With training, deaf learn to be self-reliant

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With training, deaf learn to be self-reliant

Deaf Way Foundation near Khanna offers six-month free course in computer software, besides English and personality classes

Surinder Kamboj,resident of a village in Faridkot district, was happy today to get a certificate of computer software training from The Deaf Way Foundation located in Bija village near Khanna.

Kamboj, who is hearing-impaired since birth, is living in Khanna at a relative’s place so as to complete this course which was sponsored by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC). The 6-month free course enrolled 20 deaf students who had come from various parts of the state. Apart from the free course, NSIC also gave a stipend worth Rs 2,500 to each student to motivate them.

Kamboj belongs to a small farming family in Faridkot, but his parents, and Kamboj himself, want him to make a mark. So after taking this 6-month course, he is ready to start with a personality development class and also an English learning class at the foundation.

 

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20 hearing impaired get certificates during graduation ceremony

20 hearing impaired get certificates during graduation ceremony - The Times of India

A graduation ceremony was held for 20 hearing impaired students, who have completed training in computer software on Tuesday. The National Small-scale Industries Corporation (NSIC) imparted the training to these students.

Era Walton, coordinator of the The Deaf Way Foundation, said, "NSIC, Rajpura, has trained 20 of our students in computer software in the last six months. They successfully completed the training and we are now hosting a graduation ceremony for these students of this programme at our centre in Biza. The NSIC is involved with many programmes to provide technical training to underprivileged and differently-abled students.'' Jetal Ramaiya, manager of the Deaf Way Foundation, said, "We are trying to tackle various problems of hearing impaired community and also to enhance the opportunities available to them, empowering them to lead happy productive lives, integrated with mainstream society.''

She said the Deaf Way Foundation is running two educational centres in Delhi and Biza to empower hearing impaired people through education and vocational training enabling them to support themselves and their families in the future.

"In addition to this, we are now forming partnership with placement agencies that are recruiting hearing impaired young people, the graduates from our institutions will also get an opportunity to stand on their own feet.''