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Google launches new Braille keyboard on Android for visually impaired people

Mon, 05/04/2020 - 12:50 -- geeta.nair

For over 100 years, Braille has been helping the people who are blind and low vision to read and communicate. Google wants to help the visually impaired community use Braille on their smartphones as well. To make this happen, Google has launched a Braille keyboard named TalkBack.

For disabled people, tech is a great equaliser and Google‘s latest offering is a step in that direction. Called TalkBack, Google has launched a virtual braille keyboard for people with vision impairments.

Visually impaired IIT student gives fisherfolk safety net

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 10:37 -- geeta.nair

Kailash Tandel networks with professor, friends to raise nearly ₹2 lakh; distributes 280 packets of essentials

Kailash Tandel (35) had to go back home to Machimar Nagar in Cuffe Parade from his hostel in IIT Bombay, where he is pursuing his PhD, when the novel coronavirus began to gain a foothold in the city.

Mr. Tandel was no stranger to the hardships his community faced, but this time, he was filled with dread. The locality has poor hygiene, the fisherfolk who live in the area have had a bad run at sea for months and the lockdown has added to their financial distress.

Preferential Delivery by BigBasket- Complete Process

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 14:07 -- geeta.nair

 BigBasket has introduced priority delivery of groceries for people with disabilities (PWD). They are working to enhance experience for PWD based on the request from Blind Graduates Forum of India to
minimize challenges due to lockdown and social distancing measures.
 Please make note of the process to order below:
•       Fill your details in this form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1P4zm4yvaFwzaSfz9_aQ-DjS2RZky4CeIMOQPf56p9Fo/edit

Excluding the excluded: India’s response to the education of children with disabilities during Covid-19

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 12:29 -- geeta.nair

COVID 19 has brought unprecedented challenges in India one of which is its impact on school going children and their regular education. While it is promising to see many thought pieces raising the issue and offering meaningful solutions to this issue, it is no surprise that we have yet again failed to recognize the highly excluded category of Children with disabilities(CWDs) from the entire discourse. A staggering 75 % of children with disabilities doesn’t attend schools in India.

Mother's Day Sale: Blindshell Classic phone, Book Readers, Victor Reader Trek, Stream, Talking MP3 Players, Talking Fire Tablets & Awesome Accessories! Audio Demos

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 11:43 -- geeta.nair

We have lots of great gift items in stock for Mother's Day which is coming up quickly so get your orders in ASAP! We also have improved download links for our Audio Demos of our newest Talking Mp3 Player,
Book Reader and Accessible MP3 AM/FM Radio!

Delhi University conducts webinar on Covid-19 for visually impaired students

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 10:40 -- geeta.nair

The Delhi University on Tuesday conducted a webinar on COVID-19 for visually impaired students to help them deal with the problems they are facing due to the coronavirus lockdown.

The university has nearly 3,000 students with disabilities.

Based on the webinar, titled ‘COVID-19 and the Challenges of the Visually Impaired’, the university plans to prepare a policy document concerning interventions required for the visually impaired, to be circulated in public domain and for implementation, the varsity said.

Customise model of social distancing for the disabled

Mon, 04/27/2020 - 10:20 -- geeta.nair

The novel coronavirus has caused an economic and social avalanche nationwide. India has extended the lockdown until May 3. So far the pandemic has claimed more than 550 lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that persons with disabilities (PwDs) are at a greater risk from the virus. Social distancing is the need of the hour. However, it has greatly inconvenienced PwDs who are in a double bind when it comes to even implementing basic hygiene to keep the virus at bay. The social model of managing disabilities has gone haywire.

On-screen braille to voice-guided maps: Are smartphones finally catering to the visually impaired?

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 14:37 -- geeta.nair

How would you use your smartphone if your vision was impaired? Most of us have never had to consider this question, but, according to the World Heath Organisation, for an estimated 285 million people (more than the entire population of Indonesia) it’s a daily concern. With modern life pivoting around the use of electronic devices, accessibility for the visually impaired is a growing issue. A step forward came last week, when Google unveiled an on-screen Braille keyboard for Android.

COVID19: Impact on Assistive Technologies Demand for Visually Impaired Market Industry, Finds Fact.MR

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 14:24 -- geeta.nair

Fact.MR has recently published a new research that provides detailed insights on the working dynamics of the global Assistive Technologies Demand for Visually Impaired market. The research report offers in-depth information about the key market segments, vendor landscape, geographical outlook, and the factors driving and inhibiting growth.

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Thu, 04/23/2020 - 14:15 -- geeta.nair

BHAKKAR: Over 100 people are living in darkness in Basti Sohalan, a rural area of Bhakkar, as they suffer from a rare genetic disorder which blinds them as their age progresses.
The genetic disorder has no cure besides enrichment of the gene pool by marrying outside the village to prevent the blindness to take over the lives of the future generation, a local health expert revealed when contacted by The Express Tribune.

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