I AM DIFFERENTLY ABLE 1. INTRODUCTION Persons with disability are most disadvantaged section of society. They suffer enormous discrimination regarding access to education, employment etc. They often lack the opportunities of mainstream population and are usually among the most marginalized in society. Being female and having a disability, whether serious or not, is usually enough…
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour, experience and mental processes. Behaviour includes all of our outward or overt actions and reactions, such as talking, facial expressions and movement. Mental processes refer to all the internal, covert actions of our minds, such as thinking, feeling and remembering. To study behaviour and mental processes in both…
Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participationrestrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation isa difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participationrestriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus,disability is a complex…
Tolling provisions are a beneficiary to the plaintiffs as they get to extend the time period in which they are permitted to bring suit. There are various events or circumstances that can take place which can result in toll of a statute of limitations. It is tolled when one of the parties is under a…
Introduction The law of limitation outlines the timeframes within which legal proceedings must be brought. A limitation period is generally a timeframe after the expiry of which, parties are unable to pursue legal remedies. But to this, there is an exception i.e. Disability. This concept of disability can be considered as some kind of relaxation…
“The world worries more about disability than disabled people do.” INTRODUCTION: To begin, disability must be defined as it affects all handicapped people, regardless of age or gender, and includes those with sensory, physical, and intellectual impairments, as well as those with mental health issues. Then, using this common understanding, an assessment of how well-handicapped…
Introduction To understand the subject, we need to understand the Constitutional requirements of reservation i.e. how can a reservation be called as constitutionally valid one. It is well advocated that “equality is among equals”, if we try to understand the meaning of the said phrase with an example, it means if there are two candidates…
For those people who have some physical difficulties, however – a curb or a few stairs can be large barriers. Airport loudspeaker announcements are often difficult to understand for people with perfect hearing; for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, they may not hear them at all. Signs, no matter how well-placed they…
Every human being is born with similar rights, legal-social, humanitarian but what makes an individual Ineligible to be called normal according to the standards of the society? Is it when some of the individuals find difficulty in accomplishing tasks similarly? Or is it how one appears mentally and physically? Disability soon turns into inability when…
