<P> India is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, having signed the treaty on 30 March 2007 and ratified it on 1 October 2007 . </P> <P> Unlike those in the West, most people with disabilities in India and their families are focused on survival in the context of deep poverty . India's disability rights movement, however, mainly comprises elite, middle - class activists who generally mirror the goals of the disability rights movement in Western countries . </P> <P> Common public perceptions of disability in India are influenced by certain discourses that are generally rejected by the field of disability studies . People with disabilities are often seen as wicked or deceitful, or as unable to progress to adulthood and dependent on charity and pity for assistance . This is as opposed to an emphasis on the strengths people possess despite their disabilities, and their potential for adaptation . </P> <P> Disability in India is affected by other social divisions such as class, gender, and caste . Statistics show that women with disabilities in India are more marginalized than their male counterparts . Anita Ghai argues that Indian feminism has ignored the unique conditions of women with disabilities . </P>

Short note on disability in india 100 words