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May 24, 2010
Inclusive Libraries Workshop – a step towards making an Inclusive World
Filed under: Libraries, News, Programs — techeditor @ 2:26 pm
An initiative by BarrierBreak Technologies to make libraries inclusive in every part of India was successful at a yet another workshop in Mumbai at HELP Library. This workshop included all the information which was required to make ones library accessible to people with any kind of disability.
Shilpi Kapoor, Managing Director of BarrierBreak Technologies made the case to include people with disabilities and not to segregate them. They should be included in the main stream of education as well as provided employment.
The audience at the workshop included some esteemed individuals from different educational and social work institutions of the city such as librarians from KEM Medical College; Wilson College; Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) as well NGO participation from organizations like Muskan Foundation.
“The workshop was very interesting and opened a big box of knowledge and information in front of me, some of the facts which I was unaware of till today” said a yet another interactive audience member Anuroop Nair, a student of engineering.
One of our very interactive audience members, Wilson D’Souza, who believed in influencing the world indirectly, gave insights of different places where this technology access could be provided and how it could impact the disabled person.
The accessibility products that Shilpi Kapoor displayed to get included in the libraries were Optelec ClearView+, Clevy Keyboard, and Adaptive mouse and conversion software called Dolphin EasyConverter.
“The technology which was displayed in front of us really impressed us and we are thinking of updating our library with such useful products” said Devyani Kothari, Assistant Librarian at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Along with all the participation and interaction from both the audience and the speaker, the workshop proved to be a successful and fruitful one.
No CommentsMarch 15, 2010
Breaking News: SightSavers Dolphin Pen at an unbelievable price of Rs.9750*
Filed under: Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, News, Visual — Shilpi Kapoor @ 10:27 amThe SightSavers Dolphin Pen is a lightweight pen drive with a screen magnifier and screen reader, and Braille support designed to benefit those living in some of the developing countries.
It enables visually impaired people in India and other developing countries to gain the same access to computers as sighted people – and so to develop their skills and employment prospects.
This is an exciting venture because it is the first time a world-ranked assistive technology manufacturer has collaborated with an NGO (non-government organization) to make high-quality product such as this available at a cost price. In India the same is being launched with BarrierBreak Technologies providing training and support for the SightSavers Dolphin Pen.
Now, Blind and low vision computer users can now carry their assistive software on a pen drive and use it on any PC.
It is a combined screen reader and magnifier helps to reduce eye strain by allowing users to increase magnification or add speech during the day as eyes become tired.
It also includes a full screen reader for people who are blind, which can cope with text and Braille input together with speech and Braille output.
- Provides English and Hindi Support
- Voices provided are Sangeeta for Indian English accent and Lekha for Hindi
- Works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
Price of SightSavers Dolphin Pen: Rs. 9750*
* This price can ONLY be availed by Persons with Disabilities by providing the disability certificate.
What will this get you?
You will get a USB Pen with the SightSavers Dolphin Pen which includes screen reader, magnifier and Braille support. You will get updates for free.
Where can you buy this?
Get in touch with BarrierBreak Technologies at +91-22-26860485/6 and sales@barrierbreak.com
February 23, 2010
Are you person with disability and looking for a Job?
Filed under: Accessibility, General, News — Mamta Tandel @ 6:56 pmEnAble India is a non-profit organization for the economic independence and dignity of persons with disabilities. We cater to the needs of all kinds of disabilities such as visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically disabled, developmental delays, mental illness and more across India.
EnAble India works with more than 150 companies across India for the training and placement of persons with disability.
To avail our training and placement services, you will need to register with EnAble India: Candidates can email their resume and details to registration@enable-india.org or may call 080 42823636 for an appointment to get registered. Candidates need to provide the following documents for registration: Photocopy of Medical Certificate of Disability, Resume, Photocopy of Education Certificates, Two Passport Size Photographs.
During registration, we will profile the candidate and understand their skills, aptitude and interests and accordingly recommend the jobs along with any training if required.
IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENT: Last date 28th Feb 2010
EnAble India, Bangalore is the campus recruitment center for Mphasis for 2010. Persons with disability who are technical graduates and have passed out in 2009 or applying for final year examination can apply. Tentative interview dates will be March 5 or 12th.
About Mphasis: Mphasis is a HP company who is an equal opportunity employer, Mphasis believes in diversity hiring and has been working with several organisations across the country to bring the diverse workforce within the company. They are open to all kinds of disabilities such as vision impairment, hearing impairment, physical disability and so on. Currently Mphasis has the following job opportunities: Programmer, Tester, IT Help desk and other technical positions.
Eligibility: Technical graduates (B.E, M.E, B.Tech, M.Tech, B.C.A, M.C.A etc.) who have passed out in 2009 or candidates applying for final year examination.
Work location: Bangalore
Job type: For freshers
Note: Candidates who pass the entry criteria to attend interview will have to undergo 2 days training prior to the interview to brush up their technical skills and to prepare for the interview.
Last date to apply for this event is 28th Feb 2010
Interested candidates can send their resumes to registration@enable-india.org with the SUBJECT LINE: Mphasis campus recruitment drive. For further queries, please contact EnAble India on 080 42823636, 98453 13919
No CommentsSeptember 22, 2009
Mark Your Calendars – Techshare India 2010 Announced!!!
Filed under: Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, News, Techshare India — Shilpi Kapoor @ 4:47 pmBarrierBreak Technologies announced Techshare India 2010 with the theme of “Bridging the Barriers” – in continuation to Techshare India 2008 theme of “Breaking the Barriers”.
Mark your calendars for Techshare India 2010 – 15th and 16th February 2010, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.
At Techshare India 2010 through workshops, presentations and experience zone one can get a deeper understanding of the realm of assistive technology, its potential and possibilities.
For more information visit Techshare India 2010 – http://techshare.barrierbreak.com
Various opportunities available – be a sponsor, exhibitor, or presenter! Techshare India 2010 is worth it!
No CommentsJuly 27, 2009
TiE Streeshakti – Shilpi Kapoor: Breaking barriers of disability
Filed under: Accessibility, News — Shilpi Kapoor @ 2:25 pmWith a view to fostering women entrepreneurship, Sify.com, in association with TiE Streeshakti (TSS), an entrepreneurship platform for Indian women, features a series on successful women entrepreneurs. TSS, set up by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), was conceptualized to reach out to women who run micro, medium and large-scale enterprises across manufacturing, services and social sectors.
For over two years, Shilpi Kapoor had been regularly interacting online from her Mumbai office with her US counterpart, Patrick (name changed).
While they had never met, they had been in constant touch over various projects handled by their networking consultancy firm. But one fateful day, Shilpi discovered that Patrick was a paraplegic, paralysed below the neck. The knowledge changed her life dramatically.
In 1995, Shilpi gave up a lucrative career to start a computer-training center for the disabled in association with an NGO and the Microsoft Bill Gates Foundation at her residence.
But she soon realized that even after ample training, there were no job opportunities for the disabled in India.”It was sad to see that we gave them (disabled people) hope but with nowhere to go,” says Shilpi, who has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from St.Xavier’s College and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
So she started Net Systems Solutions, now known as Net Systems Informatics (India) Pvt. Ltd. (N-syst), which provides knowledge management and accessibility solutions. In 1997, with the support and guidance of TiE Streeshakti, she also set up BarrierBreak Technologies, to provide accessibility consultancy services.
Today, 40 per cent of her 60 or so employees are physically challenged.
In 2008, Shilpi along with the Royal National Institute of Blind people (RNIB) UK organized the Techshare India conference, the first ever Accessibility and Disability conference to be organized in India.
The proud recipient of the Shell Helen Keller 2008 award in the Role Model category, Shilpi derives inspiration from the disabled. “Seeing them smile through what we perceive as an issue makes you understand that there is more to life,” she says.
Catch the full interview of Shilpi Kapoor at: http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jhxqzAbdhfc&title=For_a_noble_caus
No CommentsJuly 22, 2009
HiSoftware and BarrierBreak Technologies Forge Strategic Partnership
Filed under: Accessibility Testing, News — Shilpi Kapoor @ 12:50 pm
Leading accessibility providers partner to offer end-to-end software and testing solutions throughout India
Nashua, NH, USA and Mumbai, India — July 21, 2009 — HiSoftware (www.hisoftware.com), a leading provider of software, services and managed operation solutions that monitor and optimize Web content, quality and regulatory compliance, and BarrierBreak Technologies (BarrierBreak) (http://www.barrierbreak.com), today announced a strategic partnership. As partners, the companies will be able to offer customers in India the robust combination of HiSoftware’s automated accessibility monitoring solution HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ and BarrierBreak’s range of accessibility training, testing and consulting services.
Shilpi Kapoor, BarrierBreak Technologies CEO, said, “India is a software development hub making it extremely important to address the needs of persons with disabilities and ensure adherence to accessibility standards and guidelines. BarrierBreak Technologies has been offering accessibility testing services for WCAG and Section 508. We have a team of testers that conduct manual and automated accessibility testing using assistive technology and accessibility tools. HiSoftware products will allow us to provide a valuable service offering to our clients that would include ongoing and periodic monitoring of their websites against accessibility standards and guidelines. We will also work with HiSoftware to ensure adherence to the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (http://web.guidelines.gov.in) which includes accessibility requirements.”
As a HiSoftware value-added solution partner, BarrierBreak will now resell HiSoftware’s accessibility and content compliance solution HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™, in addition to their existing accessibility testing and consulting services offering. HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff provides organizations with an easy way to successfully develop and maintain best-of-breed web sites that promote the highest standards in Web governance, supporting a high quality user experience. It enables organizations to easily validate their website and applications content against standards-based and custom organizational policies for accessibility and privacy compliance. Compliance Sheriff allows organizations to integrate a comprehensive and automated solution for managing Web Governance standards as part their best practices.
Kurt A. Mueffelmann, HiSoftware president and CEO, states, “We are pleased to forge a key relationship with BarrierBreak, making our accessibility solutions readily available throughout India. By providing customers with HiSoftware’s leading automated accessibility solutions and their manual testing services, BarrierBreak can provide their customer with an end-to-end accessibility solution.”
About HiSoftware Inc.
Founded in 1998, HiSoftware Inc. (www.hisoftware.com) is a leading provider of software, services and On-demand solutions that test, repair, monitor and enforce Web content, quality and regulatory compliance. The company’s solutions empower content developers, Web site architects and executives to work collaboratively to create and manage corporate Web standards for accessibility, privacy, security, search engine optimization (SEO), site quality and performance, branding and application transaction testing.
About BarrierBreak Technologies (http://www.barrierbreak.com):
BarrierBreak Technologies is an innovative firm that provides solutions in the field of Accessibility for People with Disabilities based in India. BarrierBreak works with goverments, corporates, and institutions 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. BarrierBreak specializes in Accessibility testing and has been providing services to India, UK, Australia and the US.
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