In continuation with the conversation, After evaluating various other screen readers for Windows. I had purchased JAWS version3.1 in 1999.
I learnt Word, Excel, Internet & Outlook Express on my own. And in April 2000 started an Institute in the name of Voice Vision. Our first student Mr. Rajesh Mehta is working in IBM, as Training & Programme Manager. As far as my knowledge goes, N I B H Dehradun already had some course for Blind, but not sure in windows or Doss. Few months after Voice Vision commenced, IAVH also started course in Mumbai. Both imparting training in Windows with help of JAWS. Voice Vision had also conducted training for Web Designing, in the year 2001. Hope this helps you. To know more about Voice Vision, visit www.blindinfo.org or write to me on my email ID [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards Sushmeetha ----- Original Message ----- From: "K Ramkrishna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:48 AM 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. 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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