EIGHT hearing-impaired adults went through a two-weekend course in Dreamweaver MX to learn the basics of website design. Organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of InfoComm Technology and Cyberlab, the students were able to design two Web pages with links, images, email and other interactive tools, said the School's lecturer, Mr Suresh Kumar Moorkath. Cyberlab is a voluntary organisation that promotes the use of IT among the deaf and equips them with IT skills for employment.
Mr Suresh, 34, a lecturer in IT and Web design, conducted the two free hands-on Saturday sessions. He said that with further training and practice, the students should be able to be full-fledged Webmasters. "The course gave them a base from which to develop their Web design and programming skills", he said. "A professional Webmaster also needs to have skills in creating e-commerce tools, such as data-entry boxes and shopping carts."
One student, Ms Geraldine Kong, 50, an instructor from Vocational School for the Handicapped, said "I joined the Dreamweaver class because I want to improve myself and to do projects for my school."
Dreamweaver MX is the dominant software application used in Web page and site design and production. Details at cyberlab.sadeaf.org.sg.
