They can make such technologies affordable by increasing market competition, thus revolutionising the manner in which persons with disabilities interact with ableist environments today
We can take pride in the fact that there has been a concerted push in ensuring greater accessibility for the disabled across domains. However, we need to pursue institutional solutions, usher in systemic reforms
The Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities must take the lead in ensuring that accessibility targets are met. It has the funds and the mandate to do this
The Supreme Court’s admission that practising law as a disabled person is extraordinarily difficult in India should prompt course-correction. The Court should use these observations to reflect on what it has done of late to make its infrastructure (physical and digital) more disabled friendly.
🔴 Rahul Bajaj writes: As a recent Supreme Court judgment shows, reasonable accommodations, such as compensatory time to enable them to finish an exam, should be made.
