Cushman & Wakefield Partners with Latika to Deliver a One-of-a-Kind, Accessibility-First Campus in Dehradun
Dehradun, March 16, 2026: In a major step for inclusive social infrastructure, Cushman & Wakefield has officially handed over a premier, accessibility-first campus to the nonprofit organization Latika. The 56,000-square-foot facility is designed to support more than 1,500 children with disabilities and their families, addressing a critical gap in India’s educational landscape where infrastructure tailored to universal design remains scarce. Developed over three years, the campus integrates a multi-storey ramp system, barrier-free circulation, and specialized therapy facilities, ensuring that safe mobility and participation are embedded into the very architecture of the site, the company said in a press release.
The project was realized through a strategic partnership where Cushman & Wakefield provided both CSR seed capital and pro-bono project management services. The firm’s Project & Development Services team applied the same rigorous standards of construction oversight, cost management, and quality control typically reserved for large-scale commercial developments. Beyond accessibility, the campus incorporates sustainable design by utilizing local materials and energy-efficient construction techniques, ensuring the facility is both environmentally responsible and cost-effective to maintain.
Anshul Jain, Chief Executive, India, SEA, MEA and APAC Office and Retail at Cushman & Wakefield, emphasized the transformative power of the built environment. “We firmly believe that buildings drive culture. They shape opportunity, enable participation, and have the power to drive inclusion in the way we live, work, learn, and play. Through our partnership with Latika on their inclusive and accessible building, we aim to demonstrate how thoughtfully designed infrastructure can help move the conversation on disability forward in India. Our teams approached this project with the same discipline, advisory expertise and integrated project delivery standards that we apply to large-scale developments. It was also our privilege to bring like-minded organizations within the real-estate fraternity, to come together to support this initiative. When accessibility is embedded into infrastructure from the beginning, it expands opportunity and enables children with disabilities to learn, grow and participate with confidence. We hope this campus contributes to a broader shift towards more inclusive design in India’s built environment,” Jain said.
For Latika, which has spent over 30 years providing grassroots support in Uttarakhand, the new premises represent a permanent home for their mission of inclusion. Jo Chopra, Founder and Executive Director of Latika, noted the profound impact the environment has on a child’s development. “Every child, regardless of ability, deserves to grow up in a place where they’re valued and able to participate fully in community life. Our new campus gives concrete shape to that vision. Designed for accessibility, learning and community through everyday experience, it’s an important milestone for us as well as for inclusive education in India. We hope it’ll serve not only the children and families in our programmes, but also demonstrate what a truly inclusive environment looks like, and what becomes possible when inclusion is built into the environment from the start. We’re grateful to Cushman and Wakefield for helping make it possible,” Chopra stated.
