Naga Naresh Karutura has just passed out of IIT Madras in Computer Science and has joined Google in Bangalore. You may ask, what’s so special about this 21-year-old when there are hundreds of students passing out from various IITs and joining big companies like Google? Naresh is special. His parents are illiterate. He has no [...]
Archive for August, 2010
God has always been planning things for me
Posted in Breaking Stereotypes on August 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Make your content accessible on inclusiveplanet.com
Posted in Inclusive Planet Updates on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are currently trying to enrich the user experience when it comes to accessing content on inclusiveplanet.com. We realized that there is a lot of free content available on the net, but not all websites are accessible. So over the next couple of months we intend to get permission from individuals and organisations, who have [...]
Vinod Thakur has got talent!
Posted in Breaking Stereotypes on August 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this video of 21 year old Vinod Thakur whose Dad is a truck driver, and mom is a housewife. He works in a mobile reparing shop to become financially independent so that he can fund his education. He doesn’t have legs but his passion is hip hop dancing. He has just started learning [...]
Volunteer and/or Intern with Inclusive Planet!
Posted in Accessibility on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hi all! If you want to work on a project that combines social impact and community building and bleeding edge technology and design challenges then Inclusive Planet might just have that experience you’re looking for! We’re looking for part-time and full-time interns / volunteers in the following areas: 1. Engaging deeply with our 4000+ user [...]