Category Archives: Svayam India

Svayam’s #WithPride campaign stirs conversation on stigma around Assistive Devices

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Svayam

New Delhi | 19 Dec. 2020 “I don’t want to use my walker in public. What people will think about me?” “I will not step out of my home as people mock me due to my wheelchair.” “My reading glasses … Continue reading →

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Delhi Court issues landmark ‘ORDER’ to ensure accessibility at religious places for persons with disabilities as per “Guidelines for Making Religious Places Accessible” authored by Svayam

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Svayam

New Delhi, 16 October 2019, Wednesday While on 16th October, 2019, the Supreme Court completed the hearings on the Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid Case and reserved its verdict, another landmark Order on access to religious places for persons with disabilities … Continue reading →

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Medical Tourism in India: Affordable, but is it Accessible to All?

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, Happy to share a thought provoking author article from one of our young volunteers, Anav Batra, published in TravelBiz Monitor magazine in October 2019 issue. Happy reading! New Delhi | 04 October 2019 By Anav Batra The world … Continue reading →

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Kenya gets its first fleet of ‘Access Auditors’ as Svayam & NCPWD gear up for ‘Accessible Kenya Mission’

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Svayam

Nairobi | 28 June 2019 Kenya got its first ever fleet of 25 Access Auditors, as Svayam, in collaboration with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Govt. of Kenya, organized a five-day ‘Basic Access Auditor’ training course in … Continue reading →

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Svayam stirs up a conversation on accessibility with #YahanSeWahanTak

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Svayam

April 22, 2019 17:00 IST In its quest to stir up a meaningful conversation on accessibility, Svayam, a leading accessibility organisation founded by Sminu Jindal, launched #YahanSeWahanTak, a movement to create an India where all Indians have uninterrupted access to … Continue reading →

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Union Minister Sh. Gehlot ji unveils “Guidelines for Making Religious Places Accessible” jointly published by CCPD & Svayam

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Svayam

New Delhi, | January 25, 2019 Shri Thawarchand Gehlot, Honourable Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India (GOI), and Ms. Sminu Jindal, Founder, Svayam, jointly unveiled “Guidelines for Making Religious Places Accessible” in New Delhi on 25 … Continue reading →

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Ms. Sminu Jindal confers ‘Svayam Accessibility Awards 2018 (Taiwan Edition)’ on eight institutions for promoting inclusion through accessibility

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Svayam

Taipei | New Delhi,   November 15, 2018 Founder of a pioneering dream – “To Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild a newer world to empower every soul”, an accessibility crusader, India’s first women leader to have broken the glass ceiling in the Steel, … Continue reading →

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Svayam Accessibility Awards 2018 (Taiwan Edition) – Winner’s List

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Svayam

New Delhi | 14th Nov 2018 We are extremely happy to share that on the basis of recommendations of the Board of Jury, following organisations are being selected for bestowing the “Svayam Accessibility Awards 2018 (Taiwan Edition)” in different categories.  Category: MOST … Continue reading →

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Svayam Founder’s Interview in Hindi publication ‘Aahar Vihar’ (Sep. 2018)

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Svayam

New Delhi | 06th September 2018 सुश्री स्मिनू जिन्दल, मैनेजिंग डायरेक्टर, जिन्दल सॉ लिमिटेड, एक दूरदर्शी उद्यमी हैं जिन्होंने ये मिथक तोड़ दिया कि महिलाएं स्टील, तेल और गैस क्षेत्र में बड़ी कंपनियों का नेतृत्व नहीं कर सकती। जिन्दल सॉ … Continue reading →

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Svayam partners with Election Commission of India (ECI) for Accessible & Inclusive Elections

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Svayam

New Delhi | 04 July 2018 To ensure accessible and inclusive elections, the Election Commission of India has for the first time engaged with the civil society seeking their expertise, assistance and recommendations while taking several other concrete steps to … Continue reading →

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