MR. ANINDYA (BAPIN) BHATTACHARYYA
2005 Junction Ave. - El Cerrito, CA
510-778-7362

Personal e-mail: bapin@bapin.info
Work e-mail: anindya.bhattacharyya@hknc.org
Homepage: http://www.bapin.info

EMPLOYMENT

Instructor, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA - January 2009-present

• Teaching a course on deaf-blind interpreting twice a week during the spring semester.

• Traveling all over the nation to provide consultation and workshops on the latest technology for the Deaf-Blind to professionals working in the Deaf-Blind and related fields.
• Teaching Deaf-Blind consumers on-site and off-campus to use computers with access programs and devices.
• Researching/evaluating/testing new adaptive technology software and hardware as well as prototypes of new adaptive technology products before they are manufactured.

• Supervised the department.
• Taught deaf-blind youths and adults to use computers with access programs and devices.
• Researched better access for development and production of new software and adaptive technology.

• Taught deaf-blind youths and adults to use computers with a variety of access programs and devices.

• Lobbied and advocated to state legislators about services for deaf-blind consumers.
• Researched on policy processes for recommending new programs and services.

• Researched on public policy development for the newly formed Public Policy Consortium Steering Committee.

• Worked with Lotus 1-2-3 to sort the records of all projects completed by workers in the Graphic Services department.

• 2010 Member of the Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC) under the California-based Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP)
• 2007-Present Member of the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) listserv
• 2002-Present Member of the Accessible Pedestrain Signal Advisory Board
• 2000-2001 Liaison for the Telecommunications Committee of the American Association of the Deaf-Blind in conjunction with the Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
• 1999-2001 Board Member for the American Association of the Deaf-Blind
• 1998 Member of the Web Page Accessibility Committee at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• 1996-1998 Founder and President of Arkansas Deaf-Blind Community
• 1995-present Mentor for DO-IT Scholars at the University of Washington, Seattle

• American Association of the Deaf-Blind Conference, Columbus, OH - 2000
  Keynote Speaker - "What the Latest Technology Can Do for Deaf-Blind People&quto;
• First Deaf-Blind International-Asia Conference, Ahmedabad, India - 2000
  Plenary Speaker - "Deaf-Blind Today"
• Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. Conference, Seattle, WA - 1999
• Helen Keller World Conference, Paipa, Colombia - 1997
  Keynote Speaker - "Deaf-Blind Students Seek Higher Educational Opportunities"
• International Golden Key National Honor Society Conference, Atlanta, GA - 1997
• National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness Conference, Washington, DC - 1997
  Lecturer for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock - "Tips on Higher Education"
• American Association of the Deaf-Blind Convention, Tulsa, OK - 1996
  Keynote Speaker - "Computer Technologies for the Deaf-Blind"
• University Affiliated Program of Arkansas Conference, Little Rock, AR - 1995
  Keynote Speaker - "The Success of Students with Disabilities"
• Regional Conference of the Deaf-Blind, Chicago, IL - 1995
  Keynote Speaker - "Deaf-Blind Students at College"
• Conference for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Los Angeles, CA - 1995
  Keynote Speaker - "Assertive Behaviors"
• Assistive Technology 95," Boston, MA - 1995

• Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness