Accessible Learning Hub for Differently-Abled Students

Real-World Problem

Education is a basic right, yet e-learning platforms are not fully inclusive. Visually impaired students struggle with text-heavy content, and hearing-impaired learners face difficulties with audio and video materials lacking accessibility tools. These gaps prevent equal participation and leave many students behind.

Gaps in Current Solutions

While some platforms provide captions or screen readers, they remain limited, expensive, and not universally adaptable. Sign language interpretation is rarely integrated in real-time, and braille conversion tools are not affordable or classroom-friendly. Current solutions are fragmented rather than holistic.

The Idea

The Accessible Learning Hub is a universal platform designed to make education inclusive. Key features include:

• AI-driven sign language interpretation for real-time lectures and videos.

• Automatic audio-to-braille conversion and text-to-speech for visually impaired learners.

• Adaptive quizzes that adjust formats (audio, visual, tactile) to suit individual needs.

The hub is affordable, scalable, and can be integrated into existing classrooms or e-learning systems.

Beneficiaries

• Differently-abled students: gain equal access to learning.

• Teachers: save time creating accessible content.

• Inclusive schools: enhance reputation and inclusivity standards.

Why This Matters

This idea matters to me because I have seen how talented students are often sidelined due to accessibility issues. Education should never be restricted by disability. Many bright students lose opportunities due to inaccessible platforms, despite technology being capable of breaking these barriers. By implementing this hub, we can empower students, support teachers, and build truly inclusive educational communities.

Technical Details

The hub uses AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to power real-time sign language interpretation and speech-to-text conversion. Optical Braille recognition and haptic feedback tools enable audio-to-braille transformation. A cloud-based architecture ensures scalability and easy integration with existing learning platforms

What is Salavge?

Salvage is an app that works by an algorithm which allows restaurants/food and beverage sellers to track the amount of food they waste per day. The app essentially helps clients decide how much of which items to produce the next day. Salvage will provide 24-7 customer service that entails personalised and accurate data at an affordable cost to clients. To break it down the app calculates the average cost of goods sold in a week and the average cost of production for the week to find margin of wastage. The monetary loss due to food wastage is tracked over the course of a few months which allows the client to understand exactly by how much percentage profits have been impacted. 

The target customer for Salvage would be food and beverage businesses that aim to minimize food waste and improve their operational efficiency. The consumer base consists of those whose main priority is looking for an affordable, data-driven solution to track and reduce their food wastage, ultimately increasing profitability.

What is the problem being adressed? 

Food waste is a huge problem in India across all food industries because supply often exceeds demand. Around 74 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in India, nearly 10% of the country’s total food output. This causes massive economic losses of about ₹1.52 lakh crore annually. Households waste about 55 kg of food per person each year, making up nearly 60% of the total food waste. Food services, including restaurants, contribute a large share too — an estimated 20–25 million tonnes annually. This means that restaurants may be losing 8–15% of the food they purchase due to waste. 

By decreasing the food waste we will be decreasing the greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, as well as, increasing the economic growth, sustainability and we will have a cleaner planetThe app is quite unique in comparison to the existing competitors as ideally it would provide personalised and accurate data at an affordable rate. The app would be suitable on all devices and would depict data on the basis of the menu of the restaurant.

How does it work?

1)Firstly Salvage calculates the average cost of goods sold in a week and the average cost of production for the week to find the margin of wastage

2) Calculates the amount of items to be produced in the next week is the average cost of goods sold in the previous week to meet current demands

3) Single inputs per month make user interface as smooth as possible

        4) The monetary loss due to food wastage is tracked over the months to allow the user to understand how much percentage profits have been impacted

Silent Pods: A Place to Breathe on Campus

College life is exciting, but let’s be honest—it’s also overwhelming. Between lectures, assignments, group projects, and the endless social buzz, it sometimes feels like there’s nowhere to just pause and breathe. Sure, libraries exist, but they’re usually crowded, and they’re not exactly designed for relaxation. Sometimes what we really need is a quiet space to reset our minds for a few minutes.

That’s where my idea comes in: Silent Pods on campus. Think of them as small, cozy, soundproof pods where students can step in for 10–15 minutes to meditate, relax, or even take a power nap. They’d be equipped with adjustable lighting, comfortable seating, and maybe even simple guided relaxation audio. To keep things fair, students could book short time slots through a campus app so that everyone gets a chance to use them.

Why does this matter? Because I’ve seen so many students (myself included) struggle with stress, anxiety, or just plain exhaustion. Even the most hardworking students can hit a wall if they don’t get a chance to recharge. A short break in a quiet, private pod could make a huge difference in focus and mental health.

Who benefits? Everyone. Students get a mental reset, professors get more engaged learners, and the university shows that it truly cares about student well-being. On top of that, the pods could be eco-friendly—solar-powered and portable—so they’re sustainable too.

Hyperlocal Soil Testing-as-a-Service for Smallholders The Massive Gap India has 8,272 soil testing laboratories, but shockingly only 16.7% of farmers actually use them. Most labs are either non-functional or severely underutilized due to staff shortages and poor infrastructure. In Madhya Pradesh alone, labs worth ₹150 crores are lying defunct. This inefficiency leaves millions of farmers without access to crucial soil health insights. My Idea I propose a mobile, hyperlocal soil testing service designed especially for small and marginal farmers, who form 86% of India’s farming community. Instead of making farmers travel to distant labs and wait for weeks, the service will bring soil testing directly to their fields. Key features include: Portable soil testing kits for instant analysis. Mobile app integration to deliver reports and fertilizer recommendations. Village-level franchisees who operate and own the equipment. Affordable pay-per-test model (₹100–200 per test, far lower than traditional labs). Why This Works Farmers get real-time, actionable results at their doorstep. Reduces dependence on broken government systems like the SHC (Soil Health Card) scheme. Creates micro-entrepreneurship opportunities in rural areas via franchisees. Ensures long-term productivity by guiding farmers to use the right fertilizers in the right amounts.