Implementing Assistive Technologies in Education for Differently-Abled Children

Implementing Assistive Technologies in Education for Differently-Abled Children

Dr. Ashwinee Barbadekar

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication

Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology City, Pune, India

ashwini.barbadekar@vit.edu

Zuben Khan

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication

Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology City, Pune, India zuben.khan21@vit.edu

Sharvari Yadnik

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication

Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology City, Pune, India sharvari.yadnik201@vit.edu

Sejal Sayam

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication

Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology

City, Pune, India

sejal.sayam20@vit.edu

Abstract — Children with disabilities in any of the physical organs or children who are mentally unstable are specially abled, and we must consider and provide them with a supportive and growing environment in which they can live and grow. Our project's primary focus here is on mentally challenged children, typically aged 3 to 6 years. As we know that mentally challenged children require more time and effort to learn and understand basic concepts such as alphabets (A-Z), numbers (0-9) and so on, we propose to develop a system in which the children can easily identify and learn alphabets using RFID-embedded flash cards that are also combined with Arduino-based text-to-speech, speech-to-text as well as spell-checking software, allowing teachers and parents to monitor the time taken and thus monitor their progress. The purpose of this paper is also to contribute to this research by investigating the benefits, challenges, and effectiveness of implementing ATs in education for differently-abled children.

Keywords— Assistive Technology, Children, Differently-abled, Education, Learning