Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Accessibility in Indian Healthcare Facilities Remains Critical Issue
In India, many healthcare places are not easy to use for people with disabilities.
The rules say these places should be accessible, but most are not.
For example, very few have ramps or signs for people who can't see well.
This makes it hard for people with disabilities to get the care they need.
Some people are working to fix this by checking these places and talking to the people who make the rules.
They want to make sure everyone can use these places easily.
Only 1.03% of healthcare locations in Bengaluru have accessible parking.
98.53% of healthcare locations lack accessible parking signage.
62.82% of locations do not have ramps for non-ambulatory access.
Only 12.5% of locations provide onsite wheelchairs.
93.91% of locations lack tactile paths for visual impairments.
- Who
- Persons with disabilities and their caregivers in Bengaluru
- What
- Lack of accessibility in healthcare facilities
- When
- Ongoing issue, despite recent legislation and guidelines
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- Systematic exclusion in urban planning and weak enforcement of accessibility standards
- Accessible Parking
- 1.03% of healthcare locations
- Accessible Parking Signage
- 1.47% of healthcare locations
- Locations with Ramps
- 37.18% of healthcare locations
- Onsite Wheelchair Availability
- 12.5% of healthcare locations
- Tactile Paths for Visual Impairments
- 6.09% of healthcare locations
- Legislation
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016
- Guidelines
- Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility (2021)
- Healthcare Accessibility Standards
- Accessibility Standards for Healthcare (2023)