As Debra Ruh says, "Instead of just admiring someone’s ability to adapt to an inaccessible world, we should be asking: Why do they have to fight so hard in the first place?" Thank you Ridhima Gupta for highlighting my perseverence but this resilence comes with a heavy toll 🧵1/

This seems improbable - getting a retrofit done in India is a mindnumbingly laborious process. Strip personal identifiers & make data public facing with before and after pics. Also web app, before mobile app - Not all of us have smartphones Divyang Empowerment! business-standard.com/india-news/ove…

My latest for NPR is about the blind women trained to help doctors detect breast cancer early, saving lives in India. One of the organizers told me, "It’s heartening when you think of how these women who cannot see themselves are showing us the way" npr.org/sections/goats…

Yes, it's the only accessible way many disabled people can reach the waves, but as DRA has repeatedly stressed, it's a "Disabled-first", INCLUSIVE facility for ALL using universal design. Just prioritise usage by disabled people & don't misuse railings : facebook.com/share/p/SpJiZX…

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If sighted person can see a yellow safety line on a rail platform, shouldn't blind person feel a tactile platform warning edge Anurag Jain? Common sense apart, high time Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry of Railways MoCA_GoI Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) got RPDA HGSUA-21 compliant. hindustantimes.com/cities/others/…

Where does the wheelchair user sit Greater Chennai Corporation? Sidelined as usual, explored to sunlight & rain? 😡 Where's the 340 mm elevated platform for level boarding (hereafter default) low floor city buses? Learn Universal Design of bus stops via The Normals : youtu.be/A88E4DH2asQ?si…

#RareDisease Patients also require the same policy to ensure basic health insurance in absence of any support. Request Narendra Modi PMO India Ministry of Health Jagat Prakash Nadda ORDIndia hindustantimes.com/india-news/hea…

See Gap between platform & train entry at platform no. 4 Mira Road, it's difficult for a normal person to enter & exit, how can a #seniorcitizen #disable and Pregnant lady travel ? Ministry of Railways DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) Western Railway DRM - Mumbai Central, WR Ashwini Vaishnaw Rajendra B. Aklekar Sucheta Dalal

One thing that’s noticeable when I’m out the house… A lot more people should be using walking aids. So many have obvious mobility issues & imbalances but “push through” as they see an aid as “giving in” rather than enabling them & preventing issues in years to come.

A friend told me she works at a disability-inclusive workplace. I challenged her: 'How can you prove it?' Here’s what I learned. When my friend proudly claimed her workplace was disability-inclusive, I wasn’t convinced. “Prove it,” I said. She paused, surprised. It made me

Why Doctors With Disabilities 🇮🇳 🩺 👩🏻‍🦽 & ATHI wrote to Dr. Virendra Kumar Union Minister Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI Divyang Empowerment on the new National Medical Commission guidelines? He is the Chairperson of the Central Advisory Board on Disability under #RPDA2016 as well as the National Council for Transgender Persons under the #TPA2019 1/

Yazan Tamimi is a 11 year old boy. He has muscle dystrophy, and uses a wheelchair. He and his parents fled Gaza, where their friends and family were being blown up. They came to Iceland looking for peace. For the first time in his life, Yazan has been able to get treatment for

பள்ளிகளில் நடத்தப்படும் கலை திருவிழா சிறப்பு பள்ளிகளுக்கும் நீட்டித்து, முதன்மை கல்வி அலுவலர்களுக்கு பள்ளி கல்வித்துறை சுற்றறிக்கை. தமிழக அரசுடன் தொடர்ந்து கோரிக்கையை முன் வைத்ததன் பலனாக இந்த உள்ளடக்கம். டிசம்பர் 3 இயக்கத்தின் நன்றிகள். CMOTamilNadu

Hey WestJet, just so you know women can be doctors. So can people with mobility aids. 3/3

Do start with the most crucial policy intervention ITDP India - the Make in India anachronism that is the high floor electric bus. Clunky, century old truck design and pushed out in PM eBus Sewa scheme & promoted by manufacturers is a travesty! As is Uber India Delhi shuttle!