With access being a major hurdle for disabled people, motorized vehicles designed with their specific needs in mind, prove to be a major tool in giving them dignity while commuting, making their daily lives a lot easier, and perhaps helping fulfil some of their dreams. Apeejay Trust has funded the distribution of several such vehicles to physically challenged persons under a Motorized Vehicle Distribution programme of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF). These vehicles, specially designed to suit the needs of people with disability of the lower limbs, were given to individuals from various parts of the country in 2010.

Going by the feedback that we got from RGF, the motorized vehicles have made most recipients feel more empowered, confident and independent. It is a matter of great satisfaction for us that with our incremental financial support over the years, RGF´s Mobility Support Programme has gone from strength to strength. In all, the programme, which has many donors like us, has helped distribute the vehicles to 1135 disabled persons since its inception in 1992.