DAISY Consortium will maintain the app. Thanks Dipendra
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Ajay Minocha Sent: 06 May 2018 01:22 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Subject: Re: [AI] Launch of simply Reading app Hi, Have installed the app and must say that it is a very good effort towards giving a clutter-free and easy to use e-reader to the visually impaired community. One big concern is of regular updates which sadly hasn't been the case with few wonderful apps i.e. accessible reader, which doesn't work on latest versions of android. These apps can only help us if they are regularly updated. Cheers, Ajay On 05/05/2018, Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Right now this is released with EPUB and DAISY. These are the formats > that you are most likely to get from Sugamya Pustakalaya and bookshare. > > Rest of the formats will be introduced in future releases. Right now > we required an app that is connected to the online libraries in India > and could support reading of books on connected braille devices too. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Santosh Kumar > Sent: 04 May 2018 16:19 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: Re: [AI] Launch of simply Reading app > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 3:43 PM, Vikas Kapoor <dl.vi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is it only for Epub format or for all other popular formats like word >> and pdf? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning the disabled. >> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2018 2:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] Launch of simply Reading app >> >> >> This is fabulous, Dipendra! Just downloaded. Simple and intuitive >> interface... >> Cheers, >> Vasu >> >> 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 Fri, May 4, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Dipendra Manocha < >> dipendra.li...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Dear Friends >> > >> > Simply Reading app launched on May 2. See below for more details: >> > >> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aeldata.simply.reading >> > >> > SIMPLY READING WITHOUT SEEING >> > In preparation to impact million persons with print disabilities >> in India >> > >> > Dependence on others for reading and writing is one of the >> biggest hurdles >> > in way of education, employment and leading an independent life, >> especially >> > in case of people living with visual disabilities and low vision. To >> > empower the persons with visual disabilities, , the DAISY >> Consortium (a >> > network of not for profit organisations from 55 countries) has >> developed >> > the "Simply Reading” app as part of Standard Chartered Bank’s >> global Seeing >> > is Believing initiative to tackle avoidable (preventable or treatable) >> > blindness. The App is based on the cost-effective and flexible android >> > platform which aims to unlock digital reading for people who >> struggle with >> > existing, more complex touch screen solutions. It is the only Android >> > application in India for reading books which connects to online >> accessible >> > libraries, and allows books to be read on connected Braille >> display and in >> > all major Indian languages. >> > The app was launched during the Simply Reading Without Seeing >> Seminar held >> > on 2 May at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi by Shri Jagmohan, >> former >> > governor of Jammu and Kashmir and former LG of Delhi. On the >> occasion of >> > the launch, Mr. Jagmohan released an accessible copy of his book >> "My frozen >> > Turbulence in Kashmir" on Sugamya Pustakalaya and readable on the >> Simply >> > Reading app. Sugamya Pustakalaya is the common online library of >> accessible >> > books for people with print disabilities which is powered by TCS >> Access >> > Infinity. Sugamya Pustakalaya is an integral part of Accessible India >> > Campaign of government of India. Software platform for this has been >> > contributed by TCS and accessible content and outreach is >> contributed by >> > government and non-government not for profit organizations and >> publishers. >> > >> > Mr Richard Orme, CEO of the DAISY Consortium said, “The Simply >> Reading app >> > is simple to use by persons with blindness or low vision on a >> touch screen >> > device and books can be directly downloaded and read in this app >> from many >> > online libraries such as Sugamya Pustakalaya and Bookshare.” >> > >> > Ms Karuna Bhatia, Head of Sustainability for India, Standard Chartered >> > Bank said, “This year is special as it marks the 15 year >> anniversary of >> > Seeing is Believing, our global community investment programme to >> tackle >> > visual impairment and avoidable blindness. In India, from 2003 to >> 2017, we >> > have provided over 13 million eye care interventions through our >> network of >> > 125 vision centres across 22 states catering to people in the >> urban, rural >> > and remote parts of the country. We are excited to be part of >> this project >> > and congratulate the Daisy Consortium for their hard work in >> creating a >> > long-term and sustainable value for the local community through the >> > development of Simply Reading app which aims to unlock the >> digital reading >> > potential of the visually impaired. The launch of this app is a true >> > demonstration of how we are getting closer to being digital with >> a human >> > touch and empowering our communities.” >> > >> > Another key highlight of the seminar was presentation and >> dissemination of >> > the accessible digital and tactile format version of training >> materials on >> > often neglected topic of Menstrual Hygiene which were jointly >> developed by >> > the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council - a UN agency, >> > Saksham and the Assistech Lab of IIT Delhi. Ms Kamini Prakash, >> Technical >> > Officer of Equality and Non-Discrimination at WSSCC said, "This >> > publication helps to break the silence around menstruation and replace >> > shame and silence with information, pride and confidence so that >> women and >> > girls with visual impairment adopt safe and hygienic practices >> during their >> > period and walk tall every day of their lives.” >> > >> > Saksham along with its partner organizations has been involved in >> several >> > projects to provide a holistic affordable reading and writing >> solution for >> > in Indian languages. Outcomes of these projects such as the Indo-NVDA >> > screen reading software, DAISY players in all Indian languages, >> affordable >> > Braille displays, and the dictation software were also demonstrated. >> > >> > Saksham also released about 300 accessible format books for the >> students >> > of central universities in under Amway India’s CSR programme. Mr Sunil >> > Sachdev, President of Federation of Publishers's and Book Sellers's in >> > India committed his whole-hearted support and cooperation to make >> these >> > books available in accessible format for persons with print >> disabilities on >> > Sugamya Pustakalaya. Prof. Balakrishnan who leads the centre of >> excellence >> > on tactile graphics at IIT Delhi introduced accessible materials for >> > teaching subjects such as Science and Mathematics to people with >> blindness. >> > Mr Dipendra Manocha, President of the DAISY Forum of India and >> founder of >> > Saksham said that, "With development of affordable reading devices in >> > Indian languages and braille presses connected to common online >> library >> > having a collection of about 3.5 lakh accessible format books >> paves the way >> > to scale up our operations and reach out to 5.3 million people with >> > blindness or low vision of our country.” >> > >> > Thanks >> > Dipendra >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Search for old postings at: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> > >> > To unsubscribe send a message to >> > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> > 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. 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