National Workshop

National Workshop on Empowering PwD in Education

• The National Workshop on “Capacity building of training institutes and HRD in the disability field in the context of National Education Policy (NEP): 2020” was recently inaugurated in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Organized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
  • Also, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is observing Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 18th, 2023.
  • The Constitution of India ensures equality, freedom, justice and dignity of all individuals and implicitly mandates an inclusive society for all including the persons with disabilities.
  • Article 41 of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) states that the State shall make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, within the limits of its economic capacity and development.
• Constitutional and Legislative Framework for Persons with Disability (PwD) in India :
  • The Constitution of India ensures equality, freedom, justice and dignity of all individuals and implicitly mandates an inclusive society for all including the persons withdisabilities.
  • Article 41 of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) states that the State shall make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, within the limits of its economic capacity and development.
• Recent Initiatives to Empowerment of PwD :
• India:
  • Accessible India Campaign
  • DeenDayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme
  • National Fellowship for Students with Disabilities
• Global Conventions to Which India is Signatory:
  • Declaration on the Full Participation and Equality of People with Disabilities in the Asia-Pacific Region.
  • Biwako Millennium Framework
  • UN Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities.

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