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Constitutional and legal obligations and policies at the international and national levels
“...Future emphasis shall be on distance and open learning systems to provide opportunities and access to all the major target groups, especially the disadvantaged, viz., women, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the adult working class, and people serving in the far - flung remote areas.”
Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
Passed by Parliament in 1992, this act makes it mandatory for every special teacher to be registered by the council and lays down that every child with disability had the right to be taught by a qualified teacher. In fact it provided punishment for those teachers who engaged in teaching children with special needs without a license.
Education Policy of Government of India, 1992 (Modified)
A landmark legislation, this trust seeks to protect and promote the rights of persons who within the disability sector, have been even more marginalised than others. The salient features are:
- First of its kind in the category of persons addressed
- Recognition of range of independence in Skills, Daily Living and Financial Management
- Protection - dominant, rather than autonomy - dominant
- Local Level Committee - District Level Coverage
- Decision making powers to Persons with Disabilities
- Legal Guardianship - even for parents
- Stake-holdership of Registered Organisations
- Legality/ Responsibility linked to Bequests
Travel Concession Conveyance Allowance
Income Tax Concessions Reservation of Jobs & Other Facilities For Disabled Persons Financial Assistance to Person with Disabilities
Central Govt. Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities |
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