Caregiving can be outsourced

  When someone faces prolonged sickness or disability, lives of family members who are mostly the immediate caregivers also seem to come at a halt. Patients get homebound or confined due to their physical limitations, but caregivers end up being so just because there is no one else around. With the changing scenario, now there are caregiving agencies which provide …

Shankar Srinivasan Co-founder of “Inclov”

Young entrepreneurs makes matchmaking app for specially abled Shankar Srinivasan, Co-founder of “Inclov” in conversation with Dr. Anju Dave Vaish. People with disability are often ignored by the society while pursuing their fast paced world. Their family members also tend to feel the limitations to take them along with or they themselves get confined.Soon they start withdrawing being labeled as …

Making the work places and environment disabled friendly

Most employers don’t realize their workplaces are not accessible for the disabled employees and customers. When it comes to the people with special needs, they tend to feel restricted in an inaccessible environment which may increase their stress and impact their productivity. A barrier-free environment is not enough, the approach should be focused on providing an accessible as well friendly …

Make dining experience more accessible for the people with special needs

When we plan to dine out, our first priority is a good food and a comfortable environment. For some people selection of cafés or food outlets depends on how disabled friendly they are. Such as pathways, wheelchair accessibility, parking, elevators, accessible bathrooms etc. It becomes a trickier task for the people with special needs to find accessible cafés or restaurants, …

Sugham Bharat Campaign: A new hope

Specially-abled people have to always struggle when it comes to travel in public transport or doing any other routine activity.Their disability restricts them to do things comfortably and small tasks become a mammoth activity for them which leave them drained. In India, around 21 million people are suffering from various kind of disabilities such as physical, visual, hearing impairments and …

Travelling with special needs

  Traveling is a leisure activity which rejuvenates our body and mind. We all like to explore beautiful destinations. But have you ever thought about the people who are disabled or have special needs. Perhaps they need bigger motivation and creative engagement than anyone else. Unfortunately, they have to face many difficulties while traveling which refrain them from exploring. Around …