PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Monday (14th October 2019) - Workshop Sessions

10:00

Workshop W1A

Preparing Accessible Math

Documents using MathJax v3

Organizer: Volker Sorge, University

of Birmigham, UK

Room 153 (Megh)

Workshop W1B

Workshop on Disability Equity &

Physical Accessibility

Organizer: Subhash Vashishth,

Svayam

Room 152 (Basant)

Workshop W1C

Empowering Young Learners with Congenital

Blindness through Tactile Graphics.

Part 1: From Objects to Drawings

Organizer: Bob Marek, Hungry Fingers

Room 151 (Bahar)

13:15 Lunch Break

14:15

Workshop W2A

Accessible STEM Diagrams

Organizer: Volker Sorge, University

of Birmingham, UK

Room 153 (Megh)

Workshop W2B

Mobility and Accessibility for People

with Locomotor Disabilities

Organizer: Nekram Upadhyay, ISIC

Room 152 (Basant)

Workshop W2C

Empowering Young Learners with Congenital

Blindness through Tactile Graphics.

Part 2: Developing Spatial Imagery through

Tactile Graphics and Coding Games

Organizer: Bob Marek, Hungry Fingers

Room 151 (Bahar)

Tuesday (15th October 2019)

9:30

Session 1A: Inauguration & Keynote

Keynote: Assistive Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for India

Luc De Witte, University of Sheffield, UK

Room 150 (Kedar)

10:45 Tea Break

11:15

Session 2A: Augmentative and Alternative

Communication

Room 151 (Bahar)

Session 2B: New Horizons: Harnessing AI/ML driven

Intelligent Physical Systems for the AT Sector

Room 152 (Basant)

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Invited Talks

♦ Enabling technologies for autism: current and future

perspectives

♦ Empowering parents to help their child to

communicate - our experiences in product design,

development and training.

♦ Technology for persons with multiple disabilities

♦ Implementing the rights-based approach in

designing technology

Paper Presentations

♦ Do-it-yourself head-controlled mouse: an affordable

assistive technology solution for people with severe

motor disabilities

Poster Pitches

♦ Importance of sign language recognition in the

education of hearing-impaired students

Invited Talks

♦ Machine learning on small devices for at applications

♦ Using AI tools for accurate disability assessment

♦ C. V. Jawahar, IIIT-H

♦ Determine accessibility from needs and preferences

Poster Pitches

♦ ViShruti: Seeing through listening

13:15 Lunch Break

14:15

Session 3A: AT for Speech and Hearing Impairment

Room 151 (Bahar)

Session 3B: Learning Tools & Education for the VI

Room 152 (Basant)

Invited Talks

♦ Speech-input speech-output communication aid

(SISOCA) for speakers with dysarthria

♦ Assistive Technology - Gaps & challenges; a family

perspective

♦ Seeking solutions to the challenges of sign language

grammar for technology

Poster Pitches

♦ A novel practical approach for teaching electronics

for UG & PG hearing impaired students

♦ Dhwani: An integrated hearing aid device to provide

therapy

Invited Talks

♦ Kibo - Inclusive reading and learning

Paper Presentations

♦ Learning languages with assistance

♦ Impact of refreshable braille displays on the education

of students who are blind.

Poster Pitches

♦ Learning through play: designing a game-based

curriculum to teach numeracy skills

♦ Smart notepad - one stop device for making learning

accessible for the blind

♦ HEXIS: Braille book reader for VI school children

♦ Efforts to make IIT Kanpur campus inclusive

♦ Role of modern assistive technology in inclusive

education for the VI

15:45 Tea Break

16:15

Session 4A Panel Discussion - Investors in the AT sector

Moderator: Mamta Kohli, DFID

Panelists: Ravichandran Natarajan, Social Alpha; Manish Diwan, BIRAC; V. Ramanathan, Villgro;

Geetika Dayal, TiE Delhi-NCR

Room 150 (Kedar)

18:00 Accessible Puzzles and Games Zone (Lobby Area) Hindi Movie with Audio Description (Room 150 Kedar)

Wednesday (16th October 2019)

9:30 Session 5A: Keynote - Empowering for Inclusion, Sriram Rajamani, Microsoft

Room 150 (Kedar)

10:45 Tea Break

11:15

Session 6A: AT for the Global South:

Opportunities and Challenges

Room 151 (Bahar)

Session 6B: Spatial Accessibility for VI

Room 152 (Basant)

Session 6C:

Design Challenge for Students:

Accessible Classrooms through

assistive technology

Room 153 (Megh)

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Invited Talks

♦ Introduction to the disability studies

in the global south and perspectives

on Assistive Technology

Paper Presentations

♦ Music, storytelling and play:

teaching computation thinking to

blind or low vision children in India

Panel Discussion

♦ Panelists: Jeeja Ghosh; Meenakshi

B., Equals CPSJ; Nidhi Goyal, Rising

flame; Prateek Madhav ATA

Invited Talks

♦ Enabling independent travel for

persons with blindness:

perspectives & approaches

♦ Encounter challenges in accessible

digital map for Indoor

Paper Presentations

♦ CycloStroll: An immersive

exploration of neighborhood via

spatial audio

♦ Inclusive indoor navigation

Poster Pitches

♦ Seeing for the Blind – cost effective

handsfree navigational solution

12:45 Session 7A: Lemontree Initiatives in Employment of Differently Abled - Aradhana Lal, Lemon Tree

Room 150 (Basant)

13:15 Lunch Break

14:15

Session 8A: Bridging the Gap: Taking AT

solutions from the Lab to the Field and

Bringing Field Experience to the Lab.

Room 151 (Bahar)

Session 8B: Interventions for Learning

Disabilities

Room 152 (Basant)

Session 8C: Assisting Employability

of Persons with Disabilities

Room 153 (Megh)

Invited Talks

♦ Sohum: a novel deafness screening

device for low resource setting - the

journey from lab to community

♦ Sugamya Pustakalya from small

audio book libraries to a nationwide

repository of accessible books

♦ Customizing AT solutions for

education (Screen readers, DAISY

players, in Indian Languages:

Partnering with Industry for

mainstream scale up

♦ Assistive technology to improve the

quality of living of women & girls

with disabilities

Invited Talks

♦ Educational interventions in

children with dyslexia

♦ The unique learning style on the

spectrum

♦ Educational interventions in autism

spectrum conditions

Paper Submissions

♦ VHAB - The assistive ecosystem for

a special need

Poster Pitches

♦ Improving the readability of dyslexic

learners with mobile game-based

sight-word training

Invited Talks

♦ The number one way to bring

empowerment

Paper Presentations

♦ CONVY - The assistive interactor

♦ Workplace accessibility for

persons with visual impairment

challenges and solutions

♦ Enable Vaani - rural social

network for persons with

disability

Poster Pitches

♦ EYE (Educate Yourself Easily)

Tool – independence through

self-learning

15:45 Tea Break

16:15-

18:00

Session 9A - Innovation Eco-system in the AT sector

Speakers from Social Alpha; ATA Labs; Social Impact Startups

Room 150 (Kedar)

18:30 Banquet Dinner @ Choki Dhani (Return by 22:00)

Thursday (17th October 2019)

9:30

Session 10A Keynote: The Balance between AI and Human Expertise in the Future of Technology for People with Disabilities,

Helen Petrie, York University, UK

Room 150 (Kedar)

10:30

Session 11A Keynote: From Assistive Technology to Universal Design: a view from DAISY community

Hiroshi Kavamura, Daisy Consortium

Room 150 (Kedar)

11:15 Tea Break

11:45 Session 12A: Assistive Technology for Mobility: Principles

and Practices in India

Room 151 (Bahar)

Session 12B: Accessible Digital Content

Room 152 (Basant)

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• Universal design principles and practices

• Assistive technology for mobility and women & girls

with disabilities – a reality check

Paper Presentations

♦ Analyzing eye gaze fixation patterns of users with SSMI

Poster Pitches

♦ SCKAFO - Automatic locking and unlocking of orthosis

Invited Talks

♦ Digital content accessibility in Bangladesh

♦ Standards: Prerequisite for accessible products and

assistive technologies

Paper Presentations

♦ Multi-modal password - Haptic Solution

Poster Pitches

♦ Smart assistant

♦ Common web accessibility issues of academic institutes

and solutions way ahead

12:45 Closing Ceremony (Discussions & Vote of Thanks)

13:30 Parting Lunch

Technology Showcase

Full day exhibits by our exhibitors.

15th

- 17th

October - Throughout the day

Exhibit Area near Reception