Shruti-Drishti
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Women Empowerment through Shruti-Drishti | Feedback Form
Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt. of India is implementing project “Women Empowerment through Shruti-Drishti” through Media Lab Asia (a section 25 company promoted by DIT), C-DAC (a scientific society of DIT) and WML (a govt. of West Bengal undertaking). Under the project, the noble activity of deploying Shruti-Drishti (Text-to-Speech & Text-to-Braille) system integrated with Braille Embosser, Tactile Reader & Braille keyboard in 40 Girls/Co-Ed Blind Schools across the country has been undertaken. The system enables visually impaired to browse internet using minimum key combinations and is able to cater the need of content for print disabled children in schools. A three days training on operation of the system is also provided to special teachers/computer instructors of the schools.
Shruti Drishti has an option of presenting the displayed information in a verbal mode using a speech synthesizer or in the Braille format. The verbal mode of information representation provides descriptive information on all events of a web page, including links, buttons, check box, text etc. It is keyboard event driven and provides ‘keyboard only’ accessibility using a minimal set of keys. It also provides a large text window for partially sighted users and a standard web page browser to enable users to work together with sighted workers. Shruti Drishti is a combination of Text to Speech [TTS] & Text to Braille [TTB] application - to provide high-value integrated Web Browsing through listening anytime, anyplace.
“Shruti Drishti“ is an Integrated Text-to-Speech [TTS] & Text-to-Braille [TTB] System for the for Visually Impaired” using the Information Extraction and Retrieval techniques. Shruti Drishti is a web page browser developed for visually impaired users is considered to provide user-friendly environment, sharing and strengthening of global knowledge by removing barriers and providing equitable access to information for all by the use of Assistive Technologies.
The system has also received Golden Icon Award in the ‘Trail Blazing application of the year New Entrant Category’ at the 8th National Conference on eGovernance [2004] from the Department of Administrators Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Govt. of India & the Government of Orissa.
Features of the packages
The main features of the software are: -
* This software is least expensive which provides advantage over the commercially available systems.
* Browse and access a document from a Conference Web-site through listening or reading with the help of Tactile Reader.
* User can browse the web sites with the help of single key input /minimum Key combinations and provide very user friendly interface keeping in view for visually impaired.
* Extracts the contents from the normal web page as well as the word documents.
* Facility Bookmark any page or website
* Facility to increase & decrease the Volume and speed with single key
* User can save the documents and convert the same into Braille.
* Allows taking Braille print through standard Braille Embosser.
The system has already been deployed in 24 schools across the country.
1.Smt. Kamla Mehata Dadar School for the Blind,
160, Dadasaheb Phalke Road, Dadar,
Mumbai- 400014, Maharashtra
2.Department of Educational Technology (Sr. Lecturer)
SNDT Women's University,
Juhu Road, Santacruz (W),
Mumbai 400 049
3. The Poona School & Home for the Blind Girls,
Kothrud,
Pune,
Mahashtra- 411001
4. Rashtriya Vrijananda Andh Kanya Senior Secondary School
J- Block, Vikas Puri,
New Delhi – 110018
5. Sparsh Rajkiya Drishti Badhit Balika Vidyalya
Jain Degree College Road, Illahipura(Dera)
Saharanpur – 247 001, Uttar Pradesh
6. Shri Vrajlal Durlabhji Parekh Andh Mahila Vikash Grah
Dhebarbhai Road,
Rajkot- 360002
Gujarat
7. Govt Higher Secendory Girls School for the blind,
Block C 137-140, Malakpet Colony,
Behind Nehru Memorial School,
Hyderabad- 500036
8. Brajkishore Netraheen Balika Vidyalaya,
C/o Hitesh Industries Housing colony,
60 Booty Road, Bariatu, Ranchi,
Jharkhand- 834009
9. Sri Adichunchanagiri Shikshana Trust (R)
Archakarahalli, B.M. Road
Ramanagaram, Bangalore R. D.
Karnataka- 571511
10. Institute for the Visually Handicapped (Girls)
Badharghat
P.O. A.D. Nagar- 799 003
Agartala, Tripura
11. Red Cross School for the Blind
City Hospital Road
Dist- Ganjam
Berhampur- 760 001
Orissa
12. Jorhat Blind Institute
Na-Ali, Jorhat
Assam - 785 001
13. National Institute for visually Handicapped
522 Trunk Road, Poonamalee
Chennai - 600 056
14. St. Joseph's School For The Blind
Justin Nagar,
Paravai, P.O.,
Madurai- 6254024
15. Netraheen Vikash Sansthan, D'
Sectoe Kamala Neheru Nagar,
Jodhpur (Raj) - 342 009
16. Samaritan's Blind School
Hermon Veng,
Durtalang Aizwal
Mizoram - 796001
17. Andhra Blind Model High School
Rajapet, Narsapur
West Godawari
Andhra Pradesh - 534275
18. I.E.L.C School For The Blind
Oli Illam, 109, Vaniyambadi Road
Barugur - 635104
Dist.- Krishnagiri
Tamil Nadu
19. Nabadwip A.P.C Blind School
51/1, Biswaspara Road
Nabadwip Nadia - 741302,
West Bengal
Nadia
20. Govt. School for Blind Children (Girls)
Devanagere M.C. Colony, B Block
Dist.- Devanagere
Chitradurga
Karnataka - 577004
21. Govt. Residential School/ Jr. College Visually Handicapped
Pillalamarri Road
Mahaboobnagar
AP
22. The Ideal Blind School
Takyel, Social Welfare Complex,
P.O. Box No. 28
Imphal
Manipur - 795 001
23. Sree Mant Sankar Mission Blind School
P.O- Barhampur
P.S. Sadar
Dist- Nagaon
Assam
24. Assam Andha Sishu Vidyalay
P.S- Bihpuria,
P.O- Bihpuria
Dist- Lakhimpur -
784161 Assam
The feedback from the schools is found to be positive.
