Disability

From misdiagnosis to social boycott, patients born with the genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) have a lot to deal with. Awareness is the first step to help them.

Major Vivek Jacob took early retirement from the Army and started CLAW Global (Conquer Land, Air, Water) — a social impact organisation that is helping persons with disabilities experience adventure sports like scuba diving, sky diving and mountaineering.

Prathyusha Potharaju, Vivian Manohar, and Nivedha Christabel started Grailmaker Innovations, an assistive technology company in Hyderabad. Their initial product ‘Vision Nanny’ offers cost-effective therapy for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI).

Yunikee is an attempt to reach out to persons with hearing disabilities and help them with jobs, skillset training and more.

Sejal Shah, founder of Mumbai-based Mariposa Foundation, sits down to explain the valuable lessons she has learned over the two decades of raising her daughter, who lives with multiple disabilities.

Cinema can go a long way in encouraging disability pride and the acceptance of diversity. v-shesh, an enterprise that prepares organisations with disability inclusion, maps the evolution of disability representation in cinema, and reflects on 10 films and shows that got it right.

A Diana Award-recipient from Delhi, Tarini Malhotra (18) started Nai Subah Foundation when she was just 16 to help people with neurodiversity get jobs. She has helped over 50 people secure jobs and raised Rs 10 lakh for neurodivergent artists by showcasing their artwork.

Coimbatore’s Radhika JA upcycles newspapers into dolls, which have found orders from across the world. She shares how her diagnosis led her to this successful business.

Mumbai entrepreneurs Bhumika Marwaha and Bipin Joshi started Jhappi, a marketplace that connects NGOs with consumers across India so they can sell products made by their beneficiaries -- people with disabilities, women from low-income groups, and more.

To build an inclusive workplace, we need more awareness around blood disorders, which are counted as invisible disabilities, say members of v-shesh, an enterprise that prepares organisations with disability inclusion. Here are some ways to do it.