The Ministry of Human Services’ Learning Lab at Mahaica is fully operational as another training programme for persons with disabilities is underway.
A release yesterday from the ministry said that over the course of nine days, 20 visually impaired persons will be trained to use JAWS.
JAWS (Job Access With Speech) is a screen reading software designed to aid blind and visually impaired individuals in using computers. It functions by reading aloud the text displayed on the screen and providing audio feedback, allowing users to navigate and interact with various applications, websites, documents, and other digital content.
The $73 million training and empowerment centre – the Learning Lab – for persons with disabilities, was commissioned on June 20 this year by the Minster of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, at Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
