October 10, 2024

Design, Meet Dignity

Of magic doors, there is this:

You do not see them, even as you are passing through.

We began construction in March 2023. Today, our building is 70% complete. The first thing you notice is the brickwork: stunning and strong.

Construction worker in a blue hard hat beside a brick wall where the word “Latika” is inset into the brickwork itself

So far, we’ve used 500,000 bricks. We still need 100,000 more.

One brick? Only Rs 10.

How many can you buy for us? 10? 50? 1000?

Together, let’s open our own magic doors. Buy us some bricks today!

Mid-construction view of the new Latika building, scaffolding wrapping the brick exterior under a clear sky

You have to see it to know you need it.

In India, disabled people are so used to struggling to get inside buildings, access public toilets or use ramps, they literally can’t imagine that things could be different. We can’t picture, let alone demand the joy of good design until we’ve actually experienced it.

That’s about to change.

Our new campus will be a gift to the country – an iconic building purpose-built on universal design principles, meant to welcome and work beautifully for everyone. Lights you can dim or brighten. Doors visitors can open with their elbows. Braille signs. A pod for breastfeeding. Corridors wide enough for two wheelchairs at one time.

  • A library for children and families.
  • Four sensory rooms.
  • Two changing place toilets where adults in diapers find dignity and comfort.
  • A driver’s adda where our bhaiyas can rest and relax.
  • Dedicated spaces for movement, therapy, counseling, training, and play.

And at its heart, a gentle ramp (1:20 slope), a building in itself, embracing a vast, airy atrium filled with light and air. Children, teens, parents and elders playing, chatting, teaching, performing in this beautiful village square.

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