India, April 8 -- When I speak about disability rights and empowerment, I return to a simple but urgent truth - India's Parliament must not just acknowledge the issues of persons with disabilities; it must understand them deeply and act on them decisively. Sensitising Members of Parliament and clearly defining their role in advancing inclusion is essential to building a truly equitable society.

It is with this conviction that we at the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People have brought out Beyond the Visible: A Handbook on Disability Inclusion for Parliamentarians.

The objective is clear: to enable policymakers to engage with disability in a more informed, sensitive, and effective manner, and to translate legis...