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Title
CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
DEDICATION
Preface
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
List of Tables
List of Figures
I Disabled in India
Magnitude of the problem
1: 1 Estimated Number of Disabled Persons in India - 1991
Estimate on Physically Disabled in Kcrala
1: 2 The age - wise distribution per thousand disabled
1: 3 Population, Estimated number of disabled and percentage of disabled to total population in Kerala
1: 4 Percentage of disabled and type disability to total population in Kerala
1: 5 Estimated number of disabled on type of disability
1: 6 Per 1000 Distribution of disabled persons by degree of disability
Age at the onset of disability
1: 7 Per 1000 distribution of physically disabled persons of age 60 years and above by age at on set of disability for each type of disability
1: 8 Per 1000 distribution of physically disabled persons of age 60 years and above by age at on set of disability for each type of disability.
1: 9 District - wise distribution of Disabled persons in Kerala (1981 -Census)
Impairment, Disability and Handicap
WHO Classification
1: 10 Explanation of Various Terms as Adopted by WHO
Visually impaired
Orthopaedically Handicapped or Locomotor Disabled
Hearing Impaired or The Deaf
Disability as a Characteristic
Cause and Tmes of Physical Disabilities
Hereditary
Congenital
Acquired Defects
Birth injuries
Accidents
Orthopedic Disability
Adventitious or Acquired
Visual Impairment
1: 11 Major Causes of Loco motor Disability Distribution per thousand
Reports on the causes of blindness in India
1: 12 Causes of Visual Impairment in India (NPCH -WHO survey)
1: 13 Major causes of visual impairment (NSSO survey) 1992
Deafness
Speech Handicaps
1: 14 Causes of Hearing Disability NSSO Survey 1992
1: 15 Causes of Speech Disability - NASSO Survey 1992 per thousand distribution
II Rehabilitation
Meaning of Rehabilitation
Evolution of Rehabilitation
Prevention
Curative Medicines
Physical Restoration
Need for Rehabilitation
lntegrated Approach
Rehabilitation is a Continuous Process
Stages of the Rehabilitation process
Identification
Counseling
Medical Services
Education
Vocational training
Employment
Social integration
Rehabilitation Medicine
The Process of medical rehabilitation
Training in daily living skills.
Occupational therapy
Objectives of the Occupational therapies
Physical Medicine and Eve Care
Electrotherapy
Actinotherapy
Orcular prosthetics
Physical Medicine and Ear Diseases
Social attitudes and the physically challenged
Historical perspective
Exposure and destruction
Care and protection
Trairing and Education
Social Absorption
Indian Historical Perspective
Ancient India
Medieval India
Rehabilitation in Modern India
Education of the Disabled Persons
Employment and Placetnent of the differently abled
ACCESSIBILITY
Disability and the Indian Constitution
History of disability legisla tion in India
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protectionof rights and full participation) ACT. 1995
Objectives of the legislation
National Trust For Welfare of Person with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilim Act 1999, No. 44 OF 1999
Objectives of the Act
The Rehabilitation Council of India Act 1992 no. 34 of 1992
Special Services for the disabled
Scheme of Assistance to Voluntary Organizations
Disabled Persons
Persons with Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation
Leprosy Cured Persons
Assistance to Disabled Persons for Aids/Appliances
Reservation of Jobs
Conveyance Allowance
National Awards
Travel
Communications
Income Tax
Subsidy for Petrol and Diesel
Award of Dealerships by Oil Companies
Allotment of Public Telephone Booth
Economic Assistance
National Institutes
Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation Limited
Science and Technology Project in Mission Mode
Rehabilitation Council of India
National Handicapped Welfare Fund
Review of other studies
III Research Design and Methodology
Statement of the problcm
Scope of the study
Aim of the Study
Definition of terms
Hypotheses
Research Design
Universe of the study
2: 1 Distribution of population in the Universe
Method and procedure of sampling
Types of data collected
Tools of data collections
Statistical Tools
Pilot Studv
Pretest
Field study
Organizations of the Thesis
IV The background information and features of the legislation
1. Personal and social background of the disabled respondents
AGE
3: 1 Age-wise distribution of the disabled respondents
1. Bar diagram showing age-wise distribution of the disabled persons.
GENDER
RELIGION
3: 2 Sex-wise distribution of the disabled respondents
3: 3 Religion-wise distribution of the disabled respondents
2. Pie diagram showing sex -wise distribution of disabled respondents.
3. Pie diagram showing religion-wise distribution of disabled respondents.
EDUCATON
3: 4 Educational background of the Respondents
4. Histogram showing education-wise distribution of disabled respondents.
MARITAL STATUS
3: 5 Marital status of the Disabled Respondents
DISABILITY AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE
OCCUPATION
3: 6 Marital status and age of the Disabled respondents
3: 7 Distribution of Disabled according place of residence
3: 8 Occupation of the Disabled respondents
5. Bar diagram showing age and marital status of the disabled respondents.
6. Cylinder diagram showing occupation status of the disabled respondents.
ASSISTIVE DEVICE
3: 9 Place of Employment
3: 10 Disabled using Assistive Devices according to types of disability
3: 11 Frequency in using Assistive Devices
3: 12 Problems in using Assistive Devices
7. Cone diagram showing frequency in using assistive devices.
3: 13 Availability of Assistive Devices
CAUSES OF DISABILITY
3: 14 Utility of Mobility Training
3: 15 Cause of disability
Extent of independence
3: 16 Level of independence
8. 100% Bar diagram showing the level of independence.
Factors for indepcndetice
3: 17 Factors made the disabled independent
Personal and social background of the stakeholders
2. Objective No. 1. To study the tnajor features of the legislatioli fbrthe blind and physically handicapped and to find out what it offers tothe disabled
Chief features of the legislation
1. It is a corriprchensivc act
2. It is an anti discriminatory law
3. It aims at the total integratiotlo f tl~edi sabled into tlle main strear11
4. It is partnership in caring
5. The legislatioli is a positive guideline
6. There are tnechanisnis for implemetltatiot~
7. Disability is treated as civil right, rather than a health at~dw elfareissue
8. It gives a positive role for the disabled
9. It benefits the cntire society
10. Technology for the disabled is encouraged irl the law
11. Disability is r; ocial cogis truct
12. It liberates the disabled
13. It has given equal opporturiities for all
14. It aims to provide a harrier free society
15. It pmtccts the dignity end intlepcl~dcncco f tl~cd isabled
Disability legislation offers to the disabled the following: bellefits
a. It provides for the preventioii and early detection of disabilities.
b. It provided education for children with disabilities
c. It provides employment
d. It provides aids and appliaiices to the disabled
e. It promotes nondiscrilnination
f. Encourages manpower development
g. Recognize institutiol~sf or the disabled
h. It provides social security
i. Offers professional service from qualified professionals
Positive aspects of the legislation
Negative aspects of the legislation
3: 18 Positive aspects of the legislation
3: 19 Negative aspects of the legislation
V Rehabilitation Needs and Problems
4. Objective No. 2 - To identify the needs of the disabled and findout their relationship with the personal variables such as aae, sex, marital status, religion, family income. place of residence, education, occupation and type of disability.
2-1 Guidance and Counseling
4: 1 Rehabilitation needs
2.2 Orientation and Mobility
2.3 Educational facilities
2.4 Vocational and professional training
2.5 On the job training
2.6 Employment
2.7 Equal Weatment
2.8 Barrier-free Environment
2.9 Need for Association
2.10 Availability of Appropriate Assistive Devices
2.11 Empathetic Attitude
2.12 Resource Centers
2.13 Public Education
The importance of rehabilitation needs according to the stakeholders i.e. (parents, teachers and trainers of the disabled, and offsce bearers of associationsof and for the disabled and the employers and agency heads ofthe disabled)
Rehabilitation needs and association with personal variables
4: 2 Age and rehabilitation needs
4: 3 Sex and rehabilitation needs
4: 4 Marital status and rehabilitation needs
4: 5 Religion and rehabilitation needs
4: 6 Family income and rehabilitation needs
4: 7 Place of residence and rehabilitation needs
4: 8 Education and rehabilitation needs
4: 9 Occupation and rehabilitation needs
4: 10 Type of disability and rehabilitation needs
4: 11 Regression analysis of the rehabilitation needs
5. Obiective No. 3 - To identify the Problems of the Disabled and findout their relationship wit11 personal variables such as age, sex, marita!status, religion, family income, place of residence, education, occupationand type of disability.
4: 12 Rehabilitation problems
3.2 Equal Treatment
3.3 Lack of opportunity
3.4 Lack of good quality Mobility Tkaining
3.5 Negative attitude of the public
3.6 Lack of facilities for training
3.7 Lack of Resource Centers
3.8 Employment opportunities
3.9 Lack of Assistive Devices
3.10 Adjustment with disability
The seriousness of rehabilitation problems according to the stakeholders
Rehabilitation problems and its associatiorls with personal variables
4: 13 Age and rehabilitation problems
4: 14 Sex and rehabilitation problems
4: 15 Marital status and rehabilitation problems
4: 16 Religion and rehabilitation problems
4: 17 Family income and rehabilitation problems
4: 18 Place of residence and rehabilitation problems
4: 19 Education and rehabilitation problems
4: 20 Occupation and rehabilitation problems
4: 21 Type of disability and rehabilitation problems
Regression Analysis
4: 22 Regression analysis for total problems
6. Obiective No. 4 The extent to which the rehabilitation needs of thedisabled are met in the Legislatiori for the disabled
4: 23 Knowledge of disability legislation
9. Pie diagram showing knowledge of the legislation.
4: 24 Needs of the disabled met in the legislation
7. Objective No. 5 To find out the perception of the disabled towardsthe legislation and their relationship with personal variables such asage, sex, marital status, religion, family income, place of residez~ce, education, occupation. type of disability and awareness of the legislationand the perception of the parents
1. Legislation for the Disabled brings forth cquali&
4: 25 Perception about the legislation
2. Legislation brings forth the integration of the disabled into the 111ainstream of society.
3. Legislation provides equal opportunities for the disabled
4. Legislation creates awareness about the challenges and opportut~ities
5. Legislation promotes the welhre of thc disabled
6. Special Legislation for the disabled is necessary
7. Special legislation for the disabled are good enough
8. Legislation is necessary for increasi~ige tnploymeiit
9. Reservation gives more opportunities for the disabled
10. Special legislation for the disabled bring forth rlondiscrirnil~atior~
Perception about the legislation and it association with personal variables
4: 26 Age and perception about legislation
4: 27 Sex and perception
4: 28 Marital status and perception
4: 29 Religion and perception
4: 30 Family income and perception
4: 31 Place of residence and perception
4: 32 Education and perception
4: 33 Occupation and perception
4: 34 Type of disability and perception
4: 35 Regression analysis of total perception
4: 36 Awareness of the disability act and total perception
4: 37 Correlation between awareness of the Disability Act 1995 and total perception
10. Bar diagram showing awareness of the Disability Act.
4: 38 Total perception of the parents and the disabled
4: 39 Total perception of the parents and the disabled from the urban area
4: 40 Total perception of the parents and the disabled from the rural area
4: 41 Total perception of the parents and the disabled from the coastal area
CASE STUDIES
Accessibility, ones fundamental rights
Technology liberates the disabled
Training, a constant pilgrimage
Braille opens vistas of knowledge
Disability, no impediment to success
Resource Centers lead to success
VI Major findings, conclusion and suggestions
1. The chief feature of the legislation
2. The legislation offers to the disabled many benefits for theirrehabilitation
3. Rehabilitation needs
4. Rehabilitation needs and disability legislation
5. Rehabilitation problems
6. Positive aspects of the legislation
7. Areas needing attention
8. Factors to be made mandatory
9. Disability legislation
10. Perception about the legislation for the disabled
11. Legislation brings forth equality
12. Legislation provides equal opportunity and bring forth nondiscrimination.
13. Legislation brings forth integration of the disabled into the mainstream
14. Legislation create awareness
15. Legislation promotes the welfare of the disabled
16. Special legislation for the disabled is necessary
17. The legislation for the disabled are good erlougl~
18. Special legislation increases employl~ie~oiptp ortunities
19. Reservation gives more opportunities for the disabled
Suggestions
CONCLUSION
BIBILIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR THE DISABLED
APPENDIX A (II) INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR PARENIS
APPENDIX A (III) INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS AND TRAINERS
APPENDIX A (IV) INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR OFFICE BEARERS OF THE ASSOClATlONSOF AND FOR THE DISABLED
APPENDIX A (V) INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR AGENCY HEADS AND EMPLOYERS
APPENDIX B REHABILITATION NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF THE DISABLEDACCORDING TO STAKEHOLDERS