Mega Job Fair – Blind Relief Association

Over 700 job aspirants, with big dreams hailing from a dozen states across the country came to the Job Fair hosted on March 12 by the Blind Relief Association jointly with the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi and Society for Human Welfare and Empowerment (SHWE) with Youth4Jobs as technical associate.

19 corporates including Wipro, Lemon Tree, IBM and many others were among the recruiters. At the end of the day, 90 aspirants secured jobs and 44 have been shortlisted for the second round of interviews to be held in the respective offices

The Job Fair was inaugurated by Prof. Neera Agnimitra, HoD of the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi by lighting the lamp. Mr. Rajan Sehgal, Chairman cum Managing Director of National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation (NHFDC) visited the Job Fair and interacted with the recruiters and candidates.

50+ students from Department of Social Work of Delhi University, Ambedkar University, Aditi Mahavidhyalaya College and Durgabai Deskmukh College of Special Education volunteered in assisting the candidates throughout the day. There were also sign language interpreters from Noida Deaf Society to assist the hearing and speech impaired.

Unlike the previous job fairs held for persons with different disabilities, a notable change in this Job fair has been the high participation and recruitment of persons with visual impairment. With the Blind Relief Association itself working in educating, training and rehabilitating the visually impaired, this move has affirmed the fact of greater acceptability and inclusion in the society and work spaces.

Prominent institutions working in the field of disability namely National Skill Development Council, National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, and Vocational Rehabilitation Centre, At Par (Alliance to Promote Abilities & Rehabilitation), B-Able participated and provided information on their services for the disabled.

The organizing team of the Job Fair included Mr. Abhishek Thakur, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi; Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Society for Human Welfare and Empowerment; Mr. Sanjeevi, National Association for the Blind, Delhi; and Mr. David, The Blind Relief Association, Delhi.