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1- Explorer in Action (Kartik Sawhney)

• Mr. Kartik Sawhney is a National Geographic Explorer and a computer expert.
• His studies focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer
interaction.
• He creates an application that provide access to visual content to the
blind and visually impaired.
• Mr. Sawhney co-founded I-Stem (istemai.com).
• I-Stem website is a platform that provides software that changes digital texts
into a format that can be easily used by the blind and visually impaired
people.
• His app converts graphs into audio frequencies.

• People of determination can get help from volunteer mentors with writing
resumes, preparing for job interviews, and getting answers to career-related
questions.

• I-Stem platform Supported by UNICEF, Microsoft, and the National
Geographic Society.
• Egypt supports people of determination in many settings to assist the
visually impaired.
• Taha Hussein Library in the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina has scanners

with special software that converts printed text into audio.
• Scholarships and special opportunities are offered to gifted individuals such
as “The Miracle Child” Rania Saleh who is a talented computer
programmer with Down Syndrome.

• Egypt launched several initiatives to empower people and guide to
organizations integrate employees of determination in the workforce.
• Hearing impaired people can download and install “Rongevoice” on
phone.

Converts لوحي Volunteer عوطتم Resumes ةيتاذ ةريس Integrate جمد
Frequencies تاددرت Mentors نيدشرم Scholarships Initiatives تاردابم
ةيسارد حنم

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