NOW, visually impaired people can also use mobile phones. Yes this is done by Intex, with collaboration of the National Association for the Blind (NAB) it has introduced a phone for the visually impaired, the Intex Vision - IN 2020. . Developed at Intex’s Centre for Design & Development, the Intex Vision is a dual SIM phone (GSM+GSM) with a large Braille keypad to facilitate recognition of digits. It will be available for Rs. 2,600.
Even those visually impaired folks who do not recognize Braille can even use this new intex vision, as it comes with a talking keypad feature, which will speak out number in English. There is also an SOS button onboard, which allows users to save up to four emergency numbers, the first of which will be called once pressed.
Mr. Shailendra Jha, DGM-Telecom, Intex Technologies on the launch of Intex vision said, “Intex believes that simple and affordable technology can do wonders in enhancing quality of life of differently-abled people. India has the largest number of blind people in the world and NAB is the best platform in the countryto reach to them. Intex Vision is just a small gesture to help empower the visually impaired population by bringing connectivity within easy reach.”
Also speaking on the launch, Mr. Mohinder Kapur, President, National Association for the Blind, said,
“Blindness is a disability which could be overcome with training and guidance. The Intex Vision phone is an ideal tool for the visually impaired people to satisfy their communication needs. It can play a very useful role in their integrated development.”
