Scholars International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice (SIJLCJ)
Volume-5 | Issue-06 | 197-201
Review Article
Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Responsiveness of Law
Sachin Sharma
Published : June 7, 2022
Abstract
Persons with disabilities are important part of human diversity. With increase in population there come various challenges in before disabled people. Their conditions in respect of dignified living are continue to be complicated. Though after constitution of United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), there come significant changes in respect to the rights of disabled people. This paper tries discussing contemporary laws and its responsiveness towards people with disabilities. It is also dealing with constitutional commitments towards persons with disabilities. The paper concludes despite having laws and polices related to disabilities, there is need to change the societal attitude towards disability. This can be achieved by following the CRPD’s mantra of ‘nothing about us, without us’.