“Visually Impaired Can Now ‘Surf’ Internet Thanks to Indian Software”

Posted on March 3rd, 2004 by Sacha Chua

More than a hundred visually-impaired children in India are using software
that lets them surf the Internet. The software product, called Vachantar,
is being used by students at the Government High School for Blind Girls in
the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Developed by the Center for …
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2004-6/0301m.html#item11

Note: Stuff like this has been around for a while, though. =)

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