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Ketna Mehta: Making information accessible

Ketna chooses to look at the brighter side of life. her strength lies in her never-say-die attitude which is contagious and enthuses people around her.

Ketna Mehta sustained a spinal injury as a result of a para-gliding accident in 1995 in Virar, Mumbai. Since then she has been helping other disabled persons find their wings.

A reputed management consultant, Ketna had to start life anew after her accident. She quickly realised that there was a serious lack of basic facilities for persons with disabilities. Putting her organisational and management abilities to good use, she launched ‘One World -Voice of Paraplegics’, a newsletter that disseminates information relevant to people with spinal injuries. The newsletter creates a forum for information exchange. It carries profiles of inspiring disabled persons, news about services and scientific innovations, international news related to disability and profiles of organisations that make a difference to the lives of people with disabilities.

Through the newsletter Ketna infuses persons with disability with a sense of purpose and instills hope and determination in them.

As a management consultant, Ketna has been raising the issue of employment through her articles in professional magazines and forums. She has been advocating innovative self-employment ideas in various seminars and conferences.

Ketna has also set up the Nina Foundation, named after her sister who passed away recently. The Foundation will offer a host of services such as emergency care, physiotherapy clinics and rehabilitation centres. Ketna is now planning a counselling centre for people with disabilities and their families.

Her educational background (Masters in Marketing Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies) and her professional qualification as a Certified Management Consultant are sure to make this venture a successful one. Ketna not only has dreams, but also the determination to work towards them.

One World - Voice of Paraplegics
240/11, Shanker Sadan, First Floor
Sion (E), Mumbai 400 022
Maharashtra
Phone: (022) 4094319
E-mail: ketna@vsnl.com

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