Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 2018

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 2018

Arrangement of Sections

PART I - PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION, AND AWARENESS PROGRAMMES

1. Prohibition of discrimination and penalty

2. Awareness programmes

PART II - ACCESSIBILITY OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURE

3. Right of access to public premises

4. Accessibility aids in public buildings

5. Accessibility to roads, side-walk and special facilities

6. Transitory Period

7. Building Plan

8. Complaint of inaccessibility

PART III - ROAD TRANSPORTATION

9. Goods, services and facilities

10. Accessibility of vehicles

11. Provision of facilities to persons with disabilities

12. Reserved spaces.

PART IV - SEAPORTS, RAILWAYS AND AIRPORT FACILITIES

13. Seaports and railways

14. Assistive service and airline

15. Special safety briefing of persons with disabilities

PART V - LIBERTY, RIGHTS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH AND FIRST CONSIDERATION IN QUEUES, ACCOMODATION AND IN EMERGENCY

16. Prohibition of use of persons with disabilities in soliciting for alms and penalty

17. Rights to free education

18. Inclusiveness of education

19. Subsidised education for special education personnel

20. Appropriate mode of education for persons with disabilities

21. Free healthcare

22. Certificate of disability

23. Unlawful procurement of certificate of disability

24. Provision of special communication at hospitals

25. Situation of risk and humanitarian emergencies

26. Service at queues

27. Accommodation

PART VI - OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS AND PUBLIC LIFE

28. Equal right to work

29. Opportunity for employment

30. Participation in politics

PART VII - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PESONS WITH DISABILITIES

31. Establishment of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities

32. Establishment of membership of the Governing Council.