ECI Issues Guidelines to Move towards Respectful Discourse for PwDs
On 21st December, 2023, in a first, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued guidelines to political parties to use disability and gender sensitive language, and refrain from using derogatory references to persons with disabilities (PwDs) in public speeches, campaigns and writings.
About the Guidelines
- Political parties and their representatives should not use disability/ PwDs or terms referring to disability/ PwDs in the context of human incapacity during any public speech, in their writings/articles, or political campaign.
- Political parties and their representatives should strictly avoid comments related to disabilities/ PwDs that may be offensive or perpetuate stereotypes and prejudices.
- Any usage of ....
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