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This Thursday, 2nd December, 5 pm, we are going to talk with Shloka Shankar, a poet, editor, publisher, and self-taught visual artist from Bangalore, India. She enjoys experimenting with Japanese short-forms and myriad found poetry techniques alike. A Best of the Net nominee and award-winning haiku poet, her poems and artwork have appeared in over 200 online and print venues of repute. Shloka was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy at the age of 9. Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a group of neuromuscular genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness and overall loss of muscle mass. MD is a progressive condition; meaning that it gets worse with the passage of time. At present, there is no cure available for Muscular Dystrophy. #21Marching #marchingsheep #PWDinclusion #Peoplewithdisabilities #Inclusionmatters #Diversitymatters #Diversityandinclusion #Conversationsforchange #Conversationsthatmatter #respactandequalityforall #makeadifference

Today we have with us Deepshikha Sharma, Diagnosed with Dyslexia, at the age of 5 years. She is today a successful corporate professional, A Goodreads certified author and a motivational speaker who delivers guest lectures in schools and colleges on topics like Content writing, Digital Marketing, Soft skills, Management training, Storytelling, Effective Business Communications, Parenting in 21st century, Ideal child of 21st century, Using internet to explore new avenues, Emotional Intelligence etc. #21Marching #PWDinclusion #respectandequalityforall #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #diversityandinclusion #diversityequityandinclusion #conversationsthatmatter #Conversationsforchange

Some are born with disabilities, some meet with accidents or illnesses that lead to disabilities. in this conversation, we shall speak with Chitrasen Sahu is a 28-year-old Civil Engineer from Balod, Chhattisgarh. He met with an accident at Bhatapara Railway Station, which resulted in double leg amputation. Chitrasen doesn’t bow down to his disabilities, he embraces it. He is a national wheelchair Basketball player, Blade runner, and a mountaineer. Moreover, he is a motivational speaker who has helped more than 2000 differently abled comrades with proper counselling. He has won various awards, and volunteered in various initiatives. Join us in this conversation to hear about his journey. #21Marching #PWDinclusion #Peoplewithdisability #Diversityequityandinclusion #Diversityandinclusion #Diversitymatters #Inclusionmatters #Makeadifference #respectandequalityforall #conversationsthatmatter #conversationsforchange

In this conversation we are going to talk about Leprosy cured individuals, who despite being covered under RPWD act 2016, despite leprosy being a curable disease, still face stigma and ostracisation. We have with us Suresh Dhondge, who contracted leprosy when he was in class 10th. Today, he is the Amravati District Programme Officer of the Leprosy Mission Trust India in which capacity he travels a lot and helps settle people cured of leprosy in life. He has found settlements for over 1,000 such people. He has been awarded as a Role Model by the President of India on the World Disabled Day. #21Marching #PWDinclusion #Peoplewithdisability #Diversityandinclusion #makeadifference #respectandequalityforall #Conversationsthatmatter #Conversationsforchange

Delighted to be a part of the panel discussion with #globalleaders on “International Best Practices” at the 3rd edition D & I Summit & Awards in association with Transformance Forums .

Stay tuned for more updates!

#virtualpaneldiscussion #Internationalbestpractices #Diversityandinclusion # conversationsforchange #conversationsthatmatter #respectandequalityforall #MarchingSheep

We have seen the discourse around #diversityequityandinclusion evolve over the last two years, and now with the virtual and hybrid working models, there are both barriers, challenges and opportunities to be explored.

It was an honour for Sonica Aron- Founder & Managing Partner – Marching Sheep to be a part of the D & I Summit & Awards in association with Transformance Forums and share her views on What does #Diversity really mean today? How can we move towards #activeallyship and advocacy? The impact on #psychologicalsafety, #connectedness, #inclusion and #growth of #hiddenfigures and much more.

#virtualpaneldiscussion #conversationsthatmatter #MarchingSheep #conversationsforchange

In this conversations, we are going to talk about active #Allyship.

And for that, we have with us Alina Alam, the founder of ‘Mitti Café’ which is a chain of cafes which trains and employs #peoplewithdisability.

Their warriors with disability in this pandemic have cooked and served over 1.6 million meals to the poor and vulnerable communities and homeless groups, thereby proving the magic of abilities as a result of economic independence and dignity .

Alina has been featured in the Forbes list of 30 under 30, is a Commonwealth Youth Awardee and has won awards like the NCPEDEP Mindtree Hellen Keller Award, Times of India-She Unlimited Award, Rotary Exemplar award, Microsoft Nipman Award, Tiecon Young female Entrepreneur of the Year Award amongst others.

Do join us to know more about the power of allyship.

#21Marching #Marchingsheep #PWDinclusion #Inclusionmatters #Diversitymatters #Diversityandinclusion #Conversationsforchange #Conversationsthatmatter

Down syndrome is a lifelong condition. Timely support early in life can help babies and children with Down syndrome to improve their physical and intellectual abilities. Most of these focus on helping children with Down syndrome develop to their full potential. These include speech, occupational, and physical therapy, and they should be offered and available early in life. Children with Down syndrome may also need extra help or attention in school, and many children can be included in mainstream or regular classes.

With India being one of the highest birthing nations, there is greater incidence of Down Syndrome and it occurs in approximately 1 out of 830 live births, as per Down Syndrome Federation of India.

In this conversation we have with us Korok Biswas and his father, who will be participating on Korok’s behalf in this conversation.

#PWDinclusion #RPWDact2016 #Diversitymatters #Inclusionmatters #Diversityandinclusion #conversationsthatmatter #conversationsforchange #marchingsheep #21marching

According to the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB), 12 million people in India are suffering from visual impairment, and out of this only 29.16 percent are part of the education system. A mere 6.86 percent of schools in India have access to Braille books and audio content.
Employers are now open to appoint or give a job to the people with visual inabilities. This way, visually impaired are paving a path of their own and marking a footprint in the professional world to rise high.
There are numerous job roles that are offered to the visually impaired by both the government and the private sector.
Today we have Vineet Saraiwala, founder of Atypical Advantage, Visually impaired entrepreneur, who will share his journey to success.

#21marching #pwdinclusion #diversityandinclusion #diversityequityandinclusion #inclusionmatters #diversitymatters #marchingsheep #makeadifference #respectandequalityforall #conversationsforchange

Cerebral Palsy, one of the lesser known and understood disabilities, there are several myths around it. In this conversation with Sumit Agarwal, who was born with cerebral Palsy and 70% movement restriction, we will bust bust those myths.

#21Marching #Marchinhsheep #PWDinclusion #Diversityequityandinclusion #Diversitymatters #Inclusionmatters #respectandequalityforall #Conversationsforchange #Conversationsthatmatter #Diversityandinclusion #Makeadifference