This is a poster based on Rights of Person with Disabilities Act 2016. it includes all the important key points of the act.

1. Role of RPD Act (2016) for Children with Disability
Hemant Kumar Maurya
Faculty of Education(K) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India
hemant_kumar60@yahoo.com
Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016 (R.P.W.D.) was enacted under the Article 253 of the Constitution of India read with item No. 13 of the Union
List. Draft Bill of this Act was created in 2011. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 14 December 2016 and by Lok Sabha on 17 December 2016
Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016 came into effect on 30 December 2016. It replaced the Persons with Disability (P.W.D.) Act that was enacted
way back in 1995.
Numbers of types of disabilities have been increased from 7 to 21. Speech and Language Disability and Specific Learning Disability have been added for
the first time. Acid Attack Victims have been included. Dwarfism, muscular dystrophy have has been indicated as separate class of specified disability.
The New categories of disabilities also included three blood disorders, Thalassemia, Hemophilia and Sickle Cell disease In addition, the Government has
been authorized to notify any other category of specified disability.
HISTORY
Disability Category
Disability Category
(RPD Act 2016)
Physical Disability
Speech Language
Disability
Locomotors
Disability
Visual
Impairment
Hearing
Impairment
Intellectual Disability
Autism
Spectrum
Disorder
Learning
disability
Mental Behavior
Mental Illness
Chronic Neurological
Disorder
Parkinson's
Disorder
Multiple
Scleroses
Blood Disorder
Hemophilia Thalassemia
Sickle Cell
Disease
Multiple Disability
Locomoter
Disability
Leprosy
cured Person
cerebral
Palsy
Dwarfism
Muscular
Dystrophy
Acid attack
Victims
Visual Impairment
Blindness Low Vision
Hearing
Impairment
Deaf
Hard of Hearing
Appointment of
chief commissioners
(u/s 74)
The Rights of Person with
Disabilities ACT 2016
Conclusion
The New Act will bring our law in line with the
United National Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), to which
India is a signatory. This will fulfill the
obligations on the part of India in terms of
UNCRD. Further, the new law will not only
enhance the Rights and Entitlements of
Divyangjan but also provide effective
mechanism for ensuring their empowerment
and true inclusion into the Society in a
satisfactory manner.
Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act,
2016 is a good beginning. But the rights of
P.W.D. will be protected only if this Act will be
implemented in its true spirit. Entire
government machinery and the society at large
will have to be sensitized towards the needs
and equality of P.W.D. Equal opportunity for all
can not be achieved only by passing a law. The
entire society has to participate in creating such
opportunities.