NCPEDP MphasiS Universal Design Awards

The NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards are given every year on the eve of Independence Day of India to honour individuals and organisations doing exemplary work towards the cause of accessibility and thus ensuring a life of equality and dignity for persons with disabilities.[1]

Winners of the NCPEDP MphasiS Universal Design Awards 2013 for exemplary work in the field of disability

In order to spread awareness on Universal Design and to popularise this concept, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), with the support of Mphasis, instituted these award in 2010.[2]

Every year, these are given away in 3 categories: People with disabilities; Working Professionals' and Corporates or Organisations. For latest details about the Universal Design Awards please visit the NCPEDP website

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards, 2022

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Category | Awardees[3]

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Persons with Disabilities | Lalit Kumar, Evara Foundation

Vidhya V, Vision Empower

Soundarya Kumar Pradhan

Working Professionals |

Teresa Antony Alappatt, Chetna Trust

Robin Tommy, Inclusys Foundation

Nilesh Panchal, Navjeevan Training Center

Joe John George, Special Jury Award

Diana Vincent, Special Jury Award

Companies/Organisations |

Kerala School for the Blind

Accenture Solutions Private Limited

Neomotion Assistive Solutions

The Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Chandigarh Administration

Indian Spinal Injuries Center, Special Jury Award

Javed Abidi Public Policy Award |

Merry Barua, Action for Autism

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2020

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Mr Ravindra Rambhan Singh, Radio Udaan

Raghavendra Satish Peri, Product Manager at Deque, Founder, Digital A11y, Helloa11y

Dr. Vikrant Sirohi, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

Working Professionals | Mr. Adarsh Hasija, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Mr. Anupam Kumar Garg, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Mr. Sandeep D. Ranade, NaadSadhana

Mr. Naveen Kumar M, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Developed child standing wheelchair

Companies/Organisations | Tactopus Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Kidaura Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

True Consulting Services Pvt Ltd

Flexmotiv Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2019

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Mr. Aneesh Karma

Nekram Upadhyay, HOD, Assistive Technology, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre

Rajesh Sharad Ketkar, indiandeaf.org

Working Professionals | Rajni Kant Singh, Physiotherapist

Prashant Gade, Social Entrepreneur

Kunaal Prasad and Dipti Prasad, created XL Cinema, AD MOVIES

Ankita Gulati, Founder, TouchVision

Companies/Organisations | SM Learning Skills Academy for Special Needs Private Limited

National Institute of Open Schooling(NIOS)

Big Bazaar

Robert Bosch Engineering & Business

Solutions Private Limited BleeTech Innovations Private Limited

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2018

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Dr. Alim Chandani, Associate Vice President, Centum GRO Initiative

Dhananjay Bhole, Academic Co-ordinator, Center for Inclusive Education and Accessibility, SavitribaiPhule Pune University

Harish Kumar, Founder, Ability on Wheels

Working Professionals | Dr. JS Arora, General Secretary, National Thalassemia Welfare Society

Tigmanshu Bhatnagar, Guest Faculty, Department of Design, IIT - Delhi

Vishal Kapoor, Chief Design Officer, Future Enterprise Limited

Companies/Organisations | Election Commission of India

EzyMov Solution Pvt. Ltd.

Humanity Welfare Organization Helpline

ORKIDS Foundation

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2017

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Aqil Chinoy, Vice-Chairman of Yuva Association of the Deaf

Dr. Homiyar Mobedji, Country Representative for Benetech

Suvarna Raj from IGNOU

Vivek Mehta, Founder, CEO of DeafEasy

Working Professionals | Hemang Mistry, Architect and Urban Designer

Parikipandla Naraharin, IAS officer of the 2001 batch (Madhya Pradesh Cadre)

Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur University Librarian, Jawaharlal University (JNU).

Siddhant Chetan Shah, founder of Access For ALL

Companies/Organisations | GingerMind Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Kidaura Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

Hear2Read

Intuit

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2016

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Mr Danish Mahajan and Ms Divya Sharma, Radio Udaan

Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan, Policy Director with the Centre for Internet and Society

Mr Sathasivam Kannupayan, Co-Founder, Enabled.in

Working Professionals | Mr Prem Nawaz Khan Maraikayar, front end Engineer, PayPal Inc

Dr. Sandeep Sankat, Associate Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

Dr. Sujatha Srinivasan, Associate Professor, IIT Madras

Companies/Organisations | IndiGo

National Informatics Centre (NIC)

NewzHook - A brand of Barrierbreak Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Planet Abled

SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd.

University of Hyderabad

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2015

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Ms Abha Khetarpal, Cross the Hurdles mobile application

Ms Priti Shah Soni, CEO, Deaf Can Foundation (DCF)

Mr Sandeep Kumar, Customer Service Officer, IndiGo Airlines

SPECIAL MENTION

Simon George, Founder-Chairman of Prathyasha Foundation

Working Professionals | Ms Archana Konwar, Student

Prof. M. Balakrishnan, IIT Delhi

Companies/Organisations | Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

D J Academy of Design

Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi

Mindtree Ltd.

Sightica Solutions

SPECIAL MENTION

H&R Johnson (India)

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2014

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Mr Prashant Madhukar Naik, Assistant Manager, Union Bank of India
Working Professionals |

Mr Arun C Rao, President, Welfare Association of Sign Language Interpreters in India

Mr G. Gopalakrishna, a specialist in the field of electro-chemistry, polymer-chemistry and a technologist

Prof. Kavita Murugkar, B.N. College of Architecture (B.N.C.A.), Pune

Companies/Organisations |

CHILDLINE India Foundation

Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

Joseph Eye Hospital

Kickstart Services Pvt. Ltd.

Wipro Ltd.

Working Group for Disability Inclusive Microfinance

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2013[4]

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Mr. Nekram Upadhyay, Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist & Head, Department of Assistive Technology, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Delhi

Dr. Satendra Singh, Assistant Professor, University College of Medical Sciences and Coordinator, Enabling Unit, Delhi

Mr. Srinivasu Chakravarthula, Senior Accessibility Program Lead, Consumer Quality & Engineering Services, PayPal

Working Professionals |

Ms. Arathi Abraham, Principal Designer, 99 and 1 Design, Chennai

Dr. Arun Mehta, President, Bidirectional Access Promotion Society, Delhi

Mr. Bhushan Verma, CEO, GearCraftSolutions, Delhi

Companies/Organisations |

HANDICARE - Indian Association of Persons with Disabilities, Lucknow

Kriyate Design Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Delhi

NCR Corporation India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2012

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Category | Awardee[5]

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Persons with Disabilities | Dipendra Manocha, Developing Countries Coordinator and Lead of Training and Tech. Support, DAISY Consortium and Managing Founder Trustee, Saksham Trust
Working Professionals |

Abhishek Syal, Founder, Managing Trustee, Act to Rise for Innovation in Special Education (ARISE)[6]

Prof. Prabhat Ranjan, Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of ICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat[7]

R. R. Joshi, Director, Modular Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Pune

Prof. Rachna Khare, Professor and Co-ordinator of Centre for Human Centric Research (CHCR), School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

Companies/Organisations |

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd

National Institute of Open Schooling

Sri Vishnu Educational Society

Travel Another India

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2011

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Mr. Arvind Ramesh Prabhoo, Proprietor, Access4all, Mumbai

Mr. Prasant Ranjan Verma, Freelance Access Consultant and ICT Trainer for people with visual impairment, New Delhi

Mr. Shrirang Prakash Sahasrabudhe, Accessibility Specialist, Product Technical Lead, Infosys Limited, Pune

Working Professionals |

Prof. Abir Mullick, Fulbright Nehru Scholar in Residence, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

Mr. Anupam Basu, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur.

Mr. P.J. Mathew Martin, Extension Service Asst. (Mass Media), Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai.

Companies/Organisations |

Accessible Systems, Mumbai.

Lemon Tree Hotels Pvt. Ltd.

Select Citywalk (Select Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.), New Delhi.

TBox Apps (Therapy Box), U.K. & UniqMove, Indore.

## NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards,2010

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Category | Awardee

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Persons with Disabilities | Imtiyaz Ahmed Kachvi, Ranibennur, Karnataka

Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, Mumbai

Sunita I. Sancheti, NINA Foundation, Mumbai

Working Professionals |

Ferdinand J. Rodricks

Gaurav Raheja, IIT Roorkee

M. S. Raju, Vision Aid Charitable Society

Companies/Organisations |

ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru

Sightsavers

Yahoo! India Research & Development

Wipro Ltd.

## References

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1. ^ "Awards to honour work for cause of accessibility". The Hindu.
2. ^ "Designing with care". The Hindu.
3. ^ "NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2022". WeCapable.com. 4 October 2022.
4. ^ "They innovate to e-nable". The Times of India. 15 Aug 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
5. ^ "Disability made him innovate for all". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18.
6. ^ "Mapping an idea". The Hindu.
7. ^ "Professor who designed communication device for paralysed patients awarded". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on July 11, 2013.