We talk tech for people with disabilities, with our guest Shilpi Kapoor, founder of Barrierbreak. Barrierbreak provides accessibility and assistive technology solutions for people with disabilities.

We talk about how she got started , her brand new app called newzhook

We also talk about wearables, recent innovations ,her frustrations and her upcoming conference Techshare a national-level conference that focuses on creating a digitally-inclusive society In this conversation, we talk about:

Her tech heroes and much more…

Links

Website: http://barrierbreak.com/

Twitter: @Barrierbreak / @Shilpi_Kapoor

Mobile app - Newzhook - http://www.newzhook.com

Status of disability in India.

According to Census 2011, approximately 2.21 per cent or 26.8 million people in India are disabled. Of these, 5.4 million are physically disabled, while there are 5.07 million people with hearing disabilities, and vision issues are faced by 5.05 million people. At the bottom are speech disability, affecting around two million, and mental illness, which also affects another two million.

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