SHRUTI PUSHKARNA

Shruti Pushkarna | Deaf Awareness Month: What’s your deafness quotient? Posted on 15 Sep,2022 | under COLUMNS Are you aware and inclusive of the deaf? Take a quick quiz by Shruti Pushkarna to test your deafness quotient!

Shruti Pushkarna: In the 75 years of Azadi, does the disabled population have access to independent living? Posted on 01 Sep,2022 | under COLUMNS Does India’s 2.68 crore disabled population have reason to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, wonders Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Five ways to make media offerings accessible Posted on 28 Jul,2022 | under COLUMNS In order to be truly inclusive and not do lip-service to diversity, one needs more than an incongruous rant for equality from the media, writes Shruti Pushkarna

‘Outside India, people see disabled as humans first’ Posted on 14 Jul,2022 | under COLUMNS It’s not disability but the environment and inaccessible establishments that that stops people from exploring the world, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Busted: 10 Myths & Clichés about Disability Posted on 30 Jun,2022 | under COLUMNS You are as guilty of promoting stereotypes, if you mindlessly promote them, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Is barrier-free access to physical spaces not a newsworthy agenda? Posted on 16 Jun,2022 | under COLUMNS Is access to physical spaces reserved for the privileged majority? Is a situation not worth reporting unless it is life-threatening, asks Shruti Pushkarna

Disability Inclusion: Should the media practise and propagate accessibility? Posted on 19 May,2022 | under COLUMNS On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Shruti Pushkarna asks wonders if we understand enough to care about accessibility

Shruti Pushkarna: Are you really inclusive? Or is it just a lip service? Posted on 05 May,2022 | under COLUMNS What’s your Disability Quotient? Take this quiz by Shruti Pushkarna and figure for yourself

Time to empathise with the caregiver? Posted on 21 Apr,2022 | under COLUMNS Can the media ensure that the caregiver’s everyday battles are not dismissed or forgotten, asks Shruti Pushkarna

Representation matters. Inclusion matters. Disabled lives matter. Posted on 07 Apr,2022 | under COLUMNS Will CODA winning the Oscar change our perception towards deaf inclusion, asks Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Does literature exclude or misrepresent children with disabilities? Posted on 24 Mar,2022 | under COLUMNS One in ten children live with a disability. Is a popular art form like literature doing justice to representation of children with disabilities, asks Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Turning 50: From Preachy to Pragmatic Posted on 10 Mar,2022 | under COLUMNS As Shruti Pushkarna’s fortnightly column turns 50, three cheers to 100 weeks of consistently advocating for diversity and inclusion