Types of Disabilities – RPWD Bill 2016

The types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21 and the Central Government will have the power to add more types of disabilities.

The 21 disabilities are given below:-

Types of Disabilities

1. Blindness

2. Low Vision

3. Leprosoy Cured persons

4. Locomotor Disability

5. Dwarfism

6. Intellectual Disability

7. Mental Illness

8. Cerebral Palsy

9. Specific Learning Disabilities

10. Hearing Impairment ( Deaf and Hard of Hearing)

11. Muscular Dystrophy

12. Acid Attack Victim

13. Parkinson’s disease

14. Multiple Sclerosis

15. Thalassemia

16. Hemophilia

17. Sickle Cell disease

18. Autism Spectrum Disorder

19. Chronic Neurological conditions

20. Multiple Disabilities including Deaf Blindness