ASI Conclave 2026 in Hyderabad | Adapted Sports & Inclusive Design

What to Expect

The programme brings together conversations and presentations on inclusive sport, universal design, para sport systems, and accessible sporting infrastructure.

Key sessions listed by the organisers include:

Keynote: Infrastructure for All: Redefining Public Architecture Through the Lens of Universal Design

Panel Discussion: Redefining Systems: Para Sport, Classification, and the Future of Inclusion in India

Showcase: Disability Sports in India

SaiPadma Memorial Lecture

Architects’ Panel: Building to Include: Beyond Ramps and Braille Boards

Inclusive Sport Facility Design Winners

Photo Story Award: Screening of selected works

 More Than a Conclave

Alongside the main event, ASI Conclave 2026 is hosting national competitions that give students, designers, photographers, and young creators an opportunity to contribute to conversations around disability rights and inclusive sport.

These include:

National Essay Writing Competition 2026 for students of Classes IX and X

The Five Elements Photo Story Award 2026, a national photography contest exploring disability rights through six photographs

Inclusive Sport and Community Center Design Competition

Product Design Competition focused on products for disabled sport in India

The winning photo stories will also be exhibited at the Conclave in Hyderabad.

Who Should Attend?

ASI Conclave 2026 will be relevant to anyone interested in the future of inclusive sport and accessible environments, including:

Persons with disabilities and para athletes

Coaches and sports professionals

Architects and urban designers

Accessibility professionals

Design students and educators

Researchers

Parents and families

Disability organisations and advocates

Sports administrators and practitioners

Students interested in disability, sport, architecture, and inclusion

Registration

Registration is available through the official ASI Conclave website. Current registration categories include students, full-time professionals, parents of children with disabilities, and K–12/special education school groups. The listed fees vary by category.

Be Part of the Conversation

Inclusive sport is about more than competitions and medals. It also depends on whether people can reach a venue, enter it, move through it, use its facilities, and participate independently.

ASI Conclave 2026 creates a space for athletes, designers, educators, and the wider disability community to come together and rethink how sporting spaces and systems can become more inclusive.

Come to listen. Come to question. Come to rethink.