Congratulations to Vision-Aid students who landed their dream jobs!

As we near the end of 2022 one of the brightest spots is 42 of our students who are blind or visually impaired landing their dream job in the Tech sector and other sectors. These 42 students of our Digital Accessibility Testing (DAT), Python programming), SQL/Database and Corporate Skills training program landed jobs in top companies like Amazon, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Cognizant and many others (see list below), as Accessibility testers, software engineers and a variety of other corporate roles. Congratulations to the students and their trainers for this AMAZING accomplishment, and thanks to our supporters who enable such programs with their support. 

STUDENT JOB PLACEMENTS (AS OF DECEMBER 2022)

S.No

Student’s Name

Vision-Aid Courses Attended

Company Placed

1

Afroz Begum

DAT

Cognizant

2

Aruna Gh

DAT

Infosys

3

Gayatri Murthy

DAT

Barrier Break

4

Lakshminarayana Varimadugu

DAT

Barrier Break

5

Sanjog Kumawat

DAT

Benetech

6

Sumakanth N

DAT

Barrier Break

7

Arun Kumar .K

DAT, Python

Exafluence

8

Asha Ramesh

DAT

Deque software

9

Aswathy VK

DAT

Amnet Systems

10

Bezawada Kiran Kumar

DAT

Infosys

11

Cornelius Lyngdoh

DAT

Infosys

12

Cynthia Singh

DAT

Barrier Break

13

Mohammed Mujtaba Ali

DAT

State Bank of India

14

Mounika.Yerram

DAT

Barrier Break

15

Prajeesh krishnan

DAT

Manta solutions

16

Sridhar  Katta

DAT

Phone Pe

17

Tarun Kanuri

DAT

Infosys

18

Amrutham Dheeraj Raj

DAT

Tech Mahindra

19

Asha R

DAT

Deque software pvt ltd

20

Avinash Nallola

DAT

Barrier Break

21

BALAJI S

DAT

Barrier Break

22

Kandukuri Harshini

DAT

Publicis sapient

23

Pranita Pinipe

DAT

TEK systems

24

sathya

DAT

TEK systems

25

Sheetal Odedra

DAT

TEK systems

26

Shubham Deshmukh

DAT

HCL

27

Swapna Kolluri

DAT

Deque software pvt ltd

28

Thogiti Kireeti

DAT

Sagarsoft

29

Priyanka Nanavare

DAT

Barrier Break

30

Dinesh

SQL

MacApp Studio

31

Kishore

Python, SQL

Exafluence

32

Ankit Deb

CSDP, Python

Goldman Sachs

33

Muskan Gupta

CSDP, Python

Citi Bank

34

Aditya Mankar

CSDP

IDM

35

Bindhu Sri

Python, SQL

Rx Data Science

36

Praveen

Python, SQL

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37

Tejas Karanje

Python, DAT

Pristine Infotech

38

Anuradha Bansode

DAT

Straive

39

Manoj Kumar Katherla

DAT

Amazon

40

Megha Gupta

DAT

TEK systems

41

Partha

DAT

TEK systems

42

Laxmi Sagar

Python

Pristine Infotech

 

** DAT – Digital Accessibility Training | SQL – Structured Query Language | CSDP – Corporate Skills Development

VISION-AID PLACEMENTS PROGRAM

Over the last 3 decades, India has seen tremendous growth in employment opportunities in the IT and other sectors with many getting employed in quality jobs. Unfortunately, this tremendous growth has not benefited people with vision impairment which sees the lowest rates of hiring even among the disabilities sector. One of the key factors is lack of technology skills needed to be employed in such jobs. In 2022, Vision-Aid brought a heightened focus to advanced technical training programs and also launched a placement cell focused on job placements, and looks forward to continued success of our students in 2023 and beyond with this capability.

VISION-AID TRAINING PROGRAMS

Vision-Aid offers 12 different training programs specially designed for the visually impaired. These programs aspire for two important goals:

  • Empowerment: Provide people with visual impairment the training and skills required to lead a life of independence and dignity by making them literate in Computers, Mobile Technologies, Spoken English, Braille and other enabling literacy programs.
  • Employment: Provide advanced technical and corporate skills training that could help them pursue employment opportunities in India’s booming IT sector

VISION-AID ADVANCED TECHNICAL AND CORPORATE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS

Vision-Aid offers technology and advanced training programs are primarily aimed at providing skills to individuals so that they can find employment in IT and other sectors. Here is a brief overview of our employment focussed training programs:

Digital Accessibility Testing (DAT): This program helps individuals develop skills to become an Accessibility tester or an Accessibility consultant. Students in this program are trained on the following:

  • WCAG 2.1 guidelines and its use
  • How to Perform Accessibility testing and document results
  • Basics of HTML, CSS, Java Script

On completion of the course, students will be able to perform DAT on websites/applications, document results as well as provide recommendation for fixes.

Python Programming Language / Training on SQL: This program helps individuals develop skills to become python programmer. Students in this program are trained on the following:

  • Basics of Python
  • Basics of Database
  • Basics of HTML, CSS, Java Script
  • Basics of Web design
  • Develop simple applications
  • DB scripting using SQL

On completion of the course, students will be able to be able to develop simple applications using Python and SQL.

Corporate Skill Development Program: This program helps individuals develop professional and soft skills that are required to find placement as well as grow in their career. Students in this program are trained on the following:

  • Learn to communicate verbally and non-verbally in a professional setup
  • Prepare for Job interviews
  • Learn to draft professional emails, resumes and cover letters

 

CALL FOR ACTION

Helping even one person with visual impairment find his or her dream job is no mean task. It really does take a village! First, it needs the immense tremendous dedication and commitment on the part of the aspirant and the mentors and trainers who help them reach their full potential. It also takes a loving village of supporters who, through their support to Vision-Aid make such programs possible.

Here are ways you can help:

  1. Donate: Help to finance the cost of our training programs with a donation
  2. Employ: If you or someone you know can influence hiring in a company in India, please have them consider our graduates for open positions
  3. Volunteer: If you have advanced technical skills and can devote sufficient time, please consider volunteering!

Thanking you, and wishing you a very Happy Holiday Season and New Year!

The Vision-Aid Team