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Mobile trackers were distributed to five Visually impaired college students

This device supports the visually impaired with their daily academic activities

Venue: Karna Vidya Foundation, Guindy

Two KVF staff attended the workshop to create and explore various tactiles for the use of visually impaired

Venue and Date: IIT Madras Campus on 16th October 2022

Workshop to learn Science, Technology and Mathematics for academic support was conducted on 16th Oct 2022. Around 40 school students participated actively in the workshop.

Venue: Karna Vidya Foundation Guindy centre

KVF staff and students visited the Empower Conference stall to understand the Assistive devices on display for persons with Disabilities

Venue and Date: IIT campus on 14th October 2022

Visually impaired students learning stories through tactile story books. This workshop was conducted in association with Chetana Trust, Kotturpuram

Venue and Date: Chetana Trust, Kotturpuram on 9th October 2022

To strengthen the independence of the students by providing reading, writing, and typing practice for the visually impaired. Around 40 school students actively participated in the workshop.

Venue: Karna Vidya Foundation, Guindy

The STIL (Smart tools for independent learning)- a one-day orientation on independent learning and distribution of Accessible tools to students with a visual impairment from classes 6-10.

Total Beneficiaries - 09 student with Visual Impairment

Inauguration program

Chief guest- Mr. Pranav Lal
Manager with ERNST and Young LLP

Valedictory function

Chief Guest- Y.D. SHRINAATH
Technical Officer-in-charge
Commissionerate for the Differently Abled, Chennai

This course gives an orientation towards building job abilities technology with basic computer operation on divers skills.

Course Details

Course Name: Office Automation / Information communication Technology (ICT)
Course Code : OAICT012201
Duration : 4 Months (360 hrs)
Timings : Three hours per day(10:00 AM – 1:00 PM), Monday – Fridayand Weekend course also available
Training Venue: Karna Vidya Foundation , Chennai
Seats : 25
Course Fee : No Course Fee

Eligibility:

• Any visually impaired person with graduation will be permitted.Even equivalent diploma holders may be considered on an exceptional basis.
• Age should not be more than 35 years
• Only those Visually Impaired who can dedicate their full time for the entire course and Employment should apply.

Objective

1. Enabling the visually impaired in office automation skills to perform regular academic and office-oriented tasks.
2. To enhances the abilities of logical skills, analytical skills, and management skills.

Course Contents

Computer and Typing

Registration

Registration form

Joining Procedure:

Seats are available on first come first serve basis
Candidates qualifying both in the telephonic and personal interview will only be admitted
For further queries get in touch with us:
Karna Vidya Foundation,
Ground Floor, RR Tower 3,
Thiru VI Ka Industrial Estate,
Guindy Chennai 600032.
Email ID: training@karnavidyafoundation.org
Contact Person:
Admin : +91 9840018012
Chief Trainer : +91 9789 800 794

Course Details

Education based Computer Training For Visually Impaired.

Course Name: Basic Computer Application on Education Needs(BCA - Education)
Course Code : BCA012201
Duration : 3 Months
Timings : 02.00 PM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday and Weekend course also available
Training Venue: Karna Vidya Foundation , Chennai
Seats : 20
Course Fee : No Course Fee

Eligibility:

• Any visually impaired person with graduation will be permitted.Even equivalent diploma holders may be considered on an exceptional basis.
• School and College student can join
• Only those Visually Impaired who can dedicate their full time for the entire course and Employment should apply.

Course Contents:

1. Life skills - Social competencies, overcoming disability, Managing conflicts, Effective work habits etc.
2. Computers - Basic Computer concepts, MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
3. Internet – Browsing, Mailing and Data Sourcing
   Assistive Technology/ Devices
4. Miscellaneous concepts - Scanning and Reading, Printing documents, , Physical connections of computer, trouble shooting etc,.

Material Used:

1. Computers with Windows 10+ operating system and Office 2016,
2. Latest NVDA
3. Audio files
4. Training Manuals and Student manuals
5. Self based exercises for each concept.
6. Weekly tests and final assessment test.
7. Designed Curriculum with education aspects.
8. Tactile Diagrams

Course Format:
The duration of the course is 3 months.
Three month will be focused on typing, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, Spellings, mobility, awareness of assistive aids.

Registation

Registration form

Joining Procedure:

Seats are available on first come first serve basis
Candidates qualifying both in the telephonic and personal interview will only be admitted
For further queries get in touch with us:
Karna Vidya Foundation,
Ground Floor, RR Tower 3,
Thiru VI Ka Industrial Estate,
Guindy Chennai 600032.
Email ID: training@karnavidyafoundation.org
Contact Person:
Admin : +91 9840018012
Chief Trainer : +91 9789 800 794

Course Details

Job Based Computer Training For Visually Impaired.

Course Name: Information technology enabling service(ITES)
Course Code : ITESJA1801
Duration : 6 Months
Timings : 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM, Monday – Saturday
Training Venue: Karna Vidya Foundation , Chennai
Seats : 30
Course Fee : No Course Fee

Eligibility:

• Any visually impaired person with graduation will be permitted.Even equivalent diploma holders may be considered on an exceptional basis.
• Age should not be more than 35 years
• Only those Visually Impaired who can dedicate their full time for the entire course and Employment should apply.

Course Contents:

1. Life skills - Social competencies, overcoming disability, Managing conflicts, Effective work habits etc.
2. English training - Business Communication Skills (Spoken and Written) emphasis on error free writing.
3. Computers - Basic Computer concepts, MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
4. Internet – Browsing, Mailing and Data Sourcing
   Assistive Technology/ Devices
5. Miscellaneous concepts - Scanning and Reading, Printing documents, , Physical connections of computer, trouble shooting etc,.
6. Employability/ Job simulation training - Disability specifics, overcome their disability, General employability ethics, work ethics, Introduction to varied job profiles and Role Simulations
7. Projects on Employability - Helps the overall development of the candidate.

Material Used:

1. Computers with Windows 10+ operating system and Office 2016,
2. Latest NVDA
3. Audio files
4. Training Manuals and Student manuals
5. Self based exercises for each concept.
6. Weekly tests and final assessment test.
7. Designed Curriculum with employment aspects.
8. Tactile Diagrams
9. Hands on experience through role simulations

Activities:
Field visits to the bank, shopping malls, ATM’s etc where candidates learn about the usage of computers in different fields.
Candidates also carry out project work which involves requirements gathering, planning, status reporting and execution.
20 hours of community project and employment project is mandatory.

Course Format:
The duration of the course is 6 months. (3 months Basic Foundation & 2 months Skilled Employability and one month focused Training on Job modules)
Three month will be focused on typing, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, Spellings, mobility, awareness of assistive aids and work environment. Basic computers with English communication, mobility, employability and life skills.
The next 2 months will be skilled employability training.
Last month will focus on training Job Modules

Registation

Registration form

Joining Procedure:

Seats are available on first come first serve basis
Candidates qualifying both in the telephonic and personal interview will only be admitted
For further queries get in touch with us:
Karna Vidya Foundation,
Ground Floor, RR Tower 3,
Thiru VI Ka Industrial Estate,
Guindy Chennai 600032.
Email ID: training@karnavidyafoundation.org
Contact Person:
Admin : +91 9840018012
Chief Trainer : +91 9789 800 794