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Hon'ble CM Dr. Pramod Sawant flags off Wheelchair Accessible E-rickshaws as part of the "Seva, Sushasan, Jan Kalyan" initiative in the presence of Hon'ble Social Welfare Minister Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, Shri. Nilesh Cabral, Minister for PWD, Shri. Guruprasad Pawaskar, the State Commissioner for PwDs and Taha Haaziq, Secretary, Goa State Commission for PwDs.
1) Shri. Guruprasad Pawaskar, the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities while addressing the audience during the inauguration of the Consultation Programme.2) One of the young participants (a woman with invisible disability) while explaining the challenges faced by her at the workspace3) One of the young participants with physical disability while suggesting some policies to make workspace inclusive4) A person with hearing impairment while explaining the challenges faced by persons with hearing impairments in the workspace.5) Participants along with the speakers and the staff of Goa State Commission for Persons with Disabilities while posing for a group picture.
Policy Consultation on Disability and Employment
1) Amar Jain, Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility while addressing the participants at the ICT training workshop.2) Amar Jain, Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility while demonstrating the significance of Inclusive ICT design.3) One of the participants at the workshop while presenting the Access Audit report of one of the Goa Govt websites.4) Participants from various organisations present at the training workshop.
Training on Accessibility of Information, Communication & Technology
1) Participants of the workshop along with the Principal Trainers and Goa State Commission for Persons with Disabilities staff posing for a group picture. 1) Abhijit Murugkar, Founder, Design Bridge Diversity & Inclusion Foundation while addressing the participants at the workshop.
Opening minds to Universal Design Workshop
Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon'ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment while trying out Fundook game at the Purple Fest. Dr. Virendra Kumar while addressing the State Commissioners at a two-day sensitisation workshop organised for all state commissioners for persons with disabilities during the Purple Fest.Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, Hon'ble Social Welfare Minister, Pooja Bedi, an actress, Alka Phal Dessai, State Executive Member, BJP and Taha Haaziq, Secretary, Office of the State Commissioner for PwDs while flagging off the cars at the Inclusive Car Rally. Wheelchair dance performance by We are One troup from Delhi at the Purple Fest.Smt. Shanti Raghavan, Founder and Enabler, EnAble India while addressing the audience as a keynote speaker at the Purple Fest. For the first time in the country Purple Ambassadors representing 21 types of disabilities shared a platform at the Purple Fest. Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan while performing with the Goan CwDs at the Purple Fest. Hon'ble Goa CM Dr. Pramod Sawant while lighting the lamp at the opening ceremony of the Purple Fest in the presence of Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon'ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, Hon'ble Minister for Social Welfare and other dignitaries.
Purple Fest 2023
A group photo of 25 beneficiaries with disabilities who received artificial limbs along with Hon'ble Governor Shri. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, Hon'ble CM Dr. Pramod Sawant, Hon'ble Social Welfare Minister Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, Shri. Guruprasad Pawaskar, the state Commissioner for PwDs, Shri. Taha Haaziq, Secretary, Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Shri. Swapnil Bandodkar, a popular Marathi singer, CSR Partner Bharat Petroleum officials and members from Matoshree trustHon'ble Goa Governor Shri. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai while lighting the lamp at the programHon'ble Goa CM Dr. Pramod Sawant and Hon'ble Goa Governor Shri. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai while handing over the artificial limb kit to one of the beneficiaries.Hon'ble Social Welfare Minister Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai while presenting a memento to Hon'ble Goa Governor Shri. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai.
To make PwDs self-reliant the Goa State Commission for PwDs & Raj Bhavan, Goa in association with CSR Partner Bharat Petroleum hosted a program to distribute the latest Brain Controlled Myoelectric Hands.
CM Explaining the importance senitizationimage of The State commissioner presenting honarable chief minister with a mementoimage showing Commsioner of Scpwd speaking during the Education Workshop
Education Workshop

Press Media

News clip published in Times of India, Headline reads 'Will start permanent Disability center: CM'
News clip published in Pudhari, Headline reads 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' Indian philosophy'.
News clip published in Dainik Herald, Headline reads 'Purple Fest budget to be shared 50% by the Central Government'
News clip published in The Goan, Headline reads 'Inclusive education gets leg-up, DOE asked to initiate monitoring system'.
News clip published in Gomantak, Headline reads 'Govt moots new dept for disability sector'.
News clip published in The Goan, Headline reads 'State Disability Commission releases annual report'.
News clip published in The Navhind Times, Headline reads 'Online dispute resolution forum launched'.
News clip published in Dainik Herald, Headline reads 'Soon, wheelchair users will have hassle-free travel'.
News clip published in The Goan, Headline reads 'Social welfare minister inaugurates GATEC at India Expo Centre in UP'.
News clip published in The Navhind Times, Headline reads 'Five women with disabilities felicitated'.
News clip published in Gomantak, headline reads 'I was a champion, I am a champion and I will be a champion'.
News clip published in The Navhind Times, Headline reads 'Woman with disability gets motorised wheelchair'.
News clip published in Govan Varta, headline reads 'Disability Commission secy Taha Haaziq honoured with Louis Braille Award'.
News clip published in Govan Varta, headline reads 'Disability Commissioner visits Wazzar Model '.
News clip published in The Navhind Times, Headline reads 'Working towards disability inclusion'.
News clip published in Times of India, headline reads 'Beyond beaches, Goa made headlines with Purple Fest'.
Bal Bhavan-Disabled kids included in all activities, says Bal Bhavan 
Awareness and sanitization for Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited
snippets from the Autism Awareness Drive organised by the office of the State Commission for PwD together with the Directorate of Social Welfare, the Disability Rights Association of Goa, & students from Dnyan Vardhini Divyang Training College.
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23rd October 2023 (11:30 hrs) 
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