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Like all proud Indians and NRIs, we too, want to make India a better country. Even after the typically fierce “but India has a great history” retort, we look down embarrassed and helpless in terms of our rural youth being misguided and unemployed. The education system in rural India suffers both on poor infrastructure as well as an abysmal quality of education.A short clip above gives an overview of our work. Also there are related articles by Dr. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Indore. We have been very lucky to have had the stalwarts from the education &amp; social entrepreneurship sector (Professors from IIM Indore, Bangalore, Udaipur &amp; TISS; Caring Friends, Mumbai, Other NGO entrepreneurs like Vinayak Lohani) and tie-ups with institutions like Head-Held High &amp; Goonj Delhi) guide us through our journey of trying to bring around this paradigm shift. 
 We need your contribution to help the youth realize their dreams. Lets together give them our support and guidance and do our part in giving back to the society we feel proud to be a part of!SSES through its educational initiative SSISM empowers the rural youth with access to quality higher education and employment opportunities. It offers graduation courses with transportation to rural students from the interiors of Madhya Pradesh (70 KM radius). Free computer access education is provided to school children. Special focus is on girl education and parent counseling. Out of 1050 students; 70% are girls, few being university toppers. SSES provides placement &amp; entrepreneurship opportunities to students by exposing them to current industry needs every 6 months via industry visits, training, updated curriculum, vocational training etc. Spoken English classes from Head-Held High, Bangalore headed by CNN IBN Awardee aims to bridge the crucial communication gap that poses a big challenge of these students. 
 SSES target to impact minimum 10,000 direct beneficiaries per year. These include students, their families and all who wants to become self reliant.Since 2010; we have imparted courses &amp; training's to nearly 6000 people. A paradigm shift from being aloof to being aware and focused to parents encouraging their girls to study and become independent have been our key achievements. Some of the achievements are: 1050 total students, 60% girls from 200 villages, 4000+ villagers trained in the basics of computers, 10+ entrepreneurship projects, 14 university toppers, 3 university sports captain and 70+ placements in national and multi-national companies.SSISM alumnis being role models, girls making an exemplary mark by being independent and proving themselves, Emergence of local entrepreneurs. Girls who decide to stay in village are much sought after as teachers at primary and secondary schools, allied industries and occupations like dairy farming, retailing, etc. They are proving to be more aware and dedicated for their family occupation, like farming.

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Disadvantaged students face many obstacles when trying to pursue an education. The expense to go to school combined with their parents expectations for their children to work and earn a living, means many discontinue their education. This leads to poor employment options in the future.In a country like India, where the majority of the population are youths, the overall effect of this problem multiplies. Societies progress and the economies growth rate both deteriorate as so many people are uneducated. 
 We have started an initiative to support bright but underprivileged students post the 10th grade to pursue further studies in literacy; leading to employment. We cover the cost of scholarships, books, and all skill training.Each student is carefully selected based upon academic performance and economic assessments. Our volunteers visit student’s homes to get a better understanding of their financial situation. As we have such a big network of volunteers covering a vast area, we can ensure that we reach as many students as possible. 
 Through our efforts and the support of others like you, more than 5000 students have received employment through Vidya Poshak and over 4000 students have reached the next level of literacy. Also, 60 free of cost rural book banks have been opened where students can borrow books and educational material.

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<ul><li>Vision Aid Charitable Services Society is a Registered Society set up with the sole purpose of aiding and enabling the vision impaired. Its operations are carried out in the name - Vision-Aid India ( VAI ). VAI is a :</li><li>true Non-Profit Organization managed by honorary technocrat directors that has been implementing technology based solutions to enable vision disabled. </li><li>Star performer - young in age but tall in performance. In a short span of the first 8 years of existence, Vision Aid has received eight National and International Awards including DSIR, NASEOH, NASSCOM RESOURCE ALLIANCE, INDIA NGO, NCPEDP, MPHASIS,  ROCKEFELLER.</li></ul>The only institute<ul><li>with graded courses for computer training.</li><li>capable of giving online tuition.</li><li>with a short term teacher training program.</li><li>Innovator of award winning assistive devices.</li><li>Innovator of special techniques of training vision impaired.</li><li>Numero Uno in publications.</li><li>Supports four satellite centers.</li><li>Most effective user of donations by individuals, companies and partners.</li><li>Incredibly low overheads making 90% of your donations reach the intended beneficiaries.</li><li>accredited by CAF India and GAYE Donee of Microsoft India. </li><li>holder of IT and FCRA approvals.</li><li>Donations are eligible for India IT exemptions.</li></ul>Vision-Aid USA is the prime funding agency for operations in India by Vision Aid Charitable Services Society, Visakhapatnam. Vision-Aid Inc., USA is a US 501 Charity, managed and nurtured by noble minded public set up for the sole purpose of aiding and enabling the vision impaired. Its focus area is the developing world starting with India.

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Accessibility refers to the ability of people with disabilities to have access to and benefit from an entity or system. Digital Accessibility refers to the ability of users with disabilities to effectively utilize information technology (IT) systems including web sites, mobile or web-based applications, software and hardware. Digital Accessibility is generally concerned with ensuring that IT systems are designed in such a way that they interact appropriately with assistive technologies. Every company or organization publishing web content has a shared responsibility to follow international standards and best practices for web accessibility. These standards and best practices are not always followed due to various reasons – such as lack of awareness, cost and availability of the needed expertise. This, in turn, has an adverse impact by creating an inaccessible and non-inclusive digital ecosystem. 
 Our vision is to facilitate the creation of an inclusive digital ecosystem for persons with disabilities. Vision-Aid offers a professionally structured, state-of-the-art training program at a highly subsidized cost to any visually impaired individual who aspires to become a world-class DAT tester.Our mission is to offer affordable, high-quality digital accessibility testing services for companies and organizations which aspire to create highly accessible digital systems and to offer high-quality training programs in digital accessibility to persons with disabilities to help them become competent testers.Vision-Aid is a non-profit organization. The Digital Accessibility Testing and Training Center (DATTC) is a non-profit initiative under Vision-Aid. Training and empowerment programs run by the DATTC are supported by the generosity of donors. 
 Our comprehensive and yet highly subsidized training course is designed to help a large number of visually impaired students to acquire deep skills in accessibility testing and also creates pathways for them to earn valuable course completion certificate from Deque University and other leading organizations, as well as providing pathways to job opportunities in the space of accessibility testing. Vision-Aid is proud to produce professionally trained Digital Accessibility testers, ready for gainful employment and making our digital world more inclusive.The DATTC does not stop with testing and training. In addition to training and creating job opportunities within Vision-Aid, our centre empowers the visually impaired with a range of support services for our visually impaired students and staff – including coaching, mentoring, resume creation, soft skills training, networking and advocacy. We work to connect demand and supply, helping to provide a pool of talented testers for the industry at large. Our goal is to see that all our visually impaired students are gainfully employed so they live independently and with dignity, while also making significant positive contributions towards making our digital world a more accessible and inclusive space for all.

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India has the largest share of the world's blind? The estimated size of the severely vision impaired Indians is 1 crore ( 10 million ) persons. Added to this are another 1 crore persons who are Low Vision ( moderately vision impaired who too are disabled to work and live like normal sighted people ). 
 We can't remove the visual impairment, but we can remove the disability caused by it. Come, join hands with Vision Aid to do it together ! We set out with a Mission “ To help those who suffer from vision-related disabilities in under-served areas to lead lives of independence and dignity. “ and its our Vision “ To facilitate the creation of a network of vision rehabilitation centres in under-served areas that will operate on a non-profitable and charitable basis by 2020." Staring on a modest note from a single center in Vizag, we now have partner centers across India to achieve our goal. The partner centers are operational at Agra, Aligarh, Behrampur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mangalore, Pune, Vizag, Madurai and Ahmedabad. We are reaching our many other like minded partners to carry forward our vision and deliver our mission efficiently. 
 Among the most important things, we humans strive for - Independence and dignity are in the forefront. Vision-Aid aims to enable, educate and empower the Visually Impaired to live with independence and dignity. This is achieved by providing :<ol><li>Functional Vision / Early Intervention</li><li>Comprehensive Low-Vision Evaluation</li><li>Assistive Aids &amp; Devices</li><li>Orientation &amp; Mobility</li><li>Computer Training</li><li>Mobile Technologies</li><li>Special Skills Training</li><li>Braille Training &amp; Resources</li><li>Livelihood &amp; Employment Assistance</li><li>Life Skills</li><li>Spoken English Training</li><li>Counseling &amp; Referrals</li><li>Advocacy &amp; Outreach</li><li>Training &amp; Professional Development</li><li>Research &amp; Development</li><li>Conferences &amp; Events</li></ol>

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Vision-Aid Digital Accessibility Testing Center (DATTC)

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