Hello Copying a posting which did not get to the list. Harish Kotian.
A workshop on unconventional education streams which was being planned for over a month, was moulded to perfection on the 3rd of April at the Little Angels High School, Sion. It was a workshop with a difference. Not only it dealt with a different take on education all together, but it catered to a different audience who would never liked to be called that. It was hosted for differently-able individuals by an institute that goes by the name Voice Vision which was also celebrating its eleventh anniversary. Voice Vision started off as a computer training institute for the visually impaired in the year 2000, going on to include and stage different initiatives ranging from its reader writer project for assisting the visually impaired and bridging the gap between the NGOs and the outer world through its journey over the last 11 years. Recently in 2010 it incepted a matrimonial portal for both the able and the differently-able as a part of its web site which was launched in 2010. The workshop of 3rd April 2011 was flagged off by the traditional Sarasvati Vandana which set the theme for the 3 speakers who took to the root of the topic from different angles. Captain Handa, the first visually challenged pilot who runs his own flying school at the Vanasthali University near Jaipur in Rajasthan, was the first speaker to take the stage. He spoke of his experience as a blind instructor at the flying school and highlighted the opportunities available for the visually impaired individuals in this sector. The session transcended to a different location when Mr. Manas dealt with the nuances of the travel and tourism industry with regards to the challenges and opportunities for the visually impaired within this arena. Our third speaker, Ms. Garima Goyal, a post graduate diploma holder in mass communications from Sofia's college, spoke on the different aspects of journalism and Mass media, the options available on the career front and the challenges that she faced while undergoing the course. It was then followed by a presentation, outlining Voice Vision's activities over the past one year delivered by one of its students, and now its faculty, Vanessa. Seeing the audience being this eager and excited reflected from their barrage of questions that they had for the speakers. The session which seemed to come to a conclusion delivered another twist when Mr. Ajay Kumar Bubna, Director of Ascent Networks pvt ltd, made an announcement of a scholarship to be awarded by Voice Vision from the next year onwards, to a student between the ages of 12 to 18 bases his academic and non-academic achievements alongside his future goals. We couldn't have asked a better fitting finish to a celebration of education. The session was followed by a sumptuous lunch where one could witness amplitude of light-hearted humour and cheer. The institute's visionary Ms. Sushmeetha Bubna signed off with a promise to deliver more surprises and more of such initiatives which would go a long way in shaping the quality of one's living. Thanking You Regards Sushmeetha Voice Vision 103 Synthofine Estate 'A', Off Aarey Road, Goregaon East, Mumbai 400063 India Tel: +91 22 40400000 / 28755300 Fax: +91 22 40400123 / 28755303 Mobile: +91 9820566010 Email: [email protected] Website: www.voicevision.in Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. ________________________________ Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
