India’s Disability Policy – Analysis of Core Concepts of Human Rights
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https://doi.org/10.5463/dcid.v24i4.277Keywords:
Disability, policy, equiframe, healthAbstract
Purpose: To analyse India’s National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (2006), using a Human Rights approach.
Method: A framework analysis was carried out using EquiFrame, which analyses policies for inclusion and quality of Core Concepts of Human Rights and inclusion of Vulnerable Groups.
Results: India’s National Policy for Persons with Disabilities scored 67% for Core Concept Coverage, 24% for Core Concept Quality and 42% for Vulnerable Group Coverage. This gave the policy an overall ranking of Low quality.
Conclusions: The current policy for persons living with disabilities in India would benefit from being updated to encompass the Core Concepts of Human Rights.
Limitations: Further analysis of policies in areas such as health, education, social protection and transport would lead to a more in-depth analysis of the country’s integration and streamlining of disability across all policies.
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