Full Name
Sunil Abbas
Position/Title
General Secretary
Organization/Company
Society for the Empowerment of the Deaf-Blind
Speaker Bio
Sunil Abbas is the General Secretary for the Society for the Empowerment of the Deafblind, SEDB, India. With his extensive experience as a hardware professional and service engineering, Sunil uses his knowledge to advocate for the rights of persons with deafblindness ensuring that they have equal access and training to all facilities and assistive devices. Sunil collaborates with organisations and companies developing assistive technology, providing feedback, and ensuring the requirements of persons who are deafblind, deaf and low-vision users are met. Sunil leads and assists employment training workshops and provides direct counselling and support to adults who are deafblind. Fun-loving, hardworking, and generous, Sunil conducts popular awareness drives. He has presented at conferences to raise awareness and advocate for the rights of persons with deafblindness both at a National and International level.
Sunil Abbas