Very nice information!... I am just thinking that when such thinks will happen in India. I am really inspired.
On 1/8/17, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > OLYMPIA, Wash. — As Washington state prepares to swear in its first > blind lieutenant governor, the Senate has undergone a makeover that > incorporates Braille into that chamber's floor sessions. > http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/07/us/ap-us-blind-lieutenant-governor.html?_r=0 > On a recent day just weeks before the start of the legislative session > that begins Monday, the desks of 49 senators got an upgrade: a system > that will allow Lt. Gov.-elect Cyrus Habib to know by the touch of his > finger which lawmaker is seeking to be recognized to speak. > > "I'm really excited to show the public, particularly school children, > that anything is possible," Habib said Thursday, just hours after > testing the system out. > > Habib, a 35-year-old attorney who completely lost his eyesight to > cancer at age 8, was first elected to the state House in 2012 and won > a state Senate seat in 2014. In November he beat Republican Marty > McClendon to replace Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, a Democrat who is retiring > after holding the post since 1997. Habib will be sworn in on > Wednesday. > > The second highest position in the state, the lieutenant governor is > best known as the president of the Senate and presides over that > chamber during the legislative sessions, ensuring that protocol is > followed and weighing in on parliamentary questions that arise during > debate. > > Change comes slowly to the Washington state Senate — often called the > more deliberative body — where voice votes are still conducted instead > of the more expedient electronic vote system the House employs. > > But because the lieutenant governor is charged with controlling the > Senate debate, Habib will make the call on who to recognize first when > a parliamentary motion is made, or a request to speak on a bill. > Usually a lawmaker jumps up out of their seat and addresses the > presiding officer. But even though Habib, as a former member of the > Senate, may recognize the voices, when a bunch of lawmakers jump up — > as they occasionally do — it would be impossible for him to know who > was first without a staffer telling him. > > Now, lawmakers will instead push a touchscreen installed on their > desks as they stand. A list, in order of those who pushed the button, > will be transmitted to the rostrum, where the Braille display in front > of Habib will go from flat to a series of raised dots that spell out > the lawmaker's name. > > "The key thing here is to be able to do it quickly," Habib said. "You > want to keep the debate moving." > > When Habib joined the House, he > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Dhananjay Bhole, cell:+919850123212 "through difficulties and problems, god gives us opportunities to learn and grow" Dr.Kalam Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
