F, J & 5

Ever wondered why you can feel a slight bump on the bottom of the F and J keys of your keyboard?

Or the 5 key of your mobile phone?

If you're reading this, then you probably don't because those are accessibility features for the blind.
Such small markers help the blind users find their way across the keys on a cellphone or keyboard and operate them without visual feedback.

Upcoming malls and other modern construction giants are exceedingly incorporating such features in their commercial/residential projects (like Braille enabled elevator buttons) which goes to show the increasing awareness of the need to sensitize one's business towards the differently-abled.

And it doesn't take a big corporate to do it either. Esha is one place where you can get this done and more.

Esha, the brainchild of an IIM alumnus, is a 4 year old non-profit initiative committed to the cause of creating employment oppurtunities for the blind.

Esha asserts the CSR initiative through their four-fold offerings for the corporates -

Braille enabled Visiting Cards
Theater Workshops
Accessibility Audit of the workplace
Tactile Maps

If you're looking for something more personal for a blind relative, friend, colleague then Esha also offers their services through Braille Greeting cards where you can get any regular greeting card Braille embossed or have a customized one made just for you with your choice of greeting.

More details can be found at their website www.brailllecards.org

If you wish to partner with Esha at a corporate level, do drop in an email to esha_braille@yahoo.com