Assistive technology
There are various kinds of disabilities – some visible or detected and some are even to this day remain undiagnosed. There is constant research, development and advancement around Accessibility solutions. Technology, deployment and testing is an anchor for us and can assist us to fulfil goals we have envisioned for ‘Inclusive Education’. It will be our attempt to create a database of relevant solutions that are available in India so that educational institutions could make use of this information for making educational content accessible to all students as of now and also in the future.
For example, students with Physical Disabilities can be made aware of and educated about special hardware in the form of keyboards, mouse, head mounts giving them a new lease of life for some concerned/affected students and parents.
Some examples of Assistive Technologies:
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Voice-Text Software Third-Party solutions such as Dragon Naturally Speaking by Nuance (Paid Software):(Dragon for Mac speech recognition solutions ) (Dragon for Windows OS: Dragon For Windows 10 OR a PC)
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BalaBolka (For Windows Only, Freeware): ( Text-To-Speech (TTS) program)
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Screen readers such as NVDA are available for people with Visual impairment.
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All Modern Operating Systems come with Built-in “Accessibility” Features. (Refer to the Accessibility Section on your computer/Mobile Devices or use these links for an overview: