Accessible Resource Centre (ARC) Inauguration

Vision Empower (VE) proudly partnered with Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW) to launch the Accessible Resource Centre (ARC) at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. This center aims to empower visually impaired students (Grades K-10) and their teachers with inclusive education resources, focusing on STEM education.
The event featured engaging demonstrations, including assistive technology for STEM experiments and interactive sessions, such as Braille reading and diagram comprehension. The inauguration also included the launch of the ARC microsite and the Landscape Mapping Report, followed by a panel discussion on designing collaborative spaces for inclusive education.
A big thank you to all the esteemed dignitaries and supporters who made this possible:

• Prof. Debabrata Das (Director, IIITB)
• Comm. Mr. S R Sridhar (Registrar, IIITB)
• Mr. J.P. Patil (Chief Administrative Officer, IIITB)
• Prof. Srinath Srinivasa (Dean, R & D, IIITB)
• Mr. Jacob Peter (Senior VP and CSR Chairman, BGSW)
• Ms. Shilpa Deodhar (CSR Head, BGSW)
• Ms. Sylvia Veeraraghavan (Executive Director, Vision Empower)
• Prof. Manohar Swaminathan (Microsoft Research)
• Ms. Neha Trivedi (Founder, Spandan Consulting)
• Kartik Sawhney (Founder, I-Stem)
• Prof. Saswati Paik (Azim Premji University)
• Rajagopalan (CEO, Vembi Technologies)
• Paul D’Souza (Touchetech Labs)

We were also joined by key beneficiaries from the Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind, Malleswaram, Bangalore. A special thank you to Meera Muthukrishnan (Program Director, Vision Empower) and Vidhya (Co-founder, Vision Empower) for their insightful demos and contributions.
Together, we’re building a future where education is accessible to all!
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