Dear All, Greetings from Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI)!
What could be a better way to usher in the year 2016 than being a part of an Open Session on how individuals sensitize corporates on accessibility? As part of BGFI's January session we invite you to join us for a healthy discussion on "Accessible India Campaign". How often have you been disappointed with organizations and government for being insensitive towards your accessibility needs? How often did you feel hopeful whenever somebody moved ahead towards breaking those barriers? How often did you feel like playing your role as an individual to sensitize organizations and contribute towards making the environment accessible for yourself? If your answer to any of the above question is yes, the upcoming BGFI session is for you. Please join Sagar Soda for an open discussion on how an individual can make corporates make their products and services accessible for the blind. We also have a special session on using “Accessible India Campaign”, a mobile app that was launched by the Indian Government on World Disable Day this year to make India accessible for PWD. About our presenter - Sagar Sodah: Sagar Sodah, a passionate mobile app developer, works as Project Manager at CMSS in Malad, Mumbai. Like many of us, Sagar believes the role of technology is to help build a better society and strives to use technology to help solve social issues. His achievements include - Work on the android app released on December 3rd, 2015 in Delhi as part of the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. - Building the Talking ATM Locator Android app to help visually impaired people find Talking ATMs on the go. - Representing BGFI in a team that includes XRCVC and other accessibility activists which is working with the MCGM in building Accessibility guidelines in the DCR which it is revising along with the Mumbai Development Plan It’s an open session, so special invitation for those who have experience in dealing with corporate and government officials in making the environment accessible. The expertise towards sensitizing corporates through business cases, technical know-how, legal policies, and other smart techniques is what you can look for in this session. Individuals inspire change, and when many individuals get together, it becomes a movement! Details of the Event Date : Saturday, 9th January, 2016 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Venue: Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan basement hall, Jagannathrao Bosale Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 - opposite Mantralay. The venue can be conveniently reached by bus root number 138 from CST Station as well as 138/100 from Churchgate station. Share taxi Services are also available from both these railway stations. Looking forward to seeing you there! Cheers! The BGFI Team Celebrating Louis Braill birthday, Jan. 4th. 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..
