braille outdated!!!! i've seldom heard such, well, let me stop myself from giving my feelings a word,. anyway, there is no substitute of braille. i do use technology much and often. i am a strong supporter of advanced technology but having said that, holding a braille book in hand and gliding my fingers through the dots give an altogether different sensation, a thrill inexplicable, a tremendous feeling of satisfaction. had all books been available in braille, who would have hankered after expensive technologies! let's hope the initiative of the organisations with the assistance of the government, (if it indeed comes through) persons like us would rediscover our passion for this fantastic mode of written script.
greetings, Anirban Mukherjee On 1/18/15, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > I also appreciate the government's initiative to set up new Braille presses > > and modernise existing ones through NIVH. Let us hope that we shall get more > > Braille books in future. A serious problem is that we get hardly anything in > > Braille after school, particularly in Indian languages. I want to read my > favourite Bengali books in Braille. But just a few of them are available. > However, we did not have text-books in Braille from class 6 in our days. The > > situation is slightly better now. > > As regards Braillers, these are too costly. The low-cost equipments produced > > in India too quickly go out of order. Refreshable Braille displays are > beyond our reach. > > With best regards, > Amiyo Biswas > Cell: +91-9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S R Mittal" <[email protected]> > To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and > issuesconcerningthe disabled.'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 7:35 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired,funds books in > Braille > > >>I fully agree with you Avinashji. I, that's why always support the >> initiatives of NIVH, AICB and NFB in the efforts of promoting Braille. As >> teacher-education in the area of Special Education, I always emphasise on >> learning Braille and other special skills by teacher trainees aspiring to >> become teachers of children with visual impairment. >> >> Regards Mittal >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of avinash shahi >> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 4:27 PM >> To: accessindia; Shireen Irani >> Subject: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired,funds books in >> Braille >> >> I do not think Braille is outdated as Mr Abidi quoted claiming in the >> article >> >> Better, those who have never ever used the fully developed script, and >> lack will-power to learn; refrain from spreading rumour about Braille >> through media. This script is still relevant and needs to be >> preserved and promoted. Withstanding the tsunami in technological >> advancement worldover which serves few lucky ones, Braille is an >> equaliser for majority of blind people. As printed books are never >> gonna off the hands so the case with Braille books. >> http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/centre-no-more-blind-to-visually-impaired >> -funds-books-in-braille.html >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind >> ia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> 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 >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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