The types of disabilities according to the The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill - 2016

The types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21 and the Central Government will have the power to add more types of disabilities. The 21 disabilities are given below:-

1.                  Blindness

2.                  Low-vision

3.                  Leprosy Cured persons

4.                  Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing)

5.                  Locomotor Disability

6.                  Dwarfism

7.                  Intellectual Disability

8.                  Mental Illness

9.                  Autism Spectrum Disorder

10.              Cerebral Palsy

11.              Muscular Dystrophy

12.              Chronic Neurological conditions

13.              Specific Learning Disabilities

14.              Multiple Sclerosis

15.              Speech and Language disability

16.              Thalassemia

17.              Hemophilia

18.              Sickle Cell disease

19.              Multiple Disabilities including deafblindness

20.              Acid Attack victim

21.              Parkinson's disease