DEOC - Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre

26/12/2022

We are very excited to announce a one-day conference “Empowering Deaf People: Achieving Accessibility in the Workplace.” From discussing the challenges faced by D&I heads to getting to know the best practices in the industry, multiple sessions will be conducted to dive deep into the current employment scenario for the in India and the changes that need to be made to create more inclusive workplaces.

This conference is sponsored by SignAble and organised by the Association of Sign Language Interpreters - INDIA, DEOC - Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre and National Association of the Deaf - NAD, in association with the NASSCOM Foundation.

Date: Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Location: Bengaluru

For more information and to register for the conference, please click here https://bit.ly/3GeS2yv



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06/03/2021

06/12/2020

Congratulations Museum of Art and Photography for the launch and thank you for making it accessible! We at DEOC - Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centreare proud to be associated with you in this beautiful journey! Please see this stunning launch video of virtual museum with ISL and captions.

5 December, 2020, 7 to 8 PM (IST) A uniquely crafted sensorial experience that will take you on a journey of art through time, and time through art. Bringing...

05/12/2020

The Art (Is) Life Festival celebrating the launch of MAP's Digital Museum is featured in the Hindu!

Talking about the launch, the museum's director, Kamini Sawhney said, "The Art (is) Life festival is an attempt to take art back into the heart of the community and remind people that art has always been a part of our lives."

Read the full article here: https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/museum-of-art-photography-launches-digitally/article33240010.ece

Also, have you registered for the festival yet?
Sign up here: http://www.artislife.events/

04/12/2020

DISABLING DIFFERENCES
It is International Day of Persons with Disabilities today. At the Buzzaar on Saturday (5 December 2020), we turn the spotlight on Indian children's books that feature people of different abilities and show us why an inclusive world is a much better one!

Dr Meenu Bhambhani disability studies scholar, joins us to talk about why we have to create a world of equal opportunity, and what it takes to literally walk that talk. Meenu, who has had post polio paralysis in her left lower limb since she was five-months-old, has worked to address issues of disability inclusion right through her career, be it at the World Bank, at Mphasis, and currently as head of CSR and Diversity & Inclusion at State Street Corporation in the Asia-Pacific.

*** THIS EVENT WILL HAVE INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ISL) INTERPRETATION ***

Supported by - Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre

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18/11/2020

Do join us for this discussion today (18th November) at 6:30 p.m. . What does it take to make the museum Inclusive organised by the Museum of Art & Photography! Moderator: Dr Meenu Bhambhani Panellists:Carolina Artegiani, Rama Chari, Shilpi Kapoor, Barry Ginley, Nipun Ompedathil Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7GoPtHYJQjySrkLCdpP54g

22/10/2020

DEOC, in collaboration with FICCI, Aditya Birla Group and CSR Centre for Excellence, is organising an EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION ON

"Creating Inclusive Workplaces for People with Psycho-Social Disabilities".

Leaders from the corporate world, prominent people from the social sector and legal experts, will come together and discuss

[1] What psycho-social disabilities are and typical myths about them.

[2] What the law says about inclusion at the workplace.

[3] How to make workplaces inclusive for people with psycho-social disabilities.

You can visit this link for registration: https://webinar.ficci.com/inclusion/

The timings: Wednesday, 28 October 2020 | 3:30 PM-5:30 PM.

Sign language interpreters will be available.

Please write to [email protected] for further queries.

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25/07/2020

The video highlights the frustration of a person with visual disabilty using an inaccessible app and the joy of using an accessible app. The video highlights...