Divyangjan Corner

Divyangjan Corner

The Divyangjan Corner at Gujarat Vidyapith offers state-of-the-art technology to support students with visual disabilities. The Divyangjan Corner services include subscriptions to online libraries, special software, applications, and audiobooks. The Divyangjan Corner is equipped with computer and additional device, also it provides human assistance to support the students.

Assistive Technology Resources

An Assistive Technology tool is a device, either hardware or software, that helps make academic materials and learning environments easier to access for people with specific learning needs. The library has put together a list of assistive devices for students to explore and use. For detailed information on How to use the following tools, please write to library@gujaratvidyapith.org

Divyangjan Corner

The Divyangjan Corner at Gujarat Vidyapith offers state-of-the-art technology to support students with visual disabilities. The Divyangjan Corner services include subscriptions to online libraries, special software, applications, and audiobooks. The Divyangjan Corner is equipped with computer and additional device, also it provides human assistance to support the students.

Assistive Technology Resources

An Assistive Technology tool is a device, either hardware or software, that helps make academic materials and learning environments easier to access for people with specific learning needs. The library has put together a list of assistive devices for students to explore and use. For detailed information on How to use the following tools, please write to library@gujaratvidyapith.org

Accessible e-books :

• Bookshare International: https://www.bookshare.org/
• Sugamya Pustakalaya: https://www.sugamyapustakalaya.org.in/
• National Association for the Blind, India (Talking Books): https://nabindia.org.in/talking-books/
  • List of Marathi Audio Books: https://nabindia.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Marathi-Books.xlsx
  • List of Hindi Audio Books: https://nabindia.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Hindi-Books.xlsx
  • List of English Audio Books: https://nabindia.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-English-Books.xlsx
  • List of Gujarathi Audio Books: https://nabindia.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Gujarathi-Books.xlsx
  • List of Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil and Sanskrit Audio Books: https://nabindia.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-other-languages-Books.xlsx

Gujarat Vidyapith has memberships with the above libraries which provide accessible eBooks. The library can provide individual accounts to students who are eligible. Please contact library@gujaratvidyapith.org for details.

• Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry
• The Story of My Experiments with Truth: https://www.mkgandhi.org/gandhi-autobiography-audiobook.php
• National Digital Library of India: https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
• Central Institute of Educational Technology: https://ciet.ncert.gov.in/audio-books

Print to Audio Device

The corner has Kibo XS device which real-time converts the print material into audio format. It also gives facility to listen the contents into more than 60 regional and international languages.

Screen Readers

• JAWS: https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/
• NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access): https://www.nvaccess.org/
• Screen Access For All (SAFA): https://safa-reader.software.informer.com/download/
• System Access To Go: https://www.satogo.com/en/

Screen Magnifiers

• ZoomText: https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/zoomtext/
• MS Windows Magnifier: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/setting-up-and-using-magnifier-e1330ccd-8d5c-2b3c-d383-fd202808c71a

Campus Map

• Campus Map with Accessibility Highlighted Buildings

Speech-To-Text Tools

• Google Voice Typing
• MS Windows Speech Recognition (in-built tool on Windows)
• Read&Write
• Dictate (within Office 365)

Text-to-Speech Tools

• ClaroRead: https://www.clarosoftware.com/
• NaturalReader: https://www.naturalreaders.com/
• Kurzweil 3000: https://www.kurzweiledu.com/k3000-firefly/overview.html
• Kurzweil 1000: https://www.kurzweiledu.com/products/kurzweil-1000-v14-windows.html
• Kurzweil Read the Web Chrome Extension: https://www.kurzweiledu.com/default.html
• VoiceDream: https://www.voicedream.com/
• Read&Write: https://www.texthelp.com/en-gb/products/read-write/
• Adobe ReadOut Loud: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/reader/using/accessibility-features.html
• E-book Readers: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-e-readers/

How to access Assistive Technology?

Students can walk-in library and utilize the services. In case of accessing e-books or device, library staff will assist and enable them to access the e-books.