2024

Accessibility audits of prestigious public buildings and corporate offices:

• Max Mueller Bhawan, New Delhi,

• Center For Development Of Advanced Computing, Bangalore- Supercomputers developers

• GE, Corporate offices, Noida, UP

• Airport Terminals, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai

• Uber, HQ, Bangalore

New Memberships:

• Member, Committee on review of UGC Guidelines, University Grants Commission, Government of NCT, Delhi

2018-2024, Samarthyam with European Union and Sightsavers is leading the process to define need, build OPD capacity, advocate for accountability in SDG implementation in systematic & institutionalized manner. Samarthyam is focusing on disability inclusion in education, health, employment, livable habitat, smart cities, in the spirit to implement UNCRPD and making cities more inclusive in the context of the UN SDGs #11, the UN Habitat III New Urban Agenda.

2004-24, Access Audits of Delhi Metro Infrastructure

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has set an example of being the most accessible public transportation system in India. Based on the accessibility standards recommended by Samarthyam, similar design standards are being replicated in other parts of the country. Samarthyam is advisor to all the Metro Rail Corporation projects in India such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Agra, Kanpur, and Jaipur.

2004-2024, Indian Railways

Samarthyam is working on Accessible Railway Coaches with toilets and transit/ boarding devices to bridge the gap between rail coach and platform. Partnership with Research Design Standards Organization (RDSO), Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Ministry of Railways, Government of India is helping to conduct R&D projects to make Indian Railways accessible.

2003-2024, Pedestrian Infrastructure

To provide seamless journey and last mile connectivity between the transit facilities, and to other services, Samarthyam revised the pedestrian guidelines and codes of the Indian Roads Congress with inclusive design standards for pedestrians and commuters. Connaught Place, CommonWealth Games streetscape (New Delhi), Badshahpur eco-corridor (Gurgaon), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation roads and streetscape (Hyderabad), Eco-world 5kms corridor (Bangalore), Chennai, Ahmedabad, etc. are some of our prime projects on inclusive pedestrian facilities.

1993-2024

Access audits of buildings, corporate offices, theme parks, Tech offices, etc. have been undertaken that include our partners-in-change.

2024-2021

Major Accessibility Audits undertaken:

• New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)25 prime buildings and offices in Delhi

• Panjab University, Panjab

• 2 Pilgrimage sites access audit under PRASAD scheme of PMO, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India

• Tech Parks, Malls and Resorts, Factories & Manufacturing Units, Corporate Offices, etc.

Airports for ALL

Three major airports are access audited and plans of new /upcoming airports are vetted to ensure Mobility for All. These include:

• Delhi International Airports- Terminal 2 and 3

• Bangalore International Airport- Terminal 1 and 2

• Mumbai International Airport- Terminal 1, 2 and 3

• Navi Mumbai International Airport- Terminal 1

Schools for All

Samarthyam with the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a Special Accessibility Audit for Children with Disabilities in 33 Government Schools in NCT Delhi. Outcome: The intervention has resulted in making all the government schools in Delhi NCR accessible and inclusive for children and teachers with disabilities and opening up avenues for further replication in other states of India.

2021-23

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

With the aim of improving the standard of living for persons with disabilities in India’s Rajasthan State, ESCAP and Samarthyam have designed a project to strengthen the capacities of persons with disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), mainstream community networks and government agencies.

1. Protecting and empowering persons with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021-22

2. Towards the Incheon Strategy to Ensure the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific (Phase II), 2022-23

2023

2012-2022

With UNICEF, Samarthyam has been associated since 2012 and has partnered in 5 states to ensure education and inclusion for all children with disabilities.

• Accessibility audit in schools and Anganwadis, development of module and capacity building on home based education of children with severe and multiple disabilities

• 2022, Capacity building and supportive supervision on accessibility audit of schools & anganwadis and home based education, UP

• Accessibility audit in schools and Anganwadis, development of module and capacity building on home based education of children with severe and multiple disabilities, UP

• Barrier Free and Accessible Built Environment in Schools of Gujarat

• Capacity Building Workshops for Making Schools Accessible, Rayagada, Odisha

• Capacity Building Workshops for Making Schools Accessible, Odisha, Assam, UP, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

• Capacity Building Workshop for Making Schools Accessible, Pan Odisha

• Development of Guidelines on Barrier Free and Accessible Built Environment in Schools

2005-2022, Access audits of Educational Institutions

• Access audits of prime Universities of India:

  • Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) campus, New Delhi

  • University of Delhi

  • University of Punjab

  • University of Rajasthan

  • University of Garhwal at Tehri, Pauri, Garhwal and Srinagar, Uttrakhand

  • University of Hyderabad, EFLU

  • SLIET, Engineering University Punjab

  • Bharathiar university, Coimbatore

• Other prime access audits include:

  • Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Complete Tiger Reserve access audited along with tree houses

  • Ayodhya Station- Accessibility and Mobility Audit as per the RPWD ACT

  • Bangalore International Airport - domestic and international airport

2022

• Access audits of more than 1400 schools in 22 states of India with funding support of UNICEF, Government of India, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Odisha and West Bengal, VSO and DFID) and CBM

• Access audits of Centre of Excellence, which led to evidence based advocacy on making IITs and IIMs accessible for persons with disabilities. The institutes access audited are as follows:

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  • Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad

  • Indian Institute of Management, Jammu

  • BIT MESRA, Ranchi

2021