New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- As the world approaches the India AI Summit 2026 , the conversation on AI has evolved beyond algorithmic efficiency to encompass the more significant issues of digital sovereignty and ethics. A critical legal and ethical gap needs to be plugged: the definition of 'AI accessibility.'

In India, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act of 2016 provides a robust legal framework for persons with disabilities (PwDs). But it defines accessibility primarily in negative terms, with a 'barrier' taken as its denial. To ensure that "AI for All," the central theme of this year's summit, becomes more than a slogan, we must construct a three-tiered definition of AI accessibility rooted in legal and disability jurispruden...