New Delhi: After struggling for three years, acid attack survivor Reshma Qureshi, 28, has finally won the tough battle to get her disability re-evaluated by the authorities, taking into account the damage caused by the deadly acid thrown on her by her brother-in-law during his ongoing marital dispute with his wife more than 12 years ago.The struggle that began after his disability was assessed as “low vision” in 2023 ended in confirmation last week when a medical board, in compliance with Delhi HC orders, evaluated him on May 19. She eventually received her unique disability ID card, which now correctly certified the extent of her disability as 63%, noting her disability as both being an acid attack victim and having low vision, also a result of the attack. Her UDID card classifies her as having “multiple disabilities”.Just 18 years old, Reshma’s life changed in an instant when her brother-in-law threw acid on her in Allahabad in 2014. His left eye was so badly damaged that it had to be removed, he lost vision in his right eye and his face was severely burned. With the support of Brave Souls Foundation, which works for acid attack survivors, Reshma, now 28 and married, has undergone more than 17 surgeries and is undergoing treatment.Feeling relieved after receiving her certificate, Reshma told TOI, “I had to find a legal way to be heard and seen as an acid attack survivor, but not every survivor can go to court. The authorities should create a system that is more supportive of survivors.” Shaheen Malik, founder-director of Brave Souls Foundation, herself a survivor, said, “While this result marks an important victory, it also shows how normal disability reassessment took three years, involving repeated representations, institutional intervention and, ultimately, court intervention, before the survivor received proper certification.“