Experience Zone at Techshare India 2010
February 23, 2010
by Mamta Tandel @ 9:53 am No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Assistive Technologies,Techshare India
Still remember my first involvement in the Experience Zone at Techshare India 2008. A lot has changed since then in our lives but the experienced remained the same in fact more fabulous. Scores of people dropping in at the Experience Zone, some to find a suitable product for themselves, or worried parents to find products....
Its World Disability Day Again!
December 3, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 2:41 pm No Comments
Filed under: Assistive Technologies,Elderly,Hearing,Learning,Mobility,Techshare India,Uncategorized,Visual
Where does education and the use of technology stand? A perspective on World Disability Day! Its World Disability Day again, and where do we stand with regards to education and the use of technology? Though we have seen progress with the education of persons with disabled, we haven’t seen assistive technology play a role in....
Register Today – Techshare India 2010 Announces Early Bird Registrations
December 2, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 6:08 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Techshare India
Techshare India 2010 – Registrations Now Open! On the eve of World Disability Day, Techshare India opens registrations for its latest event Techshare India 2010 to be held in New Delhi on 15th and 16th February 2010. Register Today – Early bird discount available upto 25th December 2009 Special offers for NGO’s and Persons with....
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 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....
Techshare India 2010 Call for Papers Now Open!
October 1, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 5:01 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Assistive Technologies,Techshare India
Techshare India is a pan-disability, where technology professionals meet to share experiences, products and research in the field of digital assistive technology. Techshare India 2010 announced with the theme of “Bridging the Barriers” – in continuation to Techshare India 2008 theme of “Breaking the Barriers”. The call for papers to present at Techshare 2010 is....
Mark Your Calendars – Techshare India 2010 Announced!!!
September 22, 2009
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 4:47 pm No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Assistive Technologies,News,Techshare India
BarrierBreak Technologies announced Techshare India 2010 with the theme of “Bridging the Barriers” – in continuation to Techshare India 2008 theme of “Breaking the Barriers”. Mark your calendars for Techshare India 2010 – 15th and 16th February 2010, India Habitat Center, New Delhi. At Techshare India 2010 through workshops, presentations and experience zone one can....
