Hi Phen, That link should open immediately, in case it does not, please try this alternate link : https://www.change.org/p/support-us-in-making-indian-currency-accessible-for-the-blind?recruiter=798955114utm_source=share_petitionutm_medium=copylinkutm_campaign=share_petitionutm_term=triggered
Let me know if any further issues. Best, Aditi Shah On 10/6/17, Kotian, H P <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Aditi > Pl help phen. > Harish. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Phen Varghese > Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 10:03 AM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] Congratulations! 2000 signatures on accessible Indian > Currency petition! and a worrying development > > Hi team, > > I tryed opening the link > It is not opening . When i hit enter it shows that it is redirecting > and some tick tick sound comes. > Can anyone tell how long will it take for the link to open? > Kindly pls revert back. > > Warm regards, > > Phen Varghese > > > On 10/6/17, Srinivasu Chakravarthula <[email protected]> wrote: >> I saw a notification from Change.org last evening that 69 people have >> signed with my link share. That's great to see the progress. Now we are >> 2891 and let's continue to spread the word. Let's target to achieve 5000 >> by >> this week end. >> >> Regards, >> >> Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ >> Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com >> >> Let's create an inclusive web! >> >> Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 5:46 PM, aditi shah <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi there Satguru, >>> >>> Glad that you signed the petition and shared it on social media as well. >>> It's sad that change.org's share on facebook functionality did not >>> work as expected in this case. >>> I would suggest the following two alternate approaches to share the >>> petition on facebook : >>> 1. Go to our facebook page : >>> https://m.facebook.com/accessibleindiancurrency >>> and share the first post on the page which talks about the petition. >>> >>> 2. Just copy paste the below link with your message in a facebook post : >>> http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition >>> >>> Let me know if you face any glitches in the process. >>> >>> Best, >>> Aditi Shah >>> >>> On 10/5/17, Kotian, H P <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf >>> > Of Satguru Rathi >>> > Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:30 PM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: [AI] Congratulations! 2000 signatures on accessible >>> > Indian >>> > Currency petition! and a worrying development >>> > >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > >>> > Have signed it. But could not post it on my facebook page as some >>> > error >>> > comes. please fix this. Have shared it on my Twitter and whatsapp >>> > also. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > With best regards, >>> > Satguru >>> > ___,__.___ >>> > "Life's battle do not always go, to the stronger or faster man. But >>> sooner >>> > or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can." >>> > >>> > Satguru Rathi >>> > +91-9871489945 >>> > [email protected] >>> > >>> > On 10/5/2017 12:53 PM, Mahendra Galani wrote: >>> >> exlant, Vasu. >>> >> others should do also the same. >>> >> >>> >> At 12:02 PM 10/5/2017 +0530, you wrote: >>> >>> I have shared in distribution lists at my work too. So more people >>> >>> would sign. This would be a good idea for people working at >>> >>> different >>> >>> companies to share among their internal distribution lists. By doing >>> >>> so, we are automatically raising more awareness in community. >>> >>> Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: >>> >>> http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | >>> >>> http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead >>> >>> Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 9:49 >>> >>> PM, >>> >>> Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) < [email protected]> >>> >>> wrote: > Hi all, > > Congratulations! We have crossed 2000 >>> >>> signatures >>> >>> through our > Accessible Indian Currency petition in less than 100 >>> >>> hours! This level > of support definitely has contribution of many >>> >>> of >>> >>> you and much needed > from each one of us. It is indeed an important >>> >>> milestone of achieving > 10% of our targeted 20,000 signatures. In >>> >>> fact you can track the > number of signatures real time by clicking >>> >>> the below link. Worth > saving it in your favorites / bookmark to >>> >>> keep following the score! If > you haven’t still signed, why not >>> >>> right now by clicking the below > link. All you need to do is read >>> >>> the page, enter your name, email id, > and submit. You will receive >>> >>> an email from change.org and click on the > link provided in the >>> >>> mail. Do remember to make it public while sharing > on Facebook (in >>> >>> case you use Facebook). > >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > There is a >>> >>> worrying development. A recent Economic Times article says > that >>> >>> RBI >>> >>> is going to come up with new 100-rupee notes shortly. If they > go >>> >>> as >>> >>> per their original plan, the size difference between 50 and 100 > >>> >>> and >>> >>> 200 will be just 2mm each. Factor 0.5mm error margin that they > >>> >>> have >>> >>> defined and additional 1mm due to shrinkage of note as people > keep >>> >>> folding the notes. Therefore, the size of these notes are going > to >>> >>> be so similar that it will be practically impossible for a blind > >>> >>> person to identify independently. > It becomes more important for us >>> >>> to intensify our campaign now and > spend lot more effort. It is >>> >>> time >>> >>> to involve your family members, > colleagues, online groups, social >>> >>> work groups, etc. We will be sharing > ready-made mails targeting >>> >>> different segments that you can keep > forwarding to your network. >>> >>> Just forwarding is not effective. Reach > out to your close ones in >>> >>> person and ask them to sign the petition, > share on Facebook and >>> >>> further spread the word. > > In addition, we have just sent a >>> >>> comprehensive representation to RBI > and Finance Ministry >>> >>> highlighting all our issues with accessing notes, > coins, websites, >>> >>> mobile apps and ATMs. In addition, proposed specific > solutions >>> >>> based upon the comprehensive national and international > study that >>> >>> was done, including inputs from a few of you. The > representation >>> >>> will have lot more value if the same is endorsed by > many NGOs >>> >>> working for blind. That is when it will be seen as a problem > faced >>> >>> by not just one group, but the whole country. So if you are an > NGO >>> >>> and willing to take a lead, please share your email id and name of > >>> >>> the organization on this mail or drop a mail to >>> >>> [email protected] > We will share the representation with you >>> >>> within 3 days. All you would > need to do is sign and send. Of >>> >>> course, feel free to improvise. Also > do spread the word among >>> >>> persons with visual impairment connected with > your NGO. > > >>> >>> Remember, it is our campaign and each one of us will have to lead it >>> >>> > to hope for a solution. > > Thanks and regards, > Vishal > Blind >>> >>> Graduates Forum of India. > > > On 10/2/17, Blind Graduates' Forum >>> >>> of >>> >>> India (BGFI) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > >>> >>> You can use the below message to forward to your contacts, all the > >>> >>> > WhatsApp groups and online groups to spread the word on accessible >>> >>> > > Indian currency. > > > > How would you feel if you unknowingly >>> >>> give away a 500-rupee note to > > the auto person instead of Rs 20 >>> >>> note and realize after he drives > > away? Frightening and >>> >>> disabling. >>> >>> isn’t it? Unfortunately, this > > scenario is becoming a >>> >>> day-to-day >>> >>> challenge for over 50 lakh blind > > people in India. Please support >>> >>> accessible Indian currency campaign by > > signing the below >>> >>> petition >>> >>> and sharing it on Facebook. > > > > Here are the three simple steps >>> >>> you need to follow: > > 1. Click on the below change.org petition >>> >>> and sign the petition by > > sharing your email id. Your message >>> >>> will >>> >>> automatically reach the > > authorities by an email as soon as you >>> >>> sign the petition. So get as > > many people as possible to sign >>> >>> this. Also, share the petition on your > > Facebook profile and >>> >>> remember to make it public. > > >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > > > Click on the >>> >>> below Accessible Indian Currency Facebook page. Like the > > page to >>> >>> get future Updates on this. You can share the petition on to > > >>> >>> your >>> >>> Facebook account from here as well if required. > > >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyFacebookPage > > > > 2. >>> >>> Click on the twitter page and retweet. You may directly tweet to > > >>> >>> 3. The authorities by picking the twitter handles on the page if >>> >>> you > > Wish. Ignore if you do not have a twitter account. > > >>> >>> https://twitter.com/accessibleinr > > > > Please forward this to >>> >>> your >>> >>> contacts and ask them to share it further. > > It will be good if >>> >>> you >>> >>> could get in touch with your close ones in > > person to support in >>> >>> making Indian currency accessible for the blind. > > > > In the >>> >>> words >>> >>> of Mahatma Gandhi, “In a gentle way, you can shake the > world!†>>> >>> > > > > > > > > On 10/2/17, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) > >>> >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Glad to >>> >>> > have >>> >>> all of us united on raising our voice for Accessible > >> Indian >>> >>> Currency. The current new notes and coins and the probable new > >> >>> >>> notes are going to be impractical for persons with impairment to > >>> >>> >> >>> >>> identify. Indeed, we have a disaster in the making. It is too >>> >>> serious >>> >>> > >> a matter for us not to work on this issue until we have a >>> >>> solution. So > >> let us run together the biggest possible social >>> >>> media campaign and > >> ensure our voice is heard and acted upon >>> >>> immediately! > >> We have created an exclusive Accessible Indian >>> >>> Currency Facebook page, > >> petition on change.org and a twitter >>> >>> handle. Let us target obtaining > >> at least 20,000 signatures, >>> >>> hundreds of Facebook shares and twitter > >> tweets. If each of us >>> >>> contribute with getting just fifteen people to > >> join this >>> >>> campaign, we can do it! All you need to do is get at least 5 > >> >>> >>> relatives, 5 blind friends and 5 sighted friends to share the below >>> >>> > >>> >>> >> Facebook page and sign the petition in the next one week. If each >>> >>> of > >> us together do not spend 20 minutes every day for the next >>> >>> few days, > >> we may have to live with inaccessible currency for >>> >>> the >>> >>> next ten odd > >> years. It is a matter of our independence, >>> >>> livelihood, and dignity. > >> Isn’t it? > >> > >> Here are the >>> >>> three simple steps you need to follow: > >> 1. Click on the >>> >>> below change.org petition and sign the petition by > >> sharing your >>> >>> email id. Your message will immediately reach the > >> authorities >>> >>> by >>> >>> email as soon as you sign the petition. Also post the > >> petition >>> >>> on your Facebook profile and remember to make it public. > >> >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > > > >> 2. >>> >>> Click on the below Accessible Indian Currency Facebook page. > Like >>> >>> > >>> >>> >> the page to get future updates and coverage on this. 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