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Mail from a Visually Impaired Candidate to Shanti Raghavan

Hello ma’am

There are lots of things to be shared with you. Unable to understand from where should I start?

Ma’am I am happy being back to home. I am finding lots of positive changes with positive attitude towards me. The way my family is treating me I’m happy to see there concerns for me now.

Biggest change I found was my self respect which I had lost in family.Cause of loosing sight. Now I am feeling like I’m gaining it back ma’am.

Last week I went all alone out in Hyderabad. I went to all the places were I used to rome alone when I was sighted ma’am. You know ma’am it was my dream to move again all alone independently, on the same path’s where I used to move alone when I was able to see.

I had lost all the hopes and never thought, I would be able to rome again independently there.I did my schooling there ma’am. The best period of my life. I am feeling like, I am living a life now what I was looking for actually. I used to thing over a period of time that, “Is it possible for me to this birth, to move alone? Can I go to relatives place as of before?

can I go for outing with friends independently? “this question was in my mind even after being in Bangalore for such along period and that to all alone. I got my answer now. “Yes! I can and I did it.” I am very happy ma’am.

I never thought my parents will allow me to go all alone. But after little argument, I was able too. It was really an adventurus day. I asked permission to my dad he refused. He went on his work. I just dressed up, told I am going and moved. ma’am my Aunty was trying to hold me, brother called to dad, another aunt was on continuous call with me. mamma was back of me on the road trying to stop me from going alone. But I didn’t listen any one. Some how I finished the day and came back. Little bit dad was upset, asked me what about your [my] safety. I explained him every thing and told I keep small and open scissor with me. If something happens I can use it and be safe.He was very happy listening that. He got feeling of like I am thinking from all. aspects. Just not doing the things foolishly.

Ma’am now you will laugh. I asked him to get me a knife which can be opened easily when ever required. Even he guided me there after how to look more on my safety bases.Apart from that ma’am previously, there was a thinking cultivated for me, what ever I am doing, is just a time pass and waste of money.

But now every one in family. especially my dad, is finding the products/accessories which is useful/helpful for me in my day today life. Day before yesterday, he was saying that, as of now you are going out alone. I heard about some mobile which guides for the way. I want it to purchase it for you,  mobile with gps service. I told him it’s better to purchase gps receiver than mobile. He told to find it out the price and from where can it be ordered. I told him I know dad. I want to purchase it after getting employed. I was really happy seeing his concerns ma’am.

I want to say you only few sentences.”I Neha Agarwal, from bottom of my heart bowing down to your feets, thanking you for changing my life ma’am.”

I love you ma’am.I really thank whole enable-india, each and every person in and around organisation to bring vast and fantastic change in my life. For building my confidence level back. For shaping and moulding my future, career and over all helping me to gain my self respect to its original.

I just cant put it in words ma’am. I was dying for the same respect and dignity which was lacking in my family. Not only in family ma’am it was no were in my own views. Which  is the most important and powerful tool to win.

Now I gained it. Just because of you and enable-india. Ma’am I really gratitude you and Shiva sir to give me chance for service management training. I had learned many things there after. July 18th 2011, a day  waiting for me to bring huge difference in my life. This was the single chance was given to me to proof my self. Here after I feel like I utilised the chance given to me and proofed that, I was waiting for a appropriate decission to be taken by my parents for me.

Now I feel that my parents are really proud of me. Only left is getting employed. I trust enable-india, they will not leave me simply without being employed. I will be soon working in a huge organisation with dignity. I ,trust enable-india, they will make me to stand me being even financially independent soon.I conclude my lengthy mail by thanking again to you Shanti ma’am for bringing me, out of my own conflicts running inside and giving me lots of love and care, encouraging me, cheering up for every small thing, lot of other things. If I try to jot it down on a piece of paper, its impossible. thanks to Dipesh sir for working with I B M  for me to be placed in. thanks to Shiva sir to give oppurtinity to join training and train me, thanks to Anju ma’am to give us life skills training which I was really  in need of, thanks to Vidya ma’am to guide me, thanks to Hema ma’am to give me chance to do project work and guide at every point and learn the things more acuratly. The most and important person is Geeta ma’am for mobility. Today I am smiling. Its because of her mobility training. Thanks a ton Geeta ma’am.

So so so happy ma’am. A small wish and request ma’am. When I will

receive my offer letter and the day I will join, I want to talk to you on call and take best wishes from you  for my future. you gave me what ever I demanded till now. So, I know, I’ll get this too. Thanks again ma’am.

According to me enable-india does: “enable-india doesn’t work only to empower person with disability.It  works for even disables lives life with dignity.” “Its incomplete, abling the disables only for living there life independently,its  complete, when abling the disables to live with respect in society, with confidence. by developing there own trust in oneself.”

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EnAble India’s Children Services – Story reading session

A fortnight back,  we, at children services team, had a story reading session with some of our junior students with visual impairment. 5 children with Visual Impairment, between the age 3 and 9 years read out stories from their braille books. It was so interesting to see how curious they were all to see each other’s books. Later we read the story of  “a very hungry caterpillar” also in braille. Then the children pretended to be caterpillars and ate everything that the caterpillar ate in the story. They saw the whole fruit, smelt it, felt the shape, cut/peeled them, inspected the seeds, learnt their colours and ate them up. Some caterpillars loved only junk food while the others enjoyed everything. Parents were excited too. They helped the children in learning different things about the food they ate.  It was good FUN!

The New JAWS demo for Visually Impaired

Here Enable India staff and fluent user of JAWS subbaiah ,demonstrates working with JAWS on Keyboard without any visual interaction.Most of the Word processing Functions and Browsing needs can be carried out independently by visually impaired candidates with Proper Training in JAWS

New Video of Enable India from NDTV

Social Entrepreneurs: APPLY TO IISE!

Wherever we go around the country, people ask us “When will Enable India start up in this part of the country. When will your model be implemented here?”. We have always been stumped for an answer for a long time. We are now convinced that the best way to implement our vision is via SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS who have fire in their belly, passion and vision to match it and who are willing to persevere. Given this, it was a pleasure to visit IISE in Trivandrum recently where there were many visually impaired entrepreneurs and some sighted entrepreneurs who have gone through an 11 month course to become an entrepreneur. It was a privilege to interact with entrepreneurs from around the world – from Africa, Mongolia, China, India etc. They were very interested in replicating some of the models, methodology, curriculum built at Enable India. Many thanks to Braille Without Borders for starting such an initiative. Is there anybody out there interested in being an entrepreneur and with a vision? Are you looking for training? – APPLY NOW to IISE!

Specifically for Enable India’s vision – people who have a similar vision of economic independence and dignity for persons with disability, please do apply to IISE. Enable India will be one of the places where IISE will send interns for hands-on experience. You will hence be provided internship opportunities at our premise. APPLY NOW before it is late for 2011. Spread the word. Good luck.

Shanti Raghavan – Founder, Enable India | Ashoka Fellow

Volunteers Required for a cause

Dear Volunteers,

EnAble India is seeking support of volunteers in the development of “Spelling Kit” to enhance the spelling skills of visually impaired candidates. The development has already started and some functionality needs to be completed. The project is offsite and looking for volunteers with VB 6.0 knowledge.

Looking forward your technical skills for a social cause

Thanks and regards

Suman

NB: Interested volunteers please contact: suman@enable-india.org or

Ph: 9741912206

Required – Trainer for Medical Transcription for Visually Impaired

Dear Volunteers,

We are looking for a full-time trainer for Medical Transcription for Visually
Impaired.Please find attached the job description below:

About the Organization: EnAble India is a not-for profit organization working
towards economic independence and dignity of people with disabilities.

Job Title: Trainer – MTVI (Medical Transcription for Visually Impaired)

No. of Vacancies: One

Head Office: #12, KHB Colony, 8th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru

Job Location: #118, KHB Colony, 5th Block Koramangala, Bengaluru

Timing: 9:30am – 6:00pm

Eligibility: Experience in Medical Transcription training and production

Desired Skills: Excellent training facilitation skills, Project Management &
co-ordination skills, Good inter-personal and communication skills,
Documentation Skills, and Computer Savvy

Experience: 2 to 4 Years in Medical Transcription field, should have worked in a
production unit atleast for 2 years

Languages: English, Kannada and Hindi

Salary: Negotiable based on the candidate

EnAble India is an equal opportunity employer. People with disabilities are
encouraged to apply

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Will be responsible for conducting Language of Medicine classes, English
classes, and Americanism sessions
• Will be responsible for supervising the practical sessions
• Will be responsible for handling online students
• Will be responsible for corrections of various test papers
• Other duties as assigned

General Expectations:
• Should be willing to work with Persons with Disability
• Need to possess excellent inter-personal skills
• Should be a very good team player. Should be able to seamlessly co-ordinate
between different teams
• Need to possess good presentation and oratory skills
• Need to possess good project management skills
• Need to have good documentation skills
• Should be flexible and understand the dynamics of working in a NGO

Job Setting
Requires working both indoors and out doors. Office located on Ground Floor.
Requires working with external customers or the public. Requires working with
colleagues who are people with disabilities. Many team members also know the
sign language.

Regards,

Shanti Raghavan
Founder & Managing Trustee
EnAble India