For the ultimate in video magnification flexibility, choose the Travelmate's innovative modular design. The Travelmate comes with three different mounting choices: an XY reading table, a flex arm, and a portable TravelViewer rolling stand. Switch between them depending on your needs.
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When the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class XII results a month ago, S K Sharma’s students rejoiced. They had all cleared the exams with distinction.
With schools focusing on good results and putting tremendous pressure on teachers to perform, Sharma says he is relieved that his students have performed well. And what sets this Hindi teacher apart from others is the fact that in spite of being visually challenged, he has been able to deliver excellent results every year.
Compact and portable, the Clarity Pocketmate offers the best portable magnifier available today. For portability, its unprecedented combination of size, price, and features puts it at the top of its class.,Pocketmate features a unique state of the art video magnification camera combined with a 4” LCD screen. Designed to be portable, Pocketmate weighs under 15 ounces and is approximately 3½ x 6 inches in size.
Prashant Ranjan Verma was 19-year-old when he started losing his vision due to a fungal infection caused by wearing contact lenses. He was preparing to become a chartered accountant when he was declared 90% visually-impaired.
Shattered and depressed, he did nothing for the next six years. More than a decade later, Verma had received an award by the government for changing the lives of other visually-impaired persons. He improved accessibility for those, who cannot see, by promoting the use of ICT in their daily life.
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The Minimate video magnification system is ideal for those that are on the go. Minimate provides the ideal video magnification solution for flexibility and portability., , Minimate includes a simple-to-use camera attached to a small flexible arm. The arm is mounted on a mini XY reading table designed to fit inside a carrying bag. Minimate’s versatility allows you to easily position both magnifier and monitor for maximum comfort and convenience. You’ll find plenty of room under the camera for writing.
In a novel initiative that will help visually challenged students, the city-based 'Devnar Foundation for the Blind' is planning to start an exclusive engineering college for the blind.
Despite being visually-impaired, many students are highly motivated to pursue engineering courses and there are several success stories, A Saibaba Goud, Devnar Foundation's Managing Trustee, commented.
The Clarity Long Arm Flex video magnifier consists of an easy to use, full color Auto-focus flex arm camera attached to a 30" arm that is mounted to a reading table or a clamp mount. If your primary need is for a camera with a large reach to accommodate large areas, then the full color Auto-focus Clarity Long Arm Flex is your video magnification solution.Examples of people who may want this system are draftsmen, blueprint workers, craftsmen and women working with large crafts.
When a judge refused to accept a blind man attesting a will as a witness in a case he was pleading, SK Rungta argued that the law didn't disqualify a blind person from being a witness. Had that been the case, a blind person couldn't have practised law, as a lawyer has to identify the clients on accepting the brief, he said.
Rungta got his point across. That was eight years ago.
Last week, the Delhi high court judges voted to designate the 57-year-old blind advocate a 'senior' - a first for the country.
Taste of Darkness. No, that's neither a horror flick, nor a novel. It's the name of the restaurant in Hyderabad, the first of its kind in India. It is part of a global chain and is present in 160 cities.
Free coaching for competitive exams is going to be held for the blind aspirants by Blind graduates Forum of India (BGFI) from Sunday, 21 August 2011. Classes will be on all Saturdays/Sundays from 4 to 6 P.M. at H1, NIT colony, Nandanvan Nagpur.
The Clarity Flex video magnifier consists of an easy to use, full color Auto-focus flex arm camera attached to a 14" arm that is mounted on an XY table. If your primary magnification needs are reading, writing, looking at three dimensional objects/pictures, and doing hobbies, then the full color Auto-focus Clarity Flex is your video magnification solution.
The Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind (KWAB) is organising a two-day career guidance programme for the visually impaired students on Friday and Saturday.
Speaking to presspersons here on Tuesday, KWAB general secretary S. Parashivamurthy said not many visually impaired students were aware of what to pursue after SSLC and PU examinations.
At the programme, the visually impaired students will be taught how to communicate to stay on a par with other candidates.
Second phase of Nuance Talks at concessional rate
Special Announcement
Based on feedback and requests of users, Saksham is back again with:
Limited time offer for Nuance Talks at concessional rate of Rs. 1800 only
Get a phone that supports talks, get just the talks premium edition license along with DAISY player and magnification software by paying just Rs. 1800.
This time we are here with some new options:
For the student who wants to travel from classroom to classroom with minimal equipment, the Clarity Deskmate system offers a high-quality mobile video magnification solution. Deskmate combines Clarity’s Flex video magnifier with a 15” monitor for excellent visibility. Setup is a snap — just plug in and switch on!
A 26-year-old 100 per cent visually impaired student from Kolkata has battled all odds to make it to the prestigious management school - IIM.
The IIM dream, chased by many but realised by few. 26-year-old Suresh Reddy from IIM Calcutta belongs to the select club. He was 13 years old when he lost his vision. His parents asked him to quit studies, but Reddy fought on. Armed with new technology and helped by friends, he cracked the IIM entrance - the first person with 100 per cent visual impairment to get admission into the elite management school.
What’s common to Stevie Wonder, Surdas, Helen Keller and Siddhant Chothe, Nitin Dhaware, Sandhya Murkute, Sanghapal Bhowate and Vikas Waghmare? All of them are achievers whose visual impairment did not spell an end to their world. The latter five people form the Team TechVision, ‘a software writing firm’ at the Niwant Andh Mukta Vikasalaya in Pune.
Today we announced some of the updates we’ve released recently to make Google’s applications more accessible to the blind community. Google Calendar now has new keyboard shortcuts and better screen reader support for our blind users. Members of the blind community can now use JAWS, VoiceOver and ChromeVox to manage your calendars, create and edit events or simply browse your events. Here are a few examples of how screen readers and keyboard shortcuts work with Google Calendar:
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