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The Official eNewsMag VOLUME I, NUMBER 1
CHANDIGARH | HYDERABAD | DELHI
A Non-Profit Charitable Educational Trust, India
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arise4socialcause
June, 2011
Act to Rise for Innovation in Special Education
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A R I S E , a Non-Profit, is led by the mission to create, develop and deploy new tools and technologies, strategies and methodologies, and other innovative resources for the challenged community. Contact us through email or fill the form by letting us know how you can do your bit in giving back to the society for social cause.
INSPIRE | VOLUNTEER | DELHI OPERATIONS
AAYUSH BHASIN, Volunteer, Special Education Module Research Project
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From the Editor-in-Chief
WelcomeLet’s go social for Social Cause!
Welcome to the first release of eNewsMag: a novel concept of a newsletter juxtaposed with a magazine. Through our eNewsMag, arise4cause, we hope to provide an awareness of our cause of education for the challenged.
With our Board deciding to ‘go social’ for our social cause, we planned to release this at the earliest. I thank my team for their combined efforts!
Let’s share and create awareness on social media. Empower the Challenged!
And last, thanks for signing up!
Abhishek Syal, Founder
Editor-in-Chief, Design Lead
RESOURCE : link
INSIGHT | FEATURE ARTICLES
Digital Literacy: Its Meaning Today
Saira Nikhat Imam, Google
While technology is at its best in the present century, it’s equally challenging for the "challenged ones". In the urge of advancement, technology has left behind inadvertently a group of people who are digitally challenged: individuals who find it difficult to access digital content. Hence, digital literacy has become an increasingly important competitive differentiator for communities and societies. Digital Literacy can be defined as skills for digital resource creation and management competency and comprehension ability, as well as being able to share and work on digital tools and technologies.
a4sc: A R I S E works for the cause of developing new tools and technologies for the challenged community. What brought youto work for this cause?
AB: I saw what kind of societal impact A R I S E as an organization was doing. I got impressed by the humanitarian issues and wanted to enhance my understanding and exposure towards them.
a4sc: You’ve volunteered. What did you like the most about your volunteering work?
AB: The intrinsic satisfaction that my work will be valued and can help somebody towards living a normal life. Moreover, the opportunity to learn new tools and techniques and to show my initiative, drive and determination.
a4sc: How did you like working with A R I S E as an organization?
AB: It was a very nice experience for me. I was able to understand organization objectives clearly andalign myself with its goals. Further, organization also aligned itself with my working style by giving me
INSPIRE | VOLUNTEER | DELHI OPERATIONS
AAYUSH BHASIN, Volunteer, Special Education Module Research Project
From the Editor-in-Chief
WelcomeLet’s go social for Social Cause!
Welcome to the first release of eNewsMag: a novel concept of a newsletter juxtaposed with a magazine. Through our eNewsMag, arise4cause, we hope to provide an awareness of our cause of education for the challenged.
With our Board deciding to ‘go social’ for our social cause, we planned to release this at the earliest. I thank my team for their combined efforts!
Let’s share and create awareness on social media. Empower the Challenged!
And last, thanks for signing up!
Abhishek Syal, Founder
Editor-in-Chief, Design Lead
RESOURCE : link
INSIGHT | FEATURE ARTICLES
Digital Literacy: Its Meaning Today
Saira Nikhat Imam, Google
While technology is at its best in the present century, it’s equally challenging for the "challenged ones". In the urge of advancement, technology has left behind inadvertently a group of people who are digitally challenged: individuals who find it difficult to access digital content. Hence, digital literacy has become an increasingly important competitive differentiator for communities and societies. Digital Literacy can be defined as skills for digital resource creation and management competency and comprehension ability, as well as being able to share and work on digital tools and technologies.
a4sc: A R I S E works for the cause of developing new tools and technologies for the challenged community. What brought youto work for this cause?
AB: I saw what kind of societal impact A R I S E as an organization was doing. I got impressed by the humanitarian issues and wanted to enhance my understanding and exposure towards them.
a4sc: You’ve volunteered. What did you like the most about your volunteering work?
AB: The intrinsic satisfaction that my work will be valued and can help somebody towards living a normal life. Moreover, the opportunity to learn new tools and techniques and to show my initiative, drive and determination.
a4sc: How did you like working with A R I S E as an organization?
AB: It was a very nice experience for me. I was able to understand organization objectives clearly andalign myself with its goals. Further, organization also aligned itself with my working style by giving me