Blind technology expert

Technology is changing day by day, even hourly. But no one thinks some of the top 2006 technology innovations belong to deaf and visually impaired people. One of those people recently mentioned by the New York Times is Anindya Bhattacharyya.

Everyone who knows Anindya Bhattacharyya respects his extraordinary energy and resilient creativity. He set himself up for his mission: to live as independently as possible, and what to do to help change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people like him worldwide.

Blind technology expert Anindya Bhattacharyya.(Photo: bapin.info)

From those thoughts, Bapin - everyone still called him - went to Helen Keller National Center at Long Island (New York, USA). In sign language, he said: 'I don't know if I will one day become an expert in the technology world like this'.

Indeed, he is a very good person in technology. Not only teaching students, he also helped technology companies develop new devices or tools, allowing deaf and visually impaired people to travel to the audiovisual world.

He confided: 'I like to equip people with me who have a good ability to function, and succeed in every area they want to try. I feel it is the best ability I can bring myself to everyone. '

It's easy to say, but to be able to have today is an arduous journey. He was blind from the age of 9, when a child of the same age snapped hot ash into his eyes. From a poor village in India, where he was born 35 years ago, Bapin came to the United States after a difficult life in his childhood, and began to love the high-tech field.

He has great merits in research and development. Through the voice operating system, deaf and dumb people can communicate with the outside world (ordinary people) when using a special keyboard-phone on a Braille laptop.

He also helped develop the Tactile-based Board, allowing people like him to explore the urban transport system needed. Next is the SBC device, Braille information screen, which enables deaf and dumb people to use it to shop, order food at restaurants, or exchange information with the crew on flights. He himself traveled around the world using similar devices, such as Global Positioning System (via) - GSPS.

Joe McNulty, Director of HKNC and boss of Bapin, commented: 'Strictly speaking, Bapin is the most brilliant person I have ever met in my life. And I believe Bapin is an example for the juniors (currently students of Bapin) to follow. Anindya Bhattacharyya intends to devote the rest of his life to studying and imparting knowledge to the handicapped juniors like him ".

Le Dao (synthesized)