Planet Abled is a travel company based in
New Delhi
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India
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. The company provides travel to people with
disabilities
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and the elderly. It has been recognized as one of the social innovators in travel space by
Forbes
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History
The company was founded in 2016 by Neha Arora, an electronics and communication engineering graduate. Her mother has polio from childhood and is a wheelchair-user while an infection rendered her father visually impaired when he was in college. There were instances when the family had traveled 1,000-2,000 miles only to realize that the place was not accessible. When she reached out to find the solution, she found none.
After spending 2 years researching and conducting feasibility studies, she quit her job with
Adobe Inc.
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and headquartered in San Jose, California. It has historically specialized in software for the crea ...
in November 2015 to start Planet Abled on January 1, 2016.
Awards
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NCPEDP MphasiS Universal Design Awards The NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards are given every year on the eve of Independence Day of India to honour individuals and organisations doing exemplary work towards the cause of accessibility and thus ensuring a life of equality and dignity ...
2016
* World Responsible Tourism Awards (WRTA) 2017: Best innovation by a Tour Operator (GOLD)
* Best innovative practice award at
Zero Project
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Conference at
United Nations
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Vienna
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in 2018
* The Global Good Fund Fellowship 2019
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References
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Disability organisations based in India
Privately held companies of India