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Heather's Comments

10/2- Terrific! You're on the right track. Clarify "Morgan's Edits" for me. Is the stem cell treatment not already in the article? What will you add. Be sure to read through this guide.

10/24- Hmm. It sounds like you're stuck. My suggestion is to use the Dear Suresh article below to fill in some of Virali Modi's accomplishments. Then watch and take notes on her Ted Talk. You can add her Ted Talk (she actually has several) and maybe the number of views it got to a heading you'll need to add like "accomplishments" (or "activism" or "government and policy work," as this page has). Search the Indian press online (Rachel can help you find the biggest newspapers--they are in English) for her projects. Gather all the projects she's working on for the page that you can. Finally, fix the "New Rationalist Review" that's orphaned there on her page. Or at least read it and see if it it's useful. If not, delete. Okay?

Morgan's Work Log

• 9/24/19 Chose Virali Modi for my article
• 9/24/19 read over the article and decided what needs to be added/changed, so far little info on the article is provided
• 9/24/19 searched Gale for Virali Modi
• 9/30/19 Began reading sources linked on the article
• 10/1/19 looked up the two sources in the "Resources" section
• 10/14/19 talked to you, Heather, to clarify what I need to do exactly. (7:45pm)
• 10/14/19 searched "google scholar" unsuccessfully. nothing of note showed up (8:00pm)
• 11/2/19 read and added info from the "new rationalist" article.
• 11/2/19 added multiple source links to her Tedx Talks
• 11/2/19 added text is in bold.
  

Resources

"NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute use stem cell therapy to treat two cases of Paraplegia and Quadriplegia". Express Healthcare. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2019-10-01.

"Dear Suresh Prabhu, here are a few ideas for improving train travel conditions for the differently-abled". The Indian Express. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2019-10-01.

Morgan's Edits

Going to write about: Virali Modi has gone through stem cell treatments to reverse her Transverse myelitis after being declared dead 3 times.

maybe also input how she wrote for a popular "social awareness blog"

cover more on the topic of her fighting for more disabled-friendly trains

Virali Modi Article Edits

Image of Virali Modi

Virali Modi (born 29 September 1991) is a disability rights activist and motivational speaker from India. She spent much of her youth in the United States, but after a visit to India she entered a coma due to contracting malaria. She survived, but could no longer walk. She came second in the Miss Wheelchair India contest in 2014 and as a result gathered a large following on social media. She began a Change.org petition titled "Implement Disabled Friendly Measures in Indian Railways." Her efforts to make railways more accessible landed her in "100 Women (BBC)" for 2017. She has given multiple TED (conference) talks on her experiences and struggles due to her disability. She has started campaigns to promote accessibility for disabled individuals one titled #MyTrainToo which she began in 2017 as well as another titled #RampMyRestaurant.