1. Shruti Information Center Asha-UIUC

2. Issue Person with disabilities act (1995)  Reservation in educational institutes and jobs Development of support services (books) required  Otherwise blind people cannot enter mainstream

3. Shruti Goals  Development of library support system Website giving out information on reading material available in Braille, audio, large print and electronic text  Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu  Development of reading material

4. Work Done A website set up  Motivated to ministry of social justice to set up the website Provides information on reading materials Mentions that it has been assured funding for next 3 years!!

5. Proposed Work Convert audio books to DTBs Approached National Institute for the Visually-Handicapped (NIVH) for a program to convert its Hindi audio books on cassettes

6. Budget HeadAmount Two PCs (hard disk+special sound card) 92,000 Cassette Deck8,000 Stand alone CD copier20,000 UPS15,000 Technical Assistant1,20,000 Office Supplies30,000 Maintenance10,000 Total2,95,000

7. Questions Complimentary to NAB? Source?  Who owns the material?  Cant NIVH pay for conversion Number of books?  150-200: Adequate? How many people have access to DTB players?  Cost – 250$ Website not reachable!!