brittle bone disease

Coimbatore’s Radhika JA upcycles newspapers into dolls, which have found orders from across the world. She shares how her diagnosis led her to this successful business.

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

"As soon as I entered the room, the panelists took one look at my wheelchair and said that I was not eligible. I was completely heartbroken,” #Inspiration

Since 2000, Latha Nair has made lives of over 100 kids and adults with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) better through financial aid, education and job opportunities.

For Dhanya Ravi seeing her parents cry every time she would be rushed to the hospital or when she would refrain from eating a cake fearing her teeth would break was more heartbreaking and painful than breaking bones.

Poonam was qualified, talented and educated but still could not get a decent job like "normal" people. Suffering from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Poonam is just a little over two feet in height but this did not stop her from positively impacting the lives of many. She converted her disability into an opportunity and started an organization to help in many ways the people around her.