Who Are We
A community of parents, technologists, and advocates united by a shared vision: making accessibility information available to everyone who needs it.
About eSwayam
eSwayam is a non-profit digital initiative under the auspices of Cure SMA India, created to build a scalable digital infrastructure for collecting and delivering data and insights related to accessibility in built spaces and facilities across India.
The platform focuses on enabling reliable, current, and comprehensive accessibility data so that individuals with special needs, families, caregivers, and healthcare providers can make informed decisions.
Our Mission
Create a digital information source of accessibility data and insights for people with special needs and their support ecosystems.
Build a user-friendly platform that delivers high-fidelity, current, and comprehensive data.
Consolidate fragmented and incomplete accessibility information into a single trusted source.
Expand the platform to include additional disabilities over time.
Current Challenges We Address:
- Fragmented and incomplete data
- Stale and outdated information
- Lack of reliable accessibility visibility causing social exclusion
Our Imperatives
Empower Independence
Enable independent and self-sustaining living for persons with disabilities
Encourage Inclusion
Encourage inclusion in all public and private spaces
Enable Decision-Making
Enable proactive daily decision-making through reliable data
Promote Standards
Encourage adherence to universal accessibility standards
Our Team
Built by those who understand the challenges firsthand
Archana Vashist Panda
Gurgaon & Hyderabad
Anupama Ramabhadran
Seattle & Chennai
Anurekha Ramabhadran
New York & Chennai
Alpana Sharma
Mumbai
Moumita Ghosh
Kolkata
Srilakshmi Nalam
Hyderabad
Dr.Razeena K
Kerala
Cure SMA Foundation of India
A parent-led PAN India nonprofit that works exclusively for families impacted by Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Provides emotional support, medical equipment, assistive devices, clinics, knowledge programs, and policy advocacy.
Mission includes affordable treatment access, quality of life improvement, prevention, and genetic screening.
Proof of Momentum
eSwayam is actively building and growing
Launched
Proof of Concept successfully deployed
Volunteer Network
Growing community of data contributors
Data Collection
Real accessibility data being gathered
Join Our Mission
Be part of the movement creating accessibility visibility across India.