section 26
Appropriate Governments and local authorities to provide children with disabilities
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995Civil199574 sections13 chapters
Chapter V EDUCATION
Statutory text
The appropriate Governments and the local authorities shall- a. ensure that every child with a disability has access to free education in an appropriate environment till he attains the age of eighteen years; b. endeavor to promote the integration of students with disabilities in the normal schools; c. promote setting up of special schools in Government and private sector for those in need of special education, in such a manner that children with disabilities living in any part of the country have access to such schools; d. endeavor to equip the special schools for children with disabilities with vocational training facilities.
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