Let’s try to answer who is the most famous disabled person in the world. Is it Stephen Hawking, Helen Keller, Louis Braille or someone else?
Category: People
Teresa Antony Alappatt: Designer of Accessible Story Books for Children
Meet Teresa Antony Alappatt – the lead Inclusive Designer at the Chetana Trust. Teresa designs accessible (including tactile) story books.
Nilesh Panchal: Founder of Navjeevan Charitable Trust
Nilesh Panchal is the founder of Navjeevan Charitable Trust, Ahmadabad. He and his organization works for the intellectually challenged children.
Soundarya Kumar Pradhan: The Blind Chess Master
Soundarya Kumar Pradhan is a software engineer and a blind chess player who has won several national and international tournaments.
Accident of Christopher Reeve that Left Him Paralyzed Neck-below
Details of the horse-riding accident that left Christopher Reeve, the Superman, the Man of Steel, paralyzed neck-below for the rest of his life.
11 Famous People with Vitiligo Who Embody Self-Confidence
List of famous people with Vitiligo or Leukoderma. People with this skin condition include celebrities like Winnie Harlow and Michael Jackson.
Amrit Hallan: The Founder of ‘Credible Content’
Meet Amrit Hallan, the founder of Credible Content. Amrit is affected with Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair. He openly spoke with us on various issues. Here are the excerpts from our interview with Amrit.
Abha Khetarpal: President of Cross the Hurdles
Meet Abha Khetarpal, President of the non-profit named ‘Cross the Hurdles’ and a well-known disability rights activist from India.
Kim Peek – the Real Rain Man: Biography, Disability and Facts
Here is the biography of Kim Peek, the real Rain Man. Let’s learn about Kim’s life facts, his disability, reading speed and memory powers of this hugely popular and most loved mega-savant.
Facts about Louis Braille
Louis Braille, a French educator, in 1825, developed a special tactile language for the blind people. Here is the story of Louise Braille and a few interesting facts about him.
7 Amazing and Famous People with Savant Syndrome
List of famous people with Savant Syndrome. Conditions like autism sometimes bestow extraordinary abilities on the affected persons. The list includes people like Kim Peek, Daniel Tammet, Stephen Wiltshire and Ellen Boudreaux.
12 Lesser Known Facts about Helen Keller
Learn the interesting facts about Helen Keller. She beat the deaf-blindness and became an inspiration for not just the persons with disabilities but the entire world.
10 World Famous People with Dyslexia
List of the famous people with dyslexia include the likes of Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Aniston, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Branson and Steve Jobs.
Persons with Disability in Hindu Mythology
A list of people with disability as depicted in Indian and Hindu mythology. We present the mythological stories of their lives and illustrations.
7 Most Famous People with Autism
List of famous people with autism. These persons have proved that a successful life is possible despite all sorts of hurdles.
17 Famous People with Disabilities in the World
List of famous disabled people in the world and their achievements. The includes names like Stephen Hawking, Helen Keller, Nick Vujicic and Esther Vergeer etc.
Upasana Makati’s White Print: A Braille Lifestyle Magazine
Learn the story of Upasana Makati. She is the publisher of the White Print magazine — India’s first lifestyle magazine printed in English Braille language from the NAB, Mumbai.
Pankaj Sinha: This Lawyer with Visual Impairment Will Change Your Perception about the Persons with Disabilities.
Read the story of Advocate Pankaj Sinha who has fought many important disability rights cases including that of the railway photo id card, insurance for disabled employees of the government and driving license for deaf.
Project Checkmate: Devanshi Rathi Teaches Chess to the Blind
Devanshi Rathi teaches chess to the blind through her Project Checkmate. This teenage girl started in 2016 and within just two years she has made the project a success! Let’s know her story in her own words.
Meet Afroz Ali and Hena Kausar: Parents Par Excellence!
Meet Afroz Ali and Hena Kausar — the proud parents of Ali Afroz, topper of AILET 2018 exam in the differently-abled category.
14 Famous Indian People with Disabilities
A few renowned and famous persons with disabilities from India. We present the life, achivements and contribution of these inspiring people.