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On 4/29/14, timy sebastian <timys...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Karthik Madhavan > The tracking pad finds its place in a footwear > > A student at Caliber Trust for Differently Abled in Coimbatore using the > "Handsfree" mouse.- Photo:K.Ananthan. G. Venkatesh had always wanted to > start a Facebook account. He wanted to make his presence felt on the > social networking site, share what he liked with friends and also 'like' > their posts. But having lost both his arms in an accident, his wish > never came true until he met S.Lakshmi Devi, an engineering student. She > had redesigned the existing computer mouse in such a way that people > like Mr. Venkatesh could use. > > This was a blessing for him, because along with his arms he also lost > his confidence and his job. After dropping out of school after Class > VII, he was employed as a mechanic repairing two-wheelers. He remained > at home until a friend took him to a computer training centre run for > and by differently abled people, the Caliber Trust. > > Even there he could not do much. The Trust's Surya Nagappan said that > Mr. Venkatesh would sit idle in the class, for he could neither use the > keyboard nor mouse. > > It was then that final year M.E. student from the PSG College of > Technology S. Lakshmi Devi got in touch with him through Surya Nagappan. > With help from the faculty and the management she modified the mouse by > embedding the tracking pad in specially designed footwear and another > mouse with push buttons were used as controls. And, then she connected > the two to the computer using USB cables. > > She took the help of a cobbler near her home in Tirupur to get the > footwear ready. Ms. Devi said that the PSG management helped in her > attempt to patent the product. "They helped me conduct the patent > search." But she found out that she could not as there was no innovation > in the basic mouse architecture. She is now trying to copyright the > design. The management had also helped Mr. Venkatesh by paying for the > transport he used to move from his home to the Caliber Trust's computer > centre. This had helped the differently abled move beyond Facebook to > selected softwares.Ms. Devi said that her next move was to design a > keyboard that would be friendly for the differently abled. > > > > > 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.. > -- "Life is like a piano. White keys are happy moments & Black keys are sad moments. But remember both keys are played together to give sweet music." "Focus on your abilities, not your disability." Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starhoze Skype ID: star.hoze Warm Regards, Hozefa... 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..
