Mr Dipendra Manocha is on a mission to help persons with visual disabilities to lead life with dignity. Since 1993, he is facilitating their inclusion in education, livelihood and daily living activities through appropriate use of technology solutions. He is Director developing countries programme of the DAISY Consortium. He is member executive committee of libraries for Print Disabilities section of IFLA,  CSO representative on the Working Group to implement the Incheon Strategy and Jakarta declaration in Asia-Pacific Region (UNESCAP) and member of the World Braille Council. He is the designated focal person of DAISY Consortium to provide training and technical support in capacity building programs of the Accessible Books Consortium of WIPO, that has implemented this program in 36 countries  in Asia, Africa and South America. As part of his honorary contributions, He is founder Trustee of Saksham Trust, President of the DAISY Forum of India and Vice-president National Association for the Blind (Delhi). He has also worked as a consultant to Delhi University for establishing the resource centre for persons with disabilities and an Ashoka Fellow.