Disability Rights India

What does it take to build dignity and jobs for 35,000 people with disabilities — when you’ve grown up in a town with no school willing to admit you? This is the story of Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar, who lost his sight at 6 months but went on to build one of India’s most impactful inclusion movements.

Jeeja Ghosh was forcibly deboarded from a flight for having cerebral palsy. Her fight for justice led her to the Supreme Court, which reinforced that Persons with Disabilities have the Right to Dignity.