There is nothing to be sorry. The journalists, while we give credit to them to cover and write about us and our work, their attention to detail leaves much to be desired. I am yet to see an interview where the journalist has not goofed up on details. I know that people like Subramani would pounce on me for this mail. But this is an honest observation. In future, please request the journalist to share the final draft before publishing.
Mamta, keep up the good work and keep smiling. George George Abraham CEO Score Foundation Y-70, Lower Ground Floor, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India Ph:+91 11 26852581, +91 11 26852559 Fax:+91 11 26852559 Mobile: +91 9810934040 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.eyeway.org Eyeway Help Desk: +91 11 46070380 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mamta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:50 AM Subject: Re: [AI] 'Samaritans need vision, not sight' > Hello friends!eservation. Hence my suggestion would be that you should > always request the journalist to share the final draft with you before > publishing. > The article had some major errors in them so I am just clarifying them. > > The first thing is about the website: > > > http://www.ashishrohtagi.org > > > Originally Ashish sir had hosted a site on Lycos domain, > from that I got an idea to make the site and gift ashish sir on his > birthday, > and My idea was that the site should be on his own name. > > so the site was made by me as an surprise for Giving ashish sir on his > birthday. > > Everything done after gifting the site to sir, had always been a joint > venture between me and sir, normally sir finds new ideas and innovations, > I > help sir to put it up on the site. > > All the idea's and everything is of sir's > I am just his helper > I just help him mostly. > > When I was interviewed I had mentioned this to that interviewer btw she > has > not made the article like that. > > I learnt (HTML) on my own, but not (JAVA), As I do not no about until now, > At the time of the interview I had Mentioned about (Jaws scripts) and they > are difficult to learn, I am trying to learn them, as many programs need > Jaws scripts. and she mentioned it as (JAVA) > > About ashish sir, I Mentioned that He lives in Panipad, I did not > mentioned > (Punjab, she just added it her self. > > I did not mentioned many topics covered on the site: but she saw the site > herself and put it in the article. > > My Apologies to Ashish sir and all the readers of this article. > > I have mentioned these errors to her, but I do not no that whether she > will > be able to do anything on this or not. > > Once again my sincere apologies to Ashish sir and every one. > I am sorry very sorry, > Do not miss interpret anything, The site was always ashish sir's and it > will > always remain ashish sir's. > It is totally up to him what so ever he will do with the site. > Once again my apologies to one and all, I am sure that you all will be > able > to forgive me. > > My idea was never to hurt anyone. > Or not even to create any miss understandings. > > When I created this site for gifting Ashish sir, I just thought like that > this will be a collection of all things under one roof. > And it would be helpful to every one. > > and no any other intentions. > > So once again am very sorry, > and also Apology to the owner and the Moderator for posting such an off > topic mail on the list, > But I am sure that Everyone will understand and forgive me. > > Once again sorry > > Many thanks > Mamta. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shaila D'souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 7:51 PM > Subject: [AI] 'Samaritans need vision, not sight' > > > Westside Plus > > Westside Plus > > News > > images/l2 > > 'Samaritans need vision, not sight' > Posted On Friday, August 08, 2008 > > Though I was acquainted with the computer, my usage was limited as I > always > needed someone to read to me the things on the screen. It was through an > ad > in the newspaper that we learnt about an institute for the blind, where my > mother got me enrolled. I was taught the basics at the institute, and was > introduced > to softwares like JAWS, a computer screen reader and TALKS, a mobile > screen > reader, which empowered me > > Saadia S Dhailey Irla > > 'That's impossible!' would be your reaction to moulding clay with eyes > closed, or recreating a piece of art you haven't ever seen, and > inculcating > its finest > intricacies. But Mamta Baldev Chandiramani defies all natural laws. For > this > 24-year-old, the word spells 'I m possible'. > >>From topping the Mumbai University to designing websites, weaving melodies >>and taking to water as swiftly as a fish, she has done it all even as her >>world > is void of colour; she is devoid of sight. > Born in Manila, Philippines, a premature birth led her to lose her > eyesight. > Yet, she has some great achievements worthy of salutations. > > Her tryst with information technology is one such recent landmark, which > led > her to design a website for the visually impaired and partially sighted. > She > also teaches computer basics to the blind at a government institute as a > philanthropic gesture. "Though I was acquainted with the computer, my > usage > was > limited as I always needed someone to read to me the things on the screen. > It was through an ad in the newspaper that we learnt about an institute > for > the blind, where my mother got me enrolled." > > This, however, was the only initiation into a world, which Mamta is now > building block by block on her own, without any further assistance or > coaching. > "I was taught the basics at the institute, and was introduced to softwares > like JAWS, a computer screen reader and TALKS, a mobile screen reader, > which > empowered me. I needed no assistance after that." > > What followed is a story symbolizing grit and determination. "After > learning > the basics, I felt I needed to learn more as I thought in today's world, > basics > won't be enough and I zeroed it on website designing. I began to read > online, learnt and gathered material." And soon she was ready with a > website > for > her community - > http://www.ashishrohtagi.org. > > She learnt scripting languages like Java for which people take special > courses to learn it. Mamta admits that decoding Java and HTML was an > uphill > task. > "I read and reread, sometimes even 50 times, to understand it completely." > > She spent sleepless nights to make the website ready in time. "I wanted to > gift it to my friend Ashish on his birthday," she informs. Ashish Rohtagi > is > a professor at a college in Paniput, Punjab, and is also visually > impaired. > The topics covered on the website include a wide range. "There are tips > and > tricks for PCs, softwares, screen reader related information, fun stuff, > information > about mobiles, latest news and happenings on the net, search engines etc." > She has meticulously gathered all the matter on the site over the years > and > has programmed the site to automatically update the latest news. > > Motivating her through sleepless nights was her dream to have a one-stop > for > all the needs of her community. "I wanted everything under one roof for > the > visually impaired." > > In the last two years around 31, 000 visitors have benefited from her > creation. > > She also dedicates six to seven hours a week to the Industrial Home for > Blind Women, teaching the visually impaired and partially sighted > computers. > Next > on her agenda is the animated world of FLASH programming, she declares > with > a broad grin. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Source: > http://www.mumbaipluses.com/westsideplus/index.aspx?page=article§id=1&contentid=200808082008081417512778321aacc6e§xslt=&comments=true# > > Regards, > > Shaila. > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > 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 > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > 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 Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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