Potential Impact

Empowers Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals with real-time access to spoken communication.

Bridges communication gaps in classrooms, hospitals, workplaces, and public spaces.

Promotes inclusivity by supporting multiple Indian languages and simplified captions.

Encourages digital accessibility across urban and rural areas through online/offline support.

Advances India’s accessibility goals, aligning with the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan).

Benefits

Social Benefit: Fosters equal participation for DHH individuals in education and daily life.

Technological Benefit: Uses AI and open-source tools to promote low-cost innovation.

Educational Benefit: Improves learning outcomes in inclusive classrooms.

Economic Benefit: Reduces need for costly captioning services or human interpreters.

Environmental Benefit: Fully digital, reducing paper-based transcripts and resource usage.