👨‍🦽 Startup takes initiative for differently-abled

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A Bengaluru-based startup-up named RampMyCity is dedicated to assisting those who are physically disabled.

Story so far: Businessman Prateek Khandelwal founded “RampMyCity” in Bengaluru in 2018 to help people with physical disabilities participate in and contribute to the country’s social, cultural, recreational, and economic life. The initiative has made public settings more accessible to people with disabilities.

Accessible spaces: The start-up has made common public spaces accessible by offering simple infrastructure solutions with significant societal benefits, including workplaces, residential communities, schools, colleges, parks, and other public locations.

  • The start-up has improved accessibility for persons with impairments in more than 300 locations during the last three years.

What the founder says: Khandelwal spoke about his experience, saying that he was using a wheelchair after becoming paralysed and was restricted to his home. He decided to launch RampMyCity in order to assist other disabled persons as a result.

(Image credits: RampMyCity’s Facebook Page)

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