Protest against the discrimination meted out to Rajiv Ranjan by Air Sahara

The treatment meted out to Rajiv Ranjan, the coordinator of the legal aid cell of Vidyasagar a Chennai based NGO working on disability, by Air Sahara on 18th June 2007 is despicable to say the least and yet it is just another grim reminder of the deep rooted bias and ignorance that people with disabilities [...]

Flying beyond discrimination

IN PERSPECTIVE Airline companies must evolve an inclusive, disability friendly, non-discriminatory policy. It is generally accepted that there are about 60-70 million persons with disabilities in the country, 12 million of these are believed to be visually impaired. The general citizenry in their ignorance about people with disabilities often dismiss them as inconsequential members of [...]