Overview

• The DEPwD draft lays out disability-friendly ambulances, priority evacuation, and specialised training for police, paramedics, and good samaritans, including immobilisation protocols.
• All new and retrofitted roads, crossings, and transport must comply with RPWD Act and IRC codes, with features such as ramps, tactile paving, audible signals, low-floor buses, and priority seating.
• Accident reporting systems would link to the UDID platform for real-time alerts and faster claims, with mandatory verification of disability certificates and re-examination in suspicious cases.
• Trauma centres are to be connected with National Institutes and Composite Regional Centres, with rehabilitation covering physiotherapy, occupational therapy, counselling, vocational training, and assistive devices via ADIP and state schemes.
• States are tasked to run accessibility audits, designate PwD liaison officers, create disability-inclusive zones, adapt public and app-based transport, integrate data with CCTNS, and coordinate compensation and insurance with SLSAs and IRDAI.