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Subject: BlindStars National Convention in Agra: Programme Scheduled
Program Scheduled
Blind Stars beyond Facebook - Bridging the Gap
Day-1: 7/11/2014
Registration 9:30 am
Tea: 9:45 am to 10:00 am
Session 1: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Beyond Facebook - Bridging the Gap: Challenges and Opportunity –
Interactions with Delegates (Moderated by Sayyed Mohammed Raza Hasani)
Session 2: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Accessible Banking Services: Legal Provisions for Availing Rights by
Visually Impaired Customers
Key Speaker Rahul Gambheer – (moderated by Mohammad Khalid)
Lunch Break 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Formal Opening 2.30 pm to 4:00 pm
Tea: 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Session 3: 4:15 pm to 6:00 pm
Role of Media : A Powerful Pillar to Empower Visually Impaired People
Key speaker Ajai Srivastava, (moderated by scenior Television
Programmer Prashant Tandan)
Dinner 8:00 pm
Day-2: 8/11/2014
Breakfast 8:00 am to 9:00 am
Session 4: 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Mainstreaming of Blind Child Specially Girl: Role of the Family and
key challenges
(Key speaker: Mrs Preeti Monga)
Tea: 10:30 am to 10:45 am
Session 5: 10:45 am to 12:30 pm
School Education for visually impaired: Rural & Urban realities in
Indian context – Avinash Shahi
Inclusive education how to go forward: role of the Administration ,
Family and the Society – Mohammad Khalid (Moderated by Raza Hasani)
Corporate Sensitization with HR Expert 11:30 am to 1:30 pm (Neha Agarwal)
School Visits of selected members 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm (Out Door Program)
Session6: 12:35 pm to 1:30 pm
Practical learning: married Couples - varied experiences in
perspectives (Open Session - Moderate by Nishant Shah)
Lunch Break 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Session 7: 2.30 pm to 3:30 pm
Women with blindness: Challenges and expectations – Key
Speaker:Shalini Khanna – (Moderated by Nikita Patil)
Tea: 3:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Session 8: 3:45 pm to 6:00 pm
Employment Scenario in public sector for Visually Impaired in India:
With Special Reference to the PWD Act and shrinking Jobs in the
government sector– Key speaker(S.K. Rungta
India’s booming private sector and employment opportunities for
visually Impaired – Neha Agarwal and Veena M Verma –(Moderated by
Kapil Mittal)
Musical evening 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Out Door)
Dinner 8:30 pm
Day-3: 9/11/2014
Tour Visit: Taj Mahal 5:30 am to 9:30 am (Out Door)
Breakfast 10:00 am to 10:30 am
Session 9: 11.00 pm to 1:00 pm
Assistive Technology and Education: Accessibility of Reading
Meterials in Multiple Indian Languages – Prashant Verma
Technology and Employment: Harnessing Technology in the Workplace – Akhil
Malani
Role of Technology for fascilitating Independent living (Sweety Bhalla
- Moderate by Misbah Ul)
Session 10: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Movie screaning and Interaction with audience
Lunch Break 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm
Session 11: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Discussion on Agra Declaration Draft
Session 12: design 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm
Interaction with Designers - Focus on accessible product
Tea Break 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm
Award Function / Cultural Program 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Agra Declaration Announcement 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Closing 6:00 pm to 6:15 pm
Dinner 8:00 pm
BlindStar and AntarDrishti Team
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