1. Disability Evaluation
Dr. Sanjay Wadhwa
Professor,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
AIIMS, New Delhi – 110029.
(wadhwadr@gmail.com)
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2. You may already be knowing about...
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3. Objectives:
• To familiarize with the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016
• To focus on Disability Evaluation related
features of the RPwD Act, 2016
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7. • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016
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8. 1. Blindness
2. Low-vision
3. Leprosy Cured person
4. Hearing impairment (deaf and hard of hearing)
5. Locomotor Disability
6. Dwarfism
7. Intellectual Disability
8. Mental Illness
9. Autism Spectrum Disorder
10. Cerebral Palsy
11. Muscular Dystrophy
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9. 12. Chronic Neurological conditions
13. Specific Learning Disabilities
14. Multiple Sclerosis
15. Speech and Language disability
16. Thalassemia
17. Haemophilia
18. Sickle Cell disease
19. Multiple Disabilities including deafblindness
20. Acid Attack victims
21. Parkinson’s disease
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10. • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
received the assent of the President on
27.12.2016
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14. • Preamble;
• XVII Chapters having 102 Sections (Each Section
having a few Sub-Sections, and Sub-Sections
have a few Clauses);
• The Schedule.
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15. • Chapter I – Preliminary
• Chapter II – Rights and Entitlements
• Chapter III – Education
• Chapter IV – Skill Development and Employment
• Chapter V – Social Security, Health, Rehabilitation and
Recreation
• Chapter VI – Special Provisions for Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities
• Chapter VII – Special Provisions for Persons with
Disabilities with High Support Needs
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16. • Chapter VIII – Duties and Responsibilities of Appropriate
Governments
• Chapter IX – Registration of Institutions for Persons with
Disabilities and Grants to such Institutions
• Chapter X – Certification of Specified Disabilities
• Chapter XI – Central and State Advisory Boards on
Disability and District Level Committee
• Chapter XII – Chief Commissioner and State
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
• Chapter XIII – Special Court
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17. • Chapter XIV – National Fund for Persons with Disabilities
• Chapter XV – State Fund for Persons with Disabilities
• Chapter XVI – Offences and Penalties
• Chapter XVII – Miscellaneous
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18. • The Schedule – Specified Disability
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37. • 25 April 2016 Notification
• Guidelines for evaluation and assessment of
Autism and procedure for certification
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38. • Formation of Committees
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39. • More objective criteria
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40. • 3 March 2017 Notification
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41. WELFARE OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS DEPARTMENT
ROC NO.7015/DAW II-2/2017
The following draft of Tamil Nadu Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Rules, which the State Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Sections 101 of the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) is hereby published for the information of
all persons likely to be affected thereby.
Objections and suggestions, if any may either be addressed by post to
State Commissioner for Differently Abled, No.5, Kamarajar Salai, Lady Willington
College Campus, Chennai – 600005 or by e-mail: scd.tn@nic.in on or before
22.06.2017.
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42. Challenges ahead:
• Very low level of awareness;
• Agreement/ Consensus building;
• A large number of ‘conditions’ included;
• Need for orientation & training;
• Limited resources- manpower, financial...
• Low priority...
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43. • What Role can/ should you play in this area?
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44. Ref. No. Date
Name………………………………………. Age…….. Gender …..
Son / daughter / wife of ……………………………………………..
Clinical Diagnosis …………………………………………………..
% of disability (in words)……………………………………………
in relation to ………………………………………………………...
Permanent / likely to change
Review not required / required after … years
Signature Signature Signature
Countersigned by Attested Photo
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