BharatNotes Inclusivity
noun (uncountable)Usage in a UPSC answer
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, operationalises inclusivity by mandating barrier-free access in all government buildings, universities, and public transport systems, expanding the definition of disability from 7 to 21 categories to align with the UNCRPD.
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Word Family
inclusive (adjective), include (verb), inclusion (noun), inclusively (adverb), exclusion (antonymic noun)
Root
Latin includere = to shut in, enclose (in- = in + claudere = to close); -ive = tending to; -ity = quality/state
Etymology
From Latin inclusivus (that includes), derived from includere. The English adjective inclusive dates to the late 15th century in a mathematical/logical sense. The noun inclusivity is a late-20th-century coinage that emerged prominently in disability rights discourse of the 1990s (following the UN Standard Rules on Equalization of Opportunities, 1993) and rapidly spread to education and corporate diversity language.
Memory Hook
IN-CLUS-ivity: in + clus (from claudere = close). To be inclusive is to close the gap between people by bringing them in. Picture a circle that keeps expanding to include everyone — that expanding circle is inclusivity.
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