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Every July, as Disability Pride Month draws to a close, we're reminded that inclusion isn't a single line item in a grant agreement - it's a practice that has to show up in how we engage with an ecosystem and promote collaboration. At Upadhyaya Foundation (UF), we work across two areas that don't always get invited into the same room: arts and culture, and disability inclusion. Project Khushi emerged from an attempt to bring them together. AI generated picture The idea didn't

Every July, Disability Pride Month invites us to pause and ask a simple question: who gets to move through the world feeling safe, welcome, and content? For millions of people with disabilities, the answer too often depends on whether the people around them have taken the time to truly see and know them. Safety, at its root, is not only about ramps, policies, or accommodation checklists. It is about whether a community's first instinct is empathy- the willingness to imagine a

I spend a lot of time thinking about how we talk in the social sector. When you work deeply in spaces like disability inclusion and animal welfare, you quickly realize that language isn’t just an administrative afterthought. It’s where the real power dynamics live. When we communicate carelessly, we accidentally rebuild the very walls we’re trying to tear down. But when we get it right, we honor the dignity, agency, and expertise of the communities we walk alongside. Let's lo