Dear A I Members, The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), is a stat-of-the-art access technology support and advocacy centre for visually impaired persons. Some of our key areas of work include creating awareness on diversity issues, as also the promotion of equal opportunities and financial inclusion. To know more about us you can visit our website www.xrcvc.org Annually the XRCVC holds an awareness event - ‘Antarchakshu’ to help the sighted get a peek into the world of the visually impaired and persons with disabilities. The event aims to create awareness by challenging myths that exist in our society. An invite is pasted below this message. We will be delighted if you can circulate this invitation to your sighted friends, your office staff, students, corporate people, bankers, or to anyone who you think can participate and be a part of this experience. Those interested could contact us so that we can keep a slot reserved for them. The experience takes 40-45 minutes per person. The event dates are 17th and 18th September 2009 and timings are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. venue at Xavier’s College Hall, St. Xavier’s college, Mumbai. Invitation Antarchakshu - The Eye Within a sensitization workshop & photo exhibition by the visually challenged image taken by a student of XRCVC Antarchakshu is a sensitization workshop cum photo exhibition by the visually challenged aimed to spread awareness about the lives of the visually challenged and people with other disabilities. The workshop focuses on giving its participants an experience of the disabled way of life, proving that though things look difficult, they are just done differently. The photo exhibition by visually challenged celebrates the human spirit of self-expression and its untiring ability to achieve, proving that with faith any thing is possible. Antarchakshu is organized by The Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC). The photo exhibition by the visually challenged is curated by Blind With Camera project in collaboration with XRCVC. Image of XRCVC logo Antarchakshu is supported by: Johnson & Johnson | Sight Savers International | Kodak We would be delighted if you, your colleagues and your friends would be a part of this experience with us. Venue: St. Xavier's College Hall, 5 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai - 1 September 17 - 18, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. You may contact: XRCVC - 22623298, 22932698, To know more visit: www.xrcvc.org www.blindwithcamera.org Best Regards, Dr. Sam Taraporevala ------------------------------------------ Director Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai [email protected] +91 22 22623298 (D) +91 22 22620661-5 (B); extn: 366 +91 22 24112478 (R) +91 22 24228769 (R) +91 9967028769 (M) _________________________________________________________________ We all see it as it is. But on MSN India, the difference lies in perspective. http://in.msn.com 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
[AI] Invitation for Awareness event
Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St. Xavier's College Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:45:51 -0700
