WikiConference India 2011/Submissions/Wikiaudio
 | This is an open submission for WikiConference India 2011. |
- Timestamp
- 17:59, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
- Title of the submission
- Type of submission (presentation)
Presentation
- Author of the submission
Shreyas Arun Chawathey
- E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)
shreyasc@live.com
- State of your origin (Country, if you are not based in India)
Maharashtra, India
- Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
- Personal homepage or blog
- Abstract (maximum 500 words)
About 284 million people are visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 245 have low vision. One of my friends, Tarun, is a representative of those curious minds who wish to gain knowledge, but their vision is a barrier for them to gain it. I believe that providing all the articles of Wikipedia in a form of an audio-document, I prefer calling it "Audio-wiki" article, would be beneficial to both the learner and the visually-challenged person like my friend and many of my friends throughout the globe to know more and to gain greater knowledge. I know that the task isn't that easy, but if this venture becomes a success, millions like Tarun would be able to gain knowledge of the world around us. This, I believe is instrumental in bringing information to each and every visually-challenged individual.
- Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)
TECHNOLOGY , OUTREACH, COMMUNITY
- Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?
YES
- Slides or further information (optional)