people with disabilities

Empowering rural communities with seed funding and mentorship, the ‘Future Tycoons Challenge’ is transforming Punjab’s villages into an innovation hub.

Bengaluru-based Prateek Khandelwal was paralysed after an accident. As a wheelchair-user, he feared that he would be forced into a permanent lockdown. He started RampMyCity, a startup working towards making public places inclusive and disabled-friendly.

If you're a person with a disability looking to travel but are uncertain about where to begin, these tips from fellow-travellers can make your experience smoother.

From Chennai’s Writer's Cafe, which hires survivors of abuse, to The Trans Cafe in Mumbai run by transgender people, here are 8 such inclusive cafes you must visit.

Cinema can go a long way in encouraging disability pride and the acceptance of diversity. v-shesh, an enterprise that prepares organisations with disability inclusion, maps the evolution of disability representation in cinema, and reflects on 10 films and shows that got it right.

Bengaluru resident Pushpa N M is a scribe and has helped hundreds of people with disabilities complete their examinations. She shares what led her down this path, and how others can explore scribing to help people pursue their dreams.

As we gear up for Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovations Awards 2023, a winner of the 2019 edition speaks of how the awards gave them a platform to scale their innovation to new heights.

When Major Devender Pal Singh lost his right leg in the Kargil War, he made the decision to rise above the sudden turn his life had taken. In 2019, he became Asia’s first disabled solo skydiver.

At a time when there is a lack of empathy and facilities for people with disabilities, two mental health professionals are changing the game!

District Collector Sandeep Nanduri would frequently receive petitions for jobs from the differently-abled. Realising that it wasn't possible to provide government jobs to everyone, he decided to enable them to run their own venture!