India's First Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act Learning Platform

Know the Law.
Build an Inclusive
Society.

A learning platform by NCPEDP — for government officials, HR professionals, corporates, CSR teams, and persons with disabilities — to understand rights, duties, and inclusive practices under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

3
Decades of
NCPEDP Advocacy
21
Disability Types
Recognised
2016
Rights of PwD Act
in Force
21 Disabilities — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
Blindness
Low Vision
Deaf
Hard of Hearing
Loco-Motor
Leprosy
Dwarfism
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Muscular Dystrophy
Chronic Neuro.
Specific Learning
Mental Illness
Intellectual
Mult. Sclerosis
Haemophilia
Thalassemia
Sickle Cell
Speech & Language
Acid Attack
Parkinson's
India's landmark disability rights law — enforceable since 2016
Priya
Wheelchair User
Rohan
Visually Impaired
Kavya
Deaf — ISL User
Arjun
Govt. Officer
Meera
HR Professional
WCAG 2.1 AA Accessible
Screen Reader Friendly
Indian Sign Language Courses
Audio Book Format Available
Backed by 3 Decades of NCPEDP Advocacy

Why It Matters

Why Disability Inclusion Cannot Wait

According to the 2011 Census, the population of Persons with Disabilities in India is 2.68 crore persons. The more recent NFHS-5 Survey puts this figure at 6.32 crore — and the real number is much higher. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 gives them clear rights. But rights only work when the people and institutions around them understand and act on them. That's what this platform is for.

It's the Law
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is not a guideline — it is enforceable law. It mandates equal opportunity, accessible buildings, and reasonable accommodation. Government departments and private employers are both bound by it.
Inclusive Organisations Do Better
Organisations that include persons with disabilities report stronger employee loyalty, wider talent access, and better problem-solving. Accessible design benefits everyone — elderly people, parents with prams, and all users.
India's Global Commitment
India signed the UN CRPD. Disability inclusion is central to SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and SDG 4 (Quality Education). Organisations aligned with these goals attract global partnerships and funding.
Most People Simply Don't Know
HR managers, government officers, architects, and teachers making decisions that affect persons with disabilities often have no structured training. This platform closes that gap with clear, India-specific learning.
The Real Cost of Exclusion

When persons with disabilities are left out of education, employment, and public life — society pays a steep price. These are not abstract numbers.

₹1.7L Cr
Annual GDP lost due to exclusion of PwDs from the workforce
World Bank, 2022
Only 36%
of government buildings meet basic accessibility standards
NCPEDP Audit, 2023
1 in 3
PwDs have no formal education — not by choice, but by design
Census 2011
Under 1%
of private sector workforce are PwDs, against a 4% mandate
CII Disability Report
70%
of public websites fail basic digital accessibility tests
IAAP India Audit
Legal Risk
Non-compliance means fines, court orders & PIL under RPwD Act
Sections 89–92, RPwD Act

Real People. Real Impact.

Who Learns Here — and Why It Changes Things

Every course was designed with a real person in mind. Here are four of them.

Priya, 28
Wheelchair user, Mumbai

"I finally understood what 'reasonable accommodation' means and what I can demand from my employer."

Rajiv IAS, 41
District Magistrate, Rajasthan

"I got case studies from actual Indian courts. Within a month we revised our entire complaints process."

Kavya, 24
Deaf student, Bengaluru

"I learnt about my own legal rights in my own language for the first time. Every Deaf person should see this."

Arjun, 36
Head of DEI, TCS

"The Equal Opportunity Policy course saved us months of legal research. Our policy was signed off in three weeks."


Why Choose Us

What Makes This Platform Different

Built by NCPEDP — India's most credible cross-disability rights organisation — every course is grounded in real advocacy, real law, and real lived experience.

01
3 Decades of Real Advocacy
NCPEDP has shaped disability policy in India since 1996 — from drafting inputs to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act to running India's largest disability employment programme.
02
Indian Sign Language — Built In
Courses delivered in ISL as a primary format — not an add-on. Deaf and hard-of-hearing learners are not an afterthought here. This is a first in India.
03
Multiple Formats, One Platform
Video with captions, audio book, and text transcript. Whether you're blind, Deaf, or prefer to listen — you get the same knowledge in the format that works for you.
04
Built for India's Reality
Grounded in Indian court judgments, government schemes, and the specific challenges faced by Indian organisations. Not adapted from a Western template.
05
Case Studies You Can Use
Real scenarios, actual court orders, and documented Indian examples — so learners don't just understand the law, they can apply it from the very next working day.
06
An Accessible Platform — By Design
WCAG 2.1 AA. Keyboard navigable, screen reader tested, high-contrast mode available. We don't just teach accessibility — the platform itself demonstrates it.
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Featured Courses

From understanding your rights under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act to conducting accessibility audits — structured learning for every stakeholder in India's inclusion journey.

Case Study

What does "reasonable accommodation" look like in practice? In 2022, the Delhi High Court ordered a public sector bank to provide a screen reader-compatible workstation to a visually impaired officer within 30 days — and pay compensation for the delay. Our Reasonable Accommodation course unpacks this judgment and 11 others so your organisation never finds itself on the wrong side of a ruling.

Indian Sign Language
सेल्फ लर्निंग मॉड्यूल 2 — सुलभता (संरक्षण आणि इक्विटीचा पाया) (Accessibility: The Foundation of Protection and Equity)
हे मॉड्यूल भारताच्या कायदेशीर सुलभता चौकटीची मांडणी करते: घटनात्मक आधार (कलम १४, १५, २१), UNCRPD वचनबद्धता, आणि RPwD कायदा, २०१६ (कलम ४०-४६)...
👤 Deaf & Hard of Hearing Learners View Course →
RPwD Act
संरक्षण आणि समतेचा पाया: दिव्यांग व्यक्तींसाठी सामाजिक सुरक्षा
हे मॉड्यूल भारतातील सामाजिक सुरक्षेच्या उत्क्रांतीचा आढावा घेते, ज्यामध्ये अपंग व्यक्ती हक्क अधिनियम, २०१६ (RPwD Act 2016), शासकीय योजना, रा...
👤 Govt, NGOs, Educators View Course →
Case Study Based
Accessible Infrastructure & Public Services
This module lays out India's legal accessibility framework: constitutional grounding (Articles 14, 15, 21), UNCRPD commitments, and the RPwD...
👤 Practitioners, HR, Legal View Course →
Corporate / HR
Social Security
This module traces the evolution of social security in India, covering the RPwD Act 2016, government schemes, state-level measures, and NGO/...
👤 HR, Managers, CSR Teams View Course →
Accessibility Audit
E-Learning Module: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Indian Sign Language Based – Chapter-wise)
Learn comprehensive disability inclusion practices and legal frameworks.
👤 Architects, Govt Officials View Course →
Corporate / CSR
RPwD - Unlocked
Learn comprehensive disability inclusion practices and legal frameworks.
👤 HR Heads, DEI, CSR Leaders View Course →

Testimonials

Voices from Our Community

Learners from across government, civil society, and corporate India share what this platform has changed for them.

Kavya Nair
Deaf Learner, Christ University, Bengaluru
★★★★★

The ISL-based module is unlike anything I've seen. For the first time, I understood my own legal rights in my own language — without needing anyone to translate for me. Every Deaf person in India needs access to this course.

Rajiv Sharma IAS
District Magistrate, Rajasthan
★★★★★

I expected a dry legal module. Instead I got case studies from actual Indian courts and practical scenarios my team faces every week. Within a month we revised our entire complaints process.

Meera Iyer
Head of DEI, IT Company, Pune
★★★★★

The Equal Opportunity Policy course gave us a ready template we could adapt within a week. We went from having no policy to filing a compliant one with the government — all because of the step-by-step guidance in this module.

Rohan Mehta
Software Engineer, Low Vision, Mumbai
★★★★★

Every other LMS has been a frustrating experience with my screen reader. This platform just works — keyboard navigation, focus indicators, proper alt text. The content is excellent, but the accessibility is what makes it usable for me.


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