KIRAN

We are never really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others. -Helen Keller

1. OBJECTIVE
To work in tandem with the National Association for the Blind (NAB), Jamshedpur, in order to help the visually impaired hone their skills and abilities and enable them to achieve their full potential.

2. RELEVANCE AND SCOPE

There are 15 million blind in India of which 2 million are children in India. Only 5% of them receive an education of any sort. Most of them are exceptionally talented and perform exceedingly well when provided with the resources they require. For instance, Vishal Kumar Jain and Suresh Reddy, both visually impaired made it to IIM Lucknow and IIM Calcutta respectively.

3. TEAM ROLES
The team intends to make multiple visits in groups of 3 to achieve the tasks mentioned. The groups will be divided later on the basis of availability. The group members are as follows Name Abhijit Nagarballi Akansha Saraiya Ankur Surolia Archana Raghu Gaurav J Jayesh Gumber S Shyam Satyam Moda Shashank Agarwal Siva Jagdish Varun P Sayan Mukherjee Roll No. B12002 B12006 B12010 B12012 B12019 B12023 B12045 B12048 B12050 B12053 B12062 FB12002

4. IMPLEMENTATION PHASES
a. PHASE 1
Introduce the students to the JAWS (Job Access with Speech) software, which is an independent living aid for visually impaired people. This software is the

worlds most popular screen reader and provides independent access to computers and the Internet for the blind, thus providing access to information, job-related data, educational resources etc. at their fingertips.

b. PHASE 2

Provide exposure to team-building skills through games, group activities and lectures. We will also be teaching the basics of organizational and management skills which are essential for every professional.

c. PHASE 3 - Career counselling is to be provided to help the students understand their

strengths and limitations and enable them to identify a career path which suits to their skill set. A few lectures pertaining to preparation for an interview, resume writing and developing communication skills may be included. d. PHASE4 - We will be educating them about sexual abuse and how the issue is to be handled. Disabled people tend to be more susceptible to sexual abuse at the workplace or elsewhere. Hence relevant information will be provided about how to deal with this specific problem.

5. BENEFITS
a. Basic computer skills and simplified Internet access will help facilitate their learning process and will ensure that the students can function independently. b. Basic management skills will help them in their professional life. c. Career counselling will enable them to find a relevant occupation and will ensure financial independence d. Education about sexual abuse will help them handle similar challenges effectively.

6. SUSTAINABILITY
Teaching visually impaired students the various aspects as enumerated above will ensure that they benefit from our effort in the long run. We plan to continue this initiative and extend it to collecting funds for providing Braille kits, conversion of written material into audio CDs and continue to provide sessions to time to time in order to update them about the various technological advancements which may be used for their benefit.

7. CONCLUSION
Thus our project aims to not only teach the visually impaired the basic requirements in an organizational setup, but also aims at teaching them to be independent and ensure that that they are equipped with the necessary skill set to help them find occupations suited to their individual talents.