List of Awardees: NCPEDP MPHASIS UNIVERSAL DESIGN AWARDS 2012

CATEGORY A: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Awards in this category are given to people with disabilities who have created an impact in accessibility and universal design in any of the areas such as built environment, transport infrastructure, service provision, information and communication technology (ICT), universally designed consumer products, mobility & independent living aids, or assistive technology in their personal/professional capacity.

AWARDEE

1. Dipendra Manocha, Developing Countries Coordinator and Lead of Training and Tech. Support, DAISY Consortium and Managing Founder Trustee, Saksham Trust.

CATEGORY B: WORKING PROFESSIONALS

Awards in this category are given to people who work for the cause of accessibility and universal design in any of the areas such as built environment, transport infrastructure, service provision, information & communication technology (ICT), universally designed consumer products, mobility & independent living aids, or assistive technology.

AWARDEES

1. Abhishek Syal, Founder, Managing Trustee, Act to Rise for Innovation in Special Education (ARISE).
2. Prof. Prabhat Ranjan, Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of ICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
3. R. R. Joshi, Director, Modular Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
4. Prof. Rachna Khare, Professor and Co-ordinator of Centre for Human Centric Research (CHCR), School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.

CATEGORY C: COMPANIES/ORGANISATIONS

Awards in this category are given to those companies or organisations who have taken up the cause of accessibility and universal design in any of the areas such as built environment, transport infrastructure, service provision, information and communication technology (ICT), universally designed consumer products, mobility & independent living aids, or assistive technology.

AWARDEES

1. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
2. Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
3. National Institute of Open Schooling.
4. Sri Vishnu Educational Society.
5. Travel Another India.

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