THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1995,PROVISIONS,AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. BY
RAMSEENA P V

2. WHAT
 Equal Oppurtunities
 Protection of Rights
 Full Participation

3. WHO
Person with disabilities means
a person suffering from not
less than forty percent of any
disability as certified by a
medical authority

4. WHOEVER
 Blind
 Low vision
 Leper
 Hearing Impaired
 Locomotor Disabled
 Mentally Retarded
 Mental Illness

5. WHEN
The Act was passed by
Loksabha in
12th December 1995
and come into enforcement on
February 7,1996

7. To spell out the responsibility
of the state towards the
1
Prevention of disabilities
Protection of rights
Provision of
medical care
Employment
Education
Rehabilitation

8. To create a barrier
free environment
2

9. To counteract any situation
of abuse and exploitation of
persons
3

10. To make special provision of
the integration of persons with
disabilities into the social
mainstream
4

11. MAIN PROVISIONS
Prevention and early detection of disability
Education
Employment
Non-discrimination
Research and manpower development
 Affirmative action
Social security

13. Surveys,
Investigations,
Researches shall be
conducted to
ascertain the cause of
occurrence of
disability

14. Various measures shall
be taken to prevent
disabilities. Staff at
the primary Health
Centre shall be trained
to assist this work

15. All the children
shall be screened
once in a year for
identifying “at-
risk” cases

16. Awareness
campaigns shall be
launched
sponsored to
disseminate
information

17. Measures shall be
taken for pre-natal
and post natal care
for the mother and
child

19. Right to Free
Education till the
age of 18 in
Integrated or
Special Schools

20. Appropriate
transportation, removal
of architectural barriers
and restructuring of
modifications in the
examination

21. Voccational
Training

22. Free books ,
Scholarships,
Uniform and
other learning
material

23. Non-formal
education
shall be
promoted

24. Teachers Training
Institutions shall
be established

25. EMPLOYMENT

26. 3% of Vacancies
in Government
Employment
shall be
reserved

27. Allows grants
and Subsidies
to public and
private sector
employees

28. NON DISCRIMINATION

29. Public building, rail
compartments, buses,
ships and air crafts will
be designed to give
easy access

30. In all public
places and in
waiting rooms, the
toilets shall be
wheel chair
accessible

31. All the places of
public utility shall
be made barrier
free by providing
the ramps

32. Braille and sound
symbols are
provided in all
lifts

34. Allotment of
land shall be
made at
concessional
rate

35. House
Business
Special
recreational centre
Special school
and research
schools
Factories by
entrepreneurs with
disability

37. Research in the area of
prevention of disability,
development of assistive
devices, job
identification shall be
sponsored and promoted

38. Financial assistance shall be
made available to the
universities, other institution of
higher learning and non-
governmental research
institutions for undertaking
research for special education,
rehabilitation and manpower
development

40. Financial assistance to Non-
Government Organizations for
the rehabilitation of persons
with disability

41. Insurance
Coverage for the
benefit of the
government
employess

42. Unemployment allowance to the
people with disabilities who are
registered with the special
employment exchange for more
than a year and could not find any
gainful occupation

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