Infinite Ability

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| name = Infinite Ability

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| type = Disability Organization

| founded_date = 2011

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| location = UCMS, Delhi, India

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| key_people = Dr Satendra Singh

| homepage = [http://infiniteability.yolasite.com// Infinite Ability]

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Infinite Ability is a special interest group on disability within the Medical Humanities Group of the University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi). It was founded by Dr Satendra Singh in 2011.{{cite news|title=Imply versus Infer|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/science/31024364_1_autistic-people-eyes-english-language|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214152724/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/science/31024364_1_autistic-people-eyes-english-language|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=16 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=A Fighter says it all-A TV interview of founder of Infinite Ability on P7 news channel| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tC6Vr8v5U|accessdate=19 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=Survivor's story: Dr Satendra Singh's journey [World Polio Day Special]|url=http://healthmeup.com/news-healthy-living/survivors-story-dr-satendra-singhs-journey-world-polio-day-special/8631|publisher=Health Me Up [Times Internet Limited]|accessdate=19 October 2012}}{{cite news|title=Impossible is nothing when it comes to the specially abled|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/296168/impossible-nothing-comes-specially-abled.html|accessdate=6 December 2012|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=4 December 2012}} The main purpose behind the formation of the group was the promotion and coordination among medical persons with disabilities of medical humanitarian approaches that would focus on four competency-based learning objectives of narrative medicine: graphic medicine; interpersonal and communication skills; patient care, and professionalism.{{cite journal|last=Singh|first=S|title=Broadening horizons: looking beyond disability.|journal=Medical Education|date=May 2012|volume=46|issue=5|pages=522|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04246.x|pmid=22515781}}

The mission of the group is to explore disability through disability studies and creativity and to achieve it the group organized the first ever Theatre of the Oppressed workshop for medical students in India.{{cite journal|title=Exploring medical humanities through theatre of the oppressed|url=http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org/text.asp?2012/54/3/296/102461|first1=Satendra | last1=Singh | first2=Jagjit | last2=Khosla | first3=Shobhana | last3=Sridhar | volume=54 | issue=3 | year=2012 | journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry|accessdate=17 September 2018 | pmc=3512382 | pmid=23226869 | doi=10.4103/0019-5545.102461 | pages=296–7 |doi-access=free }} The group was also instrumental in organizing a unique 'Blind with Camera' workshop for the visually impaired and blind students of University of Delhi in 2012.{{cite news|title=They capture the world in their mind's eye|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/They-capture-the-world-in-their-minds-eye/articleshow/16716938.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107191540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-08/delhi/34321923_1_du-students-residual-sight-photo-exhibition|url-status=live|archive-date=7 January 2014|access-date=16 October 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 October 2012}}{{cite news|title=Photography, a collegiate passion|url=http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/photography-collegiate-passion-736|accessdate=16 October 2012|newspaper=Asian Age|date=22 August 2012}} The workshop by Partho Bhowmick was followed by a two-week-long exhibition of photographs taken by visually impaired in accessible format.

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Dr Satendra Singh,{{cite news|title=Man of Infinite Ability|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/user-generated/Man-of-Infinite-Ability/britanniashow/17937922.cms|newspaper=The Times of India}} founder of the group and Coordinator of the Enabling Unit, challenged the erroneous correlation of Jonas Salk's birthday with World Polio Day. His publication in the journal 'Vaccine' clears the air with appropriate references and contributes to correction of literature.{{cite journal|last=Singh|first=S|title=It's time to correct the literature.|journal=Vaccine|date=3 December 2012|pmid=23219693|doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.059|volume=31|issue=4|pages=591}} His persistent advocacy also lead Medical Council of India to send directives to all the medical institutions in India to make the medical institutions 'accessible' to persons with disabilities.{{cite news|title=MCI asks all medical institutions to be 'accessible'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/mci-asks-all-medical-institutions-to-be-accessible/article4628862.ece|accessdate=21 April 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 April 2013}}