The Conference

Enabling Access for Persons with Disabilities to

Higher Education and the Workplace:

Role of ICT and Assistive Technologies

Date: 20th and 21st Jan 2012.

Venue: IIM Bangalore

Attendance: By registration only

Objectives:

    • To identify and share best practices on enabling access of Persons with Disability to workspaces and educational institutions through ICT and other interventions.
    • To bring together the key players in this field to showcase solutions and enabling technologies and discuss ways of increasing their adoption.

    Participants:

    Over 400 stakeholder representatives and key decision makers from higher- education institutions; related government departments; and corporations, researchers, entrepreneurs and NGOs working on inclusion and diversity agendas, apart from trade bodies and Persons with Disability.

    Agendas/discussion at the conference:

      • Highlighting the role of ICT and other technologies in awareness generation, outreach and enablement of Persons with Disability; and barriers to adoption
      • Showcasing of Best Practices and Innovations from leading Indian/ foreign solution providers, corporates and educational institutions
      • Deliberating on enabling workplace environment, collaboration, adoption of open standards, and on copyright issues at both the levels of policy and technology adoption

      Exhibits:

      Demos, educational material and posters showcasing the latest technologies and practices

      Live performance:

      Ability Unlimited, Dr. Pasha and team www.abilityunlimited.com

      Kindly register to participate

      Conference coordinator contact details:

      Name: Joseph C C
      E-mail: joseph@fourthwavefoundation.org or fourthwavefoundation@gmail.com Phone: +919886030985

      Fourth Wave:
      Diana Joseph: diana@fourthwavefoundation.org
      Phone: 9916032975

      IIMB- Nimisha Jashnani – nimisha.jashnani@gmail.com
      Phone: 9901455650