Description :
The BASIIC programme of National Institute of Urban Affairs, United Nations in India, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK, is organising a 3-day National Conclave with a focus on gender and disability inclusion and accessible urban development in Indian cities from 28th April 2022 to 30th April 2022 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The Conclave is supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, organisations of persons with disabilities, and technical and knowledge partners. The Conclave aims to provide hands-on guidance through case studies and discussions on covering the full policy cycle from planning to implementation, evaluation, and follow-up mechanisms.The Conclave will bring together policy makers, academia, private sector, thematic experts, implementers to deliberate on city-level accessibility and inclusion challenges, exchange ideas, share technical expertise and knowledge, and contribute to the discourse on Urban Accessibility and Inclusion. The Conclave will deliberate on mainstreaming gender and disability inclusion in the implementation of SDGs, more specifically SDG 11 to ‘make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable’ guided by the principle of ‘Leave No One Behind’ and within the broader framework of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) - the event is also an attempt towards encouraging city networks and urban practitioners to adopt accessibility and universal design as strategic priorities for the aspirational vision of India@2047.
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The objectives of the workshop are as follow : |
- Provide a platform for knowledge sharing, exchange of ideas, experiences, and practical expertise for contributing to and strengthening the policy discourse on inclusive urbanisation.
- Build capacities of participating cities, including facilitating decision-making processes for the advancement of gender transformative and disability-inclusive urban agenda.
- Increase awareness and sensitization on issues and challenges faced by persons with disabilities, women and girls, pregnant and new mothers, children, and the aging population in the urban landscape through participatory approaches for mainstreaming inclusion contextually and locally.
- Increase awareness on the need for a people-centred approach to technology and innovation for inclusive urbanisation including fostering an ecosystem for narrowing the existing digital divide and reducing inequalities.
- Explore strategic partnerships and priority areas to translate action research into on-ground implementation.
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Dignitaries |
Ms Lakshmi Puri,
Former Assistant Secretary-Genral at United Nations, and former Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
Mr. Manoj Joshi
Hon’ble Secretary, MoHUA
Mr. Rajesh Sharma,
Joint secretary, DEPwP, MOSJE
Mr. Shombi Sharp,
UN Resident Coordinator
Mr Shantanu Mitra,
Head, Infrastructure & Urban Development, British High Commission, Delhi.
Mr Hitesh Vaidya,
Director, NIUA
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Session Moderators |
Dr. B. Mohammed Asheel, WHO India
Mr. Harpreet Singh Arora,
Urban Planner, FCDO
Mr. Ajay Suri, NIUA
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Panellists and Presenters |
Mr. Dipendra Manocha, Saksham
Ms. Shilpi Kapoor, Barrier Break
Prof. PVM Rao, IIT Delhi
Dr. Kavi Arya, Professor, IIT-Mumbai
Ms. Mamta Kohli, Senior
Social Development Advisor,
FCDO
Mr. Padam Vijay, NIUA
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Panellists and Presenters |
Dr. Kalpana Viswanath, Safetipin
Ms. Nidhi Goyal, Rising Flame
Ms. Madhuri Das, Representative from UNICEF
Ms. Mukta Naik, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
Prof. Subrata Chattopadhyay,
Professor, IIT-Kharagpur
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Panellists and Presenters |
Disability Inclusive lighthouse projects / initiatives: Presentation on “Sugmaya Kashi” by Dr. D Vasudevan, VSCL
‘Empowering Transgender Community through Partcipation in Cuttack’s Water Management’ by Mr. G. Mathivathanan, Principal Secretary of Dept. of Housing and UD, Government of Odisha*
‘Making Cities Socially Smart, Experiences from two Cities’ by Mr. Sriram Haridass, Deputy Representative, UNFPA
‘Role of Data in Urban Governance’ by Ms Aishwarya Sehgal, Programme Associate, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Mainstreaming LNOB as a key principle in national urban policies and programmes in India’ by Ms. Parul Agarwala, UN-Habitat India
‘Embedding Inclusion into the Project Cycle’ Case Studies from CITIIS by Ms. Manshi Singh, CITIIS, NIUA
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DAY 2: FRIDAY, 29 APRIL 2022 |
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Time |
Session |
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09:30 am - 10:00 am |
Introduction to Capacity Building Program on Gender and Disability Inclusion in Indian Cities by Mr. Utsav Choudhury, Team Lead, BASIIC, NIUA and Dr. Kavita Murugkar, Design Bridge Foundation |
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10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Pre-training Assessment of Participants |
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10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Module 1: Understanding Disability, Gender Diversity and Inclusion 1.1: Introduction to Persons with Disability and Disability-related Inclusions 1.2: Fundamentals of Universal Design, Examples and Applications |
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10:45 am - 11:15 am |
Simulation Exercise by Participants and Experience Sharing |
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11:15 am - 11:30 am |
TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Module 2: Accessible, Inclusive and Safe Planning for Women and Girls, Elderly, and Persons with Disabilities
2.1: Building an Accessible city – Components, Issues and Challenges 2.2: Inclusive and Safe Urban Development – Features and Strategies 2.3: Best Practices and Caselets in Inclusive Urban Development |
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12:00 pm - 12:15 pm |
Experience Sharing and Interaction with User Expert: Lived Experiences with Mobility Impairment by Ms. Suvarna Raj, Para-athlete |
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12:15 pm - 1:00 pm |
- Transforming the Philosophy of Access and Inclusion (Introduction to the Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility in India 2021)
by Prof. Gaurav Raheja, HOD, Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee |
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01:00 pm - 2:00 pm - LUNCH BREAK |
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02:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Orientation to Field Visits and Access Toolkit By Mr. Abhijit Murugkar, Accessibility Expert, Design Bridge Foundation by Mr. Utsav Choudhury, Team Lead, BASIIC, NIUA and Dr. Kavita Murugkar, Design Bridge Foundation |
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02:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Field Visits |
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END OF DAY 2 |
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DAY 3: SATURDAY, 30 APRIL 2022 |
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09:30 am - 10:00 am |
Module 3 - Tools and Techniques for Disability Inclusion |
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10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Experience Sharing and Interaction with User Expert: Lived Experiences with Visual Impairment by Ms. Prachi and Ms. Pragya Mahajan |
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10:15 am - 10:30 am- TEA/ COFFEE BREAK |
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10:30 am - 11:00 pm |
Module 4 - Institutionalising Inclusive Urban Development within Cities |
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11:00 am - 11:15 pm |
Experience Sharing and Interaction with User Expert: Lived Experiences with Blood Related Disorders by Ms. Arti Batra, NCPEDP |
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11:15 am - 11:45 pm |
Web/Digital Accessibility by Mr. Prashant Verma, Web Accessibility Expert |
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11:45 am - 12:15 pm |
Open House Deliberation on Challenges of Implementation of Provisions of Universal Accessibility and Inclusion in Urban Areas |
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12:15 pm - 01:00 pm |
Action Plan Preparation and Presentation, Capacity Evaluation and Plan for Impact Assessment |
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01:00 pm - 02:00 pm |
Valedictory Function |
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01:00 pm - 01:10 pm |
Address by Ms. Parul Agarwala, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat India |
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01:10 pm - 01:25 pm |
Special Address by Mr. Ved Prakash, Joint Secretary, MoHUA |
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01:25 pm - 01:45 pm |
Memento / Certificate Distribution |
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01:45 pm - 01:55 pm |
Concluding Remarks by Mr. Hitesh Vaidya, Director, NIUA |
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01:55 pm - 02:00 pm |
Vote of Thanks by Ms. Aarti Thakur, Disability Rights Officer, UNRCO |
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - LUNCH |
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END OF DAY 3 |