Inclusive Planet is very happy to collaborate with ‘Beyond Profit‘, a magazine that covers people and ideas from the social enterprise sector. In their first guest contribution to our blog, they draw attention to three organizations that have moved away from a victim-centric view of disability by productively employing persons with disabilities. Hats off to [...]
Archive for the ‘The Team’ Category
It boils down to a person from Turkey
Posted in The Team, WHAT'S UP? on October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Two weeks after the launch of the Right to Read campaign, IP co-founder Rahul talks about the continuing source of his inspiration amidst the organizational madness that his life has been engulfed in. A moving personal account.
Educating the Hearing-Impaired- A case for reforms
Posted in Guest Bloggers, THIS AND THAT on September 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Bharat draws on his personal experience to describe the main obstacles to the integration of hearing impaired children into mainstream education, particularly in India. He makes a compelling case for public-private partnerships to bring about much-needed reform.
It’s Teachers Day! Bumbum bole!
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Inclusive Planet on September 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A Treasure Trove of Books – a teacher’s heart-felt contribution to Bookbole Deprived of eyesight, Milton didn’t falter. He reached his height With Paradise Lost, And Paradise Regained, later. Books galore await your pleasure, A feast for the inner eye. Dive for the bountiful treasure, Savour the thrill to the full, Till you reach as [...]
Salaam Namaste- Accessibility and Tourism in India
Posted in Guest Bloggers on September 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Importance of Accessibility “Access” is the most important aspect in the life of a differently- abled person. Most of what others take for granted, like watching a movie in a theatre, trying out a new restaurant, shopping in the new mall or going off for the weekend, are things that a differently- abled person [...]
Disability Undercover
Posted in Guest Bloggers on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How disabled-friendly are the public places we frequent? How easily can any of us, suffering from a physical disability, order a beer in a local bar or hang out in a shopping mall or catch Quick Gun Murugun (mind it!) at the theatre next door? Inclusive Planet is on the look-out for some discreet undercover [...]
Ms.Kilara to the rescue
Posted in The Team on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a while now the bunch at Inclusive Planet have been pining for help on building our blog. This was because we didn’t want the blog to be another ‘what’s happening in disability’ blog. We wanted to create something richer – content and media that looked at disability differently, entertaining while educating AND did all [...]
Right to Education Bill
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Policy on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Lok Sabha, on 4th August 2009, passed the ‘Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education’ Bill. Kapil Sibal, the HRD minister, promised that this Bill, a historic step, would be his signature reform initiative in the first 100 days of the Government. Disability rights activists across the country feel, however, that the Bill [...]
Guest Bloggers!
Posted in Guest Bloggers on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We at Inclusive Planet are always looking at getting people involved in our various projects. The levels of engagement completely depends upon the individual’s interest levels, time to spare, availability of projects etc. Some of our well wishers wanted to get involved in our activities through the online media, and thats when the idea of [...]
Point Counter Point
Posted in The Team, WHAT'S UP?, tagged brainstorming; planeteers; picture on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sorry Aldous. Couldn’t resist flicking the title. We just finished three days of intense brainstorming in Bangalore. Lot of learning and unlearning. Contrarian approaches leading to a more holistic approach to what we’re trying to do. Loads of ideas for Readable and early learnings for our next offering Here’s a picture that speaks a thousand [...]
