The salient features of the Bill are: i. Disability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept. ii. The types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21 and the Central Government will have the power to add more types of disabilities. The 21 disabilities are given below:- 1. Blindness 2. Low-vision 3. Leprosy Cured persons 4. Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing) 5. Locomotor Disability 6. Dwarfism 7. Intellectual Disability 8. Mental Illness 9. Autism Spectrum Disorder 10. Cerebral Palsy 11. Muscular Dystrophy 12. Chronic Neurological conditions 13. Specific Learning Disabilities 14. Multiple Sclerosis 15. Speech and Language disability 16. Thalassemia 17. Hemophilia 18. Sickle Cell disease 19. Multiple Disabilities including deafblindness 20. Acid Attack victim 21. Parkinson's disease

1. RIGHTS O F PERSONSWITH
DISABILITIES ACT, 2016
Rajnish Kumar Arya
Registered Professional
Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi

2. SSA UT MISSION AUTHORITY,
A & N ISLANDS
DISTRICT LEVEL IN-SERVICE
TRAINING PROGRAMME
ON SING LANGUAGE
From 09/10/2017 to 13/10/2017

4. Dedicated to Children with Special Needs,
their families, those working with them as a
Special Teacher / Teacher / PSRT

5. Background of RPwD 2016
United Nations Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006
: -
• WHEREAS India is a signatory to the
said Convention;
• AND WHEREAS India ratified the said
Convention on the 2007;
• AND WHEREAS it is considered
necessary to implement the Convention
aforesaid.

6. Provision of UNCRPD 2006
Principles for Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities :-
a) respect for inherent dignity,
individual autonomy including the
freedom to make one’s own choices,
and independence of persons;
(b) non-discrimination;
(c) full and effective participation and
inclusion in society;

7. Provision of UNCRPD 2006
(d)respect for difference and acceptance
of persons with disabilities as part of
human diversity and humanity;
(e) equality of opportunity;
(f) accessibility;
(g) equality between men and women;
(h) respect for the evolving capacities of
children with disabilities and respect
for the right of children with disabilities
to preserve their identities;

8. THE RIGHTS OF
PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, 2016
(NO. 49 OF 2016)
[27th December, 2016]

9. The following Act of
Parliament received the
assent of the President
on the
27th December, 2016

10. BE it enacted by
Parliament in the Sixty-
seventh Year of the
Republic of India

11. An Act to give effect to the
United Nations Convention
on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
and for matters connected
therewith or incidental
thereto.

12. CHAPTER -1 PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER - 2 RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS
CHAPTER - 3 EDUCATION
CHAPTER - 4 SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT
CHAPTER – 5 SOCIAL SECURITY, HEALTH, REHABILITATION AND
RECREATION
CHAPTER - 6 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH
BENCHMARK DISABIILITES
CHAPTER - 7 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES WITH HIGH SUPPORT NEEDS
CHAPTER - 8 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF APPROPRIATE
GOVERNMENTS
CHAPTER - 9 REGISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES AND GRANTS TO SUCH
INSTITUTIONS

13. CHAPTER -10 CERTIFICATION OF SPECIFIED DISABILITIES
CHAPTER - 11 CENTRAL AND STATE ADVISORY BOARDS ON
DISABILITY AND DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE
CHAPTER - 12 CHIEF COMMISSIONER AND STATE
COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
CHAPTER -1 3 SPECIAL COURT
CHAPTER – 14 NATIONAL FUND FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
CHAPTER - 15 STATE FUND FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
CHAPTER - 16 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER - 17 MISCELLANEOUS

14. SPECIFIED DISABILITY
1. Physical disability
2. Intellectual disability,
3. Mental behaviour
4. Disability caused due to
different cause
5. Multiple Disabilities

15. Physical Disability - I
A. Locomotor Disability
(a) "leprosy cured person“
(b) "cerebral palsy“
(c) "dwarfism“
(d) "muscular dystrophy“
(e) "acid attack victims"

16. Physical Disability - II
B. Visual Impairment
(a) "blindness“
(b) "low-vision"

17. Physical Disability - III
C. Hearing Impairment
(a) "deaf“
(b) "hard of hearing"

18. Physical Disability - IV
D. Speech and Language Disability

19. Intellectual Disability
(a) "specific learning disabilities“
(b) "autism spectrum disorder"

20. Mental behaviour
• "mental illness"

21. Disability Caused Due to
(a) chronic neurological conditions
(i) "multiple sclerosis“
(ii) "parkinson's disease“
(b) Blood disorder
(i) "haemophilia“
(ii) "thalassemia“
(iii) "sickle cell disease"

22. Multiple Disabilities
• Multiple Disabilities (more than one of the
above specified disabilities)