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December 26, 2008
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 5:46 pm No Comments
Filed under: AT,Disability
Greetings for the New Year 2009! Assistive Technologies plays an important role in the career development of people with disabilities. In the last decade, there has been a rapid development in the area of assistive technologies. However, the biggest challenge for India is affordability. It’s a dream for BarrierBreak Technologies that every person with disability....
Banking for the disabled! Why aren’t banks taking the initiative to make services accessible?
December 22, 2008
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 3:01 pm No Comments
Filed under: General
Banking has moved from conventional banking to accessing the ATM or internet or phone banking. For Banks, this move is beneficial since it helps them lower cost and use automation to better the experience for their customers. The same experience can be extended to the disabled customer. Banks can look at making their ATMs accessible....
Do people with disabilities need access to libraries? How can we support them with assistive technology?
December 17, 2008
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 1:48 pm No Comments
Filed under: Libraries
People with disabilities have an equal right to education and accessing information is a key to education. Libraries are an integral part of education institutes whether schools, colleges and universities. So what is the type of support that people with disabilities need beyond accessible infrastructure. Let me list some of my thoughts down. For students....
Assistive Technology for people with low vision and elderly!
December 16, 2008
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 4:42 pm No Comments
Filed under: AT,Low Vision
Can assistive technology that is developed for people with low vision help the elderly? The answer is in the affirmative. With age, we often start to lose sight. We start to need a slightly larger print. Initially, just using a handheld magnifier can help. If the sight loss increases, should one suddenly feel the void,....
Dolphin Supernova 10.0 screen reader and screen magnifier now available in Hindi!!
December 12, 2008
by Priti Rohra @ 1:20 pm No Comments
Filed under: AT,Employment,Inclusive Education,Independent Living
Dolphin Computer Access in partnership with BarrierBreak Technologies has developed world’s first combined Hindi screen reader and screen magnifier with an integrated Braille display support. Supernova 10 comes with natural sound synthesizer for Hindi as well as Indian English to meet the needs of people with visual disabilities in India. Supernova comes with Nuance RealSpeak....
Shilpi Kapoor Recipient of the 10th NCPEDP – Shell Helen Keller Award
December 3, 2008
by Priti Rohra @ 2:59 pm No Comments
Filed under: General
Shilpi Kapoor, Managing Director of BarrierBreak Technologies, leading Accessibility consultancy firm of India received the Shell Helen Keller 2008 award on the eve of World Disability Day. She received the award for the Role Model category (non-disabled role model supporter of increased employment opportunities for disable people). Shilpi started her journey way back in 1995....
