Action On Disability And Development (india)

ADD India was born from a simple yet powerful idea: that people with disabilities in rural India deserve the same opportunities, and voice as anyone else.In 1987, our founder B. Venkatesh, a leader with visual impairment, began mobilizing communities across South India to form Organizations of People with Disabilities (OPDs)—grassroots groups that advocate for inclusion and equality.

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ADD India was born from a simple yet powerful idea: that people with disabilities in rural India deserve the same opportunities, and voice as anyone else.In 1987, our founder B. Venkatesh, a leader with visual impairment, began mobilizing communities across South India to form Organizations of People with Disabilities (OPDs)—grassroots groups that advocate for inclusion and equality.

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