As "after being certified print-disabled from XRCVC" we will be able to get the subscription so contact
Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) St. Xavier's College 5, Mahapalika Marg Mumbai - 400001 PHONE: +91.22.22623298 (direct) +91.22.22620661-65 (board); 366 (extension) E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shadab Husain http://shadablucknow.blogspot.com/ On 10/25/08, prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is really a great great news! > while we were disscussing the issue of e text for print disables just > few days back, this seems the best answer of our question. > hope we will be able to find books of our interest after this fantastic > move. > but yes, i could not find the information how to register for this service? > where to submit our blindness certificket and 400 rupees? > i'll be greatful if some one can tell this. > with profound regards, > prateek agarwal. > cell: 09928341197 > skype: > prateek_agarwal32 > e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: > http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com > to join the mailing list for my website, send a blank mail keeping > subject as "join" on > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------- original message ---------- > From: "pradeep banakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:51:44 +0530 > Subject: [AI] The world's largest online library for the print-disabled > The world's largest online library for the print-disabled: October 24, 2008 > > BETTER ACCESS TO WEB WRITTEN WORLD > For print-disabled, reading bestsellers is just a click away > > Mumbai: Grabbing the latest bestseller off the shelf is on its way to > becoming a reality for India's visually-disabled. In a major step > towards increasing access to the written world for those who are > print-disabled, Bookshare.org, the world's largest online library for > the print-disabled, has entered the Indian market. > > Bookshare has partnered with three organisations across India—the > Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) in > Mumbai, Worth Trust in Tamil Nadu and Saksham Charitable Organisation > in Delhi, to start Bookshare India. > > Print-disabled persons, those who cannot access the print world, > either because of vision impairment, inability to hold a book or > learning disability, who wish to subscribe to Bookshare India can do > so at an annual subscription fee of Rs 400, after being certified > print-disabled from XRCVC. This will give them access to over 5,000 > online books on diverse subjects. The numbers will steadily increase > as more and more publishers come forward and share their works with > the organisation. > > Last year, TOI had written about how XRCVC had converted 20 > textbooks into the DAISY format, one that makes navigating books easy > for the visually challenged. DAISY, which is short for Digital > Accessible Information System, recently made inroads into the Indian > market. The DAISY Forum of India (DFI), an umbrella organisation for > all grassroots bodies working with the format, has also tied up with > Bookshare. Both organisations will jointly approach publishers in > India, seeking permission to make their titles available through the > Bookshare-DFI network. > > Publishers worried about copyright violation can rest assured that > there are effective safeguards in place to prevent copyright > violations. Only a Bookshare user will be able to download a book > online in a format that's accessible to the print-disabled. It's only > after XRCVC, or any of the other Indian partners for Bookshare, > certifies a person print-disabled that they will have access to > Bookshare India. > > Incidentally, XRCVC has been lobbying with the copyright office of > the Government of India's Ministry of Human Resources in order to > change the copyright laws. "In at least 120 other countries, the > copyright laws have been amended so that organisations working for the > print-disabled as well as individuals themselves can convert books > into a format that's accessible to them. But this is not the case in > India,'' says Sam Taraporevala, director of XRCVC. > > URL: > http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzEwLzI0I0FyMDA3MDI=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom > > The world's largest online library for the print-disabled: October 24, 2008 > > BETTER ACCESS TO WEB WRITTEN WORLD > For print-disabled, reading bestsellers is just a click away > > Mumbai: Grabbing the latest bestseller off the shelf is on its way to > becoming a reality for India's visually-disabled. In a major step > towards increasing access to the written world for those who are > print-disabled, Bookshare.org, the world's largest online library for > the print-disabled, has entered the Indian market. > > Bookshare has partnered with three organisations across India—the > Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) in > Mumbai, Worth Trust in Tamil Nadu and Saksham Charitable Organisation > in Delhi, to start Bookshare India. > > Print-disabled persons, those who cannot access the print world, > either because of vision impairment, inability to hold a book or > learning disability, who wish to subscribe to Bookshare India can do > so at an annual subscription fee of Rs 400, after being certified > print-disabled from XRCVC. This will give them access to over 5,000 > online books on diverse subjects. The numbers will steadily increase > as more and more publishers come forward and share their works with > the organisation. > > Last year, TOI had written about how XRCVC had converted 20 > textbooks into the DAISY format, one that makes navigating books easy > for the visually challenged. DAISY, which is short for Digital > Accessible Information System, recently made inroads into the Indian > market. The DAISY Forum of India (DFI), an umbrella organisation for > all grassroots bodies working with the format, has also tied up with > Bookshare. Both organisations will jointly approach publishers in > India, seeking permission to make their titles available through the > Bookshare-DFI network. > > Publishers worried about copyright violation can rest assured that > there are effective safeguards in place to prevent copyright > violations. Only a Bookshare user will be able to download a book > online in a format that's accessible to the print-disabled. It's only > after XRCVC, or any of the other Indian partners for Bookshare, > certifies a person print-disabled that they will have access to > Bookshare India. > > Incidentally, XRCVC has been lobbying with the copyright office of > the Government of India's Ministry of Human Resources in order to > change the copyright laws. "In at least 120 other countries, the > copyright laws have been amended so that organisations working for the > print-disabled as well as individuals themselves can convert books > into a format that's accessible to them. But this is not the case in > India,'' says Sam Taraporevala, director of XRCVC. > > URL: > http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp? > > 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.in
