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AYJNIHH, Mumbai is pleased to announce that a 3 day CRE program titled "Recent Advances in the Assessment and Management of Speech and Language in HI, MR and CP" will be held on 31st January, 2012 to 2nd February, 2012 at Guwahati for DHLS Diploma holders.
The objectives of the workshop are to provide information and share knowledge on recent strategies and approaches in assessment and management of language in children with HI and MR. It is also aims to provide hands on training on the same.
For more information please contact: Mr. Lanu W. Aimol, Assistant Professor, Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities, PMRT Building, Guwahati Medical College, Hospital Campus, Guwahati - 781032., Contact No.: 09508956954, email :Lanuwa2010@ rediffmail.com
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Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Indian National anthem on 27th December 1911, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped in Mumbai, brought out a Universal design version of the Indian National anthem. This version of the Indian National anthem has features of Universal design, such as audio description for the Blind Persons, Indian Sign Language & Captions for the Deaf Persons. Captions are available in 14 Indian Language and English Language.
Indian National anthem is the honor and pride of our country. Expression of patriotism with dignity is increased in this version of Indian National Anthem through accessibility format. The certification from censor board of film certification (CBFC) has been obtained for Universal & Educational viewing of this version of Indian National Anthem. Special Schools and organizations for the Deaf and Cinema theatres in the country could enable equal participation for all by screening this version of Indian National Anthem. It is also available DVD format at the Indian Sign Language Cell of the Institute. The same has been made available in the website of the institute using the YouTube.
The link is : http://www.youtube.com/user/AYJNIHHNEWS
For more details kindly contact:Mr. P.J.Mathew Martin 09869993833 or Email:pjmathewmartin@yahoo.co.in
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The Disability Information Line (DIL) for the state of Sikkim was launched on 3rd December, 2011 on the occasion of World Disabled Day at STNM Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim. Hon. Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Shri K.T.Gyaltsen dedicated DIL for the people of Sikkim State.
Mr. B. B. Gooroong , EX. Chief Minister & Chairman, Social Welfare Commission, Govt. of Sikkim, Miss Neru Seva, Hon’ble Minister for Industries & Excise Dept., Govt. of Sikkim, Mr. Aashok Gurung, Chairman, OBC Board, Govt. of Sikkim, Mr. Phetuk Tshering Bhutia, MLA, Sangha & Chairman ST Board, Govt. of Sikkim, Mr. Binod Rai MLA & Parliament Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment and Welfare Department, Govt. of Sikkim, Mrs. Manita Pradhan, Chairman, Woman and Child Welfare Board, Govt. of Sikkim graced the occasion.
Shri N. Karthikeyan, Information & Documentation Officer, AYJNIHH made a presentation on DIL on this occasion. Around 250 people participated in the launching function. Social Justice and Empowerment and Welfare Department, Govt. of Sikkim made elaborate arrangement for this launching function.
(Shri K.T.Gyaltsen, Hon. Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly dedicating DIL for the people of Sikkim State)
(From left to right - Mr. Aashok Gurung, Chairman, OBC Board, Govt. of Sikkim, . Mr. Phetuk Tshering Bhutia, MLA, Sangha & Chairman ST Board, Govt. of Sikkim, Mr. Binod Rai MLA & Parliament Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment and Welfare Department, Govt. of Sikkim, Mr. K. T. Gyaltsen, Hon’ble Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Mr. B. B. Gooroong , EX. Chief Minister & Chairman, Social Welfare Commission,Govt. of Sikkim, Mrs. Manita Pradhan, Chairman, Woman and Child Welfare Board, Govt. of Sikkim and Miss Neru Seva, Hon’ble Minister for Industries & Excise Dept., Govt. of Sikkim.)
Click for media coverage of this launching programme (4 MB) 
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We are making a brochure containing the list of high achievers in India among the persons with disabilities. The criteria for their selection are as follows:
Kindly arrange to send the details of the achievers among persons with disabilities along with photographs by 31st of Dec.,2011 by post or by email to pjmathewmartin@yahoo.co.in
You may also arrange to give the contact details of persons with whom we may contact for more details. A Form for Recording the Profile of High Achievers in India among Persons with Disabilities is given. Download the Form
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Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, (AYJNIHH) Mumbai bagged the prestigious ‘60 Seconds to Fame’ at the 4th India International film festival ‘Abilityfest-2011’ held at Chennai on 14th Oct. The award was handed over by music maestro Shri A.R.Rahman at a function, during the grand finale of AbilityFest 2011. The four-day India International Disability Film Festival was hosted by Ability Foundation at Chennai. The award was given for the ‘National Anthem in Hindi with Indian Sign Language’ made by AYJNIHH on the theme of ‘breaking the barriers’.
The film has been made by Professor R. Rangasayee, P.J. Mathew Martin, R.S. Swamy, Kinjal Shah, and Mohd. Shafique of AYJNIHH-Mumbai. The digital video film has audio description in English and closed captions in 16 Indian languages with application of the concept of universal design, so that everyone can participate in the National anthem.
Among the total twenty finalists, from 150 entries from various parts of the world, National Anthem in Hindi with Indian Sign Language of AYJNIHH-Mumbai was awarded 2nd best film at the Abilityfest 2011. The jury of the Abilityfest 2011 comprised of renowned National Award-winning film historian Mr. P.K.Nair, festival director, Rohini, N.Venugopal and Angshu Jajodia. The award-winning films were picked from the 20 finalists based on the theme of breaking the barriers. The award consisted of a citation, certificate of appreciation and Rs.75,000/- cash award.
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A Media Professional from Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH) Mumbai received the prestigious National Award for Universal Design 'NCPEDP-MPHASIS Universal Design Award 2011'. The Award was handed over to Shri P.J. Mathew Martin on 14th August, 2011 at India International Centre, New Delhi by Shri M.K. Acharya, Secretary Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, Shri Som Mittal, President NASSCOM, Shri Puneet Bhirani Vice President & Head Business Operations, Mphasis, during the award function. The national award is jointly given by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and MPHASIS.
(From left- ShriSom Mittal,President NASSCOM, Shri K.M.Acharya,Secretary,Ministry of Social
Justice &Empowerment,Govt. of India, Shri Puneet Bhirani,Senior Vice President Mphasis & Shri P.J.Mathew
Martin,Media Professional from AYJNIHH-Mumbai)
The award was in recognition of his efforts towards promoting accessible media. It is a tribute to honor those individuals who have been doing exemplary work in the field of promoting Accessibility and Universal Design. He created the AYJNIHH-NEWS in Universal Design. This 'Youtube' based News Channel implements the concept of Universal Design in the News Media. It has captions for the Deaf persons and Closed Captions in 61 languages using machine translation facility. He is also the course coordinator for the Post Graduate Diploma in Media & Disability Communication, at AYJNIHH, which is conducted in collaboration with Department of Communication & Journalism (DCJ), University of Mumbai. This award is given to him for the professional work for the cause of accessibility and Universal Design, in the areas such as built-in environment and use of information and communication technology (ICT).
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Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, (AYJNIHH) Mumbai bagged the ‘Special Mention’ award at the 8th International ‘We Care Filmfest’ 2011. The award was handed over by Shri Sandeep Marwah, President of Asian Academy for Film and Television to Shri V.P Sah, Assistant Director, Eastern Regional Centre of AYJNIHH, during the award ceremony function on 4th May 2011 at India International Centre, New Delhi.
Even though no film was found suitable for three awards in the one minute category, it was unanimously decided by the jury to make a special mention of an Indian film on the National Anthem in sign language. The film has been made by Professor R. Rangasayee, P.J. Mathew Martin, R.S. Swamy and Mohd. Shafique of the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped. The video film depicts the National Anthem in Hindi with Indian Sign Language. It has audio description in English and Captions in 16 languages. Efforts were made to make this video-film in Universal Design.
Total twelve films, including one from the United Kingdom and an Indian film on the National Anthem in Indian Sign Language of AYJNIHH-Mumbai received awards in four categories-one minute, five minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes. The awards were presented on 4th May to commemorate the day on which United Nations approved the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and UNCRPD came into effect. The jury of the We Care Film Festival 2011 comprised of renowned National Award-winning film historian Shri Gautam Kaul, National Award Winning Critic Shri Utpal Borpujari, P7 News Channel Associate Executive Producer Shri Anurag Punetha, Outlook Assistant Editor, Ms. Geetashree and Eminent Film critic, Shri B.B. Nagpal.
The award-winning films were picked from the 21 shortlisted films based on the viewers’ reactions at various screenings held over past 5 months at different venues. A total of 67 entries were received from various parts of the world. The award consisted of certificate of appreciation and Rs.10,000/- cash award.
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In the Cyber age Websites are the face of an organization. Organizations that work towards rehabilitation of persons with disabilities need to have accessible websites. For its efforts in ensuring the accessibility of its organizational website, (http://ayjnihh.nic.in) Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, (AYJNIHH) Mumbai received National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2010. The National Award was given under the category of Best Accessible Website among Public Sector/Autonomous/Local Govt. Bodies. The award was conferred by Her Excellency the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 3rd December, 2010.
(Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director, receiving the award from Her Excellency the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. From left Shri K.M. Acharya, Secretary, Shri D. Nepoleon, Hon. Minister of State, Shri Mukul Wasnik, Hon. Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, look on)
(Core team for National Award winning accessible website – In front row from left Dr. Geeta Mukundan, Dy. Director (T), Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director, Shri N. Karthikeyan, Information & Documentation Officer and behind them from left Shri P.M.Mathew, Computer Programmer/Web Information Manager and Shri Arun Kalbage, DEO/Web Technical Manager)
The award was received by Prof. R.Rangasayee, Director, AYJNIHH at a function organized by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India. The website of the institute received over 46,600 hits since its makeover in the accessible format. The design of the website is in the accessible format with features of screen reader, alternate text for the visuals for the Blind, skip to main content and navigation facility, customized text size, descriptive link text, key board support for browsing the portal, explicit form of label association and consistent navigation mechanism of content in English and Hindi etc.
AYJNIHH is a proud recipient of this unique National Award, first time instituted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, for implementation of accessible website, and this is the 5th National Award for the work of this Institute in the decade. The Director congratulates all the staff members of AYJNIHH and its regional centers for this unique achievement through their continuous efforts.
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| Name/Designation | Room Nos. | Telephone Nos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shri R. Rangasayee, Director |
Office: C-02 Res: D-04 |
Office: 26422638 Cell: 9869205945 |
| 2. Dr. Geetha Mukundan, Dy. Director (Tech) |
Office: A-201 Res: D-23 |
Office: 26401944 Res: 26457117 Cell: 9967906522 |
| 3. Mrs. Alka Sapru-Joshi, Reader & Head/Psychology Student Welfare Officer |
Office: D-07 Res: D-22 |
Office: 26404991 Res: 26511975 Cell: 9892398053 |
| 4. Dr. Martin Mathew, ESA(Mass Media) Outreach Extension Service Dept Hostel Warden (Boys) |
Office : C-105 Res: B-32 |
Office : 26402605 Res: 26411176 Cell: 9869993833 |
| 5. Dr. Suni Mathew, Lecturer, Education Dept Hostel Warden (Girls) |
Office: D-204 Res: D-21 |
Office: 26404974 Res: 26422201 Cell: 9867030815 |
| 6. Shri Sanjay Jadhav JAO, Academic Cell |
Office : D-105 | Office : 26409094 Cell : 9820670410 |
UGC Regulations on curbing the menace of ragging in higher educational institutions, 2009. 
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Planning Commission of India invites all Voluntary Organisations/ Non-Government Organisations to Sign Up on the NGO Partnership System (NGO-PS) at http://ngo.india.gov.in .
This will enable you to (1) Get details of existing VOs/NGOs across India, (2) Get details of grant schemes of key Ministries/Departments, (3) Apply on-line for NGO grants and (4) Track status of your application for grants.
This is a free facility located in the Planning Commission in association with National Informatics Centre to bring about greater partnership between government and the voluntary sector and foster better transparency, efficiency and accountability.
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Under the The Right to Information Act, 2005 Public Information Officer and Assistant Public Information Officers are designated for Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, its Regional Centres and State Collaborated Centre.
Public Information Officer: Mr. N. Ganesh Tel No : +91-22-2640 0215/226/ Extn. 319. Fax : +91-22-26404170
Appellate Authority: Mr. N. Karthikeyan Phone. +91-22-26559708. Fax: +91-22-26404170 For details click on "RTI"
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