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Success &ABILITY – India’s Premier Cross-Disability Online Magazine

For over 30 years, Success &ABILITY has stood as a dynamic force, championing disability and lifestyle topics. Our mission is to connect people, both with and without disabilities, fostering understanding and inspiration. As the world evolves, so have we. Success &ABILITY has transformed from a two-colour print magazine to a vibrant, full-colour, multi-format publication. Our journey has taken us from quarterly releases to lively monthly issues, and now from print to a versatile online platform. Experience our content like never before! Today, Success &ABILITY is not just a magazine; it has expanded to include engaging podcasts, informative segments in Indian Sign Language, and an accessible online reading experience. Join us in celebrating diversity and cultivating a community where everyone belongs.

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Latest Posts

The Transformative Power of AI: Empowering People who are Blind

February 23, 2024

3 minute(s)

Addressing the Urgent Need for Healthcare Equity: Comprehensive Coverage for Pre-existing Conditions

February 16, 2024

4 minute(s)

I am ‘NORMAL’

February 9, 2024

4 minute(s)

Mental Health Matters

January 23, 2024

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In Conversation with Beno Zephine

7 minute(s)

January 4, 2022

In this brief interview, Ms. Beno Zephine, Under Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and India’s first 100% visually impaired IFS officer, speaks to Success & ABILITY about the role of education in her journey and the need for more accessible learning material for people with disabilities.

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Rising like a Phoenix

5 minute(s)

December 9, 2021

Sitting in her wheelchair, fighting for the rights and dignity of disabled persons, 58-year-old Dr. Sruti Mohapatra has emerged as the perfect role model for all of India’s persons with disabilities.

Yashasvini Rajeshwar

A Road to Accessible Roads

3 minute(s)

December 8, 2021

Back in 2016, the Madras High Court had ruled in favour of having accessible buses plying on every route. In the five years since, this is yet to become reality.

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An Eye on the Ball: Blind football in India

4 minute(s)

December 7, 2021

The end of October saw Chennai play host to a special event. The 5th Blind Football Nationals was held in the city. In the men’s tournament, a total of 120 players represented 11 state teams, with four teams making it to the playoff games.

Sidharth Taneja

Dancing to the rhythm of life

3 minute(s)

December 6, 2021

COVID wasn’t easy for any of us. We all have encountered something that we are not going to forget any time soon

Dr. Ketna Mehta

Nano Action. Dignified-Disabled.

5 minute(s)

December 4, 2021

Come 3rd December and suddenly the community of persons with disabilities become the cynosure of all eyes.

Yashasvini Rajeshwar

Conversations at the crossroads – Disability & Intersectionality

5 minute(s)

December 3, 2021

It was in the year 1989 that Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American professor, lawyer, civil rights advocate, and philosopher, published numerous articles that would go on to redefine conversations around the world.

Yashasvini Rajeshwar

Serving Aces, Driving Inclusion

4 minute(s)

October 11, 2021

What would it be like if persons with disabilities had the opportunity to live a life of complete participation and contribution?

Devika Malik

Driven by Skill, Assisted by Tech

4 minute(s)

Sports connects the world. We have experienced this time and again and more recently with the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Ankur Dhama

The Path of the Paralympics

3 minute(s)

The Paralympics are an international sporting event for players with disability. They began in 1948 with the Paraplegic Games, where soldiers injured in World War II participated.

Dr. Ketna Mehta

Nano-managing life through sports

4 minute(s)

Jyoti Chugh Verma, my friend from The Times of India, gifted me an unforgettable recreational experience of a lifetime. She took me sailing off Gateway of India in the mid-1980s.

Yashasvini Rajeshwar

Celebrations and Commitments

4 minute(s)

If you have been reading or watching the news or if you have scrolled through your social media this last month, you would have heard of the sporting extravaganza that was the Olympics in Tokyo as also the spectacular performance by our Paralympic contingent.