The Effectiveness of RPwD Act, 2016 in Providing Inclusive Education for Women with Disabilities in Mizoram

Abstract

Women with disabilities have faced certain obstacles and barriers in their life. They have faced double burden and hardships of disabilities which is firstly exerted by their disabilities followed by their gender. Laws and legislations are crucial in providing inclusive development to all persons with disabilities, including the women with disabilities. Without proper implementation of legislations, women with disabilities are only confined to the four walls of their home and are further stigmatized and stereotyped by society. Hence, inclusive education is crucial to allow them to engage in educational activities which will enable them to progress further in life. This study uses mixed methods of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the effectiveness of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 in providing inclusive education to persons with disabilities in Mizoram. This study focuses on selected 163 women with disabilities in Mizoram and studies their socio-economic conditions and the level of inclusive education’s success or failure in the state. The study ends with an analytical discussion of the issues and provide suggestive measures for the implementation of special inclusive education in the state.