Dear mebers We, the students with disability of Visually Challenged Students Forum, JNU cordially invite you to join us in the celebration of International Day of Persons with Disability 2015. Our objective is to open up varied burgeoning discursive ideas in the field of disability, which will eventually be Valuable in introspecting the past condition of disabled persons and understanding of disability, analysing the present situation, and planning the future course of action. Please make it convenient to attend the programme and encourage us with your gracious presence. The schedule of the programme is pasted below.
Schedule for International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2015 Visually Challenged Students’ Forum Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi – 110067 Time: 3:30 PM: 6:00 PM Venue: SIS, Room no. 203, Second Floor. Theme: Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2015: Marking New Horizon from MDGs to STGs Session 1. Inaugural Session: 3:30-4:30 1. Welcoming the dignitaries and guests: Gunjan 2. International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Its New Determinacy, Discourse and Direction: Shilpa 3. Marking New Horizon: Disability Research in JNU: Dr. GN Karna 4. Accessibility of Library, Availability of Research Material for Persons with Disabilities: the Librarian 5. The Commitment of EO Office for Equal Opportunity to the Students with Disabilities: Manu Mittal (EOC Chief Advisor) 6. Observance of Disability Policies in JNU: the Vice Chancellor Break: 4:30:4:50 Session 2. Title: Disability Policy and Discourse in India Chair: Nilika Malhotra A Reflection on the Title: Pankaj Panellists: 1. PK Pincha: Former Chief Commissioner for PWDs Topic: India’s Commitment to UNCRPD 2. Jagdish Chandra Associate Professor, Delhi University Topic: Terminology in Disability Discourse 3. Dr. Mahavir Prasad Yadav Professor, Delhi University Topic: The Experience of Researchers with Disabilities: A Reflection 4. Dr. RK Sareen Assistant Professor Satyavati Evening College, Delhi University Topic: Twenty Years of PWD Act 1995: Its Failures and Achievements 5. Vote of Thanks Dinner: 7 PM onwards For any other information, please contact the following persons Pankaj Singh Kushwaha Convenor, JNU Visually Challenged Students’ Forum E-mail: [email protected] Ph.: 9868610216 Gunjan Kumari Co-convenor E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Thanks and regards Visually Challenged Students’ Forum Executive Committee 2015-16 -- Gunjan Kumari Research Scholar Centre for English Studies, SLL/CSS JNU, New Delhi - 110067 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
