Worth doing a technology story on you. Fantastic. Subramani
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K Ramkrishna Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india I started using DOS based JAWS from 1989 along with an external speech synthesizer called Votrax. I imported JAWS and Votrax in late 1988 from U.S. I continued to use this till 1995, when multimedia was made available. I migrated to the use of JAWS for Windows version 2,3,4,5,6 and now 8. Also, there was a lull of about 2 years sometime between 1992 and 1994, when Widows based JAWS was not available. regards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amiyo Biswas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind in india > Hello, > > I think, Computer was used by the vlind people in the early nineties in > India. As far as I heard, K. Ramkrishna was one of the early users. Harish > kotian also used the DOS-based tiny talk in the nineties. As regards > Kolkata, NAB started here a small venture in 1992 or 1993. But it did not > continue for long and I never found anybody using a pc until 2000 in > Kolkata. In fact, computer was too costly in the nineties for personal > use. > > NAB again started computer education here in the year 2000 and I was a > student of that year. Mohammed Asif Iqbal, a fellow member on our list, > was > our teacher at NAB. I hope, Harish and Ramkrishna will be able to tell > more > about the beginning of computer education in India. > > Best regards, > > Amiyo. > > Cell: +91-9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sriram kalyanaraman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:37 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. 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