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Enable Vaani: Inspiration for the Differently-Abled Now Just a Phone Call Away!
This article is sponsored by Accenture. Cornelius, a musician from Meghalaya, comes from a middle-class family. With eight siblings and a family of simple dreams and ambitions, he never thought he...
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Can Jobs in Retail Stores Empower the Differently Abled? Pankh Shows it Can!
This article is sponsored by Accenture. If you happen to visit a McDonald’s outlet in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, you may be greeted with a warm smile by Viral Khamar. He may not be able to hear you or speak...
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This Bengaluru Org Is a Beacon for Those With Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy &...
For Maria Santamaria and her husband, life has always been about giving back to society. Diya Foundation, a vocational training centre for the differently-abled, was founded by the couple in 1999. This...
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‘Silent Delivery Stations’ in Mumbai Employ the Deaf, Speak Volumes About...
This article has been sponsored by Amazon.in On average, Anita (name changed), a resident of Mumbai, sees at least three courier agents servicing her apartment complex every day. She even started...
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How an ‘Amaz’ing Initiative Transformed the Life of a Boy With Hearing...
This article has been sponsored by Amazon.in 24-year-old Mantena Ravi Verma was born to a humble fruit-seller and an Aganwadi teacher in the city of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. Born without the...
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Real Hero: 14-Year-Old Veer Raised Rs 14 Lakh to Help 300 Amputees Walk Again!
When 14-year-old children are asked about their ambition in life, the standard answers range from doctor, engineer, astronaut and perhaps soldier. However, Veer Agrawal, a 9th-grade student from...
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This Unique Idea Shows Why Inclusivity at the Workplace Must Become a Norm
This article has been sponsored by Amazon.in Imagine persons with hearing disabilities, who have been discriminated against for the better part of their lives, not just in getting an education but...
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This Mom of 2 Girls with Autism is Using Baking to Empower Her Kids & Many...
Life has been an adventure for Sangeetha Chakrapani, who quit her corporate job to settle in as a happy homemaker for 15 years in Mumbai. A parent to quadruplets—Krishna, Jayashree, Lakshmi, and...
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Handicapped For Life, This Unsung Hero Created a ‘Valley For the Disabled’ in...
Imagine being seated on a chair, with no one else in the room with you, other than a pesky mosquito buzzing near your ear. You want to swat it away; you try and move your arms to do it. Your brain has...
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At 11, He Lost Both Arms. At 19, He Made India Proud By Bagging 2 Gold Medals!
Chandeep Singh Sudan was an 11-year-old when he suffered a life-threatening electric shock measuring approximately 11,000 volts. Surviving the high-voltage shock was in itself a miracle, but the damage...
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World Braille Day: Why India’s First-Ever Braille Constitution Is a Step Long...
Six dots and six bumps creating constellation-like patterns across a white sheet of paper. This is a coded language, which goes far beyond the contours of written letters and alphabets, becoming a...
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This 16 YO Girl’s Brilliant Invention For Her Disabled Brother Will Make Your...
The love that siblings share is always precious; it is this bond that endures when everything else remains ephemeral. Be it literature or films, sibling love has always been celebrated in India and...
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In a First, Disabled-Friendly Buses Are About to Hit the Streets of Delhi
At a time when thousands of people across the globe, are joining in the Twitter wave of #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow to talk about various issues of accessibility and general perceptions around...
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60-YO Differently-Abled Surat Man Sets Example, Makes E-Bikes From Upcycled...
Vishnu Patel, a 60-year-old from Surat is no ordinary man. He was afflicted with polio at a very young age and he has a hearing impairment. But these impediments are not what we want to highlight. The...
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This Viral Reddit Post Will Help You Support The Visually Impaired in The...
The act of helping has rewards for both, the giver and the taker, and this online volunteer proved it right. A subreddit, r/HumansBeingBros, is one such platform which welcomes volunteers from across...
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Joining the Dots: IIT-D Builds Low-Cost Braille Laptop For The Visually-Impaired
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi have developed a Braille laptop called DotBook, which can be useful for the visually impaired. The laptop has got important conventional...
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Meet the Polio-Affected IIM Professor Who Teaches Driving to the...
Anita Sharma was only 6 when she suffered a polio attack and became paralyzed from her waist down. The Jaipur-based girl grew up adapting to life on crutches and callipers, but her disability was never...
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This Jaipur Techie Has Modified 3000+ Cars to Help People with Disabilities...
It was sometime in 1995 that Rajesh Sharma, a mechanic based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, received a very unique request. Sharma was known in the city for the modifications he would make to cars for driving...
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India Wins 368 Medals at Special Olympics: Meet 3 Athletes Who Defined True...
This year’s Special Olympics World Games, while concluding in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, left the audience amazed, joyous, proud and eventually inspired! Earning a whopping tally of 368 medals, athletes...
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This Mom’s Chat With An Ola Cabbie About Her Adopted Daughter Will Move You
Kavita and Himanshu believe that they are the first couple in India to adopt a child diagnosed with Down Syndrome. In this exclusive interview with The Better India, Kavita tells us about how she has...
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