CRDA x NCPEDP presents the 'National Legal Opinion Competition, 2022' in an effort to provide a platform to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities along with solutions for the legal disparities in the system.
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Talking about suicide can be extremely difficult but it is of utmost importance to have these conversations about mental health to actively erase the stigma surrounding suicide #SuicidePrevention
According to a Report, people with disabilities still encounter architectural, attitudinal and technological barriers when exercising their right to vote, including, no automatic door openers, an absence of Indian Sign Language 1/n
Caption: The schemes of the government must be made with the best interest of the society. This scheme of raising the 'incentive' to marry a person with any disability in turn spreads the wrong notion of depicting such individuals as a burden and that 1/3
the sacred bond of marriage with these individuals must be of compensatory nature. Therefore in the best interest of the society and to spread a positive message, the government must allocate such funds to the empowerment and other availability of the basic 2/3
waiting lists and allowing people with disabilities to move across state lines without forfeiting critical services and supports.
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U.S President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes a massive investment in-home- and community-based services for people with disabilities. A draft bill unveiled earlier this month known as the HCBS Access Act would require Medicaid to 1/3
provide home- and community-based services to everyone eligible and establish a minimum set of services that states must offer. This legislation could fundamentally transform the nation’s system of home- and community-based services, eliminating 2/3
The current covid19 vaccination circular only states that persons with disabilities will be included in the age group of 45, but its scope is limited to only a few disabilities, instead of all the 21 disabilities specified in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.