Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Re: [society4servingseniors] Hyderabad: Battery-powered wheelchairs distributed to disabled citizens

A great initiative to be emulated elsewhere in India. Thanks for sharing.

On Tue, 26 Jul 2022, 19:54 Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy, <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:

https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-battery-powered-wheelchairs-distributed-to-disabled-citizens-2376471/

Published: 24th July 2022 8:49 pm IST
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Hyderabad: Battery-powered wheelchairs distributed to disabled citizens

Hyderabad: In an official program at Victoria Playground in Malakpet, minority welfare minister Koppula Eshwar distributed battery-powered wheelchairs to people of Ranga Reddy, Medchal, Yadadri, Sangareddy, and Hyderabad districts.

Those who availed of the opportunity were suffering from muscular weakness and 70 people suffered from spinal cord injury. The program aims at the development of scheduled castes and minority welfare.

Telangana Disabled Cooperative Corporation Chairman K Vasudeva Reddy Chairman said that Telangana state has the highest disability pension (Rs. 3,016) for disabled persons irrespective of age, gender and level of disability compared to other states in India.

"Similarly, all assistive devices will be provided free of cost to the disabled," he said.

Minister Koppula Eshwar in his speech informed that the Telangana Government is very committed to providing all necessary assistance to the disabled and has launched many schemes which are unique and have been replicated by other states.

"Compared to the previous government of Andhra Pradesh state, the state is moving fast towards the empowerment of the disabled by providing adequate budget to this department," he said.

The minister said that if the disabled people have any needs, their office or directorate can contact the Telangana Disabled Co-operative Corporation or helpline and the government will definitely look into the matter to fulfil it positively. He promised to discuss and consider the proposal of providing medical kits to spinal cord injured people.

The Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens is implementing various schemes, programs and activities for the development of persons with disabilities like matric and post-matric scholarships, financial rehabilitation, marriage incentive award, distribution of assistive devices, and skill development programs for social empowerment.

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

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Hyderabad: Battery-powered wheelchairs distributed to disabled citizens

https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-battery-powered-wheelchairs-distributed-to-disabled-citizens-2376471/

Published: 24th July 2022 8:49 pm IST
News Desk

Hyderabad: Battery-powered wheelchairs distributed to disabled citizens

Hyderabad: In an official program at Victoria Playground in Malakpet, minority welfare minister Koppula Eshwar distributed battery-powered wheelchairs to people of Ranga Reddy, Medchal, Yadadri, Sangareddy, and Hyderabad districts.

Those who availed of the opportunity were suffering from muscular weakness and 70 people suffered from spinal cord injury. The program aims at the development of scheduled castes and minority welfare.

Telangana Disabled Cooperative Corporation Chairman K Vasudeva Reddy Chairman said that Telangana state has the highest disability pension (Rs. 3,016) for disabled persons irrespective of age, gender and level of disability compared to other states in India.

"Similarly, all assistive devices will be provided free of cost to the disabled," he said.

Minister Koppula Eshwar in his speech informed that the Telangana Government is very committed to providing all necessary assistance to the disabled and has launched many schemes which are unique and have been replicated by other states.

"Compared to the previous government of Andhra Pradesh state, the state is moving fast towards the empowerment of the disabled by providing adequate budget to this department," he said.

The minister said that if the disabled people have any needs, their office or directorate can contact the Telangana Disabled Co-operative Corporation or helpline and the government will definitely look into the matter to fulfil it positively. He promised to discuss and consider the proposal of providing medical kits to spinal cord injured people.

The Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens is implementing various schemes, programs and activities for the development of persons with disabilities like matric and post-matric scholarships, financial rehabilitation, marriage incentive award, distribution of assistive devices, and skill development programs for social empowerment.

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Re: [society4servingseniors] ORCAM - MyEye Wearable device for the visually impaired

Dear Mr.Surendra Verma,

Thank you for the information. I am asking desertcart.in@gmail.com for the literature re. equipment. That should guide me regarding the suitability of the device in my case.

I am unable to find the site or link to it. Request Dr PVM or Mr Surender Varma to help.

Regards and thanks,

RNM

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 9:34 PM Surendra Varma <suren.icarda@gmail.com> wrote:

Since one of my relatives is vision impaired, I also did some research.

Orcam Myeye Pro is available from desertcart.in for Rs 6,70,529. This e-shopping e site will import the device from the U.S. to India.
The price includes customs, shipping, etc., so the buying will be hassle-free. Go to the site to learn more.

Suren

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 8:19 PM Suryanarayana Ambadipudi <sn.ambadipudi@gmail.com> wrote:
Definitely this is a great idea .
I have tapped my contacts who have excellent connections in Israel and waiting to hear back from them .
I am also a visually impaired person and managing with great difficulty
Let us hope for the best

On Sat, 9 Jul 2022 at 7:52 PM, R.N. Mital <rnmital@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Dr.PVM,
This device is of great interest to me also. I have lost 80% of my vision to
Glaucoma. I can not recognize a face more than 2feet away. I can only work on computer preferably with black background.
I would like to collect more info about it. Do you pl. have their address?
Kind regards,
RNM

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 6:21 PM Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:

I am happy to read about this AI integrated wearable device. See the pictures to find out how it can be worn. 'Varaprasadam' (great boon) indeed. The title is justified.
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Jul 06
Unknown author
Incredible Wearable Device Can Read to the Visually Imparied, Recognize Faces and Objects
Orcam is an Israeli tech company with an incredible product: The MyEye, a diminutive AI-driven device that magnetically attaches to eyeglasses and can read to the visually impaired. It can also recognize faces and objects, announcing them on request (i.e. "What's in front of me?" "Two doors, one on the left, one on the right" or "Bill Carter"). A small speaker near your ear plays the audio, or you can opt to have the sound piped into earbuds or headphones.

Here's how it plays out:
Enter a caption (optional)
It's even more impressive considering it doesn't require an internet connection—everything is processed within the device itself.
In addition to changing the lives of blind people, I believe this device should appeal greatly to seniors. My own vision is deteriorating due to age, and while I'm not legally blind, I could use a device like this to read labels and price tags in stores. One thing they didn't show in the video is that the MyEye can also be asked to search a body of text for a particular word—say, "ibuprofen"—and it can find it. And the putting-a-name-to-a-face feature would come in awfully handy for many of us.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

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Re: [society4servingseniors] ORCAM - MyEye Wearable device for the visually impaired

Since one of my relatives is vision impaired, I also did some research.

Orcam Myeye Pro is available from desertcart.in for Rs 6,70,529. This e-shopping e site will import the device from the U.S. to India.

The price includes customs, shipping, etc., so the buying will be hassle-free. Go to the site to learn more.

Suren

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 8:19 PM Suryanarayana Ambadipudi <sn.ambadipudi@gmail.com> wrote:

Definitely this is a great idea .
I have tapped my contacts who have excellent connections in Israel and waiting to hear back from them .
I am also a visually impaired person and managing with great difficulty
Let us hope for the best

On Sat, 9 Jul 2022 at 7:52 PM, R.N. Mital <rnmital@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Dr.PVM,
This device is of great interest to me also. I have lost 80% of my vision to
Glaucoma. I can not recognize a face more than 2feet away. I can only work on computer preferably with black background.
I would like to collect more info about it. Do you pl. have their address?
Kind regards,
RNM

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 6:21 PM Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:

I am happy to read about this AI integrated wearable device. See the pictures to find out how it can be worn. 'Varaprasadam' (great boon) indeed. The title is justified.
===========

Jul 06
Unknown author
Incredible Wearable Device Can Read to the Visually Imparied, Recognize Faces and Objects
Orcam is an Israeli tech company with an incredible product: The MyEye, a diminutive AI-driven device that magnetically attaches to eyeglasses and can read to the visually impaired. It can also recognize faces and objects, announcing them on request (i.e. "What's in front of me?" "Two doors, one on the left, one on the right" or "Bill Carter"). A small speaker near your ear plays the audio, or you can opt to have the sound piped into earbuds or headphones.

Here's how it plays out:
Enter a caption (optional)
It's even more impressive considering it doesn't require an internet connection—everything is processed within the device itself.
In addition to changing the lives of blind people, I believe this device should appeal greatly to seniors. My own vision is deteriorating due to age, and while I'm not legally blind, I could use a device like this to read labels and price tags in stores. One thing they didn't show in the video is that the MyEye can also be asked to search a body of text for a particular word—say, "ibuprofen"—and it can find it. And the putting-a-name-to-a-face feature would come in awfully handy for many of us.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

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Re: [society4servingseniors] ORCAM - MyEye Wearable device for the visually impaired

Definitely this is a great idea .

I have tapped my contacts who have excellent connections in Israel and waiting to hear back from them .

I am also a visually impaired person and managing with great difficulty

Let us hope for the best

On Sat, 9 Jul 2022 at 7:52 PM, R.N. Mital <rnmital@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Dr.PVM,
This device is of great interest to me also. I have lost 80% of my vision to
Glaucoma. I can not recognize a face more than 2feet away. I can only work on computer preferably with black background.
I would like to collect more info about it. Do you pl. have their address?
Kind regards,
RNM

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 6:21 PM Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:

I am happy to read about this AI integrated wearable device. See the pictures to find out how it can be worn. 'Varaprasadam' (great boon) indeed. The title is justified.
===========

Jul 06
Unknown author
Incredible Wearable Device Can Read to the Visually Imparied, Recognize Faces and Objects
Orcam is an Israeli tech company with an incredible product: The MyEye, a diminutive AI-driven device that magnetically attaches to eyeglasses and can read to the visually impaired. It can also recognize faces and objects, announcing them on request (i.e. "What's in front of me?" "Two doors, one on the left, one on the right" or "Bill Carter"). A small speaker near your ear plays the audio, or you can opt to have the sound piped into earbuds or headphones.

Here's how it plays out:
Enter a caption (optional)
It's even more impressive considering it doesn't require an internet connection—everything is processed within the device itself.
In addition to changing the lives of blind people, I believe this device should appeal greatly to seniors. My own vision is deteriorating due to age, and while I'm not legally blind, I could use a device like this to read labels and price tags in stores. One thing they didn't show in the video is that the MyEye can also be asked to search a body of text for a particular word—say, "ibuprofen"—and it can find it. And the putting-a-name-to-a-face feature would come in awfully handy for many of us.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

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Pseudos always deviate, distort, divert and dilute issues

Re: [society4servingseniors] ORCAM - MyEye Wearable device for the visually impaired

Dear Dr.PVM,

This device is of great interest to me also. I have lost 80% of my vision to

Glaucoma. I can not recognize a face more than 2feet away. I can only work on computer preferably with black background.

I would like to collect more info about it. Do you pl. have their address?

Kind regards,

RNM

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 6:21 PM Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:

I am happy to read about this AI integrated wearable device. See the pictures to find out how it can be worn. 'Varaprasadam' (great boon) indeed. The title is justified.
===========

Jul 06
Unknown author
Incredible Wearable Device Can Read to the Visually Imparied, Recognize Faces and Objects
Orcam is an Israeli tech company with an incredible product: The MyEye, a diminutive AI-driven device that magnetically attaches to eyeglasses and can read to the visually impaired. It can also recognize faces and objects, announcing them on request (i.e. "What's in front of me?" "Two doors, one on the left, one on the right" or "Bill Carter"). A small speaker near your ear plays the audio, or you can opt to have the sound piped into earbuds or headphones.

Here's how it plays out:
Enter a caption (optional)
It's even more impressive considering it doesn't require an internet connection—everything is processed within the device itself.
In addition to changing the lives of blind people, I believe this device should appeal greatly to seniors. My own vision is deteriorating due to age, and while I'm not legally blind, I could use a device like this to read labels and price tags in stores. One thing they didn't show in the video is that the MyEye can also be asked to search a body of text for a particular word—say, "ibuprofen"—and it can find it. And the putting-a-name-to-a-face feature would come in awfully handy for many of us.
Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

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ORCAM - MyEye Wearable device for the visually impaired

I am happy to read about this AI integrated wearable device. See the pictures to find out how it can be worn. 'Varaprasadam' (great boon) indeed. The title is justified.

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Jul 06

Unknown author

Incredible Wearable Device Can Read to the Visually Imparied, Recognize Faces and Objects

Orcam is an Israeli tech company with an incredible product: The MyEye, a diminutive AI-driven device that magnetically attaches to eyeglasses and can read to the visually impaired. It can also recognize faces and objects, announcing them on request (i.e. "What's in front of me?" "Two doors, one on the left, one on the right" or "Bill Carter"). A small speaker near your ear plays the audio, or you can opt to have the sound piped into earbuds or headphones.

Here's how it plays out:

Enter a caption (optional)

It's even more impressive considering it doesn't require an internet connection—everything is processed within the device itself.

In addition to changing the lives of blind people, I believe this device should appeal greatly to seniors. My own vision is deteriorating due to age, and while I'm not legally blind, I could use a device like this to read labels and price tags in stores. One thing they didn't show in the video is that the MyEye can also be asked to search a body of text for a particular word—say, "ibuprofen"—and it can find it. And the putting-a-name-to-a-face feature would come in awfully handy for many of us.

Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278