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This section lists events relevant to persons with visual impairments. Below the listing of the events, is a form through which you can send us information about an any event pertaining to persons with visual impairments.

Computer training course at I.A.V.H. Mumbai

From 28-07-2008 to 18-08-2008

Organised by: I.A.V.H.

Venue:I.A.V.H.;City: Mumbai;Country: India

A computer training course is being started by Indian Association for
the Visually Handicapped.
The details are as under:
Course starts on August 18, 2008, to be held on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday from 6 pm to 8 pm for a period of six months.
The course shall cover Windows XP, Jaws 9.0, Word, Outlook, and Internet.
The course aims to provide working knowledge of the topics.
The course fee is Rupees 2500. Since the medium of instruction is
English, the candidate must have a basic working knowledge of English.
One can contact Miss Sharda on phone 2283 8550, or visit the centre
at University Club House, B Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020.

Techshare India 2008 Road Show - Bangalore

From 29-08-2008 to 29-08-2008

Organised by: BarrierBreak Technologies

Venue:Bangalore;City: Bangalore;Country: India

Did you know that 1 in 4 people have visual impairment?
Did you know 1 in 4 people have mobility impairment?
Did you know 1 in 5 people have hearing impairment?

With emerging technologies, innovation has no bounds. Technology is an enabler for all of us but more significantly for people with disabilities. In a country where it is considered that almost 10% of the world’s disabled population lives in India, it is imperative for the ecosystem to realize the power of technology that can break barriers for people with disabilities and include them in the main stream. Today, a visually impaired person can work with computers using a screen reader! Isn’t that wonderful? But many of us are unaware about this fact. The reason being ‘lack of awareness’ about the needs of people with disabilities and how can technology be helpful in meeting those needs.

Techshare India 2008 Road Shows will comprise of 3 tracks with 12 speakers plus a state-of-the-art experience zone. We have developed 3 major tracks to meet the expectations of the target audience:

Track Name	Target Audience
The Road Ahead – Envision the Accessibility Road Map	Government Officials International Bodies CEO/CIO/VP Training/Usability Heads/Solution Architects
Making a Difference	NGOs/Disability Organizations Education Providers CSR Heads
Bridging the Digital Divide	CEO/CIO/VP Training/Usability Heads/Solution Architects Software Developers Web Developers Usability Experts Accessibility Experts Disabled Users

Key Speakers:

Techshare India 2008 Road Show brings you an opportunity to meet eminent speakers those have expertise in the area of accessibility, assistive technology and disability. Some of the key speakers are listed below:

Shilpi Kapoor – Basics of Web Accessibility
Vikas Sharma – Infrastructure Accessibility
Dr. Poonam R Gupta – Open Source Based Assistive Technologies
Vivek Gaikwad – Flash & Accessibility
Ganesh Prasad S – DAISY Revolution
My Stories – Stories of different people with disabilities from the Assistive Technology prospective
B Ashok – Restructuring the work environment for people with Mental Retardation and many more!

To register for Techshare India 2008 Road Shows, kindly visit http://www.barrierbreak.com/events-conference/conferenceregistration.php

If your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities, kindly contact Ch. Srinivasu at +91 22 2686 0485 / 86 or email us at sponsorship_techshare@barrierbreak.com

To know more about the event, click on the following link: techshare.barrierbreak.com

2nd Access India convention

From 21-09-2008 to 22-09-2008

Organised by: Access India

Venue:Blind People's Association, Ahmedabad;City: Ahmedabad;Country: India

Members of the Access India met for the first time during December, 2005. Members from different parts of the country took part with lots of enthusiasm and there were many presentations and discussions.

Further to the convention, over the two years, there is a huge traffic with discussions on many issues pertaining to various issues for visually impaired from education to employment, technologies, accessibility and many more and the members database is increased immensly. Hence, it is decided to organize 2nd Convention of Access India.

To know more about the event, click on the following link: sahaayit.com/ai/con-home.html

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