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Conclave on Employment of Persons with Disabilities – 20th Feb, 2023

ChangeInkk Foundation collaborated with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India to organize a Conclave on Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) on 20th February, 2023, in commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice. The event brought together PwDs, government leaders, industry experts, and members of civil society to discuss ideas, share best practices, and explore opportunities to enhance employment prospects for persons with disabilities. The conclave kicked off with the felicitation of Karmayogis with Disabilities, followed by panel discussions on topics such as Experience Sharing: Journeys of Success - Professionals with Disabilities, Building the Pipeline: Inclusive Higher Education for Students with Disabilities, and Recruitment for Persons with Disabilities. To view the live stream of the event, please visit: Celebration of World Day of Social Justice | 20th February 2023.

G20’s Future of Work Exhibition, Bhubaneswar – 23^rd – 28^th April, 2023

‘Future of Work’ Exhibition, a part of the ongoing G20 3rd Education Working Group meeting was inaugurated by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship at the CSIR-IMMT Campus in Bhubaneswar on April 23, 2023.The Hon’ble Minister visited ChangeInkk Foundation’s immersive exhibition on “Inclusion for Innovation” which highlighted the contributions of trailblazers with learning disabilities, along with their unique strengths and talents which makes them the ideal future-ready workforce. Shri Pradhan, engaged with the ChangeInkk team and expressed interest in knowing more about the strengths and challenges of people with learning disabilities.

Creating Disability Inclusive Leaders with CII India Business and Disability Network - 18th August 2023

In partnership with CII's India Business Disability Network, ChangeInkk is organising an online session on neurodiversity inclusion as part of the Capacity-building Certificate Program on Creating Disability Inclusive Leaders at the Workplace. The session will be led by Deepika Ghosh, Lead for Employment and Entrepreneurship. It will be conducted from 3 pm to 4 pm.

NASSCOM Global Inclusion Summit 2023– 27th June 2023

At the NASSCOM Global Inclusion Summit 2023, Deepika Ghosh, ChangeInkk's Lead for Employment and Entrepreneurship, delivered a masterclass on the theme 'Inclusion for Innovation: Fostering Neurodiversity at the Workplace.' The interactive masterclass was attended by over 200 leaders, innovators, and changemakers from diverse industries, who learnt more about the need for organizations to make neurodiversity a part of their growth and innovation strategy, and received practical guidance on meaningfully including neurodiverse people in the workplace.

'Learning Latitudes' capacity-building series of TMTC – 12th May, 2023

As part of the 'Learning Latitudes' capacity-building series of the Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC), ChangeInkk Foundation organised a session on the topic 'Inclusion for Innovation: Championing Neurodiversity at Work' on 12th May 2023. Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Co-Founder and Trustee of ChangeInkk, spoke about how ensuring a neurodiverse workforce as a key pillar of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) has been shown to strengthen organisational culture, employee satisfaction and brand value. The interactive session, which was full of quizzes, exercises and Q&A, was attended by employees of the Tata Group from across India.

Civil20 Working Group: Policy Consultation on Employment and Disability – 11th May, 2023

Deepika Ghosh, ChangeInkk's Lead for Employment and Entrepreneurship, was invited to be a panelist at a C20 India Disability, Equity, Justice Working Group policy consultation on Employment and Disability. The policy consultation was organized by the Office of the State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with the US Consulate Mumbai, Mariwala Health Initiative, and Rising Flame Foundation. Deepika spoke on the theme 'Creating an ecosystem for workplace inclusion of persons living with invisible disabilities,' sharing context, best practices, and recommendations. The consultation was attended by diverse groups of stakeholders, including policymakers, disability professionals, parents, teachers and individuals with disability.

Neurodiversity at Workplace with naukri.com - 20th Feb 2023

ChangeInkk has partnered with Naukri, India's top job platform, to curate a special episode of the Naukri Workwise podcast on promoting a neurodiverse workforce. In this episode, guests Aditya Ghosh, Shilpa Rao, Kunal Jhunjhunwala, and Noopur Jhunjhunwala discuss how neurodiversity drives innovation and the significance of inclusive hiring and people management. We are proud to welcome Naukri as a member of our tribe, dedicated to cultivating a diverse and forward-thinking workforce.

IPEL sensitisation session - 25th Jan, 2023

Noopur Jhunjhunwala from the ChangeInkk Foundation conducted a sensitization session on Specific Learning Disabilities for the IPEL members on Jan 25, 2023 in Delhi. The IPEL (India Partnership for Early Learning) project, supported by USAID, is a consortium of four organizations (CARE India, Room to Read, KPMG, and CSF), each bringing its own expertise to achieve the target stated in NEP 2020. The IPEL team at CSF supports the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to design and implement their state FLN missions as part of the national NIPUN Bharat Mission.

Inclusion of Persons with Disability Twitter Space with MyGov – 3rd December, 2022

On December 3rd, 2022, to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, MyGov, the Government of India's citizen engagement platform, organized a Twitter Space on the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Deepika Ghosh, Lead for Employment and Entrepreneurship at ChangeInkk Foundation, joined the proceedings as a speaker, shedding light on the inclusion of individuals with invisible disabilities from cradle to career, and the critical part played by schooling and higher education in the process.

Rethinking the Future Workforce - Innovation and Dyslexia – Nov 3, 2022

Continuing its Dyslexia@Work webinar series, ChangeInkk partnered with NASSCOM Foundation for the webinar 'Rethinking the Future Workforce - Innovation and Dyslexia'. Held on November 3rd, the webinar saw nearly 600 participants from leading organisations across the technology and business processes industries. The webinar began with an exposition of why dyslexic thinking is essential to a business' growth and productivity strategy. This was followed by two illuminating panel discussions- the first, on the journeys of industry leaders who have successfully navigated the professional realm while being neurodiverse, and the second, on the transformative role that technology can play in helping neurodiverse individuals and teams thrive and do their best work. The webinar brought together speakers with a diversity of lived experiences and with expertise across the technology sphere. To learn more, watch the discussion https://youtu.be/50Fr1IYg18A

Awareness Workshop on ‘Dyslexia at Work’ - October 12th, 2022

In honour of International Dyslexia Awareness month, ChangeInkk Foundation and FICCI co-hosted a webinar titled 'Experience Sharing: Successful Models of Inclusion from Industry' on October 12th, 2022. Panellists included Virat Bhatia, Chairman, Mobile Manufacturing and Communications Committee at FICCI and Managing Director, India at Apple and Neha Sathish, Lead for CSR & D&I at Thomson Reuters India. The discussion was moderated by Chandana Singh, Founder & Consultant, Advocacy for Dyslexia. The speakers discussed the ease with which individuals with SLDs can be integrated into the workforce, with basic support. They emphasised that conversations around inclusion in the organisation must be framed in a positive manner, with a focus on how best to integrate and support persons with SLDs in performing to their fullest potential. To learn more, watch the discussion at Awareness Workshop on Dyslexia@Work

?Dyslexia@Work – Timesgroup – 4th Oct, 2022

To celebrate International Dyslexia Awareness Month, ChangeInkk Foundation led an interactive educational webinar for employees of Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) on 4th October, 2022. The session aimed at sensitizing and building capacity among key organisational stakeholders for fostering a cognitively diverse workforce. Starting with a primer on neurodiversity and specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) like dyslexia, the presentation also showcased the journeys of accomplished members of the industry living with dyslexia. The audience were surprised to learn that #dyslexthinking powered several trailblazers of the international news media such as Anderson Cooper (CNN), Pulitzer Prize-winner Gareth Cook (New York Times) and Richard Engel (NBC), as well as noted authors Agatha Christie, John Irving, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Octavia Spencer - proof that dyslexic minds can excel at communication despite their challenges with language processing.

NASSCOM Understanding Neurodiversity - 28th July 2022

A webinar 'Understanding Neurodiversity: How do you make your people management approach neurodiversity smart?" was hosted by NASSCOM on July 28th, 2022. The webinar aimed at educating leaders and managers on the importance of understanding and valuing the unique strengths that neurodiverse employees possess, and helping to provide the tools and skills required to support them. Speakers included Kate Halpin, Principal Neurodiversity Consultant at Employ for Ability; Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Co-founder and Trustee at ChangeInkk Foundation; Neha Sathish, Lead, CSR and D&I at Thomson Reuters India; Archana GS, Autism at Work Co-lead at SAP Labs India and Hannes Faerberboeck, Managing Director Austria and Head of Global Business Unit at Nagarro. To learn more, watch the discussion at https://youtu.be/9CvLsZotdE8.

#ChangeinkktheConversation for Dyslexia@Work – 1^stJul 2022

The launch event of Dyslexia@Work was conducted in partnership with v-shesh, an award-winning impact enterprise specialising in disability inclusion. It focussed on the many facets of creating inclusive work environment for individuals with specific learning disabilities to drive and organisation’s innovation, growth and productivity. Speakers included Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Co-Founder and Trustee of ChangeInkk Foundation and parent advocate; Hiren Shukla, Founder of the Neuro-Diverse Centers of Excellence (NCoE) at Ernst and Young (EY) Global and Americas; Kunal Jhunjhunwala, Founder and Managing Director at Airpay Payment Services (and proud dyslexic); and P Rajasekharan (Raja), Co-Founder of v-shesh. The webinar had was attended by representatives from leading organisations in the IT-BPM sectors. Watch our session to know more about how engineering a neurodiverse workforce brings a competitive advantage!

NASSCOM Global Inclusion Summit 2022 Session I Young Leaders Talk Inking the Inclusion Manifesto for the Gen Z - 27th and 28th April, 2022

At the 2022 Global Inclusion Summit, NASSCOM Foundation organised a session titled 'Young Leaders Talk: Inking the Inclusion Manifesto for the Gen Z’ on April 28, 2022. The webinar was chaired by Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Co-founder and Trustee at ChangeInkk Foundation, and speakers included Surya Kasibhatla, Actor; Anika Bhatia, Student at Sanskriti School; Nirrhit Pal, Fashion Design Student at NIFT, Bangalore and Urvi Maheshwari, Vice President of Student Affairs at Huron University College's Student Council. This one-of-a-kind session aimed to amplify the voices of the next generation of leaders. The speakers shared that since Gen Z will soon constitute the largest group in the workforce, it is imperative to consider what inclusion means to them, and for organizations to shift their mindset to embrace such inclusion. To learn more, watch the discussion at https://youtu.be/uXaaFeKKRxY.

NASSCOM Design & Engineering Summit 2021

During the NASSCOM Design and ER&D Summit 2021, on October 7, 2021, a fireside chat was organised on the subject 'Engineering a Neurodiverse Workforce: A Competitive Advantage!'. Noopur Jhunjhunwala, Co-founder and Trustee at ChangeInkk Foundation was invited as the speaker for the fireside chat, which was chaired by Debjani Ghosh, President of NASSCOM. In their discussion, Noopur highlighted that while gender and demographic diversity is a given in the modern workplace, there is yet another aspect which needs considering, i.e., neurodiversity. She added that companies which embrace neurodiversity can gain a competitive advantage in terms of innovation, culture, and productivity, which is especially true in the case of STEM-allied sectors.