Persons with benchmark disability Archives

UPSC for deployment of screen reader software

Include provision for Scribes; Deployment of Screen Reader Software for visually impaired candidates: SC issues necessary directions to UPSC

“The rights guaranteed to persons with disabilities are not acts of benevolence, but expressions of the constitutional promise of equality, dignity, and non-discrimination enshrined in Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution”.

Reasonable accommodation fundamental right

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Reasonable accommodation is not a matter of charity but a fundamental right flowing from our Constitution”; SC directs admission of MBBS aspirant in PwBD quota at AIIMS

“The constitutional promise of equality is not merely formal but substantive, requiring the State to take affirmative measures to ensure that PwD and PwBD can meaningfully participate in all spheres of life, including professional education.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NEET| “Behind abstract number of ‘15 lakh students’ lie human lives”; SC asks NTA to rectify injustice caused to a “one-off” PwBD student

“Education plays a key role in social and economic inclusion and effective participation in society. Inclusive education is indispensable for ensuring universal and non-discriminatory access to education.”