Accessibility for disabled persons - Supreme Court
November 14 , 2024 18 hrs 0 min 14 0
The Supreme Court has confirmed that the disabled persons’ right to access environments, services and opportunities is an essential human and the fundamental right.
The court recorded that while Delhi had 3,775 low floor wheelchair-accessible CNG buses for public transport, Tamil Nadu had only 1,917 such buses.
The court asked the government to enable the creation of public and private spaces, services and products of an “universal design” which could be accessed by everyone.