The National Association for the Blind is organising online programmes on digital accessibility training for visually impaired people. This is important given the potential growth of job opportunities companies need people who can test websites and other digital mediums to ensure they are accessible for people with disabilities.

With information technology accessibility (ICT Accessibility) among the key mandates of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD Act), digital accessibility is offering many promising employment opportunities for people with visual impairments. Companies are looking for qualified people who can ensure that their digital systems are usable and accessible to people with disabilities on a sustained basis.

Having the required skills is critical and blind people who have them are finding lucrative jobs as accessibility evaluators, software testers, technical writers, to name a few.

Recognising this need, the National Association for the Blind (NAB), Delhi has launched online training programmes for visually impaired people across age groups in the use of computers and assistive technologies.

The first batch of 30 people recently finished training according to an internationally recognisedcurriculum. The aim, says Prashant Ranjan Verma, of NAB Delhi, is to enhance their employment opportunities in the IT industry.
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/22390