India: Museum with a Permanent Exhibit on Assistive Devices and Accessible Technology To be Launched in Tamil Nadu
Asia-Pacific, Assistive Technology, Universal Design, July 15 2021
INDIA: A Museum of Possibilities, a permanent exhibition on assistive devices and accessible technology for differently abled people, is getting readied in the city by the State Commissionerate for the Welfare of the Disabled and Vidya Sagar, a non-governmental organisation.
The museum, which will open this year, will focus on this across four aspects — live, work, play and communicate. A model of an accessible home, assistive devices and accessible technology across these four areas will be on display.
“The museum will not just display the latest technology which differently abled persons can explore, but it is also being conceived as a space which will create awareness and empathy among the public. As an unique space, we are hoping that people who visit can experience and empathise with the differently abled,” said Johny Tom Varghese, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.
He said that they were hoping for the project to be a launchpad for training initiatives. “We are exploring the idea of having a canteen near the museum which can be run by differently [...]