HIGHLIGHTS Technology specialist Amit Bagwe was born with low vision and lost sight in his right eye in 2005. He now works with BarrierBreak in Mumbai, helping companies modify their software to include the needs of people with disabilities. Assistive technology designed to help people with disabilities is a huge and untapped market in India.
CII, State government set up joint task force; 7,000 institutions to be short-listed The corporates are interested in making a transformational syllabus for schools, where classrooms with a fixed desk can be transformed into one of experiential learning. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Tamil Nadu government have set up a joint task …
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Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the Beta version of ‘Divyang Sarathi’ – the accessible and comprehensive mobile application for easy dissemination of information to ‘Divyangjans’ ( differently – abled ) here today. SJEM Divyang Sarathi mobile application Speaking on the occasion, Gehlot said that this mobile application is bound to empower the …
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Arun Jaitley has invited corporate and philanthropic entities to invest funds into ‘health and wellness centres’, which shall be set up as part of the government’s flagship National Health Policy 2017 Under the National Health Policy 2017, 150,000 health and wellness centres will be established across the country. New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday …
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It will be useful to apply for ID cards and get benefits of various schemes The district unit of National Informatics Centre (NIC) has unveiled an user friendly mobile app for differently abled persons, a first of its kind initiative in the State. Information Technology Minister M. Manikandan released the app named ‘DAPWEL’ (Differently Abled …
