FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
We nurture and uncover your hidden talents. We help you build marketable skills and connect you to your dream career, working for employers who value your contribution!
We understand the many challenges that people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities face today and want them to:
* Overcome fear and build confidence.
* Reach for mainstream tech jobs, train for them, get paid market rate.
* Have access to personalized training resources that cater to their needs.
* Enable ‘on the job’ training via internships, apprenticeships.
We want to change the landscape of opportunities for people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities.
Tell us more about yourself and what you are looking for!
OUR APPROACH
How the program works.
- A short introduction survey that helps us get to know you better
- Interview with the TAA team
- A personalized training plan for your training and development
- Exposure to a real- world environment with on the job training and hands on project based learning.
- Program is offered at no cost to you.
- Access to internships opportunities as they become available
Designed by Storyset.
Designed by Storyset.
OUR APPROACH
Our view of Mentorship
- Mentoring is sharing your knowledge, expertise, experience with someone who can benefit from it.
- Mentoring is taking an interest and investing in someone else’s success.
- Mentoring is not just about giving advice but about learning and growing together, challenging and elevating both mentor and mentee to achieve new levels of professional excellence.
OUR APPROACH
Personalized learning and development plan
We develop our own learning materials that help break down complex concepts and are designed for people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. We address the following issues that exist today:
- Simple and easy to understand
- Visualized with audio and video
- Avoid jargon
- Bite sized modules
- Multiple methods of learning – audio, video, text, quizzes and games
- Gamification of content to enable learning to be fun using games
Designed by Storyset.
Designed by Storyset.
OUR APPROACH
A Circle of Influence
We rely on working professionals, teachers, parents are our team to facilitate the learning process. We work with industry experts to develop training materials that address specific areas of work. We rely on an entourage of mentors to help us build and grow a world class team of disabled talent.
OUR APPROACH
From Mentorship to Sponsorship
We strongly believe that mentorship is meaningless without sponsorship. Great mentors not only give great advice but are also great connectors. We are fully invested in your success and you achieving your goals, and connect you to people, opportunities for you to explore your potential.
Designed by Storyset.
Designed by Storyset.
OUR APPROACH
Impact we deliver
When we create a great internship program, it does the following:
- Provides a great way to learn, by learning on the job. We all know that hands on learning is the best way to learn!
- Builds your confidence so that you become employable, trainable and add value to an organization.
- Provides the employers an opportunity to test and learn what works best.
- Provides an opportunity for the employers to see what inclusion looks like up close.
- It brings the employers closer to achieving accessibility and business goals. Who doesn’t want that?
- It helps people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities experience professional growth and financial independence!
Testimonials
Over the last two years of being part of The Accidental Ally, Rohan has blown us away with his accomplishments. In a short span he learned so many new technical skills and continues to learn in the areas of Web Accessibility, Web Testing, Quality Engineering, Collaboration Software, Issue and Project Management. We knew Rohan was always interested in technology and curious to learn new skills. We never thought our son would work in the tech industry. However, with Gayatri’s leadership, he got a summer internship at Five9 which was a great work experience for him. Thank you, Gayatri Kini and Five9 team for this opportunity and putting DEI into practice. We like how Gayatri uses different learning methods and approaches in teaching the self-advocates. It is specific to each individual needs and abilities. She finds creative ways to make it more interactive and fun. She simplified the Web Accessibility Certification (CPACC) content into short videos, visual prompts, quizzes, exercises and puzzles. This helped Rohan to learn for his CPACC certification last year. Even though he could not clear the exam, we’re glad he learned so many concepts and gained knowledge about disabilities, accessibility and universal design. The work and learning experience at the Accidental Ally, the constant guidance and support from Gayatri gave Rohan the confidence to believe in himself and be a role model to his friends, colleagues and other people with similar challenges. We are so proud of you, Rohan! On behalf of the special needs community, we are grateful Gayatri for your relentless efforts and unique approach to take the initiative to change the societal norms and to strive for inclusion in the tech world. Thank you!
My son Michael has been part of this amazing dream team that is The Accidental Ally for almost a year. Gayatri, CEO and Founder has provided people like Michael the opportunity to be part of the tech world. She is an invaluable ally with a passion for equality, guiding, connecting, and recognizing the potential in people like my son Michael. His participation with this group has made an incredible difference in his life. The accidental Ally has inspired Michael to learn more about the tech/gaming/social media industry accessibility and work towards a more hopeful future. Michael has also made new and meaningful friendships, he loves spending time with them especially because they understand his journey and can relate to his experiences. At The Accidental Ally, he’s been able to share stories, memories and convert them to fun shorts/clips. He enjoys learning new skills in a fun and safe environment with extraordinary young people. We are grateful to have Michael be part of this Dream Team and tremendously grateful to Gayatri for giving Michael this opportunity. Gayatri’s dedication and passion for equality is inspiring and your efforts have enabled people like Michael to connect with each other, form new friendships and work together for a brighter tomorrow. We cannot thank you enough.
My son, Laith, has worked with Gayatri and Accidental Ally for the past two years. This time has changed the trajectory of his life. I have seen Laith grow in every way. He is more confident, creative, and motivated than I have ever seen him. Laith has learned the importance of accessibility, found a passion for video editing, and discovered a talent for product design. Every day he is excited to go to work and learn more. Gayatri has been such a patient and understanding mentor who genuinely believes in the mission of Accidentally Ally and her team and works tirelessly to empower and inspire her team to be the best versions of themselves.
I met Gayatri at a crucial time in my life, when my daughter was transitioning to the workforce. This leg of my daughter’s journey was difficult for me, as I was unable to help her navigate her chosen career; Technology. Meeting Gayatri, the founder of the Accidental Ally, was an answer to my prayers. Dove, as she is often called, took her under her wings and taught her to fly. Gayatri helped her to become more outspoken, and soon after landed her on several panels. She taught her new skills and was instrumental in getting her a paid internship with a great company. Gayatri is an amazing mentor. I can testify to that, because meeting her helped me in alleviating a lot of stress and worry from my life. Having a child with a disability can be stressful, because you want to see them succeed in life, in spite of their disabilities and that’s the role Gayatri plays in my daughter’s life. She is not only a major orchestrator in my daughter’s life but also in mine. Thanks Gayatri. I am eternally grateful.
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