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Access to the Net for visually impaired PTI
Chennai, August 20, 2007
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internet centre set up by an NGO in Chennai is virtually a boon for the
visually challenged as it has special software that they can use to trawl
through cyber space for free.
Thanks to the dedicated efforts of 36-year-old Govind Krishnan, who is
partially blind, the organisation Nethrodaya was launched five years ago. This
is the only such centre in the country where they can walk in and browse free
of charge, said Krishnan.
This has been made possible thanks to technology-major Sify, which has provided
the centre unlimited access to the Internet. The centre has JAWS (Job access
with speech), an audio-based software that allows the visually challenged to
use computers at will.
When it is switched on, JAWS reads everything on the screen, including web
pages. The software was created with the efforts of the Bill Gates Foundation
and Freedom Scientific. The state has given the NGO land at a site about two
kms from the current location. God willing, we hope to construct our own
building in a year, Krishnan said.
Regards,
Suhas
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Abdul
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