Hi,
You haven't mentioned the duration of the 4th session: DISABILITY, GENDER AND CIVIL SOCIETY. I realise that the session is obviously between 11 am and 2 pm, but exact timings would be helpful. Regards --- On Fri, 2/27/09, Annavaram <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Annavaram <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] Two-day National Conference on 'Disability and Disenchantment: > New Challenges and Evolving directions' > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 11:21 AM > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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