When she was one-and-a-half 1 years old, Sujatha fell from her cradle. The toddler, who had started walking before she was one, couldn't move her legs anymore.
Hit by a sudden bout of fever, she was rushed to the hospital by her para ents where she was diagnosed with polio, disabling her for life.
Sitting atop her metal grey moped, K Sujatha, fondly known as Sujatha akka, says, "I have survived a large part of my life with the help from many compassionate people and I feel I must do the same for people around me."
The 43-year-old has put her 85% benchmark disability behind, turning into a disability rights champion and advocate. Her organisation, 'Development Forum for Women with Disability' aims to instil self-reliance among fellow disabled women.
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