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#SupremeCourt to hear a PIL today stating online system of education is set on standards that make it out of reach of students with disabilities, leading to their exclusion in the field of education
#DisabilityRights #OnlineClasses

The petition states Section 16 and 17 of the Right of Persons with Disability Act, 2016 require governments to ensure and take specific measures to promote and facilitate inclusive education
#supremecourt #DisabilityRights

Issues flagged:

(a) Lectures do not have transcripts and there are no sign language interpreters

(b)The study materials provided are inaccessible because some contents are in image form and no alternative texts are provided for the description of the images

Issues flagged:

(c) The scanned documents are not properly scanned or not converted via OCR reader

#supremecourt #DisabilityRights

Plea prays for Equal Opportunity Office or Office of Disability Services, if present, to reach out to every student with a disability to check if they need any reasonable accommodation or individualized support. Waive off penalty for not attending classes on account of diability

CJI NV Ramana: Please list before the bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar

It will be listed before an appropriate bench

#supremecourt #DisabilityRights