Activist Nu Misra, who has an acquired physical disability, talks about the “gaze” of pity they have been subject to all their life, and how they navigate sexuality as a disabled person.
Transgender rights in Bihar received a major boost with the state government appointing Manvi Madhu Kashyap, Ronit Jha, and Bunty Kumar as the first transgender sub-inspectors in the police force.
Members of v-shesh, an enterprise that prepares organisations with disability inclusion, weigh in on how Indian workplaces can better accommodate people with autism and other neurodivergence to make offices more inclusive.
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.