Tyfloemployability

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Short overview of the project

Main objective of the project is to increase employability of blind and partially sighted people. Employability of people with changed working ability has long been one of the thorniest problems.

Objective of the project is to integrate blind and partially sighted people into society and labour market by finding suitable jobs, which would allow them to realize their potential and develop themselves like everybody else. One of the main problems the visually impaired people face when searching for a job is insufficient qualification. Only 40 % of blind and partially sighted graduated from high school. Another problem is reluctance of employers to hire such people. The target group still faces prejudice from the employers, who are not acquainted with the issues related to employment of visually impaired people and don´t know, what activities are such handicapped people able to carry out. Above-mentioned problems result in unemployment of the visually impaired people sometimes reaching up to 70 %. These aspects show the necessity is to tackle the problem of employability and unemployment of blind and partially sighted people.

Goal of this project is to facilitate entry and re-entry of blind, partially sighted people and combined impaired people into the labour market.

Partners of this Development partnership have set the following goals:

  1. Develop an effective education system of blind and partially sighted job applicants.
  2. Provide comprehensive help and assistance for job applicants.
  3. Develop information materials and booklets for employers and general public.
  4. Find the job for the clients of the project.
  5. Experience exchange among the trans-national partners concerning the employment of visually impaired people.
  6. Accept the system actions into the work of Labour offices with the visually impaired people and ensure effectiveness of the employment policy concerning this issue.
  7. Target-group-members edification, organization of workshops.
  8. Facilitate the education of ICT trainers.
  9. Develop communication tool for the key partners and members of the target group.
  10. Dissemination of the outcomes and best practices aimed at the general public in the Czech Republic.

Following Activities will ensure the accomplishment of the goals:

  1. Labour market analysis from the target group´s and partners´ point of view.
  2. Creation of the methods and training for assistants and coordinators.
  3. Creation of the methods and education of visually impaired job applicants.
  4. Edification of employers.
  5. Work rehabilitation.
  6. Integrated internet information portal for communication among the partners and target group.
  7. Trans-national cooperation.
  8. Project management.
  9. Education workshops for Labour Office.
  10. Project dissemination and propagation of its outcomes.
  11. Pilot implementation of the assistance including supervision.
  12. Methods dissemination aimed at TyfloCenters in the Czech Republic.

The structure of the Development Partnership is creating the integrated system giving the guarantee for the set aims accomplishment and project intent.

Spektra, manufactural cooperative of blind Czech Blind United Re-qualification and rehabilitative centre for blind Dedina, o.p.s. Charles University, Faculty of Education, department of special pedagogy SE & Partners Consulting s.r.o. Labour office in Kladno NetGenium TyfloCentrum Pardubice, o.p.s. TyfloCentrum Brno, o.p.s. TyfloCentrum Hradec Kralove, o.p.s. Partners of the project

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Contact

Czech Blind United, Krakovská 21, 110 00 PRAHA 1, tel.: +420 221 462 146, fax: +420 221 462 145, e-mail: sons@sons.cz, tel.: +420-777 214 097

PROJECT TYFLOEMPLOYABILITY IS CO-FINANCED BY
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND AND BY STATE BUDGET OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC.