Govt Panel Proposes Braille Cards, Voice-Enabled QR Codes on Medicine Packs to Aid Visually Impaired
New Delhi: In a move aimed at improving accessibility for the visually impaired, the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) has recommended placing the sub-committee's suggestions on the CDSCO website for public comments and proposed additional measures such as providing braille cards with secondary packaging and incorporating voice-enabled QR codes on medicine packs to assist blind and visually impaired individuals in reading medicine tablet and capsule strips.
The committee had earlier discussed the issue in its 58th DCC meeting, following which a sub-committee was constituted to examine the matter in detail. During the latest meeting, the sub-committee's report was presented for further discussion.
According to the official minutes, "DCC was apprised that the proposal was deliberated in the 58th DCC meeting and after thorough deliberation, the DCC recommended for constituting a sub-committee to examine the issue in detail for its further consideration. Accordingly, the sub-committee has submitted its report for further deliberation in the meeting."
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