Agenda 2012
Agenda for Day 1 - 6th February, 2012
Track 1
| Time |
Track Information |
| 9:30 am to 10:10 pm |
Smart Cane Project: Developing an affordable mobility aid for the visually impaired - Dipendra Manocha, Managing Director, Saksham Trust, Delhi & Supriya Das, Mobility & Orientation Expert, Saksham Trust |
| 10:30 to 11:10 am |
Assistive Technology and workforce experience of people with vision impairments in India - Joyojeet Pal, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
| 11:30 am to 12:10 pm |
Gaming Interface for Elderly - Mohit Gupta, Student – Masters of Design, IIT Delhi |
| 12:20 pm to 1:00 pm |
"In Touch With Art" – Access to art for the Visually Impaired - Partho Bhowmick, Founder of Blind With Camera project, Beyond Sight Foundation |
| 2 pm to 2:40 pm |
Computer Desktop for Cognitive Impaired People: Needs and Challenges - Sagun Bajjal, Senior Technical Officer, CDAC |
| 3 pm to 3:40 pm |
Calling for a paradigm shift: George Abraham, CEO, Score Foundation |
| 4:00 pm to 4:40 pm |
User Triggered Bus Identification and Homing System for the Visually Impaired - Prof. P V Madhusudan Rao, Professor, IIT Delhi & Yogesh Taneja, Social Worker, Saksham Trust |
| 5:00 pm to 5:40 pm |
Accessibility for tourism and Hospitality industry - opportunities and challenges - Jayant Mahajan, Sr.Learning Facilitator – Information technology, Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa |
Track 2
| Time |
Track Information |
| 9:30 am to 10:10 pm |
Built-in Accessibility in Smartphones and Tablets: iPhone, iPod and Android - Kiran Kaja, Accessibility Engineer, Adobe Systems |
| 10:30 to 11:10 am |
Android and Accessibility - Mukesh Sharma, Support and Product Manager, CodeFactory |
| 11:30 am to 12:10 pm |
Low Tech AAC, from 1 to 100+ messages - Dan Hanson, International Sales, Attainment Company |
| 12:20 pm to 1:00 pm |
Creating Tactile Diagrams, Graphs and Maps for Visually Impaired - Krutika Shah, BarrierBreak Technologies |
| 2 pm to 2:40 pm |
Simple talking computing for blind seniors – A Real Life Journey - Steve Benett, Sales Director, Dolphin Computer Access |
| 3 pm to 3:40 pm |
Open Source Tools for Accessible EPUB & DAISY Digital Book Production - Avneesh Singh, Country Manager – Technical Development, Daisy Consortium |
| 4:00 pm to 4:40 pm |
Employability & Workplace Solution across Disabilites - Shanti Raghavan, Enable India |
| 5:00 pm to 5:40 pm |
Yahoo! Messenger and Accessibility - Srinivasu Chakravatula, Senior Accessibility Manager, Yahoo! |
Track 3
| Time |
Track Information |
| 9:30 am to 10:10 pm |
Guideline for Indian Government Websites (To be confirmed) |
| 10:30 to 11:10 am |
Creating Accessible Documents & Digital Talking Books in Office 2010 - Alok Lall, Director - Marketing, Microsoft |
| 11:30 am to 12:10 pm |
Accessible Testing - Need for User Testing with Persons with Disabilities - Bhavesh Patel, BarrierBreak Technologies |
| 12:20 pm to 1:00 pm |
The new world of possibilities with Kinect & Natural User Interface - Ujjwal Kumar, Partner Consultant | World Wide Specialization Lead, Microsoft |
| 2 pm to 2:40 pm |
The Power of ARIA - Srinivasu Chakravartula, Senior Accessibility Manager, Yahoo! |
| 3 pm to 3:40 pm |
Accessible Game Development in Flex - Vivek Gaikwad, Accessibility Specialist, Cognizant Technology Solutions |
| 4:00 pm to 4:40 pm |
Creating Accessible PDF Documents with Adobe Acrobat X - Kiran Kaja, Accessibility Engineer, Adobe Systems |
| 5:00 pm to 5:40 pm |
Accessibility and Ecommerce - Inclusive Web, Mobile & Customer Support - Shilpi Kapoor, Director, BarrierBreak Technologies |
