Zonal Coordination Committee Northern Zone
A two day programme “Summit of the Minds on UNCRPD” was organized on 20-21 March, 2009 at prem Ashram, Una, Himachal Pradesh. 150 participants took part in the programme Details: A Newsletter of RCI Vol.5 Issue No.1, January to March 2009

National Meet of Rehabilitation Experts-2009 (NMRE-2009)

The National Meet of Rehabilitation Experts (NMRE-2009) was held at Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai on 27th & 28th February 2009. About 125 rehabilitation experts, members of General Council of RCI and Government officials took part in the two-day Meet. The theme of NMRE-2009 was the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the Role of RCI”. Code of conduct and Ethics for Rehabilitation Professionals and Personnel, Alternate Modes of Training, Information Technology were other important issues for deliberations.
Details: A Newsletter of RCI Vol.5 Issue No.1, January to March 2009

Zonal Coordination Committee Western Zone
The Zonal Coordination Committee Western Zone organized various awareness and Sensitization Programmes such as Sensitization Programme at Vapi, Sensitization Programme MSM Education Centre, Ahmedabad, Sensitization Programme at Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and at Faculty of Social Work, MS University, Vadodara, Sensitization rogrammed for University media course strudents at BPA, Ahmedabad, Sensitization Programme for staff members of Lok Vikas Nidhi, Vododara, Sensitization Programme on UNCRPD & EFAVI in Maharashtra.Details: A Newsletter of RCI Vol.5 Issue No.1, January to March 2009

Zonal Coordination Committee Central Zone
A workshop on “Summit of Minds” was held on 21-22 February, 2009 at P.G. College, Jabalpur in collaboration with Viklang Seva Bharti in which 113 partivipants consisting of rehabilitation professionals, Special Educators, Students, Parents and representatives of NGOs took part.

Zonal Coordination Committee North East Zone
With a view to sensitize media about various disability laws and creating awareness about disability issues, a sensitization programme on Disability for Media was organized on February 9, 2009 at Guwahati. 35 Participants from media, NGOs and persons with disabilities took part.