Magazine

Success & ABILITY

Current Issue

Archives

Submissions

Advertise

Subscribe

Ability Foundation began its foray in the disability sector with the publishing of a quarterly cross disability magazine at a time when this was viewed with a great deal of scepticism. Today, “Success & ABILITY” is a much sought after and widely acclaimed magazine. “Success & ABILITY” acts as a bridge between the worlds of disabled and non-disabled persons.

The magazine aims to inform, inspire and interest readers from all sections of society. It provides :

Information on coping with difficulties, information on current issues, technologies, on other organisations, on caring concerns that are positive about employing disabled persons, on coping, on government policies, on trivia… in short, a whole wealth of information.

Inspirational and motivational profiles of courage that inspire to make similar attempts… aim for the moon…

Interesting features which do not resort to cold do’s and don’ts, but emphasise the human element and bring out the innate goodness in every human being.

Such has been the popularity of the print version of the magazine, that our emphasis on barrier free access to everything that we do led to the evolution of the magazine as an Audio Magazine as well, in audio cassette form. This became another benchmark in our list of activities and was a another step towards offering freedom of choice to readers with vision problems or difficulty in reading print or to those who just preferred to listen rather than to read..

If you are interested in getting a bird’s eye view of what is inside the latest issue of Success & ABILITY, clickhere                                                                                                   Top

Latest Issue: Jan - Mar 2008

Voices

This issue features a new poetic talent. Budding poet Manish Gupta lends voice to his thoughts on life and matters.  ...more  

If Wishes were Horses…

As the New Year gathers momentum, we decided to pause and look back before setting our sights forward. The UN Convention on the rights of disabled persons was ratified by India. The World Bank’s Economic Survey featured our work in glowing terms. But complacency is a luxury we can ill afford. So we asked policy makers in the field what they would like to see happening in the coming year. The answers make for a fascinating medley of aspirations.  ...more  

A Capital Step

In a double bouquet of events, both our annual job fair and the CavinKare Ability awards presentation took place in New Delhi this year. If it was a first for us, it was a first for the capital city as well. We roped in the local HR experts for the pre-interview workshops. What did they feel about this interaction with the candidates?  ...more  

Night of the Dreamers

A better description perhaps would be the “night of standing applauders”. The audience stood up to cheer as each one of the four recipients of the CavinKare ABILITY awards came on to the stage. They stood up for a long spell of clapping when they saw the integrated dance recital – actor Shobana performing with visually-impaired classical dancers.

The report of that momentous evening at Pragati Maidan is followed by the profiles of the winners.  ...more  

Wheels within Wheels

Salil Chaturvedi, our humour columnist, looks out into his garden for inspiration. And finds it in a large spider’s web. There are lessons that this humble creature can teach!  ...more  

Asmita

Asmita, an NGO working with women’s rights thought of a novel idea to spread the message of integration of women with disabilities. They found it and then translated it into a product that would stay with you all year long.  ...more  

Mumbai Marathon

This Marathon is considered the richest in the world. Its richness becomes incalculable when it is a totally inclusive one. A lot of wheelchair users were enthusiastic participants in its latest edition. What did it mean to them?     ...more  

Justice on the Move

As the numbers of disabled litigants seeking justice increases, a system has to be found to listen to these complaints and open the door for speedy justice. The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Disabilities decided to take the matter head-on. The result was a well-equipped Mobile Court that made a successful journey through various states. A report on its Chennai operation  ...more  

A Ray of Hope

He has travelled extensively across the plains, the sand and the snow of the country. And then, Navin Gulia finds his calling in his Delhi backyard when he comes across a group of street children. He wondered: how do I give them a ray of hope?  ...more  

Movie Review

It’s a movie that shook up the nation, made it sit up and think not just about dyslexia, but about the education system itself. Are we ready to accommodate a child who does things differently? Do we recognize talent that is not strictly academic? Two reviewers write their opinion about Taare Zameen Par. The reviews include some examples of the effect the movie had on people.   ...more  

Travel

Meera Ragavendra Rao, wanders on the Grouse Mountain, enjoying the panoramic view it affords. What surprises her is the fact that it is possible to be up there in a wheelchair!   ...more  

A Maze of Thoughts

Can we control our thoughts? Can we pin them down, cut them, design them and get them to stay that way? Should we freeze some thoughts and let others roam free?

A thought-provoking essay from Meera Balachandar.

News & Notes that bring you the latest.

                                                                                                      Top                         

Archives
Highlights of some of the articles in each issue. That should give you the taste of what to come !

                                                                                                                                          Top 

Submission:

Your Opinions……
We give voice to them

Information dissemination, you’ll agree is the need of the hour; and our magazine aims to reach out… to you and to others like you.

Anything that you feel strongly about, questions you want answered, injustices you want brought to notice, happenings – both good and bad, anecdotes, events, incidents, stories – do tell us; together we’ll tell the world.

It's important to keep in touch.

We welcome submissions …

If you would like to submit an article, letter to the editor, composition or classified ad, please do so by emai l: abilityindia@vsnl.net  

Your article should be between 500 and 1000 words and should include your mailing address and telephone number.

Please send any accompanying photographs, preferably as hard copy.

The editorial staff may decide not to include material on account of space or content. Do bear with us.

                                                                                                                                       Top

Advertise:

Advertise in Success & ABILITY …

“Success & ABILITY”, India’s cross-disability magazine enjoys a wide circulation both nationally and internationally and has a wide readership that includes industrialists, administrators, Indian and overseas Government and Non-Government organisations, libraries, disabled persons, families and the general caring public.

Today people with disabilities make their own choices in product and service selection. Publicity to your products or programmes through “Success & ABILITY” would reap the dual benefits of enjoying a widespread readership and supporting a significant cause. We invite you to place an advertisement in this pioneering magazine and become a part of this caring group.

Tariff:

Full colour cover page : Quarterly: Rs. 10,000 Annual: Rs. 36,000
Two colour inside full page : Quarterly: Rs. 5,000 Annual: Rs. 18, 000
Full colour centrespread : Quarterly: Rs. 15,000 Annual: Rs. 54,000

You can also advertise in “Success & ABILITY” audio magazine.
For details, please contact Ability Foundation or email us at abilityindia@vsnl.net        

                                                                                                                                           Top

Subscribe:

As “Success & ABILITY” marches into its tenth year of publication, we look to our family of readers and subscribers to help us reach out further and spread our philosophy and message as far and wide as possible.

Subscription rates:

2 years – Rs. 240
3 years – Rs. 350
5 years – Rs. 550

Subscribe to “Success & ABILITY” for yourself and a friend. Send a cheque / DD drawn in favour of Ability Foundation to:

Ability Foundation
No. 27, Fourth Main Road
Gandhi Nagar,Adyar
Chennai 600020
India

Also send us your name, mailing address, telephone number and email and you will soon begin to receive your copy.

                                                                                                                                            Top