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What are the various innovations made in India to help the differently abled lead a normal life? |
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Answer» There are various innovations made in India to help the differently abled lead a normal life. Lechal Shoes by Krispian Lawrence is an innovation for the disabled to use GPS & Bluetooth. This enabled shoes to help the disabled navigate streets, based on instructions from map software on a smartphone. The App also records the route and also counts steps. Blee Watch by industrial designers Nupura Kirloskar and Janhavi Joshi of Mumbai invented the Smartwatch for the hearing impaired. It converts sound waves into vibrations and colour codes to alert users to emergency sounds and ringing doorbells. It even helps them feel the rhythm of music. iGEST by Anil Prabhakar, IIT-M professor and cofounder of enability technologies innovated a wearable device which tracks gestures of speechimpaired people and speaks for them. I guess technology makes a differently abled person’s life easier. Exploration is the engine that drives Innovation,’ |
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