New technology offered to the visually impaired

Nandini Voice For The Deprived, a city-based non-governmental organisation, which runs six computer schools for the deprived in Tamil Nadu, will be opening a computer school for the visually impaired on April 14 at Perungudi.

Nandini also offers free computer courses for poor students.

The six-month free computer course is for students from lower income group with a monthly income less than Rs. 3,000.

The students should have completed class XII, according to a release.

The course content includes WordStar, Pagemaker-5, MS Office, Coreldraw, DTP and Tally and enables the students to take up jobs as data entry operators.

The school offers placement services also.

The schools are located at Dindigul, Nagercoil, Perambalur and Perungudi, Korattur and Tiruvotriyur in Chennai.

Admissions are now open with more seats at the various centres.

Applications may be sent immediately.