I’m here to talk about disability innovations has been the journey of my
innovations has been the journey of my
innovations has been the journey of my life for the last four years or so but
life for the last four years or so but
life for the last four years or so but has been one that has drawn upon my
has been one that has drawn upon my
has been one that has drawn upon my experiences for the last 26 years prior
experiences for the last 26 years prior
experiences for the last 26 years prior to that and is a good convergence to
to that and is a good convergence to
to that and is a good convergence to what one has done in life for the years
what one has done in life for the years
what one has done in life for the years before that so now what is disability
before that so now what is disability
before that so now what is disability innovation so if you look at the format
innovation so if you look at the format
innovation so if you look at the format of this talk so the format would have
of this talk so the format would have
of this talk so the format would have first section on why visibility
first section on why visibility
first section on why visibility innovations next is going to be on the
innovations next is going to be on the
innovations next is going to be on the experiment that we did third is going to
experiment that we did third is going to
experiment that we did third is going to be on what the way going forward is and
be on what the way going forward is and
be on what the way going forward is and fourth is how do we engage so why why
fourth is how do we engage so why why
fourth is how do we engage so why why should we have innovations for
should we have innovations for
should we have innovations for disability now if you look at statistics
disability now if you look at statistics
disability now if you look at statistics first and which is an important day of
first and which is an important day of
first and which is an important day of for us to understand why we should have
for us to understand why we should have
for us to understand why we should have innovations if you look world over the
innovations if you look world over the
innovations if you look world over the bridge of statistics say that 15% of the
bridge of statistics say that 15% of the
bridge of statistics say that 15% of the population is disabled which means 1
population is disabled which means 1
population is disabled which means 1 billion people worldwide are disabled
billion people worldwide are disabled
billion people worldwide are disabled all of those 1 billion people that are
all of those 1 billion people that are
all of those 1 billion people that are disabled are 15% it includes all
disabled are 15% it includes all
disabled are 15% it includes all disabilities but disabilities that are
disabilities but disabilities that are
disabilities but disabilities that are either physical Lokomotiv disabilities
either physical Lokomotiv disabilities
either physical Lokomotiv disabilities or speech it hearing impairment or
or speech it hearing impairment or
or speech it hearing impairment or visual impairment for from close to 7 to
visual impairment for from close to 7 to
visual impairment for from close to 7 to 80% of the population and 80% of the
80% of the population and 80% of the
80% of the population and 80% of the population of the disabled population
population of the disabled population
population of the disabled population live in third world countries if you
live in third world countries if you
live in third world countries if you look at India close to 60% of the
look at India close to 60% of the
look at India close to 60% of the population today lives in rural areas of
population today lives in rural areas of
population today lives in rural areas of the 70% in 2001 census which means the
the 70% in 2001 census which means the
the 70% in 2001 census which means the disabled population is migrating to
disabled population is migrating to
disabled population is migrating to urban areas which is not good it’s going
urban areas which is not good it’s going
urban areas which is not good it’s going to lead to a concentration 78 percent of
to lead to a concentration 78 percent of
to lead to a concentration 78 percent of the people with disability have not had
the people with disability have not had
the people with disability have not had any access to medical advice 80 to 90
any access to medical advice 80 to 90
any access to medical advice 80 to 90 percent of the disabled population live
percent of the disabled population live
percent of the disabled population live in third world countries and 75 percent
in third world countries and 75 percent
in third world countries and 75 percent of the children who join schools in
of the children who join schools in
of the children who join schools in urban areas Rob board of schools before
urban areas Rob board of schools before
urban areas Rob board of schools before completing high school and if you look
completing high school and if you look
completing high school and if you look at the total status of those who have
at the total status of those who have
at the total status of those who have not enrolled and who those are dropped
not enrolled and who those are dropped
not enrolled and who those are dropped out 95 percent of the children with
out 95 percent of the children with
out 95 percent of the children with disability do not complete school e so
disability do not complete school e so
disability do not complete school e so one of the societal value is that we
one of the societal value is that we
one of the societal value is that we think we should follow a society by and
think we should follow a society by and
think we should follow a society by and large should be able to have uniform
large should be able to have uniform
large should be able to have uniform growth and uniform development okay that
growth and uniform development okay that
growth and uniform development okay that is what forms a good society a society
is what forms a good society a society
is what forms a good society a society devoid of most of the problems that one
devoid of most of the problems that one
devoid of most of the problems that one would see like terror or others right
would see like terror or others right
would see like terror or others right now what is important we must have an
now what is important we must have an
now what is important we must have an egalitarian society
egalitarian society
egalitarian society what is a callate term mean not that you
what is a callate term mean not that you
what is a callate term mean not that you distribute wealth to everybody like you
distribute wealth to everybody like you
distribute wealth to everybody like you to income use them it means having equal
to income use them it means having equal
to income use them it means having equal access to resources and that is what is
access to resources and that is what is
access to resources and that is what is important and this is embedded in our
important and this is embedded in our
important and this is embedded in our constitution in saying that everybody
constitution in saying that everybody
constitution in saying that everybody must get equal access to access and
must get equal access to access and
must get equal access to access and rights to what they are due for right it
rights to what they are due for right it
rights to what they are due for right it is by law it has been published and it
is by law it has been published and it
is by law it has been published and it has been made available by law it is
has been made available by law it is
has been made available by law it is arraigned well most people who are in
arraigned well most people who are in
arraigned well most people who are in the backward classes who are probably a
the backward classes who are probably a
the backward classes who are probably a CSD who did not have access to these
CSD who did not have access to these
CSD who did not have access to these early due to various reasons but the
early due to various reasons but the
early due to various reasons but the disabled needs something more they need
disabled needs something more they need
disabled needs something more they need access through technology they cannot
access through technology they cannot
access through technology they cannot just having that law alone is not
just having that law alone is not
just having that law alone is not sufficient and that is why innovations
sufficient and that is why innovations
sufficient and that is why innovations are very important the disability sector
are very important the disability sector
are very important the disability sector in order to make sure that the disabled
in order to make sure that the disabled
in order to make sure that the disabled have access to whatever resources they
have access to whatever resources they
have access to whatever resources they need to have second I see a roomful of
need to have second I see a roomful of
need to have second I see a roomful of people probably none who is disabled how
people probably none who is disabled how
people probably none who is disabled how many of you do you think will be
many of you do you think will be
many of you do you think will be disabled their future if you are should
disabled their future if you are should
disabled their future if you are should did not invest in your future ok
did not invest in your future ok
did not invest in your future ok question is I am good why should I
question is I am good why should I
question is I am good why should I bother
bother
bother ok you get disabilities in multiple
ok you get disabilities in multiple
ok you get disabilities in multiple forms due to aging you will have due to
forms due to aging you will have due to
forms due to aging you will have due to temporary conditions or you have
temporary conditions or you have
temporary conditions or you have acquired disabilities
acquired disabilities
acquired disabilities how many of you in a family of five
how many of you in a family of five
how many of you in a family of five think you will have to deal with
think you will have to deal with
think you will have to deal with disability during a lifetime if you take
disability during a lifetime if you take
disability during a lifetime if you take five percent as if probability that you
five percent as if probability that you
five percent as if probability that you will have to deal with disability for
will have to deal with disability for
will have to deal with disability for one person for a family of five it is 30
one person for a family of five it is 30
one person for a family of five it is 30 to 40 percent overall okay now lastly
to 40 percent overall okay now lastly
to 40 percent overall okay now lastly Design Thinking adds value for everyone
Design Thinking adds value for everyone
Design Thinking adds value for everyone okay how does it add value for everyone
I’ll go back my dear a common experience
I’ll go back my dear a common experience I was heading datacom ventures rnd here
I was heading datacom ventures rnd here
I was heading datacom ventures rnd here in a time when the common there are
in a time when the common there are
in a time when the common there are comments characterized by switching
comments characterized by switching
comments characterized by switching speeds the normal equipment that was
speeds the normal equipment that was
speeds the normal equipment that was lying in consumer premises used to do
lying in consumer premises used to do
lying in consumer premises used to do about 100 250,000 packets per second we
about 100 250,000 packets per second we
about 100 250,000 packets per second we set our goal at 100,000 a million
set our goal at 100,000 a million
set our goal at 100,000 a million packets per second why did I sell it at
packets per second why did I sell it at
packets per second why did I sell it at a million period of million packets even
a million period of million packets even
a million period of million packets even five years down the line was not
five years down the line was not
five years down the line was not expected to go beyond five hundred six
expected to go beyond five hundred six
expected to go beyond five hundred six hundred thousand packets per second the
hundred thousand packets per second the
hundred thousand packets per second the logic was very simple if we can design a
logic was very simple if we can design a
logic was very simple if we can design a system that can take care of a million
system that can take care of a million
system that can take care of a million packets per second you can always
packets per second you can always
packets per second you can always downgrade the system we easily and
downgrade the system we easily and
downgrade the system we easily and produce any system ranging from hundred
produce any system ranging from hundred
produce any system ranging from hundred thousand packets per second to a million
thousand packets per second to a million
thousand packets per second to a million packets per second okay so what’s the
packets per second okay so what’s the
packets per second okay so what’s the design for disability do going from the
design for disability do going from the
design for disability do going from the previous experience it’s it’s a very
previous experience it’s it’s a very
previous experience it’s it’s a very high benchmark for design it expands the
high benchmark for design it expands the
high benchmark for design it expands the thought envelope and that is how it
thought envelope and that is how it
thought envelope and that is how it leads to far better designs what does
leads to far better designs what does
leads to far better designs what does this do for able users nothing better in
this do for able users nothing better in
this do for able users nothing better in examples to show all of us knows this is
examples to show all of us knows this is
examples to show all of us knows this is a typewriter the keyboard without which
a typewriter the keyboard without which
a typewriter the keyboard without which all of us would not be able to use a
all of us would not be able to use a
all of us would not be able to use a machine how many of you know that the
machine how many of you know that the
machine how many of you know that the typhoid was invented for a blind person
typhoid was invented for a blind person
typhoid was invented for a blind person to write letters the next is
to write letters the next is
to write letters the next is text-to-speech we use it as a common
text-to-speech we use it as a common
text-to-speech we use it as a common mode of interacting with mobiles now
mode of interacting with mobiles now
mode of interacting with mobiles now right it was originally thought of for
right it was originally thought of for
right it was originally thought of for people with disability who could not use
people with disability who could not use
people with disability who could not use keyboards or people who can’t see
SMS all of us everybody uses SMS today
SMS all of us everybody uses SMS today does originally put in the specification
does originally put in the specification
does originally put in the specification of GSM for people who over who do not
of GSM for people who over who do not
of GSM for people who over who do not have hearing capability to be able to
have hearing capability to be able to
have hearing capability to be able to use the mobile networks to communicate
use the mobile networks to communicate
use the mobile networks to communicate with their near and dear this is a
with their near and dear this is a
with their near and dear this is a text-to-speech system which are used by
text-to-speech system which are used by
text-to-speech system which are used by the blind to hear what’s on the screen
the blind to hear what’s on the screen
the blind to hear what’s on the screen it was originally designed for the blind
it was originally designed for the blind
it was originally designed for the blind what is it led to for use in common
what is it led to for use in common
what is it led to for use in common systems today it has been shown that it
systems today it has been shown that it
systems today it has been shown that it is far better for literacy and education
is far better for literacy and education
is far better for literacy and education than all other modes of teaching let’s
than all other modes of teaching let’s
than all other modes of teaching let’s look at one example that did not avail
look at one example that did not avail
look at one example that did not avail of such a thought process this is a
of such a thought process this is a
of such a thought process this is a scooter that has been modified for
scooter that has been modified for
scooter that has been modified for disabled people who had to support Hilux
disabled people who had to support Hilux
disabled people who had to support Hilux next to the drive wheel and you are
next to the drive wheel and you are
next to the drive wheel and you are supposed to be driving that very clear
supposed to be driving that very clear
supposed to be driving that very clear right if only the original scooter had
right if only the original scooter had
right if only the original scooter had three wheels then those who did not know
three wheels then those who did not know
three wheels then those who did not know how the balance or riding on a rainy
how the balance or riding on a rainy
how the balance or riding on a rainy surface would have been pretty easy for
surface would have been pretty easy for
surface would have been pretty easy for anybody who did not have disability so
anybody who did not have disability so
anybody who did not have disability so what is it we did my own personal
what is it we did my own personal
what is it we did my own personal experience I have traveled abroad I’ve
experience I have traveled abroad I’ve
experience I have traveled abroad I’ve seen a lot of devices abroad I could not
seen a lot of devices abroad I could not
seen a lot of devices abroad I could not use many of them in India because the
use many of them in India because the
use many of them in India because the infrastructure was not conducive enough
infrastructure was not conducive enough
infrastructure was not conducive enough for them so what did we do so a group of
for them so what did we do so a group of
for them so what did we do so a group of us got together to look at this problem
us got together to look at this problem
us got together to look at this problem and I had the fortune of sitting down
and I had the fortune of sitting down
and I had the fortune of sitting down and building disability NGOs Federation
and building disability NGOs Federation
and building disability NGOs Federation and in redrawing of the strategy
and in redrawing of the strategy
and in redrawing of the strategy strategic plans for that particular
strategic plans for that particular
strategic plans for that particular Federation we said we must have an
Federation we said we must have an
Federation we said we must have an innovation slab and have it be in a
innovation slab and have it be in a
innovation slab and have it be in a university as we called it and one was
university as we called it and one was
university as we called it and one was looking at validation for that process
looking at validation for that process
looking at validation for that process and a few of us thankfully got together
and a few of us thankfully got together
and a few of us thankfully got together it was at a rate led by the Red Cross
it was at a rate led by the Red Cross
it was at a rate led by the Red Cross and we looked at this whole space and
and we looked at this whole space and
and we looked at this whole space and said we must innovate for disability he
said we must innovate for disability he
said we must innovate for disability he looked at popular formats they were
looked at popular formats they were
looked at popular formats they were hackathons and they were NATO Taj was
hackathons and they were NATO Taj was
hackathons and they were NATO Taj was typically to day of fires which just
typically to day of fires which just
typically to day of fires which just came into the concept or a barely
came into the concept or a barely
came into the concept or a barely working prototype we had design
working prototype we had design
working prototype we had design challenges where anybody could take up
challenges where anybody could take up
challenges where anybody could take up their own design challenge and build a
their own design challenge and build a
their own design challenge and build a device but was not focused or you had
device but was not focused or you had
device but was not focused or you had focused
focused
focused that building was a very very narrow and
that building was a very very narrow and
that building was a very very narrow and had experts building prototypes our need
had experts building prototypes our need
had experts building prototypes our need was to have the white canvas they have a
was to have the white canvas they have a
was to have the white canvas they have a lot of people participating including
lot of people participating including
lot of people participating including international participants they have
international participants they have
international participants they have have large impact and especially in the
have large impact and especially in the
have large impact and especially in the rural rural areas and have working and
rural rural areas and have working and
rural rural areas and have working and functional prototypes so what did we do
functional prototypes so what did we do
functional prototypes so what did we do we designed a new format a 60-day format
we designed a new format a 60-day format
we designed a new format a 60-day format where people could take ideas all the
where people could take ideas all the
where people could take ideas all the way up to working functional prototypes
way up to working functional prototypes
way up to working functional prototypes so these are the organizations that are
so these are the organizations that are
so these are the organizations that are involved in putting this whole thing
involved in putting this whole thing
involved in putting this whole thing together this is the video of what we
together this is the video of what we
together this is the video of what we did in those 60 days
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premising or new rider was to ask built
premising or new rider was to ask built an attachment to a wheelchair one can
an attachment to a wheelchair one can
an attachment to a wheelchair one can convert the wheelchair to a three-point
convert the wheelchair to a three-point
convert the wheelchair to a three-point chair and take the device outside the
chair and take the device outside the
chair and take the device outside the house the mobility in here built a
house the mobility in here built a
house the mobility in here built a combined chair for sitting and standing
combined chair for sitting and standing
combined chair for sitting and standing for spastic children since will die OT
for spastic children since will die OT
for spastic children since will die OT device that we put into prosthetics to
device that we put into prosthetics to
device that we put into prosthetics to look at the usage of prosthetics
look at the usage of prosthetics
look at the usage of prosthetics remotely global hands built a machine to
remotely global hands built a machine to
remotely global hands built a machine to help those with handicapped use block
help those with handicapped use block
help those with handicapped use block printing as a livelihood mechanism
printing as a livelihood mechanism
printing as a livelihood mechanism software on each was a person from
software on each was a person from
software on each was a person from portugal who build 3d printed ions with
portugal who build 3d printed ions with
portugal who build 3d printed ions with silicone fingers and has nano printed
silicone fingers and has nano printed
silicone fingers and has nano printed sensors on their fingers to enable this
sensors on their fingers to enable this
sensors on their fingers to enable this we have Fuji foot that built elastic
we have Fuji foot that built elastic
we have Fuji foot that built elastic energy storing foot for prosthetics we
energy storing foot for prosthetics we
energy storing foot for prosthetics we have team team de chartres that weld a
have team team de chartres that weld a
have team team de chartres that weld a device for people without hands to eat
device for people without hands to eat
device for people without hands to eat by controlling with using a petal a
by controlling with using a petal a
by controlling with using a petal a spoon with the pedal Bailey was not part
spoon with the pedal Bailey was not part
spoon with the pedal Bailey was not part of the enable maketh on but during the
of the enable maketh on but during the
of the enable maketh on but during the process of the marathon we came up with
process of the marathon we came up with
process of the marathon we came up with others who wanted to come and take help
others who wanted to come and take help
others who wanted to come and take help from us this is a smart Brailler mak is
from us this is a smart Brailler mak is
from us this is a smart Brailler mak is again a kit for spastics and for those
again a kit for spastics and for those
again a kit for spastics and for those with Quattro physics 3d PT was again for
with Quattro physics 3d PT was again for
with Quattro physics 3d PT was again for spastics and cerebral palsy children to
spastics and cerebral palsy children to
spastics and cerebral palsy children to help them write and use her fingers
help them write and use her fingers
help them write and use her fingers bluetick is again was not part of they
bluetick is again was not part of they
bluetick is again was not part of they enabled maketh on what came to us for
enabled maketh on what came to us for
enabled maketh on what came to us for help but this is for people speech &
help but this is for people speech &
help but this is for people speech & hearing impairment to be able to hear
hearing impairment to be able to hear
hearing impairment to be able to hear when they were crossing traffic or when
when they were crossing traffic or when
when they were crossing traffic or when somebody calls them out now we had MIT
somebody calls them out now we had MIT
somebody calls them out now we had MIT from Boston come and study this whole
from Boston come and study this whole
from Boston come and study this whole process along with us and they had said
process along with us and they had said
process along with us and they had said that this was a very unique process in
that this was a very unique process in
that this was a very unique process in terms of energizing innovation and
terms of energizing innovation and
terms of energizing innovation and having an accelerated pace of innovation
having an accelerated pace of innovation
having an accelerated pace of innovation in less than 60 days and they said this
in less than 60 days and they said this
in less than 60 days and they said this has never been done earlier in the
has never been done earlier in the
has never been done earlier in the social space anywhere in the world what
social space anywhere in the world what
social space anywhere in the world what now
now
now what do we do now during this whole
what do we do now during this whole
what do we do now during this whole process that we had in the maker thumpa
process that we had in the maker thumpa
process that we had in the maker thumpa kept thinking what do we do we have
kept thinking what do we do we have
kept thinking what do we do we have prototypes they’re going to come up the
prototypes they’re going to come up the
prototypes they’re going to come up the prototypes our end goal was to have
prototypes our end goal was to have
prototypes our end goal was to have impact how do we have impact and since I
impact how do we have impact and since I
impact how do we have impact and since I have been working both in the incubator
have been working both in the incubator
have been working both in the incubator and the disability field the only
and the disability field the only
and the disability field the only logical answer was to have a proper
logical answer was to have a proper
logical answer was to have a proper incubator that will take all these
incubator that will take all these
incubator that will take all these prototypes to live products and markets
prototypes to live products and markets
prototypes to live products and markets and that’s how our D lab was born which
and that’s how our D lab was born which
and that’s how our D lab was born which was to assist assistive and
was to assist assistive and
was to assist assistive and rehabilitation device innovations in the
rehabilitation device innovations in the
rehabilitation device innovations in the country this is the first lab of its
country this is the first lab of its
country this is the first lab of its kind that will be set up in the country
kind that will be set up in the country
kind that will be set up in the country and possibly worldwide and there is
and possibly worldwide and there is
and possibly worldwide and there is organization called global humanitarian
organization called global humanitarian
organization called global humanitarian lab that looks at humanitarian
lab that looks at humanitarian
lab that looks at humanitarian innovations and we will be the first
innovations and we will be the first
innovations and we will be the first disability incubator worldwide under
disability incubator worldwide under
disability incubator worldwide under that Network the purpose of this
that Network the purpose of this
that Network the purpose of this incubator team is to incubate
incubator team is to incubate
incubator team is to incubate any social enterprise that works and
any social enterprise that works and
any social enterprise that works and disability or an NGO that works in
disability or an NGO that works in
disability or an NGO that works in disability we will look at the three
disability we will look at the three
disability we will look at the three disabilities which is blindness or
disabilities which is blindness or
disabilities which is blindness or partial blindness locomotor disability
partial blindness locomotor disability
partial blindness locomotor disability and speech and hearing impairment we
and speech and hearing impairment we
and speech and hearing impairment we will work on areas like smart city home
will work on areas like smart city home
will work on areas like smart city home and office workspace modifications
and office workspace modifications
and office workspace modifications personal devices education healthcare
personal devices education healthcare
personal devices education healthcare and diagnostics now like I said 70% of
and diagnostics now like I said 70% of
and diagnostics now like I said 70% of this to of the people who came to enable
this to of the people who came to enable
this to of the people who came to enable maketh on we’re either students or
maketh on we’re either students or
maketh on we’re either students or people with less than two years of
people with less than two years of
people with less than two years of experience and we felt that is a huge
experience and we felt that is a huge
experience and we felt that is a huge audience that we need to engage and so
audience that we need to engage and so
audience that we need to engage and so we decided we will engage its students
we decided we will engage its students
we decided we will engage its students quite well we believe that the next
quite well we believe that the next
quite well we believe that the next generation is always better than the
generation is always better than the
generation is always better than the earlier generation in terms of exposure
earlier generation in terms of exposure
earlier generation in terms of exposure in terms of intent and in terms of
in terms of intent and in terms of
in terms of intent and in terms of know-how so we said we should provide an
know-how so we said we should provide an
know-how so we said we should provide an ecosystem for the students to engage
ecosystem for the students to engage
ecosystem for the students to engage which is what we will do in knotty lab
which is what we will do in knotty lab
which is what we will do in knotty lab we should have open space work for
we should have open space work for
we should have open space work for students to come and work and learn
students to come and work and learn
students to come and work and learn about disability from various people who
about disability from various people who
about disability from various people who work in the open space we must have
work in the open space we must have
work in the open space we must have semester and long term projects that we
semester and long term projects that we
semester and long term projects that we can engage with students from various
can engage with students from various
can engage with students from various colleges and we would have design
colleges and we would have design
colleges and we would have design workshops using design labs from across
workshops using design labs from across
workshops using design labs from across the world that is being held I once came
the world that is being held I once came
the world that is being held I once came across a statement and I think that is
across a statement and I think that is
across a statement and I think that is very important I am NOT I have done I am
very important I am NOT I have done I am
very important I am NOT I have done I am what
what
what overcome and I think it’s beholden on
overcome and I think it’s beholden on
overcome and I think it’s beholden on all of us to help those who are
all of us to help those who are
all of us to help those who are underprivileged to overcome the
underprivileged to overcome the
underprivileged to overcome the challenges be what it may be part of the
challenges be what it may be part of the
challenges be what it may be part of the change and the choices thank you
change and the choices thank you
change and the choices thank you [Applause]
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