Sonali Mughdar is a 25-year-old Mumbai resident living with hearing and speech impairments and an intellectual disability. Her father passed away five years ago and her mother had to start working as a domestic help to take care of the family. Once Sonali’s mother took up the job, she had to leave Sonali alone every day even though it was unsafe because of her mental condition. So about three years ago, she got Sonali enrolled at Om Creations Trust (OCT), a non-profit training centre for education and rehabilitation of mentally-challenged women aged 20 years and above. Initially, it was difficult for Sonali to adjust to the new environment. She was violent, irritable and would cry and scream without any reason. Over time, the OCT staff learned ways of interacting with her using sign language and helped her calm down so that she could be trained. Today, Sonali works in the food department at Om Creations and earns a stipend to help her mother manage the household. She is one of the 60 women at OCT who have been trained to lead a meaningful life with dignity and self-worth.