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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Oct 1

A person with disability is a person who adapts, improvises, and overcomes the barriers life places in their way.

For that—not because of our disability—we deserve respect.

This is what defines Disability Pride, not the pity you offer to make yourself feel important.

#Disability #HumanRights

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 5d

Read my piece, "No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis" for open global rights.

#GreenDisability #HeatWaves #India #Asia #WeAreBillionStrong #Climate #Disability

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No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis

Efforts to build heat resilience need to center the needs of those most at risk.

www.openglobalrights.org

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 18d

"There is a deep hypocrisy in applauding the perseverance of those with disabilities in the face of unfair obstacles while showing little interest in removing those obstacles."

#Ableism #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #HumanRights

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 21d

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 22d

“Praising disabled people for surviving an unfair world that you refuse to change is like congratulating someone for breathing in smoke while you let the fire rage on.”

#WeAreBillionStrong #Ablesim #DisabilityInclusion #AXSChat #DisabilityRights #HumanRights

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 24d

Accessibility is about freedom. It removes the shackles that prevent some people from using technology, entering buildings, getting information, or simply living life. When you free those who were constrained by barriers, you often end up freeing others in the process.

#Accessibility #AXSChat

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 27d

Ableism is applauding disabled people for surviving a rigged system instead of questioning why the system was built to break them in the first place.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #DisabilityInclusion #Ableism #DisabilityRights #SDGs

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 28d

Courtesy: Sheri Byrne-Haber (disabled)

#a11y #DisabilityInclusion #WeAreBillionStrong #Accessibility #AXSChat #DEI #DisabilityRights

Two columns, each with five items in it. First column titled What People Think Accessibility is: 1. Eliminating complicated features 2. owned by DEI, Compliance and Accessibility Teams 3. Disability “Days” 4.Hiring People with Disabilities 5. Unnecessary, because “we don’t have disabled customers” Second Column titled What Accessibility Actually is: 1. Using Disabled Personas, Performing Usability and Accessibility Audit. 2. Injecting Disability Inclusion Throughout the Organization 3. Baking Accessibility into all Organizational Activities, Every day. 4. Getting Disabled Employees Accommodations 5. User Research- Finding Disabled Customers, and Telling their Stories.

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · 29d

Assuming that all disabled people will be “fixed” by technology (be it prosthetics, cochlear implants, gene editing) and therefore not investing in accessibility now is a big mistake. Or conversely, designing tech with only the majority in mind.

#Disability #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #a11y

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Think of humanity as a color wheel. Neurotypical and neurodivergent minds are not separate circles—they’re shades of the same spectrum. Difference isn’t outside the wheel, it completes it."

#Neurodiversity #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #HumanRights #Bias #Stigma #Discrimination

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 7

"The difference between accommodation and special treatment is the same as the difference between glasses and superpowers—one just lets you see what was always there."

#Accessibility #WeAreBillionStrong #AxSChat #a11y #SDHs #Disability #Inclusion #Neurodiversity #accommodation

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 4

"A classroom that embraces neurodiversity might allow doodling, standing up, or wearing headphones – and in that 'odd' flexibility, students who were struggling can finally thrive."

#Neurodiversity #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #AXSChat #Inclusion #Disability #a11y #Accessibility #Diversity

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 3

“Behind many people with disabilities who achieve their goals, there's a caregiver in the background quietly moving mountains. They deserve to be seen and helped, not just praised.”

#caregiving #WeAreBillionStrong #Disability #AXSChat #Inclusion

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 2

"The moment you realize that 'fair' doesn't mean giving everyone the exact same thing, but giving each person what they need, is the moment you truly understand inclusion."

#Accessibility #Inclusion #SDGs #DisabilityRights #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #DEI

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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · Sep 2

this policy is also good because it saves a lot of money

Bub 🏳️‍🌈 🐈 @bubotomy.bsky.social · Sep 30

flowchart about homeless people

a person is homeless
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did they make bad choices ---- no HOUSE THEM
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Yes
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HOUSE THEM

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Mental health is health, period. You wouldn't tell someone to 'walk it off' the day after surgery; so don't tell someone to 'get over it' when they're battling anxiety or depression. They need time, support, and sometimes professional help to heal."

#MentalHealth #Depression #WeAreBillionStrong

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Every time we remove a barrier for people with disabilities, we find that it was holding others back too. Inclusion has a way of lifting everyone up.”

#Disability #SDGs #WeAreBillionStrong #Equity #Accessibility #AXSChat #Neurodiversity

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 31

Read about @DisabilityGreen (Green Disability) in KRUDo Magazine:

#GreenDisability #DisabilityJustice #SDGs #Equity #ClimateCrisis #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

drive.google.com/file/d/16Sj0...

KRUDo VOLUME I Issue 2 Sequel.pdf

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌍 This year’s Generation Mental Conference is breaking new ground for the first time, it will be held both virtually and in person in Kenya as the host country.

Join us:
5 September – Online
6 September – Nairobi, Kenya

www.generationmentalhealth.org/2025-confere...

#MentalHealth #GenMH2025

A conference speaker announcement graphic with a gradient blue and yellow background. On the left is a circular photo of Puneet Singh Singhal smiling, with text below reading: “Puneet Singh Singhal, Co-founder, Billion Strong.” To the right, bold text says: “I’ll be presenting! at the 2025 Bridging Voices, Building Futures: Youth Innovation in Mental Health Conference.” Event details at the bottom list: “5 September – Online; 6 September – Swiss-Belinn Hotel, Kandara Rd, Nairobi, Kenya.” Logos of Generation Mental Health and BasicNeeds appear at the bottom.

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 28

#WeAreBillionStrong #Disability #Neurodiversity #Dyslexia #Autism #ADHD #Equity #AXSChat

Allowing a student with a hidden disability (ADHD, Anxiety, Dyslexia) to struggle academically or socially when all that is needed for success are appropriate accommodations and explicit instruction, is no different than failing to provide a ramp for a person in a wheelchair.

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 26

Read my piece, "Behind Closed Doors: India’s Silent Climate Emergency" for Thip Media on Green Disability.

#GreenDisability #SDGs #WeAreBillionStrong #Climate #Equity #HumanRights

www.thip.media/expert-colum...

Behind Closed Doors: India's Silent Climate Emergency – THIP

Accessibility isn't a special accommodation—it's the foundation of sustainable communities where everyone can survive and thrive.

www.thip.media

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thank you dear Stuart Fowkes and "Cities and Memory" for spotlighting my work in sound, memory, activism and advocacy.

#SDGs #SustainableCities #Music #Sound #HumanRights

citiesandmemory.com/2025/06/arti...

Puneet Singh Singhal - Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art

Meet New Delhi-based field recordist and Indigenous disabled activist Puneet Singh Singhal, whose recordings of the city are about capturing memory in motion and honouring voices that are often left u...

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy to share that I got to share my words and voice in this short film, ""But I Grew Up Fine…Didn’t I?"- a collective piece that explores the lived realities of violent punishment in childhood.

#EndViolenceAgainstChildren #BanCorporalPunishment #ViolenceIsNotDiscipline

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Short Film on Corporal (Violent) Punishment: But I Grew Up Fine...Didn't I?

YouTube video by Ministerial Conference on ending VAC

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 17

I want to share work by the Disability Rights Fund

They’ve just premiered Inclusive Democracy: Youth with Disabilities Shifting Political Power in Uganda , a short film that amplifies the voices of young leaders reshaping democracy.

#NothingWithoutUs.

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Inclusive Democracy: Youth with Disabilities Shifting Political Power

YouTube video by Disability Rights Fund

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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 16

Accessibility is not a loud, one-time event; it's a quiet revolution. It's also isn't about quick fixes or public shaming.

it's about the power of ongoing action like watering a plant – splash it once, and you'll make a mess; nurture it daily, and you'll watch it thrive.

#DisabilityRights

Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Aug 15

More than 60% of rural Afghans lack clean water access. A single well by LIFE can end the suffering of hundreds of families.

Support Life for Relief and Development: www.lifeusa.org/ruh

#LifeUSA #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #Afghanistan #HumanRights