The following are key resources that may be useful for people with disabilities.
Acts of Parliament
- Rules under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- The Mental Health Care Act, 2017
- The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
- the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
Disability assessment & certificates
- Guidelines For Assessment Of Extent Of Disability And Certification Of Specified Disabilities
- Guidelines For Issue Of Disability Certificates
Accessibility Standards
Accessibility of built environment
- Harmonised Guidelines And Space Standards For Barrier Free Built Environment For Persons With Disabilities And Elderly Persons
- The National Building Code of India
- Accessibility And Usability Of The Built Environment (ISO 21542, ISO 21542 2011, ISO standards for accessible buildings)
- UNESCO’s Making Schools Accessible To Children With Disabilities 2016
digital accessibility
- W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Guidelines For Indian Government Apps And Website (GIGAW)
- WCAG Standards For Web Applications On Mobile
- Iso Accessible Web Standards, Iso/Iec 405002012
- ISO Document Management Applications, PDF UA, ISO 14289-1:2014, ISO standards for PDF, Accessible PDF standards,
- Accessible Rich Internet Applications
- Epub 3 guidelines
- W3C’s Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
- W3C’s Independent User Interface
- W3C’s User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
- National Policy On Universal Electronic Accessibility