Disability

Polio took away two-year-old Shiva Prasad’s ability to walk. Today, the 28-year-old plays wheelchair tennis and participates in national and international tournaments. It is his dream to participate in the Paralympics one day.

Students and working professionals with disabilities will walk the ramp for Chennai-based fashion designer Shalini Vikasan, who has designed party wear adaptive clothing for them.

Being visually impaired is a fight. It’s not easy. And it will be great if our society could be more inclusive and aware of those who live with disabilities.

Meet Professor Arun Mehta, an IIT Delhi alumnus who is making it easier for people with multiple disabilities to communicate.

Her daughter’s late auditory impairment diagnosis set this mother on a journey to change the way treatment is handled in India.

Jafar Iqbal from the Indian Blind Cricket Team talks about his journey, love for cricket and how he beat the odds to follow his dreams.

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, a Mumbai-based NGO is planning to organise a camp in Ladakh next year to donate prosthetic legs, callipers, crutches, wheelchairs, and hearing aids to people with disabilities.

Living with depression can be particularly different in Indian society, where misconceptions about the disorder are common and widely prevalent. An author talks about the difficulties she faced in explaining her condition to neighbours and society, which eventually pushed her to relocate to Thailand.

Taking care of and rehabilitating people with mental disabilities is no easy task. Meet a woman who’s chosen to commit herself to this cause voluntarily, and is committed to helping spread the word about Psycho Social Rehabilitation (PSR) in India.

In a historic moment, the government and opposition recently united to pass the Disabilities Bill, 2016 in both Houses of Parliament. Shampa Sengupta from the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) takes a look at this momentous legislation and what it means for India’s disabled population.