Disabled

Taking care of and rehabilitating people with mental disabilities is no easy task. Meet a woman who’s chosen to commit herself to this cause voluntarily, and is committed to helping spread the word about Psycho Social Rehabilitation (PSR) in India.

Aside from working full-time at EnAble India, Vidushi and her volunteering group take the blind and hearing-impaired on adventurous treks to show them that they can accomplish much more that they think.

Started by K Balaji in January 2015, Maa Ula is a bike-taxi service that is owned and run completely by differently-abled individuals

Delhi-based Neha Arora and her organisation Planet Abled have opened new horizons for India’s disabled population, helping them travel instead of being confined to the four walls of their homes.

This video by Factly mentions the wide variety of concessions offered by the Indian Railways for students, senior citizens, disabled passengers, war widows, patients and others.

Malathi Holla was left paralysed from the waist down at the age of 1. Today, the Padma Shri awardee is helping differently-abled children fulfill their dreams.

This paralysed woman believes people with disabilities can do without reservations and donations to lead quality lives. With this thought she started an NGO that trains differently-abled people to become independent.

He is the 23-year-old blind CEO of the Rs. 50 crore Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries. The company employs disabled and uneducated people to manufacture eco-friendly disposable packaging products.

Born with a disability where she can't move her arms, Shefali Jogani learnt to write with her feet in her childhood. A girl with grit and courage, she yearns to live an independent life.

Sparsh Shah, a 12-year-old singing prodigy who lives in the US, was born with almost 40 fractures. He has given more than 45 performances in just the last year-and-a-half. Read his inspirational story here.