In recent times, legal engagements with disability have increased considerably following India signing and becoming signatory to the United Nations Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007. Intense discussions over the new draft bill 2012 addressing the concerns of persons with disabilities largely based on CRPD are going on. Disability rights movements around the country are actively critiquing the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation), the PWD Act 1995 and exploring the possibility of creating an inclusive legislation.
January 2014, volume 38, No 1