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Disability Awesome: “Your Daughter Is Like Glass”: How Girija Built A Life Beyond Brittle Bone Disease

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Welcome to Disability Awesome. Each week, this post will feature a person or persons with mental and / or physical disabilities who are doing awesome things! As someone with an disability, I love it when others when disabilities do great things!

Girija S was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a rare genetic disorder known as Brittle Bone Disease, which is incurable. She faces a constant risk of fractures, requiring careful movement and support.

Despite these challenges, the Bengaluru-based artist has created a life through her handmade jewellery and clay art. Self-taught on the internet, she runs a small business and is financially independent.

BBC Hindi’s Shilpa Thakur reports this story from Bengaluru.

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