Virali Modi, Date of Birth

    

Virali Modi

disability rights activist from India

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1991

Profession: disability rights activist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Virali Modi

  • Virali Modi (born 29 September 1991) is a disability rights activist and motivational speaker from India.
  • She spent much of her youth in the United States, but after a visit to India she entered a coma due to contracting malaria.
  • She survived, but could no longer walk.
  • She came second in the Miss Wheelchair India contest in 2014 and as a result gathered a large following on social media.
  • She began a Change.org petition titled "Implement Disabled Friendly Measures in Indian Railways." Her efforts to make railways more accessible landed her in "100 Women (BBC)" for 2017.
  • She has given multiple TED (conference) talks on her experiences and struggles due to her disability.
  • She has started campaigns to promote accessibility for disabled individuals one titled #MyTrainToo which she began in 2017 as well as another titled #RampMyRestaurant.

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