Our Founder and Executive Director, Nidhi Goyal, led 2 online trainings (1 in WEnglish and 1 in Hindi) on “‘Growing Up’ Changes in Adolescents with Disabilities” on 29th September 2026, as part of the national training series “Building Skills for Sensitivity Towards Disability in AFHC Services.” The session was attended by over 1,200 AFHC counsellors.
The training series was organised by UNFPA India, supported by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in partnership with Centre for Knowledge and Development (CKD).
Moving beyond a narrow understanding of growing up as puberty and physical changes, the session explored identity, attraction and relationships, communication, boundaries, privacy and autonomy. Nidhi also examined how disability can intersect with gender, age, communication and dependence to shape young people’s experiences of growing up, health and relationships.
The session encouraged counsellors to reflect on assumptions, overprotection and accessibility, and on creating greater space for young people’s voices, participation and choices.
