Re: [AI] Don't transfer parents of differently-abled kids: Govt
available here: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/42011_3_2014-Estt.Res.-06062014.pdf On 11 June 2014 11:10, Asudani, Rajesh rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in wrote: Please would anybody send the concerned DoPT order? Times of India Government employees who have differently-abled children to take care of will be exempted from routine transfers and they will not be asked to take voluntary retirement on refusing such postings. NEW DELHI: Government employees who have differently-abled children to take care of will be exempted from routine transfers and they will not be asked to take voluntary retirement on refusing such postings, the Centre has said. A government employee with a disabled child serves as the main caregiver and any displacement of such employee will have a bearing on the systemic rehabilitation of the child since the new environment or set-up could prove to be a hindrance for the rehabilitation process, it said. The word 'disabled' includes blindness or low vision, hearing impairment, locomotor disability or cerebral palsy, leprosy, mental retardation, mental illness and multiple disabilities, a department of personnel and training (DoPT) order said. Upbringing and rehabilitation of disabled child require financial support. Making the government employee to choose voluntary retirement on the pretext of routine transfer or rotation transfer would have adverse impact on the rehabilitation process of the disabled child, DoPT said in its directive to all central ministries and departments. The support system (for rehabilitation) comprises preferred linguistic zone, school or academic level, administration, neighbours, tutors or special educators, friends, medical care including hospitals and therapists, it said. Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, smses or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. 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. 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. -- Warm regards, Subhash Chandra Vashishth Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Consider environment! 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] disabled population percentage in india
Balireddy, You can find the data at Census of India website at link: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/population_enumeration.aspx On 10 June 2014 14:45, r balireddy ramireddy.b...@gmail.com wrote: friends iam douing m.phil related to disableds. so i need information about disabled population percentage in india and andhrapradesh with reference. soon replai -- r balireddy mphil research scholar department of telugu school of humanities university of hyderabad pin 500046 mobile: 9490360171 skype: balireddy.balu 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. -- Warm regards, Subhash Chandra Vashishth Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Consider environment! 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Guest blog from Shadab Husain
The Latest Blogpost from Eyeway is up! http://www.eyeway.org/?q=why-you-aren%E2%80%99t-living-you-want Yes, it is a neat post from Shadab Husain. Read and enjoy! Regards, George 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] My latest blogpost: Celebrating our uniqueness
Celebrating our uniqueness Ok... let me celebrate. I mean let me do that without apology or apprehension, without being crass, cruel or caloss. Let me do it without regret and do it by blowing a kiss heavenwards, because if I'm his creation and am part of him, this celebration is all about him and very little about me. I'm not boastful or braggy about what has happened to me and what I've done, because there isn't anything to brag, but I want to share with you the many doors of possibilities life opens up despite one of them slamming shut. Forget about the faulty eyes, which doctors over the years have painstakingly explained, but I'm astonished by the machinations of the human mind -the fearful, negative, anxious mind that is so sure about life being one huge mess - focused on the one closed door to the exclusion of many that are open. Now...if you call that vision, or seeing or 'reality', I'd rather prefer blindness. Read the rest of the blog at: http://grapplingwithrp.wordpress.com Please press like on the blog page if you like it or share it on Facebook or Twitter. Also, please check out the previous postings. Please do forward it to friends/patients/doctors or anyone who you think will benefit from the posts. With warm regards, Subramani -- L. Subramani, Snr. Subeditor, Deccan Herald, Bangalore, M: 91-7204322451 Facebook: Subramani Lakshminarayanan Twitter: lsubramani60873 Linkedin: L. Subramani website: http://www.lsubramani.com If you are someone who need personal help to cope with blindness, a little friendly chat about things that bother you or just an ear to listen to your fears and frustrations, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I've been through that and I can help. Just leave your questions and if you don't want to give your name, that's fine. Are you an HR exec, a volunteer, a friend/relative of someone going through blindness or do you want to understand disability because it's part of something that you are working on?... Pl get in touch for volunteer help. 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] List of subjects in which UGC will provide test booklets in Braille
friends, Really a welcome move. Hope others will also follow the soon. -- Forwarded message -- From: UGC NET ugcnetecertifica...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:14:56 +0530 Subject: Important Note: - List of subjects in which UGC will provide test booklets in Braille To: ugcnetonline...@gmail.com Dear candidate, *Important note*: - UGC will provide test booklets in Braille in English only in the following subjects only (Which are printed in English or English and Hindi) Sl. No. Subject Code Name of Subject 01 00 Paper-I 02 01 Economics 03 02 Political Science 04 03 Philosophy 05 04 Psychology 06 05 Sociology 07 06 History 08 07 Anthropology 09 08 Commerce 10 09 Education 11 10 Social Work 12 11 Defence and Strategic Studies 13 12 Home Science 14 14 Public Administration 15 15 Population Studies 16 16 Music 17 17 Management 18 30 English 19 31 Linguistics 20 46 Adult Education and Continuing Education 21 47 Physical Education 22 49 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies 23 50 Indian Culture 24 55 Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management 25 58 Law 26 59 Library and Information Science 27 60 Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies 28 62 Comparative Study of Religions 29 63 Mass Communication and Journalism 30 65 Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre 31 67 Archaeology 32 68 Criminology 33 70 Tribal and Regional Language/Literature 34 74 Women Studies 35 79 Visual Art (including Drawing Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/ History of Art) 36 80 Geography 37 81 Social Medicine Community Health 38 82 Forensic Science 39 87 Computer Science and Applications 40 88 Electronic Science 41 89 Environmental Sciences 42 90 International and Area Studies 43 92 Human Rights and Duties 44 93 Tourism Administration and Management Note: - Usual test booklet will also be provided to the candidate along with test booklet in Braille. *With best wishes,* *Head, NET Bureau* 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] (no subject)
I hope a lot of people read this article and understand the true meaning In India. Kanchan -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sanchit Katiyar Sent: 11 June 2014 10:26 To: accessindia Subject: [AI] (no subject) Don't expect me to work for free - Opinion - ABC Ramp Up People with disabilities are often asked to sit on committees, contribute to projects and tell our stories. But, as Carly Findlay writes, people are seldom willing to pay us for our time. I believe there is a sense of united empathy between diverse communities, even if our difference is not the same. I find myself nodding when I hear stories from my Indigenous and gay and lesbian friends too. Back in March I saw my friend Anita Heiss speak at her book launch. She's an Indigenous author - so smart, so funny and so beautiful. A lot of what she said resonated with me. Anita addressed the 'working for free' mentality geared towards diverse communities. Everyone wants an Indigenous person to do something, but they're not valued in the marketplace, she said. Anita told a story about how she had been asked to speak at a public event. She sent her invoice, but the organisers asked to lower it as they already give to charity. I'm a small business, not a charity, she said, and told them she would donate money to a charity if the organisation's staff did the same. Cue gasps from the audience. I find this happens for disabled people too. Commitment to engaging disabled people often comes without a fee, also even without consideration that we must take time from our paid or voluntary jobs to give this free advice. It's like we are given unpaid opportunities as a gesture of inclusiveness, or worse, that our qualifications, opinions and experience aren't worth money. There seems to be the belief that we should be grateful for opportunities, that at least it's something for us to do. I feel there's an expectation that because we educate incidentally in life, we don't mind educating large audiences for a low fee or for free. Lawrence Carter-Long, American disability advocate, says If you value the insight and the skill set, the best way to show it is to pay for what you're learning. Changing the world shouldn't require taking a vow of poverty. I'm not a non-profit or NGO. Bottom line? If you value what I'm bringing to you, then pay me. If you don't then that's a clear indicator of what you think our community is worth. I recently consulted with two organisations for free - providing them with firsthand information about living with a visible difference. I spent five hours at one organisation and three at the other. I took time off from my day job to do this work. I received a snack and a drink from each, and a taxi fare, but no payment. I'm not ungrateful. I have a full time job with a good wage. I earn money from freelance writing and speaking, plus teaching. And I do work for free for charities and schools. I've done speaking events where I've donated my speaker fee to causes I believe in. I've donated time to a film project for organ donation. I've volunteered at the hospital providing guidance to young people. I write without payment for other bloggers and boutique online magazines. And I am proud and committed to supporting these initiatives. But when I consult for a private or public organisation, I expect payment. If a company asks me for advice on disability, especially when they'd usually pay a consultant for their services, I expect to be paid. Similarly, if a publication or organisation asks me to write for them for free when they pay their staff to write, and if they generate revenue, I want to be paid. I'd also like a link back to my blog - especially if I've done work for free. Jax Jacki Brown, a disability activist with tertiary qualifications and lived experience in disability, concurs. There is this assumption that people with disabilities don't live busy lives and that we should be grateful for any opportunity to educate around these issues. And while I am, and I take my educational work very seriously, it takes up my time, travel and money to do it, she says. I believe the work that people like me and Jax do in educating people is important in facilitating change and improving access and inclusion, and it deserves compensation. Our work is not to be given away for free. Carly Findlay is a writer, speaker and appearance activist. She blogs at carlyfindlay.blogspot.com and tweets under @carlyfindlay. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2014/06/10/4022534.htm -- With best regards, Sanchit Katiyar. E-Mail: katiyarsanchit...@gmail.com Skype ID: sanchit.katiyar11 facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sanchit.katiyar.5 Mobile: +919013816320. 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
Re: [AI] (no subject)
This is so true. Resource persons aren't given their due unless they come with either the name of a big organization behind them or with recommendations from somebody just as important. Stories shared by individuals is considered giving their lives a voice, which in some cases takes strange turns. Exploitation in extreme cases? Will this ever change? On 6/11/14, Sanchit Katiyar katiyarsanchit...@gmail.com wrote: Don't expect me to work for free - Opinion - ABC Ramp Up People with disabilities are often asked to sit on committees, contribute to projects and tell our stories. But, as Carly Findlay writes, people are seldom willing to pay us for our time. I believe there is a sense of united empathy between diverse communities, even if our difference is not the same. I find myself nodding when I hear stories from my Indigenous and gay and lesbian friends too. Back in March I saw my friend Anita Heiss speak at her book launch. She's an Indigenous author - so smart, so funny and so beautiful. A lot of what she said resonated with me. Anita addressed the 'working for free' mentality geared towards diverse communities. Everyone wants an Indigenous person to do something, but they're not valued in the marketplace, she said. Anita told a story about how she had been asked to speak at a public event. She sent her invoice, but the organisers asked to lower it as they already give to charity. I'm a small business, not a charity, she said, and told them she would donate money to a charity if the organisation's staff did the same. Cue gasps from the audience. I find this happens for disabled people too. Commitment to engaging disabled people often comes without a fee, also even without consideration that we must take time from our paid or voluntary jobs to give this free advice. It's like we are given unpaid opportunities as a gesture of inclusiveness, or worse, that our qualifications, opinions and experience aren't worth money. There seems to be the belief that we should be grateful for opportunities, that at least it's something for us to do. I feel there's an expectation that because we educate incidentally in life, we don't mind educating large audiences for a low fee or for free. Lawrence Carter-Long, American disability advocate, says If you value the insight and the skill set, the best way to show it is to pay for what you're learning. Changing the world shouldn't require taking a vow of poverty. I'm not a non-profit or NGO. Bottom line? If you value what I'm bringing to you, then pay me. If you don't then that's a clear indicator of what you think our community is worth. I recently consulted with two organisations for free - providing them with firsthand information about living with a visible difference. I spent five hours at one organisation and three at the other. I took time off from my day job to do this work. I received a snack and a drink from each, and a taxi fare, but no payment. I'm not ungrateful. I have a full time job with a good wage. I earn money from freelance writing and speaking, plus teaching. And I do work for free for charities and schools. I've done speaking events where I've donated my speaker fee to causes I believe in. I've donated time to a film project for organ donation. I've volunteered at the hospital providing guidance to young people. I write without payment for other bloggers and boutique online magazines. And I am proud and committed to supporting these initiatives. But when I consult for a private or public organisation, I expect payment. If a company asks me for advice on disability, especially when they'd usually pay a consultant for their services, I expect to be paid. Similarly, if a publication or organisation asks me to write for them for free when they pay their staff to write, and if they generate revenue, I want to be paid. I'd also like a link back to my blog - especially if I've done work for free. Jax Jacki Brown, a disability activist with tertiary qualifications and lived experience in disability, concurs. There is this assumption that people with disabilities don't live busy lives and that we should be grateful for any opportunity to educate around these issues. And while I am, and I take my educational work very seriously, it takes up my time, travel and money to do it, she says. I believe the work that people like me and Jax do in educating people is important in facilitating change and improving access and inclusion, and it deserves compensation. Our work is not to be given away for free. Carly Findlay is a writer, speaker and appearance activist. She blogs at carlyfindlay.blogspot.com and tweets under @carlyfindlay. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2014/06/10/4022534.htm -- With best regards, Sanchit Katiyar. E-Mail: katiyarsanchit...@gmail.com Skype ID: sanchit.katiyar11 facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sanchit.katiyar.5 Mobile:
Re: [AI] (no subject)
I've read this piece with close Handear coordination and disagrees to author's Central hypotheses Author writes, disabled people's 'opinions and experience aren't worth money'. Alas ugly capitalism! everything is slated to be calculated whether it pays monitary dividence or not. Let me start with Access India, why we share software-related skills/info on the list? Why we keep posting news/circulars related to blindness in particular and about disability in general? Isn't our time important? Many of us who share news items by putting considerable efforts and other infos here earn nothing from anywhere and just we're students. What we get in return? I think there are much bigger consolations and comradeship than money which keeps us together. Knowledge is supposed to flow freely to those who find it hard to obtain. Please don't teach me that I don't claim salary once I become teacher... if you're well-educated and skilled, so chances are higher money will come to you without much efforts; you just go on doing what suits you and your interests... And in Indian context being an academician free from all sides, let me be very bold and frank, ironically, few who are engaged with government on formulating disability policies are very influential,but less-read and ill-experienced to claim to represent all sections and unfortunately know least about all disabilities. More than money, what matters is networking. Bottomline: more you meet the better chances of yours in the committees. There is class of elites who have hardly experienced harsh grueling poverty,but proffer expertees in disability sector as they have triumphed the Everest! On 6/11/14, KanchanPamnani kanchanpamn...@gmail.com wrote: I hope a lot of people read this article and understand the true meaning In India. Kanchan -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sanchit Katiyar Sent: 11 June 2014 10:26 To: accessindia Subject: [AI] (no subject) Don't expect me to work for free - Opinion - ABC Ramp Up People with disabilities are often asked to sit on committees, contribute to projects and tell our stories. But, as Carly Findlay writes, people are seldom willing to pay us for our time. I believe there is a sense of united empathy between diverse communities, even if our difference is not the same. I find myself nodding when I hear stories from my Indigenous and gay and lesbian friends too. Back in March I saw my friend Anita Heiss speak at her book launch. She's an Indigenous author - so smart, so funny and so beautiful. A lot of what she said resonated with me. Anita addressed the 'working for free' mentality geared towards diverse communities. Everyone wants an Indigenous person to do something, but they're not valued in the marketplace, she said. Anita told a story about how she had been asked to speak at a public event. She sent her invoice, but the organisers asked to lower it as they already give to charity. I'm a small business, not a charity, she said, and told them she would donate money to a charity if the organisation's staff did the same. Cue gasps from the audience. I find this happens for disabled people too. Commitment to engaging disabled people often comes without a fee, also even without consideration that we must take time from our paid or voluntary jobs to give this free advice. It's like we are given unpaid opportunities as a gesture of inclusiveness, or worse, that our qualifications, opinions and experience aren't worth money. There seems to be the belief that we should be grateful for opportunities, that at least it's something for us to do. I feel there's an expectation that because we educate incidentally in life, we don't mind educating large audiences for a low fee or for free. Lawrence Carter-Long, American disability advocate, says If you value the insight and the skill set, the best way to show it is to pay for what you're learning. Changing the world shouldn't require taking a vow of poverty. I'm not a non-profit or NGO. Bottom line? If you value what I'm bringing to you, then pay me. If you don't then that's a clear indicator of what you think our community is worth. I recently consulted with two organisations for free - providing them with firsthand information about living with a visible difference. I spent five hours at one organisation and three at the other. I took time off from my day job to do this work. I received a snack and a drink from each, and a taxi fare, but no payment. I'm not ungrateful. I have a full time job with a good wage. I earn money from freelance writing and speaking, plus teaching. And I do work for free for charities and schools. I've done speaking events where I've donated my speaker fee to causes I believe in. I've donated time to a film project for organ donation. I've volunteered at the hospital providing guidance to young people. I write without payment
[AI] New York Times: Sinosphere | Support for Blind University Aspirant Turns to Censure
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/support-for-blind-university-aspirant-turns-to-censure/?_php=true_type=blogs_r=0# Li Jinsheng, a massage center owner, was among the first blind people to take the gaokao, or nationwide university entrance examinations, after the government, in a major turnaround in April, allowed blind people to do so. But Mr. Li says he failed. It went badly, he said by telephone from his home in Zhumadian in Henan Province on Tuesday. Then he hung up, apparently too upset to say more. Chinese news media have been abuzz with the tale of Mr. Li, 46, who reportedly handed in mostly blank papers after the two-day examination last Saturday and Sunday taken by about 9 million high school students, unable to cope with the form of Braille it was presented in. Many people have been deeply unsympathetic, said his friend and supporter Huang Rui, a lawyer at the Boyang Law Firm in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan, and a disabled rights advocate. They're saying he brought disgrace on blind people, that it was a waste of state resources, Mr. Huang said by telephone. People have been very critical of him. But I think he was a path breaker, he said. What we need now is many more people to carry forward what he started. Otherwise, handing in blank papers like that, well, he becomes a joke of history. In an profile in April, Mr. Li was jubilant, preparing to take the test and hoping to study law, after decades of being denied the chance. At the time, he said, If I fail the exam, never mind, I just have to try. Said Mr. Huang: If he'd done well, he'd be everyone's favorite now, there would be publicity about him and praise. But he didn't, so he's under a lot of pressure now. Chinese people don't look at things from a rights point of view. They look for the result. And a lot of people feel he's made blind people lose face, including blind rights activists. I'd estimate only about 10 percent of people support him right now, Mr. Huang said. But I feel he's a person who knows what's right and what's wrong. And he was brave to try this. Disabled rights advocates have long argued that education for blind people in China is very poor, and have called on the government to improve it. Perhaps presaging Mr. Li's experience, Mr. Huang warned at the time that it was good that the government was finally offering blind people an opportunity to take the examination, but that with the entire educational system for the blind a blank page, it was only the beginning of much-needed change to enable them to truly participate in society. The government's about-face was abrupt, coming just two months before the examination, and contained in a document that ordered the change but didn't spell out any special training or preparation courses for blind people who wanted to participate. The document, A Notice Regarding Doing the 2014 General Gaokao Work Well, ordered education authorities across China to actively take measures to offer disabled people equality in applying for and taking part in the university entrance examination. When blind people take the examination, they should offer them examination papers for the blind, which could be in Braille or electronic form, and offer the help of specialized staff. The paper Mr. Li faced was in Braille, said Mr. Huang, and he had trouble with it. On his Chinese language and literature paper, instead of answering the set questions, he wrote: Please provide an electronic version of this paper, according to Mr. Huang. He found Braille difficult and had practiced on an electronic version. But to be honest, I'm not sure if he would have passed those ones either. His English is pretty nonexistent, and his math is not that great. Write A Comment -- Avinash Shahi M.Phil Research Scholar Centre for The Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Online English classes
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] A journey towards pride
A journey towards pride By Leah Hobson Ramp Up 11 Jun 2014 Without pride in ourselves we cannot create pride in those around us. - Leah Hobson Credit: Irochka_T (iStockphoto) For people with disabilities, the transition from a childhood where you're cared for, nurtured and perceived as cute, to the harsh realities of adulthood can be difficult to navigate. Leah Hobson unpacks the contradictions we face on the journey to becoming who we really are. I've had this theory for a while that if you're disabled, you take a lot longer to become whatever it is you are - whether that's a wage slave, a queer person, an artist, or all of the above - than most people. While many others take a few cathartic years in their early to mid twenties to figure it all out, that's the time when people with disability are grappling with multiple problems alongside the kind of identity questions that plague us all. If you've spent your whole life - or even a significant chunk of it - as visibly disabled, by the time you're in your twenties you've had to deal with being stared at, called names, and told you were brave and special. You've been ostracised through both shame and celebration. It's no wonder you're confused and possibly angry. Then suddenly, when you're no longer cute, another element rears its head. It's possible for you to be invisible. Lots of services cut out when you're eighteen. People who supported you at school and at home are suddenly no longer there. Agencies that may have used your image as a struggling but hopeful youth to raise funds for services (or top heavy management structures) are not interested because you are no longer part of the most fiscally viable demographic. (Go and look at a few service provider websites: the most prominent pictures will be of young children.) There are many ways to handle the sharp transition from being an object of bullying, sympathy and fundraising, to an awkward social misfit better left unseen, bundled away from the inspiring headlines about overcoming stuff. You could be burdened with a massive sense of self entitlement. You could have the world's biggest chip on your shoulder, like I did. You might be in complete denial, waving the 'normal' flag at all the 'normal' parades. But whichever road you take, some things are certain. For one thing, it's unlikely that you come out of the vastly contradictory experiences of a disabled childhood with a sense of self worth about your disability. You're thrust into the harsh daylight of a world that doesn't know what to do with you, and it's no wonder you find it hard to face yourself. Where children with disability are both celebrated and shamed without any regard for the internal schisms this creates, adults with disability also face no-win social memes. Some of these are starkly contradictory. For example, if you're on a pension you're a bludger or an object of pity, but if you're trying to work you're clearly less efficient and able than other applicants. If you want to cure yourself, there must be something wrong with you. If you don't want to cure yourself, there must be something wrong with you too. If you love your disability it's weird that you're happy about it. If you hate your disability, there's no way you can be happy about it, ever. Owning your capacity as a human being, your autonomy about what happens to your disabled body or mind and above all, your happiness, becomes a huge struggle. It takes energy to fight these external, invisible demons. And that's on top of the energy it takes to live an everyday disabled life, where getting dressed might cost you an hour, or reading a book for twenty minutes might mean you can't think straight for the next twenty. Who am I? becomes a question that sits on the back burner while you get through one day, and then the next. All of this takes place in a society where part of the reason that disability is so invisible is because it's utterly uncontroversial to be pro-disability. Everyone is pro-disability, aren't they? Nobody would want to hurt people in wheelchairs, people with guide dogs or guide dogs in wheelchairs. Would they? All you have to do to prove your pro-disability credentials is give to a charity that helps the disabled, or talk about how lovely your next door neighbour or niece is... you know, the one who is always happy because they have an intellectual disability. In reality, our society is only pro-disability until you scratch the surface. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of people who do lots of good things that help lots of people with disability in useful ways. But there are also schools that refuse entry to 'difficult' children. There are judges who let off parents who kill their disabled charges because it must be so hard. There are people who smile quietly as they drop money into the rattled tins but don't stop to think about whether the charity they've just donated to puts people with disability in charge of their own lives. And if you
Re: [AI] Regarding an audio story for Visually Impaired
Hi Shadab, The genre of this audio story is motivational/Inspirational. The target listeners are everyone. its a easy going story about a Visually Impaired girl. Well, now I can't say anything more about it. You will have to wait and listen to it. lol. With regards, Aishwarya. On 6/11/14, Shadab Husain shadab...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Aishwarya, Nice project. May I know who is the target of this story: the blind, doctors, both or everyone? How does it spread awareness among the blind who're poor and therefore deprived of basic education and resources? Kudos, Shadab -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Aishwarya Pillai Sent: 11 June 2014 04:58 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding an audio story for Visually Impaired Thank you all for your response. I hope this becomes a success and prove that Vision Impairement is not a barrier at all. With regards, Aishwarya. On 6/10/14, Keshav Kumar keshavkuma...@gmail.com wrote: hello, really a good job. however, let me tell you that, almost like you, a FM radio channel delhi RadioMirchi had shown an audio film called as: Hari puttar on 12th November 2008. unfortunately, they didn't mentioned the casting of that film. I was there to watch or, hear that film. I was unable to express my openion to to them as, I had to rush for a family function, soon after the show. if, you require any help, contact off the list at: anushaiyen...@hotmail.com . regards, Keshav. -- From: Aishwarya Pillai aishwarya3...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:46 AM To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Regarding an audio story for Visually Impaired Dear all, I'm really excited to inform you all that I'm soon going to come up with a audio story for Visually Impaired. I always use to think that why should story making should only be limited to sighted friends alone. That's when I thought that we can actually make a audio story, its unlike an audio descriptive movie. I'm working as a Rehabilitation Consultant at LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) and trust me, my colleagues and supervisors have really been supportive in making my dream a reality. I'm recording this story at the digital library, LVPEI. The story has finished the pre-production process and its in the production process right now. it may take a month or two to finish this project. I've titled the story as 'I'm Possible'. I will surely keep you guys updated about any developments about it. With regards, Aishwarya, Ph: 040-30612842 Email: rehabhelpl...@lvpei.org Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_ac cessindia.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.or g.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. 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/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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. 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/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
[AI] anouncement for deploma in computer and access technology course
Greetings from NAB Delhi ADMISSION NOTICE The next batch of Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology will commence from Friday, 4th July 2014. The last date for submitting application is Friday, 27th June, 2014. About NAB National Association for the Blind is one of the leading organizations bringing light of knowledge in the lives of persons with blindness. The Association has several path breaking programmes, activities and concepts to its credit. These include: . Computer training and its application for persons with blindness or low vision . Development of Indian Language Screen Reading software . DAISY digital books for persons with blindness or low vision and DAISY resource centre for South Asia . Excellent quality education for children with blindness in best main stream schools with complete support for special needs. . Early intervention and preparatory school . Education and rehabilitation of multi handicapped Visually Impaired children . Home for the aged blind . Prevention of blindness NAB Technology Training Centre is the Premier training facility and IT services provider for persons with blindness or low-vision. It is credited with introducing the computer training for the blind in India nearly 20 years ago. We offer computer training programs in which blind persons are trained to operate word processing, spread sheet, Data base, Internet and E-mail packages with the help of speech output devices. The trainings are aimed at empowering blind partially blind persons in reading, writing and handling communication independently. During the last 15 years hundreds of blind persons including visually impaired employees of Government Ministries, departments, banks and public sector units have undergone training at our labs. Our training centre is accredited by DOEACC, the apex body for accreditation of computer training programs in the country. About the Course The Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology course is targeted at increasing the employability skills of visually impaired adults. This course will also help employed visually impaired persons in increasing efficiency and productivity at their workplace. Computer literacy is giving the blind and low vision persons new professional opportunities, enhancing their status at their present jobs, and also giving them additional proficiency and confidence at work.The course is designed to suit the needs of students as well as working professionals. It also aims to help the job-seekers to recognize and seize opportunities in both public and private sector. Duration of the course Course duration: 5 months Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm NAB Delhi maintains the ideal Student PC ratio of 1:1 andTeacher - Student ratio of 1: 7 Eligibility . Class 10+2 (minimum) . Basic knowledge of English Syllabus The syllabus of this course is based on the course prescribed for the DOEACC Society CCC Certificate Exam. After successful completion of the course trainees become eligible to give the CCC exam and get a Government recognized certificate. This year a special contemporary course on Personality Development and English Communication Skills is also made an integral part of the training. In the age of MNCS the usability of English language and the importance of good presentation skills have gained a huge momentum. As such NAB aims to prepare each trainee as job-ready for the today's professional world. The tailor-made curriculum is devised to work upon both the written and spoken English with a special emphasis on other elements of soft skills like interpersonal skills, leadership and managerial skills, writing business mails, improving body language etc. The following topics are included in the syllabus. * Basic Hardware and Software concepts * Operating System (MS Windows) * Word Processing (MS Word) * Spreadsheet (MS Excel) * Internet Browsing * E-mails * Indian Language Word Processing (Optional) * Screen Reading Software including Basic Operation and Screen Reading Configuration * Scanning and OCR * Mobile phone accessibility * Digital eBook reading (DAISY, PDF, EPUB etc.) * Utilities such as Dictionary, Encyclopaedia, games, music, file compression and system maintenance * English Communication * Soft skills and personality development Who should join? * Person seeking employment. * Person already employed, and who want to retain their productivity in the current office environment. * Anyone who wants to explore the world of information available in the Cyber World and
[AI] All Urban coop. Bank's too have all 1/3 ATM's accessible
Date: Jun 11, 2014 Need for bank branches/ATMs to be made Accessible to persons with disabilities RBI/2013-14/637 UBD.BPD.Cir.No. 70/13.03.000/2013-14 June 11, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam Need for bank branches/ATMs to be made Accessible to persons with disabilities Please refer to our circular UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB) Cir. No.63/9.39.000/2008-09 dated April 29, 2009 on the captioned subject, wherein banks were advised to provide, inter alia, ramps in all existing and future ATMs, and make at least one third of new ATMs installed as talking ATMs with Braille keypads. It was also advised to ensure that at least one talking ATM with Braille keypad is generally available in each locality for catering to the needs of visually impaired persons. 2. UCBs are now advised to take appropriate steps to provide ramps at the entrance of the bank branches so that persons with disabilities / wheel chair users can enter bank branches and conduct business without difficulty. Banks are advised to report the progress made in this regard periodically to their Board of Directors/Customer Service Committee of the Board and ensure compliance. However, in cases where it is impracticable to provide such ramp facilities, whether permanently fixed to earth or otherwise, the requirement may be dispensed with, for reasons recorded or displayed in branches or ATMs concerned. 3. It is observed that some banks have not yet made at least one third of the new ATMs installed as talking ATMs with Braille keypads as advised vide our circular referred to above. It is, therefore, advised that banks should make all new ATMs installed from July 1, 2014 as talking ATMs with Braille keypads and lay down a road map for converting existing ATMs as talking ATMs with Braille keypads as advised in our circular dated April 24, 2009 ibid and the same may be reviewed from time to time by the Board of Directors/Customer Service Committee of the Board. 4. In addition to the above, magnifying glasses should also be provided in all bank branches for the use of persons with low vision, wherever they require, for carrying out banking transactions with ease. Branches should display at a prominent place notice about the availability of magnifying glasses and other facilities available for persons with disabilities. Yours faithfully, (P.K.Arora) General Manager Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, smses or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. 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. 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] A journey towards pride
We must take at least three lessons from this amazing piece: 1. We're doing a great work tackling sociological blindness (mind blindness of mediocrity) and therefore feeling bad that we've achieved so little or comparing ourselves to the sighted is foolishness. 2. We must listen to the voice of our logic and heart to know what's right or who we're instead of permitting mediocrity to define us. (Reversing the normal flow and breaking the laws the mediocrity makes is the birthright of the successful.) 3. Pleasing others is bullshit when your inner voice tells you that you're doing wrong or compromising with your values. Please your inner self instead. Read my recent Eyeway post, it'll tell you how to have a solid faith in your beliefs and shut up the mediocrity forever http://www.eyeway.org/?q=why-you-aren%E2%80%99t-living-you-want Your friends urge you to forget your beloved who had dumped you and you too feel you should carve a new path of life - yet you continue to crave for her because you hope that one day that cruel creature will heal your wounds with her angelic love. Alas, if you had cut the hope of having her back, it would have freed you from the prison you have caged yourself into. http://www.eyeway.org/?q=why-you-aren%E2%80%99t-living-you-want Share if you like it or prove me wrong if you can:) -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sanchit Katiyar Sent: 12 June 2014 08:42 To: accessindia Subject: [AI] A journey towards pride A journey towards pride By Leah Hobson Ramp Up 11 Jun 2014 Without pride in ourselves we cannot create pride in those around us. - Leah Hobson Credit: Irochka_T (iStockphoto) For people with disabilities, the transition from a childhood where you're cared for, nurtured and perceived as cute, to the harsh realities of adulthood can be difficult to navigate. Leah Hobson unpacks the contradictions we face on the journey to becoming who we really are. I've had this theory for a while that if you're disabled, you take a lot longer to become whatever it is you are - whether that's a wage slave, a queer person, an artist, or all of the above - than most people. While many others take a few cathartic years in their early to mid twenties to figure it all out, that's the time when people with disability are grappling with multiple problems alongside the kind of identity questions that plague us all. If you've spent your whole life - or even a significant chunk of it - as visibly disabled, by the time you're in your twenties you've had to deal with being stared at, called names, and told you were brave and special. You've been ostracised through both shame and celebration. It's no wonder you're confused and possibly angry. Then suddenly, when you're no longer cute, another element rears its head. It's possible for you to be invisible. Lots of services cut out when you're eighteen. People who supported you at school and at home are suddenly no longer there. Agencies that may have used your image as a struggling but hopeful youth to raise funds for services (or top heavy management structures) are not interested because you are no longer part of the most fiscally viable demographic. (Go and look at a few service provider websites: the most prominent pictures will be of young children.) There are many ways to handle the sharp transition from being an object of bullying, sympathy and fundraising, to an awkward social misfit better left unseen, bundled away from the inspiring headlines about overcoming stuff. You could be burdened with a massive sense of self entitlement. You could have the world's biggest chip on your shoulder, like I did. You might be in complete denial, waving the 'normal' flag at all the 'normal' parades. But whichever road you take, some things are certain. For one thing, it's unlikely that you come out of the vastly contradictory experiences of a disabled childhood with a sense of self worth about your disability. You're thrust into the harsh daylight of a world that doesn't know what to do with you, and it's no wonder you find it hard to face yourself. Where children with disability are both celebrated and shamed without any regard for the internal schisms this creates, adults with disability also face no-win social memes. Some of these are starkly contradictory. For example, if you're on a pension you're a bludger or an object of pity, but if you're trying to work you're clearly less efficient and able than other applicants. If you want to cure yourself, there must be something wrong with you. If you don't want to cure yourself, there must be something wrong with you too. If you love your disability it's weird that you're happy about it. If you hate your disability, there's no way you can be happy about it, ever. Owning your capacity as a human being, your autonomy about what happens to your disabled body or mind and above all, your happiness, becomes a huge struggle. It
