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IBM Bid for Accessibility for Disabled
Techtree News Staff, Nov 30, 2007 1519 hrs ISTLocated at the India Research Lab in New Delhi, the 'Human Ability and Accessibility Center' will cater to diverse needs of accessibility stakeholders.
The first ever "Human Ability and Accessibility Center" has been inaugurated in the country by IBM India.
Its mission statement being to make information and technology easily accessible to people with visual, cognitive, hearing, and motor disabilities. And in the event, possibly drawing upon an untapped resource -- namely, differently-abled people who might otherwise be able to make some contribution to the overall quality of life.
Located out of the India Research Lab in New Delhi, the "Human Ability and Accessibility Center" aims at catering to diverse needs of accessibility stakeholders, including government bodies, corporates, academic institutions, researchers, and NGOs.
The key objectives of the center include: to provide technology to empower differently-abled people, which includes people who are at an educational- and economical- disadvantage; to provide technology to other companies working towards widening the net of education and information; and to collaborate with key government bodies on accessibility-related policy and standards in the country.
Announcing the initiative, Shanker Annaswamy, managing director of IBM India & South Asia, said, "India faces a growing need for inclusive development that fundamentally depends on addressing social, economic, and physical disadvantages, and creating opportunities for every individual to realize the fullest potential".
"Globally and in India, IBM champions accessibility needs by bringing technologies and innovations that empower the differently-abled and the socially disadvantaged through initiatives such as these."
The center will deploy some innovative solutions developed by IBM Research; including Easy Web Browsing for the visually impaired, WebAdopt2Me for people with cognitive impairments or low vision, IBM aDesigner, a disability simulator, Hindi Speech recognition, and Sensei, an English assessment tool, to facilitate human capability so that everyone can maximize their potential, regardless of ability or disability.
Meanwhile, the meaning of accessibility is to enable IT hardware, software, and services so that they can be used by more people, either directly, or in combination with assistive technologies.
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Its mission statement being to make information and technology easily accessible to people with visual, cognitive, hearing, and motor disabilities. And in the event, possibly drawing upon an untapped resource -- namely, differently-abled people who might otherwise be able to make some contribution to the overall quality of life.
Located out of the India Research Lab in New Delhi, the "Human Ability and Accessibility Center" aims at catering to diverse needs of accessibility stakeholders, including government bodies, corporates, academic institutions, researchers, and NGOs.
The key objectives of the center include: to provide technology to empower differently-abled people, which includes people who are at an educational- and economical- disadvantage; to provide technology to other companies working towards widening the net of education and information; and to collaborate with key government bodies on accessibility-related policy and standards in the country.
Announcing the initiative, Shanker Annaswamy, managing director of IBM India & South Asia, said, "India faces a growing need for inclusive development that fundamentally depends on addressing social, economic, and physical disadvantages, and creating opportunities for every individual to realize the fullest potential".
"Globally and in India, IBM champions accessibility needs by bringing technologies and innovations that empower the differently-abled and the socially disadvantaged through initiatives such as these."
The center will deploy some innovative solutions developed by IBM Research; including Easy Web Browsing for the visually impaired, WebAdopt2Me for people with cognitive impairments or low vision, IBM aDesigner, a disability simulator, Hindi Speech recognition, and Sensei, an English assessment tool, to facilitate human capability so that everyone can maximize their potential, regardless of ability or disability.
Meanwhile, the meaning of accessibility is to enable IT hardware, software, and services so that they can be used by more people, either directly, or in combination with assistive technologies.
More IBM:
IBM Tool Helps Blind See Multimedia
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