National Conference on Access to Higher Education: Overcoming Challenges faced by
Students belonging to SCs, STs, OBCs and Students with Disabilities Final Program 9 th March 2015 Registration: 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM Inaugural session 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Welcome address: Prof Manu Mittal, Chief Advisor, EOO, JNU. Guest of Honour: Mr. Lov Verma, Secretary, Dept of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Govt of India. Guest of Honour: Mr. S. K. Rungta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. Guest of Honour: Prof N. Sukumar, Dept of Political Science, DU. Guest of Honour: Prof. P. Ramanujam, STRIDE, IGNOU, New Delhi. Presidential Address: Prof. S.K. Sopory, Vice Chancellor, JNU. Vote of thanks: Ms. Pragya Deora, Research Scholar, JNU. Tea break: 10:30 AM- 11:00 AM Special Sessions for Students with Disabilities 1 Technical session-I (9 th March 2015) Legislative and Policy Provisions (11:00 AM- 1:00 PM) * Sri Lov Verma, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. Of India (Invited Talk). 1 Parallel Session -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 * Shri T. D. Dhariyal, Deputy Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India. (Invited Talk) * Mr. Subhash Vashistha, Senior Advocate, (Invited Talk) * Deepa P- The fixed-category approach of EOO towards students with disabilities: Searching for a way-forward. * Dr. Shubha Maheshwari, Pravendra Singh Birla and Chittaranjan Subudhi- Students with Disabilities in Higher Education in India: Problems & Future Prospects. * Kumar Nripendra Pathak -Admission Policies, Provisions and its actual implementation: A case study of JNU. Lunch, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Technical Session -II Inter-institutional Networking (2:00 - 5:00 PM) * Dr. R C Gaur, librarian, JNU (Invited Talk) * The Director, NIVH, Dehradoon * Mr. A K Mittal, President of All India Confederation of Blind, New Delhi (Invited Talk) * Mr.D Manocha, President of Daizy forum of India, New Delhi (Invited Talk) * Mr. Sharda Prasanna Rout- Persons with Visual Impairments and their Educational Needs in India: Use of Special Devices and Assistive Technologies. * Ms. Sania Bhalla - Digital Libraries: Transforming Education. 10 th March 2015 Technical session III Attitudinal and Communication Barriers ( 9:00AM - 11:00 AM) * Prof. K C Vashishtha & Neha Gupta- Communication for Disabled: No Barrier, No Border. * Ms. Sharmila Rathee- Disability, Humiliation and In-group Identification: Experiences of Students With Disability. * Ms. Deepshikha Singh- Social Exclusion of Youths with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Framework for Faculty's Role of Remedying Exclusion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 * Mr. S Satapathy, Indian Institute of Management Kolkata- Overcoming Attitudinal Barriers in Education: Experiences of Disabled Women. * Ms. Abha Khetrapal - Attitudinal Barriers Lead to Social Exclusion. * Mr. Sameer Chaturvedi- Models of Disability: A Critical Reflection. * Dr. Santoshi Halder and Bijoya Saha - Attitudes of the Adolescent Students towards People with Disabilities and Demographic Variables: A Case Study of West Bengal. Tea - 11:00 AM-11:20 AM Technical Session IV Implementation of Rights through Legal Remedies (11:20AM - 1:00 PM) * Mr. P. K. Pincha, Ex- Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Invited Talk). * Dr. Satendra Singh- RTI & CCPD As An Effective Tool to Avail Disability Rights. * Mr.Shailender Yadav- The struggle towards Inclusive Educational Institutions: Participatory Study by An Activist from Young Voices India Group. * Mr. S K Rungta, Senior Advocate (Invited talk) * Mr. Anshumaan Sahni, Advocate. Lunch 1:00PM- 2:00 PM Technical Session- V (2:00PM-4:00 PM) Barrier free institution: Bridging gap or creating a new divide? * Prof. Abdul Rahim, Human Right Expert (Invited Talk) * Mr. Mohib Anwar- Rights of safe mobility of the persons with disabilities VS Freedom of stray troubled : A legal appraisal * Ms. Pragya Deora- Striving to an Equal Opportunity to Succeed and Equal Probability to fail: Reflections on experiences in the world of knowledge * Ms. Richa bhutani - Issue of Accessible Environment in Central and State Universities of India: Some Observations Regarding Accessibility for Person with Disability in University of Delhi and Panjab University. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 * Dr. Jagdish Chandra. (Hindu College, DU) - Right to access to higher education for students with disabilities: lived experience of being a blind student in a university in India and the United States * Mr. Avinash Shahi- Adult with Disabilities: Unravelling The Scenario of Higher Education in Delhi. Tea- 4:00 PM -4:20 PM Special Sessions for Students belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs Technical session-I (9 th March 2015) Inter-institutional Networking (11:00 AM- 1:00 PM) * Chair: Prof. Sona Jharia Minz (School of Computer & System Sciences, JNU) * Dr. Aftab Alam (Special Lecture), HOD, Deptt. of Pol. Science, Zakir Husain College, Delhi University * Mr. Abhay Xaxa (Research Scholar, CSSS/SSS, JNU) * Mr. Madan Meher and Chinmaya Mahanand - Why no Dalit Students have Completed Ph.D.? * Mr. Asem Tomba Meetei - Factors affecting health and well-being of north-east students living in Delhi: Some concerns and issues living in Munirka Village, South Delhi Lunch, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Technical Session -II Legislative and Policy Provisions (2:00 PM- 5:00 PM) * Chair: Dr. K. S. Chauhan (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court) * Prof. D. K. Lobiyal (Special Lecture), School of Computer & System Sciences, JNU * Mr. T. Nair Ajayan - Reservation Policy of the First Communist Ministry in Kerala and Its Contemporary Relevance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 * Dr. Naresh M Chauhan - Education of SCs and its' problems: Case of Contributory Education fund and Educational Inequality Tax * Ms. Rajni Thakur - Reservation: A Policy of Parity * Ms. Savita Sagar - Exploring Understanding of Reservation: Perspective of Dalit Young Women 10 th March 2015 Technical session III Attitudinal and Communication Barriers ( 9:00AM - 11:00 AM) * Chair: Mr. Sanjay Ingole (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia) * Ms. Shashi Rani, (Special Lecture), Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi * Ms. Nidhi S. Sabharwal and Mr. Malish C.M. - Overcoming Attitudinal Barriers: Role of Higher Education in Promoting Democratic Action and Non-Discriminatory Access * Ms. Rashim Wadhwa - Unheard Voices and Struggles of First Generation Students to Negotiate Access to Higher Education * Dr. Santoshi halder, Ms. Ranjini Ghosh and Ms. Kathika Khatua - The socio- psychological barriers faced by the students belonging to backward caste in West Bengal: an area of concern towards creating an Inclusive community * Ms. Sonal Jyotsana - Perceptions and Aspirations of Higher Education Among Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand Tea - 11:00 AM-11:20 AM Technical Session IV Implementation of Rights through Legal Remedies (11:20AM - 1:00 PM) * Chair: Adv. Franklin Caesar Thomas (National Coordinator, National Council of Dalit Christians) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 * Prof. S. N. Malakar (Special Lecture), Centre for African Studies, JNU * Ms. Pratibha Garg - Protection Against Harrassment in Educational Institutions * Ms Sipra Sagarika - Education As a Promoter of Human Rights in Society: With Specific Reference to Tribal Population * Mr. Yogendra Musahar - Literacy and Educational Attainment among the Scheduled Castes in Bihar Lunch 1:00PM- 2:00 PM Technical Session- V (2:00PM-4:00 PM) Barrier free institution: Bridging gap or creating a new divide? * Chair: Mr. Dilip Mandal, Former Managing Editor, India Today * Dr. Virendra Sahare (Special Lecture), Assistant Professor, Social Work Department, Jamia Millia Islamia * Mr. Lalit Kumar Arya - SC, ST va OBC vidyarthiyon ke saamne aanewali shaikshik asamanta ki chunoutiyan: ucchtar shiksha ka ek aankalan. * Mr. Joseph Benzamin - Higher Education for Weaker Sections: An Evaluation * Mr. Pradeep Kumar - Dalits in Higher Education: An Overview * Ms. Shikha Sharma and Ms. Anshika Pandey - Minority Group: Accessibility and Challenges in Higher Education * B.Padmavathy and M.Bushra Aabeetha - Access to Higher Education among the Muslim Women: A Critique Technical Session VI (4:20 PM-6:20 PM) Strengthening Equal Opportunity Office, JNU * Dr. Anil K. Aneja, Associate Prof., Department of English, Delhi University; Officer on Special Duty, Equal Opportunity Cell, Delhi University. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 * Chhavi Sharma, T. Raja, Vandana Rai- Making Equal Opportunity Office (EOO) Stronger and Effective. * Laxmikant Tripathi - (Devi Ahilya University Indore, Minority Cell Coordinator) Modernizing Equal Opportunity Cell/Special Cells in Universities and Colleges. * Mohinder Singh VC Indra Gandhi Univ , Rewari, Haryana. * Dr. Abdul Hamid Fazili, Coordinator, Disability Unit, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. * Prof. Manu Mittal, Chief Advisor, Equal Opportunity Office, JNU. * Prof. Sona Jharia Minz, Ex-Chief Advisor, Equal Opportunity Office, JNU. * Prof. Meer Hasan, Kashmir University Valedictory Session- 6:30 PM Onwards -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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