Disability

This visually impaired 5th grader fulfilled his long cherished dream of becoming a tv news anchor and became first in the world to do so. Here is all you need to know about the young genius.

If you thought just providing hearing aids to the hearing impaired could help them hear, you thought wrong. So did Elita Almeida until she met this Kolkata-based NGO, which seems to have cracked the right model to deal with deafness in an effective way.

He is helping children with special needs fight their biggest fears and live a better life. He has made some of the most shy and difficult kids become confident and social. And he is very, very cute. Meet Dr. Ruffles.

This peppy video starring young guns from Noida Deaf Society dancing to the tune of Pharrell Williams' "Happy" will make your day. While it's difficult enough for a person who can hear the song also to dance to it, these young performers make it look so effortless!

Here are 22 centres that cater to the needs of children and adults on the autism spectrum across India. From speech therapy to music therapy, these organizations are using various methods to bring a behavioural change and are doing some amazing work in this field.

This family's early intervention for their autistic child brought a significant improvement in his condition. This is their story along with ways in which you can detect Autism Spectrum Disorder early on and the steps you could take thereafter.

Here is an organization that intervenes at an early stage and brings a positive change in the lives of children with special needs in Himachal. A team of committed doctors and therapists is trying their best to bring the community together and help the families. Know all about the amazing NGO, Handimachal.

He is one of the youngest directors of a multinational company, an author, founder of a platform for differently abled called India Inclusion Summit and a change maker. Know all about VR Ferose and what made him the man he is today in an exclusive interview with TBI.

Bharath put his own career at stake to help his friend Ashwin become India's first Engineer with Cerebral Palsy. From going against family and society to sacrificing four years of your life just so your friend can achieve his goals, their story has given a new meaning to the word friendship.

A photo is worth a thousand words especially when silence is the only language. Check out the amazing work of Noida Deaf Society through these photos.