Today, there are various assistive technology products available that can help unleash the potential of people with disabilities. However, it also becomes very important that the person is provided with the right product that would help him as per his need. At Barrierbreak we evaluate a persons needs, answer their questions and facilitate the right selection of the product that is best for their specific situation and requirement.
The Case Mohit Gupta is a partially sighted person from birth. His partial sightedness was due to folds in the retina of both his eyes, because of which he has about 50% vision in one eye only. For the first three years of his academic life, he studied in a school of The National Association of Blind, in Delhi, India, where he learnt Braille. He realized that he was unable to access various learning materials as everything was not available in Braille. Also, he was unable to access information on the screen during his lectures. He had to be dependent on people to read out things for him which was not always possible. He was finding it hard to score in his exams as again here he was dependent on a writer. He had trouble accessing computers too for any information due to his vision problem. Solution & Impact Analyzing his situation and disability, BarrierBreak suggested Dolphin Supernova and Optelec ClearNote+ to Mohit. With the help of Dolphin Supernova screen reader and magnifier, Mohit was able to access computers and gain access to information. Dolphin Supernova helped him to magnify his laptop screen for him and as his eyes get tired he could easily switch on to the screen reading option by Supernova. Optelec ClearNote+ played an active role during his studies. He was able to magnify the screen information during lectures and also able to give his exams on his own. As he was not dependent on any writer he scored 95% in his 10th Maths examination and 85% in 12th in the CBSE Board Examination. He was also able to pursue graduation in BBA from University of Birmingham and GD Goenka World Institute (Lancaster University) using these products. Mohit proudly says I am one of the first students in India to write my class 10th and 12th CBSE Board Examinations on the computer. Today, I work with my family in our family business. With the availability of these assistive technology products it becomes easy to handle day to day operations. With the availability of new technology I can say that its possible to do anything. Optelec ClearNote+ Combining near and distance viewing with a robust, portable and user-friendly design makes the Optelec ClearNote+ your ideal companion in the classroom & office. This lightweight unit makes transportation to school or the office easy and is ideal for near, distance or self viewing. http://barrierbreak.com/assistive-technology/visual-impairment/desktop-magnifier/optelec-clearnote-portable.html Dolphin Supernova Dolphin SuperNova Access Suite is unique in providing three ways to access any Windows PC and its applications. It is the ultimate access software, which aids the vision impaired, from low vision to the blind, to use the computer to read or write documents, shop online or access emails using Magnification, Speech & Braille. http://barrierbreak.com/assistive-technology/visual-impairment/screen-reader-magnifier/dolphin-supernova-access-suite.html About BarrierBreak BarrierBreak is an Accessibility and Assistive Technology firm in India. BarrierBreak, a brand of Net Systems Informatics (I) Private Limited is the pioneer of Accessibility and Assistive Technology in India and the first company to set up an Accessibility lab as well. Our teams are aligned with our vision and mission to help our clients to provide accessible solutions.To know more do visit www.barrierbreak.com Thanks & Regards Ramya Venkitesh BarrierBreak Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
