Disability is viewed through a similar lens in our society, through condescending attitude, refusing to view these people as individuals with their own choices and desires.

The gutsy mother speaks to SheThePeople.TV about being a working woman with a disability, her inter-caste marriage, being a cross-disability couple, bringing up two daughters independently without much family support and how things are for immune-compromised people under the current pandemic.

To make India accessible for differently-abled, Shakti Cajla co-founded Bangalore-based NGO Anuprayaas, to provide facilities and the much-needed solution this country needs.

We know we have failed our disabled citizens, when a woman had to carry her husband on her back for weeks, to get him a wheelchair. The plight of Bimla Devi of Mathura, is a cruel example of the struggle faced by disabled citizens of this country and their family members. Why is it that […]

The life of disabled women and girls in India is nothing short of a nightmare. Their survival instinct helps them cope with daily hurdles, but sexual violence is something they often have to deal with. A recent report by Human Rights Watch revealed that women with disabilities face several hurdles to access the justice system.  Five years […]