He was also the founder of the Disability Rights Group, and the Convener of the National Disability Network, India. All of us who are working in disability sector now all of them are mentored by him only,” he added. “I had known him in a professional capacity but always knew him as someone who had been fighting for the rights for the longest time,” said Divyanshu Ganatra, a Pune-based blind psychologist, disability rights advocate and India’s first blind solo paraglider. Considered by some as the father of India’s disability movement, Abidi is credited with galvanizing the movement for disability cause and was instrumental in the creation and capacity building of the present generation of disability rights activists. In 2013, Abidi took over as the vice-chair of the International Disability Alliance, a global alliance working for disability causes.

Source: Mint March 04, 2018 16:52 UTC