Developing Affordable Assistive Technologies
We make learning equitable and joyful for children with visual impairments
We design and develop world class assistive technology products for visually impaired students, with a deep understanding of their needs, to help them to reach their full potential.
The Team
Working together towards an inclusive India
Rajagopal
Raj has extensive experience in product design, development and product management in companies like Wipro R&D , Mindtree, Ametek Instruments. He leads the product conceptualization and development in Vembi.
Supriya Dey
Supriya is Managing trustee of Vision Empower (VE) from 2017. She has worked in Wipro, Lucent, Alcatel, IIMB. In her role in VE, she works widely with special educators, schools, VI children, government in designing content, teacher training and experiential programs. She brings insights on the needs of the children and special educators in schools.
Vidhya Y
Vidhya Y is topper & Gold Medalist, MSc Digital Society (IIITB, 2017) and worked as a Research Fellow in Microsoft Research. She was the first visually impaired student to study Mathematics in Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications from Christ University Bangalore and was the topper of her batch. She brings invaluable personal perspectives to Vembi on designing right products for VI children.
Prof Amit Prakash
Prof. Amit is Associate Professor at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB). At IIITB, he serves as the Co-Convener of Center for Accessibility in Global South (CAGS) and as Convener of Centre for IT and Public Policy (CITAPP).
Anshumaan
Anshumaan Agrawal heads sales and marketing efforts at Vembi. He has experience of working as Project Consultant in the not-for-profit sector. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the International Institute of Information Technology (IIITB), Bangalore.
Kartik P
Kartik obtained his B.E in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He is passionate about software and programming and is developing software for Hexis and other products. His other interests include music and sports.
Sanjeev
Sanjeev handles component purchases, incoming QA, assembly and testing of Hexis devices
Venkatesh
Venkatesh tests Braille engine and Hexis devices in Vembi. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is also involved training teachers in accessible and inclusive methodologies of teaching and conducting teaching sessions with children of special schools in Karnataka.
