Sambhav’25 – A Sensitization Workshop by CDRT in Collaboration with Saksham
The Centre for Disability Research and Training (CDRT), in collaboration with Saksham under the Aarohan project, organized a sensitization workshop titled Sambhav’25 on 13th August 2025. The event was held at the Canteen Lawn from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. It witnessed enthusiastic participation from over 200 students, faculty members, and volunteers. The workshop aimed at fostering awareness, empathy, and inclusion by providing participants with first hand experiences of the challenges encountered by persons with disabilities.
The program began with an introduction by Sonali Jain, the project programmer at Saksham who underlined the importance of sensitization in breaking stereotypes and promoting inclusivity. Participants were encouraged to approach the activities not as competitions, but as exercises in understanding and reflection. A series of interactive games formed the core of the workshop. Blindfolded activities such as musical chairs, cricket, and football offered participants an opportunity to rely on sound, trust, and coordination, simulating the experience of visually impaired individuals.
The creative corner included dumb charades, where participants communicated sentences with headphones on, and ASL (Assessment of speaking and listening) learning sessions. This segment reinforced the importance of alternative communication methods and their role in inclusivity. The Braille reading activity allowed participants to try reading words using embossed dots, revealing the skill, patience, and sensory adaptation. There were board games like Scrabble and Tic-Tac-Toe, modified for accessibility. These adaptations illustrated how recreational activities can be redesigned to be inclusive without losing their fun and challenge.
Volunteers from CDRT and Saksham actively engaged with participants, sharing perspectives on disability rights, accessibility, and the significance of creating a sensitive and supportive environment. Towards the end of the workshop many of the participants confessed that the activities had given them a renewed appreciation for the resilience of persons with disabilities and the urgent need to remove societal and structural barriers.
Tamanna yadav concluded the session with a vote of thanks in which she expressed her deep appreciation to Saksham for facilitating the sensitisation campaign. The workshop did indeed a long way in changing the way that the participants perceived and responded to disability and disabled.
In essence, Sambhav’25 successfully combined participation with awareness-building. By immersing participants in thoughtfully designed activities, the workshop not only deepened understanding but also reinforced the collective commitment towards a more inclusive and empathetic society.
