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SUMMARY:Namma Pasanga Angadi 2026 | Inclusive Mela in Chennai
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Skills and Entrepreneurship\nVidya Sagar’s Production and Vocational Training programme began in 1995 and has trained more than 120 adults over the years. Today\, 45 active trainees are developing skills in areas including: \nBlock printing \nTie-dye \nArts and crafts \nWeaving \nGreen skilling \nAppropriate paper technology \nSublimation \nThe organisation’s weaving unit also holds the prestigious HANDLOOM MARK from the Ministry of Textiles. \nThrough these programmes\, trainees create market-ready products designed with quality\, durability\, and everyday use in mind. Kalakkal Kadai\, Vidya Sagar’s marketing hub\, supports these emerging entrepreneurs with design inputs\, quality checks\, and retail opportunities. \nWhy This Mela Matters\nFor many of the participating entrepreneurs\, an event like Namma Pasanga Angadi is not simply about selling products. It creates opportunities to meet customers\, build professional networks\, understand the market\, gain confidence\, and develop relationships that can support long-term livelihoods. \nThe 2026 edition places a special emphasis on helping emerging entrepreneurs build the wider networks they need for sustainable income and greater economic participation. \nWhat to Expect\nVisitors can look forward to: \n🛍️ Handmade and handcrafted products \n🏠 Home décor and lifestyle products \n📒 Stationery and paper products \n🧵 Handloom and woven products \n🎨 Art and craft products \n🌱 Green and sustainable products \n🍴 Delicious food and treats \n🎲 Fun games and activities \n🤝 Opportunities to meet and support entrepreneurs with disabilities \n🏪 More than 55 stalls from participating groups and organisations \nThe mela will be inaugurated by Mr. Subhash Chandra Goel\, industrialist and well-wisher of Vidya Sagar. \nBe Part of an Inclusive Community\nWhether you’re looking for unique handmade products\, want to discover local talent\, are interested in inclusive entrepreneurship\, or simply want to spend time at a vibrant community mela\, Namma Pasanga Angadi 2026 offers an opportunity to connect\, shop\, support\, and celebrate. \nCome with your family and friends and experience a mela where skills are celebrated\, entrepreneurship is encouraged\, and inclusion comes alive.
URL:https://a11y.enabled.in/disability-events/namma-pasanga-angadi-2026-inclusive-mela-in-chennai/
LOCATION:Vidya Sagar\, #1\, Ranjith Road\, Kotturpuram\, Chennai\, Tamil Nadu
CATEGORIES:Exibition,Inclusive Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
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SUMMARY:Empower 2026 Assistive Technology Conference
DESCRIPTION:What to Expect\nParticipants can explore discussions and activities around: \n\nAssistive technology research and innovation\nAccessible design and technology\nDisability inclusion\nEmerging technology solutions\nPractical and community-driven approaches\nResearch-to-impact initiatives\nHands-on workshops and learning opportunities\nNetworking with researchers\, practitioners and technology professionals\n\nThe event also provides opportunities to learn from industry and research leaders and engage with innovations in accessibility\, design and technology. \nStudent Design Challenge\nEmpower 2026 also includes a Student Design Challenge\, created to encourage students and early-stage innovators to contribute to the assistive technology sector. \nThe challenge features real-world problem statements covering areas such as accessible education\, classroom captioning\, tactile learning\, accessible infrastructure\, communication\, mobility and independent living. \nShortlisted teams will have the opportunity to present their prototypes at Empower 2026. The winning team will receive a ₹50\,000 cash prize\, while two runner-up teams will receive ₹25\,000 each. \nWho Should Attend?\nEmpower 2026 will be relevant to: \n\nAssistive technology researchers\nAccessibility professionals\nTechnology developers\nAcademics and students\nIndustry professionals\nEducators and practitioners\nDisability-sector organisations\nInnovators and entrepreneurs\nPeople interested in accessible design and inclusive technology\n\nWhy Empower 2026 Matters\nFrom accessible classrooms to communication tools and mobility solutions\, assistive technology can help remove barriers and create greater opportunities for people with disabilities. \nEmpower 2026 brings different perspectives together\, helping researchers\, innovators and practitioners learn from one another and explore ways to turn promising ideas into solutions that can be used in everyday life. \nRegistration and More Information\nFor the latest information about the programme\, speakers\, workshops\, registration and other conference activities\, visit the official Empower 2026 website.
URL:https://a11y.enabled.in/disability-events/empower-2026-assistive-technology-conference/
LOCATION:Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)\, Lecture Hall Complex (LHC)\, IIT Delhi.\, New Delhi\, India
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi":MAILTO:info@empowerconference.in
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTSTAMP:20260924T031635Z
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SUMMARY:ASI Conclave 2026 in Hyderabad | Adapted Sports & Inclusive Design
DESCRIPTION:What to Expect\nThe programme brings together conversations and presentations on inclusive sport\, universal design\, para sport systems\, and accessible sporting infrastructure. \nKey sessions listed by the organisers include:\nKeynote: Infrastructure for All: Redefining Public Architecture Through the Lens of Universal Design\nPanel Discussion: Redefining Systems: Para Sport\, Classification\, and the Future of Inclusion in India\nShowcase: Disability Sports in India\nSaiPadma Memorial Lecture\nArchitects’ Panel: Building to Include: Beyond Ramps and Braille Boards\nInclusive Sport Facility Design Winners\nPhoto Story Award: Screening of selected works\n More Than a Conclave\nAlongside 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. \nThese include: \nNational Essay Writing Competition 2026 for students of Classes IX and X \nThe Five Elements Photo Story Award 2026\, a national photography contest exploring disability rights through six photographs \nInclusive Sport and Community Center Design Competition \nProduct Design Competition focused on products for disabled sport in India \nThe winning photo stories will also be exhibited at the Conclave in Hyderabad. \nWho Should Attend?\nASI Conclave 2026 will be relevant to anyone interested in the future of inclusive sport and accessible environments\, including: \nPersons with disabilities and para athletes \nCoaches and sports professionals \nArchitects and urban designers \nAccessibility professionals \nDesign students and educators \nResearchers \nParents and families \nDisability organisations and advocates \nSports administrators and practitioners \nStudents interested in disability\, sport\, architecture\, and inclusion \nRegistration\nRegistration 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. \nBe Part of the Conversation\nInclusive 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. \nASI 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. \nCome to listen. Come to question. Come to rethink. \n 
URL:https://a11y.enabled.in/disability-events/asi-conclave-2026-in-hyderabad-adapted-sports-inclusive-design/
LOCATION:JNAFAU\, Masab Tank\, Hyderabad\, Hyderabad\, India
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Sports
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022
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SUMMARY:AccessAbilities Expo 2026
DESCRIPTION:A dedicated exhibition area showcasing the latest solutions from around the world\, the AccessAbilities Expo features dedicated areas for disability sports\, arts\, youth empowerment\, workplace inclusion\, robotics and medical rehabilitation\, as well as several conferences that explore new ideas and partnerships that can enhance the lives of People of Determination globally.
URL:https://a11y.enabled.in/disability-events/accessabilities-expo-2026/
LOCATION:Dubai World Trade Centre\, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade Center Second - Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Expo
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024
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SUMMARY:THRIVE – Inclusion Collective 2026
DESCRIPTION:THRIVE Inclusion Collective 2026 brings together business leaders\, disability inclusion experts\, innovators\, practitioners\, and persons with disabilities to move the conversation from intent to infrastructure and from isolated initiatives to enterprise-wide change. \nThe event focuses on creating workplaces where accessibility\, technology\, talent\, leadership\, culture\, and lived experience come together to enable meaningful participation. \nWhat to Expect\nFutureWorks Challenge\nPractical solutions to real workplace inclusion challenges\, with teams presenting ideas designed to help organisations create more inclusive workplaces. \nTHRIVE Face-Off\nAn open conversation bringing together corporate perspectives and lived experiences of persons with disabilities to explore what needs to change for sustainable employment. \nInclusion\, Unfiltered\nHonest\, diverse and intersectional voices sharing perspectives and solutions through an open-mic format. \nThe Expo\nExplore assistive technology\, AI tools\, accessibility solutions and platforms that are helping shape more inclusive workplaces. \nDisability in Action\nExperience inclusion in practice\, with persons with disabilities contributing across different aspects of the event. \nEvent Schedule\n09:30 AM – Welcome & Context\nWelcome to CONVERGENCE\nSetting the context for THRIVE and bringing together leadership\, business\, talent\, technology\, accessibility and lived experience. \n09:45 AM – Opening Keynote\nWhat Human Difference Can Teach Us About the Future of Work \n10:25 AM – Senior Leadership Panel\nOne Disability Policy. A Million Different Realities. \n11:00 AM – Inclusion Unfiltered\nDesigned for Independence | Accessibility Has No Address \n11:25 AM – Tea/Coffee Break\nConnect · Explore · Experience \n11:45 AM – THRIVE Face-Off\nEmployability or Employer Readiness: Who Really Needs to Change? \n12:20 PM – Inclusion Unfiltered\nWhat Inclusion Taught Me | If I Designed My Workplace \n12:45 PM – FutureWorks Challenge\nInclusion by Design – 3 Tracks \n01:15 PM – Lunch \n02:20 PM – Inclusion Unfiltered\nStop Fixing People… Fix the System \n02:45 PM – Convergence Action Forum\nWhat Must Change on Monday Morning? \n03:00 PM – Collective Commitments\nFrom Conversation to Commitment \n03:20 PM – Closing Reflections \nWho Should Attend?\nTHRIVE is designed for everyone shaping the future of work\, including: \n\nCHROs and Chief People Officers\nBusiness and Enterprise Leaders\nDEI and Disability Inclusion Leaders\nTalent Acquisition and HR Leaders\nAccessibility\, Technology and Workplace Leaders\nPersons with Disabilities and Disability Advocates\nPolicymakers and Ecosystem Leaders\n\nFeatured Speakers\n\nAmarpal S Chadha – Partner\, Ernst & Young\nDr Amit Sen – Founder & Director\, Children First\nJo Chopra – Founder & Executive Director\, Latika\nNipun Malhotra – Social entrepreneur and disability rights activist\nNisha Gopinath – Vice President HR and Head of HR\, IBM India/South Asia\nPrachi Rastogi – Human Resources Leader – APAC/Japan\, IBM\nSoumita Basu – Founder\, Zyenika Inclusive Fashion\nVieshaka Dutta – Senior Director – Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\, Publicis Sapient\nVineeta Raghuvanshi – India Director – Talent\, Ernst and Young India\nArjun Vishwanathan – Co-Founder & Head – Consulting\, Saarathee\nRicha Bansal – Founder\, Saarathee\nSandeep Bidani – Co-Founder & Inclusion Partner\, Saarathee\n\nEvent Highlights\n250+ Leaders in the Room\n60+ Diverse Speakers\n15+ Corporate Inclusions Showcased \nWhy THRIVE?\nThe workplace is changing. Disability inclusion is no longer limited to hiring or individual initiatives. THRIVE explores how organisations can build systems that enable people to enter\, contribute\, progress\, lead and thrive. \nJoin the conversation where leadership\, business\, HR\, technology\, accessibility and lived experience converge. \nRegister for THRIVE Inclusion Collective 2026 and be part of the conversation.
URL:https://a11y.enabled.in/disability-events/thrive-inclusion-collective-2026/
LOCATION:Dr. Ambedkar International Center\, Janpath\, New Delhi\, Janpath Rd & Dr Ambedkar International CentreWindsor Place\, New Delhi\, Delhi 110001\, New Delhi\, Delhi\, 110001\, India
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Purple Fest Delhi 2026: Exhibitor Registration & Stall Booking
DESCRIPTION:Purple Fest Delhi 2026 is bringing together people\, ideas\, products\, and organisations that are contributing to a more inclusive society. \nThe National Association for the Blind (NAB Delhi)\, in partnership with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities\, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment\, Government of India\, invites exhibitors to be part of this two-day event. \nWhether you are a person with a disability\, an entrepreneur\, an artist\, or an organisation working in the disability sector\, this exhibition provides an opportunity to present your work\, connect with others\, and reach a wider audience. \nWho Can Exhibit?\nThe exhibition welcomes: \n\nPersons with disabilities\nEntrepreneurs and business owners\nArtists and creative professionals\nOrganisations working in the disability sector\nIndividuals and organisations offering inclusive products or services\nPeople with innovative ideas and initiatives that promote accessibility and inclusion\n\nWhy Exhibit at Purple Fest Delhi 2026?\nBy participating\, exhibitors can: \n\nShowcase their products\, services\, creativity\, and initiatives\nConnect with potential customers\, partners\, and supporters\nIntroduce their work to an expected audience of 1\,000+ visitors\nNetwork with people and organisations working towards inclusion\nShare ideas and contribute to a more accessible and inclusive future\n\nStall Booking\nExhibitors interested in participating are encouraged to book their stalls before 30 September 2026 to avail of the early-bird stall fee of ₹6\,000 for two days. \nFor stall bookings and enquiries: \nEmail: events@nabdelhi.in \nCome and showcase the people\, ideas\, products\, and work that are helping build a more inclusive India.
URL:https://a11y.enabled.in/disability-events/purple-fest-delhi-2026-exhibitor-registration-stall-booking/
LOCATION:Vishwa Yuva Kendra\, New Delhi\, New Delhi\, India
CATEGORIES:Exibition
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