Disability Inclusive Development: A Repository of Community Initiatives from Global South

24 Oct 2023

The Power of Inclusive Infrastructure: A visually Impaired Traveler’s Perspective

Aishwarya Pillai, Rehabilitation Counselor, Blind Filmmaker, Artist Before losing my eyesight, I cherished travel as one of my greatest passions. But when my vision faded away, the world transformed into a different place. I reluctantly abandoned my dreams of exploring new destinations on my own. However, with the assistance of innovative technology, I started to…
2 Sep 2023

Train Journey of a Visually Impaired person: A narrative of my experience traveling alone

Suman Gayen My name is Suman Gayen, pursuing masters in development from Azim Premji university Bangalore. I am a person who is totally blind. My native place is West Bengal that is about 2000 Kilometer away from Bangalore. Recently, I went through a 40-hour train journey from my university in Bangalore to my hometown in…
20 Sep 2022

Epilepsy is not a hindrance
19 Sep 2022

ONCE A WAIRRIOR, ALWAYS A WAIRRIORMY LIFE STORY LIVING WITH DISABILITY. Story shared by Sharon Aluoch, from Kenya 🇰🇪

Some people refer to me as strong, others say that I am a warrior and a fighter, others say am a champion, resilient. All these are names given to me, so I don’t know if they are compliments or critics. However I take them all knowing that I am all these things that people call…
14 Sep 2022

LIVING WITH EPILEPSY A Story shared by a mother based in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

I am a mother with two (2) daughters, aged 13 and 17 years, respectively. Both my daughters have epilepsy.AVAILABILITY OF ANTI-EPILEPTIC MEDICATIONMy daughters are on the same prescription of carbamazepine and lamotrigine. In some cases, I can get carbamazepine free of charge at the local government health center, but they never have lamotrigine. Lamotrigine is…
20 Sep 2021

चौक थाना, पटना सिटी के सिपाही मिथुन कुमार द्वारा विकलांग अधिकार मंच, बिहार के एक साथी दिव्यांग युवक को पीटने पर विकलांग अधिकार मंच ने थाना में किया विरोध

Viklang Adhikar Manch (DPO) protest regarding violence against a person with disability in Bihar पटना सिटी के मंच के सक्रिय सदस्य दिव्यांग राजन कुमार को चौक थाना, पटना सिटी में पदस्थापित सिपाही मुथुन कुमार ने जांच के नाम पर दाहिने कान पर जोड़दार थप्पड़ मार दिया।राजन मंगलवार को जब घर से खान सर के कोचिंग…
8 Sep 2021

Chantal Kanyabutembo (Rwanda): My courage brought me to a point where I founded GECO Rwanda!

My name’s Chantal Kanyabutembo SG of the EAA, and co-founder of Geco Rwanda, a middle-aged women victim of epilepsy(16 years) since the age of 11 up to 26 years! We do celebrate the stripes week to commemorate ourselves as warriors of our Families and global ambassadors! This disease affected my life when I started secondary…
7 Sep 2021

MY JOURNEY WITH EPILEPSY by Vallent Rachel, Founder and Executive Director of Geno Epilepsy Center, Kenya

In 1990 on 23rd of January, a beautiful baby girl was born in Mission Hospital in Migori District (now Migori County). As usual the parents and relatives were very happy and grateful to God, but the mum’s joy exceeded all this. The baby grew up to be a very jovial and healthy girl until the age…
6 Sep 2021

Ojijo Mbai Odhiambo’s Epilepsy Journey

Hello , I’m Ojijo Mbai Odhiambo from Kenya.I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 6months old due to loss of oxygen during birth. It has been a tough journey until now; I’m 25years old. I had frequent seizures when i was young and didn’t know what they were. Thanks to my parents for their…
3 Sep 2021

I started experiencing seizures when i was 8 years old!

My name is Aubrey Chiumia, i am 35 years old, i was born in a family of 3 of which i am second born, i was born and raised in Malawi. I am an epilepsy warrior, i started experiencing seizures at the age of 8, then i was hospitalized at St Johns Mission hospital for two…