India, March 16 -- Namrata Mehta is a social development professional working at Sightsavers India as Technical Specialist-Policy Analysis and Coordination and lives with a visual impairment. A conversation with her about women with visual disabilities.

Women with disabilities in India are a margin within a margin, who have to fight many barriers when it comes to even basic rights like education, healthcare and inclusive workplaces.

A report titled Employment Rights of Disabled Women in India states that 'Both disability and gender are physical constructs that totally ignore the personhood. Being a disabled woman also fits well into the stereotype of passivity and dependency.'

Namrata Mehta is challenging stereotypes and living an inde...