Shamute and Shahnaz Hussain

Shamute is a beaty training school that provides vocational training courses to the speech and hearing impaired, started in 1984 by Shahnaz Hussain - a known beautician, chairperson/CMD of Shahnaz Husain Group.

* The trainings are free of cost and courses open to everyone. At the end of the course the trainees are given a diploma.

* The syllabus at Shamute includes theoretical knowledge, along with the learning of practical skills like facial, head and body massages and other normal salon services.

* Shamute is located at Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi

* Meeta Tomar is said to be one of the graduates of Shamute and runs an own parlour at Lucknow.

Sources:

Beauty for a Cause: (http://in.news.yahoo.com/hindustantimes/20080513/r_t_ht_en_lstyle/ten-beauty-for-a-cause-6d0b026.html)

Economic empowerment of women helps corporates too by Shahnaz Hussian (http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Economic-empowerment-of-women-helps-corporates-too/258131/1)

Best Advice I Got - interview with Shahnaz Hussain (http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Best-Advice-I-Got/363843/)

About Meeta Tomar (http://www.thedeafway.net/html_files/dachbot.htm)

Achiever: Satish Gujral

I knew about Sri Satish Gujral, a recognised painter and architect, but I did not know he was hearing impaired. I came to know only recently and here is a blog dedicated to this inspirational achiever.

(Entrance at the Belgian Embassy building which was designed by Satish Gujral)

* He had an accident when he was 8 years old and consequently lost his hearing at the age of 11

* Until then he had only studied Urdu till Class 3

* His family identified his interest in art. Satish, then, received his further education in arts from Mayo Art College, Lahore and JJ School of Art, Mumbai.

* He was started being recognised for his paintings - his famous paintings were on Partition at that time.

* He went on to paint famous politicians at that time - including Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

* He went to Mexico to study Art and has travelled widely

* He also is an architect and has designed buildings - his most famous being the Belgium Embassy in India

* He has received several recognitions - national awards for painting and sculpture, Padma Vibhushan among others.

* It seems Satish is no longer hearing impaired - having been operated in 1998. But the important thing is he did not let the disability be an excuse to work towards what he wanted to do.


I referred to these pages:

http://www.disabilityindia.org/djstoriesssep06B.cfm

Official Website: http://www.satishgujral.com/

Where I first came to know first: http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/17747

An interview with Sri Gujral in which he talks about his paintings and life before and after: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031005/spectrum/main1.htm

Photo: Entrance at the Belgian Embassy by 'd ha rm e sh' on flickr, shared under Creative Commons Share, Attrib, Non Commercial http://www.flickr.com/photos/dharmesh84/228315263/)

Employment problems for the disabled

- Only 37% of the disabled adults work and this has decreased from 42% in 1993

- About 58% of the hearing impaired are employed

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/63_special_persons_jobless_/articleshow/3424274.cms

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