| Summit Name: | India Inclusion Summit |
| Country: | India |
| Venues: | 2013: Ritz-Carlton,2014: Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Bangalore,2015: Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Bangalore,2016: Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Bangalore |
| Cities: | Bangalore |
| Date: | 29–30 Nov 2013, 28–29 Nov 2014, 20-21 Nov 2015, 18-19 Nov 2016 |
India Inclusion Summit, an initiative supported by SAP SE, J.P. Morgan, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, and Allegis Group, brings together leaders working in the field of inclusion to deliberate, discuss and take forward different talents available in the society.[1] The Summit aims to be an egalitarian platform attracting people from a range of fields. It mainly focused on inclusion for those with physical and mental disabilities.[2] According to a press release, the summit "aims at sensitising the public on issues related to people with IDD (intellectual development disability) through cinema, sports, books and media and will leverage the support of well-known personalities to further the cause of an inclusive society."[3]
India Inclusion Summit 2016, its fifth edition, took place on the 18 and 19 November 2016, at Bengaluru. For the first time, India Inclusion Summit invited fellows.[4]
India Inclusion Summit 2015, its fourth edition, took place on 20 and 21 November 2015, at Park Plaza Hotel, Bengaluru. Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Chand was the chief guest and speakers included likes of musician Shankar, advertising and marketing guru, advisor to US President Barack Obama; social worker and Padma shri awardee Dr. Uma Tuli, athlete and Arjuna awardee Deepa Malik, professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Cambridge and forerunner in the field of autism research Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, and eminent actor and director Ramesh Aravind. An India Inclusion Summit app to help the visually and hearing impaired was also unveiled.[5]
The third edition, India Inclusion Summit 2014, took place on 28 and 29 November 2014, at Park Plaza Hotel, Marathahalli, Bengaluru. Various luminaries attended the summit and experiential accessibility like sign language interpretation, Live FM narration, ramps, accessible lunch tables, talking washroom mats, blind golf and GPS navigation was presented in the summit.[6]
The key initiatives that are taken in India Inclusion Summit are:[7]
India Inclusion Summit is partnering with EnAble India to create a virtual academy for disabled people.[10] [11]
Prayas is a computer and iPad training programme for individuals with autism spectrum disorders; initiated by the Autism Society of India, running in collaboration with Spastics Society of Karnataka, Indira Nagar, Bangalore.[12] It has been financially and technically supported by SAP Labs India.
Speakers among the India Inclusion Summit were:[13]