Inclusive Technology for Learning, Living

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Inclusive Technology for Learning, Living
Communicating
Sudha Kaul Ph.D Executive Director Indian
Institute of Cerebral PalsyKolkata
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Sayomdeb MukherjeeMember ANKUR,Advocacy Group
IICP

• Technology for people with disabilities is a
  most beautiful thing. In the West technology has
  long been accepted as a way of life. In our
  country we have just begun. Since the last ten
  years I have found the positive impact of
  technology on my own life. I know that in India
  there are many more people with disabilities for
  whom technology would be really helpful

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What is Technology ?

• Any tool has the potential to remove the
  tedium and repetition that will allow us to
  perform that which is most human - thinking,
  dreaming, and planning

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What is Technology ?

• The application of knowledge to meet the
  goals, goods, and services desired by people

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What is Technology ?

• The set of tools, both hardware (physical) and
  software, that help us act and think better.

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What is Assistive Technology?

• Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece
  of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
  commercially off the shelf, modified, or
  customized, that is used to increase, maintain,
  or improve the functional capabilities of
  individuals with disabilities.
• 29 U.S.C. Sec 2202(2)

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Who Uses Assistive Technology?

• Individuals with
• disabilities use
• assistive
• technology to
• accommodate
• limitations due to
• their disabilities

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What is Inclusive Technology?

• It is the application of scientific advances to
  benefit humanity

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What is Inclusive Technology?

• Technology that supports the Rights of
• All Citizens

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What is Inclusive Technology?

• Technology that provides support for learning,
  communication
• living

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What is Inclusive Technology?

• Technology for Empowering
• All People
• Technology that is Affordable
• to
• ALL People

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Current Scenario in India

• Multimedia educational tools
• 2. Communication hardware software
• 3. Access switches
• 4. Voice output communication aids
• 5. Language prediction processing tools

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Communication hardware- low tech Aids for
people with complex communication
needs(Augmentative Alternative Communication
Users)
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Augmentative Alternative Communication
UsersLow Tech Communication Boards
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Voice Output Communication Aid GupShup4
message pre-recorded device
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Voice Output Communication Aid Kathamala16
message pre-recorded digitized speech device
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Communication SoftwareIndian Picture Symbols
for CommunicationIPSC

• A library of culturally linguistically
  appropriate picture icons to make communication
  boards developed by IICP

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Access for People with Severe Physical
Disabilities

• The adaptability of the computer makes it a
  valuable resource if used with special Access
  switches
• Special Access devices

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Access Switches

• Alternates to the standard mouse

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Access Devices
Mouth sticks Head pointers Chin switches can
be used to press the keys.
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Access SwitchesSweepsticks

• The first indigenously made software that is
  an alternative to the mouse.
• It allows us to make mouse movements using 2
  switches.
• Developed at IIT Kharagpur and currently
  being field tested at IICP

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SANYOG Software for enhancing literacy skills

• Grids with Hindi, Bengali (or any vernacular)
  words and letters as well as with half letters
  and matras.
• Dictionaries, abbreviations action tabs
  for editing and file management.

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SANYOG

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SANYOG Developed by IIT Kharagpur in
collaboration with IICP A tool to facilitate
language development communication
Auto-generation of syntactically and semantically
correct messages Synthesized speech output in
Hindi Bengali

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Multimedia Educational Tools ITCP Multimedia
software developed by WMLin collaboration with
IICP
Auto-generated programmed learning Digitised
speech output Hardware interface with indigenous
switches to facilitate access
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Multimedia Educational Tools ITCP Multimedia
software developed by WMLin collaboration with
IICP
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Language Prediction Processing Tools

• Shikshak
• An educational programme in Hindi Bengali to
  enhance literacy skills
• Developed by IIT Khargapur in collaboration
  with IICP

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Shikshak
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The NEED...Inclusive Technology
Adaptive Aids

• Adaptive eating utensils, special plates,
  writing tools, bathing aids for the disabled,
  positioning pillows and more adaptive aids to
  make caring for stroke patients the elderly
  easier.

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• A range of programmes that train cause and
  effect, turn-taking, early vocabulary, syntax,
  cognitive concepts, auditory processing, and
  reading.

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• Technology that provides opportunities for
  learning
• leisure

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• Technology that is
• AFFORDABLE to
• ALL people

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• A word prediction software to enable
  students with learning disabilities in schools
  concentrate on the content of their work rather
  than struggling with the mechanics of spelling.

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• For adults
• or older learners
• with special needs
• age appropriate
• programmes

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• Specialized word prediction softwareused with
  speech output can be used as a communication aid
  for a non-speaking individual who is using a
  computer.

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• Assistive devices to help caregivers in
  bathing, feeding, dressing, positioning and
  transferring their loved ones.

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The NEED...Inclusive Technology

• Technology that
• provides support
• for learning,
• communication,
• working

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The NEED ..Inclusive Technology

• Technology for
• empowering all
• people designed to
• improve the quality
• of life of all
• individuals

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A National Information Resource Centre on
Technology for Inclusion

• A Consortium of Technical Institutes GOI
• IT Industry NGOs Educational Institutes
• People with Disabilities
• A focused strategic plan for inclusive technology
• RD focusing on need based research
• Quality control
• Distribution after sales support

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PRATIBANDHAKATA by Barsha Bhattacharya
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Disability

• Disabled I may be
• But will not stay confined.
• Shall break all doors
• And cross the difficult times.
• To see the world
• Where people rise
• Facing the current
• Strong wise
• Barsha Bhattacharya

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AcknowledgementsFamilies and students for their
permission touse their photographsBarsha and
Sayomdeb for their contributionsTessa and
ChandrimaProf. Anupam Basu for his unstinted
support to the cause of Inclusive Technology
ISAAC for its contribution to AAC worldwide
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• Sudha Kaul PhD
• Vice Chair Executive Director
  President Elect
• Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy
  International Society for
• 35/1 Taratala Road
  Augmentative
  Alternative
• Kolkata- 700 0088
  Communication
• India
  
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