Hi list. we, JNU visually challenged forum did indeed wanted to give out the invite earlier, but since it is a national seminar organized at the level of an institution like JNU, it took us lot more time to put things in place. hope you understand and appriciate thesituation. we at least those people who are based in Delhi can make it to the seminar. your participation is most valued. with best regards.
On 2/28/09, Amit Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds good, it seems to be a great conference in order to focus on the new > challenges and explore some innovative ideas and directions in our education > in the Country. > Thank you for showing the huge guts of keeping open invitation for the > members to join the event. Only the thing is that it should have been > informed little earlier since many people would always like to be benefited > by such valuable workshops to be organized. Anyway its a good opportunity > and I shall endeavor to attend the program either of the days. > > Warm regards, > > Amit Bhatt > > MIS Analyst come Reservation Incharge - Far Horizon Tours Pvt. Ltd. India > www.farhorizonindia.com > Ph-Off: +91-129-409-8022 { Fax: +91-129-409-8098 > > List Manager - SayEverything mailing group, an open discussion forum > dedicated to persons with disabilities > http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/sayeverything/ > > Direct Cell: +91-986-820-1812 > Skype: amitbhattindia > IM: [email protected] > > "A player that makes a team great is more valuable than a great player" > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annavaram" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:21 AM > 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] >> 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 >> >> > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] > 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 > -- Mahesh S. 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