Association for Disabled People

What Association for Disabled People does

Association for Disabled People (ADP) is an Indian non-profit Disabled Persons' Organization (DPO) headquartered in Delhi, founded in November 2002 to advance the empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwDs) across India. The organization is led by PwDs and operates an integrated program portfolio spanning five pillars: Para Sports (anchored by the Para Sports Excellence Centre / PSEC in Greater Noida and the Wheelchair Cricket program in coordination with the separately registered Wheelchair Cricket India Association, WCIA), Accessibility Audit Services (covering built environments, transportation, ICT, and heritage sites against the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016), Disability Rights Advocacy, Education and Scholarships, and Rehabilitation and Mobility Aid Distribution. The PSEC, described as the first-of-its-kind exclusive high-performance academy for para-athletes in India, trains athletes across running, jumps, shot put, discus, javelin, table tennis, archery, shooting, powerlifting, and badminton, and supplied 9 athletes to the Asian Games 2023. The Accessibility Audit methodology has been deployed across 216+ buildings in multiple Indian cities, including a high-profile audit of the Rashtrapati Bhawan Mughal Garden in 2020.

Technically, ADP's stack is service-led rather than software-led: a domain-specialized access audit methodology, a structured para-athlete training protocol with qualified coaches, physiotherapists, and nutritional support, and a pioneering operational framework for wheelchair cricket formalized in WCIA. There is no proprietary software product, mobile application, or AI/ML capability disclosed. The organization monetizes (in a non-profit sense) through four revenue streams: individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships (notably MOBIS for the Accessibility & Freedom wheelchair program), sponsorship, and government empanelment funding via the Accessible India Campaign of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DoEPD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Government of India, granted in 2016. ADP employs 11–50 staff and engages beneficiaries, para-athletes, and PwDs through direct outreach, grassroots assessment camps, PSEC hostel facilities, and scholarship support extended to 10 external para-athletes.

Name

Association for Disabled People

Legal name

Association for Disabled People

Website

https://adpngo.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association for Disabled People is an Indian non-profit Disabled Persons' Organization founded in 2002 that empowers persons with disabilities through para sports training, accessibility audits, wheelchair cricket, advocacy, education scholarships, and rehabilitation services across India.

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Product category

Disability Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Accessibility audit services
• Para sports training
• Wheelchair cricket program
• Rehabilitation and mobility aids

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations (Individual): Voluntary monetary and in-kind contributions from individuals via the ADP website Donate page; recurring and one-time giving supporting advocacy, sports, rehabilitation, and education programs.
2. CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility funding from companies such as MOBIS (Distribution of Accessibility & Freedom wheelchair program) under India's mandatory CSR framework; supports rehabilitation, mobility aids, and inclusive programs.
3. Sponsorship: Sponsored support from organizations and individuals for ADP's programs, including para sports, education scholarships, and infrastructure projects.
4. Government Grants / Empanelment Funding: Funding derived from empanelment under the Government of India's Accessible India Campaign (DoEPD, MSJE) for conducting accessibility audits across public buildings, heritage sites, and districts.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

Association for Disabled People (ADP) is a Delhi-based non-profit Disabled Persons' Organization that delivers a portfolio of disability inclusion programs in India. Its primary offerings include the Para Sports Excellence Centre (PSEC) high-performance para-athlete training academy in Greater Noida, the Wheelchair Cricket program, accessibility audit services under the Accessible India Campaign, disability rights advocacy, education and scholarship support, and rehabilitation and mobility aid distribution to persons with disabilities.

Product overview

Association for Disabled People (ADP) is an Indian non-profit Disabled Persons' Organization (DPO) founded in November 2002, structured as a unified platform of integrated programs rather than a single commercial product. Its offerings revolve around five pillars — Sports (Para Sports Excellence Centre / PSEC and the Wheelchair Cricket program), Education and scholarships, Access Audit, Employment, and Advocacy — alongside ancillary support services such as the Rehabilitation and Mobility Aid Distribution program and the COVID-19 Relief Program. The Para Sports Excellence Centre (PSEC) flagship academy in Greater Noida anchors the sports pillar and trains athletes across disciplines including running, jumps, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, table tennis, archery, shooting, powerlifting, and badminton, while the Wheelchair Cricket program operates in coordination with the separately registered WCIA. The Accessibility Audit Services feed into the broader Disability Rights Advocacy work and the Accessible India Campaign. The Education and Scholarship Program and Rehabilitation/Mobility Aid Distribution services round out the portfolio as cross-cutting support modules for ADP's target beneficiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Para Sports Excellence Centre (PSEC): Exclusive academy for para-athletes located in Greater Noida, established by ADP; trains athletes in running, jumps, shot put, discus, javelin, table tennis, archery, shooting, powerlifting, and badminton to prepare for Paralympic and Asian Para Games.

Products and services

• Para Sports Excellence Centre (PSEC) Exclusive para-athlete training academy in Greater Noida providing high-performance coaching, food, accommodation, scholarships, and mobility aids to para-athletes across running, jumps, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, table tennis, archery, shooting, powerlifting, and badminton, preparing them for events such as the Paralympic Games and Asian Para Games.
• Wheelchair Cricket program Pioneering sports program in India for wheelchair-confined athletes, providing a grassroots-to-elite pathway through training, national camps, and international wheelchair cricket bilateral series; operated in coordination with the separately registered Wheelchair Cricket India Association.
• Accessibility Audit Services Specialized inspection services assessing ease of access and usability of buildings, built environments, community spaces, heritage sites, and public services for people with a range of access impairments, delivered under the Accessible India Campaign and aligned with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.
• Disability Rights Advocacy Advocacy and awareness campaigns championing the rights, inclusion, and empowerment of persons with disabilities through workshops, policy advocacy, protests, and engagement with Parliament and government ministries.
• Education and Scholarship Program Integrated inclusive education and sports program offering scholarships to external para-athletes covering tuition fees, study materials, and examination costs, and promoting inclusive admissions in schools for children with disabilities.
• Rehabilitation and Mobility Aid Distribution Holistic rehabilitation support including hostel facilities for para-players, skill development courses, assessment camps, and distribution of mobility aids and appliances (such as wheelchairs) to persons with disabilities through outreach programs and CSR initiatives.
• COVID-19 Relief Program Crisis relief program launched during the COVID-19 pandemic that distributed essential food kits and partnered with Uber to provide vaccination access to over 2,500 persons with disabilities.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Samarthyam: Indian NGO specializing in accessibility audits, barrier-free design, and disability inclusion. Direct peer because its accessibility audit practice and government empanelment closely mirror ADP's accessibility audit work, serving overlapping public-sector clients.
• National Association for the Blind (NAB India): Indian non-profit supporting visually impaired persons through education, training, and rehabilitation. Direct peer in the Indian disability ecosystem, competing for similar donors and CSR allocations.
• Enable India: Indian non-profit focused on skill development and employment for persons with disabilities. Direct peer because it competes with ADP's rehabilitation/skill-development pillar for similar CSR funding and serves an overlapping PwD beneficiary base.
• Sense International India: Indian arm of Sense International supporting persons with deafblindness and other disabilities. Direct peer as a similarly-sized Indian DPO competing for disability-focused CSR and government grants.
• National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP): Indian non-profit advocating for disability rights and employment. NCPEDP is a direct peer because it operates in the same Indian disability ecosystem, has collaborated with ADP on heritage-site accessibility audits (Udaipur, 2017–18), and competes for the same CSR and donor funding pool.
• Amar Seva Sangam: Indian non-profit providing rehabilitation and disability services in Tamil Nadu. Direct peer given its comparable scale, rehabilitation-focused program model, and similar reliance on CSR and individual donations.
• Mobility India: Indian non-profit providing rehabilitation, assistive devices, and disability-inclusive development. Direct peer given overlap with ADP's Rehabilitation & Mobility Aid Distribution program and similar government and CSR funding sources.

Broad incumbents

• Leonard Cheshire Disability: UK-based global disability NGO supporting education, employment, and inclusion. Broad incumbent given its much larger global scale but comparable mission and programmatic overlap with ADP.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International) India: International disability-focused humanitarian organization with India operations. Broad incumbent because it has greater geographic and programmatic reach than ADP, but operates in overlapping rehabilitation and inclusion domains.
• CBM India: India arm of CBM, a large international disability-inclusive development organization. Broad incumbent because it operates at significantly larger scale and broader programmatic scope, but competes for the same CSR and institutional donor pool in India.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/disabledpower
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AssociationForDisabledPeople
• Facebookfacebook.com/adpngo.in
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adpngoindia
• Instagraminstagram.com/adp_ngo

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Number of profiles

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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