Company Description Stairlessjourney is a mission-driven initiative founded by Pratik Shingare, a 14-year-old author, disability rights advocate, and wheelchair user. The organization is dedicated to making India a barrier-free and inclusive nation, focusing on real-world accessibility and participation. Its name embodies the vision of a world with no stairs, where inclusion goes beyond physical infrastructure to embrace empathy and equality in everyday life. Stairlessjourney works to challenge societal barriers, raise awareness, and inspire practical change to support people with disabilities across India.
Role Description The Mumbai Research Lead [Unpaid Internship] is responsible for leading local research efforts that support Stairlessjourney's accessibility and inclusion initiatives. This internship is a hybrid role based in Mumbai, with a mix of on-site work and flexible work-from-home tasks. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and conducting surveys, interviews, and field observations, gathering data on accessibility and participation for people with disabilities, and organizing findings into clear reports or briefs. The intern will collaborate with the founder and core team, coordinate with local partners and communities, and help translate research insights into actionable recommendations for advocacy and outreach. This role offers hands-on experience in social impact research, disability rights, and community engagement.
Qualifications
- Strong research and analytical skills, including basic familiarity with qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Ability to write clear summaries and reports, with good command of written and spoken English; proficiency in Hindi or Marathi is an advantage.
- Interest in disability rights, social impact, inclusion, and accessibility, with openness to learning from lived experiences.
- Organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks in a hybrid internship setting.
- Comfort with using common digital tools (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, online survey platforms, video calls).
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work respectfully with diverse communities, stakeholders, and team members.
- Based in or able to travel to Mumbai for periodic in-person activities; students and early-career individuals are encouraged to apply.
