Javed Abidi

Javed Abidi is the director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP)^[1] in India, and the founder of the Disability Rights Group.^[2]

He received an education in journalism and communication at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.^[3]

He set up the disability wing of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in India, after being invited to do so by Sonia Gandhi.^[3]

References

^ Demand made for legal recognition of sign language, Hindustan Times, December 4, 2010
^ Disabled demand change in mindsets, Times of India, 3 December 2010
^ ^a ^b Javed Abidi Profile at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public

External links

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (N.C.P.E.D.P.)
Mainstreaming disability in development - An interview on radio programme Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz with OneWorld South Asia

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