khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;fhd (rktha;g;G> cupikfs; ghJfhg;G kw;Wk; KOg; gq;Nfw;G) rl;lk;

1995

The persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act 1995

,r;rl;lk; 1995-k; Mz;L brk;gu; khjk; ,aw;wg;gl;L 1996-k; Mz;L [dtup Kjy; Njjp FbauRj; jiytupd; mDkjp ngwg;gl;L mKyhf;fg;gl;lJ.

khw;Wj;jpwDilNahiu xUq;fpizj;J> mtu;fis r%f tho;f;ifapy; KO mstpy; gq;Nfw;gjw;fhd tha;g;Gfis mspf;fTk;

Cdk; ,y;yhNjhUf;F ,izahf khw;Wj;jpwDilNahUk; rk me;j];ij ngWk; xU r%jhaj;ij cUthf;fTk; ,r;rl;lk; nfhz;Ltug;gl;lJ.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;fhd (rktha;g;G> cupikfs; ghJfhg;G kw;Wk; KOg; gq;Nfw;G) rl;lk; 1995

,r;rl;lj;jpy; nkhj;jk; 14 mj;jpahaq;fs; cs;sd>

1. KfTiu

2: kj;jpa xUq;fpizg;Gf; FO

3: khepy xUq;fpizg;Gf; FO4: Muk;g epiyapy; fz;lwpjy; kw;Wk; kWtho;T gzpfs; jpl;lkply;

5: fy;tp

6: Ntiytha;g;G

7: Mf;fg;G+u;t eltbf;iffs;

12: Kjd;ik Mizau; kw;Wk; rpwg;G Mizau;fs;

9: Muha;r;rp kw;Wk; kdpjts Nkk;ghL

10: Nrit epWtdq;fis mq;fPfupj;jy;

11: fLk; khw;Wj; jpwdhspfSf;fhd epWtdq;fis cUthf;Fjy;

8: ghFg;gLj;jhik

13: r%f ghJfhg;G

14: gpw eltbf;iffs;

Kjy; %d;W mj;jpahaq;fs; Kd;Diu> kj;jpa khepy xUq;fpizg;G FOf;fspy; ahu; ,lk;ngwyhk;> ,f;FOf;fspd; gzpfs; Kjd;ik Midau; kw;Wk; khepy Mizaupd; gzpfs; Mfpatw;iwAk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfspd; tiuaiw vd;d vd;gijAk; tpupthf nrhy;Yfpd;wd.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; tiuaiw:murhy; mq;fPfupf;fg;gl;l kUj;Jt FOtpduhy; 40% Fiwahky; fPo;f;fz;l ,ayhikahy; ghjpf;fg;gl;ltu;fisNa khw;Wj;jpwdhsp vd ,r;rl;lk; $WfpwJ.

1. ghu;itapd;ik (Total Blind)

2. Fiw ghu;it (Low Vision)

3. njhONehapypUe;J Fzkile;Njhu; (Leprosy Cured)

4. fhJ Nfshik> tha; Ngr ,ayhik (Hearing Impairment)

5. ,af;ff; FiwghL cilNahu; (Locomotor Disability)

6. kdtsu;r;rp Fd;wpNahu; (Mentally Retarded)

7. kdNeha; ghjpf;fg;gl;Nlhu; (Mental Illness)

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; gpwg;gjw;fhd fhuzq;fs;> mjidj; jLf;Fk; topfs;> Fwpj;j njhiyf;fhl;rp> thndhyp kw;Wk; kpd;dD Clfq;fs; %yk; kf;fs; tpopg;Gzu;T Vw;gLj;Jjy;.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; gpwg;gjw;fhd fhuzq;fs; mwpe;J Gs;sp tptuk; kw;Wk; Ma;T Nkw;nfhs;Sjy;.

gpwe;j vy;yhf; Foe;ijfisAk; gupNrhjpj;J> ,ayhik tu tha;g;Gs;stu;fis milahsk; fhZjy;.

muR kUj;Jt mjpfhupfSf;F ,J rk;ke;jkhd gapw;rp mspj;jy;.

MNuhf;fpakhd czT gof;ftof;fk;> cly; eyk; kw;Wk; Rj;jk; Nghd;wtw;wpy; tpopg;Gzu;T Vw;gLj;Jjy;

Foe;ij gpwg;gjw;F Kd;Gk;> gpwf;Fk; nghOJk;> gpwe;j gpd;Gk; jha; Nra; guhkupf;f eltbf;if vLj;jy;.

Kd;gUtf; gs;spfs;> muR Muk;g Rfhjhu epiyaq;fs; kw;Wk; ,ju muR Copau;fs; %yk; MNuhf;fpak; Fwpj;J tpopg;Gzu;T Vw;gLj;Jjy;

4: Muk;g epiyapy; fz;lwpjy; kw;Wk; kWtho;T gzpfs; jpl;lkply;

PREVENTATION AND EARLY DETECTION OF DISABILITIES

5: fy;tp (Education)

muR kw;Wk; jdpahu; Jiwapy; rpwg;G gs;spfs; cUthf;Ftij Cf;Ftpg;gJld;> ,g;gs;spfspy; njhopw;gapw;rp mspg;gjw;fhd trjpfis Vw;gLj;jpj; jUtJld;> ehl;bd; midj;J khw;Wj;jpwd; cs;s khztu;fs;> ,g;gs;spia vspjpy; mZFtij cWjpnra;J nfhs;s Ntz;Lk;.

midj;J muR fy;tp epWtdq;fs; kw;Wk; muR epjpAjtp ngWk; epWtdq;fSk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F 3% fl;lha ,lxjpf;fPL toq;f Ntz;Lk;.

Xt;nthU khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;Fk; jFe;j #o;epiyapy; 18 taJ tiuapy; ,ytr fy;tp mspg;gij cWjp nra;a Ntz;Lk;.

nghJthd gs;spfspy;> khw;Wj;jpwDila khztu;fSf;fpilNa xUq;fpizg;ig Nkk;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.

cs; fl;Lkhd kw;Wk; gpw cjtpfSf;fhf> fPo;fz;l trjpfSf;fhd jpl;lq;fis mwptpf;f Ntz;Lk;.

• khw;Wj;jpwDila Foe;ijfSf;fhf Nghf;Ftuj;J trjpfs; my;yJ mjw;F khw;whf ngw;Nwhu;fs; / ghJfhtyu;fs; jq;fs; Foe;ijfs; gs;spf;F nrd;W tUtjw;fhd trjpia Vw;gLj;jpj; jUtjw;fhd epjp cjtp mspf;f Ntz;Lk;.

• njhopw;fy;tp kw;Wk; njhopw;gapw;rp mspf;Fk; gs;spfs;> fy;Y}upfs; kw;Wk; gpw epWtdq;fspYs;s fl;ll mikg;Gfs; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F Vw;wthW ,Ug;gij cWjp nra;a Ntz;Lk;

• khw;Wj;jpwDila Foe;ijfSf;F Gj;jfq;fs;> rPUilfs;> kw;Wk; gpw nghUl;fs; mspf;f Ntz;Lk;

• gbg;Gjtp khdpak; toq;f Ntz;Lk;;• khw;Wj;jpwDila Foe;ijfspd; ,lmku;T njhlu;ghd Fiwfis

jPu;j;Jf;nfhs;s cupa mikg;ig Vw;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.• ghu;itaw;w khztu;fs; gadilAk; tpjkhf Kw;wpYk; fzpjtpay;

njhlu;ghd Nfs;tpfis ePf;Fk;tz;zk;> Nju;T Kiwapy; nghUj;jkhd khw;wq;fis nfhz;Ltu Ntz;Lk;.

• midj;J tifahd khw;Wj;jpwd; cila Foe;ijfSk; gadilAk; tpjkhf fy;tpj;jpl;lj;ij kWrPuikg;G nra;jy;. Fwpg;ghf Nfl;Gf; FiwghLs;s khztu;fis xNu nkhopapy; kl;LNk fw;Wf;nfhs;s mDkjpf;f Ntz;Lk;.

kj;jpa muRk;> rk;ke;jg;gl;l khepy muRfSk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F Njitahd cjtp cgfuzq;fis toq;f Njitahd midj;J eltbf;iffisAk; vLf;f Ntz;Lk;.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; nrhe;j tPLfs; fl;lTk;> tu;j;jf epWtdk; my;yJ njhopw;rhiyfs; cUthf;fTk; kw;Wk; rpwg;Gg; gs;spfs;> Muha;r;rp ikaq;fs; my;yJ rpwg;G nghOJNghf;F ikaq;fis cUthf;fTk; Njitahd ,lq;fis Kd;Dupik mbg;gilapy; rYif tpiyapy; mspf;f Ntz;Lk;.

7. Mf;fg;G+u;t eltbf;iffs; (AFFIRMATIVE ACTION)

6: Ntiytha;g;G (Employment) muR mikg;gpy; cs;s milahsk; fz;lwpag;gl;l gjtpfspd; 3%

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F xJf;fPL nra;ag;gLk;. (1% ghu;it FiwghL> 1% fhJNfshNjhu;> 1% ,af;f FiwghL cs;stu;fSf;F)

taJ tuk;ig jsu;j;Jjy;> Ntiyapid tud;Kiw nra;jy;> Rfhjhu kw;Wk; ghJfhg;G eltbf;iffs;> gzpahw;Wk; ,lq;fspy; jilapy;yh #oiy cUthf;Fjy;.

xUtupd; Cdj;ij kl;Lk; fUj;jpy;nfhz;L> ve;j xU muR mikg;gpYk; gjtp cau;it kWf;ff; $lhJ.

muR mikg;gpy; epakdk; nra;ag;gLk; Copau;> mtuJ gzpapd; nghOJ Cdk; Vw;gl;lhy; mtiu ntspNaw;wNth my;yJ gjtp juj;ij Fiwf;fNth $lhJ. Cdk; Vw;gl;l gpwF me;egu; mNj rk;gs tpfpjk; kw;Wk;

gzpf;fhy gyd;fs; cila gjptpf;F khw;wk; nra;aNtz;Lk;. mj;ijifa gzpaplk; fpilf;Fk; tiu> me;egUf;nfd;W xU kpif

gzpaplj;ij cUthf;f Ntz;Lk;. jdpahu; Jiwapy; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;nfd;W ,l

xJf;fPL ,y;iy ,Ug;gpDk; ,r;rl;lj;jpy; nghJ kw;Wk; jdpahu; Jiw epWtdq;fs; jq;fsJ gzpahsu;fspy; 5% khw;Wj;jpwdhspfis epakpj;jhy; me;epWtdj;jpw;F Cf;fj;njhif mspg;gJ njhlu;ghd jpl;lq;fis muR mwptpf;f Ntz;Lk;.

midj;J tWik xopg;Gj; jpl;lq;fspd; fPOk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F 3% xJf;fPL nra;ag;glNtz;Lk;

8: ghFg;gLj;jhik (NON-DISCRIMINATION)

rhiyfspy; Nghf;Ftuj;J milahsq;fs;> rf;fu ehw;fhyp nry;y jdp top> ghu;itaw;wtu;fSf;F GupAk; tz;zk; ,uapy; kw;Wk; rhiyfspy;

mikahsq;fs; gjpj;jy;. NgUe;J> ,uapy; kw;Wk; tpkhdq;fspy; gazk; nra;tjw;F Vw;w

tifapy; jilfsw;w #oiy cUthf;Fjy;. ,uapy; ngl;bfs;> tpkhd epiyaq;fspy; cs;s foptiw trjpfs;>

Xa;tiw ,tw;wpy; rf;fu ehw;fhyp nry;Yk; tz;zk; mikj;jy;. midj;J nghJ ,lq;fspYk; (muR mYtyfq;fs;> Rfhjhu tshfq;fs;>

G+q;fhf;fs;) midj;J khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSk; gad;gLj;Jk; tz;zk; fl;bl mikg;gpy; Njitahd khw;wq;fs; nra;a Ntz;Lk;.

muR Gjpfhf fl;Lk; fl;blq;fspy; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F Njitahd trjpfis fl;lhak; nra;a Ntz;Lk;.

9. Muha;r;rp kw;Wk; kdpjts Nkk;ghL

(RESEARCH AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT) ,ayhikia jLj;jy;

rKjhak; rhu;e;j kWtho;T cs;spl;l kWtho;T gzpfis jpl;lkply;

etPd cgfuzq;fis tbtikj;jy;

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F Vw;w Ntiytha;g;Gfis milahsk;

fhZjy;.

mYtyfq;fspYk;> njhopw;rhiyfspYk; Njitahd khw;wq;fis

Vw;gLj;Jjy;.

,j;jifa Muha;r;rpapy; <LgLk; epWtdq;fSf;Fk;> fy;Y}up

kw;Wk; njhz;L epWtdq;fSf;F Njitahd epjpAjtpia muR

toq;fpl Ntz;Lk; .

10: Nrit epWtdq;fis mq;fPfupj;jy; (RECOGNITION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F Nrit GupAk; epWtdq;fs; ,r;rl;lj;jpd;

fPo; mq;fPfhuk; ngw Ntz;Lk;.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F kWtho;T gzpfisNah> rpwg;G

gs;spfisNah> ,y;yq;fisNah ,r;rl;lj;jpy; mq;fPfhuk; ngwhj

njhz;L epWtdq;fs; fl;lhak; elj;Jjy; $lhJ.

,J kj;jpa khepy; murhy; elj;jg;gLk; kWtho;T kw;Wk;

Nritg; gzpfSf;Fk; nghUe;Jk;.

11:fLk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;fhd epWtdq;fis cUthf;Fjy;(INSTITUTION FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES)

fLk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; tho toptif nra;aTk;> mtu;fSf;fhd jFe;j kWtho;T gzpfis Nkw;nfhs;sTk; rpwg;G epWtdq;fis muR Vw;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.

,e;epWtdq;fs; fLk; khw;Wj;jpwdhspfspd; fy;tp> Ntiytha;g;G> Rfhjhuk; Nghd;w kWtho;T gzpfs; Fwpj;J Muha;e;J mjid nray;gLj;Jk;.

• The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.

• The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation. (NHFDC)• Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation, Kanpur. • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physically Handicapped, New Delhi. • National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Kolkata. • National Institute of Visually Handicapped, Dehradun. • National Institute of Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad. • Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai. • National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack. • National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities, Chennai. • The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, New Delhi.

12: Kjd;ik Mizau; kw;Wk; rpwg;G Mizau;fs; (THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONERS FOR PERSONSWITH DISABILITIES)

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfspd; cupikfs; kWf;fg;gLk; nghOJ> khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; njhlu;ghd rl;lq;fs;> tpjpfs;>

Jizr;rl;lq;fs;> xOq;FKiwfs;> nray; Mizfs; kw;Wk; topfhl;Ljy;fs; kPwg;gLk; nghOJ cupa cau; mjpfhupfspd; ftdj;jpwf;F vLj;J nrd;W jf;f eltbf;if vLj;jy;.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;fhf toq;fg;gLk; epjp rupahd Kiwapy;

gad;gLj;jg;gLtij fz;fhdpj;jy;

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; rl;lj;jpd; nray;ghLfs; Fwpj;J

mt;tg;nghOJ muRf;F njupag;gLj;Jjy;.

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfspd; cupikfs; Fwpj;j Gfhu;fis

tprhupj;jy;.State Special Commissioner for Disabled First Floor, Social Resource and Training Centre (SRTC), Behind Government Peripheral HospitalJawaharlal Nehru Inner Ring Road KK Nagar, Chennai- 600 078E-mail: scd@tn.nic.in, Ph: 044-24641100.

The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities,

Sarojini House, 6 Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi 110001Phone No: 91 - 011- 23386154, 23386054, 23384762 Fax: 23386006. Email: ccpd@nic.in

13: r%f ghJfhg;G ( SOCIAL SECURITY)

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F gzpGupAk; njhz;L epWtdq;fSf;F gz

cjtp mspj;jy;.

khw;Wj;jpwDila gzpahsu;fSf;F fhg;gPl;L jpl;lq;fs;

nray;gLj;Jjy;.

fhg;gPl;L jpl;lq;fNshL gpw jpl;lq;fisAk; nray;gLj;Jjy;.

gbj;j khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;F Ntiytha;g;gw;Nwhu; cjtpj; njhif

toq;Fjy;.

muR rhuh ,af;fq;fspd; MNyhridapd; Ngupy; jpl;lq;fis

jPl;Ljy;.

14: gpw eltbf;iffs; (MISCELLANEOUS)

• khw;Wj;jpwdhspfspd; rYiffis ahNuDk; jtwhf ngw;why; mtu;fSf;F mtu;fSf;F 2 Mz;L n[apy; jz;lidAk; &.20000 tiu mguhjKk; tpjpf;fg;gLk;.

• rk;ke;jg;gl;l khepy muRfs; ,r;rl;lk; eilKiw gLj;j Njitahd tpjpKiwfis tFj;J eilKiwg;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.

,r;rl;lj;jpd; fPo; mspf;fg;gl;Ls;s cupikfs; kWf;fg;gl;lhy; ?

,r;rl;lj;jpd; fPo; nfhLf;fg;gl;l cupikfs; kWf;fg;gl;lhNyh my;yJ kPwg;gl;lhNyh> khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; rk;ke;jg;gl;l murplNkh my;yJ mikg;gplNlh Gfhu; njuptpf;fyhk;. mjw;F gjpy; eltbf;if ,y;iynad;whNyh my;yJ gjpy; eltbf;if vjpu;kiwahf ,Ue;jhNyh my;yJ NghJkhd msT ,y;yhky; ,Ue;jhNyh rk;ke;jg;gl;l Mizaiu mDfyhk;. NkYk; ,e;jpa murpayikg;Gr; rl;lk; gpuT 226-d; fPo; cau;ePjp kd;wj;jpy; upl; kDTk; jhf;fy; nra;ayhk;.

Njrpa Kf;fpaj;Jtk; tha;e;j murpayikg;G rl;lg;gbahd cupik VNjDk; kPwg;gl;lhy; murpayikg;G gpupT 32-d; fPo; cr;rePjpkd;wj;jpYk; upl; kD jhf;fy; nra;ayhk;.

,r;rl;lj;jpy; mspf;fg;gl;Ls;s; cupikfis KOikahf nray;gLj;jpl – xt;nthU khw;Wj;jpwdhspAk; nra;a Ntz;baJ.?

khw;Wj;jpwdhspfs; rq;fkhf $l;likg;ghf xd;wpize;J ghjpf;fg;l;l khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSf;fhf cau;ePjp kd;wj;jpy; nghJey tof;F njhLf;fyhk;. Njrpa Kf;fpaj;Jtk; tha;e;j murpayikg;G rl;lg;gbahd cupik VNjDk; kPwg;gl;lhy; cr;rePjpkd;wj;jpYk; nghJey tof;F njhluyhk;. vLj;Jf;fhl;lhf fy;tp kw;Wk; Ntiytha;g;G> nghJ Nghf;Ftuj;J thfdq;fs; mZFk; kw;Wk; gad;gLj;Jk; trjp> Fbkf;fs; eyg;gzpfs;> nghJfl;blq;fspy; elkhLjy; Nghd;wtw;wpy; xU khw;Wj;jpwdhsp kl;Lk; ,y;yhky; midj;J khw;Wj;jpwdhspfSNk ghjpf;fg;gLfpd;wdu;. ,J Nghd;w tp\aq;fSf;F nghJey tof;F njhluyhk;.

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