Inclusion In & Beyond the Workspace
Workshop on Disability Awareness, Inclusion and empathy
It is important to understand Disabilities holistically for inclusive hiring policies to be effective.
Workshop Content:
Disabilities: definition and understanding
Current Scenario
Terminology and Etiquette
Expectation setting
Expanding the understanding of accessibility
Open conversations with panelists from the disability community
Q & A
DATE:
TIME: 4PM - 6PM
VENUE: ZOOM
Workshop fee Rupees 2500/- per person. [*2750/- if you are using the PayUmoney option]
Groups of 5 or more can avail of a 10% discount on fee.
EKansh Trust is certified by the Ministry of Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra, State Disability Welfare Commissioner to conduct trainings and awareness workshops, raising issues of PwD.
Workshop Content:
Disabilities: definition and understanding
Current Scenario
Terminology and Etiquette
Expectation setting
Expanding the understanding of accessibility
Open conversations with panelists from the disability community
Q & A
DATE:
TIME: 4PM - 6PM
VENUE: ZOOM
Workshop fee Rupees 2500/- per person. [*2750/- if you are using the PayUmoney option]
Groups of 5 or more can avail of a 10% discount on fee.
EKansh Trust is certified by the Ministry of Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra, State Disability Welfare Commissioner to conduct trainings and awareness workshops, raising issues of PwD.
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Who can attend?
We welcome participants from from HR, CSR, Policy Makers, CEOs, Inclusive team members, etc. Post Graduate Students of management are also welcome. *Participation certificates will be given to all. The workshop will be conducted by Anita Iyer Narayan. Guest Panelists: Simran Menh, Esha Sayaji, Sameer Latey |
If you are using the PayUMoney button, please remember to add 5% for their service charges.
You can also transfer the money directly to our account: The NEFT Details are as below: Account holder: EKansh Trust, Pune Bank: Canara Bank, Koregaon park (Ghorpadi) Account number: 0263101018546 IFSC CODE: CNRB0000263 |
Anita Iyer Narayan
Profile:
Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion consultant, and Disability Rights Advocate: Accessavvy
Founder, sponsor and Managing Trustee: EKansh Trust, Pune
Inclusive Environments & Access Auditing course- CAE, London.
BA [Psychology and sociology] – Bombay University
LLB – Bangalore University
TEDx speaker
AIESEC COCA COLA YOUTHSPEAK speaker.
EMPANELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for
Access audits of Government Buildings [EKansh Trust]
Training of Access Auditors
Helen Keller -NCPEDP - Lemon Tree Award for promotion of employment for PwD, 2015
World Women Leadership Congress award 2015, 2017
Inorbit Woman Achiever Award
Akhil Brahmin Madhyavarti Sanstha
Felicitated by several NGOs working for PwD.
Visiting Faculty – inclusive design – MITD.
Visiting Faculty: Symbiosis institute for Liberal Art
Designed and conducted a certificate course on Disability Awareness & Inclusion in collaboration with St Mira’s College for Girls, Pune.
Has presented papers and been part of many conferences on Inclusive Education.
Conceptualised and published colouring pages and story books to promote inclusion among children from an early age.
Conceptualised and Conducted workshops and contests in several colleges for students, professionals and professors of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Management, Design, law, etc.
Several leading magazines, Doordarshan and newspapers have covered the work done by her and her NGO.
She has been on several Indian and International panels on Disability related issues including assistive devices, inclusive education, accessibility, etc.
The few major focuses under the banner of her NGO are
Access audits conducted by Anita Iyer for behalf of EKansh Trust: Cochin Shipyard, Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airports, Godrej One, Godrej Agrovet - Baramati & Pune, HSBC - Pune, BNY Mellon – Pune & Chennai, Bajaj Allianze, Siemens – Pune, Mahindra’s warehouse, British Council Libraries – Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, etc.
Sensitization via Job fairs and workshops: Mphasis, BNY Mellon, HSBC, Cognizant, Wipro, Emcure Pharma, AllScripts, Infosys, Thermax, Forbes Marshall, Persistent, Cummins, Eaton, Praj Industries, Hightemp Furnaces, Symantec, Coca Cola, Sungard, Amdocs, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra Vehicles, Tata Autocomps and many others across India.
Extensive work has been done independently, with the NGO and the government in all of the above verticals. A cursory Google Search for “Anita Iyer EKansh Trust Pune” will bring up many videos and articles.
Profile:
Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion consultant, and Disability Rights Advocate: Accessavvy
Founder, sponsor and Managing Trustee: EKansh Trust, Pune
Inclusive Environments & Access Auditing course- CAE, London.
BA [Psychology and sociology] – Bombay University
LLB – Bangalore University
TEDx speaker
AIESEC COCA COLA YOUTHSPEAK speaker.
EMPANELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for
Access audits of Government Buildings [EKansh Trust]
Training of Access Auditors
Helen Keller -NCPEDP - Lemon Tree Award for promotion of employment for PwD, 2015
World Women Leadership Congress award 2015, 2017
Inorbit Woman Achiever Award
Akhil Brahmin Madhyavarti Sanstha
Felicitated by several NGOs working for PwD.
Visiting Faculty – inclusive design – MITD.
Visiting Faculty: Symbiosis institute for Liberal Art
Designed and conducted a certificate course on Disability Awareness & Inclusion in collaboration with St Mira’s College for Girls, Pune.
Has presented papers and been part of many conferences on Inclusive Education.
Conceptualised and published colouring pages and story books to promote inclusion among children from an early age.
Conceptualised and Conducted workshops and contests in several colleges for students, professionals and professors of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Management, Design, law, etc.
- India’s first contest in Barrier Free Architecture
- India’s first contest in adaptive clothing design
- India’s first colouring and story book featuring children and adult with disabilities
- Pune’s first Job fair for PwD subsequently followed by 2 more.
- Pune’s first inclusive play equipment donated and installed at Ahilyabai Holkar Udyan, Katraj
- Personally collating and publicising the first catalogue on Adaptive Clothing Designs for PwD.
Several leading magazines, Doordarshan and newspapers have covered the work done by her and her NGO.
She has been on several Indian and International panels on Disability related issues including assistive devices, inclusive education, accessibility, etc.
The few major focuses under the banner of her NGO are
- ACCESSIBILITY: BARRIER FREE ENVIRONMENTS
- EARLY INTERVENTION AND EDUCATION ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
- SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ALL
- TRAINING AND PLACEMENTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
- SENSITIZATION AND AWARENESS WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN ARCHITECTURE, MANAGEMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, LAW, ETC.
- ADAPTIVE CLOTHING DESIGN
- ACCESSIBLE PLAY EQUIPMENT IN PUBLIC PARKS
- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
Access audits conducted by Anita Iyer for behalf of EKansh Trust: Cochin Shipyard, Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airports, Godrej One, Godrej Agrovet - Baramati & Pune, HSBC - Pune, BNY Mellon – Pune & Chennai, Bajaj Allianze, Siemens – Pune, Mahindra’s warehouse, British Council Libraries – Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, etc.
Sensitization via Job fairs and workshops: Mphasis, BNY Mellon, HSBC, Cognizant, Wipro, Emcure Pharma, AllScripts, Infosys, Thermax, Forbes Marshall, Persistent, Cummins, Eaton, Praj Industries, Hightemp Furnaces, Symantec, Coca Cola, Sungard, Amdocs, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra Vehicles, Tata Autocomps and many others across India.
Extensive work has been done independently, with the NGO and the government in all of the above verticals. A cursory Google Search for “Anita Iyer EKansh Trust Pune” will bring up many videos and articles.
