Shivani Gupta

Team AccessAbility

With a double graduation in Hotel Management and Architecture, and a PG degree in Inclusive Environments from UK under her belt, Shivani Gupta is a well known Access Consultant in India. In the last eight years of her work, Shivani has authored several subject books on accessibility which are widely used as resource manuals by the practicing architects and designers. She is regularly nominated by the Government of India as a subject expert to advise on issues and policies relating to accessibility, and has been a recipient of several awards including the Helen Keller Award (2008), Cavinkare Ability Mastery Award (2008), National (Role Model) Award given by the President of India (2004), Neerja Bhanot Award (2002), Red and White Social Bravery Award (1999), and Sulabh International Women of the Year Award (1996) for her consistent inputs towards promotion of inclusive environments. She presently chairs AccessAbility, India’s premier Access Consultancy firm, and, with her motto 'Access = Ability', strongly believes that an inclusive environment significantly contributes towards making a better tomorrow for all.