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University of Pune

Advanced Technology Blind Student's Learning Center

Department of Education and Extension

 

 

Facilities

The centre is equipped with state-to-the art facilities of advance hardwares and softwares necessary for visually challenged students.

The centre comprises three parts:

  • A computer lab, a talking book studio and a office.

    It is a specially equipped lab consisting advance computer systems with full net connectivity loaded with screen reader / talking softwares specially designed for visually challenged people to provide independent computer opratability and internet access.

    It also consist of sophisticated equipments like Braille printers, Braille note takers, book reading machine, brailler etc required for higher education.
     

  • Talking book studio:

    It is a small studio having sound proof room consist of audiovisual recorder and computerize daisy books recorder useful for recording books and making their cassettes and cds.
     

  • Office:
    A small office for keeping all records of centre including students record, visiters records, all activities, and financial affairs.

    It also include seating place for staf and cabins.

We have following softwares and hardwares facilities.

  • Hardwares

    Ten computers
    (Hp Intel core 2 dio 1.86 ghz processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, 17 inches  screen) with full net connectivity.

    A special linux work station it is a ubundtu linux machine loaded with special screen reader called orca, accessible for visually challenged


    Tiger pro Braille embosser:
    A large sized Braille printer which prints electronics text in to braille. It also can take Braille print outs of graph, charts, tables and mathematical text called nimathe Braille.

    Basic index d:
    Small sized Braille printer it can take Braille print out of electronic material.

    Braille type writer:
    It is a small sized Braille typing machine used for fast Braille typing.

    JAWS for windows:
    It is a screen reader which provide global speech environment to computer which enable visually challenged people to work on computer independently.

    Kerzwel 1000 it is a book reading software which is used for scanning books and reading.

    Talking typing teacher:
    It is a software witch guide new computer user to get familiar with key bord and fast typing.

    Spell well:
    It is a software used for spelling practice.


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