Disability group urges Centre to classify communication aids as essential products
A disability rights group is urging the Indian government to classify communication aids and prostheses as essential products under new draft rules. They argue that current classifications threaten insurance coverage and public financing for these devices.
Why it matters
This advocacy highlights the intersection of healthcare policy and the rights of persons with disabilities regarding access to essential technology.
Disability group urges Centre to classify communication aids as essential products left Image for representational purpose only. The Hindu The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/q3uf51/article71604006.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/AA61E25A-52AE-4F03-9226-ED6E7795A7EC.jpeg Doctors with Disabilities: Agents of Change has sought the classification of AAC devices and prostheses as essential assistive products under the draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2026, warning that their current categorisation could create uncertainty over insurance and public financing NEW DELHI A disability rights group has written to the Central government seeking the classification of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and prostheses as essential assistive products under the draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2026. Doctors with Disabilities: Agents of Change (DwDAoC), an organisation of health professionals with disabilities, said in its communication that the Centre should classify communication aids and prostheses as essential products.
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