Request for Support and Collaboration
Dated: 24/09/2024
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope this message finds you well. I am pleased to share some wonderful news regarding the Society for the Empowerment of the Deaf-Blind (SEDB) India, a non-profit organization. SEDB is the first organization in the country run by deaf-blind volunteers, and our mission is to empower the deaf-blind community through education, skills training, assistive technology, and employment opportunities. In addition, we actively advocate for our rights and stand against all forms of discrimination.
I am also happy to inform you that SEDB has entered into a collaboration with the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Hearing and Speech Disabilities (AYJNIHD), Mumbai. Together, we aim to establish training classes for deaf-blind students, with the director of AYJNIHD generously agreeing to provide us with classrooms for this purpose. I have also reached out to the Secretary of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), who has expressed support for this initiative. Additionally, we have registered our proposal under the PM DAKSH government grant to sponsor our training activities.
Our training classes will focus on developing skills such as Braille literacy, communication techniques, computer and mobile usage, and tactile signing interpretation for the deaf-blind community.
I kindly request your support for SEDB by providing Braille materials, computer theory, phone application training, and a diploma certification for a tactile signing interpreter course. The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) will issue diploma certificates to deaf-blind individuals and interpreters for both the hearing and the deaf. As you are already familiar with me and the work of SEDB from our previous meetings, I would like to gently remind you of our proposal and request a positive response.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Zamir Dhale
Founder, Director, and Consultant
Society for the Empowerment of the Deaf-Blind (SEDB) India
Email: zamir@sedbindia.org
Mobile: 9998755125 (Text only)
Website: www.sedbindia.org
Asian Representative, World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)