Malini Chib, is a freelance writer, author, researcher, activist and advocate of equal opportunities and full participation for the disabled. She is a Trustee of ADAPT (formerly The Spastics Society of India) and a member of ADAPT’s Research Action Committee of the Institutional Review Board. A Double Masters’ from the University of London, one in Women’s Studies and the other in Information Management and Technology, she has moved the Society’s service delivery mold from Charity to Rights and formed the ADAPT Rights Group (ARG), a unique inclusive group that brought together persons with and without disability that looks at issues concerning access, attitudes and empowerment. She has published several articles and presented papers in international and national conferences. Her debut autobiographical work was a book called One Little Finger, published by Sage, which contributed tremendously to awareness about disability and in recognition of this, she was honoured with the National Award by the Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment (MOSJE) Government of India, for being a role model in spreading awareness for persons with disability. She plays a key role in the Training, Pedagogy and Library Service areas and conducts Empowerment and Sensitization Courses for individuals, corporates, parents, professionals and activists with disabilities, and lectures nationally and internationally. At present, Malini is a part of the Diversity and Inclusion Team at Tata Sons, Mumbai