{"id":426,"date":"2025-03-13T18:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/?p=426"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:47:00","slug":"panel-discussion-students-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/panel-discussion-students-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Discussion : Students in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experiences of students with visual impairment pursuing Science fields<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARC Event   Panel Discussion with VI Students in STEM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXYZyfKeNHg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An online panel discussion was conducted on the topic <strong>&#8220;Experiences of Students with Visual Impairment Pursuing Science Fields.&#8221;<\/strong> The panel featured five students with visual impairment who are currently pursuing STEM education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"c9c4b7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c9c4b7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-panelists-1.webp?resize=640%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A poster for the event, showing the participants photograph, name, and what they are doing\" class=\"wp-image-1910 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-panelists-1.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-panelists-1.webp?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-panelists-1.webp?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nisha Dsouza<\/strong> \u2013 Aspiring Child Psychologist and Music Therapist | Pursuing a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Psychology at Leiden University | Completed schooling in Mumbai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yagnit Vadhel<\/strong> \u2013 Botany Master&#8217;s student at the University of Vienna, Austria | Passionate about research in Plant Molecular Biology and Plant Developmental Biology | Holds a BSc in Chemistry from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rishi Tandel<\/strong> \u2013 First-year junior college student in Science at St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pranav Savla<\/strong> \u2013 Founding Member at Phoenix Digital Media | Currently in Class 12, Science stream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bhuvika Agrawal<\/strong> \u2013 Pursuing a B.Tech at IIIT Lucknow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"656361\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #656361;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-online-screenshot.webp?resize=640%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A screenshot of the participants attending online\" class=\"wp-image-1912 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-online-screenshot.webp?resize=1024%2C555&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-online-screenshot.webp?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-online-screenshot.webp?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visionempowertrust.org\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-in-science-online-screenshot.webp?w=1064&amp;ssl=1 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experiences of students with visual impairment pursuing Science fields An online panel discussion was conducted on the topic &#8220;Experiences of Students with Visual Impairment Pursuing Science Fields.&#8221; The panel featured five students with visual impairment who are currently pursuing STEM education. 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