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...
View ArticleIIM Alumnus With Rare Eye Condition Runs Marathons, Treks & Breaks Stereotypes
At 16, Vineet Saraiwala was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a rare genetic disorder that causes loss of vision due to a breakdown or loss of retina cells. What makes this condition worse is...
View ArticleDefying Odds, These 5 Heroes Didn't Let Their Disabilities Dictate Their Lives!
With an aim to forward its mission of creating an inclusive world for the 1.3 billion people in India, the Indian Inclusion Foundation is all set to host its eighth summit on 17 November. The annual...
View ArticleThis Couple's Banana Fibre Products Will Make You Proud For a Very Special...
When clinical psychologist, Mala Giridhar and her husband, Dr Giridhar, a psychiatrist, decided to address the stigma associated with people with disabilities, little did they know that one day their...
View ArticleBank Accounts Are Not Making Rural Women Financially Literate. Here's What Will
In recent times, financial inclusion has received tremendous attention from policymakers as a development objective. They see it as a prime facilitator for the efficient delivery of social programmes...
View ArticleAnyone Can Arm Wrestle to Win Rs 15000 at This Inclusive Pro-Panja League
My elder son, all of eight years of age, was extremely enthusiastic about this article. Why? Because it’s about arm-wrestling, popularly known as panja, a game he loves to play. Little did we both know...
View ArticleWoman Launches Cab & Caretaker Service With Ex-Servicemen, Caters to Over 2000
"Once an uncle called me to his house to thank me for the disabled-friendly cab services that he had taken for his daughter who turned out to be my former classmate. She broke down while describing how...
View Article‘It’s Like Your Whole Body Is Screaming’: Doctor Helps Hundreds Fight Chronic...
There have been several instances in the past seven years when Germany-based Michelle George (28), originally from Kerala and now pursuing a master’s degree in neuroscience, has dropped out of her...
View ArticleConfusion, Anger & Unadulterated Joy: Growing Up With My Brother Who Has Down...
It was an exceptionally hot day on 7 June 1987 in Kuwait. I remember it all so vividly. Ma was in the hospital and I was told that she would deliver my sibling any time now. I was excited but...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleIs Your Workplace Gender Inclusive? 3 Things Corporates Must do to Close the...
This article has been sponsored by Accenture. “Life does not always give you extra time. Just play your best shot and never let failure be the end,” says Denita Lyngdoh, a football enthusiast. Like...
View Article‘I Feel Included’: Trans Woman in a Corporate Job That Gave Her a Sense of...
This article has been sponsored by Accenture. “If I change my name to something girly, people will treat me fine, sure. But I want them to think that this is Shoaib, and Shoaib can look like this.”...
View ArticleLessons 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...
View Article‘Inclusion Isn’t a Compromise’: How We Can Make Our Workplaces Autism Inclusive
“Statistics say that there’s one person with autism for every 60 people,” notes Parul Kumtha, a parent advocate for autism, in her TEDx talk ‘Inclusion: A Celebration of Diversity’. This means that...
View Article3 Women Make Travel Inclusive; Help 100s With Disabilities Trek to Everest...
The date 12 April 2023 will forever hold a special place in Sudhir Krishnan’s life — the day his dream of hiking across the Everest base camp came true. Sudhir, who has Parkinson’s Disease, wanted to...
View Article‘An Invisible Disability’: 7 Ways Workplaces Can Help Employees With Blood...
Throughout Radha’s (name changed) younger life, large bruises, severe nose bleeds, heavy menstrual cycles were her “normal.” “I hated physical education classes, because my ankles and knees would...
View ArticleCould Inclusive Education for Kids With Disabilities Transform Indian...
This article has been published in partnership with EkStep Foundation. In the late 1800s, when Dr Maria Montessori was working at a psychiatric clinic in Rome, she would often visit asylums for...
View ArticleWhat India Can Learn From TN & MP's Policies to Build Inclusive Schools...
This article was published in collaboration with EkStep Foundation. Over 25 years of working in the field of inclusive education have made Sonali Saini privy to a glaring problem — it’s not that...
View Article8 Inclusive Indian Cafes That Hire to Empower Transgender People, Abuse...
Whether it’s your beloved coffee spot from college days or the tea shop with your favourite samosas at your workplace, cafes are often sources of nostalgia. While cafes are profitable for owners and...
View ArticleInside Kerala 1st Inclusive Park Where Ramps, Braille Signs & Sensory Play...
It’s a Sunday evening in Thiruvananthapuram. The sun slips behind the trees as laughter rings across a freshly painted playground.On one side, a little boy in a wheelchair grips the bars of an adaptive...
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