Thursday, December 4, 2014

Snapdeal launches India’s first online Rehab and Support store for the differently abled on International Day of People with Disability

Taken from Snapdeal blog.
Marking the International Day of People with Disability, Snapdeal.com, India’s largest online marketplace, has launched a specialty online Rehab and Support Store to cater to the special needs of persons with disabilities.

This is the first of its kind virtual store in India aimed at providing accessibility to differently abled people for a convenient shopping experience. The virtual store was electronically inaugurated by Honourable Member of Parliament, Chairman, Standing Committee on External Affairs and former Union Minister Dr. Shashi Tharoor in the presence of Rohit Bansal, Co-founder of Snapdeal.com in the capital.

The online store will have more than 1100 products ranging from wheel chairs to hearing machines to walking sticks. The store will also enable the buyers to compare product specifications and make an informed buying decision.

Dr. Shashi Tharoor’s, Member of Parliament and Chairman of Standing Committee on External Affairs, said, “We have all long taken for granted that as long as we can afford to buy something, we can go wherever we want, buy whatever we want and do so whenever we want. But the differently abled usually do not have that opportunity. For them, it is a struggle to get to a shop, reach the kind of product they need and have access to it, given the handicaps posed by their disability. The initiative of Snapdeal.com to inaugurate an online store for the differently abled is highly commendable and is a wonderful way of commemorating International Day of People with Disability. The differently abled can now buy products at the click of a mouse.”

Speaking about the initiative, Rohit Bansal, Co-founder, Snapdeal.com, said, “Approximately 27 million people in India have a disability and barely any services specifically targeted at providing them with access to benefits of India’s technological progress. Through this initiative we are aiming to provide
the differently abled people access to various support and rehabilitation products. Now, people with different abilities will be able to access these niche products easily sitting in the comforts of their homes for a convenient shopping experience. At Snapdeal.com we are guided by our philosophy of creating
life changing experiences for people from all walks of life. This is the true measure of our success.”

Consumers can access the online Rehab and Support store on: 
http://www.snapdeal.com/offers/rehabilitation

Source: Snapdeal Blog.

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