ENABLE EMPLOYMENT Our Employment team transforms our mission to reality by mainstreaming livelihood opportunities for

persons with disability. The Business Development team and University Connect program comprise the

Enable Employment cell.

Business Development Our BD team engages with companies by conducting various awareness & sensitization programs, events

and job fairs. This core team’s proactive approach opens up new job roles leading to placements for

persons with disability.

OVERVIEW

160+ new leads were pursued

85+ leads were converted into various opportunities such as sensitization, recruitment, accessibility

audits, etc.

450+vacancies were created across disabilities

108 persons with disabilities were placed in jobs with various companies

812 persons were sensitized across companies

HIGHLIGHTS

EnAble India signed an MOU for countrywide accessibility audit requirement for Intel. This is the highest area that Enable India has ever received, for this service. The total area to be audited is 18,13,877 sq. feet, and the locations are Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

As an impact of the various sensitization workshops and prolonged engagement with Enable India, SAP requested an accessibility testing of their internal Job portal to identify if Persons with Disability can independently apply for jobs at SAP. Following their request for accessibility testing, accessibility testers from EnAble India tested it.

Several Sensitization Programs/ Workshops were conducted across various organizations through the

year for 812 participants.

In Q2, received 35 profiles of employable VI candidates from Namma Vani. 25 of the candidates have

already been successfully placed.

WORKSHOPS

BOEING

Boeing had approached Enable India regarding the recruitment of a candidate with Hearing Impairment.

This was done over call for the interview panel, hiring manager and HR to prepare them before

interviewing HI candidates. We sensitized the employees with the right disability terminology, about the

candidate’s disability how to communicate with the deaf how to orient the interpreter based on the need

etc.

rPROCESS

rProcess has hired 3 deaf candidates. A peer HI (Hearing Impairment) workshop was conducted for 130

employees which is one of the highest number of participants we have ever had for a peer HI event. The

employees also learnt basics of sign language.

BIAL| BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED

Sign language classes were conducted at the Bangalore International Airport for 10 of its floor staff. The

content included words and sentences that are regularly used to assist customers. The classes were a huge

success with excellent feedback received from every participant. This is the 3rd Batch of classes that we

have conducted within the last year

Photo Caption| Narasimha & Mubarak with the BIAL Staff at BIAL (Bangalore International Airport

Limited).

EVENTS

DISABILITY MATTERS

EnAble India’s disability professionals, Vinaya and Isaq attended a conference held at Bangalore. Accenture & Springboard consulting organized it. Various companies, Industry bodies & NGOs including Cisco, Indigo Airlines, Dell, JPM, Wipro, HGS, FICCI, Vishesh and Amba attended. There was as foreign participation too from AIG, Singapore & AXA, Thailand. Enable India had an Accessibility stall at the conference that drew a

lot of interest from the attendees. There were 3 panel discussions where panel members spoke about their individual company initiatives, challenges in PwD hiring and the way forward.

DELHI PLACEMENT DRIVE

The Delhi Drive in partnership with the Adecco Group was conducted on Nov 25, 2017. We had 9

Organizations participating in the event and interviewed the candidates. 42 candidates travelled from

different parts of UP participated in the event that happened in Delhi. All the candidates got minimum 4 or

more interview opportunities. Seven Peer Leaders from Delhi/Noida region supported the event in various

ways such as registration, preparation of candidates and coordination. 21 placements have taken place in

the North through the peer network.

University Connect The University Connect Program conducts various awareness workshops and trainings for college students

with disability. It provides them with necessary training and support to set goals and successfully embark

on the path to economic independence. The program is supported by J.P. Morgan and has specific goals

for Awareness, Training, Placements, Retention, Capacity Building, and Ecosystem Building

(Empowerment Cells).

OVERVIEW

793 students with disabilities reached through Career Awareness workshops

452+ students with disabilities attended trainings for Skill and Development

171 students with disabilities found Employment

67 stakeholders built their capacity on the employability and employment of Persons with Disabilities

(PwD)

2 Empowerment Cells were set up

CAREER AWARENESS WORKSHOPS

The goals of the CAW are to increase awareness about the options available post education, available jobs and potential employers and to trigger aspirations among PwDs, so that they understand the need for employability skills. Abbreviations used in the diagram

CAW – Career Awareness Workshop

JSSPDA – JSS Polytechnic for Differently Abled, Mysore, Karnataka

A.I.T.H. – Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur, U.P.

KLU – Kalasalingam University, Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu

"I have learnt the importance of developing skills and balancing time between fun

and study" - A student from KLU.

Figure 1 Mr. Charan Manjeppa (trainer) and Mr. Leon D'Souza (Interpreter) from Enable India conducting the CAW at KLU.

“A lot of these students do not envision a future for themselves. Giving them an

opportunity to meet and listen to these employers and employees talk about what

they do make our students realize that there is a world of possibilities for them”

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Participants

- A university staff member

INTERESTING FACTS

Reached 5 educational institutions across 3 states catering to a total of 793 students across 3

disabilities – Deaf (396), Physically Disabled (239) and Visually Impaired (158)

Career Awareness Workshops (CAWs) are conducted for 2 days for final year students and for 1 day for

non-final year students.

Post the CAW, students are recommended to enrol in online employability courses and materials

available on Enable Academy, an online platform with tools and resources for persons with disability.

“We need to understand the job and company before going for any job”

– final year student, A.I.T.H.

SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Employability Training (ET) aims to develop skills and attitudes required for PwDs to get, keep and grow in

a job, irrespective of their educational background, sector or job role. Many students with disabilities seek

to get a job after completing their education but lack the required employability skills to apply for suitable

jobs and clear interviews. EnAble India imparts employability skills through various training models both

on-site and online though the Enable Academy platform.

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Domain and Employability Bridge course at JSSPDA

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Train and Hire Program at Enable India in collaboarationwith Mphasis for Physically Disabled

Collaborative Training with Win Vinaya

Collaborative Training with VMware

Participants of Skill and Development Programs

Participants

Figure 2 Ashwini, candidate with Physical Disability receives her completion certificate from Mr. Dipesh Sutariya at Enable India

“The biggest impact of the training at enable India has been my increase in

confidence and ability to communicate in English. When i first joined enable India, i

was very quiet and did not participate much. Even when i answered, i answered in

Kannada. The English training really helped me to improve my confidence to

communicate in English. I’m from hubli, Karnataka. Currently, I’m working as a tele

caller fund raiser in care India, Bangalore.”

– Ashwini (candidate with physical disability)

“From a business perspective, the company benefits because it has a larger talent

pool to pick from. PwDs are as productive as anyone else is. It is about equipping

them with the right tools and information. Speed and agility in terms of performance

will come with time. They will go through their own curve”

- An employer

INTERESTING FACTS

In 2017, we piloted the Domain, English and Employability Bridge Course in AITH Kanpur and JSSPDA,

Mysuru. The Course was open for final year Diploma and Degree students. The Bridge Course was

designed in collaboration with external vendors to deliver training on domain specific knowledge and

English communication; while the Core Employability Skills training would be provided by EnAble India.

Figure 3 Group photo of the participants at A.I.T.H. displaying their certificates.

During the Train and Hire Program for Physically Disabled in collaboration with Mphasis, for the first

time, there was a sharp focus on developing English skills in partnership with Inlingua with 150 hours

of training.

The collaborative training at VMware and WinVinaya took place at the company premise. This brought

out a conducive environment for staff and the Deaf candidates to interact with each other and

communicate. Also, this was a first of a kind training on Digital Marketing (DM) done in collaboration

with VMWare. The candidates created sign videos for new concepts in DM.

PLACEMENTS

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INTERESTING FACTS

The program had 171 placements of which about 40% students found jobs on their own.

Close to 65% of the placed students were provided with retention services till March 2018

There has been a significant increase in the number of placements for Deaf compared to the previous

financial year.

Capacity Building Workshops Capacity building workshops were conducted for different stakeholders to strengthen the eco-system to

enable the employability and employment for persons with disability. Capacity building workshops were

conducted for teaching staff and faculty at 2 universities – KLU and JSSPDA. In addition, a workshop was

conducted to enable Deaf alumni to understand the need to keep learning continuously and developing

their skills and use the S.P.I.C.E. framework for self-reflection and plan for job growth.

Abbreviations used in the diagram

TOT – Training of Trainers

PWD – Persons with Disabilities

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Capacity Building Workshop for Inclusive and Adaptive Trainers atKLU

TOT workshop for Employability and Employment for PWD atJSSPDA

Deaf Peer Leaders TOT at Enable India

Participants of Capacity Building Workshops

Participants

Figure 4 Pavithra R and Santhosh Kumar taking a session for staff at KLU.

"I was surprised and happy to see my professor signing in class!” shared a deaf

student of kalasalingam university, krishnankoil. The professor learned sign language

in the capacity building workshop for inclusive and adaptive trainers conducted by

enable India.

Highlights The University Connect Program had a reach to 5 colleges/universities in the financial year 2017-18.

The program had 171 placements of which about 40% students found jobs on their own.

Close to 65% of the placed students were provided with retention services till March 2018.

The University Connect Program has set up 2 empowerment cells – at JSSPDA, Mysuru and KLU,

Krishnan Koil.

10+ companies have opened up jobs for PWD as a direct result of peer leader support and

intervention.

Mr. Shiva Prasad and Mr. Santosh Kumar presented their paper on ‘Successful Cases of PwDs Working

At Home and Self-Employment’ at Workability Asia 2017, Hong Kong.

Maneesha Chadha, Head - Philanthropic Initiatives, J.P. Morgan India visited A.I.T.H, Kanpur on Aug 23,

2017. She interacted with the students, placement team, and the Director and took a tour of the place.

Maneesha spent close to half a day at the college understanding the situation on the ground.

Mr. Shibu TL and Mr. Sanjay Kumar presented their paper on the Peer Alumni Model at a two-day

National Conference on “Vocational Rehabilitation and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

in India” held at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Convention Centre, Indira Gandhi National Open University

(IGNOU), New Delhi in October 2017.

Figure 5 Shibu TL & Shawn Soans presenting their paper on Employability and Employment frameworks for Economic Independence and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities"

Mr. Shibu TL & Mr. Shawn Ranon Soans presented a paper on "Employability and Employment

frameworks for Economic Independence and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities" at the National

Conference on Disability Management - Problems and Prospects in Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru on

11th & 12th October 2017.

Shanti Raghavan and Vishwas Urs presented at a workshop organized at Sheila Kothavala Institute for

the Deaf (SKID) on November 18, 2017. It was a one-day workshop designed to bring together

Bangalore and Mysore based organizations that are working with deaf children and young people.

Figure 6 Maneesha Chadha interacting with students during her visit to JSSPDA.

On 2nd Nov, 2017, Ms. Maneesha Chadha (Head - Philanthropic Initiatives, India J.P. Morgan) visited

JSSPDA campus to meet with staff (Principal, HoDs, and Placement officer) and interacted with the

students, taking a campus tour as well. Education and employment scenario at the college and

understanding the work done under the University Connect Program at JSSPDA were key points

discussed during her visit.

Vishwas Urs presented about Enable India and University Connect Program at IIT-Kanpur in an event

hosted by their PWD Cell on 9th January. The event was titled “Breaking the Barriers and Celebrate the

Ability” and had students and staff with disabilities from IITK and people interested/associated with the

PWD cell. Other presenters included – ALIMCO, AITH, Sarthak, Jyothi Badhir Vidyalay (Deaf School,

Kanpur) and few individual speakers.

Santosh Kumar and Vishwas Urs were invited to attend the National Policy Workshop on

"Mainstreaming Differential Ability in Local Governance and Development" conducted by Sri.

Ramakrishna Hegde Chair on Decentralization & Development Institute for Social and Economic

Change (ISEC) Bangalore on Feb 22 and 23, 2018.

Community based livelihoods Community Based Livelihood aims at building ecosystems with more focus on rural livelihoods and

livelihoods for persons with severe, multiple and developmental disabilities.

ENABLE ALLIANCE

Enable Alliance, a honeycomb cell of EnAble India, aims at scaling the impact by collaborating with

disability NGOs, government and corporate houses. This cell builds capacity of partner organizations’

leaders and staff; helps build vision and strategy for livelihoods; and offers consultancy for scaling.

Engagements with Partners/Funders Impact Nos. (Participants)

1. Employability and Employment TOTs (Training of Trainers) for Disability Professionals, Tech Mahindra Foundation

19

2. Employability and Employment TOTs for Disability Professionals, Kalasalingam University

12

3. Workplace Solutions TOT for Disability Professionals, The Hans Foundation and JPMorgan Chase

20

4. Inclusive Employment for Persons with Severe Disabilities for Disability Professionals, Disability NGOs Alliance(DNA) and Accenture

125

5. Building Perspectives on Disability Skilling and Livelihood Programs for Disability Professionals, Disability NGOs Alliance(DNA) and Accenture

52

6. Employability Training for Disability Professionals, JP Morgan Chase 17

7. Introduction to Teaching Computers for Persons with Vision Impairment, Madhya Pradesh Welfare Association For The Blind and CIPLA Foundation

38

8. Introduction to Teaching Computers for Persons with Vision Impairment, Madhya Pradesh Welfare Association For The Blind

16

9. Consultative and Networking Workshop for Visually Impaired Leaders, Bank of America

33

10. Capacity Building Workshop for Universities and Mainstream Institutions on Employability and Employment, JP Morgan Chase

38

11. Capacity Building Workshop for Parents, Enablers and Employers, HT Parekh Foundation

161

SWASHAKTI

DNA SWASHAKTI program aims at providing rural livelihoods for Persons with Disability (PwDs) in the

state of Karnataka. This campaign fosters ownership and collaboration among disability NGOs and other

stakeholders working at a grass-root level promoting further collaborations to ensure growth and

sustainability.

Swashakti has enabled 25+ Leaders through 2 Ecosystem Building Workshops, 300+

Parents through 6 Parents Workshops, 45 Disability Professionals through 2 Enablers

Workshops and 45+ Employers through 3 Employers’ Workshops.

PARENTS WORKSHOP

Kasturi’s 20-year-old daughter is a person with physical disability. Like many parents,

she had apprehensions about sending her daughter to an unknown city for a job. She

was more concerned because her child is a girl with disability. Kasturi attended a

parent’s workshop at a local NGO (SEARCH) where she saw Sangeetha’s journey

through a video, who is also a girl with physical disability from the same locality,

employed in a distant city. She is not only independent but also supporting her family

financially. This gave Kasturi a hope for her daughter’s future. She felt that if

Sangeetha’s mother can give her daughter a chance to work in a city unknown to

them inspite of her disability, so can she.

- Case study of a parent who attended the Parents Workshop at Bagalkot

Figure 7 Roopa interacting with the parents of children with disabilities at the Parents Workshop Level 1 at BD Tatti.

EMPLOYERS WORKSHOP

“I had an employee who’s a PwD (Person with Disability) who couldn’t deliver due to

attitudinal issues. I assumed he had some problem, and it’s mostly gotten to do with

his disability. You’ve made me realize that everyone has got problems. Everyone has

abilities and inabilities. Everyone has attitude. I’ve 20 employees who’re not PwDs, 6

out of whom have serious attitudinal issues. Based on one experience I stereotyped

the entire PwD community and was biased against hiring PwDs. Thanks for the

realization. I will keep an open mind and continue to hire PwD, also influence other

employers to hire PwDs.”

- Mr. Iranna, Kalyani Residency, Company Leader - Employer Workshop

Figure 8 Sharath HN conducting a session for employers.

ENABLERS WORKSHOP

We’re new to the sector. Though we’ve dedicated staff who’re visionaries, challenges

in PwD livelihoods are so huge that we’re not able to sustain. From mobilizing

candidates to providing livelihood opportunities, couldn’t understand why. This

workshop has helped us understand the root cause. We know the gaps, and our

focus areas. There’s a change in our language and perception of disability and

livelihoods. It has taken us to the next level.”

– Mr. Venkatesh Muke, SEARCH, NGO Leader – Enablers Workshop

Figure 9 Sharath HN conducting a workshop for enablers.

MISSION1000

Mission1000 is a time bound outcome based mission to impact thousands of lives of persons with

developmental, severe and multiple disabilities and society at large.

This campaign aims to create 1000 0pportunities ranging from skilling, inclusive procurement to

livelihoods in 1000 days. It also aims to impact 1000 lives within the company, their leaders, customers,

vendors, service providers and the larger community through sensitization and engaging in volunteering

activities.

Mission1000 has brought together 75 Leaders from NGOs and 25 Corporate Leaders from 11 sectors

through 2 Ecosystem Building Workshops. Mission1000 has also strengthened the back-end value chain of

130+ Parents through 3 Parents workshop.

Figure 10 Launch of Mission1000, August 4th, Bangalore.

ACHIEVEMENT

1. 72 persons with intellectual disability are engaged in various livelihoods. This was possible, due to

Mission 1000 companies who have done the following:

Generated 400 opportunities ranging from skilling to livelihoods.

Sensitized 3535 employees (lives) to build an environment of inclusion within the company.

2. Best practices in companies driving Mission 1000, including launch of Mission1000 in Mysore.

Figure 11 Launch of Samartha Jagruthi Mission1000, March 23rd , Mysore.

IMPACT OF MISSION1000

Person with intellectual disability earning 1.2 lacs per annum supporting their family.

3 NGOs received CSR funding, enabling skilling and livelihood opportunities for people with severe

disabilities.

Rs. 19.2 lakhs worth of products sold, generating livelihood for 66 persons with severe disabilities.

9 includable leaders in the making.

Backend value chain of 21 NGOs enabling mission 1000 to be successful so far.

Standardized kits and assets giving structure to Mission 1000.

“Naveen had a rough childhood, a mother with psychosocial disability, and father

mostly absent. He used to sit idle at home all the time. His aunt brought him to

Akshadhaa Foundation. There he would slouch, refuse to participate and not talk to

anybody. It took almost a year of therapy, vocational training, sports, counselling for

Naveen to finally come out of his shell. Today he is a part of the housekeeping staff at

ANZ Bank. He supports his team at work, and family at home!”– Trainer for Naveen,

person with intellectual and psychosocial disability, employed as housekeeping staff

at ANZ Bank (through 24/7 Facilities)

“Naveen was initially an extra player, he is now the main player!” –

- Aruna, Staff Supervisor to Naveen, 24/7 Facilities Pvt. Ltd, ANZ Bank site.

NON-COMPUTER BASED LIVELIHOODS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (EDP)

Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) is a self-employment and entrepreneurship model, which

aims to empower PwDs to start their own business through training and financial linkages.

Enable India has conducted 9 EDP trainings catering to 304 persons with disabilities this year. This model

includes collaborations with district disabled welfare officers, Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes

(RUDSETIs/RSETIs) in 9 districts.

304 Persons with Disabilities have completed 100- 120 hours of EDP Training.

233-trained candidates are engaged in self-employment activities.

Sunil, 25 years, a person with physically disability, is a 9th standard dropout who is

living below poverty line in a family of three. Before the EDP training, he was

supporting his family with weaving. After having attended the EDP training, he

started exploring self-employment opportunities. He first went to Solapur Mobile

shop, Maharashtra and joined as a helper earning Rs. 5,000 per month. During this

time, he learnt how to repair and recharge mobile phones. 7 months later, he

approached his friend who helped him get a loan of Rs. 1, 00,000. He is now

successfully running his own mobile shop at Bagalkot which has a turnover of Rs.

20,000 and a profit of Rs. 10,000. He is regularly repaying the loan amount.

77% of trained candidates are engaged in self -employment activity.

Figure 12 ShivPrasad conducting the EDP Training for candidates.

WAGE EMPLOYMENT

66 persons with disabilities were provided with wage employment opportunities in 15 Companies across

5 sectors.

22 candidates were given post placement support. 98% of placed candidates are retained in their job and

performing well.

IMPACT

Annual median per capita income of an individual in India is $616. Person with Intellectual Disability

working in a MNC is earning $ 1794 i.e. 3x of annual median per capita income.

Figure 13 Anthony Helenraj interacting with candidates for post placement support.

66 Candidates are employed in -

AID, 24/7 Facilities, Services, Artinci, Arvind Mills, Bay Window, Cisco, Echoes, Hatti Kaapi, Jehovah

Jireh Industries, KFC, LeePra Technologies, Maria Technology Pvt. Ltd., Shahi Exports, Techno

Precision Tooling, Vindhya e-Infomedia across Bangalore.

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

Mission1000 Coffee Table Book

Livelihood Kit

Video of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Engaged in various Livelihoods

HIGHLIGHTS

Sharath HN & Anthony Helenraj presented a paper on Rural Livelihood Models for Person with

Disabilities in Rural Geographic at the conference in IGNOU, Delhi.

Sharath HN, Antony Helenraj, Usha Subramani, Lagama Nayik and Shivaprasad participated in the field

co-coordinators workshop at APD Lingarajpura.

Antony Helenraj and Shivaprasad attended Neo motions accessible wheel chair workshop at Enable

India.

Sharath HN and Antony Helenraj visited APD’s training center at Chintamani.

Agomoni Bose represented Enable India at the OPEN Summit 2018, Bangalore. She spoke about Enable

India and Mission 1000 campaign.

Figure 14 Sharath HN and Anthony Helenraj presenting their paper at IGNOU, Delhi

Acknowledgements We would like to thank our funders Accenture, America India Foundation, Bank of America, CIPLA, Enable

India Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Hans Foundation, HT Parekh Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Tech

Mahindra Foundation, Department for the Empowerment Differently Abled and Senior Citizens

(Government of Karnataka), Disabled and Senior citizen and Disabilities NGOs Alliance.