From Saima Yousaf, Wah Cantt, near Islamabad, Pakistan:
I am a visually impaired person who is training blind and visually impaired people to use computers at a rehabilitation center.
When I first got the JAWS screen-reading software, I had no idea that I could ever use a computer on my own. I did not even know how to get into the start menu.
Now I am the first blind or visually impaired person to create a Web site in Pakistan. I have written tutorials in HTML for the blind community to enable individuals to create their own Web sites. I have taken several courses from the Hadley School for the Blind on such topics as word processing, computer basics, Spanish conversation and personal psychology. I have also created an audio magazine where sighted and blind people from around the world collaborate; the audience does not know who is blind or who is sighted.
My dream is to run the first accessible technology institute in Pakistan, where blind and visually impaired people get free training so they will be able to seek work as computer trainers or software engineers. I believe the computer is the tool that can make a blind person independent. It can enable him or her to gain knowledge, pass it to others, and also find entertainment.
My purpose is to promote awareness in society that a blind or visually impaired person can help himself or herself and also help others with disabilities. People can and should maintain a positive attitude in every facet of their lives. We must not allow ourselves to wallow in self-pity and we must not think that our efforts are too little to be effective. Hope is the key to success.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
If you would like to write to me, send e-mail to beyondourvision@gmail.com, or visit my home page at www.beyondourvision.com.
When I first got the JAWS screen-reading software, I had no idea that I could ever use a computer on my own. I did not even know how to get into the start menu.
Now I am the first blind or visually impaired person to create a Web site in Pakistan. I have written tutorials in HTML for the blind community to enable individuals to create their own Web sites. I have taken several courses from the Hadley School for the Blind on such topics as word processing, computer basics, Spanish conversation and personal psychology. I have also created an audio magazine where sighted and blind people from around the world collaborate; the audience does not know who is blind or who is sighted.
My dream is to run the first accessible technology institute in Pakistan, where blind and visually impaired people get free training so they will be able to seek work as computer trainers or software engineers. I believe the computer is the tool that can make a blind person independent. It can enable him or her to gain knowledge, pass it to others, and also find entertainment.
My purpose is to promote awareness in society that a blind or visually impaired person can help himself or herself and also help others with disabilities. People can and should maintain a positive attitude in every facet of their lives. We must not allow ourselves to wallow in self-pity and we must not think that our efforts are too little to be effective. Hope is the key to success.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
If you would like to write to me, send e-mail to beyondourvision@gmail.com, or visit my home page at www.beyondourvision.com.
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