AT SUMMIT PLANNING COMMITTEE

CONTEXT & THEME OF THE SUMMIT

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Based on recent estimates, over a billion people worldwide are impacted by disability,
doubling over the next 10 years. About 80% of the estimated one billion live in 1
developing countries. The International Labour Organization reports that 73.6% of
persons living with disabilities in India are outside the labour force. Those with mental
disabilities, women with disabilities and those in rural areas are the most neglected. On 2
the other hand, only 1 in 10 people in need globally have access to assistive technology
due to high costs and a lack of awareness, availability, trained personnel, policy and
financing. This problem is more acute in low- and middle-income countries. 3
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has now recognized access to
assistive technology as a human right and has called for international cooperation to 4
improve its access
Theme for AT Summit 2020: ‘Assistive Technology for All – making affordable
Assistive Technology accessible to everyone’ 5

PROGRAM STRUCTURE
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Description Time frame 1

Introduction and Opening remarks 20 mins 2

Key Note Speech 15mins 3

Panel Discussion 1 30 mins 4

Success Stories 20 mins 5

Panel Discussion 2/ Fire-side Chat /User Forum 30 mins 6

Inauguration of Virtual Exhibition 10 mins 7

One-to-many networking Sessions (Breakout rooms) 30 mins 8

QnA 15 mins 9

Closing remarks and Impact Survey 10 mins 10

Total Duration 3 Hours 11

THEMES FOR PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Topics for discussion Suggested Speakers
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Ravi Narayan

What problems do Assistive Tech solve and How? Are the solutions usable, scalable
and affordable?

Ravi Narayan

How can assistive tech reach the end beneficiaries? What are the challenges they
have to overcome?

Status-quo and challenges of AT Ecosystem in India and Telangana: A cross-

stakeholder view

Developing partnerships in AT to drive accessibility

Role of Technology in making Assitive Technology more accessible

Tech for Good: Investing in Technology to create positive social impact

KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

Shekar Naik (Former Captain of Indian Blind Cricket Team) who helped India win 2 world cups)
Shekar is a Padma Shri awardee (2017) and a national award winner

SUCCESS STORIES