The petition also requested the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to categorize Ichthyosis as a disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act).
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Friday wrote to all central ministries and departments to include a sign language interpreter in all the press briefings as well as media interactions.