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Assistive Technology – A Savior For Persons With Deafblindness During The Pandemic

Accessibility,Technology September 6, 2021

This is not a meditation class, but bear with me. Slowly drown the noises around you. Breathe in… breath out. Now slowly close your eyes. If you did both, there is no way you would be reading this. It is a different story for those who can’t read and listen to this.

Before I start about the importance of technology in the lives of people like me, let me introduce myself.  My name is Shrutilata Singh. I am a Specialist- Network Support at the only organization in India that works for people with deafblindness. I am a woman with progressive deafblindness. It means that I am losing vision and hearing slowly, day by day. I am sure by now your brain signals are firing all over the place. All the permutations and combinations of how a person with depleting senses gets by in this world. How does she [...]

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