wheelchair

When Sruthi Babu saw a paralysed man struggle for dignity, she built Sahayatha — a wheelchair with a built-in toilet that’s changing lives worldwide.

Preethi Srinivasan runs Soulfree, an NGO that provides rehabilitation, physical training and counselling to people with irreversible spinal cord injuries.

IIT-Madras has developed 'NeoStand', an indigenously developed and customisable electric standing wheelchair. Here’s how it works.

Coimbatore’s Sruthi Babu innovated a smart wheelchair cum stretcher that comes with a self-cleaning commode and rechargeable battery to provide dignity to people with mobility issues.

Husnain started We Are One dance academy in 2016 that teaches Salsa, Bharatanatyam and more to over 90 persons with disabilities.

Disability rights activist and motivational speaker Swarnalatha J talks about what living with multiple sclerosis is like, and how, despite the fact that her body is slowly losing all function, she finds the hope and strength to continue working for others impacted by this disease.

This Chennai-based startup has developed a personalised wheelchair, and a battery-powered clip-on device that converts the wheelchair into a roadworthy electric vehicle.

Additionally, some of the stations also have wheelchairs to ease movement into the station.

“For six years, I have observed them first-hand, and I am happy that many others will now read their story and be inspired.”

"All my life I have only heard people stop me from doing things. Some, because I am a woman, and many more because I was on crutches. All I knew is that I could never let them dictate my life!", says the national-level wheelchair basketball champ. #WomenPower #DareToDream #RealLifeHeroine