Stories / Social inclusion /

Hailing from Rajapur, 20-year-old Pushpalata received skill development training from the Rural Self Employment Training Institute.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Blind since birth, 20-year-old Bajrang was unable to build confidence until he started receiving training on daily living skills.

News / Inclusive education /

A two-day workshop was organised by Sightsavers and European Union on Odisha Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rule-2018 and its linkages with SDG & UNCRPD.

July 2018

Blogs / Social inclusion /

It was in 1981, International Year of the Disabled People, that India celebrated and acknowledged globally developing a roadmap for the disabled.

RN Mohanty, July 2018

Stories / Eye health /

Teachers at a school in Bhopal, India, identified 4 year old Rukmani's cataract as part of a Sightsavers School Eye Health Programme.

News / Inclusive education /

At a power packed ceremony at the HCL campus in Delhi-NCR, Sightsavers received the HCL award of 5 Crore INR for the extensive work on Inclusive Education.

March 2018

Stories / Social inclusion /

30-year-old Ram Lal suffered from locomotive disorder since birth, but Sightsavers provided him with the opportunity to train as an organic farmer.

Blogs / Inclusive education /

I am a teacher in a reputed co-education English medium Secondary School that provides necessary facilities for disabled students.

G. Arunasree, January 2018

Blogs / Inclusive education /

Louis Braille not only invented a script for the blind but created a global awakening about the potentialities of the blind and the disabled community.

Ketan Kothari, January 2018

Stories / Inclusive education /

Visually impaired since birth, 10-year-old Kiran could have never imagined stepping out of her home until regular counselling was given to her parents.

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Disability rights

Pushpalata’s story

Bajrang’s story

A two-day state level workshop on SDGs, UNCRPD and RPWD Act organised for Persons with Disabilities in Odisha

India has come a long way in enabling opportunities for the visually impaired

Rukmani’s story

Sightsavers bags the prestigious HCL Grant 2018 for Education from Home Minister Sri Rajnath Singh

Ramlal’s story

My Encounter with a Disabled Person

Why I am Indebted to Louis Braille for Enabling Me to Read

Kiran’s story

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion