Name
Swathi Vellal
Category
Social Entrepreneur
Profession
Special educator/Psychologist
Education
MSc Clinical Psychology, MA special educational needs & Inclusion
City
Bengaluru
State
Karnataka
Contact
Private
Private
Status
Participation Completed
Unique ID
22529
Ishanya India Foundation (IIF) is an organization intending to train and empower neurodiverse individuals.
In the past few years, IIF has established itself as a renowned name in the disability sector through its collaborations, programs & wide range of services. Our programs cater to individuals with different diagnoses and varied age groups. We use computers along with other forms of digital medium to empower these individuals and offer programs in digital designing, photo-editing, web-designing apart from other special education-related programs.
Our team of therapists and educators is dedicated to leveraging the potential of each and every individual who comes to us. We aim to work along with families, educators, schools & organizations as we believe in the holistic development of the individual. We also aim to train these individuals for employment and independent living.
As part of the placement training module, we work on equipping individuals on communication, attending interviews, building resumes, handling work pressure, meeting deadlines etc. Apart from various hands-on methodologies & special education-related techniques, we also use various digital mediums to impart our curriculum. As part of the Spruha program, we also train our students on the basics of computers & Microsoft office (Word, Power point & Excel) & depending on the enthusiasm & inclination of the individual, some of them are also trained on digital designing, illustrations, photo-editing, web-designing & various other skills.
We are committed towards establishing a leading solution for businesses who aspire to hire individuals with disabilities. We not only offer workshops on disability, senior leaders/managers’ sensitization programs but also hand hold the company in the entire recruiting process, we also assist with job analysis and post placement support. We aim to be the bridge between the corporate world and the differently abled community & our intention is to change the mind-set, address the fears & doubts and bust the myths around issues related to employing individuals with disabilities.