1. Tanmoy Bhattacharya Former Coordinator, Equal Opportunity Cell; Member, UGC Committee on Disability Education; CASL, University of Delhi tanmoy@linguistics.du.ac.in

2. An institution as a philosophy: As a policy think tank that will impact decisions and policy drafting at the national and international level As an instrument to bring fundamental transformations in the lives of persons with disabilities through Service and Knowledge 19-Jan-14 2 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

3. Being within the university system, it should act more as a knowledge generation source and facilitate university experience that creates a space that espouses respect for individuals, the celebration of diversity, mutual caring and sensitivity to the needs of others 19-Jan-14 3 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

4. Access Audit: 140 digitised reports Services: Reading, Braille printing, e-text conversion, recording for talking books, Transportation, ICT lab, assistive devices, Sign Language Interpreters Extracurricular Events: Inclusive Chess tournament, Sports events, Cultural Festival, National Disability Conference; Awareness Workshops in Colleges and Schools Skills Development Courses: English Communication, ICT for Blind and Mobility Impaired, News Reading and Cinematography, Sign Language Interpretation A, B and C Levels, Disability and Human Rights. Short-term Summer Courses on Computer literacy 19-Jan-14 4 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

5. Workshop of 300 resource teachers or special educators in order to increase intake of students at university level Problems and Issues: certification, numbers; cross-disability training; RCI Syllabus; attitude of authorities; vocational training (Article 24(3)b. 19-Jan-14 5 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

6. Innovative teaching, ICT Sensitive language use Sensitive use of language Material production Sign Language interpreters Subject-specific terms Learning vocabulary 19-Jan-14 6 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

7. All of these go on to prove again what has been shown ample times that inclusive ideology and practices can serve as a catalyst for creating more challenging and meaningful educational experiences for ALL students (e.g. use of pronouns). 19-Jan-14 7 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

8. After party at a friend’s, James and Sarah come home and fight; he forces her to speak for the one last time, and tells her that if she wanted to communicate and live with him she has to speak and learn HIS language. 19-Jan-14 8 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

9. “Well I want to be joined to other people, but for all my life people have spoken for me: She says, She means, She wants. As if there were no I. As if there are no one here who could understand. Until you let me be an individual, an I, just as you are, you will never truly be able to come inside my silence and know me. And until you can do that, I will never let myself know you. Until that time, we can’t be joined. We cannot share a relationship.” 19-Jan-14 9 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad

10. Do you think... that we could find a place... where we can meet... not in silence... and not in sound? 19-Jan-14 10 Indo-Irish Policy Encounter, NALSAR, Hyderabad