Good for nothing By Dr. Ranu Uniyal, poet, author, professor, and mother Editor’s note: Dr. Uniyal writes with brutal truth of the impact of societal rejections and the wounding assumptions made by many people about people with developmental disability.Read More
The Bangalore School of Music and the Art of Inclusion - A personal story shared by Suja Pisharody, a parent, an advocate and SRV leader Editor’s Note: Suja is the mother of teenage Dhruv, a talented and delightful young man who is on the autism spectrum. Both Dhruv and his mother, Suja, are deeply connected...Read More
A Brushstroke of Unity on Independence Day: Celebrating a More Just and Inclusive World By Dr. Malay Kanti Dey and Bratati Choudhury, parents, founders – Chinsurah Sense Society, national SRV leaders Read More
Community Around Our Christmas Tree By Elizabeth (Liz) Albuquerque, mother, advocate, SRV leader. According to Dan Wilkins, a community that excludes even one of its members is no community at all. And a community is important to everyone: It fulfils our need to belong, gives us a sense of comfort and security, and enhances our...Read More
Dreaming Big – Making Inclusion a Reality By Percy Cardozo and Mahima Gupta, Sangath, Goa; Percy is a psychologist and educator who is passionate about inclusive education and has developed interventions to assist schools in creating inclusive and empowering ecosystems; Mahima, her colleague, joins Percy in facilitating and promoting inclusion in schools in her role...Read More
Nothing About Us Without Us By Leela Raj Editor’s note: In 2022, Keystone Institute India co-facilitated and co-organized two advocacy retreats geared toward assisting people with developmental disabilities to take on leadership roles in their communities, as well as in the national self-advocacy movement.Read More
Dr. Rita James and Dr. Neelam Sodhi believe that working toward equity and justice for people with disability in India must extend beyond family members and professionals in the field. Each of them work within organizations to make change, and Asha Kiran School in Bengaluru as well as Ashirwad in Ludhiana are fine examples of...Read More
Communication as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” Humans do not communicate with each other using just speech; we communicate through several mediums: gestures, postures, facial expressions, speech, written script, pictures, and several more. Speech is one...Read More
The changes we want to see as people with disability take their rightful place in the world is often made in small but potent increments. Flashy change is impressive, but faithful, small steps toward better lives and more possibilities may win the future.Read More
