[AI] Invitation: Webinar on Domestic Violence and Women with Disabilities - December 8th, 2020

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all,

 

Greetings from Rising Flame <http://www.risingflame.org/> !


As part of our 16 Days Campaign to end violence against women with 
disabilities, ‘From the Shadows to the Center’ 
<https://risingflame.org/project/from-shadows-to-the-centre-16-days-of-global-campaign-to-end-violence-against-women-with-disabilities/>
 , we would like to invite you for our webinar, ‘The Shadow Pandemic: Women 
with Disabilities and Domestic Violence’, on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 at 6 pm 
IST.

 

COVID-19 has resulted in a shadow pandemic worldwide - that of domestic 
violence. Yet we do not hear many testimonies of women with disabilities. They 
are again not visible in official data on violence, or in social discussions of 
the shadow pandemic. We therefore bring to you the perspective of and on women 
with disabilities and the violence they are facing in their homes during this 
very difficult time. Domestic violence has always been an issue, and it will 
continue in various forms even after COVID 19, but what is important is that we 
see and recognise it now more urgently than ever.

 

Please join us for an eminent panel with speakers from across the globe:

 

Amanda McRae

As Director of United Nations Advocacy at Women Enabled International, Amanda 
McRae builds upon relationships with U.N. human rights institutions, agencies, 
and political bodies, and has collaborated with several of WEI’s partner 
disabled women’s rights organizations in several other countries on U.N. 
submissions and advocacy.

 

Yeni Rosa Damayanti

Yeni Rosa Damayanti is a Steering Committee member of TCI Asia, a regional 
organization for persons with psychosocial disability and the chair of 
Indonesian Mental Health Association. Yeni introduced the issue of psychosocial 
disability to the cross disability and human rights movement when the issue was 
still very much unknown and succeeded in pushing the issue into the center. 
Yeni has been working to introduce disability issues and perspectives into the 
agenda of women movement as well as introducing feminist perspectives to the 
disability movement in Indonesia .

 

Ekaete Umoh

Ms. Umoh is an activist and Disability Inclusion expert with astute analysis of 
gender, disability & development issues.  Founder/CEO-FACICP Disability+; first 
elected female President; Joint National Association of Persons with 
disabilities, Secretary; African Disability Forum-ADF, Member International 
Advisory Committee of Mobility International USA, Faculty member; CREA, 
Disability Rights and Sexuality online Institute.

 

Webinar details below:

When: December 8, 2020

Time: 6 pm IST

Language: English; Live captions and Indian Sign Language will be available

 

Prior registration is mandatory. Please register here.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/6gThr65zkQab19hn9

 

In case of any queries please write to t...@risingflame.org 
<mailto:t...@risingflame.org> 

 

Join us for this very important discussion, because together we can speak, 
empower and change!

 

Warm regards,


Nidhi Goyal
Founder and Executive Director, Rising Flame
A National Award Winning Non-Profit Organisation
Website: www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org/> 
Twitter: @RisingFlameNow
Facebook: @risingflamenow
Instagram: @risingflame_now

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[AI] webinar invite-Sexual Harassment and the #MeToo Movement: Women with Disabilities End the Silence

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all

Greetings from Rising Flame <http://www.risingflame.org> !

As part of our 16 Days Campaign to end violence against women with disabilities 
, ‘From the Shadows to the Center’, we would like to invite you for our 
webinar, ‘Sexual Harassment and the #MeToo Movement: Women with Disabilities 
End the Silence, on Monday, 7th December 2020 at 6 pm IST.

Globally, 19.2 percent of women live with a disability. They are 2 to 3 times 
more vulnerable to abuse, harassment and violence. Yet they remain invisible, 
unheard, or in the shadows. This webinar is a part of our attempt to center 
narratives of women with disabilities, to spotlight the sexual harassment 
experienced by them, the difficulties they face in speaking up and the legal 
frameworks available. The attempt will also be to help us build systems and 
safeguards to ensure a safe and dignified environment for women with 
disabilities within work spaces. 

Join us for this webinar where Rising Flame’s founder and executive director 
Nidhi Goyal will be in conversation with eminent panelists- Vrinda Grover, Amba 
Salelkar, and Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee- all lawyers, researchers and human 
rights professionals. 

About the Panelists:

Vrinda Grover

Vrinda Grover is a lawyer, researcher and human rights activist based in New 
Delhi, India. She actively engages with the women’s rights and human rights 
movements. As a lawyer she specialises in constitutional law, criminal law and 
human rights and has appeared in landmark cases representing victims and 
survivors of, sexual violence, communal conflict, extra-judicial executions, 
sexual minorities, human rights defenders and media practitioners.

Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee

Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee is a researcher and a lawyer. Shikha’s research 
and writing takes an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective in 
understanding labour markets, migration, and variegated citizenship. Shikha’s 
focus on female labor migration for employment in garment, domestic, and other 
work sectors provides a prism for understanding interactions between gendered 
social governance and legal, financial, and political regimes.

Amba Salelkar

Amba Salelkar is a lawyer focused on rights of persons with disabilities and 
capacity building of disabled peoples organizations. Since August 2020, she has 
been working with the International Disability Alliance as the Bridge CRPD SDGs 
Officer at the Capacity Building Unit. She is also the co-founder of Paarvai 
Advisors which supports organizations in compliance with legal provisions 
around the preservation of diverse and inclusive workspaces. She is based in

Please note:

*   The webinar will be in English
*   Live captioning and Indian Sign Language will be available
*   Prior registration is mandatory

Please register here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqWjQ_Ciyrxr7NTouZpHNbi-Ya5pED5hMbtxZvWavDdmhxuw/viewform

In case of queries, please reach out to t...@risingflame.org 
<mailto:t...@risingflame.org> 

Join us in building a better and a safer world for women with disabilities.

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal
Founder and executive director, Rising Flame
A National award winning nonprofit organisation
Website: www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org> 
Twitter: @RisingFlameNow
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[AI] invitation:Vellapanti 2.0 online dating and disability- join us on October 2

[Nidhi Goyal]

Dear all

Greetings from Rising Flame!

Thank you so much for your overwhelming response to the first session of
Vella Panti 2.0- a series of online events for disabled and non disabled
friends. 

We bring to you the second session on online dating and persons with
disabilities on October 2, 2020 at 6 pm IST. Join us for a humourous and
insightful conversation with our speakers- all women with disabilities  from
India and UK. 

Sweta Mantrii: a stand up comedian, Sweta stumbled upon comedy quite
accidentally; just like the other things that she stumbles upon while
walking with her crutches. She is also a writer and a disability rights
activist.

Emily Rose Yates: Emily is a journalist, writer, and accessibility
consultant and disability rights activist based in Glasgow, UK.

Parvathy Gopakumar: Parvathy is a law student at National Law School
Bangalore. She loves forests and music and her interests vary from kathakali
to the history of Trivancore.

Let us watch some stories, hear some readings, and engage in unpacking each
strand of online dating with a disability, particularly for disabled women. 

The session will be on zoom in English and Indian Sign Language. Live
captioning will be provided.

Please do register here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLSyMlEOa1RkqyzeNXlfJNthustZdgGMx7
7QjVRuPckJ9PAw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Our first session was on masculinity and disability- a screening of short
films followed by an interesting fireside chat between our

speakers: Abhishek Anicca and Manak Mathyani which was attended by over 150
persons across platforms. 

 So don't miss this second evening filled with confessions, fun and
reflections!

Warm Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and executive director: Rising Flame

www.risingflame.org

 

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[AI] FW: Sharing my blog on Driving privileges for the Deaf community in India #DeafWeek2020

[Nidhi Goyal]

Hi all

Sharing a well written article on a very important issue. And co-authored by 
disabled writers.

Hope you enjoy reading it. 

Regards

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and executive director: Rising Flame

 

From: Apoorv Kulkarni  
Sent: 26 September 2020 09:23
To: FICCI D&I ; Nipunmalh ; Preeti dmello 
; zainabpatel ; nidhigoyal219 
; P pande Accenture ; Umatuli 
; mchib66 ; Aman Bhaiya 
; ni...@youthforindia.org; chambers arundhatikatju 
; aparnamittal ; 
sonal accordindia ; Nitu Bhushan 
; prriti ; Anandi Shankar 
; pallavi.kum...@ril.com; 
bangia.se...@mahindra.com; Rama Krishnamachari ; chambers 
; Prachi Rastogi1 ; 
parmesh shahani ; jerry.john...@ril.com; ali 
potia ; preeti.gu...@adityabirla.com; Preeti Jain6 
; Jyoti Vij 
Cc: Keshav Suri ; JyotsnaSuri1 ; 
Radhika Piramal ; Uma S Seth ; 
Bavleen Kaur ; Richa Singh 
Subject: Sharing my blog on Driving privileges for the Deaf community in India 
#DeafWeek2020

 

Dear all,

 

Ever since I was a kid, the privilege to drive and the ability to go anywhere I 
wanted symbolised freedom and independence to me. This is why, I am proud to 
work towards improving access to transportation for millions of Persons with 
Disabilities around the country.

 

Sep 21 – 27 is being celebrated as the International Week of the Deaf around 
the world #DeafWeek2020. In solidarity with the Deaf community, I am happy to 
share my blog (co-authored by Ola Mobility Institute and V-shesh 
<https://v-shesh.com/> ), #In-Depth: The Sound Barrier in getting a Driving 
Licence 
<https://medium.com/@mobilityinstitute/in-depth-the-sound-barrier-in-getting-a-driving-licence-a-look-at-the-deaf-communitys-access-f93f0f705206>
 . 

 

This blog:

Summarises the current legal position on driving licence for Deaf and what it 
took to get here

Provides original quantitative and qualitative evidence that there is 
considerable scope for improvement

Showcases some tech solutions which can help the Deaf people to drive safely 
and improve their access to driving licence

 

It also includes 5 crisp recommendations for the policy makers and the industry.

 

Since the blog’s publication on Thursday, Sep 24, we have received overwhelming 
positive response including:

5 00+ claps on Medium

Invitation from CII <https://www.cii.in/>  to include the recommendations in 
their Pre-budget memorandum for the Finance Ministry.

Interest from media platforms for cross-publication/coverage

 

If you enjoy reading the blog 
<https://medium.com/@mobilityinstitute/in-depth-the-sound-barrier-in-getting-a-driving-licence-a-look-at-the-deaf-communitys-access-f93f0f705206>
 , please consider clapping on Medium and sharing it in your network to raise 
awareness on this important subject.

 

Have a wonderful weekend ahead,

 

Best,

Apoorv

Apoorv Kulkarni

Associate Director

Ola Mobility Institute

Stanford MBA | Chartered Accountant 

Member, NIUA Advisory Committee

Member, FICCI Task Force on EPWD

E:  <mailto:apoorv.kulka...@olacabs.com> apoorv.kulka...@olacabs.com

M: +91-9833-42-3344

T:  <https://twitter.com/apoorvkulkarni?lang=en> @apoorvkulkarni

Follow OMI:  <https://twitter.com/OlaMobilityInst> Twitter |  
<https://medium.com/@mobilityinstitute> Medium

 

 

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[AI] RE: SCM Alumnae sign the petition- make Hotstar accessible

[Nidhi Goyal]

Hi folks 

please sing on if you havent already don! A small step towards making the 
digital world accessible.

Regards

Nidhi Goyal

 

 

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Nidhi Goyal
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Subject: SCM Alumnae sign the petition- make Hotstar accessible

 

Dear all

Greetings from Rising Flame!

While the cricket fans in the country gear up for the upcoming IPL, blind and 
visually impaired cricket lovers are worried and frustrated! Because Hotstar, 
which will be broadcasting IPL is inaccessible currently on Android and iOS 
platforms with a screen reader (the software used on these platforms by blind 
and visually impaired individuals). This means that if you are a blind or 
visually impaired person, you simply cannot use Hotstar on your smart phone.

 

Join Rising Flame as we request Hotstar to make their platforms accessible. You 
can be part of this by signing this petition: 
https://www.change.org/p/walt-disney-make-hotstar-accessible-for-blind-and-visually-impaired-persons

 

All your support will help us take it forward. Cheers to an inclusive IPL and 
an inclusive entertainment – for all!

Regards

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and executive director: Rising Flame

www.Risingflame.org <http://www.Risingflame.org> 

core group on PWD: NHRC India

DNI task force: FICCI

 

 

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[AI] Vellapanti 2.0: disability and Masculinity: September 18, 2020

[Nidhi Goyal]

Dear all

Greetings from  <http://www.risingflame.org/> Rising Flame. 

In April our  
<https://risingflame.org/project/vella-panthi-an-online-house-party-for-persons-with-disabilities/>
 Vellapanti series to bring the community together was loved by all. So here we 
are planning the second part of the series, Vella Panti 2.0. we want to bring 
disabled and non-disabled communities together for some interesting and 
challenging charcha!

Starting 18 September,  we will be with you for four sessions every alternate 
Friday to reflect, engage and deconstruct ideas through conversations, films 
and personal narratives. 

 

The first session of our Vella Panti 2.0 is titled Masculinity and Disability. 
We will have a screening of short films followed by a panel discussion. It 
gives us great pleasure to have with us Abhishek Anicca and Manak Matiyani, for 
some fireside conversation between them. 

Speaker details: 

Abhishek is a disability rights activist, writer, poet and researcher based in 
Delhi, who is currently working on masculinity and disability at Ambedkar 
University.  

Manak is the Executive Director of The YP Foundation and a queer and feminist 
rights activist, with an extensive experience in facilitating youth leadership, 
gender justice and sexuality rights.

Date: 18th September 2020

Time: 6:00 to 7: 30 pm IST

Language: English, Indian Sign Language and Live captioning

Platform: Zoom.

Please register here: <https://forms.gle/nK5yxVacatKcirY96>  
https://forms.gle/nK5yxVacatKcirY96

We look forward to having you with us for an evening filled with fun, 
confessions and self-reflections. 

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal 

Founder and executive director: Rising Flame

www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org> 

 

 

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[AI] sign the petition- make Hotstar accessible

[Nidhi Goyal]

Dear all

Greetings from Rising Flame!

While the cricket fans in the country gear up for the upcoming IPL, blind
and visually impaired cricket lovers are worried and frustrated! Because
Hotstar, which will be broadcasting IPL is inaccessible currently on Android
and iOS platforms with a screen reader (the software used on these platforms
by blind and visually impaired individuals). This means that if you are a
blind or visually impaired person, you simply cannot use Hotstar on your
smart phone.

 

Join Rising Flame as we request Hotstar to make their platforms accessible.
You can be part of this by signing this petition:
https://www.change.org/p/walt-disney-make-hotstar-accessible-for-blind-and-v
isually-impaired-persons

 

All your support will help us take it forward. Cheers to an inclusive IPL
and an inclusive entertainment - for all!

Regards

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and executive director: Rising Flame

www.Risingflame.org <http://www.Risingflame.org> 

core group on PWD: NHRC India

DNI task force: FICCI

 

 

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[AI] My Tale Too 2020 for wwd from South Asia- Deadline for application Extended

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

 

Dear All,
 
Greetings from  
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=9d1292af1c&e=39f6cb6381>
 Rising Flame!

We are so excited to share our call for applications for our unique writing 
workshop,  
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=d3e4936512&e=39f6cb6381>
 'My Tale Too' 2020. ' 
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=806a115adf&e=39f6cb6381>
 My Tale Too' was built in January 2018 as a response to the complete lack of 
disabled women as leads in stories. We wanted to change this by asking women 
with disabilities themselves to shift this narrative. ‘My Tale Too’ is a 
writing project for women with disabilities to retell fairy tales and popular 
stories with protagonists who are like them. 
 
This writing workshop will be conducted by the award-winning and acclaimed 
published writer and poet,  
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=6ab4aa301d&e=39f6cb6381>
 Aditi Rao. She will take us through 6 virtual group trainings through all of 
May and help craft a story.
 
Eligibility criteria: 
·  Only applicable for women with disabilities who are 18 or above and are from 
South Asia. 
·  Applicant should have some writing experience.

Read more about the structure and process of the workshop in the application 
form.  

If you are interested in applying, please download the form attached and email 
the completed form to  <mailto:t...@risingflame.org> t...@risingflame.org
 
Extended deadline: 3rd May 2020.  
 
Those who are committed to writing and creating a final publishable product are 
strongly encouraged to apply.
 
Please feel free to write to us for any further queries at  
<mailto:t...@risingflame.org> t...@risingflame.org and please feel free to 
circulate this in your networks.
 
Regards

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and Executive Director: Rising Flame
A National Award Winning Organisation
Website:  
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[AI] applications open:My tale Too 2020, a writing workshop by Rising Flame for women with disabilities

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear friends,

 

Greetings from Rising Flame <http://www.risingflame.org/> .

We are so excited to open our call for applications for our unique writing 
workshop, 'My Tale Too' 2020 
<https://risingflame.org/project/my-tale-too-2020/> . 'My Tale Too 
<https://risingflame.org/project/my-tale-too/> ' was built in January 2018 as a 
response to the complete lack of disabled women as leads in stories. We wanted 
to change this by asking women with disabilities themselves to shift this 
narrative. ‘My Tale Too’ is a writing project for women with disabilities to 
retell fairy tales and popular stories with protagonists who are like them. 

 

This writing workshop will be conducted by the award winning and acclaimed 
published writer and poet, Aditi Rao. She will take us through 6 virtual group 
trainings through all of May and help craft a story.

 

Eligibility criteria: 

*  Only applicable for women with disabilities who are 18 or above and are 
Indian citizens. 

*  Applicant should have some writing experience.

If you are interested in applying, please fill out the form attached and email 
it to t...@risingflame.org <mailto:t...@risingflame.org> 

 

Deadline to apply: send us your completed application form on or before April 
27, 2020.

 

Those who are committed to writing and creating a final publishable product are 
strongly encouraged to apply. Read more about the structure and process of the 
workshop in the application form attached. 

 

Please feel free to write to us for any further query at t...@risingflame.org 
<mailto:t...@risingflame.org>  and please do circulate this in your networks.

 

Regards

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and Executive Director: Rising Flame

A National Award Winning Organisation

Website: www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org> 

Twitter: @RisingFlameNow

FB: RisingFlameNow

 

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‘My tale too’ is a writing project for women with disabilities to retell fairy 
tales and popular stories with protagonists who are like them. With award 
winning and acclaimed published writer and poet, Aditi Rao. 

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[AI] Invite for Vella Panti Session 3- Podcasts on Body Image and Body Shaming

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear All
 
Greetings from  
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=657598a939&e=39f6cb6381>
 Rising Flame!
 
Thank you for your overwhelming response to the first two sessions of  
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=d399d0f2f9&e=39f6cb6381>
 Vella Panti - an online house party for persons with disabilities and friends. 
It is time for our third session this Saturday! We will have a listening 
session where we listen to podcasts together. Let us hear about body image and 
body shaming and have some self-reflecting, challenging discussions with 
incredible people.

Our speakers will be podcasters- 
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=e2cd660256&e=39f6cb6381>
  Pallavi Nath and Ameya Nagarajan, Rising Flame’s senior programs consultant 
and gender -disability activist  
<https://twitter.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7784ab4f64e8189cd3d7b97df&id=8d33ac317a&e=39f6cb6381>
 Srinidhi Raghavan, and last but not the least Rising Flame’s  
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 I Can Lead Fellow Kavya Mukhija!

Let us take this opportunity to listen, discuss, hear and share about body 
image and body shaming- all important steps towards building empathy.

When: Saturday, April 18 2020 at 3.30 pm IST

Where:  <https://zoom.us/j/667569556> https://zoom.us/j/667569556

The call will be in English and in Indian sign language.

Don't forget to RSVP to  <mailto:t...@risingflame.org> t...@risingflame.org.
 
What did we do last Saturday?
In our previous session, we watched a series on short films on consent, 
following which we had an in-depth discussion with our activist speakers- Subha 
Wijesiriwardena- a queer-feminist activist, researcher, and writer/ blogger 
from Colombo, Sri Lanka, working on gender, sexuality and digital rights- and 
Shubha Kayastha- a queer feminist from Nepal and co-founder and executive 
director at Body & Data. You can find links to the films and read more about 
this session as well as the first one on our  
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 https://www.mid-day.com/articles/in-this-together/22719201
 
Stay safe, stay connected… See you on Saturday!

Regards
Nidhi Goyal
Founder and executive director: Rising Flame
A National award winning organisation
 
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[AI] meet Manasi Joshi, world para badminton Champion tomorrow April 12 on zoom

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all, 

 

Greetings on behalf of  Goregaon Sports Club(GSC)! 

 

To cut through the boredom and anxiety that this lockdown has brought along,
and to uplift our spirits and stay motivated, we would like to present to
you "Suno Zara" - a Sunday series of talks with some incredible people, and
an opportunity for you to listen  to their journeys and have a live
interaction. 

Join us this Sunday April 12 from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm for our first session
where leading activist and GSC elected member Nidhi Goyal is in conversation
with Manasi Joshi- a  para badminton world champion and a national award
winner. 

Click the link to join the session  https://zoom.us/j/756415354 

Look forward to seeing you online!

Regards, 

Nidhi Goyal

Chairperson  HRD, Securities, and Educational Initiatives

Goregoan Sports Club

 




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[AI] Vella Panthi session 2- A Screening on Consent; April 11 2020

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear All
 
Greetings from  <http://www.risingflame.org/> Rising Flame!
 
As you all know, to cut the loneliness, fear and the distance we all are 
experiencing during these locked down moments, we kick-started our series  
<https://risingflame.org/project/vella-panthi-an-online-house-party-for-persons-with-disabilities/>
 Vella Panthi last Saturday, April 4. Vella Panthi, an online house party for 
persons with disabilities and friends, is a series of four sessions over four 
weeks where we plan to catch up, read books, watch films and more. Because we 
must stay connected and continue building empathy!

This Saturday, April 11 at 3:30 pm IST, we bring to you the second session of 
Vella Panthi. This will be a screening on consent followed by some powerful 
discussions with two lovely activists Subha Wijesiriwardena- a queer-feminist 
activist, researcher, and writer/ blogger from Colombo, Sri Lanka, working on 
gender, sexuality and digital rights- and Shubha Kayastha- a queer feminist 
from Nepal and co-founder and executive director at Body & Data.
 
The screening will be subtitled and audio described and it will be followed by 
a discussion and sharing of experiences.  
To join us that day, click here  <https://zoom.us/j/185102007> 
https://zoom.us/j/185102007.
 
RSVP to  <mailto:t...@risingflame.org> t...@risingflame.org.
 
What did we do last Saturday?
In our previous session we read excerpts from Nidhi Goyal’s essay, ‘I’m Blind, 
So is Love’ and Nadika Nadja’s essay, ‘The Smartphone Freed Me: Dating as a 
Transwoman’ from the book, Eleven Ways to Love. The session was attended by 
over 60 participants, who made it all the more fun with their wonderful 
questions and discussions (a video of this conversation will soon be available).
Read about our series in the Mid Day!   
<https://www.mid-day.com/articles/in-this-together/22719201> 
https://www.mid-day.com/articles/in-this-together/22719201
 
Stay safe, stay connected… See you on Saturday!

Regards
Nidhi Goyal
Founder and executive director: Rising Flame
A National award winning organisation
 <http://www.risingflame.org/> www.risingflame.org
Twitter:  <https://twitter.com/RisingFlameNow> @RisingFlameNow | Facebook:  
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Re: [AI] Vella Panti- Come spend Saturdays with us!

[Nidhi Goyal]

Hi the first Saturday book reading is in English- from 11 ways to love as 
mentioned.
Hope this helps.
Look forward to seeing some of you
Regards
Nidhi Goyal



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From: AccessIndia  On Behalf Of Muthu 
Selvi
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To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled. 
Subject: Re: [AI] Vella Panti- Come spend Saturdays with us!

Will it be in English or Hindi?

On 4/1/20, Nidhi Goyal  wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Greetings from Rising Flame!
>
> For many of us social distancing is extremely difficult. For many of 
> us disabled persons isolation is even tougher. Because our 
> interactions hold us in care and warmth. So in these moments, let us 
> make an effort to stay connected more than ever!
>
> We bring to you Vella Panti – an online house party. Over the next 
> four Saturdays, we have something exciting lined up for you. Join us 
> (virtually, of course) as we spend each of these days watching, 
> listening and participating in a range of fun filled activities.
>
> On the first Saturday: April 4th at 3.30 pm IST, we have a book 
> reading of 'Eleven Ways to Love'. The book reading will be transcribed.
> Where - https://zoom.us/j/734819627
>
> On the second Saturday: April 11th at 3.30 pm IST, lets watch a film 
> together.
>
> The film will be captioned and audio described.)
> Where- https://zoom.us/j/185102007
>
> On the third Saturday: April 18th at 3.30 pm IST, we have shayari and 
> poetry
>
> Many of you can join in and share your poems, shayari with us. We will 
> have a sign language interpreter on the call!
> Where- https://zoom.us/j/667569556
>
> On the fourth Saturday: April 25th at 3.30 pm IST, to be decided (on 
> your
> farmaayish)
> Where- https://zoom.us/j/227558574
>
> So come spend your Saturday afternoon/ evening with us!
>
> Email us at t...@risingflame.org <mailto:t...@risingflame.org>  to join in.
>
> This series of events is hosted for persons with disabilities but our 
> friends and families are equally welcome. We look forward to meeting 
> each of you and spending some time bonding, laughing and being together .
>
>
> Warmly,
>
> Nidhi Goyal
> Founder and executive director: Rising Flame
>
> A national award winning non-profit organisation
>
> www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org>
>
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[AI] Vella Panti- Come spend Saturdays with us!

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all,

Greetings from Rising Flame!

For many of us social distancing is extremely difficult. For many of us 
disabled persons isolation is even tougher. Because our interactions hold us in 
care and warmth. So in these moments, let us make an effort to stay connected 
more than ever!

We bring to you Vella Panti – an online house party. Over the next four 
Saturdays, we have something exciting lined up for you. Join us (virtually, of 
course) as we spend each of these days watching, listening and participating in 
a range of fun filled activities.  

On the first Saturday: April 4th at 3.30 pm IST, we have a book reading of 
'Eleven Ways to Love'. The book reading will be transcribed.
Where - https://zoom.us/j/734819627
 
On the second Saturday: April 11th at 3.30 pm IST, lets watch a film together.

The film will be captioned and audio described.)
Where- https://zoom.us/j/185102007

On the third Saturday: April 18th at 3.30 pm IST, we have shayari and poetry

Many of you can join in and share your poems, shayari with us. We will have a 
sign language interpreter on the call!
Where- https://zoom.us/j/667569556
 
On the fourth Saturday: April 25th at 3.30 pm IST, to be decided (on your 
farmaayish)
Where- https://zoom.us/j/227558574

So come spend your Saturday afternoon/ evening with us!

Email us at t...@risingflame.org <mailto:t...@risingflame.org>  to join in.

This series of events is hosted for persons with disabilities but our friends 
and families are equally welcome. We look forward to meeting each of you and 
spending some time bonding, laughing and being together .
 

Warmly,

Nidhi Goyal
Founder and executive director: Rising Flame

A national award winning non-profit organisation

www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org> 

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[AI] Beijing + 25- online consultation for rights of women and girls with disabilities in India- nov 6

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

 

Dear all

Greetings from Rising Flame!

We are thrilled to  share with you the invite for an online consultation to
discuss and see where women with disabilities stand 25 years from the
Beijing Declaration for Action. 25 years ago was a landmark moment in
women's rights, and today at the 5 year mark of the promise to leave no one
behind, let us gather together and discuss the gaps in the recognition of
rights  of women and girls with disabilities and the possible way forward.

Details for the online consultation are as follows

Date November 6,2019

Day: Wednesday

Time: 4 pm IST

Language: English

The online platform will be accessible.  Please do let us know your
additional accommodation needs and we wil facilitate that accordingly. 

There are limited number of seats available, so please do register at
t...@risingflame.org <mailto:t...@risingflame.org>  and we will then be able
to confirm your participation as per availability. Women with disabilities
and activists working on disability and gender rights will be given
preference. 

Please find the concept note for the consultation below.

---

 

Championing Women with Disabilities' Rights: 25 Years on from the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action 

The adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) at
the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 symbolised a landmark global
commitment and put in place a global framework to advance women and girl's
rights. Twenty five years later, despite a lot of progress, the pace of
change still remains slow for women in general but women with disabilities
in particular.

Globally, 19.2 percent of women live with a disability but their realities
are still invisible, and their voices are seldom heard. In India we are
struggling to make them visible in policies, laws, data and public spaces
amongst others. We recognize that women with disabilities are equal
stakeholders to shape our feminism and women's rights agenda.  

 

The 12 critical areas of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
include women and: poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed
conflict, economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms,
human rights, media, environment and the girl child. 

Even as more women are achieving better outcomes nationally and across the
region, the same cannot be said for women with disabilities. There exist
huge inequalities in who gets access to education, political participation,
and whose needs are being met by the legislation and systems within the
country.

We know that if we stand for gender equality then the specific needs of
women with disabilities needs to be met for the achievement of inclusive and
sustainable development goals/. The Beijing+25 Review meets with a 5-year
milestone for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides us
the opportunity to take stock of progress made and actions required to
address barriers to gender equality. 

 

 

A review with focus on women with disabilities

The engagement of civil society is a vital part of the Beijing+25 review
process. As women with disabilities and activists working with and for
women with disabilities, it becomes important for us to discuss the
following:

-where women with disabilities are located at the moment and what are the
changes we deem necessary for their growth across the 12 critical areas of
the Beijing Platform for Action. 

- ways in which policy, systems and movements (women's rights, health
rights, economic rights, sexual rights)  can be transformed to not leave
women and girls with disabilities behind

 

We aim to make a brief document from the online consultation  to put out in
the public domaine and hopefully inform the regional and global Beijing + 25
processes. 

---

So please join us on November 6, 2019.

Regards

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and Executive Director: Rising Flame

www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org> 

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[AI] invitation to Rising Flame's event in Delhi sept 20

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all

Greetings from Rising Flame <http://www.risingflame.org> .
We would like to invite you to celebrate with us as we turn 2 this September! 
We are organising “Lead.Grow.Change.”, an event to amplify voices of women and 
youth with disabilities. it will be an opportunity to hear diverse 
experiences ,  ideas and thoughts on leadership, identity, choice and consent. 
Our speakers would include women with disabilities leaders like Amba Salelkar, 
Meenu Bhambhani, Smitha Sadasivan, and youth leaders like Harpriti Reddy and 
Nipun Malhotra, along with Rising Flame’s  
<https://risingflame.org/project/leadership-programs/>  I Can Lead fellows.

The afternoon will bring to you 2 panels, six lightening talks and  a deep dive 
into the journey of Rising Flame. So do join us for the stories, panels, 
conversations and more … much more…  

Date: September 20 2019  

Time: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Venue: Dome Hall, Hotel Ambassador, Khan Market, New Delhi.  

The venue is of course fully accessible and  sign language interpretors will be 
present; in addition, we will also have a few volunteers for support. If you 
need any other accomodations or have specific support needs then do write to us 
and we will ensure that we have it organised it for you. 

We would greatly appreciate if you could RSVP to t...@risingflame.org 
<mailto:t...@risingflame.org>  / arj...@risingflame.org 
<mailto:arj...@risingflame.org>  so that we could ensure that we have you 
registered in -since we have limited seats.   

Look forward to seeing you there!

Regards

Nidhi Goyal 

Founder and Executive Director: Rising Flame   

www.risingflame.org <http://www.risingflame.org> 
https://twitter.com/RisingFlameNow 

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[AI] naa mein naa hai- workshop invite for feb 23 in Bangalore

[Nidhi Goyal]

Dear All 

Greetings! 

 

Rising Flame and Enable India present Rising Flame’s workshop series: "Naa Main 
Naa Hai - Understanding Consent, Love and Violence in Intimate Relationships"

 

What is this workshop? 

 

Have you ever felt confused, what if the expressions are saying yes but they 
actually saying no? How does one know? 

Have you ever thought of, "I am a woman; can I make the first move?" Has it 
ever bothered you that your responses must either be yes or no? is this 
assistance, is this flirtation?

 

If you relate to any of these questions or have more, then this workshop is for 
you. Romance and relationships are complicated. Boundaries get blurred. They 
get even thinner when we live with a disability; and when boundaries blur and 
consent can't be gauged, we end up hurting ourselves or the other person. 

 

Let's get together to discuss, talk and understand consent through songs, 
conversations and a bucket load of fun. 

 

Date: Saturday, 23 February 2019

Time: 1:30 pm to 6pm 

Venue: Enable India, Kora Mangala, Bangalore

Last date to register: 22 Feb, 2019

To register for the workshop please call or message  Priti Lobo at +919742427632

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Nidhi Goyal is a disabled feminist activist working on disability rights and 
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advocacy, and art. She is the Founder Director of Rising Flame. 

 

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[AI] invitation for international human rights day- rising flame and American Consulate

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all,

 

Greetings!

Rising Flame with The U. S. Consulate General, Mumbai is pleased to invite you 
to “Voices” to mark the International Human Rights Day on Monday, December 10. 
Globally, women and queer persons are the bearers of the most painful and grave 
human rights violations -from domestic violence to female genital mutilation to 
sexual harassment and abuse - the list is endless. Social, political, cultural, 
and legal barriers prevent them from speaking up, being believed, or seeking 
justice. It is imperative and critical in the current times for us to come 
together and be heard.

 

Date: Monday 10th December 2018  

Time:  3:00 pm to 5:00 pm followed by refreshments  

Venue (Fully Accessible):   Multi-Purpose Room (MPR), U.S. Consulate General 
C-49, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai – 400 051

Language: English and Sign Language  

 

Event Flow:

Segment 1 – Ending the Silence  

Two short film screenings on the theme "Women's Safety and Empowerment" 
addressing gender based violence and issues faced by women with disabilities. 

Segment 2 – Hear Me 

Payal Kapoor, a woman with disabilities and a survivor of domestic violence 
shares her experience with us.  

Segment 3 - Speak Up 

Sonal Giani, Flavia Agnes and  Nidhi Goyal, three bold activists from diverse 
backgrounds discussing solutions and a way forward to deal with human rights 
violations that women and queer persons standing at multiple intersections 
face.  

Sonal Giani is an LGBTQIA+ activist and actor who has worked extensively with 
the Humsafar Trust and has founded "Yaariyan". 

Flavia Agnes is a women's rights lawyer. A pioneer of the women's movement, she 
has worked consistently on issues of gender and law reforms. She is also the co 
founder of Majlis.

Nidhi Goyal is a disability rights and gender justice activist known for her 
work with women with disabilities. She is the founder of the non profit Rising 
Flame. 

 

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so that we can make necessary arrangements.

 

We really hope that you join us in collectively raising our "Voices" 

 

Warm Regards

Rising Flame Team 

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<https://twitter.com/RisingFlameNow> 

 

 

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[AI] my op-ed in the NewYork times

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Hi all

Wanted to share my op-ed on violence against women with disabilities
published by the New York Time's Women in The World. Here's the link: 

 

 
<https://womenintheworld.com/2018/10/02/women-with-disabilities-also-belong-
to-the-global-metoo-movement/>
https://womenintheworld.com/2018/10/02/women-with-disabilities-also-belong-t
o-the-global-metoo-movement/

 

warm regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Founder and director: Rising Flame

Program Director: Point of View

President Elect: AWID

Global CSAG: UN Women Executive Director

Advisory board: Voice

twitter: @saysnidhigoyal

 




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[AI] My story of love published by Penguin Random House+ excerpt out in Skin Stories+ Facebook Live today

[Nidhi Goyal]

 

Dear all,

 

I am delighted to share with you that I have authored a story in the Penguin 
Random House anthology, ‘11 Ways to Love’. My story is about navigating the 
space of relationships, romance, love and friendship as a woman with a 
disability. This is something still rarely discussed, not spoken about enough 
and definitely missing from popular narratives, be it films or books.

I hope you enjoy reading my essay, ‘I am blind, so is love’!!

 

Pre order your copy here: 

Amazon link:  http://bit.ly/elevenwaystolove

Flipkart link: http://bit.ly/11waystolove

I am afraid that the pre order links are not to kindle or audio book as of now- 
only hard copy. 

 

You can read an exerpt of  my essay on Skin Stories, a publication by the 
Sexuality & Disability program of Point of View here: 

https://medium.com/skin-stories/my-most-romantic-midnight-date-a-story-of-friendship-and-love-6dd9e5cb288f

Or http://blog.sexualityanddisability.org/2018/02/romantic-midnight-date/

 

And catch me today, Feb 13th at 4pm IST, for a facebook live on the essay and 
more on love, desire, disability here: https://www.facebook.com/POVMumbai/

 

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Activist and stand up comedian

Founder and director: Rising Flame

@RisingFlameNow

Program Director: sexuality and disability

Point of View

@saysnidhigoyal

 

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[AI] a peep into my stand up comedy performance

[nidhi goyal]

 

Hello all

Sharing a quick peep into my stand up comedy performance- covered by the Bad 
Girls channel of Aditi Mittal

https://youtu.be/9QBF23j0uT4

Hope you enjoy

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] my reaction on and review of Kabil in scroll

[nidhi goyal]

Hi friends 

sharing my reaction to Kabil- published in scroll

https://thereel.scroll.in/828490/bollywood-heroes-always-win-so-why-should-k
aabil-be-any-different

 

Bollywood heroes always win, so why should 'Kaabil' be any different?

The Hrithik Roshan starrer goes a long way in normalising disability in the
movies.

by Nidhi Goyal

Published 13 hours ago.  

Image credit:  FilmKraft

A man and a woman fall in love, get married, and are living happily ever
after. until the villain intervenes and harasses the woman. She dies and the
man avenges her death. This could be the story of any Bollywood film. But
millions of blind persons in India finally sat up on January 25, 2017, and
said hmm, here are characters and a story that we relate to - and, you know
what, it is absolutely "normal".

I am talking about Sanjay Gupta's Kaabil, where both leads are blind. This
film is not special to me as a blind woman and a disability rights activist
only because of the stunning Hrithik Roshan and his sweet character Rohan
Bhatnagar, but because the film is not about disability. We have seen films
like Taare Zameen Par and Margarita With a Strawthat have been issue-based
or educational. Just as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham have affluent protagonists
who provide the context to the plot, similarly Kaabil has blind
protagonists. "Normalising" disability in cinema - that is what Kaabil does.

Critics are sure that the movie is gender insensitive - which is only the
problem of Kaabil but almost all of Bollywood. They further say that that
Roshan has been portrayed as a superhero fighting off all the villains who
harmed his wife Supriya (Yami Gautam), but does that really have anything to
do with the disability? If Bollywood is known for heroes who always win at
the end, why should it be different if the hero is blind?

Rather than using disability to gain sympathy and pity, the movie reflects
the research invested in its making and the casually inserted nuanced
moments. You would know this as soon as the film opens with a scene of the
lead actor cooking. It was fantastic to watch a blind man dealing with rupee
notes and correcting the autorickshaw driver when he tries to cheat him. It
was also fun to see that the blind man knew how to ride a bicycle.

And it is definitely a no-brainer when he gifts a watch to his future wife.
These sequences actually question what most people shockingly don't know
about visually impaired persons. To add to this, the beautiful energy of the
blind couple dancing is a recreational activity not commonly associated with
disability - the fact that two blind individuals are confident, independent,
and considering romance and marriage was probably an eye opener for most.

Play

The Mon Amour song from Kaabil.

When the trailer was out, alarm bells began ringing for me, particularly
when I heard the dialogue "Negative aur negative positive toh nahi ho sakte"
and "Andhera andhere ko ujala toh nahi de sakta". These are typical
statements made by lay persons who know nothing about living with
disability. These are unsaid assumptions around love and relationships that
society makes and that seep into the subconscious minds of people with
disabilities.

Thus in real or reel life, the discussion around potential dating partners
for someone disabled is reduced to the disability and not how wonderful or
not the person is. Showing people with disabilities to be incomplete and
hopelessly dependent, particularly in relationships, has been the forte of
Indian cinema.

The trailer suggested that Kaabil was no different. But Rohan helps Supriya
deal with this incorrect assumption and experience a different reality of
equal love.

The film is not all hunky dory, and is punctuated with ignorance and stigma.
Rohan's close friend says that he has heard that love is blind, but he
doesn't know that the blind also love. These lines, though said in jest,
highlight important issues faced by disabled people. The popular idea is
that disability reduces us to something less than complete, and that love,
romance and sex will never be on our minds with the struggles and survival
issues that we face.

Kaabil also subtly echoes questions that perhaps many people imagine and
want to raise. This is particularly in the area of sex and sexuality. The
film very beautifully dispels such misconceptions when it answers the
ignorant questions posed by the villains who wonder about Rohan and
Supriya's wedding night, "How would these blind people be doing it?" This
statement is juxtaposed with a lovemaking scene.

Play

Kaabil.

Yes, Supriya is at greater risk because of her blindness, but the issues
portrayed in the film were very real for disabled women who are raped by
someone who has money, power, and other privileges. The corruption of the
police, the difficulties in giving evidence, and the helplessness of a
middle-class couple were heart-wrenching an

[AI] notes for French language

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Hope you are having a great beginning to the new year!

I wanted to reach out to people on this list or otherwise who have French
Language Learning material in accessible formats (those who would have
scanned their notes as well). I will be grateful if you could write to me at
nidhigoyal...@gmail.com if you don't mind sharing them.

Thanks a ton and look forward to hearing back.

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] my stand up comedy performance in Mumbai dec 4 and delhi dec 7

[nidhi goyal]

 

Hi all,

Greetings.

I am so thrilled to share with you that I will be performing my stand up
comedy act in Mumbai Dec 4 and in Delhi dec 7. On the occasion of
international day of persons with disabilities and the sixteen days of
ending gender based violence, I present a humourous lens on my life as a
woman with a disability and on the experiences through my work on
disability, gender, sexuality and violence. See you  for some laughs!

 

Mumbai dec 4

Time 7.30 pm

Venue  Daughters of St PaulAuditorium , next to Royalty night club,
Waterfield road, Bandra west. Mumbai

Ticket for purchase on insider here:
https://insider.in/event/sex-and-sexability-2-0-with-aditi-mittal-dec4

 

Delhi dec 7

Time 6 pm (my 25 min performance followed by the film screening of Pink)

Venue Venue: The American Center

 
24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg

 
New Delhi 110001

 

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Activist trainer and artist: disability rights and gender justice

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[AI] join us in the online campaign on love, sex, and disability

[nidhi goyal]

 

Dear all

Greetings from Point of View.

The International Day of Persons with Disability is soon approaching! As a part 
of the celebrations we are very excited to run the #LoveSexDisability campaign 
on twitter and facebook in partnership with Crayon Impact from nov 28 till 
December 4. Through the campaign, we aim to raise awareness and bust myths 
surrounding sex, relationships and disabilities.

For this purpose, we're inviting people to upload/send in their stories- 
through videos, audio recordings, tweets etc. (whatever you're comfortable 
with!)- narrating a myth they've often faced about disability and relationships 
and busting the same. If you're not disabled, we'd love to hear a myth you held 
and how that was busted for you. We want to create a discussion around these 
myths and work to inform and educate through #LoveSexDisability and it would be 
wonderful to have you on board too!

So please do tweet or facebook with the hash tag . in case you want us to 
upload it, please email it individually to my colleague Neha  Mathews at 
neha.mathews...@gmail.com. 

Hoping to hear from you.

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Program Director: sexuality and disability

www.sexualityanddisability.org

Point of View

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[AI] audio described film at Mumbai Film Festival- by Point of View

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Greetings from Point of view!

It is our pleasure to bring to you an inclusive audio described screening of
<http://pandolin.com/tu-hai-mera-sunday-to-have-its-india-premiere-at-mami-2
016/> "Tu Hi Mera Sunday" a film by Milind Dhaimade. we are thrilled to
partner with the Mumbai Film Festival in their first step towards inclusion!
The film is a mix of Hindi and English and will be live audio described by
writer and poet Rachana Bhandari, the dialogue writer for Nagesh Kukunoor's
film Teen Deewaarein. 

Details:

The film will be screened at Globus Cinema, Bandra west, Mumbai on Saturday
October 22, 2016 and will start at 3 pm sharp. This will be followed by a
QNA interaction  with the film maker at 5 pm.

 

Fifty percent of the seats will be reserved for persons with visual
impairment and there will be no entry fee for them. sighted individuals can
register for the Mumbai film festival and come for an inclusive experience-
with the option of watching the film with an eye mask!

please do send in your confirmations with  your names and phone number to
ni...@pointofview.org and for further queries call +919820529792

 

Look forward to seeing you in large numbers!

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Program Director: sexuality and disability

Point of View

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[AI] my performance at an evening of stand up comedy performances on disability and sexuality in Mumbai

[nidhi goyal]

 

Dear all,

I am performing a stand up around disability and sexuality in Mumbai this 
Sunday. It is a sub set of my stand up act “Can you see me now” which has made 
the rounds in Kolkutta, kathmadu, and Geneva in the past six months.

Can you see me now?

A stand -up comedy act by Nidhi Goyal who is a disability and gender rights 
activist from Mumbai. Goyal uses humor to challenge the prevalent attitudes 
towards persons with disabilities: the over-curiosity, the running away; the 
false sympathy. Her performance gives you a glimpse of her complex life 
experiences as a woman, a disabled person, and of course  and activist talking 
about sexuality -things that you rather shush!

 

Details of the show:

Date : July 24

Time: 7pm to 9 pm

Venue: Auditorium, Daughters of St Paul, Waterfield road, Bandra West. Opposite 
Club Royalty 

 Please note:  the venue is wheelchair accessible

I and three other artists will perform with stand up comedian Aditi Mittal 
hosting the show. This is a fund raiser for a series of short films on 
disability that  <http://www.getyourcrayon.org/> CraYon Impact  wants to make. 
Tickets priced at INR 200 which can be purchased on this link below 

 
<https://insider.in/event/sex-and-sexability-a-night-of-standup-comedy-hosted-by-aditi-mittal-july24>
 
https://insider.in/event/sex-and-sexability-a-night-of-standup-comedy-hosted-by-aditi-mittal-july24

Do grab your tickets and hoping to see you there.

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

Disability and gender rights activist

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Re: [AI] my article on media and disability in scroll.in

[nidhi goyal]

sorry here is the correct link- hasty errors
http://thereel.scroll.in/810459/i-was-in-love-with-will-traynor-from-me-befo
re-you-until-he-decided-to-go-to-dignitas

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Hi Nidhi,

The link given by you opens some other article.

On 6/24/16, nidhi goyal  wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Greetings.
>
> I am delighted to share with you my article in scroll.in around the film
> "me
> before you"  talking about larger issues around the prejudiced media
> representations, the stigmatized messages, and the grave consequences. I
> hope you enjoy reading !
>
> http://thereel.scroll.in/
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Nidhi Goyal
>
> Disability and gender rights activist
>
> I tweet: @saysnidhigoyal
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[AI] my article on media and disability in scroll.in

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Dear all,

Greetings.

I am delighted to share with you my article in scroll.in around the film "me
before you"  talking about larger issues around the prejudiced media
representations, the stigmatized messages, and the grave consequences. I
hope you enjoy reading !

http://thereel.scroll.in/

 

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[AI] sound editing with JAWS-any trainer in Mumbai

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Dear all,

Greetings.

for one of our workshops with visually impaired youngsters,  we need a
trainer to teach them a sound editing software (like goldWave) with JAWS for
them to be able to produce  decent to good quality soundscapes. this will be
an assignment over two weekends in Mumbai. we would prefer a visually
impaired trainer but we are also open to nondisabled trainer. 

please email my colleague Smriti Dhingra at smr...@pointofview.org if you
are interested or know any person/ trainer to recommend.

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

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Point of View

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[AI] urgent:reschedule: audio described screening of Awesome Mausam

[nidhi goyal]

 

Please note important: due to lack of flexibility around sound system for live 
audio description and  some other issues the date and venue  have had to be 
rescheduled for the screening of Awesome Mausam for persons with visual 
impairment. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Please find final details 
below and do confirm for the same.

 

 

Dear all,

I am happy to inform you that Rahul Sharma, my brother-in-law, has made his 
debut as a main lead in the film “Awesome Mausam” released on March 18. Some of 
you may know him through the voice modulation workshop that he had conducted 
for Blind Graduate Forum of India in 2014. Having   experienced life with 
blindness closely through his brother-in-law Ashish Goyal and his 
sister-in-law, that’s me, Rahul wanted to make his film accessible to persons 
with visual impairment. And he has successfully taken the first step in this 
direction

It is a pleasure to invite you to a special screening of his film exclusively 
for persons with visual impairment. Special because for the first time ever a 
Bollywood commercial film will be audio described in its very first week; 
special because the hero- Rahul- will be there with his film director- Yogesh 
Bharadwaj- to interact with you!

 

Date: March 23, 2016

Time: 6.30 pm (film duration: 2 hours 15 mins + half hour of interaction)

Venue: Firstlook preview theatre, H 27, laxmi industrial estate Gate number 3, 
sub TV lane, off link road, andheri west , Mumbai 453

Landmark: opposite Delhi Darbaar restaurant 

 

Please RSVP in the form of text/ whats app on 9820529792 or 9820429492 with 
your name. tickets are limited so please confirm only if you are sure of being 
there. 

Cheers,

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[AI] screening of audio described film for persons with visual impairment in Mumbai

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Dear all,

I am happy to inform you that Rahul Sharma, my brother-in-law, has made his
debut as a main lead in the film "Awesome Mausam" released on March 18. Some
of you may know him through the voice modulation workshop that he had
conducted for Blind Graduate Forum of India in 2014. Having   experienced
life with blindness closely through his brother-in-law Ashish and his
sister-in-law, that's me, Rahul wanted to make his film accessible to
persons with visual impairment. And he has successfully taken the first step
in this direction

It is a pleasure to invite you to a special screening of his film
exclusively for persons with visual impairment. Special because for the
first time ever a Bollywood commercial film will be audio described in its
very first week; special because the hero- Rahul- will be there with his
film director- Yogesh Bharadwaj- to interact with you!

 

Date: March 22, 2016

Time: 7 pm (film duration: 2 hours 15 mins)

Venue: Gem Theatre, G7 cinemas, near TATA Block and railway colony, SV road,
Bandra West, Mumbai 400 050 

Please RSVP in the form of text/ whats app on 9820529792 or 9820429492 with
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being there. 

Cheers,

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+919820529792

 


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[AI] Invitation to join willingnable | E-group

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Dear all,

 

Greetings from Point of View!

 

We are happy to share that we are here with an exclusive space for women with 
disabilities, a space in the digital arena that is much wanted and deserved. We 
welcome you to join this willingnable 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/willlingnable>  online community for 
women with disabilities and women activists working on their issues. your 
participation will make the e-group richer with the exchange of ideas and 
thoughts, sharing of information and experiences, and swapping of realistic 
practical advice.

 

This is not just another group but a group which wants to hear from you and 
will value your leadership. It is not just ‘FOR’ women with disabilities but we 
want  it to be ‘BY’ them as well. to action this thought we will have a 
different group lead every month (of course a woman with a disability!) who 
will steer conversations, nudge the group and bring diverse perspectives.

 

This effort has been initiated after the raving  success of our website 
www.sexualityanddisability.org <http://www.sexualityanddisability.org/>  and of 
course our impactful accessible ‘disability and 
<http://sexdisblog.org/section/workshops/>  sexuality’ trainings across 
different regions. We look forward to your support and interest to take this 
e-group forward.

 

We know disabled women have an interesting, strong, and important voice and we 
want to hear it. So please join us and have your say!

 

Cheers,

 

Nidhi Goyal

Program Director: Willingnable

I tweet: @saysnidhigoyal

 

Website <http://sexualityanddisability.org/>  | Blog <http://sexdisblog.org/>  
| Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/SDdotorg/?fref=ts>  | Twitter 
<https://twitter.com/dis_sexuality> 

 

Point of View 

Website <http://pointofview.org/>  | Facebook 
<https://www.facebook.com/Point-of-View-246577641324/?fref=ts>  | Twitter 
<https://twitter.com/povmumbai> 

 

 


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[AI] invitation for this evening in Bandra, Mumbai

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Hello all,

Greetings on behalf of Point of View.

On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I take
the opportunity to invite all of you to an evening of fun and sharing   at
the open theatre, Carter road, Mumbai from 5.30 to 7.30. Point of View and
ADAPT jointly have decided to  celebrate the spirit of disability and the
spirit of persons with disabilities  with performances and an hour of open
mike where everyone  gets a chance to speak and share!

So get your friends, colleagues, family  and join  us.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

I tweet: @saysnidhigoyal

 

Consultant:Disability and gender rights  

Point of View, Mumbai

 

Founding trustee and board of director

Standing Tall

An Affiliate of Handicap International

 

 



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[AI] organisations for the blind in Calcutta?

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Dear all,

Greetings for the day.

I and my team from Point of View are visiting  Calcutta in the second week
of December to conduct "disability and sexuality" workshops  for persons
with locomotor disabilities. We would like to extend these workshops for
persons with visual impairment as well. Could anyone connect me with persons
working with organizations for the visually impaired in Calcutta? If any
members of such organizations  are on this list and wish to contact me,
please do write back on nidhigoyal...@gmail.com

Look forward to hearing back.

Cheers,

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[AI] research-visually impaired users of dating apps and matrimonial websites

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Dear all,

Greetings from Point of View.

we the authors of www.sexualityanddisability.org are running a small
research on technology and partner search. we are looking for visually
impaired women/girls and men/boys who are using or have used   the dating
apps like tinder, hinge, ok Cupid and matrimonial websites like shaadi.com,
bharat matrimony etc.

it would be wonderful if we could interview those of you who are users of
these apps/websites. we promise to keep the information confidential and not
to take a lot of your time.  please do respond  to arp...@pointofview.org
and our team will get in touch with you.

Look forward to hearing back from visually impaired women (particularly) and
men too!

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] pannel of women with disabilities at the Feminists in London conference

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Dear friends,

Greetings.

Here is to share with you that i will be speaking  at the Feminists in
London 2015 conference (http://www.feminisminlondon.co.uk/speakers/) on the
pannel of women with disabilities. the session is at 12.30 UK time or 6 pm
IST on October 25, 2015 and will be livestreamed at
Bambuser.com/channel/occupynewsnetwork for those of you who want to catch
it.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] sexuality-disability workshops in Nagpur for visually impaired persons

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Dear all,

Greetings on behalf of Point of View.

after pioneering the online initiative www.sexualityanddisability.org, Point
of View (POV) has launched the phase two of its project where we are
conducting on -the -ground workshops for and with persons with different
disabilities. after completion of successful workshops in Mumbai and Pune,
we are now moving to Nagpur. This weekend, October 17 and 18, we are
organising two full day workshops with our team of experts-Doctors,
counsellors, community experts- and will discuss and train at length about
Body, body image, sex and reproductive process, contraception and STIs,
relationships and marriage, consent and choices, discrimination, violence
and abuse. The workshops are accessible with tactile diagrams and anatomical
models and the trainers are sensitised to work with visually impaired
persons.

the workshops  are for mixed group of men and women with just the opening
session in separate rooms for each day. Since we do not accept very large
cohorts, we would request you to register soon for the limited
opportunities.

More details

 

Workshop 1

Date Oct 17,2015

Time 10.30 am to 6.00 pm

Venue atmadeepam society nagpur, plot no. 70, near NIT Swiming pool,
ambazari layout, nagpur 33



Workshop 2

Date Oct 18,2015

Time 10.00am to 5.30 pm

Venue atmadeepam society nagpur, plot no. 70, near NIT Swiming pool,
ambazari layout, nagpur 33



Lunch and evening tea/snacks will be provided and there is no registration
fee. For registrations please contact our logistics partner in Nagpur Ms
Jidnyasa +919175046021 . if you face any issue, then please email me with
the subject line- registrations for Nagpur workshop.

Look forward to meeting many of you there.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] link to my latest blog on disabled women from rural Telangana and Gujarat

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Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.

I am delighted to share "How Can You Decide For Me?"- a blog on the
experiences of women with disabilities from rural Telangana and Gujarat
around  sexuality, marriage and reproduction, written by me on SMRC's gender
resource centers!

Here is the link:

https://azadikiudaan.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/how-can-you-decide-for-me/

 

Hope you read it.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

Disability, Gender, and Diversity Consultant

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[AI] blog on women with disabilities- health, discrimination and rights

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.

i am happy to share a blog written by me about Gender resource centers and
their stories and work for women with disabilities - an initiative of SMRC,
Orissa.

it talks about realities that we may or may not have thought about and
considered. please do read:

 

"I don't eat a full meal for dinner. Actually we don't have a toilet at home
and I can't see at night to go out in the open for excretion. I somehow
control myself till around 8 or 9 am when there is light enough for me to
see at least a foot or two around me."

https://azadikiudaan.wordpress.com/2015/07/04/it-is-not-okay-talking-about-d
iscrimination-health-and-rights/

 

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Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] Applications invited for Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disabilities: Physical and Neurological) & Post Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology (Academic Year: 2015-16

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To: 



Respected Fellow Academician,

 

Greetings from New Horizons Child Development Centre!

We are glad to inform you about 

Two Post Graduate Programs 

in collaboration with 

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Deemed University) 

which will be conducted by New Horizons Health and Research Foundation, Mumbai

in 2015 - 16.

~

“Our world is a beautiful garden because every PERSON is a different kind of 
flower!”

 Is it your dream to nurture and support individuals with different needs?

Are you keen to make a difference in their lives!

As a doctor and a parent, are you someone who wants to learn about different 
methods of teaching?

Are you keen to receive practical, hands-on training and learn skills so 
important for educators in the field of special education and rehabilitation 
psychology?

Are you eager to work and continue to maintain work-family time balance?

Do you want to ensure that ALL CHILDREN are learning and reaching their highest 
potential?




Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai 

and 

New Horizons Health and Research Foundation, Mumbai

Invites Applications for 

 Post Graduate Diploma 

in Special Education (Multiple Disabilities: Physical and Neurological) 

(Academic Year: 2015-16)
and 
Post Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology

(Academic Year: 2015-16)

PGD in Special Education (MD: P & N) and PGD in Rehabilitation Psychology 
courses are 

1 year full time programmes 

which will be conducted by experts in the field 

with intensive practical training to hone one's skills to work

in the field of Psychology, Special Education and Rehabilitation. 

Course details:

 Eligibility – 

PGDSE (MD: P & N) - Graduate in any subject

PGDRP - Graduate in Psychology

 Seats will also be available for parents of children with special needs who 
can apply for this programme.

 Course Duration - 1 year + Internship term

Medium of Instruction - English

 Venue - New Horizons Health and Research Foundation, Goregaon - East, Mumbai

 Application Form and details about the programmes available on - 

http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/admissions-open-for-pgdse-and-pgdrp-2015 

and 

http://www.newhorizonsindia.org/tiss-collaboration.php

 

 IMPORTANT DATES: 

 


Application Form Submission at TISS

24.6.2015, Wednesday


Uploading List of Applicants for Personal Interview on the website

26.6.2015, Friday


Personal Interview

2.7.2015; 3.7.2015, Thursday, Friday


Final List of Selected Applicants on the Website

6.7.2015, Monday


Submission of Fee

7.7.2015 – 20.7.2015


Orientation

24.7.2015, Friday


Commencement of Academic Session 2015 – 16

27.7.2015, Monday

 

For inquiry regarding the courses and application process, please contact – 

Ms. Nita Mehta, MA (Clinical Psychology), DHRM, CRR No: A35822

Academic Head-New Horizons Institute of Education and Research.

Phone no: +91 7045352552 | E-mail: cont...@newhorizonsindia.org

"Every Child Can Do Better!"

www.enablemychild.org   | 
www.newhorizonsindia.org  

  www.facebook.com/newhorizonsedu | 
www.twitter.com/newhorizonscdc

 

 

We are all working hard to develop much needed resources in the field of 
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Child Psychology. 

With YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND BLESSINGS FOR NEW HORIZONS this is a humble 
attempt in that direction.

 

Please do circulate this message to anyone else who might benefit.

 

Best Regards,

 

Dr Samir H Dalwai,
MD, DCH, FCPS, DNB, LLB,
Developmental Pediatrician,

 

National Chairperson, Indian Academy of Pediatrics - Childhood Disability Group,
Neuro Developmental Clinic, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General (Sion) Hospital 
and Medical College,
Member, Young Parliamentarians' "Citizens' Alliance Against Malnutrition"

Member, Expert Panel, Maharashtra State Commission for the Protection of Child 
Rights,

 

Celebrating 13th Year of Inclusion! 

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[AI] FW: [WeThePwd:1663] Attached RPWD Bill report by standing committee MSJE, India

[nidhi goyal]

Forwarding an email on the RPD bill- sorry for cross posting if any.

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal

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While reading the report I found that the committee doesn't seem to be very 
much in tune with the UNCRPD and the discussion about the naming of the Bill 
sounds quite patronizing. I'm pasting the section here below:

 

Title of the Bill 3.1 While examining the views of individuals/stakeholders and 
organizations on the Bill, it was pointed out to the Committee that the title 
of the Bill sounded derogatory and disparaging and therefore, needs to be 
modified. Across all section of stakeholders, an unanimous view emerged that 
the title of the Bill, may be changed and made preferably as ―Rights of Persons 
with Different Abilities or Special Abilities‖. 3.2 When the Ministry was asked 
to justify the existing title of the Bill, they in their written reply stated 
as under: ―The Bill is in line with UNCRPD. The UNCRPD uses the term Persons 
with Disabilities. Some Persons with Disabilities have objection to use of 
words 'differently abled' or 'specially abled‖. 3.3 The Committee are of the 
view that using the words “Persons with Disabilities” in the title of the Bill 
not only sound disparaging but also belittle the enormous talent, capacity and 
ability these persons possess to take up any challenge and compete with other 
normal human beings. Further, the present title itself declares them as 
„persons with disabilities‟ whereas the intention and purpose of the Bill is to 
empower them and give them their rightful due. In fact, the Committee 
themselves were awe-struck when they witnessed, during their close interaction 
with these people, the special knack and endowment of these people. The 
Committee are of the considered view that the present title of the Bill does 
not justify the talent and aptitude these persons own. The Committee, 
therefore, recommend that the Bill could be titled either as “The Rights of 24 
Persons with the Different Abilities” or “The Rights of Persons with Special 
Abilities” or “The Rights of the Differently Able persons” which is not only 
more progressive and encouraging but will also help correct the discourse about 
the disabled people besides reducing their psychological complexes.

 

On 8 May 2015 at 12:39, Vaishnavi Jayakumar  
wrote:

Please share widely : Standing committee report on  
<https://www.facebook.com/rpwdbill> RPWD Bill India is attached and also 
available at  <http://bit.ly/RPWDreport> bit.ly/RPWDreport

 

The reference documents leading to this are available at the online Scribd 
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Re: [AI] Sign of the times

[nidhi goyal]

Yes Shiv, it will be quite a challenge but I guess that would be the same if
a hearing and speech impaired person visited Dining in the Dark.

I would love for someone in this group who has learnt sign language and has
interacted independently with the hearing and speech impaired to share their
experiences- challenges and ease.
Hoping to hear from someone
Cheers,
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the disabled.'
Subject: [AI] Sign of the times

A great idea and initiative! However, how will blind people access this
place???

 

Source:

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Sign-of-the-times/articleshow/4712
7593.cms?prtpage=1

Sign of the times

 

 

By Benita Fernando, Mumbai Mirror | May 2, 2015, 05.03 AM IST

 

 

Sign of the times

 

(Left to right) Steward Rohit Patil, hostess Baljeet Kaur, head of training
Clyde Castellino with Anuj Shah and Prashant Issar

 

City gets its first eatery with deaf-mute only service staff, encouraging
guests to place orders using sign language.

 

If you wish to order a bowl of piquant kaffir rasam at Powai's just-launched
Mirchi and Mime (M&M), you are going to have to interlock your pinkies into
a 'S' before you raise your index, middle and ring fingers of one hand.
Staying on for main course? Tell the steward you want the guinea fowl inside
out by making a 'T' with your index fingers, and then the number 8. 

 

If that's exactly what Rohit Patil ends up bringing to your table 20 minutes
later, without you having uttered a word, it's because the restaurant's
service staff of 27, all hearing and speech impaired, have been training to
have their service down to pat for the last 14 weeks. 

 

Owned by Anuj Shah and Prashant Issar, the 80-seater offers a pan-Indian
menu in a fine-dining setup where a massive wall pays homage to traditional
cooking techniques with framed brass ladles and ancient scrapers. Inside the
kitchen, dessert chef Mahesh Chinde carries his disability lightly on his
shoulders as he puts together a portion of sitaphal panna cotta. 

 

The idea to keep sign language as the mainstay of service at their first
establishment (the duo insists it's one of 21 they plan to roll out in
India, and possibly abroad) came to Issar when he came across Signs
Restaurant staffed by deaf waiters in Toronto's Yonge and Wellesley area.
Issar, whose 20-yearlong of hospitality experience, including an association
with London's Masala Zone and Michelin-starred Amaya as GM, says he realised
that the hearing-and-speech impaired not only make for focused talent with
little to distract them, they almost always are competent non-verbal
communicators. He insists they have been hired for their ability, not
disabilities. "We wished to present Indian food creatively while helping
develop employable skills," he says. 

 

All picked from Chembur's Rochiram T Thadani School for Hearing Handicapped
and the National Society for Equal Opportunities for the Handicapped
(NASEOH), the staff has been trained by Dr Reddy's Foundation and Clyde
Castellino, M&M's head of training. 

 

For this assignment, Castellino had to learn Indian Sign Language from
scratch. Shah considers it a valuable investment, arguing that hiring the
disabled is not part of the firm's CSR; they make up their core resource. 

 

And so, animated faces, dancing eyes and flying fingers are an everyday
thing at M&M. Issar's arrival is indicated by air-drawing a tattoo on the
forearm; Shah, by his spiked hair; Castellino, by an earring, and 21-yearold
hostess, Baljeet Kaur, whose family of five is speech-and-hearing impaired
too, by her curls. 

 

Not just the staff, the eatery also encourages guests to indulge in
gestures. Their imaginative menu carries simple 2-step sketches of signs
next to corresponding dishes that customers can follow. A simple gesture
glossary also helps indicate nuances of taste, including salt and spice. It
gets even more interesting when choosing meats. The fingers must flutter if
you crave fish or mimic a hen's beak for a portion of chicken. For the more
officious meetings, the manager is happy to present you with a printed set
menu, and no, it's not uncouth to point-and-order here. 

 

"We want our service to be as seamless as that at a regular restaurant, and
ensure our food is the cornerstone," hopes Issar. 

 

Ground Floor, Transocean House, Lake Boulevard, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai.
Call: 41415151. Opens today.

 

Regards,

 

Shiv



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[AI] watch me in conversation with Barkha Dutt on We the people

[nidhi goyal]

Hello,

 

I am delighted to share with you that I will be in conversation with Barkha
Dutt, Kalki Koechlin, Shonali Bose and others on 'We the People '
discussing disability and sexuality. This is scheduled  for Sunday April 12,
2015, 8pm on NDTV 24x7.

Do watch.

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[AI] any box which enables use of one headphone for two PCs?

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

hope you are well.

could someone share if they know of a switch box which enables the use of
one headphone to listen to two PCs/ laptops at the same time? i know that
there exists a similar switch box which enables listening to a PC and the
phone together through a single head phone.

will be immensely grateful for any information or leads on this.

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[AI] FW: Accsex telecast on DD-I

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Trust you are well.

Here is an information about the award winning documentary- do watch for those 
who haven’t!

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

Disability and gender rights activist

Twitter @saysnidhigoyal

 

Hello :)

I am happy to share that Accsex is finally up for telecast! Watch the film on 
Doordarshan National (DD-I) this Saturday and the next, in two parts:
Part 1: 4th April, Saturday, 2 p.m.
Part 2: 11th April, Saturday, 2 p.m.


Please also share and spread the word about the telecast :)

Warmly,

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[AI] Ashish Goyal: chosen as a young global leader by World Economic Foram

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Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.

I am delighted to share with you that my brother Ashish Goyal has been
chosen by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. You could read
about it here:
https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/03/meet-the-2015-class-of-young-global-leade
rs/

 

For those who don't know Ashish, he is the first blind guy to have graduated
from Wharton Business School  with anMBA degree and is the first blind
trader globally. 

Not only as a sister but  as someone from the blind community,I can say that
Ashish has been an inspiration and he continues to inspire us with his
unrelenting spirit.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

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[AI] Fwd: Talk 5.3.15 Gendered Analysis of Disability with Particular Reference to India By Prof. Renu Addlakha

[nidhi goyal]

Apologies for cross posting

Important information for those in Hyderabad:

-- Forwarded message --
From: Amit Upadhyay 
Date: Monday, March 2, 2015
Subject: Talk 5.3.15 Gendered Analysis of Disability with Particular Reference 
to India By Prof. Renu Addlakha






University of Hyderabad 

Department of Sociology

 School of Social Sciences



invites you to a talk on

Gendered Analysis of Disability with 

   Particular Reference to India

By

   Prof. Renu Addlakha

Centre for Women’s Development Studies, 

 New Delhi

  

on

5th   March,  2015 (Thursday)

 at  3.00 p.m 

  Venue:   New Seminar Hall  

   School of Social Sciences

All are invited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Assistant Professor

Department of English (Room No. 15)

School of Languages, Linguistics and Indology 

Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Hyderabad 500 032.

 

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Re: [AI] Moderator: Re: sexuality disability e-group around the corner women!

[nidhi goyal]

Dear moderator,
dont quite get your reply. it was just an information- which i am sure is
not out of context because it is information very much connected to
disability. 
So what does this mean? just like you allow information about any upcoming
conferences /activities  , here is an upcoming e-group. nothing else. how
can you ban just provision of information- please read my email it was a new
email, not a part of any thread of an upcoming activity to repeat myself.
Would liketo know.
Cheers,
Nidhi


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All
Irrespective on whichever thread anyone seeking any query or expressing 
their interest in joining any egroup or otherwise, please don't discuss it 
here. Please contact the persons directly.

On our side we welcome all those who wish to start any specialised egroup. 
This is the beauty of the e connected world and it is possible to be an 
active participant in those areas which is in line to ones needs.

Harish Kotian

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[AI] sexuality disability e-group around the corner women!

[nidhi goyal]

Dear ladies,

Greetings from Mumbai.

I take this opportunity to announce on behalf of Point of view-a Mumbai
based non profit advocating for rights of women- that as a next step to the
website www.sexualityanddisability.org- an online resource which talks about
the sexual rights of women with disabilities- we are soon launching a
sexuality disability e -group for women with disabilities. We hope to
announce it this month and will write back to invite all of you!

Till then .

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

Consultant : disability and gender rights

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Re: [AI] May be of Interest: Companies in Ahmedabad welcomespeciallyabled staff

[nidhi goyal]

information is always appreciated, and all i can say is thank you Avinash. 


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welcomespeciallyabled staff

Totally agree with Payal. Also pasting content into email increases weight
of an email and it costs money to those who are not interested in a
particular article. 

Avinash, thanks a lot for sharing. 

Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu
Sent from my iPhone 5C

> On 26-Feb-2015, at 15:32, payal  wrote:
> 
> Sripriya,
> Since you have brought this to the list, I am responding here.
> It takes a lot of time and effort to find relevant articles of interest to
> post here. Avinash is doing all of us a service by making them available.
If
> you don't want to open the link on the e mail, paste the same link onto
your
> web browser to do the same and read the article.
> To expect someone to do all the work for us is not fair, is it? Hope this
> helps.
> Payal
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> welcomespeciallyabled staff
> 
> sounds like this person Avinash Shahi is good with providing news paper 
> links. I'd rather prefer it to be copied and pasted it here. I usually
won't
> 
> click the links being sent through emails though. Most of them are risky.
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> Subject: [AI] May be of Interest: Companies in Ahmedabad welcome 
> speciallyabled staff
> 
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Companies-in-Ahmedabad-wel
> come-specially-abled-staff/articleshow/46369307.cms
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Re: [AI] sanitary napkin vs tampon? threading, plucker, or waxing? oops

[nidhi goyal]

Dear Moderator,
Thank you for the clarification.
As you must have read, all of us women felt the same -
however, i am surprised that objections were raised by other women as well,
but your email only addresses me to bring objections to you. obviously as an
equal member of the list, i would not appreciate if rules and displeasure
was only exclusively reserved for me or expressed towards me. 
"blindness and lack of literature on these subjects in an acessible format"
in the presence of google, sure if you and the monitoring team and other
members think- i agree.
i will definitely not retract from the other things that i said.
once again, thank  you for the clarification. happy to comply.
Cheers,
Nidhi Goyal
disability and gender rights activist
+919820529792




-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of hp.kot...@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 2:36 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] sanitary napkin vs tampon? threading, plucker, or waxing? oops

Dear Nidhi
1 Well, the boundaries of the list has not been extended.
2 May I point to the list guidelines which states, if any member is
having any objection relating to any post, it should be brought to the
attention of the moderator and not put on the list.
3 The subject line was very clear on the thread and I see no objection
on the discussion on this thread.
4 All the points you have flagged are really questions arrising due to
blindness and lack of literature on these subjects in an accessible
form.
5 I don't agree with your asertion of space invaders in this context,
nor:patriarchal attitude and male hegemony."
6 I don't see any objection if women related topics are brought to the
list which is of course blindness related.I do recall, there was some
discussion on make up etc in the past.

Due to keywords in the mail, this mail did not reach me as it got
filtered out at our servers. Hence, I may not be able to respond
quickly on this thread.

 Harish Kotian

[AI] sanitary napkin vs tampon? threading, plucker, or waxing? oops or
only electric shavers?

nidhi goyal Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:46:25 -0800

Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.
i have  read the very interesting discussions going on on this list, and i
would request someone to provide me with the guidelines of the list again-
it seems we are pushing boundaries each time.

In a very recent eenthusiastic thread active on the list i can only say that
it is shocking how couple of points could be related to blindness or
accessibility:

-what should be done first, trimming or  shaving

-how much time does a shave take

-if someone has a hard growth or a soft one

-how to clean the blade

-getting rid of the pubic hair



the first one or two exchanges were okay or could be directly/indirectly
related to accessibility but seriously the 37 others that followed?

these are only a few out of the many objectionable contents.



As a woman i can and will share my idea that this list suddenly seems like
an electronic space invader. for those who dont know who space invaders
are, let me tell you. they are those men who share a two seater bench with a
woman and take up three quarters of that seat/bench. now why do i say that ?
because the gendered discussion going on this list reflects a very strong
patriarchal attitude and male hegemony. i can see how objections by women
were royally ignored.

it is not about personal is political but about the boundaries of a said
list and where i choose to be. if Access India decides that the boundaries
have changed and they are okay with gendered discussions and personal
matters that concern the blind then just for a minute reflect on this.

Women will absolutely bring up the accessibility of a sanitary napkin vs
tampon. i am sure menstrual issues  are of great concern to blind women. if
toilet habits of men are okay being discussed here so should be that of
women. and of course we will too indulge into enlighting discussions of
whether waxing is more doable than  self threading, and elaborate on how
frequently will we have to do the hair removal, or which method will leave
our skin soft and not let it go dark.



well, i really cant miss out on personal is political. we could bring up sex
positions on this list, because blindness leaves many people apprehensive
about not having seen sex positions earlier and lack of that impacting their
sexual lives. i work on gender, sexual rights, and disability so definitely
this wont make me shy away.



the point is that please tell us what is access India all about and some of
us will be happy to decide whether or not we want to be in this space and of
course others may choose to be here with full awareness of what can come up
and will be acceptable. of course some others like me will start utilising
the newly pushed boundaries!

Happy to comply.

Cheers,

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[AI] sanitary napkin vs tampon? threading, plucker, or waxing? oops or only electric shavers?

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.

i have  read the very interesting discussions going on on this list, and i
would request someone to provide me with the guidelines of the list again-
it seems we are pushing boundaries each time.

In a very recent eenthusiastic thread active on the list i can only say that
it is shocking how couple of points could be related to blindness or
accessibility:

-what should be done first, trimming or  shaving

-how much time does a shave take

-if someone has a hard growth or a soft one

-how to clean the blade

-getting rid of the pubic hair

 

the first one or two exchanges were okay or could be directly/indirectly
related to accessibility but seriously the 37 others that followed?

these are only a few out of the many objectionable contents.

 

As a woman i can and will share my idea that this list suddenly seems like
an electronic space invader. for those who dont know who space invaders
are, let me tell you. they are those men who share a two seater bench with a
woman and take up three quarters of that seat/bench. now why do i say that ?
because the gendered discussion going on this list reflects a very strong
patriarchal attitude and male hegemony. i can see how objections by women
were royally ignored. 

it is not about personal is political but about the boundaries of a said
list and where i choose to be. if Access India decides that the boundaries
have changed and they are okay with gendered discussions and personal
matters that concern the blind then just for a minute reflect on this.

Women will absolutely bring up the accessibility of a sanitary napkin vs
tampon. i am sure menstrual issues  are of great concern to blind women. if
toilet habits of men are okay being discussed here so should be that of
women. and of course we will too indulge into enlighting discussions of
whether waxing is more doable than  self threading, and elaborate on how
frequently will we have to do the hair removal, or which method will leave
our skin soft and not let it go dark.

 

well, i really cant miss out on personal is political. we could bring up sex
positions on this list, because blindness leaves many people apprehensive
about not having seen sex positions earlier and lack of that impacting their
sexual lives. i work on gender, sexual rights, and disability so definitely
this wont make me shy away.

 

the point is that please tell us what is access India all about and some of
us will be happy to decide whether or not we want to be in this space and of
course others may choose to be here with full awareness of what can come up
and will be acceptable. of course some others like me will start utilising
the newly pushed boundaries!

Happy to comply.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

disability and gender rights activist

@saysnidhigoyal

 

 

 



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Re: [AI] Valentines Special: Short film:I TOUCH YOU (Love story of a blind girl and deaf & mute boy)

[nidhi goyal]

Thanks for sharing, very useful.
Cheers,
Nidhi Goyal
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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of avinash shahi
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:29 PM
To: disability-studies-india; jnuvision; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Valentines Special: Short film:I TOUCH YOU (Love story of a
blind girl and deaf & mute boy)

Though I can't express my observation on the film; however, comments
on the film are amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyZ6UbdIOI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyZ6UbdIOI

-- 
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[AI] South Asian Youth Conference 2014: session on gender and disability

[nidhi goyal]

Dear All,

Greetings from Mumbai.

i know it is a bit late but if anyone is interested, i will be conducting a 
webinar tomorrow at 11 am on gender and Disability in the South Asian Youth 
Conference by BRM.

Those interested, can fill here the registration form for participants 
 . 

Here is the website   and facebook page 
  for more information.

 

 

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Re: [AI] celebrate World White Cane day with clean India

[nidhi goyal]

Dear Avinash,
some straight answers-
what are we going to clean:  public property in Mumbai- yet to be decided
because our sighted volunteers are scouting  around the city to see which
parts are not cleaned regularly or need cleaning the most. there might be
too many such places so we will pick and choose one.
who is going to clean- the blind and visually impaired
what is the definition of cleanliness- please refer to any simple
dictionary. if you want to take this to a philosophical level, i suggest we
discuss this off the list.

to the rest of your remarks and the link pasted below, i think you are
trying to give an extreme political tone to a simple effort onn world white
cane day.  "Bits of paper lying on the floor, makes the place untidy, pick
them up" is something we learnt as a nursery rhyme and i have been
implementing it since.
and i am going to ignore some parts of your remark because if i were to take
it seriously, there is a very uncalled for indirect implication that me or
my co-organiser are trying to orchestrate a sham or a farce- which is a
serious offensive assumption

to the rest of the list,
thanks for your phone calls and emails. we will be delighted if more and
more people join us.
Regards,
Nidhi Goyal
Disability and gender rights activist
MSC Development Studies, LSE
Twitter @saysnidhigoyal





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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of avinash shahi
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 12:56 AM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
the disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] celebrate World White Cane day with clean India

"Some straight questions. What are we going to clean, who is going to
clean and what is our concept of cleanliness? Will this campaign
address the most important, most basic and most neglected question of
modernisation of our sanitation system? Whose India are we aiming at
cleaning up? In India, cleanliness can't be just about Bollywood actor
Aamir Khan preaching that we do not throw banana peels by the street
or piss on walls nor about PMs, CMs, all manner of ministers and
bureaucrats and politicians picking up brooms to clean streets and
public toilets and public places that have already been thoroughly
cleaned up for them to perform their sham.
What an irony! India is not clean because we don't want cleaners to
live with dignity and equality. We want the 'cleaners' to experience
'the spiritual experience' of cleaning shit!"
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Who-Is-Going-To-Be-Clean/292144


On 10/9/14, nidhi goyal  wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Greetings from Mumbai.
>
>
>
> On the occasion of World White Cane day  (October 15),  let us display
the
> celebration of blindness through our vision. we have decided to come
> together and join in the goal of "Clean India" by cleaning parts of Mumbai
> on Sunday October 19, 2014, at 8 am, venue yet to be decided.
>
> Each blind individual who agrees to participate will be provided with a
> sighted escort to aid them in the cleaning  process. it is our chance to
> give back to the society and claim our equality by   shouldering the
> responsibility of an Indian citizen!
>
>
>
> If you think it is worth it to get your hands dirty to make this country
> clean, do drop us a line   at shivrah...@gmail.com or
> nidhigoyal...@gmail.com; or simply dial +91 9819409860 to register with my
> co-organiser Mr Shivkumar Rahejaby October 15, 2014.
>
>
>
> This effort is independent  of any organisation(NGO or political party)
and
> we would urge our blind and sighted friends, acquaintences, and fellow
list
> members to be a part of our first step in creating a clean tomorrow.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Nidhi Goyal and Shivkumar Raheja
>
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-- 
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Doctoral student at Centre for Law and

[AI] celebrate World White Cane day with clean India

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.

 

On the occasion of World White Cane day  (October 15),  let us display  the
celebration of blindness through our vision. we have decided to come
together and join in the goal of "Clean India" by cleaning parts of Mumbai
on Sunday October 19, 2014, at 8 am, venue yet to be decided. 

Each blind individual who agrees to participate will be provided with a
sighted escort to aid them in the cleaning  process. it is our chance to
give back to the society and claim our equality by   shouldering the
responsibility of an Indian citizen!

 

If you think it is worth it to get your hands dirty to make this country
clean, do drop us a line   at shivrah...@gmail.com or
nidhigoyal...@gmail.com; or simply dial +91 9819409860 to register with my
co-organiser Mr Shivkumar Rahejaby October 15, 2014.



This effort is independent  of any organisation(NGO or political party) and
we would urge our blind and sighted friends, acquaintences, and fellow list
members to be a part of our first step in creating a clean tomorrow.

 

Regards,

Nidhi Goyal and Shivkumar Raheja 

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[AI] information: an app that may make typing on smartphones easy for blind persons

[nidhi goyal]

For your information:

This might be helpful for many blind persons struggling with typing on
smartphones!

http://www.scidev.net/global/icts/news/free-app-to-help-blind-people-use-smartphones.html



Being designed and developed in India, SimplEye will be available for *free*
in the Indian market post its official release on *World Sight Day*, 9th
October 2014.


Regards,
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Disability and gender rights activist
MSC Development Studies, LSE
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Re: [AI] videos of VIs

[nidhi goyal]

Hello,
thanks to all for the responses. have got a few leads and they work well.
Regards,
Nidhi Goyal
MSC Development Studies, LSE
Disability and gender rights activist
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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of payal jethra
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 8:44 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: Re: [AI] videos of VIs

Hi,

Would you want the videos in a particular format? Also, by when?
 --

Regards,
Payal Jethra
Phone: 7303448295
Skype: payal.jethra

Bobby Bippy bought a bat.
 Bobby Bippy bought a ball.
 With his bat Bob banged the ball
 Banged it bump against the wall
 But so boldly Bobby banged it
 That he burst his rubber ball
 "Boo!" cried Bobby
 Bad luck ball
 Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball
 Now to drown his many troubles
 Bobby Bippy's blowing bubbles.

from mid-Willamette Valley theater



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[AI] videos of VIs

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Greetings from Mumbai.

could someone please help me with videos on life with blindness- blind or
persons with visual impairment working or carrying out their routine tasks.
I am particularly looking at videos under five minutes and showcasing
Indians. have found a few American or European videos-but that wouldn't
help.

Eagerly awaiting  responses to my request.

With gratitude,

Nidhi Goyal

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disability and gender rights activist.

twitter @saysnidhigoyal

 

 

 

 

 



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Re: [AI] I am not your inspiration- Stella Young on deglorifyingdisability!

[nidhi goyal]

Hello all
it was interesting to  hear Stella's  talk.
she has highlighted a much needed point of disability is not an exception
and of course the way it is used to portray inspiration. the girl without
the hands is objectified to inspire and push the child who perhaps has both
hands but not the  patience or temprament to paint or write his lessons etc.
in this process the child is subconsciously given the message that he is not
only lucky but also superior to the other girl in a fashion. 

I too ascribe to the social model of disability defined by Mike Oliver
which says that it is not the disability itself but the environment which is
disabling the individuals with an impairment. with hostile infrastructure,
constant struggle for basics like education etc, the nondisabled world makes
simple usual things  in a life an achievement and the hell they are... but
rather than them lauding  us and our everyday struggle they should be
ashamed of the disabling conditions they dish out.  i would like to share an
example here. when i topped the postgraduate media  course the head of my
department told everyone with great pride that i had topped and you know
what without any extra favours from them. the favours she referred to was
simple accommodations like accessible study material etc. they had
practically made my life hell with their non cooperation and they were proud
of me overcoming all those challenges. well kudos to me for facing the
challenges but shame on them for their behaviour. so the point is that
sometimes we are forced to combat ordinary situations which are made into
extra ordinary hurdles and then made out to be exceptions having achieved
the ability to live life, learn, work, grow.
on the other hand if we were to consider the disabled and the nondisabled
world  together, whoever has achieved something should be appreciated
irrespective of their disability. so when a politician, a CEO of a MNC, a
sports person etc can be my inspiration, i do not know why a disabled person
who has achieved something in life should not be marked as an inspiration!
the only difference is these people will be looked up to and definitely not
with the condescending idea with which the girl without hands was being
considered. 

lastly,  something i have noticed happening in reality- we as disabled
people sometimes live in a dualism. We want to be the norm but at the first
chance of receiving special treatment, or a word of praise, or the title of
an inspiration or a celebratory award, we jump like school children do on
free ice cream. Like Stella said it is for us to decide if we really have
achieved something or are we being complimented for existing and remembering
our name. if latter is the case and we allow this to happen simply because
we love the attention and awards etc, then we would play a major role in
perpetuating a deeply embedded discriminatory attitude. so it is not all
about them changing, it is about us mending our ways as well.

Just my thoughts, thanks for reading.
Regards,
Nidhi Goyal
disability and gender rights activist
MSC Development Studies, LSE
twitter @saysnidhigoyal

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Of payal
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 4:34 PM
To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning
the disabled.'
Subject: Re: [AI] I am not your inspiration- Stella Young on
deglorifyingdisability!

Yes Avinash. Often it is the easiest thing to do. give them a consolation
prize of being right up there, an ispiration and then grumble about the idol
having feet of clay.
If only they could just accept us for who we are, life would be a better
place for all of us!  This video was fantastic!

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Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 3:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [AI] I am not your inspiration- Stella Young on
deglorifyingdisability!

Wonderful. Enjoyed listening.

agreed, people with disabilities are not the 'objects of inspiration'.
On 8/4/14, payal  wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> This is a fascinating video posted on Ted talks and is of course available
> on youtube as well. However as some of us have had trouble being able to
> access it from Ted, I am posting a youtube link here as well. Take your
> pick. Stella young tries to bring home the truth that disability does not
> make us exceptional through this talk.
>
>  Stella Young: I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much
>
> http://t.co/zVZfvoGIYV
>
>
>
> youtube link:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9Gg164Bsw
>
>
>
>  Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day
> in a
>
> wheelchair - a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make cl

Re: [AI] Learning mobility in a week! Possible?

[nidhi goyal]

if you focuss, you will be able to learn the technique in a week- the rest
will only happen with practice.
Good luck and be confident.
Cheers,
Nidhi Goyal
Disability and gender rights activist
MSC development studies, LSE


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Of Kiran Kaja
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 1:57 PM
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the disabled.'
Subject: Re: [AI] Learning mobility in a week! Possible?

Most of mobility training is actually practicing your regular routes and
learning the basic techniques. I think you can learn the basics easily in a
week. Things like walking in a straight line and getting the two tap
technique right will come with practice.

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Subject: Re: [AI] Learning mobility in a week! Possible?

yes you can learn in a week subject to the trainer let you learn or not.

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From: "Vamshi. G" 
To: "accessindia" 
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 1:03 PM
Subject: [AI] Learning mobility in a week! Possible?


> Dear friends,
>
> I need to stay alone away from my home town for  the next year or so.
> Till now, I haven't had any mobility training.  I can see little bit
> during day time and only lights during nights.  I'd like to go for a
> mobility training but can afford only a week or so.  Is it possible to
> learn something in that period?   I need to talk to any NGO,
> preferably in Banglore for the same.  Kindly throw your suggestions as
> to how to proceed.
>
> -- 
> G. Vamshi
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> Skype: gvamshi81
>
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[AI] request for contacts of WWDs for research

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

greetings.

i am a disability and gender rights advocate  from Mumbai. for my research i
am trying to get in touch with women with disabilities  (WWDs)  or
organisations working with/ for WWDs from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nepal or Bhutan. will be grateful for any leads.

to avoid cluttering the list, would request people to write to me directly
at nidhigoyal...@gmail.com

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Nidhi Goyal

disability and gender rights advocate 

MSC Development Studies, LSE

twitter @saysnidhigoyal

 

 



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[AI] query about google drive

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

I am writing this note with a query about Google drive. I had installed  the
drive and signed in a while ago. Now my friends are trying to share folders
with me. I have been clicking the button which says add to drive but am
unable to have/access those folders on my google drive. Had uninstalled and
reinstalled as well. Doesn't help.

 

Any pointers/ suggestions from google drive users? Grateful for all the help
in advance.

Cheers,

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Re: [AI] Is tour possible, casual and safe for VH.

[nidhi goyal]

Hi nitesh,
I am glad you put out this problem in front of the group. And I am
extremely delighted to see the enthusiastic responses from the
experienced.
You have more than a few tips listed by your friends. But as a VI
woman with a VI brother and many VI friends (male as well)  I would
like to add a few points.
Ask your friend not to be so apprehensive. It’s only when he goes on
the trip, he will figure out the solutions to all of these. He cant
really prepare for every eventuality in advance. So besides general
preparation, confidence will be his key.
if there is still some time left  before he plans this trip, please
ask him to get a white cane and try and get his mobility in place. The
cabs and the guides take you so far. You have to have the ability to
get up and walk out or in a restaurant or hotel etc on your own if you
are planning to have a nice time as a VI and specially with another VI
mate. Also, i have researched a bit in disability and romance and my
findings say that women (disabled or nondisabled) feel safer and more
secure if their partner is independent (irrespective of blind or
otherwise).

I have been to other cities  (in India and abroad) with my brother and
my VI friends. and to give you an example I was strolling in a park
with a VI friend and I as a VI woman, would have hated to have a guide
hovering in the background while we swopped our childhood stories, or
crazy moments, ideological opinions etc. not at every moment did we
know where we were heading. sometimes my friend took the lead,
sometimes i did and it was fun.
And of course, there is no harm in a woman guiding you – VI or
otherwise- but men (not generalizing but many of them) tend to  get
either too demeaned with this, or get quite insecure about the male
waitor / guide/ cabby holding their lady partners and guiding them.
Hope your friend will not be similarly affected – always assuming his
mate is better with mobility and the white cane.
That is a lengthy list and of course I could keep writing but I think
we all have  by now overwhelmed your friend!
Good luck and fun time to him and his partner.
Cheers,
Nidhi Goyal
Disability and gender rights advocate, India
MSC Development Studies, LSE
Twitter @saysnidhigoyal




On 5/23/14, Amar Jain  wrote:
> Hi Nitesh,
>
> I surely don't have the experience of any tour with a female partner
> as such, but being a person who does not hold stick in hand I can give
> you some tips which I generally follow.
>
> 1. Reached at the entrence of the Airport. Now if your cab driver for
> whatever reason cannot drop you to the counter then use security staff
> present there for help.
> Generally Meru and other such cool cab drivers manage to either drop
> you or get you someone who can drop you.
>
> 2. Hotels and all such details are available online or you can get
> numbers from Just Dial etc. Book them in advance to avoid last minute
> tensions.
>
> Use waiters wherever you need, such as auto catching or food serving
> in the room. Tip them.
>
> 3. For outing I strongly recommend city tour services given by
> government and private operators.
> Firstly you have co-passengers so less chance of missing things.
> Secondly you can take help from conductors. It depends, sometimes it
> may not work.
>
> 4. Food serving part can be managed in 2 ways. One is that before
> sitting inform to the owner or the counter guy that you need help, and
> second is to take waiter's cell number so that if you need anything,
> either call or miss call depending on your conversation. Otherwise do
> not feel shy to put up hand if you can sense that waiter is passing
> by.
> However be careful while putting up hand, as if not done properly, it
> can create unnecessary drama.
>
> The most important part about the safety of your partner, I can only
> say that be little cautious with whomsoever you are dealing with, take
> their details, do not tell where you are staying or your personal
> details, and just like how we care for our sister care for your
> partner.
>
> Wish that lucky couple a happy trip!
> --
> Amar Jain.
> Website: www.amarjain.com
>
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[AI] conversion of e book

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,

Greetings.

I have downloaded a book and it is in djvu format. cant find anything
appropriate on the net to convert it into one of our accessible formats. Can
anyone help me with it?

Also, do any of you have Development is Freedom by Amartya Sen? Will be
grateful if you share it with me.

Thanks a ton.

Cheers,

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[AI] JAWS scripts for skype, please

[nidhi goyal]

Hello all,
am writing to you for some help.
i will be very grateful if any of you could share information on
making my skype version 6.3 accessible. where can i download scripts
for this?
thanks in advance for your time and effort.
Cheers,
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Re: [AI] Neighbour rapes 12-year-old blind girl

[nidhi goyal]

Dear all,
Of course it is inhuman and disgusting the way things are working.
But I am happy that a labourer has had the sense and guts to report
the case of child sex abuse to the police.
Rape is not the only form of sex abuse that a child can go through.
Statistics say that 51% of children- both male and female- in India
face abuse; while 80 to 90% of disabled children face one form of
sexual abuse or the other.
It is often noticed that parents and caregivers – irrespective of
their education and other background- shy away from talking to their
children about  child sex abuse and safety.
The mildest form of abuse – like forced touching or stroking-  can
leave the deepest impact on the child and his/her entire life.
So let us all be better parents / guardians/ teachers/ society
For more information please visit
http://www.sexualityanddisability.org/violence/child-sexual-abuse.aspx

Cheers,
Nidhi Goyal
Blog: nidhigoyal.posterous.com


On 12/14/12, Shiv  wrote:
> Neighbour rapes 12-year-old blind girl
> The writer has posted comments on this articleBy Alka PanseAlka Panse, TNN |
> Dec 14, 2012, 02.30 AM IST
>
>
> NAGPUR: A 12-year-old visually impaired girl was allegedly raped by her
> young neighbour at the Servants quarters in Vayusena Nagar under the
> jurisdiction of Gittikhadan police station on Wednesday morning.
>
> Accused Ajay Telgote (20), a gardener in Vayusena Nagar, was arrested within
> some hours of the crime by the investigating officer, woman police
> sub-inspector Deepmala Bhende. Police said the victim identified the accused
> by his voice. According to the police, Telgote had gone to watch television
> at the victim's house when he committed the heinous crime.
>
> "Though they were neighbours, the victim would rarely speak to Telgote. Her
> parents said she would only step out of the house to attend her school,"
> said Bhende.
>
> On Wednesday morning, the victim's mother was at home when Telgote came to
> watch television. The victim's parents work as labourers in Vayusena Nagar.
>
> Police said that the victim's mother left home around noon for her work.
> "Before leaving, she asked Telgote to go home since she wanted to lock the
> house, but he assured to lock the house after the serial ends," said
> Bhende.
>
> Finding himself alone with the girl, Telgote sexually assaulted her. Police
> said the victim screamed and tried to fight him but Telgote beat and gagged
> her. Before fleeing from the house, he even threatened the victim that he
> would kill her if she told anybody about the incident.
>
> Police said that the victim's 8-year-old mentally challenged younger brother
> was asleep in the same room when the incident took place. The victim's
> father has been out of town for the last two days.
>
> Police said the victim even suffered minor bruises while resisting him. The
> incident came to fore when the victim's mother returned home from work in
> the evening and found her daughter frightened. While asking her what
> happened, the mother found blood stains on her dress understood the matter.
>
> With the help of her neighbours, she reported the matter to senior officials
> at Vayusena Nagar, who approached Gittikhadan police. On confirming the
> medical reports, a rape case was registered.
>
> The girl's statement was recorded after she was declared fit by doctors.
> Later, a police team headed by Bhende was sent to Telgote's house to arrest
> him.
>
>
> THE TIMES OF INDIA
>
> Source:
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Neighbour-rapes-12-year-old-blind-girl/articleshow/17605902.cms
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