yes you are right still many blind person are there charging 1000 to 1500 for installing jaws any sujjestion how to stop them even for talks installation also they are charging
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > That's indeed correct. But the crucial point is though, very few > organizations have played a major role in making visually challenged > mostly > to be independent users by effectively teaching them basic Windows and > some > other softwares. Some of such organizations even went a step ahead in > providing lones for buying computers. Those are actual landmarks and a > historical look at computer education certainly needs to acknowledge this > face. Another significant element is that the computer education itself > being sadly misused by some visually challenged users. For example it has > come to my notice that some actually tried charging thousands of rupees > just > for installing JAWS for new visually challenged users. So a true history > of > computer education in my view should take in to account this exploitative > element as well. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sriram kalyanaraman > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:07 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > > > Samarthanam , Matruchaya and NAB started computer education in Bangalore. > You could write to them for more details. In Chennai, NIVH and Ability > foundation have computer traning centers. You should not only discuss > about > English computer education but also regional language education. IITM and > some other institituions developed this software. Vidya Vriksha taught > this > to interested students (as far as IITM software.) > Central Univesrity Hyderabad has a center along with CEFOL. > > Best wishes, > K. Sriram > > Subramani L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a pitty that no one got write a book on the subject. Besides > academic interest, this would serve as an authentic record for the work > done in India. > > Subramani > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vetrivel > Adhimoolam > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > > I think that's correct. Also I have to say that NAB Delhi played a > crucial > role in identifying and prioritizing appropriate screen reading > softwares > for visually challenged in India. Say for example the hole transition > from > MS das to Windows based screen readers like JAWS. So computer education > for > visually challenged should also be analyzed in the context of the > evolution > of the screen readers themselves. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dinesh Kaushal > To: 'K Ramkrishna' ; [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 7:45 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > > > Well I took training in NAB delhi in May 1996, and I think NAB delhi > started > it in 1995 or 1994, I am sure it started in or before 1995 > > > Regards > Dinesh Kaushal > > blog at > dineshkaushal.blogspot.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K > Ramkrishna > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 10:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > > Dear Vimal, > > I may not be able to tell you the entire story of computer education for > the > blind in India. But, I would like to mention that the Indian Association > for > the Visually Handicap (IAVH) in Mumbai, started the first such venture > in > our country in November 1997. The project was funded by IDBI and HDFC > bank > and the center was established at the university clubhouse in Churchgate > Mumbai. Mr. Ram Agarwal of Karishma Enterprises, Mr. Prakash Didwania, > Mr. > Arwind Bhartia and myself were the founder trusties of IAVH and our > mission > was to avail the access and other technology products and services to > the > blind and these shouldn't be denied to them, just because they couldn't > afford such expensive things. Subsequently, Victoria Memorial school for > the > blind with the support of IBM and Voice Vision of Mumbai started > computer > education for the blind. NAB New Delhi also has such facilities. IAVH > also > started this in Huydrabad, but this couldn't be run for long. Rest, > other > members can respond. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vimaldengla" > To: > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 3:44 PM > Subject: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > > >> dear friends, >> please tell me the details about the computer education for the blind, >> when was it started and who played the main role in starting the >> computer education in India. please send me the complete history of >> the computer education of the blind in India. >> you can send the reply to my personal id [EMAIL PROTECTED], >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] from vimal dengla mob. 09414244549. >> 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.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.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.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 > > > > --------------------------------- > 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. 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