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Puneet Singh Singhal
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Building #GreenDisability: Exploring The Intersection of #DisabilityInclusion and #ClimateAction

Activist, Workshop Facilitator, Writer

Green Disability- https://linktr.ee/GreenDisability

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneet-singhal
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Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social · Oct 1
A person with disability is a person who adapts, improvises, and overcomes the barriers life places in their way.

For that—not because of our disability—we deserve respect.

This is what defines Disability Pride, not the pity you offer to make yourself feel important.

#Disability #HumanRights
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Stop labeling disabled people as 'inspiring' for surviving a rigged system.

The real inspiration would be tearing down the ableist structures that oppress them.

Accessibility, inclusivity, and equal rights aren't optional—they’re overdue.

#DisabilityInclusion #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Read my comments in " AI can help boost the confidence of people who stutter" for Thip Media by Saumya Jyotsna

#Stammering #Stuttering #AI #TechForGood

www.thip.media/hi/health-st...
AI हकलाने वाले लोगों के आत्मविश्वास को बढ़ाने में मदद कर सकता है
AI हकलाने वाले लोगों के लिए सिर्फ एक तकनीकी टूल नहीं, बल्कि एक साथी बन सकता है। यह इन लोगों के लिए विभिन्न तरीकों से लाभदायक हो सकता है।
www.thip.media
November 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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If a disabled person says they’re struggling, believe them. If they ask for help, don’t make them prove they deserve it.

We downplay our pain because the world isn’t built for us to stop. What you see is a fraction of what we carry. Don’t assume we’re fine—we’re surviving.
"If a disabled person says they’re struggling, believe them. If they ask for help, don’t make them prove they deserve it. We downplay our pain because the world isn’t built for us to stop. What you see is a fraction of what we carry. Don’t assume we’re fine—we’re surviving."
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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When you say, 'I don’t see disability,' what you're really saying is that you refuse to see the barriers disabled people face every single day.

#WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #AXSChat #Disability #Ableism
Puneet's quote: "When you say, 'I don’t see disability,' what you're really saying is that you refuse to see the barriers disabled people face every single day."
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Green Disability is honored to collaborate with The Starving Artist along with Cultural Alleys | VšĮ Kultūros Alėjos for "the roots that are grounded".

more info: lnkd.in/gwyrAjAF

#GreenDisability #WeAreBillionStrong
ID: Poster for an art open call titled “the roots that are grounded.” The background features a soft, impressionistic painting of tall mountains and a green valley under a cloudy sky. White text in lowercase reads: “the roots that are grounded / open call / examining the future of agriculture through artists’ perspectives.” Additional details below state: “more info: starvingartist.cargo.site / artists. writers. poets. creative weirdos / deadline: 09.30.2025.” In the bottom right corner, there’s a small logo that reads “the starving artist.”
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Read my piece, "No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis" for open global rights.

#GreenDisability #HeatWaves #India #Asia #WeAreBillionStrong #Climate #Disability

www.openglobalrights.org/no-one-left-...
No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis
Efforts to build heat resilience need to center the needs of those most at risk.
www.openglobalrights.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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"There is a deep hypocrisy in applauding the perseverance of those with disabilities in the face of unfair obstacles while showing little interest in removing those obstacles."

#Ableism #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #HumanRights
"There is a deep hypocrisy in applauding the perseverance of those with disabilities in the face of unfair obstacles while showing little interest in removing those obstacles."
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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September 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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“Praising disabled people for surviving an unfair world that you refuse to change is like congratulating someone for breathing in smoke while you let the fire rage on.”

#WeAreBillionStrong #Ablesim #DisabilityInclusion #AXSChat #DisabilityRights #HumanRights
“Praising disabled people for surviving an unfair world that you refuse to change is like congratulating someone for breathing in smoke while you let the fire rage on.”
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Accessibility is about freedom. It removes the shackles that prevent some people from using technology, entering buildings, getting information, or simply living life. When you free those who were constrained by barriers, you often end up freeing others in the process.

#Accessibility #AXSChat
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Ableism is applauding disabled people for surviving a rigged system instead of questioning why the system was built to break them in the first place.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #DisabilityInclusion #Ableism #DisabilityRights #SDGs
Ableism is applauding disabled people for surviving a rigged system instead of questioning why the system was built to break them in the first place.
September 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Courtesy: Sheri Byrne-Haber (disabled)

#a11y #DisabilityInclusion #WeAreBillionStrong #Accessibility #AXSChat #DEI #DisabilityRights
Two columns, each with five items in it. First column titled What People Think Accessibility is: 1. Eliminating complicated features 2. owned by DEI, Compliance and Accessibility Teams 3. Disability “Days” 4.Hiring People with Disabilities 5. Unnecessary, because “we don’t have disabled customers” Second Column titled What Accessibility Actually is: 1. Using Disabled Personas, Performing Usability and Accessibility Audit. 2. Injecting Disability Inclusion Throughout the Organization 3. Baking Accessibility into all Organizational Activities, Every day. 4. Getting Disabled Employees Accommodations 5. User Research- Finding Disabled Customers, and Telling their Stories.
September 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Assuming that all disabled people will be “fixed” by technology (be it prosthetics, cochlear implants, gene editing) and therefore not investing in accessibility now is a big mistake. Or conversely, designing tech with only the majority in mind.

#Disability #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #a11y
Assuming that all disabled people will be “fixed” by technology (be it prosthetics, cochlear implants, gene editing) and therefore not investing in accessibility now is a big mistake. Or conversely, designing tech with only the majority in mind.
September 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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"Think of humanity as a color wheel. Neurotypical and neurodivergent minds are not separate circles—they’re shades of the same spectrum. Difference isn’t outside the wheel, it completes it."

#Neurodiversity #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #HumanRights #Bias #Stigma #Discrimination
"Think of humanity as a color wheel. Neurotypical and neurodivergent minds are not separate circles—they’re shades of the same spectrum. Difference isn’t outside the wheel, it completes it."
September 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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"The difference between accommodation and special treatment is the same as the difference between glasses and superpowers—one just lets you see what was always there."

#Accessibility #WeAreBillionStrong #AxSChat #a11y #SDHs #Disability #Inclusion #Neurodiversity #accommodation
"The difference between accommodation and special treatment is the same as the difference between glasses and superpowers—one just lets you see what was always there."
September 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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"A classroom that embraces neurodiversity might allow doodling, standing up, or wearing headphones – and in that 'odd' flexibility, students who were struggling can finally thrive."

#Neurodiversity #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #AXSChat #Inclusion #Disability #a11y #Accessibility #Diversity
"A classroom that embraces neurodiversity might allow doodling, standing up, or wearing headphones – and in that 'odd' flexibility, students who were struggling can finally thrive."
September 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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“Behind many people with disabilities who achieve their goals, there's a caregiver in the background quietly moving mountains. They deserve to be seen and helped, not just praised.”

#caregiving #WeAreBillionStrong #Disability #AXSChat #Inclusion
“Behind many people with disabilities who achieve their goals, there's a caregiver in the background quietly moving mountains. They deserve to be seen and helped, not just praised.”
September 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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"The moment you realize that 'fair' doesn't mean giving everyone the exact same thing, but giving each person what they need, is the moment you truly understand inclusion."

#Accessibility #Inclusion #SDGs #DisabilityRights #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #DEI
"The moment you realize that 'fair' doesn't mean giving everyone the exact same thing, but giving each person what they need, is the moment you truly understand inclusion."
September 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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this policy is also good because it saves a lot of money
September 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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"Mental health is health, period. You wouldn't tell someone to 'walk it off' the day after surgery; so don't tell someone to 'get over it' when they're battling anxiety or depression. They need time, support, and sometimes professional help to heal."

#MentalHealth #Depression #WeAreBillionStrong
"Mental health is health, period. You wouldn't tell someone to 'walk it off' the day after surgery; so don't tell someone to 'get over it' when they're battling anxiety or depression. They need time, support, and sometimes professional help to heal."
September 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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“Every time we remove a barrier for people with disabilities, we find that it was holding others back too. Inclusion has a way of lifting everyone up.”

#Disability #SDGs #WeAreBillionStrong #Equity #Accessibility #AXSChat #Neurodiversity
“Every time we remove a barrier for people with disabilities, we find that it was holding others back too. Inclusion has a way of lifting everyone up.”
September 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Read about @DisabilityGreen (Green Disability) in KRUDo Magazine:

#GreenDisability #DisabilityJustice #SDGs #Equity #ClimateCrisis #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

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KRUDo VOLUME I Issue 2 Sequel.pdf
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August 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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🌍 This year’s Generation Mental Conference is breaking new ground for the first time, it will be held both virtually and in person in Kenya as the host country.

Join us:
5 September – Online
6 September – Nairobi, Kenya

www.generationmentalhealth.org/2025-confere...

#MentalHealth #GenMH2025
A conference speaker announcement graphic with a gradient blue and yellow background. On the left is a circular photo of Puneet Singh Singhal smiling, with text below reading: “Puneet Singh Singhal, Co-founder, Billion Strong.” To the right, bold text says: “I’ll be presenting! at the 2025 Bridging Voices, Building Futures: Youth Innovation in Mental Health Conference.” Event details at the bottom list: “5 September – Online; 6 September – Swiss-Belinn Hotel, Kandara Rd, Nairobi, Kenya.” Logos of Generation Mental Health and BasicNeeds appear at the bottom.
August 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#WeAreBillionStrong #Disability #Neurodiversity #Dyslexia #Autism #ADHD #Equity #AXSChat
Allowing a student with a hidden disability (ADHD, Anxiety, Dyslexia) to struggle academically or socially when all that is needed for success are appropriate accommodations and explicit instruction, is no different than failing to provide a ramp for a person in a wheelchair.
August 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Read my piece, "Behind Closed Doors: India’s Silent Climate Emergency" for Thip Media on Green Disability.

#GreenDisability #SDGs #WeAreBillionStrong #Climate #Equity #HumanRights

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Behind Closed Doors: India's Silent Climate Emergency – THIP
Accessibility isn't a special accommodation—it's the foundation of sustainable communities where everyone can survive and thrive.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM