Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) are necessary and valuable assets for India, and we need to create an atmosphere of equality, freedom, justice and dignity, thereby ensuring the protection of their rights and enabling their full participation in an inclusive society.

1. 7 Government Initiatives
for the Disabled

2. An audit of 100 government buildings will be done and by July
2016, they will all be converted into fully accessible buildings1

3. A team of experts will work extensively to conduct awareness
programmes and workshops for sensitising all the main
stakeholders, including builders and activists
2

4. A web portal will also be created where people can upload
pictures and comment on the accessibility of any building3

5. Government is also planning to introduce set-top boxes to make
TV programmes more useful for the visually impaired4

6. Sign languages will be introduced in more than 25 percent of the
programmes, starting with Doordarshan, to make television more
disabled-friendly
5

7. Content on government website will also be converted from text
to speech mode through screen reader programmes for the
visually impaired
6

8. A mobile app will be launched to provide information on disabled-
friendly public utilities in a city7