I could only wonder. what a great idea! On 8/3/21, Parimala Bhat <[email protected]> wrote: > hi Arush, could you please share your contact so on behalf of my > organisation get in touch with you and take your guidance and > assistance. > with best wishes from parimala > > On 8/2/21, Kalpana Kharade <[email protected]> wrote: >> Great initiative Arush. >> All the best to you. >> Dr. Kalpana Kharade >> >> >> On 8/2/21, Aarush Bhat <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Greetings all, >>> I just wanted to share something that I've been working on for quite a >>> while with you all. >>> It started out as a youtube channel known as "Inclusion The Motto", the >>> idea behind which was to bridge the gap between blind and sighted, to >>> empower and educate sited folk on how us blind do various things, to >>> also >>> hopefully try to reduce some of the not-too-great ideologies they hold >>> about us, all the stereotypes etc. I often think it is also the lack of >>> knowledge and not ignorance that may lead to such ideas or encounters. >>> I have tried to put this message across in all the videos I've uploaded >>> in >>> an interactive and fun way, often having people on who've had first-hand >>> experience(either because they themselves are blind and have managed to >>> be >>> quite successful in life or people directly associated to blind folk who >>> were able to give a much better insight into how things work and clear >>> many >>> of the doubts that people have). >>> My content has always been for everyone to listen to, as some of the >>> tips >>> given by the blind/VI people I interviewed proved to be quite useful in >>> our lives as well to tackle all the challenges that we face on a daily >>> basis. >>> However, recently I have started working on a brand new series of sorts >>> which I think will be especially useful for us folk who rely on screen >>> readers for our daily life tasks. >>> So quite often, at least here where I come from, I've come across this >>> mindset that us blind people cannot tackle higher level mathematics and >>> science subjects, because they are too graphical, they cannot be >>> represented with a screen reader accurately enough and although this may >>> be >>> true to an extent where extremely complicated geometric figures or >>> graphs >>> are involved, things such as symbols and equations can be written (and >>> red) >>> just fine. >>> What is sad is that here, many blind students start believing it as well >>> and give up on said subjects, dropping them entirely in high school even >>> if >>> they wish to study them further. Either that, or they end up going for a >>> scribe(writer) to write their exams for them. >>> This is exactly what this series intends to improve. >>> I, myself, am a hundred percent blind student, have been by birth. >>> Therefore, I have a reasonably good idea of the challenges that come >>> into >>> play when doing stem subjects on a computer with screen-reading >>> software. >>> However, I did not drop them after 10th grade when we usually get to >>> select >>> the subjects that we intend on pursuing for our final two years of >>> school; >>> neither did I opt for a scribe. I was interested in them, so I decided >>> to >>> take that leap into the unknown, as it were. >>> I am very much happy to say that this is possible, and the technologies >>> that I got to discover along the way are what I will be showing off in >>> the >>> series, as they are unfortunately not as well known as they should be. >>> Therefore, please share the link of the channel around to people that >>> you >>> know who might be in need of this; technology is improving day by day >>> and >>> It is my hope that one day us blind kids will be able to safely say that >>> science and maths subjects are completely inclusive and accessible, >>> something that we can study without hassle along with our sighted >>> counterparts. However, this also requires determination, as well as >>> knowledge. Knowledge that I hope to impart from this series, and the >>> channel in general. >>> I hope you like it, and please do not hesitate to tell us what you think >>> in >>> the comments section, feedback is what Inclusion The Motto is all about. >>> Without further ado, here is the link for the channel: >>> https://www.youtube.com/c/inclusionthemotto >>> And here is the link for the Inclusion The Motto blog: >>> http://aarushbhat.wordpress.com >>> >>> Thanks and regards, >>> Aarush >>> >>> -- >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >>> the >>> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >>> >>> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >>> mails >>> sent through this mailing list.. >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "AccessIndia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAF%3D_z1EgXZDjzcotupPGMZ3yEja1p0k9UrPrj4duYxeie%3DCb-A%40mail.gmail.com. >>> >> >> -- >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the >> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >> >> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >> mails >> sent through this mailing list.. >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "AccessIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAKJZD-MJkO_w%3DXcFJMQBR0PXiHUcOMT4Zd_fArpApDDhgnUqzQ%40mail.gmail.com. >> > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAPGGfVBXFXF9%3DsMcT50d6_YdNVMTvW%2Bs7ZnhJ_DR7LScd_4ukg%40mail.gmail.com. >
-- "every human is disabled because, none has got the wings to fly". Anirudh Rao your intellectual comrade. call/whatsapp me at 8277012082 join on Skype: anirudhrao3 if you just wish to be a facebook friend: click https://m.facebook.com/anirudh.rao.7731/about?lst=100005148125152%3A100005148125152%3A1563341090&refid=17 and send a request. Thank you Anirudh Rao. -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAF6avGgeP6EfdgYTGuzfGMafTK%2B4zeK9Pv8PhaNHqgZGs8Y-cQ%40mail.gmail.com.
