Fighting disability

Inclusion and diversity are in the DNA of Accenture. Here’s how the company has embraced the model through various interventions and what other companies can learn from its success.

Nidhi Goyal is India’s first disabled woman comedian, using humour to challenge existing notions around disability, gender and sexuality.

Meena Dadha had to overcome several personal challenges at an early age. She was able to do so with the support of a loving husband and family. Now, she is giving back to society by helping people with disabilities, and her efforts have already touched the lives of 3 lakh people.

Admission into the Karuna Vihar school in Dehradun can be a life changing experience for kids with special needs and their parents. Read on to find out why.

Girish Gogia has faced enormous challenges. A freak accident left him paralysed neck down. A few years later his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and she too was paralysed. Against all odds, this man restarted his business and set out on a journey to become a motivational speaker to others.

Sandeep Kumar was just seven when doctors gave him an expired penicillin injection. It left him in a coma for a year followed by paralysis in the lower half of his body. Today, this 24-year-old man, who is the first paraplegic to be employed by the aviation industry, glides around on a wheelchair at Delhi airport – helping other people with disabilities.

The Savera School team believed that just giving education to the kids with special needs was not enough. That's when they came up with a model which gives these kids an opportunity to also hone their vocational skills. Read success stories of children with special needs who now have a chance to become independent.

28-year-old Anjan Satheesh is hearing impaired and has cerebral palsy. But he has never let this come in the way of achieving his life goals. He has not only received praise from prominent personalities like Abdul Kalam and Sachin Tendulkar, but also won a national award recently.

Siddharth GJ, a friend of the late President APJ Abdul Kalam, is a motivational speaker, a father, and a Certified Documentary Credit Specialist. He also has cerebral palsy. Siddharth's journey has been, expectedly, full of challenges but is nothing short of inspirational given all that he has achieved because of his determination and strong will.

Muskan was born with a hole in her heart, underdeveloped lungs, partial paralysis, and several other disorders. Doctors said she wouldn’t live for more than 100 hours. Muskan is 16 now and an inspiration to thousands of people. She has authored two books, is a motivational speaker, a radio show host, and much more. This is the story of her indomitable spirit.