What is Dialogue in the Dark (DID) ?
Dialogue in the Dark is India’s first darkness themed empathy experience that lets you step into the shoes of a visually impaired person to experience their way of living, their challenges and most importantly, their abilities in an immersive dark exhibition format which is facilitated by the visually impaired themselves.
This role reversal brings about a radical change in the mindset of the visitors, thereby, leaving them with a view that People with Disabilities are actually not disabled but differently abled and what they need is INCLUSION leading to economically empowering opportunities and not sympathy.
Dialogue in the Dark’s mission & objective is to break the stigma, prejudices, myths, misconceptions associated with disability and promote social inclusion of PwDs. Dialogue in the Dark has been presented in more than 60 cities in India in a permanent & travelling exhibit format.
Our Dialogue Avtars
DID Express
Dialogue in the Dark Express is a versatile traveling model of Dialogue in the Dark, offering an empathy- based educational journey on Disability Diversity & Inclusion in complete darkness.
This temporary setup is designed for easy assembly and dismantling, making it suitable for various locations such as schools, colleges, corporate campuses, fairs, malls, and government meetings.
Dialogue in the Dark Express will be owned and operated by a team of 3 visually impaired individuals and 3 sighted staff from diverse identity groups (DIG) which includes marginalised women, transgender individuals, people from SC/ST community & individuals with other types of disability.
Our Tribe of Dialogue Champions
Our Dialogue Champions Speak
Dialogue DEI Milestones
Lac visitors have been sensitised across the country.
Presented in 4 permanent locations & 60 temporary formats across 25 cities in India.
Students sensitised
500 schools have been enrolled to educate students on diversity & social inclusion of PwDs across the country.
PwD job pledges created.
1,000+ corporates have been sensitized and made inclusive to welcome PwDs into their workforce.
PwD jobs created.
PwDs of varied disabilities have been skilled and placed across 18 sectors of Corporate India.
visually impaired empowered
Many PwDs have been mainstreamed economically through the initiative over a span of 12 years as DID only hires Persons with Visual Impairment for conducting / facilitating it’s dark experiences.
DID experience mandated by the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education (Telangana State) – A visit to Dialogue in the Dark for all the Principals of the Government Degree Colleges.
DID – DESI (Diversity Education for Social Inclusion) Program for Schools and Colleges has been recommended by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India, New Delhi.
DID experience Mandated for all IAS Trainees at MCRHRD Institute, Government of Telangana and Administrative Staff College of India as an internal training program.
G.O. 27 issued by Government of unified Andhra Pradesh for promoting awareness of visually impaired – a visit to the Dialogue in the Dark (did) exhibition for all India service officers and HODs.
Dialogue in the Dark
Awards and Recognitions
Where are we located?
Address :
Dialogue in the Dark
Office no. 93, 9th floor, Plot no 223, Maker Chamber 3, Back Bay Reclamation, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021
Phone number :
Contact-no: 022 46060045
Email address :
Email-link: info@thedesination.com