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September 26, 2008
Infotech firms to employ the visually-impaired-Philippines
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
MANILA, Philippines - Information and communications technology (ICT) companies are planning to employ persons with disabilities (PWDs), helping fill up positions in an industry that is expected to produce a million jobs by 2010.
Organizations such as IBM Philippines, Inc., Resources for Blind, Inc. (RBI) and Adaptive technology for Rehabilitation, Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (Atriev) and the Asia Pacific College are helping visually-impaired individuals to secure employment in the ICT industry.
IBM and RBI launched on Monday its 7th training program for the blind nicknamed “Computer Eyes."
The week-long training aims to equip 19 blind students from all in high school and college levels in basic computer applications, such as keyboard skills, word processing, and web page creation.
More than 150 blind students from all over the country have already been trained under the program since its introduction in 2001, said IBM Philippines country manager and president James Velasquez.
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Posted by jicafriends at September 26, 2008 06:27 PM