Our understanding of disability must expand to include people with invisible disabilities | Opinion News, The Indian Express

Our understanding of disability must expand to include people with invisible disabilities | Opinion News, The Indian Express

Written by Kaaren Mathias |Updated: December 3, 2018 2:13:02 pm

Kaaren Mathias is a public health physician who works for the Emmanuel Hospital Association as mental health programme manager. The views expressed are those of the author.

Our understanding of disability must expand to include people with invisible disabilities

The criteria and process for identifying people and certifying people with disability must find processes to recognise the disability of people with fluctuating disability such as that experienced by many with severe mental illness.

Many people with disabilities cannot be identified by a casual observer as they don’t have the identity ‘badges’ of a wheelchair, or a crutch, or a hearing aid. (Representational)