Did you know that 1 in 4 people have visual impairment? Did you know 1 in 4 people have mobility impairment? Did you know 1 in 5 people have hearing impairment?
With emerging technologies, innovation has no bounds. Technology is an enabler for all of us but more significantly for people with disabilities. In a country where it is considered that almost 10% of the world's disabled population lives in India, it is imperative for the ecosystem to realize the power of technology that can break barriers for people with disabilities and include them in the main stream. Today, a visually impaired person can work with computers using a screen reader! Isn't that wonderful? But many of us are unaware about this fact. The reason being 'lack of awareness' about the needs of people with disabilities and how can technology be helpful in meeting those needs. Techshare India 2008 Road Shows will comprise of 3 tracks with 12 speakers plus a state-of-the-art experience zone. We have developed 3 major tracks to meet the expectations of the target audience: Track names and Target audience is given below: The Road Ahead - Envision the Accessibility Road Map . Government Officials . International Bodies . CEO/CIO/VP Training/Usability Heads/Solution Architects Making a Difference . NGOs/Disability Organizations . Education Providers . CSR Heads Bridging the Digital Divide . CEO/CIO/VP Training/Usability Heads/Solution Architects . Software Developers . Web Developers . Usability Experts . Accessibility Experts . Disabled Users Key Speakers: Techshare India 2008 Road Show brings you an opportunity to meet eminent speakers those have expertise in the area of accessibility, assistive technology and disability. Some of the Key Speakers are listed below: . Shilpi Kapoor - Basics of Web Accessibility . Vikas Sharma - Infrastructure Accessibility . Dr. Poonam R Gupta - Open Source Based Assistive Technologies . Vivek Gaikwad - Flash & Accessibility . Ganesh Prasad S - DAISY Revolution . My Stories - Stories of different people with disabilities from the Assistive Technology prospective . B Ashok - Restructuring the work environment for people with Mental Retardation and many more! To register for Techshare India 2008 Road Shows, kindly visit http://www.barrierbreak.com/events-conference/conferenceregistration.php If you are company is interested in sponsorship opportunities, kindly contact Ch. Srinivasu at +91 22 2686 0485 / 86 or email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks & Regards, Ch. Srinivasu | Access Consultant BarrierBreak Technologies India: +91 (22) 2686 0485 / 86 Cell: +91 99202 29081 Web: http://www.barrierbreak.com BarrierBreak Technologies a subsidiary of Net Systems Informatics Please don't print this email unless you really need to. This will preserve trees on our planet. ` Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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
