Disability group urges Centre to classify communication aids as essential products

Doctors with Disabilities: Agents of Change has urged the Central government to classify communication aids and prostheses as essential assistive products.

The representation was submitted to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the Health Ministry, and the ICMR under draft disability rules.

The group warned that categorizing these devices as specialized products could create uncertainties regarding public financing and insurance coverage.