HI Arun, I also feel glad, if I will also become part of it. because I also like to learn it.
With Regards Neeraj Manglik Mobile number: 9312902018 Yahoo id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype id: neerajmanglik We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aruni Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [AI] join us for Global Learn Day, Oct 8, 11 am IST > Hi Arun, I appreciate your idea for holding a workshop on linux at NAB. > I have always looked forward to such an opportunity. It would be good > if we can learn Linux and reduce our dependence on windows. > > regards, > Aruni. > Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/aruni100 > Ph: +91 522-4042921, 3232550. mob: +91 933-584-4700 > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > yahoo: aruni100 > skype: aruni_sharma > > > > Kaja, Kiran wrote: >> EmacSpeak is an interesting product. I got it working without a hardware >> synthesizer and my biggest problem at that time was finding a linux >> driver for the sound chip I had. This was at least six years ago. >> >> I believe there have been a lot of improvements in access to Linux after >> that. In view of this, I feel that it may be better if students are >> introduced to Linux with Gnupernicus (not sure if I spelt it right) or >> any other screen reader initially which is more user friendly. >> >> Learning EmacSpeak is nothing but learning Linux and the Emacs editor >> commands. >> >> Regards, >> Kiran. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arun Mehta >> Sent: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 12:00 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AI] join us for Global Learn Day, Oct 8, 11 am IST >> >> Hi, I have been a lurker on this list for some time now. Some of you >> may know me from the time I spent as a volunteer at the NAB Delhi, >> teaching Visual Basic programming. >> >> Global Learn Day is an annual 24-hour event on the Internet that seeks >> to promote distance learning around the world. October 8, 2006, is >> the tenth such occasion. The South Asia portion has a very special >> keynote speaker, Dr. TV Raman, who is one of the most brilliant >> programmers around the world. He is blind, and the creator of >> emacspeak, the revolutionary tool that leverages the versatility of >> emacs, to make available editing, browsing, mail, calendar and myriad >> other facilities to the blind. He best exemplifies my belief, that the >> best writers of software for the disabled are persons with the same >> disability. Raman is also a great thinker. Example: >> >> "I have a somewhat contrarian answer when people allege >> "emacs/emacspeak has a steep learning curve". The usual expectation is >> for one to hotly deny that somewhat bogus assertion. My usual response >> though is "I like steep learning curves -- it gets you ahead faster". >> " >> >> His talk begins at 5:30 AM GMT on October 8. This will be followed by >> a presentation by Dr. Dipendra Manocha of the National Association for >> the Blind. Together with him, and a little help from me, two blind >> programming students, Avneesh and Suman, have successfully written >> software for a soon to be released cutting-edge Daisy authoring tool, >> called Obi. We will also talk about initiatives across the Indo-Pak >> border to promote the use of ICTs by the blind. >> >> Please join us for a discussion of how distance learning and other >> Internet-related technologies can be of assistance to persons with >> disabilities, and how to take these ideas further. Instructions on how >> to participate are at http://ben300.com/GLDTEN/?p=52 . Other details >> at http://www.bfranklin.edu/ >> >> Please feel free to forward this to others who may be interested. >> >> May I take this opportunity to ask how members of this list feel about >> Linux and emacspeak? >> >> Would there be interest in a workshop at the NAB, where people who are >> blind can learn to use Linux and emacspeak? >> >> Arun Mehta >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i >> n >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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