Vembi: Enhancing Affordable Braille Displays for Indian School Education

Blind or visually impaired students in India may face limited book access, resulting in lower literacy rates. The Hexis-Antara solution addresses this challenge by transforming both academic and non-academic content into Braille instantly on a specially designed device, eliminating access barriers for children.

 A Special Tool 

Vembi’s Hexis-Antara solution is a special tool that helps students. It uses a device called Hexis to read electronic Braille books, and a platform called Antara to change content from any language into Braille whenever it’s needed. This content can be from books, school notes, or tests. The goal of Hexis-Antara is to make learning enjoyable for readers and also save the time and money spent on printing Braille books. Hexis, the device, works with batteries and can be used for 5-6 days without needing a charge, which makes it convenient for students.

People who take care of students can use the Antara platform to make and share content with Hexis, making it easy for students to get what they need. This helps more students have access to content. Caregivers can also see how well their child is doing in their studies by using the analytics on the Antara Platform.

A Better Solution 

This project wants to make the Hexis-Antara solution better so that it can help students with more than just basic language skills. The goal is to improve how well students learn in all different subjects and levels of education.

The Device´s High Quality

Vembi wants to make the device lighter, improve its quality, and make it less expensive. They also want to add features like audio support in local languages to make it more interesting. Additionally, they aim to have more content available, support content from other sources, provide Braille support for math, and create a version with 20 cells for older students.

The Inspiration Behind this Project

Vidhya, one of the people who started Vembi, was the inspiration behind this project. She has been blind from birth and faced many challenges while studying STEM subjects. After completing her MSc in Digital Society with a Gold medal, she started a non-profit called Vision Empower. This organization helps provide inclusive education to visually impaired children, addressing the challenges she faced herself. Vidhya’s experiences and understanding of the community’s needs played a crucial role in creating Hexis and Antara.

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