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Interactive WORKSHOP ON EMPOWERING STRATEGIES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED BANKERS Dated: October 11, 2014 Venue: NAB, Sector-V, R.K. Puram, New Delhi Background: Now visually impaired persons are employed in banking sector and they are performing well in their job profiles. On the other hand there are many visually impaired employees who have recently joined the banking sector and are encountering challenges at their work place. NAB Delhi Assistive technology helpline intents to provide a common platform to visually impaired bankers for sharing their experiences and empower them to overcome following persisting challenges 1. How to reduce Inaccessibility of CBS package with screen reading software. 2. How to enhance availability of assistive technology tools and software's. 3. How to educate ill-informed incharges, which results in underutilization and misutilisation VI staff rather on jobs. Present Scenario: Organizations working for blind people had taken initiatives to empower visually impaired bankers at their workplace but there is considerable scope that needs to be streamlined in this direction. It has been observed that many visually impaired persons after joining banks are EITHER not aware about job profiles that are suitable for them, or they succumb to the apprehensions of their colleagues who are not aware about the enabling technology available for the blind persons. Innovative Step: 1. The Assistive Technology helpline of the National Association for the Blind Delhi will conduct the second workshop in this series on 11th October 2014 from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. Visually impaired bankers and IBPS qualified candidates are invited to participate in this workshop. 2. This interactive session on "empowering strategies for young visually impaired bankers" intents to provide a platform to share the opportunities available for visually impaired persons in banking sector. Who can attend? 1. Visually impaired bank employees. 2. IBPS/SBI qualified candidates aspiring to join bank jobs. Line of Action: Demonstration and Discussion on following topics will be held in this interactive session 1. Possible job profiles for VI bankers 2. Challenges in different job profiles 3. Empowering tools. 4. Tips on accessing bank packages with screen reading software. 5. Overcoming barriers. 6. Success stories. 7. Banking instruments such as Bank cheques and Demand Draft, from bankers point of view. Please register for this workshop before 4th October 2014 with the NAB Helpline by email or phone. There is no fee for participating in this workshop. No accommodation or reimbursement of travel expenses will be provided by NAB Delhi for this workshop. Please hurry, only 35 persons can be accommodated in this event. Contact: To register and for more information please contact: Assistive Technology Helpline National Association for the Blind Sector-5, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110022 Ph: 011 64556968 Email: helpl...@nabdelhi.in <https://mail.google.com/mail/h/5071wdnswfti/?&v=b&cs=wh&to=helpline@nabdelh i.in> 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..
