Embedding Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Mitigation” on 14th February 2014 at Mumbai: There is a business case for hiring persons with disabilities and several companies are testimony to demystifying Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities at workplace.
Techshare India 2014 to be held on 13th – 14th February, 2014 at New Delhi is a conference and exhibition discussing accessibility, Accessible technology and assistive technology at a national level with international participation.
Communicaid is a novel concept designed by Jaepyung Lee, which will make it easy for the deaf to communicate with those who can hear. This piece of equipment comprises of three devices that can blend with different needs in various situations. The Communicaid Visual Sound Station, will allow a user to recognize sounds even when he is indoors.
Technological assistance for dyslexia (a learning disability that affects reading and writing skills) may not require specialised applications. “For instance, the use of spell-checks can allow the person with learning difficulties to remain focused on the task of communication,” says R. Subramanium, professor, Rehabilitation Council of India.
While Hawking’s device was custom-build for him by a Cambridge engineer, an unlikely device is now helping many ordinary folks with disabilities communicate better-the iPad.
“It is a prestigious award and I feel happy about it. Not many engineers work in this field and it is a nice feeling that fellow engineers appreciate and award products like ours,” Narayanan told IANS in an interview.
REMARKABLE new technology is helping blind people in York to “read” newspapers or books and tell what’s inside a food can.New device helps blind people to ‘read’ . The high-tech devices can be tried out at the offices of the York Blind And Partially Sighted Society, which has also announced it has won a £30,000 grant.
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“What can you tell me about assistive listening devices? My husband is hearing impaired but doesn’t like wearing his hearing aids so I’m wondering if some of these devices can help.”