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Women Empowerment through Shruti-Drishti |                      Feedback Form

Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt. of India is implementing project “Women Empowerment through Shruti-Drishti” through Media Lab Asia (a section 25 company promoted by DIT), C-DAC (a scientific society of DIT) and WML (a govt. of West Bengal undertaking). Under the project, the noble activity of deploying Shruti-Drishti (Text-to-Speech & Text-to-Braille) system integrated with Braille Embosser, Tactile Reader & Braille keyboard in 40 Girls/Co-Ed Blind Schools across the country has been undertaken. The system enables visually impaired to browse internet using minimum key combinations and is able to cater the need of content for print disabled children in schools. A three days training on operation of the system is also provided to special teachers/computer instructors of the schools.

Shruti Drishti has an option of presenting the displayed information in a verbal mode using a speech synthesizer or in the Braille format. The verbal mode of information representation provides descriptive information on all events of a web page, including links, buttons, check box, text etc. It is keyboard event driven and provides ‘keyboard only’ accessibility using a minimal set of keys. It also provides a large text window for partially sighted users and a standard web page browser to enable users to work together with sighted workers. Shruti Drishti is a combination of Text to Speech [TTS] & Text to Braille [TTB] application - to provide high-value integrated Web Browsing through listening anytime, anyplace.

“Shruti Drishti“ is an Integrated Text-to-Speech [TTS] & Text-to-Braille [TTB] System for the for Visually Impaired” using the Information Extraction and Retrieval techniques. Shruti Drishti is a web page browser developed for visually impaired users is considered to provide user-friendly environment, sharing and strengthening of global knowledge by removing barriers and providing equitable access to information for all by the use of Assistive Technologies.

The system has also received Golden Icon Award in the ‘Trail Blazing application of the year New Entrant Category’ at the 8th National Conference on eGovernance [2004] from the Department of Administrators Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Govt. of India & the Government of Orissa.


Features of the packages

The main features of the software are: -

* This software is least expensive which provides advantage over the commercially available systems.
* Browse and access a document from a Conference Web-site through listening or reading with the help of Tactile Reader.
* User can browse the web sites with the help of single key input /minimum Key combinations and provide very user friendly interface keeping in view for visually impaired.
* Extracts the contents from the normal web page as well as the word documents.
* Facility Bookmark any page or website
* Facility to increase & decrease the Volume and speed with single key
* User can save the documents and convert the same into Braille.
* Allows taking Braille print through standard Braille Embosser.

The system has already been deployed in 40 schools across the country.

1. The Poona School & Home for the Blind Girls,
Kothrud, Pune
Mahashtra- 411001   


2. Smt. Kamla Mehata Dadar School for the Blind,   
160, Dadasaheb Phalke Road, Dadar,   
Mumbai- 400014, Maharashtra   


3. Head, Special Education Department   
SNDT Women's University,   
Juhu Road, Santacruz (W),   
Mumbai 400 049, Maharashtra   


4. Bhairutan Damani Blind School   
Damani Nagar, Opposite to Kamagal Kalyan Kendra   
Solapur- 413001, Maharashtra   
Tel No- 0217-2381068/ 09326654310   


5. Rashtriya Drushtihin shiksan & Punarvasan Sansthan   
C/o Anjanibai Dhote   
I.T.I, LIG Colony (Vinkar Colony)   
Ring Road, Manewada, Nagpur- 440027
Maharashtra   
Tel No- 09423603630   


6. Residential School for the Blind   
Chikhaldara, Tal- Chikhaldara   
Dist - Amravati- 444 807
Maharashtra   
Tel No- 09423648862/ 07220 230244   


7. Ashakiran Residential School for the Blind Children   
Kempanhalli, Chikmagolur, Karnataka- 577101   
Tel No- 09448658237   


8. Karnataka Navachethana School for the Blind   
Kuvempu Nagara, Kunigal Town,   
Kunigal, Tumkur - 572130
Karnataka   
Tel No- 09844855643   


9. Jagadguru Sri Balagangadhara Nath Swamy
Free Residential School for the Blind"    Karnataka
Sri Adichunchanagiri Shikshana Trust (R)   
Archakarahalli, B.M. Road   
Ramanagaram, Bangalore R. D.   
Karnataka- 571511   


10. Govt Blind Girls School Davangere   
Derradurs layout ' B ' Block   
Devangere- 577006
Karnataka   
Tel No- 08192 250442   


11. Govt Higher Secendory Girls  School for the blind,   
Block C 137-140Malakpet Colony,   
Behind Nehru Memorial School,
Andhra Pradesh   
Hyderabad- 500036   


12. Andhra Blind Model High School,   
Rajapet, Narsapur,   
West Godawari- 534275   
Andhra Pradesh   
Mrs. B. Manikumari   
Principal- 09247585797   


13. Govt. Residential School/ Jr.  College Visually Handicapped   
Pillalamarri Road, Mahaboobnagar, AP   
Tel No- 08542 242978   


14. Denvar School for the Blind   
1-10-125, Mayur Marg,   
Begumpet   
Hyderabad- 500016
Andhra Pradesh   
Ph- 040-27767931, 66715696   


15. Pallava Council for Integrated Education   
No- 17, Othavadai Street, Stuartpet   
Arakkonam- 631001   
Dist- Vellore, Tamil Nadu   
Raja Singh- 099413-27902   


16. Little Flower Convent H. Sec   
School for the Blind ,4, G. N. Road   
Cathedral Post,  Chennai – 600006
Tamilnadu   
Tel no- 044 28269618   


17. I.E.L.C School For The Blind,   
Oli Illam, 109, Vaniyambadi Road   
Barugur-635104   
Dist.- Krishnagiri, TamilNadu   
Tel No. – 04343-265443   


18. National Institute for visually Handicapped,   
522 Trunk Road, Poonamalee   
Chennai-600056
Tamilnadu   
Tel No- 26272505/ 26274478   


19. St. Joshep's School For The Blind,   
Justin nagar, Paravai, P.O., Madurai - 625402
Tamilnadu   
Tel No- 0452 2668577/ 2668570   


20. Sparsh Rajkiya Drishti Badhit Balika Vidyalya   
Jain Degree College Road, Illahipura(Dera)
Uttar Pradesh   
Saharanpur – 247 001, Uttar Pradesh   


21. Jorhat Blind Institute, Na-Ali, Jorhat,   
Assam 785 001   
(0376) 232 1733   


22. Sree mant Sankar Mission Blind School   
P.O- Barhampur   
P.S. Sadar   
Dist- Nagaon   
Assam   
Tel- 9401161875   


23. Assam Andha Sishu Vidyalay   
P.S- Bihpuria, P.O- Bihpuria   
Dist- Lakhimpur- 784161
Assam   
Tel- 09613072651, 09954275767   


24. Guwahati Blind High School   
Latakata, Basistha   
Guwahati-781029
Assam   
Contact no- 09435409800   


25. The Ideal Blind School, Takyel,   
Social Welfare Complex, P.O. Box No. 28,
Imphal
Manipur -795 001   
Tel No- (0385) 222 2582   


26. Samaritan’s Blind School   
Hermon Veng, Durtlang   
Aizawl, Mizoram   
Pin- 796001   
Tel No- 0389 2361708/ 2361195/ 2362027   


27. Institute for the Visually Handicapped (Girls)   
Badharghat   
P.O. A.D. Nagar- 799 003   
Agartala,
Tripura   


28. Shri Vrajlal Durlabhji Parekh Andh Mahila Vikash Grah   
Dhebarbhai Road,   
Rajkot- 360002   
Gujarat   


29. Andh Kanya Prakash Gruh   
Near. Manav Mandir, Memnagar   
Ahmedabad- 380052   
Tel No- 079 27490147   


30. Red Cross School for the Blind   
City Hospital Road   
Dist- Ganjam   
Berhampur- 760 001   
Orissa   
Tel No- 0680 2404038   


31. School / Home for Visually Impaired   
Dhalli, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh -171012   
Tel-  0177-2740796/ 09418041449   


32. Institution for the Children with Special Abilities   
Near  Mahamaya Temple Sunder Nagar   
Post- Office – Chatrokhari, Tehsil sunder Nagar   
Dist- Mandi – 174401
Himachal Pradesh   
Tel No- 09816056386   


33. Kerala Institution for the Blind   
Po- Kannara, Thrissur- 680652
Kerala   
Phone- 09745533413   


34. Govt. Institute for the blind    Haryana
Industrial Area, Court Road,   
Panipat, Haryana - 132103   
Phone No:  0180-2650778   


35. Louis Braille Memorial School for the sightless   
Birla Road, P.O. Makhla (Uttarpara)   
Dist- Hooghly, Pin- 712245
West Bengal   
Tel- 033 26634818   


36. Centre for Special Education for the Disabled Children   
Jalpaiguri Welfare Organization   
Club Road   
Jalpaiguri,
West Bengal- 735101   
tel No- 03561-230304/ 231953/ 231951   


37. Nabadwip A.P.C Blind School   
51/1, Biswaspara Road, Nabadwip   
Nadia- 741302, West Bengal   
Tel No- 03472- 243825   


38. Netraheen Vikash Sansthan   
D-Sector, Kamala Nehru Nagar   
Jodhpur, Rajasthan   


39. Rashtriya Vrijananda Andh Kanya Senior Secondary School   
J- Block, Vikash Puri,   
New Delhi – 110018   


40. Brajkishore Netraheen Balika Vidyalaya,   
C/o Hitesh Industries Housing colony,   
60 Booty Road, Bariatu,
Ranchi,   
Jharkhand- 834009   


The feedback from the schools is found to be positive.
Last Updated on Monday, 13 December 2010 13:31
 

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