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Últimas noticias de nuestra empresa DUTO S.A. y del sistema IRIS

(Español) IRIS en Corte Colombiano

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(Español) IRIS una de las 100 ideas que cambian el mundo en Semana

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(Español) Capacitaciones IRIS® inicio año escolar 2013

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 2013 from DUTO

Colors remind us of the wonderful opportunity our eyes have to see them. We hope these holidays fill your heart with feelings as beautiful and diverse as the colors our eyes can see. DUTO wishes to thank you for your support in helping us reach our dream of equality for children with vision impairment. Happy […]

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2012

“Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all” We at DUTO “Engineering with a Social Purpose” want to wish you a happy international day of persons with disabilities. Let us celebrate by sharing some images of the implementation of IRIS, the innovative system that is allowing blind students in Colombia to see […]

(Español) Disertación pública de 2da tesis laureada IRIS®

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(Español) Entrenamiento de docentes en el uso de IRIS® Bogotá 2012

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IRIS® as a teaching tool

Conclusions and Recommendations of Evaluation of the project IRIS in Colombia In conclusion, the implementation of IRIS in the Institute for Blind Children Foundation Juan Antonio Pardo Ospina was successful. Visually impaired students from pre-school to fifth grade were able to learn and distinguish colors. They also learned mathematical and geometrical concepts, such as […]

DUTO visits the Maryland School for the Blind

The past January 21 2012 DUTO joined a technical visit to the Maryland School For the Blind (MSB). The visit was organized by Dr. Tom Yeh, a researcher in the University of Maryland interested in develop projects in accessibility. The Maryland School for the Blind is a private organization that attends visually impaired children and […]

Happy holidays from DUTO

In DUTO, we fly a kite of hope for you: may the wind carry it up high so that it shines next to the stars. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2012. We wish to share with you the joy of having been selected the Fan Favorite video on the Social Innovation Video Contest […]

“IRIS and the blind will see” fan favorite video, Social Innovators McKinsey & Company

Mission Accomplished! DUTO has been selected as the fan favorite video on the Social Innovations Video competition of McKinsey & Company We are truly grateful to all the people and organizations that supported us through Facebook and Twitter. By your vote, you helped us distribute the dream of equality for the blind students of the […]

IRIS in the regional forum of IT and Social Inclusion

DUTO participated as a panelist in the regional forum of Information Technologies and Social Inclusion, held last 29th of November 2011, in Pereira Colombia. The event showcased the different initiatives being developed in the region in the area of the IT and Social Inclusion for Pereira, Manizales and Armenia. DUTO participated with the presentation: “Significant […]

Distribution of the blind student’s IRIS progress reports, on the last day of classes of 2011

Today, Friday November 25th, 2011 on the last day of school at the different institutions where IRIS is used as a teaching aid tool for blind students, the parents received the IRIS feedback report. This report includes a detailed description of the students’ progress on the visual pedagogical materials taught using the IRIS system. We […]

DUTO in 2011 International Fulbright Science & Technology Conference

DUTO was invited to participate in the panel “Speaking from Experience: S&T Alumni on the Importance of Strategic Planning” held the last 12th of November of 2011 as part of the 2011 International Fulbright Science and Technology Conference on Denver, Colorado. John Alexis Guerra Gómez, Chief Development Officer of DUTO, and also Fulbright S&T alumni, […]

DUTO en el III Foro sobre Discapacidad y Desarrollo en Argentina

El pasado 22 de septiembre de 2011 se llevo a cabo el III Foro sobre Discapacidad y Desarrollo y Reunión de la Alianza Global para la Discapacidad y el Desarrollo (GPDD) en Buenos Aires Argentina. El evento contó con la sesión del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en colaboración con el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología […]

(Español) DUTO participa en Misión Comercial y Exploratoria a Chile ParqueSoft Triangulo del Café

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IRIS Featured in the Colombian Magazine “Semana”

IRIS has been featured in the Semana Magazine, one of the most important national publications in Colombia. The highlights the implementation in the school Pablo Emilio Cardona of Pereira. On circulation today. Full Article: http://www.semana.com/especiales/colores-oscuridad/158682-3.aspx

(Español) Finalización del proyecto IRIS® en Colombia

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(Español) Resultado Inauguración IRIS en Bogotá

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IRIS’ Inauguration Ceremony Invitation

DUTO S.A., the Inter-American Development Bank’s Division of Science and Technology through its project “A World of Solutions, Innovations for People with Disabilities”, The Italian Trust Fund for ICT in Development, have the honor of inviting you to the inauguration ceremony of the project: “IRIS’ Implementation at the Institute for Blind Children, Foundation Juan Antonio Pardo Ospina of Bogota, Colombia”. Date: Wednesday, […]