> Magazine
 
Current issue
 
Archives
 
Editorial guidelines
 
pdf downloads
 
Our authors
 
Editorial Calendar
 
i4d's MDG series, 2005
 
Interviews
  > e-Newsletter
 
Subscribe
 
Archive
  > Print Magazine
 
Subscribe
  > e-Discussions
 
[cr-india] [bytesforall_readers] [India egov] [india-gii]
  > Other Features
 
Career
 
ICTD Project Newsletter
 
Announcement


Locations of visitors to this page
  Home | Events | Knowledge Bank | Submit | About us | Site Map
  
 


 Home >> News >> News Detail

Free cyber space for visually impaired

21 August 2007
Hindustan Times
Chennai based NGO (non-government organization) has set up an Internet centre for visually challenged people to use cyber space for free.

A 36 years old Govind Krishnan, who is partially blind had developed the organization five years ago. This is only centre in the country, where visual challenged people can walk and browse Internet free of charge. Sify has provided unlimited Internet access to the centre. The centre has Job access with speech (JAWS) facility, an audio based software, which allows the visually challenged to use computers at will.



Read More...

South Asia

 Recent Comments (0)  Print


Name:
Email:  
Country:
Comments:
75587
(Type the Code Shown in left)
Bookmark
      Share




Upcoming Events
No Event Found

Interviews

Rita Soni
Rita Soni
YES BANK 
Read More...


R N Dash
R N Dash
Orissa Panchayati Raj Department 
Read More...



 
 
© 2008, Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies [CSDMS]