Enabling differently abled people go about their daily life seamlessly should be the next milestone for innovative companies. At first glance, BarrierBreak’s office in Goregaon (East) looks much like any other workplace. Unless you consider the staff working there. About 70 per cent of the 140-people team is differently abled, coping with visual, auditory and …
The government has received more than Rs 600 crore as contribution to its Swachh Bharat Kosh in the last three years till November 2017, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti told Parliament today. In 2015, the SBK received 313.54 crore, in 2016, it received Rs 97.47 crore and in 2017 till November – a …
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HIGHLIGHTS Technology specialist Amit Bagwe was born with low vision and lost sight in his right eye in 2005. He now works with BarrierBreak in Mumbai, helping companies modify their software to include the needs of people with disabilities. Assistive technology designed to help people with disabilities is a huge and untapped market in India.
CII, State government set up joint task force; 7,000 institutions to be short-listed The corporates are interested in making a transformational syllabus for schools, where classrooms with a fixed desk can be transformed into one of experiential learning. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Tamil Nadu government have set up a joint task …
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Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the Beta version of ‘Divyang Sarathi’ – the accessible and comprehensive mobile application for easy dissemination of information to ‘Divyangjans’ ( differently – abled ) here today. SJEM Divyang Sarathi mobile application Speaking on the occasion, Gehlot said that this mobile application is bound to empower the …
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