| 06-02-2009, CPIO, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment | 16-03-2009, No. 32-79/2008- DD.III, from
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | Please supply me the following information pertaining to development of computer software for persons with disabilities (all disabilities as included under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995)
1. Details of proposals funded for developing special software for persons with disabilities, till date of this application.
| I am directed to refer to your letter dated 06.02.2009
received in this section on 25.02.2008 on the above mentioned subject
and to say that information in respect of Disability Division-III
Section are as under:-
The following proposals for development of
computer software have been approved under the Scheme of Science and
Technology in Mission Mode of the Ministry:- | 2. Details of funds given for above.
| (i) 'Development
of a Multimedia hardware-software system for the
education
of students with cerebral palsy and communication' was sanctioned to
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and Indian Institute of
Cerebral Palsy, (IICP), Kolkata under the scheme of Science &
Technology Project in Mission Mode. An amount of Rs. 17.90 lakhs was
sanctioned for this project. (Rs. 14.95 lakhs _ IICP Kolkata Rs. 2.95
lakhs).
(ii) 'Functional
academics through computer technology for children with mental
retardation' was sanctioned to National Institute of Mentally
Handicapped, Secundrabad. An amount of Rs. 7.43 lakhs was sanctioned for
this project.
(iii) RAVI- Reading Aid Software for Visually
Impaired' was sanctioned to International Institute of Information
Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. An amount of Rs. 24.40 lakhs was
sanctioned for this project.
(iv) 'Information Technology
based Education and training for people
affected with Autism' was sanctioned to Webel Mediatronics Limited,
Kolkata. An amount of Rs. 7.60 lakhs was sanctioned for this project,
(v)
'Microcontroller based graphical/sound based
daily scheduler and alarm for children with Autism' was sanctioned
to Netica Solutions P. L:td., Noida. An amount of Rs. 5.00 lakhs was
sanctioned for this project.
| 3. What software out of this is available for purchase or download, and where?
4. When was the last upgrade or bug fix written for this software? Which
of these are, to your knowledge, in active use presently?
5. Please furnish the following details regarding the software which are
currently in use- Where are these being used? Who are its users? What
is their feedback on the software?
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No such data is maintained by this Ministry.
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