Accessibility Knowledge Series VII – Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
January 14, 2010
by Mamta Tandel @ 5:49 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility Knowledge Series,Assistive Technologies,Elderly,Learning,Speech
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is any method that supplements or replaces speech and writing when these are temporarily or permanently impaired and inadequate to meet all or some of a person’s communication needs. AAC methods allows the user to perform that which is most human – thinking, dreaming, and planning and are effective ‘tools’....
Accessibility Knowledge Series VI – Solutions For People With Low Vision
December 24, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 4:52 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Accessibility Knowledge Series,Visual
Much often, we attend meetings and conferences; Today, mostly every speaker uses Power Point Slides to express what they will have to say. Although they speak most of the time, there would be some important content / pictures that convey information more than the talk. Telescope or hand held magnifiers would be of immense help....
Accessibility Knowledge Series V – ARIA
December 17, 2009
by Priti Rohra @ 6:57 pm No Comments
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Information on the web has become intuitive and users are no longer required to submit the data for further processing on the server in order to access the same. The web today includes features of an application and at the same time provides a platform for instant exchange of data, such as photographs, instant messaging,....
Accessibility Knowledge Series IV – Audio Description
December 10, 2009
by Mamta Tandel @ 5:29 pm No Comments
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Audio Description – Have you heard of it? Often people get scared to ask a blind or low vision person to see a movie. It’s a simple myth that how he/she would enjoy a movie. Yes they can listen to the dialogues and the sounds and the music, but isn’t there more to a movie....
Accessibility Knowledge Series III – Mobile Accessibility
November 26, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 7:01 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Accessibility Knowledge Series,Assistive Technologies,Developing Technologies,Hearing,Techshare India,Visual
Mobile Accessibility With the advent of technology Mobile Phones are becoming more and more powerful and feature rich devices and are great temptation to have one with us. The visually impaired users are no exception to this. Apart from making and receiving call and to sending SMS a phone is a gadget full of features....
Accessibility Knowledge Series II – DAISY: Books Which Every One Can Read!
November 19, 2009
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Filed under: Accessibility,Accessibility Knowledge Series,Alternate Formats,Assistive Technologies,Daisy,Elderly,Hearing,Mobility,Print Disability,Visual
DAISY: Books Which Every One Can Read! Any one who has a problem in reading a normal print book can read the book prepared as a DAISY Book. Persons with blindness, low vision, Dyslexia, Learning Disability or those who cannot use both hands due to any disability and thus are not able to hold a....
Accessibility Knowledge Series I – Audio-Visual Content Accessible to All!
November 12, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 8:30 pm Comments Off
Filed under: Accessibility,Accessibility Knowledge Series,Assistive Technologies,Hearing,Techshare India
Audio-Visual Content Accessible to All! Whenever I talk of accessibility, one of the first reactions is that accessibility is for the visually impaired. Since we don’t visually see any problems with the deaf and hearing impaired, people are of the opinion that deaf or hard of hearing DO NOT face any accessibility issues. It’s time....
Accessibility Knowledge Series – Bridging the Barriers
November 5, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 1:11 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Accessibility Knowledge Series,General,Techshare India
Until now the word “access” in India largely meant built environment atleast as far as the disability sector goes. When we organized Techshare India 2008, most of the time people would ask us what we meant by “accessibility” or “assistive technology”.Now that Techshare India 2010 is scheduled to be held on 15th and 16th February....
