* IBM India has won the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities as Employer for the year 2008, conferred by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
* IBM India is recognised for "its significant contribution towards bringing persons with disabilities into the mainstream by removing barriers and providing gainful employment to create a truly inclusive world community"
* "The IBM India Human Ability and Accessibility Centre strives to makes technology and information easily accessible to over 60 million Indians who are differently-abled and closely collaborates with key government bodies concerning accessibility-related policy and standards in India. Through the use of innovative solutions like IBM Easy Web Browsing, IBMWebAdapt2Me, Hindi Speech recognition, an English assessment tool called Sensei, IBM aDesigner etc, this advanced center catalyzes human capability so that everyone can maximize their potential, regardless of ability or disability."
* IBM has also so far developed the first Braille printer, a talking typewriter, a talking display terminal, and IBM Home Page Reader.
Source: Business Standard - http://www.businessstandard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=343726
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