Assistive Technology summit for PWDs opens today: KTR
TRS working president and minister KT Rama Rao
Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao will inaugurate Telangana's first AssistiveTechnology Exhibition here on Wednesday. The exhibition is a part of Virtual AT Summit that will have Principal Scientific Adviser to Union government, K Vijayraghavan, deliver a keynote address.
Marking the International Day for Disabled Persons, Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) is hosting a State-level Exhibition for Assistive Technology to recognise and showcase assistive and rehabilitative solutions for the elderly and people with disabilities (PWDs).
The exhibitionis a part of the larger Assistive Technology Summit 2020 which has aculmination of stakeholders from academia, government, startups, and non-profit.
The stakeholders for the summit and exhibition are IIT Hyderabad, TWorks, Social Alpha, Artilab Foundation, Assistech Foundation, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Youth4Jobs, Unmukt-The Senior Hub and Kult.
The exhibition, a public event that will see innovations on visual impairment, developmental and cognitive disabilities, locomotor disability, speech & hearing impairment and senior citizens will be conducted at HMDA Grounds from 4 pm.