The Invisible Majority - India’s Able Disabled - E-book - ePub

Edition en anglais

C.K. Meena

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V.R. Ferose

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Résumé

Sixteen fractures and eight surgeries caused by brittle bone disease could not stop Ummul Kher from cracking the prestigious IAS exam and joining the civil services. The determination of homemaker Smrithy Rajesh to educate her child affected by autism and ADHD empowered her to forge a career path for herself. Inspired by a blind friend, Pancham Cajla successfully transformed several railway stations, making them accessible to the visually impaired.
These are only a few of the umpteen stories of resilience, courage and remarkable determination that offer a sensitive, holistic view of the lives of persons with disabilities in this much-needed book for today's India. Navigating a range of topics with lucid ease - from history and laws to widespread social attitudes - it meticulously records and amplifies the diverse, vibrant voices of persons with disabilities.
Equally, it turns its gaze on those inextricably linked to their lives - health professionals, educators, trainers, employers, caregivers and activists - highlighting the key roles they play. Insightful, informative and moving, The Invisible Majority: India's Abled Disabled is a timely and invaluable book that inspires societal transformation while addressing the crucial question: how do we make India a more inclusive nation?

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    02/12/2021
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-93-91028-75-6
  • EAN
    9789391028756
  • Format
    ePub
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
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À propos des auteurs

A science graduate from Kerala who fled to her adoptive city of Bangalore for her post-graduation in English, C. K. Meena strayed into journalism and later branched out into writing fiction. She has been on the staff of Deccan Herald and is a columnist for The Hindu. She is also a founding member of the Asian College of Journalism in Bangalore, and has three published novels and innumerable features and columns to her credit.
A card-carrying Luddite, she has never been remotely tempted to tweet or blog, but she has succumbed to the lure of her rarely used Kindle during the pandemic and is wondering what horrors await her. V. R. Ferose is a senior vice president at SAP SE and the head of SAP Academy for Engineering. He is the founder of the India Inclusion Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to bring the topic of inclusion to the forefront in India.
Ferose has co-authored Gifted: Inspiring Stories of People with Disabilities, a best-selling book on people with disabilities, which has been translated into six Indian regional languages and whose Kannada edition has won the prestigious Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award. Among his other published work as a co-author are Innovating the World: The Globalization Advantage and Grit: The Major Story. Ferose teaches Personal Leadership at Columbia University, New York, and is a columnist for Forbes, New Indian Express and Mint.

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