Srinagar, Oct 04 (KNS): National Innovation Foundation (NIF)-India department of Science and Technology (GOI) Wednesday met Commissioner for persons with Disabilities Jammu and Kashmir.
A three member team lead by Mahesh Patel (National Innovation Coordinator, NIF-India along with Drvivekkumar Sr. innovation officer and Syed Nadeem Hussain (Innovation Fellow) met Commissioner for Persons with disabilities M Iqbal Lone.
The meeting was held at office chamber of the Commissioner to discuss “how we build better innovation ecosystem in valley and our role in addressing the problems of persons with disabilities to fulfill the long felt need for scouting, documenting, incubating and rewarding innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge at grassroots and to inculcate the spirit of innovations and self-employment among the youth of the Valley.”
The NIF team also demonstrated some of the innovative tools to be used and introduced for persons with disabilities having quite difficult for old, physically challenged or person recuperating from lower limb problems to climb up or down stairs using conventional four leg walkers, Modified walker comprises spring-loaded self- locking front legs to address this issue.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel?
These products are very stable, light weight, suitable for all sizes of stairs and for inclined surface as well useful for children, old, person with disability and patients undergoing medical treatment etc.
The Commissioner further expressed his deep desire to work with NIF and to encourage innovation in disability sector for the overall support and wellbeing of persons with disabilities in the state.
Lone also emphasized on the needs of innovation and cost effective tools and support structures for persons with disabilities and formally invited NIF in the state to build the capacities of local entrepreneur to manufacture these innovative tools within this state. (KNS)