India’s Disability Policy – Analysis of Core Concepts of Human Rights

Authors

  • Jessica O'Dowd Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
  • Hasheem Mannan Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
  • Joanne McVeigh Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5463/dcid.v24i4.277

Keywords:

Disability, policy, equiframe, health

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Jessica O'Dowd, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin

Jessica O'Dowd, BSc Physiotherapy., is an MSc Global Health candidate at Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin

 

Hasheem Mannan, Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne

Hasheem Mannan, Senior Research Fellow, Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin

 

 

Joanne McVeigh, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin

Joanne McVeigh, H.Dip. Psych., is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

 

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Published

2014-02-13

How to Cite

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O’Dowd J, Mannan H, McVeigh J. India’s Disability Policy – Analysis of Core Concepts of Human Rights. DCIDJ [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 13 [cited 2024 Mar. 19];24(4):69-90. Available from: https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/134

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