---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "reddy.vishwanath govinda" <reddyvishwana...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:04:04 +0530 Subject: are you willing to work in banglore with visually challenged persons to teach computers? To: accessindia <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Techvission computer training for visually challenged pers...@samarthanam trust for the blind. Work address: j p nagar, 2nd phace, 19th main Banglore. Mobile no: 09742577098 Web site: www.samarthanam.org. Techvission computer training for visually challenged pers...@samarthanam trust for the blind. Course code: samTv Duration: 4months About sam TV: Samarthanam techvission Works for the rehabilitation of the visually challenged persons. The vision of the training center is to make sure that even the rural back grounded persons who don’t understand English Will learn the communication English as well computer skills. In addition to this we make sure that that the trainees will also learn the personality developmental skills to compete the world. Computer Training for the visually impaired is the greatest form of empowerment for them. It opens up the world to them: a world of information (aiding research, education, daily living, recreation), people, jobs, books (print to voice). Computer training involves training on Computer Basics, MS office, Internet using the JAWS screen reading software which is talking software that aids the visually impaired to “hear” everything that a sighted person would “read-”. This is an initiative from techvission team towards giving quality computer training for visually impaired people who have completed their studies and seeking a job, and those who want to continue their studies in the field of computers. Main goal of this course is to make the candidate employable by providing computer knowledge and making them efficient in using computers independently. This will increase the employment opportunities, betterment of existing job, and for higher studies. Apart from imparting computer training this course also imparts training in life skills, attitudinal, aptitudinal skills and communicative English. More: Course Details:- Duration: 4 months Seats : 15 Premise: Techvission computer training for visually challenged pers...@samarthanam trust for the blind. Course fee: rs.150 as keonics deposit. Accamedation: Hostel facilities will be provided by samarthanam to the trainees for the 4 month course. Activities of Techvission computer training for visually challenged pers...@samarthanam trust for the blind: 1. ACT: ACT means advanced computer training. The entire course is being taught with help of the screen reader software called jaws. Contents: 1. Introduction of Computers. 2. Basic information about Hardware and Software. 3. Information about Operating system. 4. Desktop and Taskbar 5. Menus and window layout. 6. Editing 7. Dialogs. 8. File and folder management (Windows Explorer) 9. Jaws Help 10. Microsoft Word 11. Microsoft Excel 12. Microsoft PowerPoint. 13. Internet 14. Miscellaneous things like Scanning and reading, documents, CD Burning, Physical connections of computer, trouble shooting etc… 15. skipe talk. Material Used: 1. Computers with a. Windows XP operating system and b. Office 2003, c. Jaws 10.0 2. Audio files for Theory 3. Tutor Training 4. Self paced exercises for each concept. 5. Weekly tests and final assessment test. 6. Designed Curriculum with computer concepts and employment aspects. 2. EXCEL: EXCEL means Excellency in English language. As we have an understanding with the voluntiars, they help us to teach the students the communication language. They basically conduct A. Group descussion B. EXTEMPO C. INTERACTIONS D. NEWS OR ARTICLE READING E. SMALL DEBATES F. PRESENTATIONS ETC. 3. PDA: PDA means personality development assessment. Usually this is a program which helps the students to learn the way of corporate life. We also focus on: • Follow up of each student • After the course to know how a student is making use of this course. • Guidance • Professional approach of teaching communication classes • Providing some audio material to the students regarding English • Providing opportunities for their employment. • Mentering each student and guiding them in their future perspect. • Supporting the students in providing accadamic audio, doc lessons according to their requirements. 4. daisy recording library: This is a library in which the students accadamic lessons are made in to audio files. The volunteers Do the recording and the editing is done by the library incharge. Besides we also have scanning department. Here the books are been converted in to pdf files or doc files. The students make use of this files uploading in to their PCS. Contact details: For any additional information please Phone:9742577098 or 9448365929 Email: m...@samarthanam.org mahant...@samarthanam.org 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
