Aims

The main aim of this project is to transfer and adapt profession trainings for visually impaired people (18-35 years), who have a High School degree. This will make them reach effective jobs and make them enter the labour force. Also, the trainers training will be adapted with the expert of every module. Furthermore, a mobility training module will be worked out, which teaches them, how to act free in life and their workplaces. Another aim of the project is to enlighten the companies, the families and the seeing disabled about the problems the companies have with employing seeing disabled and vice versa. The institutional and bureaucratic barriers will be carried out with workshops, conferences and questionnaires. The setbacks or hesitations of the companies will be worked out and decreased.

All required services for the companies and the visually impaired and their families like:

Support for seeking jobs

Initial training at the new work place

Orientation and mobility training

Solve employing problems and intervene at that point; work close with state institutions and private companies

This disunity between seeing disabled and institutions is an important point on which this project will dwell on. Informative panels, conferences and trainings will bring all parties closer. These will be reached with the support of these 3 partners: İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Organisation), MEB (Ministry of Education) and ÖZİDA (Prime Minister Administration for Disabled Person). There will also be a SME in the role of a "Silent Partner", who is ready to employ 2 graduates of the pilot courses phases that will take place at the 11th month of the project. The role of state institutions are very important in Turkey, so it is a must to work close with these three institutions, firstly to provide a proper communication between the two groups and secondly to support all these actions also after the project ending.

This project will raise the awareness of both groups and will help to avoid barriers between seeing disabled people and companies.

Expected results

EROCHANCE English Language Module (Beginner) English - Turkish CD-Rom for blind persons and visually impaired peoples.

EROCHANCE English Language Module (Intermediate) English - Turkish CD-Rom for blind persons and visually impaired peoples.

OBVOIUS (Basic Rehabilitation and Orientation) CD-Rom for development of independent mobility of blind and visually impaired peoples.

ProBIQ/ C++ Software Programming for visualy impaired people that aimed to help the handicapped to get familiar with the IT applications.

TELEPHONE OPERATOR TRAINING to educate the blind persond about operation of a modern, software controlled telephone system, Practising all typical work processes in telephone central, Writing on the PC, Voice-technique and elocution and negotiation in standard and problem situations.

AUDIO TYPIST to educate the blind persons about the written and verbal competences, keeping of the minutes, writing texts and letters after taking dictations or phonogram's

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.