Shivani Gupta

About

Shivani Gupta is the Senior Inclusive Design Manager at the Global Disability Innovation Hub. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of disability inclusion. She is passionate about promoting independent living for persons with disabilities in under-resourced settings. Her work focuses on improving physical accessibility through inclusive design and support services for individuals with disabilities.

She holds an MSc in Inclusive Environments: Design and Management from the University of Reading, UK. She did her PhD at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. Her thesis examined support structures for people with disabilities in rural India. She has co-authored publications and research papers on accessibility in physical environments, public procurement, assistive devices, and support services, especially in less-resourced rural settings. She is also the author of ‘No Looking Back,’ a true story inspired by her life experiences as a woman with disabilities living in India, published by Rupa Publications

Employment

• Global Disability Innovation Hub Senior Inclusive Design Manager
  2023 - Present

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Publications (8)

• The Disability Support Gap: Community support systemsfor persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries
  Centre for Inclusive Policy 2023
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• Using the Capability Approach to Review the National Legislative Frameworks for Support Services for Persons with Disabilities in Four Countries in Asia
  Societies 2022 DOI: 10.3390/soc12060185
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• Assistive Technology during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: The Roles of Government and Civil Society in Fulfilling the Social Contract
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212031
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• Dimensions of invisibility: insights into the daily realities of persons with disabilities living in rural communities in India
  Disability & Society 2021 DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1788509
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• A Narrative Review of the Government Wheelchair Provision System in India
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105109
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• Invisible lives
  2021 DOI: 10.26481/dis.20210112sg
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• Barriers to using mobility devices in rural homes in low resource settings Development of a practical assessment tool for local fieldworkers CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care
  WHO GReAT Consultation 2019 2019 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11520.25604
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• Assistive technology provision: towards an international framework for assuring availability and accessibility of affordable high-quality assistive technology
  Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2018 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2018.1470264
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