People with disabilities have the same zeal and appreciation for life as the rest of us do. They can, and want to, participate in all aspects of life along with the mainstream. But people with disabilities get shunned, doubted, mocked and insulted. Access to public places and buildings is restricted and often impossible. Doors are closed for schooling and employment. India does not appear to be mature enough and understanding enough to recognise people with disabilities for what they are – people.
Going to school. Boarding a train. Getting a job. Catching an autorickshaw. Walking to the market. Part of everyday life, one would think. But not for nearly 22 million Indians. This is the official number of
For 11-year-old Shreya Chaturvedi, the light of her life is her mother Pratibha. This single mother’s one regret is that because she works for a living, she is unable to devote more time to Shreya’s
People with disabilities have the same zeal and appreciation for life as the rest of us do. They can, and want to, participate in all aspects of life along with the mainstream. But people with disabilities
When our family sat down to watch Satyamev Jayate’s episode focusing on persons with physical disabilities, we felt very encouraged and heartened by their emergence beyond their disability to the extent that they are no longer defined by them.
