Sugamya Bharat App" and "Access - The Photo Digest"
March 5 , 2021 1286 days 719 0
The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot launched the 'Sugamya Bharat' App and a handbook titled 'Access - The Photo Digest'.
The App and the handbook have been developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
It enables people with disabilities and even the elderly to register accessibility-related problems
This mobile app will also address coronavirus-related issues faced by the differently abled.
The handbook is a collection of photographs from across different States and UTs.
It acts as a tool and guide for stakeholders, to sensitise them about 10 basic features of accessibility and related good-bad practices in easy-to-understand pictorial form.
The app provides five main features, four of which are directly related to enhancing accessibility, while the fifth is a special feature meant only for people with disabilities for coronavirus-related issues.