Critical Journeys: Navigating Long Distance Travel For Persons With Disabilities During Public Health Emergency
- IJLLR Journal
- Sep 15
- 1 min read
Shyam Sunder Pareek, Advocate, High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan (R/7464/2025)
Sakshi Patel, B.A. LL.B., Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
ABSTRACT
The discourse surrounding human rights of person with disabilities has gained increasing attention, and this article contributes by examining the complexities and hardships faced by person with disabilities while accessing proper medical facilities during humanitarian crises or public health emergencies. It incorporates global experiences and reflects international responses across different nations while focusing on the status of person with disabilities in these nations. The social and legal analysis reveals presence of several encumbrances that severely affect basic human rights of person with disability and evaluates how systemic neglect compels them to travel long distance to protect one's life. The article concludes by suggesting future oriented reforms and emphasizes the need for non-discriminatory disability inclusive planning and disability sensitive protocol at times of humanitarian crises.
Keywords: Disability Rights, Accessibility, Public Health Emergency, Critical Journeys
