Yes I posted the news after trying it.
Renuka E,
Section Officer,
ICT Centre for Visually Challlenged,
CHMK Library,
University ofCalicut,
Malappuram Dist.,
Kerala.
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From: "Amar Jain" <amarjain2...@gmail.com>
To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] The guide on the phone
What an interesting news!
Has anyone tried it? Specially that screen where the destination numbers
are displayed? Curious to know.
-----Original Message-----
From: Renuka Warriar
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 11:59 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] The guide on the phone
Hi,
I posted this because, it is very much accessible to the visually
challenged, since the discriptions is in audio.
Date:20/02/2011 URL:
http://www.thehindu.com/2011/02/20/stories/2011022051060200.htm
Kerala
The guide on the phone
Next time, do not be disheartened if your search for a tour guide in
Kerala goes in vain. Even without one, you can walk around any tourist
destination
listening to the wonders of its cultural and historical heritage. All that
you need is your mobile phone.
Tourists can look forward to Kerala Tourism's 'Audio Guide,' a recorded,
spoken commentary of the tourist spots of God's Own County, to go on a
self-guided
tour.
Home and Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan launched the guide and the
'Bring Home a Friend' initiative of Kerala Tourism involving the Malayali
diaspora
here on Wednesday night.
The multi-language 'Audio Guide,' the first by a State, covers all tourist
destinations. Both initiatives are part of Kerala Tourism's efforts to use
modern
technology to promote tourism.
To access the 'Audio Guide,' launched in association with MobME Wireless
Solutions, a mobile-phone value-added services company, dial 9048 755555.
The tourist
will be prompted to enter the unique identification number of the
destination that will be displayed on the screen. On doing so, the 'Audio
Guide' will
start speaking.
Listen to the description of specific spots and details of exhibits by
entering the code number displayed next to the exhibit. "It is a
path-breaking initiative
in the country. The idea is that everybody today has a cellphone, so
instead of hiring an expensive headphone-based audio guide about a tourist
spot, you
only need to pay for a phone call. At the same time, it has all the
facilities of a headphone-based audio guide," says V. Venu, Secretary,
Tourism.
The users can fast-forward, rewind, pause or replay the description.
The 'Audio Guide' can be accessed from any part of the globe round the
clock every day. Standard call rates will apply. The languages include
English, Hindi
and Malayalam.
Renuka E,
Section Officer,
ICT Centre for Visually Challlenged,
CHMK Library,
University ofCalicut,
Malappuram Dist.,
Kerala.
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Question 9 relates to disability.
