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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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