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A QUARTERLY NEWS PUBLICATION FROM SRI <strong>VISHNU</strong> EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY<br />

ENABLING<br />

14<br />

PEOPLE<br />

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LAB @ BVRIT N<br />

INTERNSHIP<br />

Fifteen students from Mizoram University underwent training on various modules and<br />

implemented 6 mini projects (3-ECE, 3-IT) as a part of their internship at ATL during the<br />

one month period from January to February, 2015.<br />

MODULE TRAINING<br />

Successfully completed Arduino & Proteus training modules for ATL students at BVRITN and<br />

BVRITH. Summer Training for ATL students was held at BVRITN from May 21-27, on “8051<br />

Architecture and Coding Using Keil Compiler”<br />

Mizoram University Interns 2k15 with the Principal and Assoc. Dean-ATL<br />

Students working on 8051 platform<br />

VENABLE WORKSHOP<br />

Assistive Technology Lab conducted “Venable - Rapid Prototyping and App Development<br />

Workshop” on March 18th and 19th in association with Deque Software Pvt. Ltd. Total of<br />

163 students participated in the event for two days to create novel assistive aids and apps<br />

for the differently able.<br />

Participants at Venable orientation<br />

GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY<br />

AWARENESS DAY,<br />

2015<br />

ATL teams from BVRITN and<br />

BVRITH got an opportunity to be<br />

present at the Global<br />

Accessibility Awareness Day,<br />

2015 organized by Deque at HICC,<br />

Hyderabad.<br />

Mizoram University Interns at work<br />

MAJOR PROJECTS<br />

Four major projects were implemented at ATL in the year 2015:<br />

· Hand Gesture Recognition for Speech and Hearing Impaired<br />

· Bioelectric Fat Analyzer<br />

· Intelligent Traffic System Control System for Ambulance Convenience<br />

· Digital Stethoscope<br />

LECTURE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND GUIDELINES FOR<br />

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT<br />

ATL along with Deque has agreed to work together to educate ATL students on Accessibility<br />

Awareness and Guidelines. As a part of the series of lectures Mrs. Sujasree Kurapati, MD,<br />

Deque Software Pvt. Ltd. conducted an introductory session for the students at BVRITH.<br />

ACHIEVEMENTS<br />

Feeding Utensil for the Elderly and Electronic Peak Flow Meter won the seed funding of INR 1<br />

Lakh and INR 40,000 towards developing a final prototype. Smart Stick and Wireless Water<br />

Tank Control received INR 5000 each at Anveshana 2015, held in January, participated by ATL<br />

students along with Telangana Model School students. ATL projects from BVRITN and BVRITH<br />

were selected for national level project showcase at NIT Bhopal and HYSEA, 2015<br />

ATL students from BVRITN & H with<br />

Associate Dean ATL at GAAD'15<br />

B V RAJU KNOWLEDGE CENTRE @ Narsapur<br />

> B V Raju Knowledge Centre organized a counseling session on 23/2/15 for tenth class<br />

students. Dr. C. Veerender, expert Personality Development Training conducted an<br />

interactive session with the students. A total of 814 students along with their Head<br />

Masters and teachers from 15 schools attended the session. All the students evinced keen<br />

interest during the entire session.<br />

Two student teams winning 1st and 3rd prize at<br />

Bio Asia Healthcare Devthon<br />

Wireless Water Tank Control Team<br />

> B V Raju Knowledge Centre organized co-curricular competitions on 13th of March, 2015. 15<br />

schools that are utilizing the services of our Knowledge Centre were invited to the<br />

competitions. A total of 106 students showcased their talent by participating in various<br />

events and made the programme a grand success.<br />

> B V Raju Knowledge Centre conducted Spoken English Classes from 4/4/15 to 28/4/15.

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