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Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 //sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100Union territory Rules of Chandigarh · 2016

(1) Every establishment shall comply with the following standards relating to physical environment, transport and information and communication technology, namely :- (a ) standard for public build ings as specified in the Harmonised Guidelines and Space Standard s for Barrier Free Built Environment for Persons With Disabilit ies and Elderly Persons as issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development in March, 2016;

(b) standard for Bus Body Code for transportation system as specified in the notification of the Government of Ind ia in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide number G.S.R. 895(E), dated the 20th September, 2016;

(c ) Information and Communication Technology- (i ) website standard as specified in the guidelines for Indian Government websites, as adopted by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India;

(i i ) documents to be placed on websites shall be in Electronic Publication (ePUB) or Optical Character Reader (OCR) based pdf format:

Provided that the standard of accessibility in respect of other services and facilities shall be specified by the Central Government within a period of six months from the date of notification of these rules.

(2) The respective Ministries and Departments shall ensure compliance of the standards of accessibility specified under this rule through the concerned domain regulators or otherwise.

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ActRights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 //sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100
Section15
Marginal noteRules for Accessibility
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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