Prashant, Thanks for sharing and this service is indeed interesting. I believe, for now this service is available for those folks residing in Delhi and I understand the reason.
Having said that, it would be great, if we can form group of 4 to 5 trainers/experts in each city. NAB Helpline can be centralized point of contact. Which means clients can call up the NAB Helpline to fix the appointment and further NAB helpline can block the calendar of trainer. Perhaps trainer can operate at a partner organization in the city, for instance Enable India in Bangalore and XRCVC in Mumbai. I will be happy to help for such an effort. How does it sound? Regards, Srinivasu Sent from my iPad On Jan 4, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Prashant Ranjan Verma <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > NAB Helpline customized training and consultancy program > > > > > NAB Assistive Technology Helpline for the Blind announces its customized > training and consultancy program. Starting 5th January 2013 working blind > and low vision persons can call the helpline desk and fix up an appointment > on a coming Saturday with an assistive technology trainer/expert to get > training or advice on any specific ICT tool or software. They may also use > the time for troubleshooting problems in use of assistive technologies. > > > Who can benefit? > > > Any visually impaired person who is employed or self-employed e.g. teachers, > bankers, entrepreneurs etc. can avail this service. > > > > This service is currently not being offered to non-working visually impaired > persons. They can take up any of the different training programs offered by > the computer training department of NAB Delhi. > > > How does this work? > > > Persons desirous of availing this service should contact Helpline desk by > phone or email and request an appointment on a coming Saturday. Note that > this service is available only on Saturdays from 10 AM to 4.30 PM as of now. > You can fix up a meeting with Prashant Ranjan Verma, Mukesh Sharma, Yogesh > Taneja, Anuj Sandal, Rakesh Negi, Ranjana Rana, Rajneesh or Bharti. > Typically meetings will be of 1-2 hours duration. Please do fix up an > appointment before visiting NAB for this service since trainers may be busy > or unavailable to assist you. > > > Which hardware/software is covered? > > > Any aspect related to accessible use of desktop/laptop/netbook computers, > mobile phones and note taking devices can be discussed. In terms of software > platforms expertise is available on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, > Symbian, Android, iPhone & iPad. Computer formatting and repair of devices > is beyond the scope of this program. > > > > Note that the Helpline cannot offer basic or beginner training on computers > under this program. Users can approach the helpline only for learning to use > specific features of an application or for finding solutions to computing > tasks that they may have to perform in their workplace. > > > What are the fees? > > > A nominal one time registration fee of Rs. 500/- is to be paid by > cash/cheque at the time of first meeting. No fees are payable for subsequent > visits. Beyond this, we appeal to the community to donate in cash or kind as > per their wish to help NAB Delhi continue to offer its services for > empowerment of the visually impaired. > > > > To know more about NAB Helpline please visit NAB Assistive Technology > Helpline for the Blind <http://www.nabdelhi.org/AssistiveTechnology.html> > > NAB Helpline service is supported by ESSEL Social Welfare Foundation > > > > NAB Assistive Technology Helpline for the Blind > > National Association for the Blind > > Sector-5, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110022 > > Phone: 011 6455 6968 Email: helpl...@nabdelhi.org. > > > > > > Celebrating Louis Braille day! > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Celebrating Louis Braille day! Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
