What is the name of your organization?
Next Skills 360 EdTech Private Limited
What is the name of your solution?
ProGame Tactile
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
A first-of-its-kind solution that teaches Foundational Coding, STEM and social-emotional Skills to Visually Impaired Students
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
India
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
Film your elevator pitch.
What specific problem are you solving?
It is estimated that there are 285 million visually impaired people around the world. In India alone, there are an estimated 9.3 million visually impaired persons, out of which 270,000 are blind children who face a significant disadvantage when it comes to learning foundational skills like coding, AI, STEM, and social-emotional development. While coding has become a core literacy for the 21st century, fostering logical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration, most existing learning tools are designed primarily for sighted learners.
Despite the willingness of schools for the visually challenged to adopt innovative teaching methods, there is a severe shortage of inclusive, tactile, and accessible learning resources. As a result, students with visual impairments are often left behind, unable to participate in the same digital learning experiences as their peers.
This gap is not just about technology—it’s about equity, empowerment, and inclusion. When visually challenged students are denied opportunities to develop these essential skills, they are also denied the chance to imagine new futures, express their creativity, and participate fully in a digital world.
ProGame Tactile directly addresses this unmet need by making coding, STEM and social-emotional skills learning accessible through a first-of-its-kind app designed specifically for visually impaired learners.
What is your solution?
ProGame Tactile is a digital learning platform created exclusively for visually impaired students. It’s a first-of-its-kind digital literacy skilling solution that teaches 21st-century literacy skills to visually challenged students using unique design features, such as a two-button interface and audio-enabled descriptive outputs. With such features, it enables students to learn independently and with confidence.
Using our digital literacy app, which incorporates coding examples based on foundational STEM and social-emotional skills, young, visually impaired learners are not only able to learn three valuable skills but also are able to share their programs with the world.
The app helps them build essential skills in foundational coding, STEM, and social-emotional learning through structured and engaging activities. From mere content consumers, visually impaired students are now able to create their own content and are also able to share their work with others on social media using ProGame – Tactile.
What makes it unique is its focus on accessibility. Every feature is designed to be simple, practical, and empowering. With our solution, we aim to skill 50,000 visually challenged students by the end of 2026.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Our solution can be used by young learners with visual impairments to learn 21st-century skills such as foundational coding, STEM and social-emotional skills.
Learning to code along with STEM and social-emotional skills can help visually challenged learners develop critical thinking, logical thinking, problem-solving skills and such other skills, which can be helpful in many aspects of life.
Learning to code empowers visually impaired students by opening doors to high-demand, inclusive careers in technology. With ProGame Tactile, coding becomes a skill they can master independently. It fosters logical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving abilities that enhance confidence and promote self-reliance. As students build and run their own programs, they gain a sense of accomplishment and envision futures where their disability doesn’t limit their potential.
Alongside technical skills, developing social-emotional skills is equally transformative. Skills like resilience, communication, and self-advocacy help visually impaired students navigate both academic and social environments. These skills reduce isolation, promote collaboration, and build the confidence to participate in group projects, discussions, and real-world work settings. Together, coding and social-emotional learning provide a foundation not just for employment but for a life of dignity, inclusion, and meaningful contribution.
