Friends for Inclusion
Empowering people with disabilities to live with independence, confidence, and dignity.
Who are we?
Friends for Inclusion is a cross-disability not-for-profit organization established in 2017. Our vision is to “empower people with disabilities to live with independence, confidence and dignity”. Our activities are designed to help people with disabilities overcome barriers, which cut across three tracks, namely: Innovate, Educate & Facilitate.
Read more about Friends For Inclusion.
About our founders
Friends for Inclusion is founded & led by the award-winning & widely recognized brother duo of Ankit & Pratik Jindal. Between them, they have 20+ years of experience with a stellar body of work in the information technology companies like NTT Data, Dell Technologies, Wipro, and Infosys. They have done their MBAs from India’s leading business schools such as FMS and SIBM. They are persons with disabilities themselves and have first-hand experience dealing with various technological, infrastructural, and attitudinal barriers, on an everyday basis. As a result, they have been instrumental in ushering several new innovations, services, perspectives, and dynamism not only to Friends for Inclusion, but to the disability sector at large.
Innovate
We innovate tech-based solutions for people with disabilities to help them overcome barriers & enable their full & effective participation.
Example: Mera Mitra, Signer. AI.
Educate
We educate & Build awareness on contemporary issues and topics that impact lives of people with disabilities. Example: Awareness on Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 (RPWD Act), Accessibility etc.
Facilitate
We strive to facilitate an equal & inclusive development agenda by partnering with stakeholders to improve the socio-economic well-being of people with disabilities. Example: inclusive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), AP-GAP, etc.
In this partner collaboration with DEOC, Ankit – our founder explains why accessibility matters in all digital technologies.
OUR PARTNERS
