Couldn't agree more with Rahul! Have signed-up, Karthik. Way to go! Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 8:57 PM, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com> wrote: > Way to go, Kartik. What makes you truly different is your willingness to > use your skills and the power of your example to give back to the vi > community. I would suggest that you share this with orgs like bgfi, nab, > bra etc. to enable their students to join the bandwagon. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 12, 2018, at 12:55 AM, Kartik Sawhney <sawhney.kar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > We are writing in from I-Stem (Inclusive Stem). We are a group of > > self-advocates pursuing STEM education and careers in India who happen > > to be blind or visually impaired. We aim to work towards changing > > mindsets, resource availability and opportunities for persons with > > blindness and low vision to pursue STEM education and careers in > > India. You can know more about us at inclusivestem.org > > > > We just recently completed our first successful event towards this > > goal. The I-Stem Hackathon 2018 held at IIIT-Bangalore. You can read > > about the event at: inclusivestem.org/hackathon.html. > > > > Are you wondering why we are asking you to join our community? > > > > We are a group of 10 people who started I-Stem (9 persons pursuing > > STEM education and careers motivated by our own individual journeys on > > this road and 1 of us who fears STEM the most but feels so strongly > > about anyone being denied a choice that she has been working on making > > STEM accessible for persons with blindness and low vision because it > > continues to remain one of the most inaccessible education and career > > choices for blind and low vision persons in India) > > > > We envisage the I-Stem community to be a group that acts as a support > > network to its members at different stages of their Stem journey. We > > also aim to build it up as a resource network for creating accessible > > solutions in the space and also leverage its power to advocate for the > > much needed legal and mindset shifts. > > > > We are inviting you to join one of our 4 clubs which you feel are most > > applicable to you. > > > > I-Stem Juniors: Meant for young school students with blindness and low > > vision (5th-12th Std.) interested in anything to do with maths and > > science : Don’t get worried with what your parent or teachers might > > tell you about you not being able to do this or it’s difficult and you > > will miss marks. If you like it and love it, it’s the right reason to > > do it! I-Stem junior can be your space to connect with other students > > and also get mentorship from I-Stem Core Committee members. > > > > I-Stem Youth: Meant for students pursuing higher education STEM > > careers: You made a choice to pursue STEM Education and now have to > > face the music of lack of resources? Together we can make it better. > > Co-sharing of accessible content, or just needing to talk about that > > one more day of people questioning your choice can go a long way in > > making you stay grounded on your journey to pursue your passion. > > > > I-Stem Mentors: Meant for persons with blindness and low vision > > working in STEM careers: You’ve seen through the education and thought > > the big hurdle was over. STEM careers have their unique at work > > challenges. I-Stem Mentors is envisaged as a group that can work > > together to find solutions for accessibility challenges at work, the > > network where I-Stem Youth can reach out for career guidance and a > > group that can lead technology solutions for accessibility. > > > > I-Stem Friends: Meant for anyone – corporates, educators, scientists > > (Blind or sighted) keen on working at accessibility and inclusion with > > a keen interests in STEM accessibility. Inclusion is about > > partnerships. Just as the saying of the disability rights movement > > goes – Nothing for us without us, the reverse of that is also true – > > Nothing for us only by us. No group lives and works in isolation and > > inclusive STEM is only possible with lasting partnerships and > > collaborations with the sighted community as well. This group aims to > > be that space. > > > > You might wonder what will joining one of these groups mean? > > > > For starters we create a google group for each of our 4 clubs. We will > > then follow It up with sharing specific ideas and projects that we > > would like to start working on and people interested volunteer who > > then get formed into project teams to take those ideas ahead. In > > addition the group also remains a support group where members can > > share their STEM access needs and ideas. > > > > Please complete a form at > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwcyaaVBF44Oc9O6tvapZY > Zo3lyiwaOiIL2NSPrFwzZeqy_A/viewform > > if you're interested. > > > > We look forward to you joining us in this exciting journey! > > > > Regards > > -Kartik > > (On behalf of the I-Stem Team) > > > > > > > > > > Search for old postings at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > > 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. 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