You can make a difference

Touch the lives of children with visual impairments.

Help them learn joyfully

Hexis is a new generation electronic braille reader designed specifically to empower a child with visual impairment to read on demand any script in Indian or English language.

IRIS is an innovative handheld device that makes the learning of tactile diagrams and models engaging and accessible. Designed for visually impaired students, it combines their touch and auditory senses to explore tactile images and learn independently.

RECOMMENDED Photo of Hexis & IRIS

HEXIS Braille Reader + IRIS Tactile Audio Device

₹40,500

Gift Complete Learning Independence

Transform a child's complete educational journey

Gift a HEXIS

₹30,000

Enable independent Braille reading

Gift an IRIS

₹10,500

Enables tactile audio for the child

Donate any amount of your choice

Every rupee makes a difference

Did you know that India is home to one-third of the world’s blind population ?
....and did you also know that children with blindness in India are not allowed to study Science and Mathematics in high school ?

So, let’s not even talk about STEM subjects for students with visual impairment in college and university education.

Children with visual impairment are mostly sent to residential schools – largely charitable homes - by their parents who have no idea how to deal with their challenges.

These children do not read Braille script at a grade appropriate level in any language and do not have access to story books.

And yes, we are in 2026! Should we still wait and watch or do something about it?

The barriers that a visually impaired girl faces on her road to Science and Math Education

In just a few years,
Team VE has been able touch lives of more than 2500 teachers and 5000 students with help from more than 4500 volunteers across India.

And, if you are wondering whether children with blindness are capable of STEM studies, read more about VE founder, Vidhya Y and her spectacular achievements.

Come, join us

Support Vidhya and her team in their journey of empowering children with visual impairments

We create joyful learning experiences for children on foundational numeracy, literacy, science and digital literacy.

The teacher's role is considered prime at VE
Through Pragya Teacher Trainings, we train teachers on inclusive pedagogies & methods of experiential learning.

We instil the joy of reading in children by providing stories and reading material of their choice in braille on the Hexis device.

Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union mentions Vidhya & VE in her keynote address at the United Nations (UN) on International Womens Day 2023.

Our Project VICT is designed for children to learn computational thinking skills using a play-based approach

Volunteers from corporates, academic institutions and other walks of life contribute meaningfully to our interventions

Contribute to make Indian education truly inclusive!

Your contribution will ensure that children with visual impairment in special schools are not deprived of STEM education. You will be a champion with Vision Empower in helping them to break the educational barriers due to non-accessibility!

Equip special schools with infrastructure support and educational aids

Deploy programs using assistive technologies to help in their education

Deploy VE-trained facilitators at schools to help the children with their studies

Train and support parents of children with visual impairment

Train & support teachers of children with visual impairment across India

Please do reach out to outreach.ve@gmail.com so that we can answer any questions you may have.