Is it in the development stage or a finished product? If it is a finished product, then how to get it?
Best Regards, Zujar.. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hozefa Tambawala Sent: 02 January 2014 09:00 AM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Electronic cane to support visually challenged It is in the development stage or a finished product. If it is a finished product, then how to get it? On 1/2/14, bhawani shankar verma <[email protected]> wrote: > will this cane work in chandni chowk area of delhi? or it is just > another trick to win a national award on 3rd december. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shiv" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 10:08 PM > Subject: [AI] Electronic cane to support visually challenged > > >> Electronic cane to support visually challenged >> | 3:17 PM | G. V. Prasada Sarma | >> >> >> In a smart world man has a number of gadgets to make his work and >> life comfortable and communicate faster. But for the visually >> challenged poor, it is still a cane that helps him/her find way. With >> increasing population >> >> and traffic and spaces becoming more crowded, its use is becoming >> difficult. >> >> To help overcome the handicap, the Vision Aid Charitable Services >> Society >> (VACSS) here has come out with an electronic cane. >> >> The cane measuring 20 inches is made of UPVC. It comprises a sensor >> with transmitter and receiver at the lower-end, a vibrator close to >> the grip and works on a rechargeable battery. >> >> Beeps and vibrations >> When the user switches it on, it emits broken beeps and vibration >> when the >> >> object/obstacle is in the vicinity and continuous beep when closer. >> The beep is to alert the other people about the presence of a >> visually challenged person and the vibration alerts the user about >> the objects in the path. >> >> "The range is about 1.5 metres. Anything longer is likely to be >> counterproductive and if it is too short may lead to collision," >> explains M.S. Raju, president of VACSS. >> >> Quoting World Health Organisation statistics, Mr. Raju, an IITian >> from Kharagpur and former executive chairman of the Stone Telecom, >> says while about two crore people have visual impairment in the >> country, the highest in the world, half of them cannot see at all. >> >> About 20 lakh have to move about to lead their life. For them there >> has not been any improvement over the white cane for a long time now, >> he observes. >> >> Mr. Raju says the electronic cane being produced in the other >> countries is >> >> either expensive or the research is incomplete. >> >> In the country, IIT, Delhi and Kharagpur, have developed prototypes >> with more sensors and analogue system where the users are alerted >> through earphones. However, it cuts off the user from the >> environment, he points out. They are costlier, longer and heavier, he says. >> >> The cane developed by the VACSS is easy to use and costs a maximum of >> Rs.2,500. >> >> Source: >> http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/electronic-cane-to- >> support-visually-challenged/article5525952.ece >> >> Regards, >> >> Shiv >> Time to meet up again! >> Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: >> http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >> accessibility of >> >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_ac >> cessindia.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.or >> g.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.. >> > > > Time to meet up again! > Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing > accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc > essindia.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. 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