How much Aware are Differently-Able Person? What they Have, what they Need? A Survey

The present study assess the awareness among differently able person (locomotor disability) about availability and lacuna of various rights and the facilities for them Study was cross-sectional and participants were given a self structured questionnaire. HUDA complex, Rohtak. Percentage, simple proportion. Study participants were 300 differently able persons (150 from urban and 150 from villages) having disability more than forty percent. Many participants suffered by polio (70%) out of which most of them were not given polio drops (90%). Maximum were not satisfied with the disability certificate made by doctors (98). All of them did not wish for their children to be disable (100%), very less number of male (20 %) and female (7%) were m jobs out of which many have used the disability quota(70%). Most of disables did not know Commission for disable persons (90%), Disability Act (70%) and Rehabilitation council of India (96%). Most of parents did not wish to take their children in any function (80%). 50% are 12 passed. Maximum have felt insult due to disability (91%). Most of buildings were not disable friendly (95%). Participants were found lacking of knowledge of rights and facilities available for them and the conditions were worse for those who are living in the villages. There is a need to develop and promote awareness among the differently able person in order to improve their life style and living standard so that they can live a quality of life as of human being.