Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Abstract

Assistive Technology is any object or system that increases or maintains the capabilities of people with disabilities. Of late, assistive technology meant to help physically or mentally challenged and elderly people is gaining rapid attention and started making progressive strides towards research and development. Keeping track with growth in research in developing assistive technology gadgets, an innovation lab called Assistive Technology Lab (ATL) is established at Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Andhra Pradesh, India. This paper provides a detailed description of the transformation that Assistive Technology Lab (ATL) brought in the students and faculty members of Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women (SVECW) in terms of innovation and also in terms of molding themselves as human beings with empathy towards challenged people in the society.