RIGHTS OF THE VULNERABLE 8.38 A Core Group on Disability related issues has therefore been constituted by the Commission in August 2001. The Core Group will consider the problems faced by the disabled from a human rights perspective and evolve suitable ways and means of improving the conditions of the disabled. Shri B.L. Sharma, IAS (Retd.), former Chief Commissioner for Disabilities has been nominated to serve as the Chairperson of the Group, which will also have the following experts as its members: • Prof. (Smt.) Amita Dhanda, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad: • Shri Lai Advani, President, Indian Association for Special Education and Rehabilitation, New Delhi; • Shri S.K. Rungta, Secretary General, NationalFederation for the Blind, New Delhi; • Ms. Anuradha Mohit, Special Rapporteur (Disability), National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi; • Shri Javed Abidi, Executive Director, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), New Delhi; and • Shri Thakur Hari Prasad, Chairperson, Institute for the Mentally Disabled, Hyderabad. 8.39 The Core Group is to look into the following issues: • Identification of important human rights issues concerning the disabled persons. • Review of the policies adopted so far by the Central/State Governments and suggest possible interventions by the Commission and the nature of strategies to be adopted. • Serve as a monitoring mechanism on the action taken for protection of the rights of the disabled. • Suggest steps for creation of awareness on the rights of the disabled persons in the country. ANNUAL REPORT 2001-2002 ; 91