inequality based on disabilities
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According to the World Bank (WB) and World Health Organization's (WHO) 2011 World Report on Disability, “people with disabilities experience inequality—for example when people with disabilities are denied equal access to health care, employment, education or political participation because of their disability.
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in India 10-15 percent of population is having one or more kind of disabilities and they are also largely denied access to economic resources such as job opportunities, sustainable wages, and are also not given chance for self-employment due to several socio-economic and political barriers.The aim of this paper is to explore economic inequalities, which persons with disabilities face in India and how it affects their lives. Further it explores the role of state and state initiated programs in eliminating economic inequalities in the light of various legislations such as PWD Act and UNCRPD. Findings reveal that although Indian constitution and legislations have provisions for equal rights but disability remains as an axis of social discrimination and inequality. Disabled people get limited opportunities to participate in mainstream social, political and economic activities, thereby having less chances of empowerment.