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This section provides information regarding careers from the perspective of employers and job seekers. Please follow the links below to learn more about career related issues:

Employers

• Hiring a person
• Guidelines for employers
• Employment and the Disability Act

Career Insights

• Translation as a career [New]

The world today is interacting more than ever before. Technology transfer, information exchange, business transactions are happening at an unimaginable pace, round the clock. Small wonder, the need of translators is at its peak. A career options that brings a great learning with good earnings.

• Voice and Accent Training

Call centres rely mainly on voice interaction with clients. It is therefore imperative that a call centre employee understands the use of diction, accent and voice modulation. Such trainers are valued highly by call centres. Madhu Bala Sharma, a visually impaired alumnus of National Association for the Blind, has made her mark as a voice and accent trainer.

• Journalism

Do you have a flair for words and an eye for detail? Journalism might be your calling. Find out about the various courses available, and read L. Subramani's account of how he rose to become a senior reporter with the Deccan Herald.

• Technical writing

Technical writers are in great demand these days to write user-friendly manuals or to develop e-learning course content for software companies. Often, the job has a graphics compnonet in it, especially when developing course content. But that should not deter visually impaired persons from this career option. Manish Agrawal, a visually impaired software professional, has overcome these challenges in his profession as a technical writer.

• Radio Broadcasting

Radio, in many ways, is the most versatile of all media. It has the unique ability to reach out to a large multitude instantly. Any one who aspires to be a radio broadcaster should understand these characteristics of the medium and be prepared to work comfortably and energetically in a profession that emphasises speed, flexibility and spontaneity. Jean Parker, a blind radio professional in Pune, tells you waht it's like.

Job seekers

• Resume writing
• Taking an interview
• Category 'A' and 'B' Jobs
• Category 'C' Jobs
• Category 'D' Jobs

Develop your skills

• Excel in MS Excel [New]

  MS Excel: A popular choice amongst spreadsheet packages. We attempt at explaining the various features of Microsoft Excel, such as: worksheet, selecting multiple cells, entering data, editing the worksheet and creation of formulas.

• Excel in MS Excel (advanced tutorial) [New]

  Advanced tutorial of this popular data-base program is presented for you here, it can be downloaded also. This tutorial is especially useful for people with visual impairment.

• Windows keystrokes

This is a tutorial explaining keyboard shortcuts (as located on a keyboard) for various tasks such as starting windows, reading text etc. These keystrokes might be useful for blind people using computers with JAWS, and also for friends/family of blind people who can guide them.

• Keyboard inputs and typing practice

This section describes the keyboard layout for a standard Windows-compatible keyboard.

• JAWS Commands

  JAWS is one of the most commonly used screen reader programs. It reads all text within the Windows system (application menus, document text and help screens etc.) and on websites also. When using JAWS, you need to be able to navigate using key strokes in order to get content of the screen..

• Microsoft Word step-by-step [New]

  One of most popular and commonly used program in the world. It is packed with numerous features for document creation and formatting. It allows the use of graphics and tables in the documents as well.

  The second part of the tutorial explaining formatting of documents using Microsoft Word software is now available.

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