Monitoring the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Laws, Policies and Programs in India
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Written by: Kalpana Kannibiran, NALSAR University Faculty of Law
This Report has been financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Sida does not necessarily share the views expressed in this material. Responsibility for its contents rests entirely with the authors.
Acknowledgements
The author gratefully acknowledges research support from Sharifa Siddiqui and Pallavi Gupta and secretarial assistance from V. Padmini at Asmita Resource Centre for Women.
Note: This report collates and summarises the findings of the Disability Rights Monitoring Project that attempted a detailed assessment and mapping of policy relating to persons with disabilities in India. Sharifa Siddiqui and Pallavi Gupta provided research and editorial assistance. All the sources are cited in full in the template.