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Govt. cannot exclude job aspirant for being “too disabled”: SC
29th April, 2026. By: Jayant Singh Raghav, Advocate for Disability Law Initiative. Reviewed and edited by: Rajan Mani, Executive Director, Disability Law Initiative. The Disability Law Initiative reviews a defining moment in disability rights jurisprudence last month, when the Supreme Court, through its judgment on 11th March 2026 in the case of “Prabhu Kumar v. […]
April 29, 2026
Another judgment that reshapes inclusive education
27th December, 2025. [The Disability Law Initiative reviews a remarkable judgment of the Delhi High Court earlier this year that fostered inclusive education.] What began as a mother’s heartfelt plea for her daughter’s right to be in the classroom has become a landmark moment in India’s journey toward inclusive education. Six-year-old Aadriti Pathak, diagnosed with […]
December 27, 2025
A gamechanger for inclusive education?
April 23, 2025. It began as a complaint in the Supreme Court about inadequate facilities in sixteen special schools in the State of U.P. Rajneesh Kumar Pandey’s case has now resulted in the top court issuing landmark directions to all 36 States and Union Territories to recruit special educators, adequate in number as well […]
April 23, 2025
Accommodating IDDs in employment: A Primer / Guidebook
February 18, 2025 This Primer / Guidebook from the Disability Law Initiative is entitled “Reasonable Accommodation for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Employment – Learnings from Advanced Societies.” Many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in India, with the support of their caregivers, seek integrated employment to realize their best potential. The key to […]
February 18, 2025
A triumph for Delhi school teachers with disabilities
16th October 2024. There are almost two thousand teachers with disabilities in Delhi government schools, and yet they are inadequately represented in the higher teaching cadres. Now, after several representations by an association of teachers with disabilities in consultation with the Disability Law Initiative, the Delhi Government has decided to provide them the benefit of […]
October 9, 2024