assistive technology

While Sitaare Zameen Par sparks a fresh conversation on inclusion, these real-life changemakers have been building a more accessible India for years.

Two teens, Siddhant and Suhani, are using motion-sensing technology, Nintendo Wii, to revolutionise education and inclusion for children with intellectual disabilities. Through their initiative, INTECH, these teens are creating fun, interactive opportunities for kids to develop essential skills and build confidence.

27-year-old Ankita Gulati has developed a digital inclusion device which allows the visually-impaired to access diagrams and pictorial content.

Hope and Happiness, a non-profit organisation by a group of engineering graduates has helped over 130 children since its inception last year in November.

In the Digital India of today, there is a need to re-look at the modes of assessment for blind and visually impaired students.

Continuing our series on disability and the strides made in this field, we visit the office of one of India’s leading accessibility technology firms, and meet their visually impaired tester Priti Rohra, who decided to break away from the conventional jobs offered to persons with disability in India and try something new!