Doctors with Disabilities: Agents of Change

12/05/2026

Prepare a visual graphic on : *Disability a missed opportunity in the revised RBSK 2.0*

2013: RBSK launched by MoHFW, but Thalassemia & SCD kept “optional” in disability screening.

2016: Thalassemia, SCD & hemophilia recognized as disabilities under the new law.

2023: PM launches National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission. Yet NFHS-6 drops anaemia/disability questions, and MWCD releases flawed definitions of hemophilia & Thalassemia in Anganwadi disability protocol.

2026: Revised RBSK 2.0 removes Thalassemia & SCD even from the optional list

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rbsk-2-0-misses-disability-lens-experts-flag-gaps-in-flagship-child-screening-programme/amp_articleshow/130946357.cms

10/05/2026

India News: NEW DELHI: The Centre’s upgraded child health screening programme, RBSK 2.0, is facing criticism from a national collective of doctors with disabiliti.

06/05/2026

Layers of verification, little guidance—India’s disabled are grappling with UDID system Coverage by

https://theprint.in/ground-reports/verification-disabled-udid-system/2922267/ #

04/05/2026

“The real issue is not disability but ignorance about clinical accommodations. Flexibility is not dilution of standards; it is equalization of opportunity and a reasonable accommodation in our law which does not affect patient safety and competence. When systems refuse to adapt, they label difference as deficiency” says regarding the NHRC notice to NMC on flexible hours for postgraduate trainees.

TOI Education: https://www.educationtimes.com/article/campus-beat-college-life/99741671/nhrc-demands-atr-to-fix-working-hours-better-infrastructure-for-pwd-resident-doctors

04/05/2026

Police act swiftly against youths for misbehaviour with Deaf friends in restaurant.

Neelambagh police took prompt action against four youths who made rude gestures toward Deaf friends signing at a restaurant. Owing to the timely police intervention, they received justice and expressed gratitude to the authorities.

02/05/2026

Joy of motherhood!
Double-amputee doc becomes mom after high-risk pregnancy

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/another-milestone-double-amputee-doc-becomes-mom-after-high-risk-pregnancy/amp_articleshow/130684342.cms

02/05/2026

Disability in medical education: Court rulings, barriers, and ground reality of inclusion gaps

https://www.thehindu.com/education/pwd-medical-education-court-rulings-barriers-and-ground-reality-of-inclusion-gaps/article70915163.ece

01/05/2026

Lucknow’s ‘Helen Keller’ shines in ISC exams with 98.7% marks

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lucknows-helen-keller-shines-in-isc-exams-with-98-7-marks/amp_articleshow/130669932.cms

27/04/2026

19/04/2026

As a doctor with a disability, I have seen all my life how disability is treated as a problem to be fixed in hospitals, rather than a voice to be heard. That silence costs lives.

But what happens when lived experience sits at the same table as global funders?
Solutions don’t just emerge, they transform systems.

If we truly care about health equity, we must care about disability-inclusive health. Because the “missing billion” can’t wait.

Join us at the iconic Ashmolean Museum during the —and witness how real change begins when those who live it lead it.