What if the people you are trying to empower already know the answers better than any policy, consultant, or expert ever could? I learned this not through theory, but through proximity- working alongside Deaf leaders for a mission with Enable India through Niiti Consulting and Questera Foundation, that reshaped my understanding of inclusion. It wasn’t just a project, it was a humbling, daily awakening to what true leadership looks like when lived experience, not assumption, g