Focusing on women with disabilities
Jammu, Jan. 24 -- Lalita Panicker
Government schemes, which have been a lifeline for so many women in these trying times,
must be responsive to the needs of women with disabilities. For a start, the government could
use its robust grassroots systems with its health workers to create awareness in families about
the need to not compromise on health and education for women with disabilities.
The Covid-19 pandemic has sharpened the focus on the vulnerabilities faced by many
sections of the population, especially women. But among these groups, women living with
disabilities - there are 11.8 million in India - face a particularly challenging situation. Two
civil society organisations, Rising Flame and Sightsavers, undertook a study of w...
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