Apr il, 2020

Ed i t i on 49

Ed i t or 's Desk
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Dear fr ien ds,

As we al l go th r ou gh th ese ver y ch al l en gin g tim es ,h om e is

tu r n in g ou t to be n ot on l y th e h appiest pl ace bu t al so th e
h eal th iest pl ace .

Sal u tes to th e h eal th car e pr ofession al s !!

H appy Readin g!!

Regar ds,
Bh avn a Botta
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M eet Say om d eb M u k h er jee , wh o wish es to in tr odu ce h im sel f as --

I'm a M ad Stor y tel l er H ol l ywood actor - On e Littl e

Fin ger Au th or - RJ -- Ted x Speak er Tr avel l er

& W or k in g at En abl e In dia

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Con gr at u l at i on s, y ou h av e com p l et ed on e y ear at En abl e I n d i a
Th an k You . On th e 12th of Apr il 2019, I join ed en abl e In dia wh ich was a big
ach ievem en t. In th e l ast on e year , God h as m ade m e r eal ize th at if on e tak es
th e fir st step towar ds an u n k n own positivity,it wou l d som eh ow wor k ou t.
?. p er i en ce of r el ocat i n g t o a n ew ci t y.
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Th e per son with sever e disabil ities in In dia is n ot con sider ed as pr odu ctive
citizen s. W h en we th in k of m igr atin g to a n ew city,th e ster eotype wou l d cr eate
an im age of a per son with ou t a disabil ity. In m y case, with th e gr ace of God, I
h ad th is oppor tu n ity to br eak th is m yth .
Last year in Apr il I join ed En abl e In dia in th e n ew city of Ban gal or e. New
city? For m e, an y city ou tside Kol k ata wou l d h ave been a tou r ist
destin ation an d n ot a wor k pl ace an d th at is wh y com in g to Ban gal or e an d
star tin g a n ew l ife was difficu l t.
I am a wh eel ch air u ser ,I n eed a car egiver -24x7 to tak e car e of m y dail y
n eeds. Even befor e I join ed th is n ew job oppor tu n ity,I faced r esistan ce
fr om m y fam il y in m y h om etown . I h ad to con vin ce m y m oth er ,so th at sh e
cou l d be with m e for som e m on th s to h el p m e, settl in g down at Ban gal or e.
Even I was n ot con fiden t abou t m y abil ities becau se I h ave n ever tak en u p
th is k in d of ch al l en ge in m y l ife.
Th at w as a bol d st ep ,t el l u sabou t y ou r w or k
En abl e In dia, TH E GREAT PLACE TO W ORK al on g with its val u es h as pl ayed an
im por tan t par t in th is n ew ven tu r e wh ich I got in to. I wou l d su r el y go in to th e abyss
, if I did n ot get th e su ppor t fr om th e h ier ar ch y an d especial l y Sh an ti an d Dipesh . In
m y pr ofession al l ife, I h ave n ever seen an office wh er e bein g n on ju dgem en tal an d

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em path y ar e r egar ded in its h igh est esteem .
M y col l eagu es h ave al ways m otivated m e du r in g th ose days wh il e I was gettin g
settl ed. Som e of m y col l eagu es h el p m e to devel op a social l ife wh ich is essen tial in
a n ew city.
W h at w as t h e bi ggest l ear n i n g of t h i s y ear
As m y m oth er l eft in th e m iddl e of October 2019, I h ad on e m or e ch al l en ge to tak e
car e of. Not on l y I was expected to del iver th e del iver abl es at th e office bu t al so I
h ad to tak e car e of th e h ou seh ol d th in gs.God h as m ade m e r eal ize an aspect of
l ife du r in g th e l ast 12 m on th s. If you wan t to com e ou t of th e com for t zon e an d
con tr ibu te to th e cau se, God wil l al ways fin d you r ways to m ove towar ds you r
tar get. H e al ways h el ps th ose peopl e wh o m ove towar ds th e tar get with som e
am ou n t of h on esty.
Cal cu l ated r isk s of l ife ar e ver y im por tan t for th e gr owth , (n ot on l y per son al ),
bu t societal . If you expect th e wor l d to ch an ge th en don ?t stop to ch an ge you r
capacity to expl or e th e tar gets. You wil l be h el ped al l th e tim e by th e u n k n own
for ce, ?God?for th e ch an ges you ar e to br in g abou t.
Tech Cor n er
Ch oi cew or k s is ideal for peopl e wh o ar e l ook in g for a h eal th y way to addr ess
th eir feel in gs or to h el p th em with r ou tin es. Th is m ean s th at it?s par ticu l ar l y
su ited to ch il dr en or Au tistic in dividu al s, wh o m ay str u ggl e to ver bal ise th eir
em otion s wh il e pl acin g im por tan ce on r ou tin es gen er al l y. Th er e ar e fou r
section s to th e app: Sch edu l e, W aitin g, Feel in gs an d Feel in gs Scal e. Th e
?W aitin g? section is ideal for th ose wh o str u ggl e in social situ ation s, becau se
it n or m al ises action s su ch as tu r n -tak in g an d n ot in ter r u ptin g
con ver sation s.h ttps:/ / apps.appl e.com / u s/ app/ ch oicewor k s/ id486210964

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M at h boar d is a gr eat app for ch il dr en with au tism to begin

to l ear n sim pl e addition an d su btr action pr obl em s th r ou gh
fu n pr obl em sol vin g u sin g m u l tipl e an swer styl es.Th e app
al so featu r es a power fu l teach in g featu r e th at wal k s stu den ts
th r ou gh th e steps r equ ir ed to sol ve addition s, su btr action s,
division an d equ ation s.Th is app is a u sefu l tool for
in tr odu cin g sim pl e m ath em atics to th ose with l ear n in g
disabil ities.
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M i r acl e M od u s was actu al l y cr eated by som eon e with Au tism , wh o u n der stan ds
sen sor y over l oad per son al l y. Th e app is a sou r ce of h ypn otic r ain bows, soft bel l s
an d l igh ts. It h el ps to m itigate sen sor y over l oad som eon e m igh t be over wh el m ed
with , h el pin g th em to feel sooth ed in stead
h ttps:/ / apps.appl e.com / u s/ app/ m ir acl e-m odu s/ id555904748

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Tap ToTal k tu r n s you r sm ar tph on e or tabl et in to an au gm en tative an d al ter n ative

com m u n ication device, in or der to m ak e com m u n icatin g sim pl e an d fu n .Sim pl y
tap a pictu r e an d th e app speak s it ou t, wh il st l eadin g on to an oth er scr een of
im ages. Th e settin gs can be ch an ged based on th e n eeds of th e u ser ,with an
exten sive r an ge for n on -ver bal ch il dr en an d adu l ts.
pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com .gith u b.fk l oft.taptotal k &h l =en _IN

Book Cr eat or is th e per fect iPad app for ch il dr en

al l owin g th em to cr eate th eir own stor ies an d expor t
th eir fin ish ed pr odu ct in to th eir ver y own iBook ,
su ch a cool idea!W h eth er it is a fiction al fair y tal e,
com ic book , ph oto book or jou r n al , Book Cr eator
con tain s th e fl exibil ity to cr eate an yth in g of you r
own .
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Speech to text apps ? or l ive caption s, au to caption s ? ar e u sefu l for pr etty m u ch

ever yon e in som e capacity.If you ar e h ear in g, th ey can r ecor d you r n otes,
tr an sl ate con ten t, h el p with com m u n ication .
Som e Poin ter s on th e Apps Listed:
·Th ese apps ar e l in k ed to th e iOS (Appl e) stor e. It is in dicated in each app if it is
avail abl e th r ou gh An dr oid.
·Al l of th e speech to text apps ar e FREE, bu t som e of th em r equ ir e a
su bscr iption after a cer tain am ou n t of tr ial h as passed.
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·Th e apps th at wer e cr eated specifical l y to h el p u s deaf in speech to text ar e
l isted fir st; th e apps th at wer e cr eated by an d for h ear in g an d ju st in ciden tal l y
h el p u s deaf, ar e l isted after.
Av a 24/ 7 Accessi bl e L i f eby Tr an scen se, I n c (i OS, An d r oi d )
Ava is an app design ed to em power peopl e wh o ar e deaf or h ar d-of-h ear in g
by al l owin g to fol l ow con ver sation s in r eal tim e. Th e app pr ovides 24/ 7
r eal -tim e caption in g (with u p to 95% accu r acy,based on ar tificial
in tel l igen ce), on you r sm ar tph on e.
Sor en son Bu zz Car d sby Sor en son Com m u n i cat i on s, I n c. (i OS,
An d r oi d )
Type it. Sh ow it. Bu zzCar ds is an app design ed to h el p deaf peopl e
com m u n icate easil y with peopl e wh o don ?t k n ow sign l an gu age. Th e app
wor k s l ik e a deck of fl ash car ds. You type th e m essage an d sh ow it to th e
per son with wh om you ar e com m u n icatin g. You can wr ite an d save car ds
with th e m essage.
Speech to Text Apps Cr eated for H ear in g, bu t H ave Use for Us Deaf/ H ear in g
Im pair ed

Ot t er Voi ce M eet i n g N ot esby AI Sen se (En gl i sh on l y ) (i OS, An d r oi d )

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Otter r ecor ds an d tak es m eetin g n otes for you in r eal -tim e, so you can stay
focu sed on th e con ver sation an d r est assu r ed th at al l in for m ation (e.g. action s,
h igh l igh ts, ph otos, atten dees) is captu r ed, easil y sear ch abl e, an d sh ar eabl e
with you r team . Otter.ai is al so avail abl e on l in e.
Googl e L i v e Tr an scr i be(An d r oi d on l y )
M icr osoft Tr an sl ator by M icr osoft (iOS, An dr oid, W in dows)
M icr osoft Tr an sl ator is a fr ee, per son al tr an sl ation app for 60+ l an gu ages, to
tr an sl ate text, voice, con ver sation s, cam er a ph otos an d scr een sh ots. You can
even down l oad l an gu ages for offl in e tr an sl ation for fr ee to u se wh en you
tr avel ! - Text tr an sl ation in to over 60 l an gu ages
H ear o? L i v e Cap t i on s by Th om as Back es (i OS, An d r oi d )
Th is app per for m s l ive caption in g of speech . To u se th e app, ju st h it th e
m icr oph on e bu tton an d begin speak in g. Th e spok en wor ds ar e con ver ted to
text an d displ ayed on th e scr een . To stop th e caption in g, pr ess th e m icr oph on e
bu tton again . Use th is app to h el p com m u n icate an d r ecor d wh at was said.
Bi g N ot e by Pet er M aci as (i OS, An d r oi d )
Big Note is u sed to com m u n icate with peopl e by typin g text. Th er e is a seek
bar to decr ease or in cr ease/ decr ease text size. Easy to k eep th e
com m u n ication goin g on by sh ak in g th e ph on e or swipe fr om r igh t to l eft.
Speech to Text with th e ease of r eadin g th e h igh l igh ted text

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