AD-DRESS NOW. The first Pan India Initiative in Adaptive Clothing Design by www.ekansh.org

Video Description: A lot of People with Disabilities and their care givers struggle with conventional clothing designs. EKansh Trust held the AD-DRESS NOW contest to acknowledge this challenge and encourage budding and practicing fashion experts to find solutions for clothing design problems.This video shows the flow of the Finale and some glimpses of Mentors with Disabilities wearing clothes designed especially for them by their teams of fashion / garment design experts and students. AD-DRESS NOW Concept and implementation: Anita Iyer Narayan [www.ekansh.org] Advisors: Geeta Castelino, Nivedita Saboo, Raju Bhatia Judges: Geeta Castelino, Nivedita Saboo, Rohit Kamra Production: Arry Dabas Volunteers: Aparna Pradhan, Mona Jacob, Sharmila D, Students from St. Mira's College for girls, Pune. Sponsors [Silver: Emcure Pharmaceuticals] Team AD-DRESS NOW sincerely thanks everyone who contributed to this effort. FIRST PRIZE Rupees 30,000, gold medal Design for mentor with VI MIT Institute of Design Pune Student - Sweta Paul, Mentor - Santanu Ladkat, Expert - Maithilee Wala SECOND PRIZE Rupees 25,000, silver medal Design for Mentor with Polio HAMSTECH Hyderabad Students - P. Rachana, Betha Kalpana, Vangala Snehitha, Mentor – Jameel, Expert - A. Madhavi THIRD PRIZE: Rupees 20,000, bronze medal Design for Mentor with MS, wheelchair user Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai Students - Iqra Khot, Samia Ansari, Mentor – Keya Special Mention: Design for Mentor with Spinal Cord Injury - wheelchair user Student – Namrata, Mentor- Sunita Sancheti, Expert - Madhumita Sancheti