Disability

Sejal Shah, founder of Mumbai-based Mariposa Foundation, sits down to explain the valuable lessons she has learned over the two decades of raising her daughter, who lives with multiple disabilities.

TiE-Delhi-NCR, in collaboration with v-shesh, have been steadily working towards disability-friendly planning and inclusivity in their events. Here’s what we can learn from their interventions to understand why inclusive planning is the need of the hour.

From clearing CA in her first attempt to learning how to drive, paraglide, and swim, Mumbai's Shilpa Mehta Jain has proved her mettle despite being affected by polio. Read how she braved the challenges that came her way.

Lucknow’s Gaurav Khanna was like any other athlete when he sustained injuries during a match and later an accident, leaving him disabled. Instead of giving up sports, he turned to training para athletes.

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.

Lata Nayak, founder Principal, Rotary Sanskardham Academy for Children with Special Needs (RSA) started this school in 1995. But even today, there is no let-up in Lata’s fervour for the cause she espoused nearly three decades ago.

Despite her Osteogenesis Imperfecta condition, Shweta Maurya from Varanasi launched Astha Loving Kindness and Compassion (ALKC) Foundation which helps injured and abandoned animals

Sayomdeb Mukherjee has a rare genetic disorder called Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD) that was discovered 15 years after he was born. But that didn’t stop him from achieving his dreams.

Not letting her Down Syndrome diagnosis deter her, Swasti Mehta from Mumbai started her business of making Pudina Punch in 2020. She now gets more than 20 orders a day.