How a 19-year-old Bengaluru student used Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model to build smart glasses for the visually impairedBengaluru student Tushar Shaw developed a pair of AI-powered smart glasses that help visually impaired users “see” their surroundings throu...
12 Nov, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
Star announces sign language commentary for India matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World CupDisney Star has joined hands with India Signing Hands (ISH), a Mumbai-based broadcast company, to add Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpreta...
16 May, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
ICMR releases National List of Essential Assistive ProductsThe NLEAP is a list of 21 assistive products and technologies that are deemed essential for individuals with functional impairments to impr...
16 Sep, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
World Braille Day 2022: Screen-readers, customised apps, HR automation bring some hope to visually impairedAssistive technologies are helping those with vision impairment to equip themselves in a rapidly changing world.
04 Jan, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
RBI proposes mobile app to help visually impaired to identify currency notesThe RBI has solicited bids from technology firms for developing the mobile application.
12 May, 2019, 12.30 PM IST
RBI to make it easier for visually impaired to identify bank notesUsually banknotes and coins have distinguishable identification features for the convenience of the visually-impaired.
06 Jun, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ to be available for the visually and hearing impaired on TVThe film will be aired as a part of a move to provide audiences with a sensory handicap access to entertainment.
09 Aug, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
Accenture develops artificial intelligence-powered solution for visually impairedThe solution is currently being piloted at Accenture in South Africa, and a Spanish language version is being tested with Accenture employe...
28 Jul, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
How a bunch of Indian tech startups hope to change the world for the visually impairedAssistive technology is underserved in India. Products available here have been developed in the western world where affordability is not a...
12 Jun, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
Meet people who are using Braille to empower the visually challenged!While in the West, Braille prints are a part of medicine boxes, the visually impaired in India are dependent on others for medication.
04 Jan, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
Smartphone technology enables the visually-challenged to 'see'Scientists are developing new adaptive mobile technology that could enable visually-impaired people to 'see' through their smartphone.
27 Jun, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
Indian-origin boy working with Microsoft for braille printerA 13-year-old Indian-origin boy, who invented a low-cost portable Braille printer, is now working with technology giant Microsoft to integr...
15 May, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Start-ups coming up with new applications for the visually impairedThe puzzle pieces are individual letters of the object name, whose contours will highlight the shape of the object when the pieces are put ...
29 Jul, 2014, 01.58 PM IST
Indian duo Krispian Lawrence and Anirudh Sharma launch smart shoes with bluetooth connectivityThe shoe connects with an application on a mobile phone through a Bluetooth connection & through phone, accesses maps & geospatial position...
20 Mar, 2014, 03.24 PM IST
- Intex launches mobile phone for visually impaired
Mobile handset maker Intex Technologies today launched a dual-SIM handset, designed for the visually impaired, priced at Rs 2,600.
19 Apr, 2011, 06.35 PM IST
- IT cos hiring visually challenged
IBM, Mphasis & Infosys-BPO are some of the firms which have started inducting the visually-impaired.
12 Jun, 2007, 10.00 AM IST
- Indian students develop 'Sonique' software
Four Indian students have developed a software technology that promises to improve the lives of visually challenged people by enabling them...
11 Aug, 2006, 01.45 PM IST