Making accessibility technology affordable for the blind and visually impaired - SmartCane and Lechal shoe

The recent Techshare event in India had drawn attention to the problem of accessibility technology being generally out of reach to its targeted consumers due to high costs and limited supply. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) and Ducere Technologies - inventors of the SmartCane and Lechal footwear, respectively, are working to tackle this affordability issue.  Read this article for a description of the concept behind the SmartCane and Lechal footwear, and how the inventors plan to reduce the cost of their innovations to benefit the blind and visually impaired community.

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