Breaking Limits: The Journey Beyond Disability | Shams Aalam | TEDxVCE

Social Impact & Inclusion - The speaker emphasizes that everyone has some form of disability and advocates for rising together and helping each other [1][2] - The speaker highlights the financial, societal, infrastructural, and accessibility issues faced by spinal cord injury patients in rural India [3] - The speaker challenges the audience to consider how they can use their education and expertise to build technologies and infrastructure that help people with disabilities become part of society [5] - The speaker shares his personal experience of facing difficulties in education and employment due to his disability [6][7] - The speaker expresses gratitude to his wife for her support in changing the mindset of people towards persons with disabilities [11] Technological Innovation & CSR - The speaker's wheelchair is designed by himself and his team to improve mobility for people with disabilities through technology [7][8] - Balumban Trust, a CSR initiative of Hela India Automotive Private Limited, provides customized wheelchairs free of cost to those in need [8] - The wheelchair is designed to be light, comfortable, and customized to the needs of people with disabilities [8] Challenges & Solutions - Spinal cord injury patients face difficulties in basic education and daily life functions, including bladder and bowel management [3][9][10] - Marriage can be challenging for spinal cord injury patients, but shared vision and mission can lead to happiness [11] - The speaker encourages the audience to make the world accessible for all [12]