Kanchan Pamnani

Kanchan Pamnani is a visually impaired lawyer, who has successfully fought for the sight impaired to have the right to open and operate bank accounts. She looks at the existing laws dealing with disability and others, such as labour laws, to see if they address issues of disability. She has won several awards, including the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, awarded by the President of India for Outstanding Performance as a Role Model of the year in 2009. She is the Co-founder of the Beyond Sight Foundation.