Research Reports

 India hosts a significant portion of the global visually impaired population, constituting one-third of the 2.2 billion affected individuals (Hindustan Times, 2017). In India, there are about 400+ special schools dedicated to the visually impaired students employing 2000 teachers, of whom 60% are persons with visual impairment. (Vikaspedia, 2020) Even…

Abstract Brief: Blind and visually impaired students across India face challenges learning complex scientific diagrams. While teacher assistance is essential, the high student-teacher ratio makes it difficult to provide an engaging learning experience at scale. In this pilot study, we introduce IRIS, a novel TV remote-sized product designed for visually…

Stakeholder perspective and recommendations for action November 2024, India Report prepared by: Neha Trivedi, Spandan, Inclusion and Accessibility Consultancy; Lakshmi Narasimhan, TSI Consulting, LLP Published by: Vision Empower This report seeks to summarise the landscape of unmet needs and challenges and present recommendations for way forward for the sector of…

Authors: Paul Dsouza, TouchéTech Lab; Meera Muthukrishnan, Vision Empower; Rebecca Carvalho, Vision Empower; Kartik Joshi, Centre for Accessibility in the Global South, IIIT Bangalore Abstract Learning geometry concepts has been a persistent challenge for students with visual impairments. Thelack of appropriate accessible tools for geometry construction and drawings have resulted…

Meghna Chowdhury and Supriya Dey write on the theme of Well-being at Vision Empower in the January 2025 issue of Samuhik Pahal, WIPRO’s journal of collective action. At Vision Empower (VE), fostering both individual and collective well-being is at the heart of our organizational approach.

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