Disability

Flora Shah was 6 months old when she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy – a condition that led to movement disorders and she could never walk. Over the years, she also faced a lot of difficulties in using her right hand properly. Today, the 21-year-old is a proud student at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodra, Gujarat. This is her journey.

When 15-year-old Yelikeri Sreelatha began her journey, many people considered her to be an insignificant child with special needs. Her teachers recognised her as a bright sporting talent, and since then, she has been making the country proud by winning several medals at various events.

Sparsh Shah, a 12-year-old singing prodigy who lives in the US, was born with almost 40 fractures. He has given more than 45 performances in just the last year-and-a-half. Read his inspirational story here.

For people with disabilities, for those who face trouble while steering or pedalling bicycles, for the benefit of bicycle sharing stations, for solving innumerable environment issues – this driverless bicycle developed by some students of IIT Kharagpur may well be the answer. Read how.

Manasi Joshi was only six when she started playing badminton with her father. She continued to practise the sport as a hobby and also played at the district level in a few matches. In 2011, she met with an accident and lost her left leg. Today, Manasi is a national and international level para-badminton player. This is her inspiring journey.

Destiny had set him up for failure by taking away his right hand and leg. But Abhishek Thaware defied destiny by becoming the first teeth archer of India.

Janarthanan is a 24-year-old mouth artist. He lost both his hands in a devastating accident at the age of eight, and has been facing each day like a challenge since then. He has won more than 150 prizes in painting competitions since 2003, including two national awards. This is his story of determination and grit, narrated through his beautiful art.

He is 44, was born with dwarfism, is 4 feet 2 inches tall, and is super passionate about sports. This is the inspiring story of K Y Venkatesh, a para-sportsman from Bengaluru, whose short stature never disheartened him from moving forward in life.

When Maria Josephine’s 5-month-old daughter Priya was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, this mother took on the challenge of giving her daughter an independent life. But that is not all she did – over the years she became a certified special educator to help other kids with this condition and created awareness among hundreds of parents, hospitals, anganwadi workers, and more.

The 1-km-long stretch will be designed in such a way that every disabled person will be able to access all facilities without any assistance.