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Dear States, End Your Cruel Apathy And Give The Disabled Their Legal Due!
When Parliament enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016, it was seen as a landmark piece of legislation which established a paradigm shift in how the Indian polity understood and...
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The Indian Air Force Is Organising a Special Paralympics for the Children of...
The Indian Air Force is committed to boosting the confidence of differently abled children and is organising a Paralympics event for them in New Delhi. The Western Air Command in the capital will be...
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We All Need Our Daily Dose of News. What About the Differently-Abled?
Formats of news across various mediums are seldom compatible with the languages and strengths of disabled people. For such differently-abled people, browsing through news and daily happenings can be...
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Sound of Success: This Man is Empowering Thousands of Hearing Impaired!
Sumit Singh Gandhi would travel in small vans throughout his summer internship in Jalandhar. Every day, he would sit alongside hearing impaired children, as he journeyed to his workplace. Being someone...
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It’s Time Cinema Started Conversations About Disabilities, Visible and Invisible
Why are movies only made for those who can see and hear them? Can we not make movies for the visually impaired or the hearing impaired? Also, why do we shy away from acknowledging that people with...
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Amazing Mother Creates a Unique Place for Her Down Syndrome Son’s Talents!
The dictionary definition of a ceramist is one who makes ‘works of art’. This is certainly an apt description for Shaurya, a 30-year-old ceramist who runs an art studio in Gurugram along with his...
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Meet The Indian Engineers Who Helped Stephen Hawking Get His Voice Back
“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” – Stephen Hawking One of science’s biggest celebrities since Albert Einstein, renown cosmologist Stephen Hawking...
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On the Brink of Death, This Woman’s Life Was Saved by a Couple 1000 Km Away!
26-year-old Rachana (name changed to protect identity) from Rajasthan, was going through a terrible ordeal for years. On 13th March 2018, she decided to put an end to all the suffering, and called...
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Hiccup of Hickhi: a 27-Year-Old Reveals What Tourette Syndrome Is Truly Like!
Prateek Singh Meet Prateek Singh, a 27-year-old, who resides in Jabalpur. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Business Administration and also helps out with his family business. Looking at his...
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This Visually-Impaired Student Clinched 13 Gold Medals & a Rhodes Scholarship!
Popular disability activist Nick Vujicic once said, “When you feel like giving up on your dream force yourself to work hard another day. Another week, a year. You’ll be amazed what happens when you...
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Paralysed Man Who Crawled to Dig a 200-Foot Path Receives a Very Special Gift!
Restricted mobility arising out of partial paralysis or other medical conditions can be severely debilitating. India’s track record regarding inclusive environment and accessibility for the...
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Exclusive: He Lost His Sight but Bagged 13 Medals and a Rhodes Scholarship!
Rahul was only six-months-old when his family realised that his eyes didn’t respond to visual stimuli the same way as compared to other kids his age. For almost four years, they ran from pillar to post...
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Radio Saved The Paralympic Star: How Tunes Transformed Deepa Malik’s Life
In 2016, a unique radio-documentary won the National Akashvani annual award. Bird of Fire featured Deepa Malik, the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. In 2012, at the age of 42, she...
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Rejected for IAS, This Gritty Women Became a Crusader for the Differently-Abled!
In India, there are various government initiatives and a number of non-profit organisations working towards the upliftment of the differently-abled population. However, despite these efforts, when...
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Dystonic Cerebral Palsy May Have Affected His Limbs, But That Did Not Stop...
Battling dystonic cerebral palsy, a neurological condition marked by involuntary muscle spasms and unwanted movement, 18-year-old Madhukesh Bhat overcame the tough odds to appear for the Common...
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This Unique Project in Ahmedabad Will Help You Appreciate The Struggles of...
As I entered the hall, I was transported from the realm of the sighted to the domain of the visually impaired. With trepidation, I began to walk gingerly, dependent upon my articulate guide, Jaidev,...
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Kerala Students Build Low-Cost Alternative to Voice-Controlled Wheelchairs!
Never before has the scope of technology been harnessed in such an expansive manner, in the service of the differently-abled population across the world. Scientists, researchers and even school...
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World’s 1st Eye Language Guide Made in India To Help the Paralysed Interact...
Have you realised how we take our abilities for granted sometimes? If you need a glass of water, you get one. If you need to rush somewhere, you sprint. If you are angry, you yell or express it with a...
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Remove Archaic Laws Discriminating Against Leprosy Patients: SC Orders Govt.
Leprosy is arguably one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood diseases in India. In 2014, the country accounted for 58% of all leprosy cases in the world. Even with such a high number of patients,...
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‘Blade Cricketer’ to Lead Team India at Tri-Nation T20 Series for the Disabled!
The IPL with all its glitz, glamour and marketing, has parked itself firmly on the interest-list of cricket fans in India. Well, this tri-nation T20 cricket tournament is going on right now, and India...
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