Disability

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.

TiE-Delhi-NCR, in collaboration with v-shesh, have been steadily working towards disability-friendly planning and inclusivity in their events. Here’s what we can learn from their interventions to understand why inclusive planning is the need of the hour.

Meet the team behind Annie, a self-learning AI braille device for children with visual impairments developed by Thinkerbell Labs, which won Rs 10 lakh at the Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Awards.

From clearing CA in her first attempt to learning how to drive, paraglide, and swim, Mumbai's Shilpa Mehta Jain has proved her mettle despite being affected by polio. Read how she braved the challenges that came her way.

Aneesh Karma innovated a device called MASC-KAFO which helps people with weak lower limbs to improve their gait. The innovation benefits the elderly and people with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and polio, among other ailments.

As we gear up for Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovations Awards 2023, a winner of the 2019 edition speaks of how the awards gave them a platform to scale their innovation to new heights.

When Major Devender Pal Singh lost his right leg in the Kargil War, he made the decision to rise above the sudden turn his life had taken. In 2019, he became Asia’s first disabled solo skydiver.

Lucknow’s Gaurav Khanna was like any other athlete when he sustained injuries during a match and later an accident, leaving him disabled. Instead of giving up sports, he turned to training para athletes.

Are you an entrepreneur wondering how to prepare a pitch for Shark Tank India? Vineet Saraiwala, founder of Atypical Advantage, shares his tips and lessons from his own pitch on the show.

IAS officer Richa Choudhary has launched a special education resource using braille to help visually impaired children in tribal areas enroll in schools. She explains how this works.