The winners are Mr. Charudutta Jadhav in Best Individual category, Tiffney Brar in Best Role Model category, Nav Chetan Andhjan Mandal, Gujarat in Best Institution category and Tech Mahindra Foundation in Best CSR category. More information given below.
NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 BEST INDIVIDUAL - CHARUDATTA JADHAV Dr. Charudatta Jadhav is an institution in himself who has bootstrapped and uplifted the lives of thousands of persons worldwide. He possesses more than 3 decades' worth of experience in the sector and heads Accessibility Center of Excellence of TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. He is also the President of International Braille Chess Association and General Secretary of All India Chess Federation for the Blind. Born into a humble family in rural India, Dr. Jadhav lost his sight early on in his childhood. In spite of his disability, he excelled at chess and became the first Blind Chess player to get an International FIDE rating. He represented India on 6 occasions in the Chess Olympiads and World Chess Championships for the Blind. He was also nominated Captain of the Indian Team in the World Chess Olympiads for the Blind in 2004 and 2008. In 1997, Dr. Jadhav founded the All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) which now has 18 affiliated state organizations and promotes chess among the blind in India. Among his other achievements, he has ideated, conceptualized and was the key architect of the 'TALK 64' a specially designed speech enabled Chess Software for the Blind. Beyond Chess, Mr. Jadhav was also the key architect of Sugamya Pustakalaya powered by TCS Access Infinity, an initiative launched as a part of the 'Accessible India' Campaign. This has led to a massive increase in accessible digital publishing to achieve a vision of real time access of published content. He has filed applications for 8 patents so far in the accessibility domain, two of which are already granted. Being conscious of his obligation to the society and the need to make disabled digitally empowered, Dr. Jadhav has provided support to several NGOs to set up 17 Computer Centres for the Blind across India. He is a proud recipient of numerous awards including National Award for Best Disabled Employee of the year in 2006 and National "SUPER IDOL" Award by IBN7 for exemplary contribution in the area of sports for the persons with disabilities in the year 2010 It takes an awful amount of self discipline, confidence, determination and dedication for one to make their dreams come into reality. Dr. Jadhav has proceeded to exemplify this statement and thus, with utmost pleasure we would like to present the NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 in the BEST INDIVIDUAL category for his lifetime achievement and exemplary contribution for the general well being of the society. ****** NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 BEST ROLE MODEL - TIFFANY BRAR Disability is not a hindrance to reach the sky. Born in Chennai but originally from Northern India, Ms. Tiffany Brar became blind shortly after birth due to a retinal disease. After completing her schooling, she went on to complete her degree in English literature from the government women's college in Trivandrum in 2006. She then pursued her B.Ed. in Special Education (visual impairment) from Sree Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University in Coimbatore. This degree helped her realize her dream project of making the blind independent. This led to her starting Jyothirgamaya Foundation in 2012. It was started as a mobile SCHOOL FOR THE blind, where she travelled in public transport to the houses of blind people of all ages, in the nooks and corners of her state Kerala, teaching and counselling them. Tiffany has been running the Jyothirgamaya since 2012 and has trained many blind people in Braille, mobility, basic computer use, and other necessary life skills. She has also recently initiated a pilot project, Road to Independence, which aims to conduct training camps in all districts of Kerala in order to reach out to the blind in large numbers. She is a motivational speaker and she conducts sensitization sessions for attitudinal change towards disability. Tiffany is the only woman in India to have given 5 TEDx Talks. Despite being blind, for Tiffany sky is the limit, she PROVED this in her recent sky diving in Belgium. She jumped from 4000 feet high. She has also done paragliding, tandem cycling, rope riding, rope climbing, and wall climbing. For her there are no borders for a blind person. Ms. Brar has received a series of awards for being a great motivator and an example for the youth. Some of the Awards are The Kerala State Award in 2012, The Women of the Year Award from Hope Trust in 2015, Bold and Beautiful Award from Doordarshan in 2017 and the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from Government of India in 2017. We feel privileged to present the prestigious NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 for the BEST ROLE MODEL to Ms. Tiffany Brar for her spirit, confidence and vision to make the world a better place. ****** NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 BEST INSTITUTION - SHRI NAVCHETAN ANDHJAN MANDAL Shri Navchetan Andhjan Mandal established on 31st October, 1976 is one of the leading organizations working for the visually impaired in Gujarat. The organization provides help and support to persons with visual impairment, hearing impairment, orthopedic disability and intellectual disability in the field of education, medical care, vocational training, rehabilitation and employment generation. The organization is successfully implementing numerous projects for the empowerment of persons with disabilities. Their projects include Hostel for Disabled Boys and Girls, Inclusive Primary School for boys and girls, Inclusive secondary and higher secondary school, Braille press, talking book library, Vocational Rehabilitation Centre, Old Age Home for the Visually impaired and an old age Home for the Non-Disabled persons as well. The organization has been bestowed by the National Award for Best Employer for Persons with Disabilities in 2003, State Award for Best Employer for Persons with Disabilities in 2003, State Award for Best Institution for Welfare of People with Disabilities in 2005 and CSO Partner's Outstanding Annual Report Award in 2009. For its continuous effort and vision to change and positively impact the lives of persons with disabilities, with immense gratification, we would like to present you the NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 in the category of BEST INSTITUTION. ****** NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD 2017 BEST CSR IMPACT - TECH MAHINDRA FOUNDATION Tech Mahindra Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of Tech Mahindra Limited, a Mahindra Group Company. The Foundation was set up in 2007 with a vision of "Empowering through Education". The mission of the foundation is to see children purposefully engaged, youth to be constructively employed and a society that provides equal opportunities to persons with different abilities. The key focus areas of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of Tech Mahindra Foundation are EDUCATION, EMPLOYABILITY and DISABILITY. The Foundation works with children and youth with disabilities in the areas of education and skill development. Activities under the disability programme focus on the dignity and independence of persons with disabilities. Under the ARISE + programme children with disabilities from the under privileged communities are identified, educated and enrolled in mainstream school. Along with this the Foundation also supports regular training for caregivers, awareness and sensitization programmes on disabilities, rehabilitation requirements such as speech therapy, physical therapy, orientation and mobility training and accessing their rights and entitlements. The SMART+ programme focuses on providing employable market-related entrepreneurial skills, and opportunities to youth with disabilities. Specially designed curriculum and well-equipped classrooms in the centres allows young people with disabilities to obtain different foundation skills such as Basic IT and Computers, Spoken English and Workplace Readiness. Thousands of persons with Disability specifically and innumerable persons in general have benefitted through various initiatives of Tech Mahindra Foundation. With immense appreciation, we provide the Foundation with the NAB SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARD, 2017 in the category of BEST CSR IMPACT. National Association for the Blind-Delhi Sector-5, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110022 Ph: +91 11 65808075, 26102944 Toll free helpline 1800 300 20469 Email: i...@nabdelhi.in Website: www.nabdelhi.in Dated: 2 December 2017 The list has now migrated to www.accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in You should now post to the id: a...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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