and the website is
www.xrcvc.org
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From: "Shadab Husain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] The world's largest online library for the print-disabled
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:
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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.
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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?
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