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Empowering Abilities, Transforming Lives.

Promoting Equality for People with Disabilities

About Us

ABLE is a non-profit organization established in 1997, dedicated to promoting equality for people with disabilities. Our key initiatives include:

  • Fabricating and rehabilitating appliances
  • Networking with hospitals
  • Providing home-based assistance
  • Offering technical support in Bangalore
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We Partner With

Community Outreach

ABLE conducts camps to raise awareness about orthopedic disabilities, promote early detection, and provide corrective solutions, fostering inclusivity and timely intervention

Healthcare Partnerships

ABLE collaborates with hospitals to design custom prosthetics and orthotic aids, providing assessments, awareness, and assistive devices for people with disabilities.

Corporate Partnerships

ABLE collaborate with organizations to conduct on-site assessment camps, provide rehabilitative devices, and support workforce inclusion programs as part of CSR or employee engagement initiatives.

Our Leadership Team

Meet the Trustees who lead ABLE!

Ms. Antoinette Lopez

Managing Trustee

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Mr. Mukunda Sambashiva

Trustee

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Mr. Praveen Bolangadi

Trustee

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Stories of Resilience

Witness the untold stories that will captivate your heart!

Moksha Dharani faced mobility challenges from a young age, stemming from conditions like hallux valgus foot, valgus foot, and flat foot. Her journey began with her parents seeking care at St. Josh Hospital and later consulting Dr. Chennakeghava at HAL

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Meet Nawaq Baig, an 18-year-old from Bangalore. At just 4 years old, Nawaq lost his ability to walk. His parents sought treatment at Manipal Hospital, where surgery was performed on both ankles. To support his recovery and mobility, the orthopedician

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Two-year-old Aradhya Moulik from West Bengal was born with Cerebral Palsy, making every step a challenge. Her father, a construction laborer, and her homemaker mother, though facing financial struggles, never gave up on finding a solution for their daughter. Under

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Events and Outreach

We empower individuals with disabilities by fabricating and rehabilitating assistive devices, ensuring they have the tools for greater independence and mobility.
  • 14 Mar 2025
  • Bangalore

Book Launch – Celebrating Anna: The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts is a heartfelt biography of Anna Lopez, chronicling her unwavering commitment to social change. Written by Ravi Viswanathan, this book captures Anna’s inspiring journey—from grassroots volunteering to leading large-scale impact initiatives. All proceeds from the book

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  • October 29, 2024
  • Mysore

Assessment Camp on Prosthetics and Orthotics

Overview On October 29, 2024, ABLE, in collaboration with Wisdom Special School-Mysuru and  UNILOG, organized a successful Assessment Camp on Prosthetics & Orthotics in Mysore, Karnataka. The camp aimed to provide comprehensive evaluations and tailored interventions to empower individuals with

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  • 26th October 2024
  • Mysore

Awareness and Fitment Camp of Assistive Devices

Introduction: We are pleased to report the successful completion of our Awareness and Assessment Camp on Prosthetics & Orthotics held in Mysore. The event, supported by RLHP and organized by ABLE , brought together 77 participants, including children, community health

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Name of Organization: RAWWD
Bank Name: State Bank of India
Account Number: 10461040104
Branch: NAL Branch, Bangalore
RTGS/NEFT IFSC Code: SBIN0004815

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Ms. Antoinette Lopez

Executive Trustee

Antoinette Lopez has been associated with the social sector for 30 years.
She started off in Voices – a support group that enables communications and capacity building within the voluntary sector. Then she moved to CAF – a financial services NGO where she was managing fund raising and resource mobilisation for about 5 years. She also set up the Bangalore office for iVolunteer back in 2004.

She joined Accenture in 2006 as the volunteering lead for India and worked in this role for 18 years and retired recently. Anna continues to contribute towards the social sector by being on the board for Able (RAWWD) – an organization supporting women with disability, CWE – supporting women entrepreneurs and Creating Futures – an organization that support children’s education through volunteering.

Anna specializes in strategizing, designing, setting-up and end-to-end steering of volunteering programs. She has an extensive network of people across industries and has been actively involved in fund-raising for several causes. She is looked up to as a reputed leader in volunteering and has formed and led large volunteering teams throughout her career.

Mukunda Sambashiva

Trustee

Mukunda is a seasoned professional with over 32 years of experience in Finance & Accounting Operations. Based in Bangalore, he has dedicated 21 years of his career to Accenture, where he has played pivotal roles in operational delivery, particularly in a large Oil & Gas project serving the USA and ANZ regions.

Throughout his tenure at Accenture, Mukunda has demonstrated a strong commitment to quality delivery, successfully transitioning new projects, streamlining work procedures, and strengthening internal controls. His expertise extends to working on transformation projects, where he leverages his extensive knowledge to drive significant improvements and efficiencies.

Mukunda holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance & Accounts from Kuvempu University, India. His academic background has provided a solid foundation for his professional achievements and contributions to the field of finance and accounting.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Mukunda is deeply committed to corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.

Praveen Bolangadi

Trustee

Praveen Bolangadi is a Senior Manager within F&A, specializing in Accounting Services. He is the Service delivery lead for one of the Global Oil and Gas company in Accenture. He has 19 years of overall experience in accounting and finance including balance sheet reconciliations, month end accounting processes, and financial audit. He is with Accenture from last 18 years and has performed diverse roles which includes remote transition, onsite transition, stabilization, people management, client relationships and several process transformations

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