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    Assistive technology

    In education
    AN INDIAN CASE STUDY

    SLIDE 1
    Our presenters

    11 12 27 2 17 6

    Satodal Labani Shreyasi Archishman Rhythm Angel

    SLIDE 2
    ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY - WHAT IS IT ?

    Examples:

    Hearing Aids

    Wheelchair

    Reading Glasses

    MS Word Spell Check

    SLIDE 3
    Assistive tech in education
    Assistive Tech can help in making:
    Inclusive school spaces.

    Gamified learning.

    Accessible education.

    Affordable special education.

    SLIDE 4
    Revolutionizing education for the
    blind in India

    How assistive tech can help

    SLIDE 5
    India has 1.5 crore blind people in its population.
    Largest in the world - More than one-third of world total

    Less than 10% percent are literate.

    Most normal schools in urban India lack


    accommodation for blind children.

    Lack of affordable technology for blind education is


    still a problem.

    SLIDE 6
    For every
    concern in life,
    there is a way.
    - Byron Pulsifer

    SLIDE 7
    Case StuDY: Amar Jyoti school

    Mission and
    How it started? vision Assistive Recognition
    technology used

    Voluntary To provide i.Audio players 1987:


    Organization equal HongKong
    opportunities ii.NVDA Foundation
    and full Award
    participation
    to persons 1991:
    with SLIDE 8 National
    disabilities. Award
    Amar Jyoti School : Inclusion environment
    Vocational training
    ● Computer
    application
    ● Textile
    ● Beauty Care
    Medical care
    ● Speech
    Therapy
    ● Physiotherapy
    Orthotic work
    ● Providing
    appropriate
    artificial
    limbs,cailper
    SLIDE 9
    Alternative equipment for amar jyoti

    Recording Electronic dictionary


    Auditory books speech
    devices

    Audible gym
    equipment
    Large print
    Speech
    Screen reading calculators
    recognition
    software (Talking
    software
    calculators)

    SLIDE 10
    Indian Companies coming forward
    Startups offer assistive Devices, Apps for visually challenged

    Annie

    Built by Bengaluru-based startup Thinkerbell


    Labs,
    Annie is being used in schools for the
    visually impaired in many parts of India.

    SLIDE 11
    Product annie

    Device OBJECTIVE

    Digital Braille Self-teach Braille.


    slate

    CONTENT ACCESS

    English, Hindi and Interacting content


    other medium of
    instructions

    SLIDE 12
    Not just Annie, But many more…

    Tactopus Eye-D
    - Tactile graphics technology. - AI(Artificial Intelligence) based app.

    Braille Me Inclov
    - Braille at your fingertips. - Meet-up portal.

    SLIDE 13
    Conclusion

    The Model of Inclusive Education.

    Faith in Future Technologies.

    Awareness and Change in Mindset.


    RESOURCES
    ● https://eye-d.in/
    ● https://www.thinkerbelllabs.com/
    ● https://innovisiontech.co/brailleme/
    ● https://www.atia.org/home/at-resources/what-is-at/
    ● https://images.app.goo.gl/Fo9Wu5beJGoSns3r9
    ● http://www.amarjyotischool.org/index.php?id=52
    ● https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/11/anand-mahindra
    -thinkerbell-blind-braille-device-annie/amp
    ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsmst_T7DwA
    ● https://www.teachthought.com/technology/assistive-tech
    nology/
    ● https://images.app.goo.gl/h3HLJm86Hw9MYzcn8
    Thank you!
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