Mumbai to host Europe's Biggest Technology Event to Promote Accessibility and Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
First ever Assistive Technology Roadshow to be held in Mumbai Mumbai, October 29, 2008 - In a joint statement, Roya
Tweet-- In a joint statement, Royal National Institute of the Blind (UK) and BarrierBreak Technologies today announced to bring to Mumbai Techshare - Europe’s biggest technology event to promote accessibility and assistive technology for people with disabilities. Techshare India 2008, will be held in Mumbai on Tuesday, 4th November, 2008 on the premises of Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For The Hearing Handicapped, Bandra (West), Mumbai.
In a first of it’s kind activity in Mumbai, Techshare India 2008 will highlight the importance of implementing accessibility standards and complying to different accessibilities laws. Techshare India 2008 will also showcase IT products and services that will allow visitors to browse through the latest in assistive technologies available. It will showcase the role of technology in the lives of people with disabilities, looking not just at web accessibility but also software accessibility and accessibility on the move for mobiles and PDAs.
One of the highlights of the event will be an experience zone where every visitor can get a first hand feel what it is to have a disability.
Key speakers at the conference will comprise of prominent people like Ms. Nina Screwvalla, Global Head, TCS Maitree and Mr. Vickram Crishna, Chief Executive, Net Radiophony India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai and Ms. Shilpi Kapoor, Director, BarrierBreak Technologies; amongst others.
“Accessible technologies should be made available to people with disabilities and they should be given an opportunity to be a part of the mainstream. The responsibility of creating an ecosystem for people with disabilities is to be shared by all in the society and not be left just to few NGOs,” said Ms. Shilpi Kapoor, Managing Director, BarrierBreak Technologies, Mumbai. “Techshare 2008 will offer workshops and presentations on accessibility and draw upon the wisdom of people who have tremendous experience in the field,” she added.
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About Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), UK:
RNIB is UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss. Their pioneering work helps anyone with a sight problem – not just with braille and Talking Books, but with imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. Their projects such as Talk and Support and Parent’s Place make a difference to people’s lives. They campaign extensively to eliminate avoidable sight loss and support research into the causes and latest treatments of eye disease.
About BarrierBreak Technologies:
BarrierBreak Technologies is an innovative firm that provides solutions in the field of Accessibility for People with Disabilities. BarrierBreak works with corporates, institutions and individuals to provide accessibility training, accessibility testing and accessibility consulting services that would empower people with disabilities to avoid discrimination and enjoy equal rights and opportunities.
To know more about Techshare India 2008 – go to: www.barrierbreak.com
Products at Techshare India 2008 - Mumbai
BarrierBreak Technologies – www.barrierbreak.com
- Accessible Websites – Come and see websites which have been designed keeping Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines in mind.
- Accessible PDF – PDF files and forms that can be used by all disabilities including persons with visual impairment. This gives them the option to not be dependent on others.
- Accessible Flash – Flash which is used for animation can be made accessible to people with disabilities. Come and see games like Hangman, crossword, that can be played by everyone including us.
- Flash Accessible E-learning: If organizations want to be equal opportunity employers, they need to ensure that there online training is accessible to all. BarrierBreak has developed the first Flash based accessible Elearning framework, a product that companies can invest in and meet their compliance needs.
Dolphin Computer Access Ltd - www.yourdolphin.com
Dolphin’s Access solutions empower blind and visually impaired computer users toward a new level of accessibility.
- Dolphin’s screen magnifier software, Lunar, magnifies on-screen content by up to 60 times its original size, reducing the eye strain of people with visual impairments.
- Designed for blind computer users, Dolphin’s screen reading software, Hal, works by reading the on-screen content interactively and communicating through a speech synthesiser or a refreshable Braille display.
- In addition, for people requiring full screen magnification and speech support, Dolphin Supernova is the world’s leading combined screen reader and magnifier with Braille support, offering all the benefits of both Lunar and Hal in one software solution.
Need access on the move? Then go mobile with Dolphin
Using the Dolphin Pen, blind and visually impaired computer users can carry their software with them to any PC, meaning that people requiring assistive technology are no longer bound to any particular PC.
Dolphin AltFormat: making information more accessible
Dolphin’s altformat range of software solutions transforms the accessibility of information to a whole new level, allowing visually and print impaired people to access information like never before. With Dolphin’s altformat software, including EasyProducer, EasyConverter and Dolphin Publisher, users can convert inaccessible information into a multitude of accessible formats including Braille, large print, MP3, and DAISY digital talking books, the world’s fastest growing AltFormat.
Caretec - http://www.caretec.at/
- COLORINO – the little brother of or our famous ColorTest identifies up to 150 different colors and also includes a light probe function.
Optelec - www.optelec.eu
Nowadays, thousands of people make use of Optelec’s products. A wide range of simple and effective solutions, such as the ClearView+ line of CCTV’s and the Compact+ portable.
Callidai Motor Works – www.callidaimotor.com
Ganda 2k4 – Battery powered, Joystick Operated Wheel chairs.
Key ovation LLC www.keyovation.com
Ergonomic Keyboard The Adjustable Ergonomic Keyboard allows you to adjust the two alphanumeric sections both horizontally and vertically to suit your individual body requirements. This helps you assume a more natural posture that is conducive to improving comfort and productivity while using your computer.
Ergonomic Mice The Evoluent™ VerticalMouse™ 3 is the advanced third generation of the revolutionary mouse that amazingly relieved wrist and arm pain (according to many user reports). The shape has been further refined in subtle details based on the ergonomic lessons learned from the previous.
Techshare India 2008
What is Techshare India?
600 million people with disability in the world. India alone has 60 million disabled people. In addition, India has ratified the UN Convention for Persons with Disabilities. Would you like to tap this market?
India has the Persons with Disabilities Act that focuses on equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation for people with disabilities. But we have not succeeded in main streaming people with disabilities into society. The answer lies in building and creating awareness about the needs and potential of the people with disabilities and not in the legal framework alone.
BarrierBreak Technologies is organizing a conference and exhibition that will bring together the entire ecosystem - the government, the corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies and the education providers for the first time under one roof. The conference will be a platform to share insights and learning’s.
Since 2000, Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), UK, has been organizing Techshare. RNIB, UK and BarrierBreak Technologies now bring Techshare to India.
Techshare offers workshops and presentations. In addition, it provides an opportunity to meet with eminent professionals working in this area from all over the world as well as browse the exhibition space.
On display will be state-of-the-art experience lab showcasing assistive technology Exhibition with 25 plus stalls displaying assistive aids pan disability
The intent of Techshare India 2008 is to break these barriers and include people with disabilities into main stream society by:
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