Hello Anavaram A wonderful event indeed!!! However, I wonder as to why the notice was not given sufficiently in advance to let outstation listeners like me also join in. Or maybe, I have missed it earlier.... Anyway, Best wishes and try to get the event recorded for us all.
Rajesh -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Annavaram Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AI] Two-day National Conference on 'Disability and Disenchantment: New Challenges and Evolving directions' Hi Access-Indians, I am happy to inform you all that equal opportunities office at JNU, and JNU-Visually challenged forum are jointly organising a two-day National Conference on 'disability and Disenchantment: New challenges and Evolving directions' on 2nd&3rd march 2009 at Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus. I wish to make a special request to all our friends at Delhi to participate in our Conference on both the days and contribute to this academic event which is going to be unique in Indian higher educational circles. working visually-challenged friends at Delhi can write to our organising team at [email protected] to obtain a special delegation invitation which they can use either to avail a special Casual leave or to attend the conference on-duty-leave. since the sessions in the conference run throughout the day from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Lunch and the High-Tea will be taken-care by the University. for the root map of our University, you can visit http://www.jnu.ac.in or write to us at [email protected] for any query. I feel more than happy to further inform you that some of our high-profiled Access-Indians, Including our Moderator, are going to make focused presentations in our Conference. you may therefore please go through the complete schedule pasted below and find out for yourself! The National Conference on Disability and Disenchantment: New challenges and Evolving directions Schedule An event first of its kind in Indian academic circles, the conference will have a multifaceted participation of Renowned Academicians, Young scholars, Administrators and Activists working in the field of disability. Spread across two-days (2nd&3rd March), it is divided into five thematic sessions besides a brief formal inaugural ceremony and the concluding panel discussion, the details of which are given below: INAUGURAL SESSION 2nd March (9:30 AM to 11:15 AM) at SSS1 Auditorium JNU Campus. Chief Guest: Sri; Mani Shankar Aiyyar (Hon.ble Union minister of Panchayat raj and youth affairs, Government of India.) Key note Speaker: Prof. Sukh Dev-Singh Torat (chairperson, University Grants Commission.) Officiating Chair: Prof. B.B. Bhattacharya (Vice-chancellor, JNU.) DISABILITY, PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW 2nd March (11:30 AM to 1:00 PM) at SSS1 Committee Room JNU Campus. Officiating Chair: Justice Rajendra Babu (National Human Rights Commission India) Titles and Presenters 1) Global Trends and transformation: International Laws on Disability with special reference to UN-Convention on Persons with disabilities Neredimalli Annavaram, Center for the Study of Social systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU; 2) The Enactment and Implementation of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of rights and Full-participation) Act 1995 and a way forward Santosh Kumar Rungta, Advocate at Delhi High-court and the long serving General secretary of National Federation of the Blind; 3) WORLD PSYCHE AND THE DISABILITY POLICY Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sarene, Teaching faculty at the Department of political science, Satyavathi college, University of Delhi; and 4) To see the invisible: reflections on disability and public policy Dr. Vinod, Teaching Faculty at the Department of Psychology, Lady Sriram College, University of Delhi. DISABILITY, EDUCATION AND CAREER 2nd March (1:45 PM to 3:30 PM) at SSS1 Committee Room JNU Campus. Officiating Chair: Prof. Abijit Patak, Center for the study of Social systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU. Titles and Presenters 1) Curriculum Development for Higher Education in Disability Studies and Action Co-authored by: Dr. Srilata Juvva Head of The Department, Disability Studies and Dr. Kalyani Talvelkar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; 2) Career and Capability: Opportunities for Persons with disabilities Shanti raghavan, Managing Director and Trustee, Enable India foundation, Bangalore; and 3) Disability and higher education Dr. Gangatharan, Teaching faculty at the History Department, Banaras Hindu University, banaras. THEORISING DISABILITY 3rd March (9:30 AM to 11:15 AM) at SSS1 Committee Room.) Officiating Chair: Prof. Gautam, Vice-chancellor, Bhareli University; Titles and Presenters 1) Beyond Medical Dogmatism and ConstructivistOrthodoxy: Capability Framework for Understanding Disability S. Mahesh Panicker, Young Scholar and Teaching Faculty, Lady Sriram College, University of delhi; 2) Stigma and Social Disability Dr. Krishna Svami Dara, Teaching Faculty, Jamia Milya University, Delhi; 3) DISABILITY, STIGMATISATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION: INSIGHTS FROM INDIA Dr. Rambabu, Teaching Faculty, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; and 4) The Metaphysics of Body: implications for Discourse on Disability Prof. Gopal Guru, Teaching faculty, Center for Political studies, School of Social sciences, JNU. DISABILITY, GENDER AND CIVIL SOCIETY Officiating Chair: Prof. Janiki Abraham, Chairperson, Center for women studies, School of Social sciences, JNU. Titles and Presenters 1) DUAL BURDEN OF GENDER AND ABLEISM IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN WITH (VISUAL) DISABILITIES IN INDIA Dr. Renu Addlakha, Senior Fellow, Center for women's Development studies, Delhi; 2) Disability and Gender: a Constructive Approach Dr. Anita Ghai, teaching faculty, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi; Women and Disability Preeti Monga, Director, Silver linings; 4) Dissident bodies, demystified nations: a post-colonial reading of disability in the novels of Tony Morrison Dr. Navnit Shethi, Associate Professor, Center for English Studies, School of Language, Literature&Culture studies, JNU; EQUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND TECHNOLOGY 3rd March (2:00 PM to 3:45 PM) at SSS1 Committee Room. Officiating Chair: Prof. Anand kumar, Center for The study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU; Titles and Presenters 1) Copyright & Print Access - Response & Challenge: A Higher Education Case Study Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Head of the Department of Sociology, St. Xaviers College, University of Mumbai and The Director, Xaviers Resource Center for Visually-challenged; 2) Times They are Changing George Abraham, Chief Executive Officer, Score foundation and founding patron of the Indian Cricket Board for Visually-challenged; 3) Continued relevance of Braille in India and other developing countries Prof. A.K. Mittal, President, All India Confederation of The Blind, and Treasurer, World Blind Union; and 4) Equality through e-Quality: Importance of Technology and Accessibility for the Creation of an Equalizing Environment Harish Kotian, Assistant General manager, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. PANEL DISCUSSION 3rd March (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM) at SSS1 Committee Room. Moderator: Sri; Vivek Sahai, General manager, Northern Railways. Discussants include: Chief Commissionor, Office of Persons with disabilities, Chairperson, National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, and representatives from the office of Union public service Commission, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Human resource development and Ministry of Women and Child Development. Looking forward for your estemed presence! Mr. Annavaram Along with the Organising Team! 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 Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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