Srikanth Bolla was born blind in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh (on India’s southeast coast). His birth was viewed as a burden on his parents by many, thankfully not by his parents. They enrolled him in a nearby school for the blind where he excelled. Despite strong qualifications he was rejected by IIT–India’s premier university. Mr. Bolla persisted and applied to a number of US schools and was admitted to and graduated from MIT. Returning to India Mr. Bolla decided to focus on the issue of employability of the disabled. In 2012 he started Bollant Industries Pvt. Ltd., with the aim of providing livelihood opportunities to the physically challenged. Today Bollant Industries is a 11 crore company (approximately $10M) and provides help to many. Truly an inspirational story.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2016
The fifth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is on May 19, 2016. The purpose of GAAD is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital accessibility and users with different disabilities.
Learn about how GAAD started in response to a single blog Jennison Asuncion, an accessibility professional from Toronto.
Check out the Global Accessibility Awareness Day website if you would like to learn more about GAAD.