EnAble India is a disability-employment NGO started in 1999 in Bangalore by Shanti Raghavan and Dipesh Sutariya. The spark was Shanti's brother Hari losing his sight at 15 to retinitis pigmentosa. Shanti, working in IT in the US, and her husband Dipesh, while helping Hari toward independence, wanted to use this knowledge for others too. Its mission: 'economic independence and dignity for people with disabilities.' It doesn't just provide job training but works closely with companies to 'open' the job itself into a form people with disabilities can do—a pioneer of open-wage employment in India. Covering 11 to 21 disability types, it has placed over 4,500 people directly into jobs at 600 companies (over 291 job roles across 29 sectors, 48% of them with severe disabilities), and influenced tens of thousands directly and indirectly (broadly 5 lakh, 42 countries). It holds UN special consultative status, and Shanti is an Ashoka and Schwab Fellow.
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There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
EnAble India: Seeing ability, not disability, and 'opening' jobs. The letter is B; certainty is medium. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q3; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
One person’s story (N1)
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Shanti Raghavan's brother Hari lost his sight at 15 to retinitis pigmentosa. Despite finishing an MBA at the top of his class, he was rejected in interviews at about 70 companies. Through the assistive technology his sister and her husband learned in the US, and the 'open employment' EnAble India pioneered, Hari now works as a Global Alliance Manager at Dell. His struggle was the origin of EnAble India's founding.
Source nature: Christian Science Monitor / P2 Independent (reporting). Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
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- Founded in 1999 in Bangalore by Shanti Raghavan and Dipesh Sutariya. Job training + working with companies to 'open' jobs into forms PwD can do. 11–21 disability types, 359 sites/28 states, over 4,500 placed directly (272+ roles/27 sectors, 48% severe), 80+ government jobs opened to people with sensory disabilities, UN special consultative status. One rupee invested yields 6.55 rupees of economic effect.P1 First-party / independent (third-party) / EnAble India／SlideShare
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A second look
The plus is an effect on people with disabilities in India (People)—dignified work, economic independence, and a shift in social perception to 'see ability, not disability'—with the pioneering of open employment itself, the reach of 291+ roles, 29 sectors and 48% severe disability, and UN consultative status and Ashoka/Schwab recognition. 'When the first paycheck comes into the home, one can join the family's conversations and decisions'—the meaning of that first step is large. The caveat is that the scale of direct placement (4,500+) is still limited against India's enormous 26.8 million people with disabilities (the broad figures include influence and awareness reach). Recognizing the pioneering and dignity plus, B/medium.
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