Disability

With 1,100 franchises of Bachpan Play School set up in remote parts of the country, Ajay Gupta’s venture may be the solution to making education accessible in India.

Kaviraj Prithvi from IIT Guwahati, the founder of Prithvi Systems and Innovations, invented a braille printer, ‘Tactall’, that won an award from Startup India

A few years after her daughter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, Shraddha Soparkar set up the Madhuram Charitable Trust, through which she has funded the therapy of 800 children with disabilities.

Inclusion and diversity are in the DNA of Accenture. Here’s how the company has embraced the model through various interventions and what other companies can learn from its success.

Battling polio that left him with 70 per cent locomotive disability and in a wheelchair, Ajay Gupta strived to bring quality education to play schools in tier II and tier III cities. Here’s how he is accomplishing his mission.

In Punjab, mechanic Babbar Singh built a mini jeep for a disabled friend. Today, his innovation is popular across the state, as well as some parts of Haryana.

Shivam Porwal, from Ahmedabad, suffers from Phocomelia syndrome. With no lower limbs and a few missing fingers, he speaks of his road trip on his bike to Ladakh, and his journey of finding freedom.

Smile Train India is a part of the world’s largest cleft focussed organisation Smile Train. This NGO not only supports free reconstructive surgeries and associated care for children with clefts, but also provides training, funding, and resources to empower local doctors to provide cleft surgery.

When his daughter Jasjeet was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, Punjab's Amarjit Singh Anand launched Chaanan, a loving home for disabled kids that also provides vocational training and jobs.

Born with the Brittle Bone disease, Dr Fathima Asla dreams of an India with more disabled-friendly spaces. Here’s her inspiring journey.