Cabinet Approves Amendment to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment 

07-February-2014 

The Cabinet on 6 February, 2014 approved the proposal of the Department of Disability Affairs to incorporate amendments in the proposed Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which are:- 

-Definition of person with disability in terms of interaction with barriers also; 

-High support needs person enabled to take independent and inform decision also; 

-Definition of low vision will be notified by the Government; 

-The appropriate Government to take necessary steps to ensure reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities; 

-No person with disability will be discriminated on grounds of disability; 

-Appropriate Governments to ensure that the persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others, in all aspects of life to have equal rights as any other person before law; 

-Recognizing legal capacity of person with disability, limited guardianship would be the norm, to enable the person with disability to take joint decision with legal guardian;