Despite an intellectual disability, Deepthi Jeevanji became a para-athletics champion, winning multiple gold medals and setting a world record in the 400m T20 category.
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.
Three Mumbai friends launched Mann Centre for Individuals with Special Needs with an aim to provide age-appropriate jobs to hundreds of people with intellectual disabilities.
Nayi Disha was founded to support parents of such children, empowering them with the right resources and necessary information, to help them care better for their children.