Winning Solutions for Disabled | Mohammed Asif Iqbal | TEDxAssiRd

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ladies and gentlemen today I represent

ladies and gentlemen today I represent the voice of those world’s largest

the voice of those world’s largest

the voice of those world’s largest minority community which is persons with

minority community which is persons with

minority community which is persons with disability World Bank and United Nations

disability World Bank and United Nations

disability World Bank and United Nations estimates that around a billion people

estimates that around a billion people

estimates that around a billion people worldwide has a persons with disability

worldwide has a persons with disability

worldwide has a persons with disability while I was pursuing my path to create

while I was pursuing my path to create

while I was pursuing my path to create identity and was enrolled in the

identity and was enrolled in the

identity and was enrolled in the commerce program of Cynthia’s College

commerce program of Cynthia’s College

commerce program of Cynthia’s College Calcutta my dream then was to become

Calcutta my dream then was to become

Calcutta my dream then was to become financially independent I knew deep in

financially independent I knew deep in

financially independent I knew deep in my heart that I was not good enough the

my heart that I was not good enough the

my heart that I was not good enough the Commerce degree was not good enough to

Commerce degree was not good enough to

Commerce degree was not good enough to achieve my goals I decided to pursue my

achieve my goals I decided to pursue my

achieve my goals I decided to pursue my MBA and I wrote a letter to the AIIMS

MBA and I wrote a letter to the AIIMS

MBA and I wrote a letter to the AIIMS admission chairperson inquiring whether

admission chairperson inquiring whether

admission chairperson inquiring whether there is a provision for reservation

there is a provision for reservation

there is a provision for reservation quota as mandate by persons with

quota as mandate by persons with

quota as mandate by persons with disability act 1995 whether additional

disability act 1995 whether additional

disability act 1995 whether additional time would be permitted to take answers

time would be permitted to take answers

time would be permitted to take answers those a visual pictographs questions and

those a visual pictographs questions and

those a visual pictographs questions and whether I would be allowed to use a

whether I would be allowed to use a

whether I would be allowed to use a writer I received a letter and I was

writer I received a letter and I was

writer I received a letter and I was shocked to read the letter from the

shocked to read the letter from the

shocked to read the letter from the AIIMS admission chairperson that stating

AIIMS admission chairperson that stating

AIIMS admission chairperson that stating that no reservation quota exists no

that no reservation quota exists no

that no reservation quota exists no additional time would be permitted and

additional time would be permitted and

additional time would be permitted and yes I could appoint my own writer

yes I could appoint my own writer

yes I could appoint my own writer growing up in the United States in state

growing up in the United States in state

growing up in the United States in state of Oregon where I received my primary

of Oregon where I received my primary

of Oregon where I received my primary secondary and partial college education

secondary and partial college education

secondary and partial college education and filing a lawsuit for something that

and filing a lawsuit for something that

and filing a lawsuit for something that does not seem right was a regular norm

does not seem right was a regular norm

does not seem right was a regular norm and I was constantly encouraged by my

and I was constantly encouraged by my

and I was constantly encouraged by my American aunt to stand up fight for your

American aunt to stand up fight for your

American aunt to stand up fight for your rights even though if you have to fight

rights even though if you have to fight

rights even though if you have to fight alone I decided to file a lawsuit in the

alone I decided to file a lawsuit in the

alone I decided to file a lawsuit in the court of disability at New Delhi my

court of disability at New Delhi my

court of disability at New Delhi my father received a letter from the

father received a letter from the

father received a letter from the disability court asked

disability court asked

disability court asked me to appear for hearing my father

me to appear for hearing my father

me to appear for hearing my father cautioned me that litigation in this

cautioned me that litigation in this

cautioned me that litigation in this country is a long-drawn process and a

country is a long-drawn process and a

country is a long-drawn process and a costly affair I was determined to take

costly affair I was determined to take

costly affair I was determined to take it to the logical end I appealed for

it to the logical end I appealed for

it to the logical end I appealed for hearing both physically and virtually in

hearing both physically and virtually in

hearing both physically and virtually in the end after a series of telephonic

the end after a series of telephonic

the end after a series of telephonic conversation the court declared not only

conversation the court declared not only

conversation the court declared not only reservations for the IMS but they have

reservations for the IMS but they have

reservations for the IMS but they have also initiated reservation quota for the

also initiated reservation quota for the

also initiated reservation quota for the disabled across IPS college and

disabled across IPS college and

disabled across IPS college and universities and colleges in India like

universities and colleges in India like

universities and colleges in India like all MBA aspirin I’m a person with an

all MBA aspirin I’m a person with an

all MBA aspirin I’m a person with an average IQ but willing to excel I wanted

average IQ but willing to excel I wanted

average IQ but willing to excel I wanted to learn how to crack Common Admission

to learn how to crack Common Admission

to learn how to crack Common Admission Test Kat question people’s and learn

Test Kat question people’s and learn

Test Kat question people’s and learn strategies and wanted to enroll into a

strategies and wanted to enroll into a

strategies and wanted to enroll into a coaching Institute can you believe it I

coaching Institute can you believe it I

coaching Institute can you believe it I was actually declined by its eight

was actually declined by its eight

was actually declined by its eight watching and Stewart’s because they

watching and Stewart’s because they

watching and Stewart’s because they first sure that I was going to fail and

first sure that I was going to fail and

first sure that I was going to fail and their failure is going to create a

their failure is going to create a

their failure is going to create a negative impression on our Institute I

negative impression on our Institute I

negative impression on our Institute I finally managed to get enrolled myself

finally managed to get enrolled myself

finally managed to get enrolled myself in a coaching insurance but mine the

in a coaching insurance but mine the

in a coaching insurance but mine the next challenge was to find a writer

next challenge was to find a writer

next challenge was to find a writer volunteer whose job would be to read out

volunteer whose job would be to read out

volunteer whose job would be to read out the question papers record my answers

the question papers record my answers

the question papers record my answers based on medications and work with me

based on medications and work with me

based on medications and work with me six times a week

six times a week

six times a week I placed an ad in the newspaper and got

I placed an ad in the newspaper and got

I placed an ad in the newspaper and got over 10 calls when I just started

over 10 calls when I just started

over 10 calls when I just started calling each one of them I was told code

calling each one of them I was told code

calling each one of them I was told code I said I would love to help you out but

I said I would love to help you out but

I said I would love to help you out but I’m sorry my father will not let me I

I’m sorry my father will not let me I

I’m sorry my father will not let me I said I would love to help you out but my

said I would love to help you out but my

said I would love to help you out but my mother is adamant ask if I would love to

mother is adamant ask if I would love to

mother is adamant ask if I would love to help you out my father will not let me

help you out my father will not let me

help you out my father will not let me go to a Muslim area sadly could not find

go to a Muslim area sadly could not find

go to a Muslim area sadly could not find a volunteer but came across a second

a volunteer but came across a second

a volunteer but came across a second year engineering student who was willing

year engineering student who was willing

year engineering student who was willing to work with me on compensation basis

to work with me on compensation basis

to work with me on compensation basis but only three times a week I knew with

but only three times a week I knew with

but only three times a week I knew with this tiny effort I was not going to get

this tiny effort I was not going to get

this tiny effort I was not going to get into a top B school I decided to

into a top B school I decided to

into a top B school I decided to approach my coaching head

approach my coaching head

approach my coaching head for a soft copy so I could use my

for a soft copy so I could use my

for a soft copy so I could use my computer which would read out the entire

computer which would read out the entire

computer which would read out the entire contents the coaching had declined my

contents the coaching had declined my

contents the coaching had declined my request on them as it violates the

request on them as it violates the

request on them as it violates the copyrights and intellectual property

copyrights and intellectual property

copyrights and intellectual property rights I appealed to him and asked him

rights I appealed to him and asked him

rights I appealed to him and asked him and begged him literally to can

and begged him literally to can

and begged him literally to can reconsider his decision as other sighted

reconsider his decision as other sighted

reconsider his decision as other sighted colleagues has study materials which

colleagues has study materials which

colleagues has study materials which they can access with ease and now all

they can access with ease and now all

they can access with ease and now all I’m asking it’s just an alternative mode

I’m asking it’s just an alternative mode

I’m asking it’s just an alternative mode of studying I continued my search for a

of studying I continued my search for a

of studying I continued my search for a study materials and came across a cd-rom

study materials and came across a cd-rom

study materials and came across a cd-rom which actually had some past question

which actually had some past question

which actually had some past question papers well the day of exams I was

papers well the day of exams I was

papers well the day of exams I was assigned into a library and the

assigned into a library and the

assigned into a library and the invigilator was so amused with the fact

invigilator was so amused with the fact

invigilator was so amused with the fact that someone a blind candidate writing

that someone a blind candidate writing

that someone a blind candidate writing an aptitude test

an aptitude test

an aptitude test she started showcasing as if I was the

she started showcasing as if I was the

she started showcasing as if I was the eight wonders of the world and her

eight wonders of the world and her

eight wonders of the world and her colleague would ask walk up to me and

colleague would ask walk up to me and

colleague would ask walk up to me and asked me hey how do you do this how do

asked me hey how do you do this how do

asked me hey how do you do this how do you do this how do you study and my

you do this how do you study and my

you do this how do you study and my one-liner answer would be so ma’am I

one-liner answer would be so ma’am I

one-liner answer would be so ma’am I would love to answer your question not

would love to answer your question not

would love to answer your question not now after the exams well results of my

now after the exams well results of my

now after the exams well results of my albums came out failed results of Excel

albums came out failed results of Excel

albums came out failed results of Excel are I came up did not clear result of

are I came up did not clear result of

are I came up did not clear result of symbiosis Center for management and a

symbiosis Center for management and a

symbiosis Center for management and a charity came out missed three marks in

charity came out missed three marks in

charity came out missed three marks in the data interpretation section section

the data interpretation section section

the data interpretation section section loaded with visual pictographs this test

loaded with visual pictographs this test

loaded with visual pictographs this test was initially designed to assist those

was initially designed to assist those

was initially designed to assist those visual parameters and because of

visual parameters and because of

visual parameters and because of system’s apathy system failed me

system’s apathy system failed me

system’s apathy system failed me miserably I decided to write a letter to

miserably I decided to write a letter to

miserably I decided to write a letter to the professor director professor of

the professor director professor of

the professor director professor of services explaining my situation I got

services explaining my situation I got

services explaining my situation I got electro back we will consider your case

electro back we will consider your case

electro back we will consider your case but only if you clear the group

but only if you clear the group

but only if you clear the group discussion and personal interview I

discussion and personal interview I

discussion and personal interview I cleared the rigorous screening processes

cleared the rigorous screening processes

cleared the rigorous screening processes and was inducted into symbiosis family

and was inducted into symbiosis family

and was inducted into symbiosis family I’m pleased to note that Tim basses ten

I’m pleased to note that Tim basses ten

I’m pleased to note that Tim basses ten since 2005 has been

since 2005 has been

since 2005 has been ding students with disability in all

ding students with disability in all

ding students with disability in all their institutions across India I was

their institutions across India I was

their institutions across India I was inducted into PricewaterhouseCoopers

inducted into PricewaterhouseCoopers

inducted into PricewaterhouseCoopers family P CC has deputed me on twatter

family P CC has deputed me on twatter

family P CC has deputed me on twatter other as you guys are all aware is a

other as you guys are all aware is a

other as you guys are all aware is a 12-digit identity number which is issued

12-digit identity number which is issued

12-digit identity number which is issued to all residents by Government of India

to all residents by Government of India

to all residents by Government of India after collecting biometric such as iris

after collecting biometric such as iris

after collecting biometric such as iris fingerprints and facial image I was a

fingerprints and facial image I was a

fingerprints and facial image I was a part of the team which designed social

part of the team which designed social

part of the team which designed social inclusion strategy and was responsible

inclusion strategy and was responsible

inclusion strategy and was responsible for implementing and carried out an

for implementing and carried out an

for implementing and carried out an enrolment dedicated enrollment for not

enrolment dedicated enrollment for not

enrolment dedicated enrollment for not only marginal enrolling the marginalized

only marginal enrolling the marginalized

only marginal enrolling the marginalized groups such as Elysee affected migrant

groups such as Elysee affected migrant

groups such as Elysee affected migrant labor but persons with disability I

labor but persons with disability I

labor but persons with disability I carried out a series of enrollment camp

carried out a series of enrollment camp

carried out a series of enrollment camp across Spain India and even faced a huge

across Spain India and even faced a huge

across Spain India and even faced a huge challenge of enrolling autistic

challenge of enrolling autistic

challenge of enrolling autistic residents and other disability it broke

residents and other disability it broke

residents and other disability it broke my heart when I came across a family in

my heart when I came across a family in

my heart when I came across a family in Andhra Pradesh who was frantically

Andhra Pradesh who was frantically

Andhra Pradesh who was frantically trying to enroll her autistic child and

trying to enroll her autistic child and

trying to enroll her autistic child and she visited the centre seven times

she visited the centre seven times

she visited the centre seven times despite the best of fault of the

despite the best of fault of the

despite the best of fault of the operators the autistic child was not

operators the autistic child was not

operators the autistic child was not enrolled because of the technology

enrolled because of the technology

enrolled because of the technology constraint of allowing operators only

constraint of allowing operators only

constraint of allowing operators only three attempts to capture biometric I

three attempts to capture biometric I

three attempts to capture biometric I brought this issue to the technology

brought this issue to the technology

brought this issue to the technology team and they were kind enough to make a

team and they were kind enough to make a

team and they were kind enough to make a slight modification which allowed

slight modification which allowed

slight modification which allowed operators infinite number of attempts in

operators infinite number of attempts in

operators infinite number of attempts in capturing biometrics and hence autistic

capturing biometrics and hence autistic

capturing biometrics and hence autistic residents could be enrolled with ease we

residents could be enrolled with ease we

residents could be enrolled with ease we wanted to conduct a pilot

wanted to conduct a pilot

wanted to conduct a pilot proof-of-concept by enrolling leprosy

proof-of-concept by enrolling leprosy

proof-of-concept by enrolling leprosy affected residents we faced a huge

affected residents we faced a huge

affected residents we faced a huge resistance from the enrolment agencies

resistance from the enrolment agencies

resistance from the enrolment agencies and the relevant stakeholders because

and the relevant stakeholders because

and the relevant stakeholders because they were the victim of society’s

they were the victim of society’s

they were the victim of society’s perception that they would get this

perception that they would get this

perception that they would get this disease infected themselves we had to

disease infected themselves we had to

disease infected themselves we had to carry a series of workshop and

carry a series of workshop and

carry a series of workshop and initiatives in order to convince them

initiatives in order to convince them

initiatives in order to convince them and when their mindsets and we were

and when their mindsets and we were

and when their mindsets and we were successful in conducting a pilot

successful in conducting a pilot

successful in conducting a pilot enrollment for the leprosy affected RAZR

enrollment for the leprosy affected RAZR

enrollment for the leprosy affected RAZR residents in Andhra Pradesh first time

residents in Andhra Pradesh first time

residents in Andhra Pradesh first time in India I have seen some of the finest

in India I have seen some of the finest

in India I have seen some of the finest example of inclusions displayed by the

example of inclusions displayed by the

example of inclusions displayed by the government of India will never actually

government of India will never actually

government of India will never actually walked the extra mile to include well we

walked the extra mile to include well we

walked the extra mile to include well we are all familiar with his famous

are all familiar with his famous

are all familiar with his famous personality Albert Einstein Alexander

personality Albert Einstein Alexander

personality Albert Einstein Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Stephen

Graham Bell Thomas Edison Stephen

Graham Bell Thomas Edison Stephen Hawkins who has changed the face of the

Hawkins who has changed the face of the

Hawkins who has changed the face of the world through their innovation and in

world through their innovation and in

world through their innovation and in the field of science ladies and

the field of science ladies and

the field of science ladies and gentlemen can you believe it

gentlemen can you believe it

gentlemen can you believe it these people are indeed belong to a

these people are indeed belong to a

these people are indeed belong to a community of persons with disability

community of persons with disability

community of persons with disability well I’m sure all of us use white soap

well I’m sure all of us use white soap

well I’m sure all of us use white soap and other messengers on our smartphone

and other messengers on our smartphone

and other messengers on our smartphone I’m sure we all are familiar with

I’m sure we all are familiar with

I’m sure we all are familiar with predictive texting and autocorrect and

predictive texting and autocorrect and

predictive texting and autocorrect and I’m sure we all appreciate the fact that

I’m sure we all appreciate the fact that

I’m sure we all appreciate the fact that it saves us from a huge embarrassment of

it saves us from a huge embarrassment of

it saves us from a huge embarrassment of atrocious spelling errors but did you

atrocious spelling errors but did you

atrocious spelling errors but did you know this technology was initially

know this technology was initially

know this technology was initially designed as a tool too quick for a quick

designed as a tool too quick for a quick

designed as a tool too quick for a quick communications for assisting speech

communications for assisting speech

communications for assisting speech impaired and hearing impaired for their

impaired and hearing impaired for their

impaired and hearing impaired for their quick communications voice command

quick communications voice command

quick communications voice command another technology which was initially

another technology which was initially

another technology which was initially designed for people those who could not

designed for people those who could not

designed for people those who could not use their hand but today it is used by

use their hand but today it is used by

use their hand but today it is used by all of us in our smartphone and digital

all of us in our smartphone and digital

all of us in our smartphone and digital assistants such as iPhone Siri Amazon

assistants such as iPhone Siri Amazon

assistants such as iPhone Siri Amazon Alexa

Alexa

Alexa hey Google and help us to assist in our

hey Google and help us to assist in our

hey Google and help us to assist in our daily tasks to set alarm for the morning

daily tasks to set alarm for the morning

daily tasks to set alarm for the morning to set appointments in our calendars and

to set appointments in our calendars and

to set appointments in our calendars and of course not to perfect my wife’s

of course not to perfect my wife’s

of course not to perfect my wife’s birthday and my marriage data

birthday and my marriage data

birthday and my marriage data anniversary right rising demands for

anniversary right rising demands for

anniversary right rising demands for devices that can speak and be spoken to

devices that can speak and be spoken to

devices that can speak and be spoken to is the latest trend in the technology

is the latest trend in the technology

is the latest trend in the technology world as I come from the land of Swami

world as I come from the land of Swami

world as I come from the land of Swami ray Canon and we are sitting here in

ray Canon and we are sitting here in

ray Canon and we are sitting here in Banaras I’d like to share this incident

Banaras I’d like to share this incident

Banaras I’d like to share this incident one Swamiji was resting

one Swamiji was resting

one Swamiji was resting one of his disciples came up to him and

one of his disciples came up to him and

one of his disciples came up to him and feeling extremely low and said Swamiji I

feeling extremely low and said Swamiji I

feeling extremely low and said Swamiji I have some terrible news one of my

have some terrible news one of my

have some terrible news one of my relative is being diagnosed with the

relative is being diagnosed with the

relative is being diagnosed with the disease and he’s gonna lose his eyesight

disease and he’s gonna lose his eyesight

disease and he’s gonna lose his eyesight Swamiji did not respond and again

Swamiji did not respond and again

Swamiji did not respond and again disciple said in a louder voice possible

disciple said in a louder voice possible

disciple said in a louder voice possible Samedi some terrible news my relative is

Samedi some terrible news my relative is

Samedi some terrible news my relative is diagnosed with the disease and he’s

diagnosed with the disease and he’s

diagnosed with the disease and he’s going to lose all of his eyesight

going to lose all of his eyesight

going to lose all of his eyesight Swamiji smiled and said he may be losing

Swamiji smiled and said he may be losing

Swamiji smiled and said he may be losing his eyesight but he’s not lost his inner

his eyesight but he’s not lost his inner

his eyesight but he’s not lost his inner vision ladies and gentlemen

vision ladies and gentlemen

vision ladies and gentlemen ignite your inner vision to be inclusive

ignite your inner vision to be inclusive

ignite your inner vision to be inclusive and design universal access products and

and design universal access products and

and design universal access products and services which can use be used by all of

services which can use be used by all of

services which can use be used by all of us including persons with disability

us including persons with disability

us including persons with disability ladies and gentlemen awaken your vision

ladies and gentlemen awaken your vision

ladies and gentlemen awaken your vision and reach out engage with persons with

and reach out engage with persons with

and reach out engage with persons with disability as they have potential to

disability as they have potential to

disability as they have potential to transform the community and the world

transform the community and the world

transform the community and the world ladies and gentlemen persons with

ladies and gentlemen persons with

ladies and gentlemen persons with disability can no longer be overlooked

disability can no longer be overlooked

disability can no longer be overlooked or underestimated as world as one big

or underestimated as world as one big

or underestimated as world as one big family and winning solutions for

family and winning solutions for

family and winning solutions for society’s problems will emerge by

society’s problems will emerge by

society’s problems will emerge by engaging talents participatory thank you

engaging talents participatory thank you

engaging talents participatory thank you [Applause]

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