State Commissioner for Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Karnataka
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Not many parents know this office exists. The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities is a statutory body — it has legal authority to investigate complaints about disability rights violations. If your child is being denied admission to a school on the basis of autism, or if you're facing workplace discrimination, this is where you go.
Statutory body with legal authority to investigate disability rights violations. Grievance redressal, monitoring RPwD Act 2016 implementation.
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Grievance redressalRights monitoringLegal authority
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Statutory body. Open to all complaints regarding disability rights violations.
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