Powering a range of devices to give specially-abled a sense of independence

Chennai-based startups use EV and augmented alternative communication to offer solutions that allow their special customers to lead much more normal lives than they could otherwise

First, some distressing news. About 2.2 per cent of Indians lived with some kind of disability, according to data from the National Statistics Office's 2011 Census. What's more, a report titled Disabled Persons in India: A Statistical Profile 2016, by the Social Statistics Division under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MosPI), says nearly 20 per cent of these people have some kind of movement disability.

While the ramps at malls, hospitals and other establishments do make life somewhat easier for wheelchair-bound persons, they invariably need external assistance to get into or out of a car, for instance. 

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