NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards 2016 – Nominations Open
NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards 2016 – The Awards are given under 3 categories, A: Role Model Disabled Person, B: Model Supporter, C: Companies/NGOs/Institutions
List of NCPEDP
Nominations invited for 7th NCPEDP Awards
7th NCPEDP Awards – Built Environment, Transport, Information and Communication Technology, Services and Aids and Appliances
Disabled People’s International 9th World Assembly
Disabled People’s International 9th World Assembly. Theme: Building Human Capital: Realizing SDGs for People with Disabilities
Designed to improve equality and accessibility
“exemplary work towards the cause of accessibility” and for “ensuring a life of equality and dignity for people with disabilities”.
Ms. Ketna Mehta writes an open letter to the Finance Minister
Govt will print special currency notes for the visually challenged. The general provisions that will impact PWDs along with the other citizens like raising of income tax exemption limit, PPF, housing loans and if we survive till old age for senior citizens
NCPEDP MPHASIS Universal Design Awards 2014
These Awards are given away every year to those who have been doing exemplary work towards the cause of accessibility and thus ensuring a life of equality and dignity for people with disabilities.
Shell Helen Keller Awards 2011- Nominations Open!
The 13th NCPEDP – Shell Helen Keller Awards 2011 – Over the years, these awards have come to be recognized as the most prestigious Indian benchmark for honouring people and organisations which have been working towards promoting employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Unique toilet design bags award – Abir Mullick
I am very happy that our work at NID has been recognized.” He is among three awardees in the working professionals’ category. The awards will be handed over at New Delhi on August 14.
Living life king size – Sai Prasad Vishwanathan
Sai Prasad Vishwanathan took the phrase ‘nothing is impossible’ too literally! He fought against all odds — despite being thrown out of school once because of his physical disability — to get a research scholarship for an MS degree at the University of Wisconsin (USA), a gold medal for academic excellence, and job offers from three top MNCs, later culminating in an admission to the Indian School of Business (ISB). He also holds the record of being India’s first disabled person to skydive from 14,000 feet.
Dr Ketna Mehta – The founder of Nina Foundation
Dr Ketna Mehta, a great personality, a dedicated social worker, an adventure loving person, a compassionate soul and a human being possessing indomitable courage, is the founder of Nina Foundation. She has completed her PhD on a breakthrough area in Healthcare Management.