A NEW application has been developed to help dyslexic and visually impaired train passengers.
Southern and Gatwick Express have launched the app on their websites – www.southernrailway.com and www.gatwickexpress.com – which is designed to help users access content with much more ease.
The system, called Recite, allows those with visual impairment and/or dyslexia to customise the site the way they need it to work for them.
Minugurulu, a movie under the banner of Respect Creations would be organising a 5k walk, ‘Seeing beyond sight’, in support of the visually impaired community. Addressing the media on Thursday, Ayodhya Kumar Krishnamsetty, director of Minugurulu said, “There is not much awareness about the problems faced by the visually impaired community. They can see more than what we can see. We do not need eyes to visualise things. After working with visually impaired in my film, I have realised that it is easier to work with visually impaired rather than the abled ones. ”
A group of citizens, NGO Prayas Sanstha and a city mall have jointly organised a motivational programme 'Sevankur Little Champs' on January 12, in the city in which differently abled kids will share their stories with others.
During the programme, Avinash Saoji of Prayas Group, which connects different like-minded individuals and organisations to promote social change, will interact with the children.
While many of the digital glitterati thronging this week's Consumer Electronics Show were wearing Google's new internet glasses, rival online eyewear products abounded among the trade stands.
US-based Vuzix showed off what it billed as the first commercially available "smartglasses," an Android-powered monocle-style device with a high-resolution camera.
It can be connected to smartphones or wireless internet hotspots and display internet date directly in front of a user's eye.
The 10-year-old visually challenged rape victim, who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her teacher at Fatehgarh School for Visually Challenged and Hearing Impaired, has stopped going to school as she is suffering from mental and physical trauma.
Coming as a boon for blind persons across the country, Bharti Braille services have now become online. Now the classics like Ramayana, Mahabharat, Ramcharitmanas and Tagore's Gitanjali can be accessed anytime.
Melodious notes greeted shoppers who were cashing in on the Pongal shopping frenzy at CMR Central on Saturday. Inquisitive visitors jostled through the crowd to catch a glimpse of the artist on stage and were surprised when they found that the beautiful voices belonged to visually challenged singers.
Contact Details: Shri Ramprakash, Principal/Sanjay Sharma, Project Coordinator
A project has been carried out in Maharashtra of donating 12000 Braille books to 50 schools scattered all over the State by the Society in general. These are actually 110 books with 110 copies each. The difference about these books is, all the books are done by volunteers who do not know Braille. These people have worked from their Home, on their own Computers, in their free time, without expecting any returns in any form what so ever.
The centre conducts various training programmes for the students as well as for outsiders such as: 1. English Language: English Language training focuses on spoken and written communication. The students work with our English Trainer on sentence construction, vocabulary building, essay writing etc. 2. Computer Use and Aapplications: Our Training and Development Officer conducts personalized computer courses based on the students' requirements.
The centre conducts various training programmes for the students as well as for outsiders such as: 1. English Language: English Language training focuses on spoken and written communication. The students work with our English Trainer on sentence construction, vocabulary building, essay writing etc. 2. Computer Use and Aapplications: Our Training and Development Officer conducts personalized computer courses based on the students' requirements.
The centre conducts various training programmes for the students as well as for outsiders such as: 1. English Language: English Language training focuses on spoken and written communication. The students work with our English Trainer on sentence construction, vocabulary building, essay writing etc. 2. Computer Use and Aapplications: Our Training and Development Officer conducts personalized computer courses based on the students' requirements.
Computer Training for VH students up to 12th class
• It has a Residential Vocational training Centre for the Adult Blind, imparting training in Cane, Bamboo works, weaving of cloth dusters, food products from pulses etc. • The organization runs a residential blind school for blind children. • Community Based Rehabilitation programs are being conducted. • A Training Centre for Computerised Braille Transcription System has opened new avenues for higher education to the visually impaired. • V M A Netra Niramay Niketan is a 100 bedded eye hospital providing eye care services.
Email: msraju@visionaid.org, vizag@visionaid.org
Contact Details: Mr. M. S. Raju
Vidya Vrikshah brings computer-based education and skills, in all Indian languages, free of cost, to the visually impaired. The software package has been designed and developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, and has the facility whereby keyboard controls are provided to help visually impaired users to navigate the screen for entering or editing text that is already entered. Normal printouts for use by the sighted and Braille outputs for use by the visually impaired are possible in any Indian language or in English Braille.
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