Re: [AI] Suggestion needed for outlook express error
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Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed.
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Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
dear mr. sudhir TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi it may be available in marathi. I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer. you may find the circular on website of income tax department. thanks and regards manohar vaswani On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
Thanks, Prof. Folks, your expert comments, please. I am getting a Travelling Allowance larger than Rs 1.6 k and wish to know if higher exemption is available to all of us under the IT Act. If yes, can somebody give me the relevant clause number or artefact itself ? Thanks in advance... RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:20 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. sudhir TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi it may be available in marathi. I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer. you may find the circular on website of income tax department. thanks and regards manohar vaswani On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] NEED BOOKS OF FIRST YEAR MBA IN BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY COCHIN
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Re: [AI] AccessIndia Digest, Vol 56, Issue 41
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Re: [AI] NEED BOOKS OF FIRST YEAR MBA IN BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY COCHIN
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[AI] querry regarding internet banking.
Hello accessindians, i want to open an account with ICICI BANK or HDFC bank with internet banking facility. my querry is: which website is more accessible with screen reader. with best regards, S. P. Sharma e-mail: surya.sharm...@gmail.com emailtosuryaprak...@rediffmail.com Landline: 0141-2341787 Skype: sps.jaipur
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
I couldn't find it on the net. Swamy's Handbook mentions Orthopaedically handicapped only. Some departments of the Railway have allowed double relief to vh employees, not all. My office assistant actually wanted to give me double exemption. I only wanted a copy of the section in Swamy's Handbook and spoilt my chances. So, if anybody can be of any help, send for us all. Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: manohar vaswani vaswan...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. sudhir TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi it may be available in marathi. I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer. you may find the circular on website of income tax department. thanks and regards manohar vaswani On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] IT returns - update
An update on our income tax refund case. After waiting for two years, I had filed an RTI asking for status of my case. Within 24 hours of posting the letter I got a call from the Income Tax Officer asking for more details and giving assurance of quick action. Then I received their written reply wherein they mentioned that my income tax refund information was not availabel in there system and according to them I had to pay some amount which was overdue. We knew this was an effort to shrugg off the blame of undue delay from their shoulders. They gave a date for representation. We went there and provided all the Income Tax Returns and correspondence done with them so far. They said that the matter is now clear to them and they will issue the refund soon. Today after three weeks from that meeting I got a call that the refund has been issued. I am very pleased with the outcome of using RTI in this case. There is a forum on the web which offers help on such matters. http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/blogs/jps50/53-how-file-rti-application-delay-income-tax-refund.html Hope this is of some use. Prashant -- From: Geetha Shamanna gee...@millernorbert.de Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 4:34 AM To: Access india accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] IT returns - update Hello all, I had written to the list a few days ago about my IT refund amount being stuck with the IT office for nearly two years now. It has finally been released, and that happen without any prompting or additional payment from my end. It appears they are disposing all the refund applications this month in order to avoid paying additional interest by carrying them over to the new year. Whatever the reason, my problem is resolved for the moment. Geetha 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
Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking.
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[AI] Sminu Jindal - Delhi - access for physically challenged
Enabling the differentShreya Ray Jindal SAW's managing director works to make the Capital accessible to the physically challenged QA | Sminu Jindal You can't expect the managing director of Jindal SAW Ltd to be made of anything less than steel. And Sminu Jindal shows Herculean strength because after altering the face of Qutab Minar and Red Fort in New Delhi, she will assist the Dalai Lama in making his temple in Dharamsala accessible to physically challenged people. Jindal, who became wheelchair-bound after an accident at the age of 11, also runs the non-profit organization Swayam to make the city accessible. She talks about the daily barriers in the life of a physically challenged person when he or she is going into the workplace. Edited excerpts from an interview: Do you feel the Indian workplace is sensitized to the needs of the differently abled? It is far from being sensitized. In fact, the problem starts even before the workplace, it happens at the time we're getting educated. If you aren't going to make education accessible to (differently abled) youngsters, how will they get the skill or training to even be employable? When I was about to join college, my father had to get a slope constructed at SRCC (Shri Ram College of Commerce) because there was none. This was possible because we could afford it, but what about the ones who can't? It just means they will be denied education. There's no point having 10% reservation for the differently abled if they can't access their colleges in the first place. What are the most basic barriers a differently abled person faces in accessing his/her office? The physical infrastructure in our country does not cater to the needs of a physically challenged person. For a person to go to work means their mother/father/family member has to leave their job and assist them the whole day, taking them in and out of wheelchairs, etc. Restrooms are not accessible, that is, they are too small and leave no room for wheelchairs, or there are steps, and level changes, and places that have ramps often have very steep gradients, which can be very hazardous. But in addition to the internal access within the workplace, what also matters is being able to access your workplace in the first place. The basic infrastructure is so poor that there was no way these people could even come in to work. What are the most basic facilities a workplace must ensure for differently abled employees? First, make level changes accessible by having elevators and ramps. Ramps must be the 1:12 gradient. Doors should be wider, about 3ft. Every floor should have a restroom that is accessible. Restrooms should also be accessible, that is, they should have space for a wheelchair; wherever required, there should also be railings for support. And yes, at least make sure your employee can get to his workstation without assistance. Your organization has worked to make the Qutab Minar and Red Fort accessible. Could you tell us about this process? When Stephen Hawkins came to India in 2000, the inaccessible infrastructure became glaringly evident. It was then that we started getting involved to make these structures accessible. We added an accessible restroom to Qutab Minar. The Red Fort is now accessible all the way to the Diwan-i-Khas, which I had never seen until then. What's the biggest hurdle in providing access in this country? Is it lack of resources? It is essentially the mindset. It's almost as if because we have an enormous population, we seem to value human life less. In the West, you see how every person is valued, treated as a resource and asset to the economy. Here, being disabled means being subjected to house arrest. People too can be very insensitive to the disabled. As I child, I recall a particular incident that made me vow never to step outside my home: I was alone on a sidewalk and my wheelchair almost toppled into a manhole, the wheels had got stuck with the edge of the hole. Nobody helped me out, they formed a circle around me, to watch. Unless the mindset changes, the infrastructure can't. shrey...@livemint.com URL: http://www.livemint.com/2011/01/09182310/Enabling-the-different.html -- With Regards Pradeep T.S Email: pradeep_bana...@rediffmail.com Mobile: 9845925188 Skype: pradeepsocialwork
[AI] Fw: Physically challenged Recruitment Drive - Bank of America Continum Services - Mumbai
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Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed.
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Re: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card.
Dear sir I was not able to locate any talking ATM machine in Faridabad I have recently opened my accounted allmost just 10 days ago till now I have not even tried my card with best regards On 1/13/11, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA bsvermad...@gmail.com wrote: no talking ATM. we have to memorise the sequence, buttons and functions of the machine. if you want to use talking ATM, you should travel to delhi to withdraw your money! thanks! - Original Message - From: Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:19 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card. Just one question: how do you use your ATM cards? Do all other cities except Kolkata have talking ATM services? - Original Message - From: Ajay Minocha ajayminoc...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:35 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card. Hy sir where do you live because I have recently started a savings account with PNB in Faridabad I am also a partially blind person But they did'nt showed any difficulty in providing an ATM card to me I did'nt even show them the RBI and other serculars On 1/12/11, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA bsvermad...@gmail.com wrote: punjab national bank issue credit card to blind, then wy not debit card? if any problem persist, you can quote my customer ID. will let you know if needed. - Original Message - From: shiv kashimpuria shivkumar1...@gmail.com To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 4:36 PM Subject: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card. Hello all, I want to know whether Punjab National Bank issue ATM card to the blind, because I want to open a savings account with the same but my branch denying to issue ATM card as I am a blind. Please someone suggest with details. Regards Shiv Kumar Kolkata -- Ajay Minocha Mob : +91 - 7 8 2 7 1 8 8 4 5 5 E mail : ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com ajaymanu...@gmail.com -- Ajay Minocha Mob : +91 - 7 8 2 7 1 8 8 4 5 5 E mail : ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com ajaymanu...@gmail.com
Re: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities
Hi, The below news item says Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon Information Technology (IT) companies to provide employment to persons with disabilities as part of their corporate social responsibility. From the head of a state, should not we expect the paradigm shift in his approach at disability, to look at skilled PwDs as potential workforce which too can meet industry's requirements, instead of thinking to recruit them as a social responsibility. Sometimes I feel it should be advocated that the word disability should be replaced with impairment. Word 'Impairment' neutrally indicates only the not normal function at sensory or physical level, and does not presume anything about the abilities of the person. Similary in Hindi the word 'Viklaang' to my mind is more objective than the word 'Nishakt'. Changing the nomenclature which objectively defines the state also is important to bring a change in how the world thinks about the state. regards, Pranay. - Original Message - From: pradeep banakar pradeepsocialw...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1079312.ece The Hindu BANGALORE, January 11, 2011 IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities Special Correspondent Literate persons can be employed in BPOs, ITES, says Yeddyurappa Calling for change: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya, educationist M.K. Sridhar and sportsperson Malathi Holla inaugurate the national conference on ‘IT for persons with disabilities' in Bangalore on Monday. — Photo: K. Gopinathan Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon Information Technology (IT) companies to provide employment to persons with disabilities as part of their corporate social responsibility. Speaking at the inaugural function of the national conference on ‘IT for persons with disabilities', organised by the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science Technology, here on Monday, Mr. Yeddyurappa said that the law mandated reservation of 3 per cent jobs in the Government sector for persons with disabilities. Though no such provision existed in the private sector, the IT sector was capable of providing employment to persons with disabilities who were literate, he said. Fifty-two per cent of persons with disabilities were literate, according to the 2001 Census. The IT sector could fruitfully employ such persons in Business Process Outsourcing units (BPO), Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) and for software development and technical writing. He cited the example of companies such as IBM, Wipro and Microsoft, which were employing persons with disabilities. Of the 7 lakh jobs expected to be created as part of the deals signed during the recent Global Investors Meet in Bangalore, as many as 3 lakh were in the IT sector. Mr. Yeddyurappa expressed optimism over the creation of another 4 million jobs through the proposed Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) near Devanahalli. He also called upon IT companies to make their workplaces disabled-friendly. Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya, who also holds additional charge of IT and BT Department, lamented that precious little had been done for the benefit of persons with disabilities. Neither had they been provided job opportunities nor had a “barrier-free” environment been created for their benefit, he said. He reiterated the Chief Minister's appeal to the private sector to provide employment to persons with disabilities. Executive Director of Karnataka Knowledge Commission M.K. Sridhar, who delivered the keynote address, emphasised the need for companies which employed persons with disabilities not to view the gesture as “charity” but as their “right”. Out of the 600 million disabled persons worldwide, as much as 80 per cent lived in developing countries, he said. Website launched Earlier, Mr. Acharya launched a website, www.itforpwd.com, which seeks to provide a platform for leveraging the benefits of IT tools to help integrate persons with disabilities into the mainstream. Mr. Yeddyurappa felicitated Charudatta Yadav, who developed the world's chess software with speech, Naveed Aslam Hagalvadi, an IT personality, and Pavithra Y.S., who runs a BPO employing only disabled persons. Sportsperson Malathi Holla and Principal Secretary to the Department of IT, BT and Science Technology Ashok Kumar C. Manoli were present. Precious little has been done for the benefit of persons with disabilities: Acharya ‘View gesture of employing persons with disabilities not as charity but as their right' -- With Regards Pradeep T.S Email: pradeep_bana...@rediffmail.com Mobile: 9845925188 Skype: pradeepsocialwork
Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed.
I use audacity. Its very accessible. - Original Message - From: nitesh thakur niteshthaku...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed. -- original message -- Subject: Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed. From: Waseem mohammadwase...@gmail.com Date: 14/01/2011 12.06 am Hello, I don't know about the bes, but you can use cool edit pro and gold wave for the same. Warm Regards MohammadWaseemKhan Land: 01165154282 Mob: 9213749272 Emails bestmu...@gmail.com, mohammadwase...@gmail.com, mohammadwaseemk...@yahoo.com. MSN: mr.waseemk...@hotmail.com Skype: sweetboy250 - Original Message - From: govind reddy sgred...@gmail.com To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: bsftb bs...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:11 PM Subject: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed. Dear list, I want to record a book in MP3 format in my PC. Which is the best application to do the same? If any one has the same, could you please send me? This is slightly urgent! -- For everything you gain in life, you lose something else. Ralph Waldo Emerson. With Warm Regards, Govind, voice trainer @ GE Money Services Mobile: 9030915271. Email: sgred...@gmail.com dear sir, i can send you Adobe Audition 1.5 but that is to large to send by e-mail, and I dont know how to use dropbox to send too large files. If you know using dropbox plg tell me step by step in my pursnal ID Thanks and regards.
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
I will send you sercular of the same. Praful Vyas. - Original Message - From: Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. I couldn't find it on the net. Swamy's Handbook mentions Orthopaedically handicapped only. Some departments of the Railway have allowed double relief to vh employees, not all. My office assistant actually wanted to give me double exemption. I only wanted a copy of the section in Swamy's Handbook and spoilt my chances. So, if anybody can be of any help, send for us all. Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: manohar vaswani vaswan...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. sudhir TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi it may be available in marathi. I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer. you may find the circular on website of income tax department. thanks and regards manohar vaswani On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
I will send soon this circular. Praful Vyas. - Original Message - From: Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. I couldn't find it on the net. Swamy's Handbook mentions Orthopaedically handicapped only. Some departments of the Railway have allowed double relief to vh employees, not all. My office assistant actually wanted to give me double exemption. I only wanted a copy of the section in Swamy's Handbook and spoilt my chances. So, if anybody can be of any help, send for us all. Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: manohar vaswani vaswan...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. sudhir TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi it may be available in marathi. I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer. you may find the circular on website of income tax department. thanks and regards manohar vaswani On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking.
HDFC bank is accessible. I use it as my primary bank. If you are using jaws, you need to disable the feature to skip duplicate links to effectively use the third party funds transfer feature. Pranav
Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses
Subramani, I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the fact that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard XII. Slowly we are getting there. Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one eye. He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefore no reservation. The new law is going to add this category too. At present it is hopeless. in case you need this persons contact details ask Dr. Rajat. There are some studying Engineering and they had to go to court to get admission. They will reply to you directly. There is one bright spark who wants to do it and I am sure he will get back to you.Smile There are some who lost vision after studying and maybe working for a while.Had to change jobs, rehabilitate themselves and start a new life. Some have succeeded and some have fallen. The bottom line is computer engineering. When you finish send me your article. Kanchan - Original Message - From: Subramani L lsubramani.v...@gmail.com To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:38 AM Subject: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses Folks: Writing to the list after a long time. If any of you have a B.E. degree (in IT or IT related) or if you are pursuing engineering (with visual impairment), kindly write to me in private. Subramani
[AI] Happy Makar Sankranti.
Hello Happy makar sankranti to all of you. Regards Devendra Nikose
Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed.
send space is the best place to upload a file. Regards Devendra Nikose - Original Message - From: nitesh thakur niteshthaku...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:39 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed. -- original message -- Subject: Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed. From: Waseem mohammadwase...@gmail.com Date: 14/01/2011 12.06 am Hello, I don't know about the bes, but you can use cool edit pro and gold wave for the same. Warm Regards MohammadWaseemKhan Land: 01165154282 Mob: 9213749272 Emails bestmu...@gmail.com, mohammadwase...@gmail.com, mohammadwaseemk...@yahoo.com. MSN: mr.waseemk...@hotmail.com Skype: sweetboy250 - Original Message - From: govind reddy sgred...@gmail.com To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: bsftb bs...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:11 PM Subject: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed. Dear list, I want to record a book in MP3 format in my PC. Which is the best application to do the same? If any one has the same, could you please send me? This is slightly urgent! -- For everything you gain in life, you lose something else. Ralph Waldo Emerson. With Warm Regards, Govind, voice trainer @ GE Money Services Mobile: 9030915271. Email: sgred...@gmail.com dear sir, i can send you Adobe Audition 1.5 but that is to large to send by e-mail, and I dont know how to use dropbox to send too large files. If you know using dropbox plg tell me step by step in my pursnal ID Thanks and regards.
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
please send it to my personal id also. Regards Devendra Nikose - Original Message - From: Praful Vyas prafulnv...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. I will send soon this circular. Praful Vyas. - Original Message - From: Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. I couldn't find it on the net. Swamy's Handbook mentions Orthopaedically handicapped only. Some departments of the Railway have allowed double relief to vh employees, not all. My office assistant actually wanted to give me double exemption. I only wanted a copy of the section in Swamy's Handbook and spoilt my chances. So, if anybody can be of any help, send for us all. Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: manohar vaswani vaswan...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. sudhir TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi it may be available in marathi. I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer. you may find the circular on website of income tax department. thanks and regards manohar vaswani On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
[AI] Need classic start menu in windows 7.
Hello friends, I have installed windows 7 but there is no classic start menu. Please send me classic start menu. exe file for windows 7. thanks a lot in advance. Regards Devendra Nikose
Re: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities
Pranay whatever word you use it is OK but what are you thinking thats what is most important. The CM is still in the mode of social responsibility. The only way I have learnt to control my temper is that I tell myself that for whatever reason atleast a challenged person gets a job. He then will become a productive member of Society and not a burden on it. If he is good at his work then he will make people change their attitude. The colleagues may still tell their families about the blind person working in their offfice but they will then say that the blind person does a great job. I have no problem being referred to as blind in that context. I have been telling every organisation that works for the disabled -please dont look at unemployment allowance and concessions except for a stop gap measure but please look at training and employability. Training and employability are tough, time consuming and requires a mind set. As you know tomorrow we have this big hearing, I am dreading it. One of our groups is insisting on some concessions and some unprecedented powers . Until now I have fought for a level playing field, reasonable accomodation and a chance to show our ability.Maybe I will have to divorce myself and fight only as a lawyer and leave my emotions on this mail. Kanchan Original Message - From: Pranay Gadodia go4pran...@yahoo.co.in To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:22 AM Subject: Re: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities Hi, The below news item says Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon Information Technology (IT) companies to provide employment to persons with disabilities as part of their corporate social responsibility. From the head of a state, should not we expect the paradigm shift in his approach at disability, to look at skilled PwDs as potential workforce which too can meet industry's requirements, instead of thinking to recruit them as a social responsibility. Sometimes I feel it should be advocated that the word disability should be replaced with impairment. Word 'Impairment' neutrally indicates only the not normal function at sensory or physical level, and does not presume anything about the abilities of the person. Similary in Hindi the word 'Viklaang' to my mind is more objective than the word 'Nishakt'. Changing the nomenclature which objectively defines the state also is important to bring a change in how the world thinks about the state. regards, Pranay. - Original Message - From: pradeep banakar pradeepsocialw...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1079312.ece The Hindu BANGALORE, January 11, 2011 IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities Special Correspondent Literate persons can be employed in BPOs, ITES, says Yeddyurappa Calling for change: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya, educationist M.K. Sridhar and sportsperson Malathi Holla inaugurate the national conference on ‘IT for persons with disabilities' in Bangalore on Monday. — Photo: K. Gopinathan Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon Information Technology (IT) companies to provide employment to persons with disabilities as part of their corporate social responsibility. Speaking at the inaugural function of the national conference on ‘IT for persons with disabilities', organised by the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science Technology, here on Monday, Mr. Yeddyurappa said that the law mandated reservation of 3 per cent jobs in the Government sector for persons with disabilities. Though no such provision existed in the private sector, the IT sector was capable of providing employment to persons with disabilities who were literate, he said. Fifty-two per cent of persons with disabilities were literate, according to the 2001 Census. The IT sector could fruitfully employ such persons in Business Process Outsourcing units (BPO), Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) and for software development and technical writing. He cited the example of companies such as IBM, Wipro and Microsoft, which were employing persons with disabilities. Of the 7 lakh jobs expected to be created as part of the deals signed during the recent Global Investors Meet in Bangalore, as many as 3 lakh were in the IT sector. Mr. Yeddyurappa expressed optimism over the creation of another 4 million jobs through the proposed Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) near Devanahalli. He also called upon IT companies to make their workplaces disabled-friendly. Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya, who also holds additional charge of IT and BT Department, lamented that precious little had been done for the benefit of persons with
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hi folks, greetings! the following news report should interest some of you. --- Tech your life in your hands Published: Thursday, Jan 13, 2011, 11:20 IST Barrier Break Technologies, a Mumbai-based company, has a range of assistive products for people with hearing, vision, mobility and learning impairment. Take a few to start with. They have a hearing aid compatible, Braille support, large key phone from GE, meant for people with hearing and visual impairment. There is a vibrating alert, large keys with Braille script and direct buttons for emergency numbers. This comes at around Rs1,500. A screen reader for visually-impaired, along with a magnifier, is priced at about Rs9,750. Then there is an adaptive keyboard, four times bigger than normal ones, designed for people with low vision and learning disabilities. The vowels, consonants, numbers and function keys come in different colours and are in slightly altered positions to aid easy use. There is a virtual keyboard too, for people with impaired mobility, that allows them to point and click for any of the Windows applications. There is a literacy software for people with learning disabilities, Braille displayers and translators for the vision-impaired and augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) devices as well (which cost upwards of Rs6,000). As Shilpi Kapoor, the founder director of Barrier Break points out, “though we try to keep the prices as low as possible, the high customs duties on some products push up the prices of imported devices.” Chennai-based Invention Labs Engineering Products Private Limited, too has a portable AAC device called AVAZ, priced at around Rs30,000. This product is meant for children with cerebral palsy and aims to help them communicate with their parents, friends, teachers and care-givers. It is wheel-chair mountable and supports audio-prompts for the visually-impaired. Low-cost solutions While technology drives the invention and modification of assistive devices, in a country like India, it is crucial to talk about cost-effective technology. Until and unless we can provide an environment of accessibility for all, these technologies remain showcase inventions at best. There are two aspects to lowering costs. One would involve creative use of existing technologies and the other would be indigenous production. Barrier Break’s Signntalk portal is an example of the former. Signntalk.org is a web portal that acts as a kind of a call centre for hearing-impaired people. There are some products available for the vision-impaired. But we also need to think about other disabilities. “At Signntalk, we provide a sign language interpreter and translator. All a person needs is a computer with a webcam and an Internet connection. Our personnel are trained in sign language and can deliver a message conveyed to them,” says Kapoor. It is a very effective platform for connectivity for the hearing-impaired and the service is available for corporates with hearing-impaired employees too. Worth Trust, a Vellore-based organisation is doing stellar work in manufacturing and selling low cost assistive devices. They provide residential and day-care training facilities for the disabled and have six manufacturing units, which cater to commercial needs and each of them works on assistive products for persons with disability. These are supplied to the Indian market at cost price or at heavily subsidised prices so that it is accessible to all. For instance, its plastics unit makes Braille slates with stylus and supplies it to the Indian market at Rs70 a piece. Their mobility-aid unit manufactures and supplies manual and motorised wheelchairs, the former comes to Rs4,500 and above while the latter costs upwards of Rs27,000. They also assemble the components of the Perkins Brailler (a Braille typewriter devised by the Perkins School in Boston, where Hellen Keller studied). While these cost about 700 dollars abroad, Worth supplies it to the Indian clientele at Rs13,500. The subsidy is borne by the Hilton Foundation and Worth Trust. They also collaborate with Christian Medical College, Vellore to design low cost artificial limbs. With fitment and training, the cost for these comes to around Rs 20,000, as opposed to Rs3 or 4 lakh that one would spend on a normal motorised version. Incidentally, Spice Telecom in India has a Braille mobile phone priced at about Rs800. Research in motion There is a growing body of research in India to explore this sector deeper. Barrier Break is researching on devices for persons with disability and their thrust is on hearing, learning and mobility-impairment as well. “We are trying to use cloud computing to develop tools for people with learning disability,” says Kapoor. Worth Trust too has an active research wing and one of their ongoing projects is with an MIT researcher to develop a Braille labeler for any public notice. This hand-held device traces Braille into the signs and thereby enables vision-impaired people to
Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking.
Hi Friends, Since we are on the issue of Net Banking facility being accessable with Jaws. I have a question and request your help: I have an account in Citibank, I do have the online banking facility, however, I have not been able to use this effectively so far. May be some of you may throw some light on its accessability. Your help shall be greatly apriciated. Thanks so much in advance. Warm regards, Rahul., On 1/14/11, Pranav Lal pranav@gmail.com wrote: HDFC bank is accessible. I use it as my primary bank. If you are using jaws, you need to disable the feature to skip duplicate links to effectively use the third party funds transfer feature. Pranav -- Rahul Kelapure (ADVOCATE) +919811650159
[AI] Transport allowance for blind; income tax reference
Dear all, For the benefit of everyone, I am reproducing the text of income tax act, section 10 (14) (iii) on transport allowance as follows: Section 10(14)(iii)(i) Transport allowance: Any transport allowance granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of commuting between the place of his residence and the place of his duty, to the extent of Rs. 800 per month shall be exempt However, such transport allowance granted to an employee, who is blind or orthopaedically handicapped with disability of lower extremities, is exempt to the extent of Rs. 1,600 p.m. instead of Rs. 800. Please note that: 1 Section 10(14)(iii) deals with Allowances which are exempt to the extent of amount received or the limit specified, whichever is less. 2. this section text clearly extends this benefit to blind. Best Regards, Apoorv Kulkarni _ Apoorv Kulkarni Senior, Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) kpmg Lodha Excelus, Apollo Mills Compound NM Joshi Marg, Mahalaxmi, Tel:Office: +91 (22) 3989 6000 Mobile: +91 (0) 9833423344 Fax: +91 (22) 39836000/ 39835010 Email ID: apoorvkulka...@kpmg.com _ KPMG (in India) allows reasonable personal use of the e-mail system. Views and opinions expressed in these communications do not necessarily represent those of KPMG (in India). *** DISCLAIMER The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you have received this communication in error, please address with the subject heading Received in error, send to postmast...@kpmg.com, then delete the e-mail and destroy any copies of it. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this e-mail and any attachments that do not relate to the official business of the firm are neither given nor endorsed by it. KPMG cannot guarantee that e-mail communications are secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, amended, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. KPMG, an Indian partnership and a member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a Swiss entity that serves as a coordinating entity for a network of independent firms operating under the KPMG name. KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International) provides no services to clients. Each member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International) is a legally distinct and separate entity and each describes itself as such. ***
[AI] need an urgent info regarding phd restrictions
friends, i urgently need to know u g c's approved modes to do phd. that is, can an employed person persue phd under the following modes: 1 partime phd parttime external or what are the other modes which are approved and recognised by u g c. please clarrify in detail also if anyone has any orders or circulars in this regard, do send it to my mail id thinkdontbl...@gmail.com all your help is highly appreciated awaiting your response -- cheers raghu
[AI] next generation brailler
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Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking.
thanks for the reply. would you please describe: 1. how to disable skip duplicate links feature? 2. does it require to mention particular digits from the debit card like ICICI bank double security feature? 3. is it required to provide the address related details of the benificiary while transferring money? currently i am using net banking facility with OBC which requires to provide address details of the benificiary. - Original Message - From: Pranav Lal pranav@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking. HDFC bank is accessible. I use it as my primary bank. If you are using jaws, you need to disable the feature to skip duplicate links to effectively use the third party funds transfer feature. Pranav
Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking.
Hi, is it not risky to keep such confidential data in excel sheet? - Original Message - From: Zujar zujarbri...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking. ICICI Bank is accessible. The only issue creeps up when you need to validate your debit card while performing an online transaction. There's a grid on the reverse of the debit card with a number in front of alphabets A to P. It asks you to enter numbers in front of three alphabets selected randomly for an extra level of security. I have noted this grid in an excel sheet with sighted help at once and keep the same handy while performing an online transaction. Can't say how accessible HDFC bank is. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Surya Prakash Sharma Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:20 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] querry regarding internet banking. Hello accessindians, i want to open an account with ICICI BANK or HDFC bank with internet banking facility. my querry is: which website is more accessible with screen reader. with best regards, S. P. Sharma e-mail: surya.sharm...@gmail.com emailtosuryaprak...@rediffmail.com Landline: 0141-2341787 Skype: sps.jaipur
Re: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities
Hello All, It starts right from there, need to change attitude and mind set of people towards disabled , no harm in CSR and allowances or benefits as a right, words does not make any difference as long as opportunity is offered. Big country , some people can fight for rights , some cannot as they come from different sections of society with different attributes. i.e. poor/rich , educated/ illiterate etc . Let's keep on doing good. Thank you, Pankaj Kwatra -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pranay Gadodia Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:23 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities Hi, The below news item says Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon Information Technology (IT) companies to provide employment to persons with disabilities as part of their corporate social responsibility. From the head of a state, should not we expect the paradigm shift in his approach at disability, to look at skilled PwDs as potential workforce which too can meet industry's requirements, instead of thinking to recruit them as a social responsibility. Sometimes I feel it should be advocated that the word disability should be replaced with impairment. Word 'Impairment' neutrally indicates only the not normal function at sensory or physical level, and does not presume anything about the abilities of the person. Similary in Hindi the word 'Viklaang' to my mind is more objective than the word 'Nishakt'. Changing the nomenclature which objectively defines the state also is important to bring a change in how the world thinks about the state. regards, Pranay. - Original Message - From: pradeep banakar pradeepsocialw...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: [AI] IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article107 9312.ece The Hindu BANGALORE, January 11, 2011 IT companies urged to employ persons with disabilities Special Correspondent Literate persons can be employed in BPOs, ITES, says Yeddyurappa Calling for change: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya, educationist M.K. Sridhar and sportsperson Malathi Holla inaugurate the national conference on 'IT for persons with disabilities' in Bangalore on Monday. - Photo: K. Gopinathan Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon Information Technology (IT) companies to provide employment to persons with disabilities as part of their corporate social responsibility. Speaking at the inaugural function of the national conference on 'IT for persons with disabilities', organised by the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science Technology, here on Monday, Mr. Yeddyurappa said that the law mandated reservation of 3 per cent jobs in the Government sector for persons with disabilities. Though no such provision existed in the private sector, the IT sector was capable of providing employment to persons with disabilities who were literate, he said. Fifty-two per cent of persons with disabilities were literate, according to the 2001 Census. The IT sector could fruitfully employ such persons in Business Process Outsourcing units (BPO), Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) and for software development and technical writing. He cited the example of companies such as IBM, Wipro and Microsoft, which were employing persons with disabilities. Of the 7 lakh jobs expected to be created as part of the deals signed during the recent Global Investors Meet in Bangalore, as many as 3 lakh were in the IT sector. Mr. Yeddyurappa expressed optimism over the creation of another 4 million jobs through the proposed Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) near Devanahalli. He also called upon IT companies to make their workplaces disabled-friendly. Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya, who also holds additional charge of IT and BT Department, lamented that precious little had been done for the benefit of persons with disabilities. Neither had they been provided job opportunities nor had a barrier-free environment been created for their benefit, he said. He reiterated the Chief Minister's appeal to the private sector to provide employment to persons with disabilities. Executive Director of Karnataka Knowledge Commission M.K. Sridhar, who delivered the keynote address, emphasised the need for companies which employed persons with disabilities not to view the gesture as charity but as their right. Out of the 600 million disabled persons worldwide, as much as 80 per cent lived in developing countries, he said. Website launched Earlier, Mr. Acharya launched a website, www.itforpwd.com, which seeks to provide a platform for leveraging the benefits of IT tools to help integrate persons with
[AI] question regarding nokia positioning and EGPRS
Hello Austin If I understand your problem right, You have to select only Integrated GPS and Assisted GPS in positioning methods. Positioning server is not used by Loadstone. Hence you may uncheck it. Harish Kotian. Subject: [AI] question regarding nokia positioning and EGPRS accesspoints i all i had to format my phone yesterday and after that when ever i connect my phone to gps via loadstone i get an error msg please define positioning server address in positioning settings what address should i enter 2nd i wanted to remove some access points of EGPRS from my phone n79 whare will i find it i went to every settin but dnt find anything like access points -- austin pinto email austinpinto.xavi...@gmail.commailto:austinpinto.xavi...@gmail.com alternat email austin.pi...@hotmail.commailto:austin.pi...@hotmail.com facebook www.facebook.com/austinpintohttp://www.facebook.com/austinpinto orkut www.orkut.com/austinpintohttp://www.orkut.com/austinpinto twitter www.twitter.com/austinmpintohttp://www.twitter.com/austinmpinto -- D 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.
Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.
Dear Friends, Namasthee all. The relevant provision is Rule 3 of IT Rules. PH persons get double exemption of Transport Allowance that is available to normal persons(Rs 800), PHRs 1600. Pl. go through the said rule, right now I am not having it. It is available on net. My feeling is that a law cannot discriminate between govt employees and other private sector employees.One more thing, the dearness allowance on TA is not exempt. Niranjan On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote: Dear Prof Vaswani, Your feedback is interesting and timely. Can you please educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government sector ? Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related documents. Thanks and rgds RS + 98 472 76 126 -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar vaswani Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance. dear mr. biswas the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic handicapped persons. I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted thanks and regards manohar vaswani, assistant professor department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped persons only. Any idea? Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329
Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking.
Yes! it's risky, so I've password protected it. Still if someone tweaks into it, he does not know the algorithm I've used to store the numbers - they do not correspond to alphabets as they appear in the worksheet. Suggest any other measures that I can take for protection coz I do not want to depend on sighted help for performing secure financial transactions. On 1/14/11, Surya Prakash Sharma surya.sharm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, is it not risky to keep such confidential data in excel sheet? - Original Message - From: Zujar zujarbri...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [AI] query regarding internet banking. ICICI Bank is accessible. The only issue creeps up when you need to validate your debit card while performing an online transaction. There's a grid on the reverse of the debit card with a number in front of alphabets A to P. It asks you to enter numbers in front of three alphabets selected randomly for an extra level of security. I have noted this grid in an excel sheet with sighted help at once and keep the same handy while performing an online transaction. Can't say how accessible HDFC bank is. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Surya Prakash Sharma Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:20 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] querry regarding internet banking. Hello accessindians, i want to open an account with ICICI BANK or HDFC bank with internet banking facility. my querry is: which website is more accessible with screen reader. with best regards, S. P. Sharma e-mail: surya.sharm...@gmail.com emailtosuryaprak...@rediffmail.com Landline: 0141-2341787 Skype: sps.jaipur -- Best Regards, Zujar... An optimist laughs to forget, whereas a pessimist forgets to laugh!
Re: [AI] Transport allowance for blind; income tax reference
Hello Apoorg, Thank you for quoting the provision. I have found it on the net at the following site: http://law.incometaxindia.gov.in/DitTaxmann/IncomeTaxActs/2008ITAct/Rules002bb.htm I have converted it into a pdf document. It is 15 pages long. However, the portion we need is on pages 14 and 15. You can retrieve the pdf file for print at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3497977/s10-14.pdf Best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: 91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: Kulkarni, Apoorv apoorvkulka...@kpmg.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 10:11 AM Subject: [AI] Transport allowance for blind; income tax reference Dear all, For the benefit of everyone, I am reproducing the text of income tax act, section 10 (14) (iii) on transport allowance as follows: Section 10(14)(iii)(i) Transport allowance: Any transport allowance granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of commuting between the place of his residence and the place of his duty, to the extent of Rs. 800 per month shall be exempt However, such transport allowance granted to an employee, who is blind or orthopaedically handicapped with disability of lower extremities, is exempt to the extent of Rs. 1,600 p.m. instead of Rs. 800. Please note that: 1 Section 10(14)(iii) deals with Allowances which are exempt to the extent of amount received or the limit specified, whichever is less. 2. this section text clearly extends this benefit to blind. Best Regards, Apoorv Kulkarni _ Apoorv Kulkarni Senior, Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) kpmg Lodha Excelus, Apollo Mills Compound NM Joshi Marg, Mahalaxmi, Tel:Office: +91 (22) 3989 6000 Mobile: +91 (0) 9833423344 Fax: +91 (22) 39836000/ 39835010 Email ID: apoorvkulka...@kpmg.com _ KPMG (in India) allows reasonable personal use of the e-mail system. Views and opinions expressed in these communications do not necessarily represent those of KPMG (in India). *** DISCLAIMER The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you have received this communication in error, please address with the subject heading Received in error, send to postmast...@kpmg.com, then delete the e-mail and destroy any copies of it. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this e-mail and any attachments that do not relate to the official business of the firm are neither given nor endorsed by it. KPMG cannot guarantee that e-mail communications are secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, amended, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. KPMG, an Indian partnership and a member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a Swiss entity that serves as a coordinating entity for a network of independent firms operating under the KPMG name. KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International) provides no services to clients. Each member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International) is a legally distinct and separate entity and each describes itself as such. ***
Re: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card.
I had a very dificult time with PNB on geting my ATM. the law of the land is that the visually challenged, like any other Indian citizen, is entitled to all banking facilities including ATM card and check book. I got both these facilities, all be after a rzather bitter struggle. so what I would say is first of all you show the RBI circular and the IBA one, and expect them to act sensible. or else, just fight on, approach the RBI, and other authorities. best, On 1/14/11, Ajay Minocha ajayminoc...@gmail.com wrote: Dear sir I was not able to locate any talking ATM machine in Faridabad I have recently opened my accounted allmost just 10 days ago till now I have not even tried my card with best regards On 1/13/11, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA bsvermad...@gmail.com wrote: no talking ATM. we have to memorise the sequence, buttons and functions of the machine. if you want to use talking ATM, you should travel to delhi to withdraw your money! thanks! - Original Message - From: Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:19 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card. Just one question: how do you use your ATM cards? Do all other cities except Kolkata have talking ATM services? - Original Message - From: Ajay Minocha ajayminoc...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:35 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card. Hy sir where do you live because I have recently started a savings account with PNB in Faridabad I am also a partially blind person But they did'nt showed any difficulty in providing an ATM card to me I did'nt even show them the RBI and other serculars On 1/12/11, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA bsvermad...@gmail.com wrote: punjab national bank issue credit card to blind, then wy not debit card? if any problem persist, you can quote my customer ID. will let you know if needed. - Original Message - From: shiv kashimpuria shivkumar1...@gmail.com To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 4:36 PM Subject: [AI] Regarding PNB ATM card. Hello all, I want to know whether Punjab National Bank issue ATM card to the blind, because I want to open a savings account with the same but my branch denying to issue ATM card as I am a blind. Please someone suggest with details. Regards Shiv Kumar Kolkata -- Ajay Minocha Mob : +91 - 7 8 2 7 1 8 8 4 5 5 E mail : ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com ajaymanu...@gmail.com -- Ajay Minocha Mob : +91 - 7 8 2 7 1 8 8 4 5 5 E mail : ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com ajaymanu...@gmail.com -- Mahesh S. Panicker C123; Dayanand Colony; Lajpat Nagar4; New delhi india.
[AI] Introduction of new member
Hello all . I am narayan . i join this group three days ago I came to know about this group by my friends luhar brothers ali and umar. i have a service as a teacher in private n g o called k v t . Since i have no computer i am using internet on my mobile n79 . My contack number is 09428234813 so i hope you will include me in the group. with reguards your friend narayan
[AI] rewiring brains to see with sound
A new device that restores a form of sight to the blind is turning our understanding of the senses upside down by Bijal Trivedi A new device that restores a form of sight to the blind is turning our understanding of the senses upside down CLAIRE CHESKIN used to live in a murky world of grey, her damaged eyes only seeing large objects if they were right next to her. She could detect the outlines of people but not their expressions, and could just about make out the silhouettes of buildings, but no details. Looking into the distance? Forget it. Nowadays things are looking distinctly brighter for Cheskin. Using a device called vOICe, which translates visual images into soundscapes, she has trained her brain to see through her ears. When travelling, the device helps her identify points of interest; at home she uses it to find things she has put down, like coffee cups. I've sailed across the English Channel and across the North Sea, sometimes using the vOICe to spot landmarks, she says. The lights on the land were faint but the vOICe could pick them up. As if the signposting of objects wasn't impressive and useful enough, some long-term users of the device like Cheskin eventually report complete images somewhat akin to normal sight, thanks to a long-term rewiring of their brains. Sometimes these changes are so profound that it alters their perceptions even when they aren't using the device. As such, the vOICe (the OIC standing for Oh, I See) is now proving invaluable as a research tool, providing insights into the brain's mind-boggling capacity for adaptation. The idea of hijacking another sense to replace lost vision has a long history. One of the first sensory substitution devices was developed in 1969 by neuroscientist Paul Bach-y-Rita. He rigged up a television camera to a dentist's chair, on which was a 20-by-20 array of stimulators that translated images into tactile signals by vibrating against the participant's back. Despite the crudeness of the set-up, it allowed blind participants to detect the presence of horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines, while skilled users could even associate the physical sensations with faces and common objects. By the time he died in 2006, Bach-y-Rita had developed more sophisticated devices which translated the camera's images into electrical pulses delivered by a postage-stamp-sized array of electrodes sitting on the tongue. Users found, after some practice, that these pulses gave them a sense of depth and openness, a feeling that there was something out there (New Scientist, 29 July 2005, p 40). This vague feeling of space, which we experience as part of normal sight, suggests the brain may be handling the information as if it had originated from the eyes. Would it be possible to get even closer to normal vision- perhaps even producing vivid and detailed images- by feeding in information using something other than tactile stimulation? To find out, physicist and inventor Peter Meijer, based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, turned to hearing. The ears do not detect as much information as the eyes, but their capacity is nevertheless much greater than the skin's. Meijer thought up the vOICe in 1982, though it took until 1991 for him to design and build a desktop prototype that would translate video into audio. By 1998 he had developed a portable, if still bulky, version using a webcam, notebook PC and stereo headphones, which allowed users to experiment with the device in daily life. The device is now more discreet, consisting of spy sunglasses which conceal a tiny camera connected to a netbook PC, and a pair of headphones. Alternatively, some users download the software to their smartphone, and its built-in camera acts as their eyes. Every second the camera scans a scene from left to right. Software then converts the images into soundscapes transmitted to the headphones at a rate of roughly one per second (see diagram). Visual information from objects to the wearer's left and right are fed into the left and right ear respectively. Bright objects are louder, and frequency denotes whether an object is high up or low down in the visual field. At first the soundscapes are reminiscent of the whirring, bleeping and hooting sound effects that would accompany an alien melting the brain of a human in a 1960s science-fiction movie. But by feeling the objects first, to learn to associate the accompanying sounds with their shapes, and by discovering how the soundscape of an object varies as the user moves, the experience becomes particularly vision-like. Pat Fletcher of Buffalo, New York, lost her sight at the age of 21 and had just a pinpoint of perception in her left eye, through which she could sometimes see red or green, before she started using the vOICe system in 2000. In the early stages, the pictures in her mind's eye were like line drawings and simple holographic images, but after a decade of
