Accomplishments and Achievements of Mr. Zamir Dhale

Achievements of Mr. Zamir Dhale:

1. Advocacy for Computer Accessibility: Successfully advocated for and acquired a computer with a braille keyboard for IT classes in 2000.
2. Vocational Award: Received the Vocational Award in 2006 from the Rotary Club of Bombay Pier for outstanding contributions to the visually challenged community.
3. International Participation: Visited the Helen Keller National Centre in New York, USA, and participated in the American Association of the Deafblind (AADB) conference in San Diego, California in 2002.
4. Contribution to Film: Contributed to the making of the Bollywood movie ‘BLACK’ in 2003, aiding lead actors in understanding characters with deafblindness.
5. Advocacy Officer: Joined Sense International India as an Advocacy Officer in 2006.
6. Board Membership: Became the first Board Member of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India in 2006.
7. Local Committee Membership: Selected as a member of the Local Level Committee in West Delhi for the Legal Guardianship of the National Trust Act in 2007.
8. Accessibility Audit Team: Selected as a member of the team for Accessibility Audit in Delhi supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2008.
9. Role Model Recognition: Portrayed as a Role Model in the yearly calendar of National Trust for 2008-09.
10. Financial Independence: Successfully obtained a bank account with full accessibility features in 2009.
11. International Exchange: Visited the National Association of Deafblind in Uganda, East Africa, as Udaan President for knowledge exchange in 2010.
12. Policy Committee Membership: Became a member of a committee formed under the Ministry of Information and Technology to review existing policies in 2010.
13. Ability Mastery Award: Received the Cavin Clavare Ability Mastery Award in 2010.
14. Role Model Award: Honored with the Role Model Award by Retina India in 2011.
15. Helen Keller Award: Received the 2011 Helen Keller Award by Chetana School, Kolhapur in 2011.
16. Rotary Club Honor: Selected as an Honourable Rotarian of Rotary Club, Ahmedabad Sterling in 2012.
17. Advocacy for Technology: Advocated for Refreshable Braille Display Device for ordinary mobile phones for deafblind users in India in 2012.
18. International Speech: Invited to speak at a high level in the Human Rights Council General Assembly- UN in Geneva, Switzerland in 2012.
19. Best Worker Award: Received the Award for the best worker from NASEH, Mumbai in 2013.
20. Vocational Worker Award: Received the best vocational worker Award from Rotary Club of Pune Central in 2014.
21. Organizational Achievement: Established the first organization called Society For the empowerment Of The Deaf-Blind (SEDB) in 2015.
22. Super Achiever Award: Received an award for super achiever from Ummed Foundation, Mumbai in 2017.
23. Felicitation by EPIC: Awarded by EPIC, Pune in 2018.
24. International Representation: Represented SEDB at UN CRPD, Geneva in 2019.
25. Hosting NCDB: SEDB hosted NCDB 2020 Inclusion Through Technology and Advocacy – 2020.
26. International Representation: Elected as Asian Representative of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) – 2022.
27. Hosting NCDB: SEDB hosted 2nd NCDB conference 2023 in Bangalore supported by enable India and Chetana Trust and funded by Allgeis – 2023.
28. Advocacy for Accessibility: Advocated for and convinced SOL Delhi University to provide accessibility support for deafblind students during exams – 2023.
29. Recognition by India Deaf Expo: Felicitated for outstanding work with the deafblind community in India – 2023.
30. Assistance with Biodata/Resume Editing: Provided support in editing biodata/resumes for deaf individuals to enhance their employability – 2024.
31. Support against Domestic Violence: Provided assistance to deaf and deafblind women in filing complaint cases against domestic violence – 2024.