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with T. K. Srikanth, IIITB; Sindhu Mathai of Azim
Premji University; Vidhya Y. and Supriya Dey of Vi-
sion Empower; Neha Trivedi, XRCVC; Vani, Push-
paja, Kalyani, and Anjana of Braille Resource Center,
Matruchayya, that has shaped this work. The authors
are thankful for the helpful comments from anony-
mous reviewers.
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