Disability

Who says you can’t dance without legs? Or play sports? Or lead a full, successful and happy life? Kalpesh has proven that you don’t need a perfect body to achieve your dreams.

Priced at ₹35,000, this intelligent wheelchair developed by scientists in West Bengal is far cheaper than comparable models that have to be imported.

India’s great performance at the Rio Paralympics in 2016 is a reflection of the improving scenario for para-sports in the country. Shampa Sengupta writes about a West Bengal event that celebrates the spirit of sports for the disabled.

The last Census pegged the number of disabled individuals in India as over 21 million. With such a sizeable chunk of the population in need of assistance, schemes like the ‘Accessible India’ campaign need effective funding to be able to make a difference.

Divyanshu Ganatra will now organise an event that will see participation from 10 tandem pairs (with each having a visually-impaired cyclist) cycling from Manali to Khardung La.

Aarthi Sampath writes about the struggles of living with muscular dystrophy and how the arts helped her cope with her condition.

Kingsley David, founder of the online news portal for the hearing impaired, Sign TV, is striving to bridge the gap between the hearing impaired and the able-bodied through his initiatives.

Is parenting any different when the child has a difficulty like hearing impairment? Drawing upon years of work in this field, Sreela Bose shares insights into her nuanced understanding of the relationship that parents and their deaf children can develop.

Rajesh Bhatia writes about his experiences at airports as an above-knee amputee, and why he started a campaign asking Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to make security procedures inclusive.

When communities join together for social improvement and change, they can overcome even the most difficult of odds. Rupal Hariyaow talks about how a youth club in a village in Rajasthan banded together to get a disabled member assistance he desperately needed.