New Delhi: IBM India, Global software major has established a ‘Human Ability and Accessibility Centre’ for people with disabilities in India.

The centre, situated at the India Research Lab in New Delhi, will make technology and information easily accessible to people having visual, cognitive and motor disabilities.

The centre will cater to the different needs of government bodies, business houses, academic institutions, research workers and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Mr. Shanker Annaswamy, IBM Managing Director (India and South Asia), said, “India faces a growing need for inclusive development that fundamentally depends on addressing social, economic and physical disadvantages and create opportunities for every individual to realise the potential of their abilities. Globally, and in India, IBM champions accessibility needs by bringing technologies and innovations that empower the differently-abled and socially disadvantaged through initiatives such as the human ability and accessibility centre.”

Mr. Shanker also said that IBM had already developed a few modern solutions including easy web browsing for the visually impaired, “WebAdopt2Me” for people with cognitive impairments or low vision, disability simulator “IBM aDesigner”, Hindi speech recognition and English assessment tool “Sensei”.