A group of students and faculty members at a Bengaluru college have developed a software called Soft Braille to help visually impaired people get better access to images and maps in Braille.
Accessing images and maps is a major challenge for blind and low vision students, coming in the way of critical choices in academics. A new software aims to help them overcome those challenges. Called Soft- Braille, it has been developed by a group of students from Bengaluru and claims to make the printing ofimages and maps on Braille stationery easier. A dot matrix printer will be used for this and it will be made available at cheap rates. Created by students and faculty members of the MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), this could make a significant impact for students, believes law student Maitreya Shah, who appreciates these efforts. Read in detail: https://newzhook.com/story/22741 Warm Regards, Ramya Venkitesh Newz Hook <http://www.newzhook.com/> Newz Hook is now on WhatsApp <https://newzhook.com/whatsapp> Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] 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..
