2.21 % of India’s population is disabled, and many of these disabled persons are subject to exclusion and discrimination in accessing higher education. To secure the rights of disabled people, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD Act) was enacted in 2016. Section 32 of the RPWD Act creates a mandatory obligation for all government higher educational institutions to reserve at least 5% of seats for “persons with benchmark disabilities”. Section 16 of the Act requires all educational institutions recognized and funded by government to provide inclusive education to disabled students and make their campuses accessible. Unfortunately, due to non-compliance, both these measures have failed to address the systemic and structural exclusion of disabled persons from higher education.
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