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‘Always Been Treated As Equal’: Lessons From Accenture’s Disability-Inclusive...
This article has been sponsored by Accenture. Like most fathers, Prateek Shrivastav, a Managing Director with Accenture, wanted to give his son Pranay the life of his dreams. But he recalls how...
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‘I’m Disabled & My Sexuality is Valid’: Navigating Intimacy As a Queer...
“For disabled women, the road to discovering our sexuality is lonely,” says 24-year-old Nu Misra from Delhi. Describing themself as an activist, Nu, who has an acquired physical disability, says that...
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One Moving Question Inspired This Mom To Provide Free Therapy to 800 Disabled...
When Pooja Parashar gave birth to twins in 2007, the entire family was ecstatic. But something was amiss — because the babies were born prematurely, one twin, Som, had issues with oxygen reaching his...
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IIT Student Innovates Portable Braille Printer 20 Times Cheaper Than Imported...
Around a year ago, Bengaluru-resident and IIT-Guwahati student Kaviraj Prithvi was searching for an idea to help the disabled as part of a college project. On visiting one of the blind schools in his...
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Living With Polio, He Became Entrepreneur at 16 & Now Takes Education to...
Ajay Gupta was diagnosed with polio when he was only nine months old. However, being disabled himself, he spent his life working for the cause and starting ventures for the betterment of others....
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‘It’s Their Right to Play’: Teacher Uses Sports to Empower 12000 Kids with...
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Learnt Online, Father Builds ‘Maarobot’ to Help Disabled Daughter Eat Food...
Plato famously wrote in ‘Republic’, “Our need will be the real creator”. Many centuries later, this echoes far away from Greece in Goa’s Bethora village, where a man has once again proved him right....
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Helping 800+ Disabled Children Enroll in Schools, UP Principal Is the Hero...
Supreme Court Justice D Y Chandrachud has called on the government and private entities to work towards a more just world for people with disabilities while noting the lack of accessibility for them...
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J&K’s 1st Wheelchair Basketball Champ Fought Acute Depression to Reach a...
“You can always dream another dream.” That’s how Ishrat Akther starts the conversation. For a 23-year-old who has had to battle challenges in several walks of life in the last six years, her ‘never...
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Designer’s Artisanal Brooms Woven by Blind Women Make Them Financially...
Right beside the doorway at the entrance to Lakshmi Menon’s home in Kerala, there is a sight that one does not see very often — two broomsticks side by side adorning the wall like any other piece of...
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Lessons From Unique ‘Village’ On Using Innovation to Support Persons with...
Every morning, 25-year-old Jernise Pang Gin Wei makes her way to the Enabling Village — a community where people with disabilities are welcomed into an inclusive environment. Jernise, who has mild...
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250 People with Autism, Down Syndrome Have Jobs Today, Thanks to 3 Friends
In 2008, three friends began a weekend hobby class aimed at people living with intellectual disabilities to integrate into the world. Today, this has turned into a full-fledged training centre for...
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Suffering From Polio, Woman Left a Legacy That Helps People With Disabilities...
Bharat Tani, a 22-year-old, was living a life full of hardships till he came across a camp by a Bengaluru Non-Government Organisation (NGO) called the Association of People with Disability (APD) in...
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This Heartwarming Story Of Determination and Resilience Started With a Simple...
This article has been sponsored by KFC Some stories bring a smile to your face, and Kshamata, a short film directed by Shoojit Sircar, is no different, and is just the right dose of emotion we needed...
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‘Many Families Abandon Them’: Agra Man Builds Home for 75 Kids with Disabilities
Anil Joseph knew from a very young age that he would do something to give back to society. So, when he completed his diploma in special education in 2002, he started looking for the right opportunity....
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IAS Officer’s Endeavour Helps 120 Visually Impaired Tribal Children Enroll in...
To be able to go to school, appear for examinations, sing on stage, share lunch boxes like her friends — young Priya has always held these aspirations in her heart. But her inability to see a...
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How to Prepare a Pitch for Shark Tank India? Winner of Rs 30 Lakh Shares...
Vineet Saraiwala, who lives with a visual impairment, says that people with disabilities are often looked upon with a sympathetic lens, but their abilities are questioned. So when he made it to season...
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Meet The Coach From Lucknow Who is Behind the Wins of India’s Best Para...
For 20-year-old Palak Kohli, a career in sports was a distant dream. Born with an underdeveloped left arm, all she could do at sports courts was sit in a corner and watch others play. As a teenage...
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Road to the Sky: Injured in War, 49-YO Soars High as Asia’s 1st Disabled Solo...
Life took an untoward turn for 24-year-old Devender Pal Singh when he lost his right leg while serving the country. Posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor region in 1999 during the Kargil War, Singh...
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Winners of Rs 15 Lakh Award, Duo’s Mobility Innovation Helps 5000 People with...
This article has been sponsored by Infosys Foundation. In 2019, engineer duo Sumanth Mudaliar and Vishrut Bhatt were presented with the Aarohan Social Innovations Award by Infosys Foundation for...
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