Computer access for the blind

Although this software was developed exclusively from the point of view of enabling the blind to work in call-centres, but it is an important step towards IT access for the physically disabled. Coupled with other initiatives like the Hindi chatbot developed by students at Chandigarh, such technologies can go a long way towards bringing the handicapped into the digital world and bridging the divide for them.

A similar tool is Talkr, that converts text-based blogs to mp3 files that are suitable for pod-casting.