I second the opinion of Mr. Harshvardan. When I asked for JAWS inmy office it was denayed due the reason that nobody was ready to take the quotation. But when the open source software was introduced, I was given the charge of teaching the visually challenged students.
On 2/2/11, HARSHVARDHAN SINGH NEGI <[email protected]> wrote: > Exactly it's depend on your bosses mantality thaught, and it also depend on > the bosses how he or she rated VI. Particularly in my case when I request > for Jaws or a laptop then my bank denied to provide me so I am using my own > jaws with XP. > It happend only due to non existance of explicit or mandatory policy. > Thanks > HS Negi] > Manager cum faculty member > STC NOIDA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Asudani, Rajesh" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Need info from State Government employees > > > Dear Prashant > Reserve bank of India provides JAWS to VI officers generally when > demanded... > > However, there is no explicit policy etc. for this to my knowledge... > I have not even witnessed any other programme like magnifier etc. being > provided/demanded by anyone yet. > Angel reader is being demanded and provided nowadays... > Let me reiterate there is no centralized policy or practice for this in RBI. > Individual offices tackle the demands and usually they are acceded to. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Prashant Naik > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Need info from State Government employees > > Dear Friends, > > I need this information on an urgent basis. > > I want to know in India which State Governments are providing access > technologies to their visually impaired and disabled staff? Are > they totally paying its cost or they opt for open source programs? > > Any info from our state / central government employed VI persons is > welcome on this. They can also tell me what AT they are using in > their work place. > > Please reply to this query at the earliest. > > Thanking you in anticipation. > > Regards, > Prashant Naik > > > Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in > this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you > have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or > telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any > attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for > the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for > any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > > >
