After our team visited several institutions which cater to the VI individuals, we found that almost 90 per cent of them survive in a low-income setting. "We have also critically evaluated the measures undertaken by different stakeholders Xenon/LED Reading Lights Manufacturers like Philips in the promotion of energy efficient home appliances," said a team member. The ETA is indeed a support to the visually impaired (VI) along with being user-friendly and affordable.On a field trip to Vishakhapatnam, the first city in India to implement energy efficiency through one hundred percent use of CFLs, the project team organised a survey and witnessed a high level of awareness and co-operation in the adoption of LED technology and high star-rated appliances not only among households, but even among roadside vendors and street lighting. Undergraduate students and faculty members of Delhi University colleges have been working on innovative projects related to energy efficient lighting and home appliances, device for uniquely abled and innovative e-learning tools under the varsity’s Innovative Project Scheme.
Our device will make the college campus friendly for the visually impaired people," said student member Shaurya Sahai. If the varsity sees any potential in the project, the other half of the grant is released.Almost half of the grants are released in the first phase of the projects followed by an evaluation of each project for a period of time.In addition to the feature of obstacle avoidance, the device would also help the students to navigate from one place to another by giving them directions in the audio form. Last year, the university had short-listed nearly 300 projects under this scheme.Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) project Kshamtaa aims at assisting vulnerable groups of women workers to get into self-employment via setting up of micro and small enterprises or increase their income through a group - based approach. The University funds each project with a maximum of `10 lakh depending upon the budgetary needs of the project including a monthly stipend of `1,000 for each student of the team.Students and faculty of the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce train marginalised women in slums. Hence even the presence of a variety of, but expensive, ETAs prove to be of very little help to them. "Our goal is to make this a sustainable initiative by identifying the skills the market needs in which these women could be employed on a long term basis.
Post je objavljen 20.12.2022. u 04:34 sati.