNo. 2, Bakthvatchalam RoadTamil Nadu Slum ClearanceBoard Building, Vishalakshi GardenMyaplore, & Commissioner(Disabilities)Social Welfare & Social of Welfare &CommissionerHandicapped Social WelfareGovt. of Uttar PradeshLucknowCommissioner (Disabilities)Govt. of West Bengal45, Ganesh Ch. & Commissioner(Disabilities)Social Welfare AdministrationChandigarhSecretary & Commissioner(Disabilities)Social Welfare of Dadra & NagarHaveliSilvassaSecretary & Commissioner(Disabilities)Social Welfare of PondicherryPondicherrySecretary & Commissioner(Disabilities)

10 Social Welfare & Nicobar AdministrationPort BlairDirector & Commissioner DisabilitiesSocial Justice Empowerment &CultureLakshadweep AdministrationKavaratiCommissioner for Persons withDisabilitySocial Welfare of Daman & DiuDaman-396220193 ANDHRA PRADESHA ndhra Pradesh ViklangulaCooperative Corporation11-4-634, Venkatramana , State Backward ClassesFinance &Development Corporation4th Floor, Sone BhawanBirchand Patel MargPatna-800001 CHANDIGARH (UT)Chandigarh Child & WomenDev. Corpn. Hall Building3rd Floor, Sector 17-CChandigarhDAMAN & DIU (UT) , Fort AreaMoti, Daman-396220 GUJARATThe Gujarat Women EconomicDevelopment Corpn.