(1) Persons with disabilities shall have right to be respected for their individual dignity and to lead a decent life with opportunity to receive education, skills training and rehabilitation services to participate in educational, social, economic, cultural and all other activities in the society without any discrimination.
(2) A person shall not be deprived of his personal liberty only on the ground of any disability.
(3) A person or institution, whether public or private, shall not discriminate against a person with a disability or violate his rights or restrict his benefits in any manner.

(1) Persons with disabilities shall be provided barrier-free access to all necessary public health services and infrastructure free of cost on priority basis.
(2) The Government shall:
(a) encourage private sector healthcare providers, through appropriate incentives, to provide quality services to persons with disabilities at affordable rates or for free;
(b) take all such measures as may be necessary for early identification of and early intervention in disabilities;
(c) undertake initiatives to promote, support and implement community-based rehabilitation and research initiatives at the community level; and
(d) conduct, with the help of the medical and scientific community, research to identify causes of various disabilities and create awareness in the public to adopt practices that may help in prevention of disabilities.