Nov 20 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)

Unesco meet on rights of handicapped

New Delhi: TIMES NEWS NETWORK





Unesco will host a three-day international conference -From Exclusion to Empowerment: Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities -between November 24 and 26 in Delhi.In addition, Delhi will also play host to a `We Care' film festival and an exhibition of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and assistive technologies for persons with disabilities and handicaps.
The film festival will aim to raise awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities across the globe and act as a vehicle in bringing disability issues to the fore among government agencies and civil society , affecting both institutional and grassroots level attitudinal and behavioral change