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National Ability Summit Highlights 2020
NATIONAL ABILITY SUMMIT aims to influence various bodies (Nationally and Internationally) to address key areas to stir action for an inclusive society. Government bodies, educational institutions, health sector, private and public sectors are coming together on this platform to share their challenges and learning curve for physical and mental health.
Speakers at National Ability Summit 2020
Assistive Technology for Inclusion
SUMIT
CHAKRABERTY
PRANAV
DESAI
MICHELE
CLOPPER
MOHAN SUNDARAM
CHRISTOPHER
PATNOE
Sumit Chakraberty
Consulting Editor, Mint (INDIA)
Pranav Desai
Founder of Voice of SAP
(USA)
michele clopper
Director, Disability Resources, Harvard University (USA)
Mohan Sundaram
Founder Artilabs Foundation,
President-Disability NGO Association, (INDIA)
CHRISTOPHER PATNOE
Head, ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMME & DISABILITY INCLUSION, GOOGLE
(USA)
What Is Digital Accessibility-Challenges & Opportunities
LEHER
SETHI
Leher Sethi
Director, Something Creative (INDIA)
ROBIN
CHRISTOPHERSON
Robin Christopherson
Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet (UK)
SHILPI KAPOOR
SHILPI KAPOOR
Founder BARRIERBREAK, 247 ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS & NEWZ HOOK (INDIA)
BALENDU
SHARMA
Balendu Sharma
Director, Localization and Accessibility, Microsoft (INDIA)
JONATHAN
HASSELL
Jonathan Hassell
CEO & Founder, Hassell Inclusion
(UK)
Infrastructural Accessibility-A Basic Human Right
RAKHEE
BAKSHEE
Rakhee Bakshee
Founder and Editor-in-chief, HER-WORLD | Political Analyst, ABP News (INDIA)
ANITA IYER
ANITA IYER
Founder & Managing Trustee - EKANSH TRUST, PUNE
(INDIA)
PARUL
SHARMA
KUSH
KANODIA
Country Program Manager- World Enabled (INDIA)
Parul Sharma
Kush Kanodia
Chief Disability Officer, The Kaleidoscope Group of companies | Board Member, Global Disability Innovation Hub | Governor, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital | Ambassador, Disability Rights, (UK)
GAURAV RAHEJA
GAURAV RAHEJA
Professor of Architecture
IIT Roorkee
Accessibility Consultant & Universal Design Expert
Advisor, Accessible India Campaign
(INDIA)
Re-Exploring the power of films on disability
GRISHMA
SHAH
Grishma Shah
Chicago Reelabilities Film Festival, Co-Director (USA)
ISAAC ZABLOCKI
ISAAC ZABLOCKI
Co-Founder, REELABILITIES: NY FILM FESTIVAL, Director: ISREAL FILM CENTER (USA)
SHONALI
BOSE
Shonali Bose
Indian filmmaker Producer, Writer, Director, AMU Producer, Writer, Director MARGARITA WITH A STRAW Writer, Director- THE SKY IS PINK
(INDIA)
KEELY WELLS
KEELY WELLS
Founder - ZETTA STUDIOS
Disability Activist, CEO- C TALENT, (USA)
JAMES
LEBRECHT
James Lebrecht
Co-Director of Crip Camp
Sound Mixer - Minding the Gap, The Island President, Board Member Disability Rights Education & Defence Fund (USA)
Building Better Mental Health Solutions
SANDHYA MENON
Sandhya Menon
Author/Journalist,
(INDIA)
MANSI DHOLAKIA
MANSI DHOLAKIA
CEO, GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, (USA)
TASNEEM
RAJA
Tasneem Raja
Lead Mental Health, Tata Trusts
(INDIA)
PRAKRITI
PODDAR
Prakriti Poddar
Managing Trustee Poddar Foundation & Managing Director Poddar Wellness Ltd. (CANADA)
Starable - Startups for the Disabled
HARDEEP
RAI
Hardeep Rai
Group Chief Executive Officer, The Kaleidoscope Group of Companies, (UK)
SRIKRISHANAN
S
Srikrishnan S
Co-founder, Kickstart Services Pvt. Ltd (INDIA)
HUNNY BHAGCHANDANI
Hunny Bhagchandani
Hunny Bhagchandani - Founder, Torchit (INDIA)
JAYADUDAN
MUNSAMY
Jayasudan Munsamy
Founder, DeepVisionTech Pvt. Ltd (INDIA)
ANAND
KUTRE
Anand Kutre
Founder, TurnPlus (INDIA)
MANU
KOHLI
Manu Kohli
Founder, Sm Learning Skills Academy for Special Needs Pvt. Ltd (INDIA)
“Skill Development-Bridging The Gap”
LEHER
SETHI
Leher Sethi
Director, Something Creative (INDIA)
MEG
O'CONNELL
Meg O'Connell
CEO & founder, Global Disability Inclusion, (USA)
RICH DONOVAN
RICH DONOVAN
CEO,
THE RETURN ON DISABILITY GROUP, Author UNLEASH DIFFERENT (CANADA)
RAVINDRA SINGH
RAVINDRA SINGH
Chief Executive Officer SKILL COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (INDIA)
SUHAS
LALINAKERE
YATHIRAJ
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
IAS, District Magistrate, Noida,
(INDIA)
“Employment For Economy Generators-Persons With Disabilities”
RACHEL
ARFA
Rachel Arfa
Commissioner, Mayor's office, City of Chicago for people with Disabilities, (USA)
JUDITH E.
HEUMANN
Judith E. Heumann
International Disability Rights
Advocate, The Heumann Perspective (USA)
IRA SINGHAL
IRA SINGHAL
Brand Ambassador for DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY, MINISTRY of SOCIAL JUSTICE and EMPOWERMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. (INDIA)
MICHAL
RIMON
MICHAL RIMON
CEO- Access Israel (ISRAEL)
ADAM J.
HECKTMAN
ADAM J. HECKTMAN
Director of Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Philantropy (USA)
Building Better Mental Health Solutions CLINICAL
DR.
NIMESH G
DESAI
DR.
SAMEER
PARIKH
DR. MANOJ
KUMAR
SANDHYA MENON
Dr. Nimesh G Desai
Director, Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) (INDIA)
Dr. Sameer Parikh
Director, Fortis Mental Health
(INDIA)
Dr. Manoj Kumar
Founder & Clinical Director, Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT), Kerala (INDIA)
Sandhya Menon
Author/Journalist,
(INDIA)
Dignity, Comfort, Style, Treatment - Adaptive Fashion
MATTHEW
SKERRITT
Matthew Skerritt
Founder EveryHuman ( Adaptive Fashion) (AUSTRALIA)
NIKKI HIND
NIKKI HIND
Australia's 1st Blind Fashion Designer, entle Disruptor, Speaker, Disability Leader, Social Entrepreneur
(AUSTRALIA)
STEPHANIE
THOMAS
SHANNON
WILLARD
Shannon Willard
Stephanie Thomas
Founder & CEO-Cur8able, Disability Fashion Stylist (USA)
Director Sales, Silvert’s Adaptive
Clothing and Footwear,
(USA)