“A Webinar on ‘Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities towards an Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable Post-Covid-19 World’. “
International Webinar on Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities towards an Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable Post-Covid-19 World – to be organised by CDLA, NLUO in association with Sahaya on 3 December 2021
Our world, at present, has a population of more than 7 billion people, of which many millions live with some form of disability. Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December every year constitutes an attempt to raise awareness regarding the social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of the lives of such Persons with Disabilities and to promote their rights, well-being, and development.
Covid-19 has had a huge impact in all sectors and in the lives of all. Persons with Disabilities have been one of the most adversely affected groups. In this regard, the Centre for Disability Law and Advocacy, National Law University Odisha in collaboration with Sahaya is organizing an International Webinar on ‘Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities towards an Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable Post-Covid-19 World’ on 3 December 2021 (Friday) from 5 pm onwards.
The Centre for Disability Law, NLU Odisha was set up with the aim of fostering and supporting initiatives in the field of Disability Law and Social Justice. Sahaya (Indian Red Cross Society’s Centre for Special Children - Odisha Branch) has been working towards offering a platform to Children with Disabilities and those from disadvantageous backgrounds since 1991.
The speakers for the International Webinar will include Prof. Krishan Mahajan, who is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India; Mr. Santosh Rungta, who is a Senior Advocate at the Delhi High Court; Rev. Badulle Dhammissara Bhanthe, who is the Executive Director of Sudaru Piyasa, Sri Lanka; Mr. Sanjay Panda, a retired IAS officer; Mrs. Ananya Das, Commissioner, CMC; Dr. Chandrika Prasad Dash, Director of the Red Cross Blood Bank, Cuttack among others.
The joining link and schedule of the webinar are as follows;
Date and Time: Friday, 3 December · 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Google Meet joining link: https://meet.google.com/oqg-exvs-wdv
Live Streaming link (within nluo.ac.in domain): https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/8383b750-e52c-49c6-9306-30736e0644c4