Independent living has always been a matter of concern for a person with disability. None of us would like to be dependent on others for our basic needs and requirements. However, due to limiting conditions many of them have to be dependent on their friends or family or colleagues for various things which may often result into frustration, procrastination etc. We at BarrierBreak have perceived that every persons needs are different from those of the others and the use of right assistive technology can easily ensure independent living to a person with disability.
The Case Mr. Sameer Latey is a person with visual impairment. Having no vision in his left eye since birth, he also lost the vision in his right eye in the year 2000 due to retinal detachment. Despite of this the 35 year old Charted Accountant today serves as Accounts Manager at Chowgule Construction Chemicals Pvt Ltd and has an enormous work experience of more than 10 years. Sameer is a well known person in the visually impaired community and a source of inspiration for many. As any other individual with vision loss, Sameer too had a difficulty regarding how to identify and distinguish amongst things around such as different colored clothes, files and folders etc. As a professional he had to be particular about his attire in office and while out with family and friends. He had to depend upon his family members to select his clothes. Although the work in his office is computerized, yet for those occasional files, folders and hard copy documents, Sameer had to depend upon others to organize them. Sameer was eagerly in search of devices which would help him in these situations. Solution & Impact BarrierBreak introduced Sameer to the Touch Memo, a digital voice labeler device which helps people identify and organize their things by recording voice messages on labels pasted upon them. Sameer started using the Touch Memo at home to identify his clothes. He would paste a Touch Memo Label on any of his shirts and would record a message to describe it using the Touch Memo Pen such that next time when he touched the pen on the label, the prerecorded message would be played enabling him to identify the particular shirt. This helped him identify his clothes independently. At office he uses the Touch Memo to organize his files and folders such that he can pick the correct one when he would need it. On asking him about his experiences using the Touch Memo, Sameer says that It is a big satisfaction to do things by our own without any help. The Touch Memo has given me freedom to access my stuff, the best part being identifying and selecting clothes from my wardrobe without being dependent on anyone else. About Touch Memo The Touch Memo Digital Voice Labeler is perfect for anyone who requires a fast and easy way to label virtually anything. Simply attach a Touch Memo label to the object, press the Touch Memo pen to the label, then record a descriptive voice tag. Then the next time you press the Touch Memo pen to that label it will read aloud the voice tag associated with it . The Touch Memo can be used to label literally hundreds of everyday household items including CD collections, groceries (including freezer items), medicines and clothing (washable labels included). 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 visit www.barrierbreak.com Thanks&Regards Ramya 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/[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..
