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its resources to provide universal   created a global mass movement
        accessibility.  Several measures   of like-minded people, who have
        have been taken to ensure ‘ease    taken a publically visible pledge to
        of living’ of divyangjan such as   empower Specially Abled People.
        the Accessible India campaign      It does this through a multi-
        (Sugamya     Bharat   Abhiyan),    faceted approach to advocacy
        Scheme of Assistance to Disabled   and enablement that includes
        Persons   for   Purchase/Fitting   creation of a technology platform
        of Aids and Appliances (ADIP),     like their VOSAP mobile app, mass
        amongst others.                    awareness drives and inspiring
        Prime Minister Modi in his ‘Mann   grass roots movements. With
        Ki Baat’ address recognised the    the  launch  of  the  3D  VOSAP  Art
        work of ‘Voice of Specially Abled   Gallery, an innovative beginning
        People (VOSAP)’. VOSAP is a        has been made to take the work
        global  advocacy organisation      of Divyang artists to the world.
        with a mission to redefine the idea   Voice of Specially Abled People
        of a disabled person. VOSAP has    has prepared a digital art gallery


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