On 7/31/13, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Today, there are various assistive technology products available that can > help unleash the potential of people with disabilities. However, it also > becomes very important that the person is provided with the right product > that would help him as per his need. At Barrierbreak we evaluate a persons > needs, answer their questions and facilitate the right selection of the > product that is best for their specific situation and requirement. > > The Case > > Mohit Gupta is a partially sighted person from birth. His partial > sightedness was due to folds in the retina of both his eyes, because of > which he has about 50% vision in one eye only. For the first three years > of his academic life, he studied in a school of The National Association > of Blind, in Delhi, India, where he learnt Braille. > > He realized that he was unable to access various learning materials as > everything was not available in Braille. Also, he was unable to access > information on the screen during his lectures. He had to be dependent on > people to read out things for him which was not always possible. He was > finding it hard to score in his exams as again here he was dependent on a > writer. He had trouble accessing computers too for any information due to > his vision problem. > > Solution & Impact > > Analyzing his situation and disability, BarrierBreak suggested Dolphin > Supernova and Optelec ClearNote+ to Mohit. With the help of Dolphin > Supernova screen reader and magnifier, Mohit was able to access computers > and gain access to information. Dolphin Supernova helped him to magnify > his laptop screen for him and as his eyes get tired he could easily switch > on to the screen reading option by Supernova. > > Optelec ClearNote+ played an active role during his studies. He was able > to magnify the screen information during lectures and also able to give > his exams on his own. As he was not dependent on any writer he scored 95% > in his 10th Maths examination and 85% in 12th in the CBSE Board > Examination. He was also able to pursue graduation in BBA from University > of Birmingham and GD Goenka World Institute (Lancaster University) using > these products. > > Mohit proudly says “I am one of the first students in India to write my > class 10th and 12th CBSE Board Examinations on the computer. Today, I work > with my family in our family business. With the availability of these > assistive technology products it becomes easy to handle day to day > operations. With the availability of new technology I can say that it’s > possible to do anything.” > > Optelec ClearNote+ > > Combining near and distance viewing with a robust, portable and > user-friendly design makes the Optelec ClearNote+ your ideal companion in > the classroom & office. This lightweight unit makes transportation to > school or the office easy and is ideal for near, distance or self viewing. > http://barrierbreak.com/assistive-technology/visual-impairment/desktop-magnifier/optelec-clearnote-portable.html > > Dolphin Supernova > > Dolphin SuperNova Access Suite is unique in providing three ways to access > any Windows PC and its applications. It is the ultimate access software, > which aids the vision impaired, from low vision to the blind, to use the > computer to read or write documents, shop online or access emails using > Magnification, Speech & Braille. > http://barrierbreak.com/assistive-technology/visual-impairment/screen-reader-magnifier/dolphin-supernova-access-suite.html > > 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 do visit www.barrierbreak.com > > Thanks & Regards > Ramya Venkitesh > 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.. >
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..
