Dear madam/ sir, You are cordially invited to join in the following seminar in digital world 2015 http://digitalworld.org.bd/event/details/29/learning-opportunities-for-the-p ersons-with-disabilities LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Date: 11th February, 2015 Venue: Media Bazaar Time: 02:00 PM~03:30 PM Topics : Learning Opportunities for the persons with Disabilities Date : 11th February 2015, Wednesday Time : 02:00 PM~03:30 PM Venue : Media Bazaar Target Audience : . Policy makers . Private sector partners . Teachers and teacher-educators . Students and guardians . Development partners working in this area The number of people with disability in Bangladesh is between fifteen to twenty million, and the number is on the rise. The rapid advancement in information and communication technologies (ICTs) has opened new avenues for improvement of quality of life for disabled people. The session will focus on exploiting buoyant and growing ICT sector for the benefit of people with disabilities Discussion points: . Using ICT to help the disadvantaged. . Current state of the nation's care system . Promoting awareness through action. Speaker Ms.Nasima Begum ndc Guest of Honour Secretary Ministry of Social Welfare Mr. Vashkar Bhattacharjee Key Note Country Representative Global Alliance of Accessible Technology and Environment Dr. Diba Hossain Chair and Moderator Professor, Department of Special Education Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Dhaka Dr. Valerie Ann Taylor Panelist Founder and Coordinator Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar Mr. Kazi Bazlur Rahman Panelist CEO Bigcat Technology, Dhaka Mr. Tilak Kanti Chowdhury Panelist ICT Officer Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) Mr. Jahidul Islam Panelist Md. Afzal Hossain Sarwar Session Owner