Ajay, Care you referring to making presentations or attending presentations?
For making presentations, you can take the help of screen reader using head phone on one ear. For attending presentations, you may ask presenter to email you deck in advance so that you can view it using your laptop... Regards, Srinivasu http://srinivasu.org Twitter: @vasutweets Sent from my iPad On Apr 2, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi ankit, > How do you handle presentations? > I had some vision when I talked to you but now I can barely identify > bigger objects. > That is the reason of thinking about braille. > regards > > On 4/2/13, Ankit rajiv Jindal <ankitjinda...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear Ajay, >> >> Firstly, congratulations for having short-listed in IIMS. All the best >> for the process >> ahead. >> >> Just to give a different perspective, While braille does have some >> great usage, Personally, I have never used it. I have been able to >> manage without having any knowledge of braille. I have extensively >> used and integrated technology in my life for all possible things >> whether professionally or during my MBA days, The lack of braille >> knowledge never restricted my ability to do any thing. >> >> Having said that, knowing any new or additional skill is never going >> to go waste. It will certainly be useful in some way or the other at >> some time.. >> >> >> >> >> On 4/2/13, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> Bhivani sir, Harish sir, Sandeep sir Many many thanks. >>> Your opinions have given me a new path to explore. I want some more >>> members to speak on this matter. >>> Some younger ones as well. >>> Thanks and regards >>> >>> On 4/2/13, Sandeep Singh <sandeepsingh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Dear Ajay, >>>> You can easily learn braille in a month. You can of course keep >>>> practicing later on and improve your reading and writing speeds. >>>> Learning writing is easier than reading but you can certainly do it >>>> in the specified time period and as Harish said it would be quite >>>> handy in many situations. >>>> Best regards, >>>> Sandeep >>>> >>>> At 10:11 AM 4/2/2013, you wrote: >>>>> Dear Ajay >>>>> >>>>> In a corporate scenario, you will have to make many presentation and >>>>> provide information or take notes. Taking notes can be done by >>>>> alternative modes like taking it on laptops, recorders etc. you may >>>>> have to go to your seniors and taking laptop all the time may not be >>>>> feasible. >>>>> >>>>> It is in these moments where Braille comes really handy. Oftener, >>>>> technology fails you when you need it the most. Braille will not fail >>>>> you >>>>> then. >>>>> >>>>> It takes you double the time when you listen on your laptop and you >>>>> speak it out later on. Braille would be direct. >>>>> >>>>> Harish. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >>>>> Behalf Of Ajay Minocha >>>>> Sent: 02 April 2013 00:19 >>>>> To: accessindia >>>>> Subject: [AI] Some doubts regarding braille >>>>> >>>>> Hello friends, >>>>> I think, most of you know about me. >>>>> Well for those who don't know, I am currently pursuing my final year >>>>> of graduation from commerce streme. >>>>> I started using screan readers and other assistive devices in april >>>>> 2010. >>>>> I had enough vision at that time to support me in my studies as well >>>>> as mobility. >>>>> Since december 2011, due to a sudden diminish in my eyesight, I had to >>>>> switch to scanning and OCR for my studies and white cane for my >>>>> mobility needs. >>>>> Since then, I am dependent on my laptop for note taking and other tasks. >>>>> I appeared for cat 2012 and got shortlisted for the 2nd round of >>>>> addmission process of Some IIMs. >>>>> It was obvious that I never thought of learning braille due to that >>>>> sudden changing senario of my life. >>>>> Now when the things are quite setteled down and I find myself >>>>> comfortable with allmost all the things which I use, I want to ask all >>>>> the professionals on this list that should I learn braille? >>>>> I know it may prove really helpful in my day to day tasks but apart >>>>> from that what benifits of braille do you people see in today's >>>>> corporate world? >>>>> If got selected then, I will be having appropsimattely 1 month with >>>>> me. So can I learn reading and writing english language using braille >>>>> in this time span? >>>>> I request all those people who are working specially in corporate >>>>> world to give me proper guidance. >>>>> regards >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ajay Minocha >>>>> Mob : +91-7827188455 >>>>> E mail : ajayminoc...@gmail.com >>>>> ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com >>>>> Skype: ajayminocha2 >>>>> >>>>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >>>>> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: >>>>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Search for old postings at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >>>>> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: >>>>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Search for old postings at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>>> of >>>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ajay Minocha >>> Mob : +91-7827188455 >>> E mail : ajayminoc...@gmail.com >>> ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com >>> Skype: ajayminocha2 >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of >>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> 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 >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> 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 > > > -- > Ajay Minocha > Mob : +91-7827188455 > E mail : ajayminoc...@gmail.com > ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com > Skype: ajayminocha2 > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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 > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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