Category: KVF Activities

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

One month summer course title computer literacy and life skills orientation 2018 conducted by Rotaract club of Drishti

Karna Vidya Foundation jointly with Computer Internet and Society conducted Tech – Fair and Awareness on NVDA at Vidivelli Special School, Trichy in 10th September 2016. Mr. M. Ganesh Kumar, Revenue Divisional Officer, Trichy and Mr. I. Arokiyasamy, Retired Sub – Inspector, Trichy had inaugurated the Tech – Fair and Awareness on NVDA. We had six stalls explaining about Braille and Tactile, Screen Reader (NVDA), SARA and OCR, Android, Tamil OCR and Bookshare and DAISY. Nearly 200 students (both blind and low vision) had participated from St. Joseph’s College, Holy Angels, Aandavan Arts and Science College and nearby places like Tanjore and so on. Article has been published about our Tech Fair and Awareness on NVDA in The Hindu and Local TV Channels (Trichy). Finally, Mr. Arputham, Retired Head Master has given the valedictory address.

Date : 18 11 2016 (Friday) It is a ever green moment in the History of Karna Vidya Foundation that we had a special visitor from Mauritius. On Friday, 18 November 2016 at 10 45 AM Mauritius President her Excellency Ameenah Gurib made an historic visit to Karna Vidya Technology Centre Guindy. She was given a grand and warm reception by the KV Foundation staff and Rotarians from Rotary Club of Madras Coromandel. After an intro by RTN Ravi Sir, the Manager, KVTC gave short introduction about Karna Vidya Foundation and he introduced Chief Trainer, KVTC. Further the Chief trainer explained in brief the activities of Centre followed by demo of different job profiles performed by the Job Based Computer Training Students. One of the Trainees explained the usage of the Screen Reader NVDA and it was followed by a role –Simulation done by other Trainees. Demonstrations on the usage of OCR and Scanning devices were also staged to the dicnitories. After watching all the demos patiently and attentively, the President appreciated all the trainees and applauded the efforts of the Foundation.

Date: 09 – 07 – 2016

KV Tech – Fair 2016 (Karna Vidya Tech – Fair 2016) was inaugurated by Dr. Harish L. Metha, Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society, Tamil Nadu. Three schools namely St. Louis School for the blind, Adyar, Government Hr. Secd. School for the blind, Poonammallee and Litter Flower Convent (LFC), Teynampet has participated. 250 visually impaired children had got benefit from the Tech – Fair. Tech – Fair highlighted the Assistive devices that facilitate an accessible and independent learning atmosphere for the visually impaired.

Date: 10 – 07 – 2016

C To C – Campus To Career workshop was inaugurated by Ms. Divyashree, Deputy Collector, Thiruvallur. Final year pursuing UG/ PG visually impaired and job seekers of the visually impaired participated in this two day Career Sensitization Workshop. The objective of this workshop is to sensitize and provide practical hands on experience on different job profiles which is suitable for the visually impaired in IT and IT Enabling Services (ITES).

1. Trainees were trained on corporate environment and social inclusion.
2. Enabled participant to exhibit the inherent potentials with reference to work place.
3. Interaction with real life role models with specific job profiles from private firms.

Date: 11 - 07- 2016

The third day of the workshop includes:

• Employability skillset and suitable job profiles are explained with examples.
• Provided on experience using Assistive Devices/ Technologies.
• Work Place Solutions are provided to specific work environment.
• Trainees are made to stage on short skit on different job profiles.
• Finally, the valedictory address was given by Mr. Purushothaman, Director, NASSCOM, Chennai and Devadar, IAS, Anand Kumar. Nearly fifty students got participated and gained knowledge about different jobs for the visually impaired.