Assistive Technology Solution for Disabled Population of India

Abstract

The disabled populace of India has increased by 22.4% from 2001 to 2011. Over 2.13% of the whole populace of India is confronting with various levels of difficulties in everyday life. Assistive Technology (AT) empowers help for such populace alongside bringing social equity. Assistive devices like automated wheelchair, robot arm and so on with sensor technology are the rehabilitation advances which are basically requirements of the disabled populace. Disabled populace can have an improved life if they are supported with assistive devices with sensor technology. AT not just helps the disabled populace to lead a normal life but defeats their inability. In India, statistics discloses that disabled people are more in rural areas than in urban areas. The fundamental reason behind this circumstance is absence of best practices in assistive devices in rural area. The reasons are lack of awareness in latest assistive advancements, lack of education, low financial conditions. Advances in AT have opened a number of chances for help disabled populace. This paper basically concentrates on the possibilities of the assistive devices having minimal cost with advanced sensor technology, which will be effective for the Indian disabled population.