Join us tomorrow Friday 30th August 2019 for an insightful session where we discuss the role of self advocacy and self determination among persons with disabilities. How did they push the barriers to become independent and create possibilities…
Meet Pranav Lal, a self-taught programmer and an avid photographer with congenital blindness, who uses the vOICe, a computer software that works on the system of a vision to sound map, to commune with nature and sharing that joy with the rest of the…
In our conversation with Anupama Bakhshy, mother of Pranav Bakhshy, a budding model and a young man on the autism spectrum, we gleaned a few insightful learnings based on her experience.
Key take aways for parents of children with special needs,…
Zoyeb Zia, now an assistant professor of Zoology, has a rare condition called Ataxia. Zoyeb talks here about how he coped with the condition after he was diagnosed with Ataxia at the age of 16.
Ataxia is a neurological disorder, which means ‘…
Looking at the severe floods affecting Kerala this year, Anita Pradeep reminisces how she and the family, along with her 25 year old son, Sachu, got marooned in the floods last year and how they managed to keep Sachu calm and brave in the face of…
Priti Shetty, 33 from Mumbai was diagnosed with type III Spinal Muscular Atrophy at age 2 and is a strong proponent of using whatever skills and intellect you have to learn all about your condition and achieve your dreams.
Please tell us a bit about…
We all have some bad habits. Many of these affect our health – both physically and mentally. This Independence Day, we posed a question to our contributors - Are there any unhealthy habits that you would like to break free from? And received a range…
Rima Roy is a young woman of 22 and suffers from a rare condition of Giant Cell Tumors in the Sacram. She shares the emotional toll the diagnosis took on her and how she has come to terms with this rare condition.
Describe yourself, Rima
I am a…
Dr Shanthipriya, 45 is a YOPD warrior and consultant ophthalmologist. Devastated when diagnosed with early Parkinson’s, she talks about how she picked up the pieces, moved forward and started the SAAR Foundation to reach out to other people with…
