Bidirectional Access Promotion Society
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SKID Vibrations- products for deaf-blind eLocutor Statistics RTI Open spectrum cyber security News Videos Members Photographs Papers Participation Workshops we organize discussions on india-gii Products for persons with disabilities
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The society supports the Information
poorest. The free and open
source software skid and the Vibrations series for the deaf-blind are examples of this. The
society organizes training programmes on cutting-edge technologies like, Ruby on Rails with the aim of enhancing skid
software and vibration series for deaf-blind, with useful modules and new apps. The society promotes
participation of persons with disabilities and siblings of them in the
programme, which makes the activity sustainable. ------------------------------------The society also addresses the cause of persons with disabilities by keeping a track of the limited communication support tools available for them in the country. Read our Aims and Objectives and ------------------------------------ Our journey ------------------------------------ through these 2 short videos how a child with cerebral palsy can communicate via a wheel and making software writing for the mentally challenges sustainable To watch more videos Want to become
a member of bapsi? Please fill in the Membership Form ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ What we do? ------------------------------------ WORKSHOPS We organize different workshops for children, teachers, IT professionals. In "ICT workshops" we help children with mental challenges use computers as a communication help. In "music workshops" we help children, specially children with mental challenges, benefit from singing. In "One Sense at a time" workshops we focus on technologies and tools related to one sense only to reduce information overload, leaving plenty of opportunity to pour creativity onto a basic framework. Read more THE SKID INITIATIVE Writing software for mentally challenged: Skid software began as an effort to develop communication support system for one child with cerebral palsy and was expanded to address the needs of those with autism and other mental challenges. VIBRATIONS SERIES Mobile apps for the deaf-blind: A highly innovative and low cost program, which attempts to bring benefits of the information revolution to a large and highly neglected segment of deaf-blind in the society. The program reduces the cost of participating in electronic communication from thousands of dollars to about a hundred dollars. Summer Training & Internship programme: To make software writing for the mentally challenged and severely disabled sustainable, we invite students from engineering colleges for hands-on training in software writing using cutting edge technology. We also organize online classes for remote students. The training is free of cost POLICY ADVOCACY Through the use of Right to Information BAPSI has collected valuable information on status of mental challenges in India and telecom issues affecting the information poor. Our aim is to collect and share information, and also influence policies for better facilities and services for persons with mental challenges, and better telecom technology which allows people in the remotest areas to access information. Bapsi has started Open Spectrum Campaign to advocate opening up of the Very High Frequency broadcast spectrum for both commercial and community TV, as well as broadband data via cognitive radio to take advantage of gaps in transmission. Watch video "Why open Spectrum?" and be a part of the Campaign. On important policy matters, we discuss matter with experts, write in media. We also speak at important important forums. ED Roberts Award BAPSI offers Ed Roberts Award to a mentally challenged child who shows extraordinary talent and zeal to communicate via computers. The Award constitutes a communication device, like a computer pre-loaded with skid software and an appropriate input device for the child. Arpit Khansili is the 1st recipient of the Award, in 2009. | 
RTI News ------------------------------------ We sent an RTI query dated 25-08-2011 to the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities. In this we asked questions on services and plans for services for persons who are both deaf and blind, in compliance to the UNCPRD. Visit RTI Page |
