‘Ujjwala Yojana’ a step towards women’s empowerment: Prez
NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind today said the ‘Ujjwala Yojana’ being run by the government is a step towards women’s empowerment.
Innovation
Beach warrior: Meet the Belgian woman on a mission to clean Chennai’s coastline
Virgine Vlaminck moved to the city seven years ago, and now heads several campaigns and programmes to clean Chennai’s beaches. Even as Virginie Vlaminck is making her way to the beach, greeting morning walkers, joggers and neighbours on her way in, her two dogs run out, mapping out her path for the day. Virginie seems …
Beach warrior: Meet the Belgian woman on a mission to clean Chennai’s coastline Read More »
Vaakya: Special School Launches App For Differently-Abled Children
NOIDA: Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan, a charitable school based in Noida, has launched a picture-based mobile application to help speech impaired and differently-abled children in learning through augmentative and alternative communication. The app has been named as ‘Vaakya’ and this has been launched as part of the 18th foundation day celebration of the school. The application …
Vaakya: Special School Launches App For Differently-Abled Children Read More »
For the love of differently abled
With the physically challenged not getting enough opportunities to find their soul, this idea helps them discover love and companionship. People say matches are made in heaven, but for people with disability, matches are sometimes engineered. The brainchild of Shankar Srinivasan and Kalyani Khona, Inclov is an app that helps differently-abled find love.
This Indian App Is Giving the Differently-Abled a Voice
“Acceptance is a big hurdle,” says Dr. Preeja Balan, the co-founder and Director of Octave Hearing and Speech Centre in Bengaluru. We’re talking about the reasons why technology enabled solutions aren’t very widespread in the field of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in India Balan says there is a lot of resistance amongst people in …
This Indian App Is Giving the Differently-Abled a Voice Read More »