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Diya was born in Sylan District in Western Nepal, the youngest of 7 siblings. She lost her right hand in an accident at the mill where she had gone to grind corn. The loss of her hand left Diya depressed and pessimistic about her future: she thought everything was lost,…

Deepak KC is a Hermann Gmeiner Award-winning architect who uses his knowledge, skills and experience to improve the lives of people with disabilities, including at the centre run by SOS Children’s Villages in Jorpati, Kathmandu. Here he speaks about accessibility, tackling barriers, role models and table tennis.

Dinesh has bilateral hearing loss (auditory neuropathy), which became apparent when he was 13. Due to the difficulty of accessing hearing aids, he faced difficulties in his studies and finding a job. Dinesh belongs to an ethnic indigenous group of the Terai in southern Nepal. He came into contact with…