{"id":59555,"date":"2024-07-25T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=59555"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:29:39","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-entrepreneur-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/diversity-inclusion\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-entrepreneur-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it mean to be an entrepreneur with disabilities?"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What does it mean to be an entrepreneur with disabilities?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpPbuk3c1CA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p>On average, the&nbsp;percentage of persons with disabilities who struggle to find employment in India is greater than that of non-disabled people. A 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/half-of-people-with-disabilities-population-in-india-employable-report\/articleshow\/84418292.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> indicated that although half of India&rsquo;s disabled population is employable, only 11.33 percent of them are employed. As a result, the proportion of persons with disabilities engaged in entrepreneurial activities is even lower. The poor employment rate among persons with disabilities is driven by a variety of factors, including lack of access to education, employer prejudice, and dearth of supportive workplace accommodations or policies.&nbsp;<\/p><p>But what specific challenges do persons with disabilities face within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and what are the ways in which their entrepreneurial endeavours can be supported better? In this video, two entrepreneurs with disabilities share their insights and learnings.<\/p><p>&mdash;<\/p><div class=\"idron-article-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" id=\"idron-455693475\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/what-is-idr-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-know-more\">Know more<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deoc.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/White-paper-on-Employment-updated-27-Nov.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about<\/a> the state of employment for persons with disabilities in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/article\/diversity-inclusion\/enabling-disability-inclusion-in-corporate-workplaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a> on enabling disability inclusion in corporate workplaces.<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"idron-1479903610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":59565,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[20,582],"tags":[3599,362,3707,3708],"series":[2673],"meta-filter":[],"schema-filter":[743],"no-display":[],"class_list":["post-59555","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity-inclusion","category-instagram","tag-civil-society","tag-disabilities","tag-social-change","tag-social-entrepreneurship","contributor-anubha-singhal","contributor-surashree-rahane","series-disability-inclusion-and-access","states-india","schema-filter-article"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What does it mean to be an entrepreneur with disabilities? 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