Greetings from National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled
People.
We thank you for showing your interest in the 'National Conference on
Disability Inclusive Disaster Management', a stakeholders meet of Disaster
Management Authorities, State Disability Commissioners and Disabled People's
Organizations to understand the challenges of Persons with DIsabilities in
various disasters, good practices, and the way forward towards an inclusive
disaster management system in the future.
This webinar is being organized by NCPEDP along with its pan-India network,
i.e., National Disability Network, in collaboration with, National Institute
of DIsaster Management (NIDM) and Office of the Chief Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities and supported by Disability Rights Fund (DRF).
Date of the Event: 20th April, 2021
Time: 3:00PM to 5:30 PM
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISABILITY INCLUSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(A webinar organised by NCPEDP and its National Disability Network, in
collaboration with Disaster Management Authorities, Office of the Chief
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Supported by DRF)
DATE: APRIL 20 l TIME: 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
INTRODUCTORY SESSION- 3:00 P.M. to 3:15 P.M.
* Welcome Address: Mr Arman Ali, Executive Director, NCPEDP.
* Representative from Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI- Tentative.
* Role of Disaster Management Authorities in Ensuring Disability Inclusive
Disaster Management: Major General M.K. Bindal, Executive Director, National
Institute of Disaster Management.
TECHNICAL SESSION 1: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DISASTERS-
3:15 P.M. - 3:40 P.M.
Moderator: Ms. Smitha Sadasivan, Accessibility Consultant for Election
Commission of India, Member of Disability Rights Alliance, Tamil Nadu
* Presentation on Challenges Faced by Persons with Disabilities in Various
Disasters through a Video Presentation - 5 minutes
* Understanding Various Disabilities and Identifying Barriers in Disability
Inclusion in Disaster Management: Ms. Poonam Natarajan, Founder-
Chairperson, Vidya Sagar and Former Chairperson, National Trust - 10
minutes.
* Legal Framework in Disability Inclusive Disaster Management- Mr. Rajive
Raturi, Special Monitor for persons with disabilities and elderly persons
with the National Human Rights Commission of India- 10 minute
TECHNICAL SESSION 2: CHALLENGES AND GOOD PRACTICES - EXPERIENCE OF STATE
DISABILITY COMMISSIONERS IN SECURING INCLUSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT- 3:40
P.M. - 4:10 P.M.
Moderator: Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, Founder, Swabhiman
* Challenges and Good Practices in Functioning of State Disability
Commissioners in Disaster Scenarios (including COVID - 19 disaster): Sharing
by Disability Commissioners (5-7 Minutes each)
Presentations by:
* Mr Thiru. Johny Tom Varghese, State Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities, Tamilnadu.
* Mr V. Muniraju, Director DEDSC and In charge State Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities, Karnataka
* Ms Diethono Nakhro, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities,
Nagaland
* Air Cmde. Ranjan Mukherjee, State Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities, Delhi
* Mr Sandeep Rajak, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Madhya
Pradesh
TECHNICAL SESSION 3: GOOD PRACTICES BY DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES IN
SECURING INCLUSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT- 4:10 P.M. to 4:25 P.M.
Moderator: Mr. Narender Paul, COO, Chinmaya Organisation for Rural
Development, Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh.
* Presentation on the Experiences and Learning of the Kerala State Disaster
Management Authority in Disability Disaster Management: Mr Joe John George,
State Project Officer of Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
TECHNICAL SESSION 4: ROLE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATIONS IN SECURING INCLUSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT- 4:25 P.M. to 4-55
P.M.
Contributions of Disability NGOs and Civil Society Organizations in
Disability Inclusive Disaster Management:
Moderator: Col. Pradeep Kapoor, Director, Volunteers for the Blind, New
Delhi
Presentation/Address by:
* Mr. Narendra Paul, COO, Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development,
Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh
* Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, Founder and Chief Executive, Swabhiman
* Ms. Vaishnavi Jayakumar, Disability Rights Alliance, Co-Founder, The
Banyan
WAY FORWARD- 4:55 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Moderator: Ms Anju Talukdar, Senior Consultant, NCPEDP
* Suggestions from Representatives of Disability Sector, State Disability
Commissioners and Representative of Disaster Management Authorities
* Vote of Thanks- NCPEDP
Note: Comments or Questions by Participants: Participants can send their
questions/comments to the event host. It will be announced during the
conference.
The details to login into the webinar will be shared on your email upon
registration for the event. Please register today for the event & circulate
the same in your network, please follow the link:
http://disabilityinclusivedisastermanagement.com
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Please find attached the agenda for your reference.
For any queries or any other information, please write to our team at
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or call
us at 91-7303944839.
Looking forward to your participation.
Warm Regards,
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National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP)
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New Delhi - 110 065, India
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