yes. I am also recently selected for same post in Dharwad district , gp. I am thankful for government of karnataka. Compare to other state, I got my job in my young age. I already reported yesterday. Basappa waddagol is my school ment. He also got in belgaum. happy to read his name in timesofindia news paper. Now they have told 3 months training from august 25 to november.
On 8/11/14, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Momentum should be carried on. other states should also join > Karnataka... Its high time Government should start computer training > centres in the small town and in rural areas of the country. NGOs find > it hard to attract funding hence they are concentrated in big cities. > But why people with disabilities should suffer who reside in the > villeges? > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Govt-jobs-offer-hope-to-visually-challenged/articleshow/39715193.cms > > BELGAUM: Channamma Marihal lost her vision at eight and suddenly her > colourful life turned dark. The girl, who would play happily with > other children, started withdrawing into a shell. Many started giving > up on her and thought she'd end up in a corner of the house. > > However, Channamma never gave up fighting the odds to be independent. > This girl from Kittur village in Bailhongal taluk recently passed the > CET examination conducted by the KPSC and has been selected for a gram > panchayat (GP) as a second division assistant. During counselling, she > chose Kittur village for her posting and will report for duty in two > weeks. She'll be working in the accounts department. > > Channamma has completed her degree course along with three-year > computer diploma course in Mysore. > > > Channamma is one of 129 visually impaired candidates selected as SDAs > to different GPs across the state. Seven have been selected to the GPs > in Belgaum district. Like Channamma, most of these candidates lost > their vision but never gave up. Six years ago, the Karnataka high > court directed the government to recruit visually impaired persons. > But, this is the first time so many of them have been selected for > government jobs. > > Most of these candidates have taken computer training with job access > with speech (JAWS) software. In 2010-11, visually impaired persons > were recruited in courts for clerical work. They had been given > computers but without JAWS software as it was reportedly costly. Due > to that, the visually impaired remained jobless. The software was > provided to them only after a long fight and they submitted a > memorandum to the government. > > "I don't want to face the same problem after joining work in the GP. I > am not aware what kind of job the government will give us. But it > should create a disabled-friendly atmosphere at the workplace, > especially in rural areas", says Channamma. > > Basappa Waddagol of Manoli in Belgaum taluk, who selected the nearby > Santi-Bastwad GP, said this job has given him hope for the future. "I > come from a poor background and a small village and almost lost all > hopes of making a living. But this job has brought a ray of light into > my life. My family, relatives and neighbours are very happy for me," > he told TOI. > > Article continues > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
