Friends,

Karnataka State Government Employees Association of the Blind is taken up some 
step with regard to adding job related training key points in the state 
training policy. Many states does not have issues on blind employees training 
aspects in state training policy. Kindly please, you too all take initiate on 
this matters.

Below I have written outline for your reference. Kindly study yours state 
training policy. This policy is implementing by state administration training 
institute. We need to cover National training administration training institute 
 in subjecting blind employees training also.



It is requested to study and include as many below mentioned points as possible 
in the guidelines of the state training policy.

1. Through data analysis, visually challenged employees need to be trained on 
career foundation and reconstructive training. These factors need to be subject 
to data analysis.

A. Forms of blindness. Employees must be categorised into blind from birth, 
grew blind and gradual blindness for training.

B. Intrinsic Natural Skills. Plan activities to measure embodied ability in the 
employee based on memory and sharpness.

C. Technical skills. Computer trained, computer non-trained and self-learning 
computer users among visually challenged employees to be categorised. Also note 
employees who have a hold on computer usage and languages in which they have 
writing skills.

2. Formula for development of management skills in visually challenged 
employees:

Formula: Training + Exploration + Task Assignment + Evaluation + Reconstructive 
Training + Analysis + Encouragement.

Descriptions: A. Training: Management Training Institute should study 
informative media such as currently in force National Disability Act, Rights of 
Persons with Disabilities Act, voluntary organizations conducted experimental 
activities and research. Following the study, a "comprehensive, universal and 
equal" policy must be implemented to guide visually challenged workers in 
career growth. Later, six-month career foundation training should be given to 
visually challenged employees from district training institutions or 
departmental training institutions.

B. Exploration: Through career foundation training, government should build 
confidence in visually challenged employees to effectively handle work 
according to the needs of the job position. Additionally, through consultation 
should find out whether employees have talent to serve the nation in any way 
and record that in the training profile. When the employee reports the work, 
the office heads must take suitable action based on the analysis in the 
employee's Career Foundation Training Certificate.

C. Task Assignment: The task must be assigned according to the talent and 
capacity of the visually challenged employee. Software and useful technical 
instruments should be compulsorily provided. Avenues for participation of 
visually challenged employees in software installation and up-gradation should 
be provided. Responsibility for this enablement should be provided to the 
departmental training manager.

D. Evaluation: A question based evaluation form should be given by the above 
mentioned training Institute after eight months of career foundation training 
to the department/office head. Heads should fill out the answers based on the 
performance of the visually challenged employee. Due importance should be given 
to the visually challenged employee's opinion when answering. After completing 
the evaluation form, the Heads should sign the letter and send it to the 
departmental training manager for review. After review, the departmental 
training manager should send it to the training institute

E. Reconstructive Training: Based on the evaluation response it should be 
determined whether the visually challenged employee needs reconstructive 
training or not and the same should be conveyed to the head. If reconstructive 
training seems to be required, then the deficits of the employee should be 
identified and re-training provided.

F. Analysis: The employee after undergoing career foundation training and 
reconstructive training should be evaluated.  If there is no improvement, the 
time of reconstructive training should be extended. If the employee's 
performance is not enhanced by the training given during the extended period, 
the incentive should not be given.

G. Encouragement: If an improvement in  performance is seen in the employee 
after career foundation training and reconstructive training, then he/she 
should be considered as a resourceful person. They should be given opportunity 
to participate in the preparation of training tools that helps employees.



3. Tools: Training tools must be prepared so as to allow self-study by visually 
challenged employees. Tools must be prepared in braille and e-text format. 
These must be provided in accordance with the demand of visually challenged 
employees. Texts which are notable and important must include audio clips 
explaining them by resourceful persons. For this purpose, try to create unique 
tools that include both media.



4. Department managers and trainers: A trainer who has awareness about the 
communication style of visually challenged persons, braille script and 
software-technical instruments created for visually challenged should be 
employed in every district training centre or in state divisions. For this 
purpose, required rules and regulations need be added to the cadre and 
recruitment rules of training centre. Such eligibility criteria should also be 
included when nominating departmental training managers.

5. The State Training Council and the high power Coordination Committee – both 
these committees will have to make provision for inclusion of a representative 
from voluntary organizations that trains visually challenged persons and 
conducts research on blindness; the Commissioner of Disability Rights and the 
Director of department of empowerment of persons with disabilities.



6. All training manuals prepared by the Management Training Institute should 
include a chapter related to the field of physically challenged people and such 
chapters should be capable of application. The question papers of the exam, 
conducted at the end of training, should include at least 5 questions. 

***

These six questions need to be answered to make the overall state training 
policy more helpful to the visually challenged employees. They are,

1. What are the different types of blindness?

2. What are the causes for each of these types of blindness?

3. What are the anxieties, communication methods and gestures of visually 
challenged people suffering from such types of blindness?

4. What are the medical-technological solutions to alleviate the difficulties 
of visually challenged people with these types of blindness?

5. How sighted individuals can understand the nature of this kind of blindness 
and recognise the embodied skills of visually challenged people?

6. How can everyday office work be made suitable to employees with different 
forms of blindness in order to make visually challenged employees actively 
participate in public services?

***

These questions require eye doctor, psychologists and communication 
specialists. Also, there is a need for those who have experience in this field. 
Overall, an attempt has been done to convey the possible concept of training 
guidelines to you. It is requested to study and include in the State training 
policy, suitable guidelines which empower visually challenged employees. 



-with thanks.



Srinivasamurthy B G,

mo: 9035911023

blog: www.samaajakkaagi.blogspot.com

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