The draft Bill states that the university would have eight departments. A Bill for the creation of a university of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences, which was first proposed in the 2015-2016 Budget, is likely to be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament set to begin on Friday, said Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry officials. According to the draft Bill, the proposed university would be a “multi-disciplinary academic institution conducting research, programmes and courses from the Bachelor’s level onwards”. The draft Bill states that the university would have eight departments: disability studies; rehabilitation sciences; audiology and speech language pathology; special education; psychology; nursing; orthotics, prosthetics and assistive technology; and inclusive and universal design. in the country has on its rolls 1.65 lakh registered rehabilitation professionals and personnel.

Source: The Hindu January 28, 2021 20:47 UTC