Re: [AI] (AI) Guidance needed on techniques for working at shop counters

[mukesh jain]

hello,
though i am not directly involved on any shop counters but certainly
taken this experience long ago when i use to go to my family shop. so
spent nearly 2 years doing this work so you may direct your challenges
faced so that i can share my experience and the way i handled the
same.

recently, i am also guiding someone in my locality who is visually
challenged and handling gorcery business to overcome on his challenges
and the available solutions within my knowledge.
 thanks,

On 2/1/16, turab chimthanawala  wrote:
> Hello all
> My family has medical shops in Nagpur and I have to devote
> considerable time in my day serving at the shop counter. I face a
> number of hassles in working independently and have to depend to a
> great extent on my staff. I would like to get in touch with someone on
> the list working at a shop counter. Any information in this end would
> be greatly appreciated.
> Best
> Turab
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Re: [AI] (no subject)

[Bhavya shah]

Dear Gopala Sir,
However, I still am in doubt - do you want software to read Kannada
and Telugu or to type the same?
Hope I was clearer.
Thanks.

On 2/1/16, gopala krishna  wrote:
> On 2/1/16, gopala krishna  wrote:
>> sir, please help me, [ i want NVDA kanada software, NVDA telugu
>> software.]please provide me those above two links
>> regards t gopalakrishna
>> e mail:
>> gopalfi...@gmail.com
>> phone:
>> 9019105558
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> no sir i want free software both NVDA kanada, and NVDA telugu software sir.
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-- 
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Bhavya Shah
Using NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access) free and open source screen
reader for Microsoft Windows
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Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for Visually Impaired on a Computer

[Bandi Sudhakar]

hello bhavya  open the link   and  go to link register menu
and fill all the details
I have submitted   successfully


On 2/1/16, Bhavya shah  wrote:
> Hi Ramya Sir,
> The event link I clicked shows that the event I am looking for was not
> found.
> Could you please recheck the shared link? I may be interested in
> learning more, and probably even participating in this.
> Thanks.
>
> On 2/1/16, Bandi Sudhakar  wrote:
>> hello in this link   where  I should I register   please guide me   I
>> want to attend  this workshop.
>>
>>
>> On 2/1/16, Ramya Venkitesh  wrote:
>>> Struggling to read ebooks, newspapers and online documents! Now learn to
>>> use
>>> EasyReader, an accessible eBook reader for students with dyslexia, low
>>> vision or blindness.
>>>
>>> *  Browse and read millions of books and newspapers
>>>
>>> *  Supports English & Hindi language content
>>>
>>> *  Listen and read with synchronised text and audio
>>>
>>> *  Choose colours, text size and highlights to suit your reading
>>> preferences
>>>
>>> *  Instant and direct access to international accessible book
>>> libraries
>>>
>>> *  Compatible with screen readers for anyone with visual impairments
>>>
>>> *  Proven results for learners with dyslexia and other reading
>>> difficulties
>>>
>>> *  Supports Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, tablet, laptop and desktop
>>> computers
>>>
>>> *  Access Books in Bookshare
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So spend one hour with us on Skype:
>>>
>>> Date: 9th February, 2016
>>>
>>> Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Once you register, we will send you the Skype information.
>>>
>>> We have limited seats, so please register at
>>>
>>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-books-documents-for-visually-impaired-o
>>> n-a-computer-tickets-21196149253
>>>
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>> "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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>> Skype id:
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[AI] Hello Access Indians

[abhay kanwar]

In my previous post I asked that if anybody is residing in Jamshedpur
or nearby areas, kindly let me know as I wanted to install Jaws 17 and
Kurzweil 1000 version 13. But as if now I haven’t received any reply.
Kindly let me know.
Another thing I wanted to inquire about is that is:
1 Which is the most accessible website with respect to screen readers
for watching TV programs online?
2 Which antivirus is the best for laptop? and it should also be
accessible with screen reader.
Kindly let me know.
Waiting to hear from you guys.


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Faculty: Department of Humanities social sciences & Management
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
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Re: [AI] Hello Access Indians

[Ankish Goel]

Jaws 16 is mellifluous I think
On Feb 2, 2016 12:26 AM, "abhay kanwar"  wrote:

> In my previous post I asked that if anybody is residing in Jamshedpur
> or nearby areas, kindly let me know as I wanted to install Jaws 17 and
> Kurzweil 1000 version 13. But as if now I haven’t received any reply.
> Kindly let me know.
> Another thing I wanted to inquire about is that is:
> 1 Which is the most accessible website with respect to screen readers
> for watching TV programs online?
> 2 Which antivirus is the best for laptop? and it should also be
> accessible with screen reader.
> Kindly let me know.
> Waiting to hear from you guys.
>
>
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> Faculty: Department of Humanities social sciences & Management
> National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
> +91-7738709712
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Re: [AI] Jamshedpur

[Kanchan Pamnani]

Hi get in touch with Atul sahay. There is a National association for the Blind 
at Sachi at Jamshedpur.   
Best wishes
Kanchan 
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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
abhay kanwar
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 11:06 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] Hello Access Indians

In my previous post I asked that if anybody is residing in Jamshedpur
or nearby areas, kindly let me know as I wanted to install Jaws 17 and
Kurzweil 1000 version 13. But as if now I haven’t received any reply.
Kindly let me know.
Another thing I wanted to inquire about is that is:
1 Which is the most accessible website with respect to screen readers
for watching TV programs online?
2 Which antivirus is the best for laptop? and it should also be
accessible with screen reader.
Kindly let me know.
Waiting to hear from you guys.


-- 
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Faculty: Department of Humanities social sciences & Management
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
+91-7738709712


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[AI] BGFI's Picnic 2016 - A Weekend at Z-Bac - Last 7 Seats Available

[Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI)]

Hi All

Greetings from BGFI!

Hurry! Last 7 Seats available for the picnic!

Details of the Picnic
After the phenomenal visit to Adlabs Imagica last winter, this time
BGFI welcomes you to the World Of adventures and fun at Z-Bac. Z-Bac's
outbound experiential learning Programmed uses adventure and
wilderness as a tool for   learning. You will discover your
adventurous side and get in touch with your inner strengths at Z BAC.
So from Saturday noon, February 13th through Sunday, February 14th,
2016, block your time for what is going to be one of your most
memorable experiences as we travel to a whole new world of Adventures!

Location: Kolad is located off Mumbai – Goa Highway and is
Approximately 175 km from Dadar and Pune (3 to 4 hours drive). We
welcome members from in and around Pune as well.

Guess! What you can look forward to?
* Land activities- Rappelling, Wall Climbing or High rope course.
* Water activities - Flying Fox, Kayaking or Raft Building in Lake.
* Bonfire with entertainment by our own people.
There is much more, what is the fun if we reveal the secret right away!

* The tentative scheduled time for departure is around 1 p.m. from
Dadar on Saturday, February 13th, 2016.
* Cost per head is Rs. 1700. Please note that the below mentioned is a
discounted price per head which has been made as a special rate to the
BGFI group.
* Cost Includes bus pick up and drop, accommodation (separate
accommodation for women), adventure activities and all meals beginning
from tea time snacks on 13th evening through dinner on 14th.
Please note that in the event of any cancellations; participants may
be free to register a friend or a relative as a replacement but the amount
paid will not be refunded.
Each participant will be allowed one escort - payment for the escort is
the same as the participant. Registrations will be closed once the
number of participants exceeds the number of seats in the bus.
Registered participants will be informed of further details as well as
departure details in due course of time.

Want to know more about Z-Bac? Check out their website
http://www.zbacadventures.co.in/

How to register and pay?
Participants need to transfer the amount (preferably the entire sum of
Rs1700/- or Rs.800/- as the initial confirmation per head into the
account the details of which are mentioned below:

A/C Holder Name: Blind Graduates Forum of India
A/C No.: 1721375677
Central Bank of India, Mumbai Main Office Branch
IFSC Code: CBIN0280621

For queries, confirmation and cash payment details, please call:
Payal Jethra: 7303448295
Shaila D’Souza 9820708023

Looking forward to having you with us!!!

Details are at the site -
http://bgfi.in/?p=40


Frequently Asked Questions

Is adventure sports safe for people with visual impairment?
It is indeed safe; you just have to follow the instructions of the
trainers / guide. All safety precautions and arrangements are taken.
For instance you are connected to a rope that holds you during the
adventure activities.

How does a blind person do wall climbing, rappelling, river crossing, etc.?
In addition to the general techniques followed by most, you use touch
and feel methods using hands and foot. Clear verbal description by the
guide and proper interpretation of the same by the blind person works
well. Z-Bac trainers and the escorts will guide us wherever required.
A few BGFI members who are blind and have done such adventure
activities will also be with us.

I am not sure if I am fit enough to do adventure activities. How do I decide?
There are options for activities that require different levels of
fitness. So you will have choice. Adventure activities will help you
assess your physical and mental strength and guides you to work on it.
For those lazy brats, it really motivates you to work on your fitness!
In case you have any health issues, kindly let us know in advance so
that we can advise appropriately.

I don’t exercise; will I be able to do it?
It’s not just about physical strength always; it’s also about mental
strength. If you have belief in yourself, you certainly can! You have
to start somewhere right? Why not start and explore with this
experience.

I have already registered. Any immediate preparation required?
You still have around 15 days, full body stretching exercises / yoga
can be of great help. Don’t overdo it if you have not exercised for a
long time, increase the intensity gradually. We will create a Whatsapp
group for all participants and share a list of things to carry and
other details with you shortly.



Cheers,
The BGFI Team


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Re: [AI] Important: Ministers proposed to drop the Disability Commission from the new proposed disability law TEENA THACKAR

[Kanchan Pamnani]

We cant afford to wait. We have wasted two years in waiting and now we are in a 
mess. We have to plan strategy and this time we have to all work together 
otherwise we can forget about a half worthwhile Disability law. 

I don’t think we have understood how badly the government is killing our law. 
Kanchan 
-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 10:57 AM
To: accessindia; jnuvision
Subject: [AI] Important: Ministers proposed to drop the Disability Commission 
from the new proposed disability law TEENA THACKAR

Though this shocking news is there in the AsianAge today, However the
source is not cited clearly. Should we wait?
http://www.asianage.com/india/mental-illness-out-new-law-disability-189

In what could be a huge blow to the disability movement, the Narendra
Modi government is planning to keep out “mental illness” from the
ambit of the long-delayed law planned on disabilities.

Reliable sources said that under the proposed Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Bill 2014, now being considered by a Group of Ministers
under the chairmanship of home minister Rajnath Singh, the ministers
have recommended that mental illness should be left to the health
ministry as “mental illness is a disease, and not a disability”.

“The present government is of the view that mental illness is not a
disability and is a health issue, and therefore it should be out of
the ambit of the proposed law and the health ministry should be
dealing with it,” a source said. However, across the world mental
illness is considered as a disability, in fact the accepted term to
describe the set of ailments is “psycho-social disabilities”.

While there was no national policy on disabilities till the 1990s, the
Persons with Disabilities Act was passed only in 1995. It recognised
seven types of disabilities, including mental retardation and mental
illness. However, the 1995 Act failed to spell out the protection
needed for people with mental illness and the mentally retarded.

Significantly, aiming to protect people with disabilities against
discrimination, the proposed bill was drafted in 2013-2014. Among many
changes that the new draft bill proposes to make are an expansion of
the list of disabilities from seven to 19, and an increase in job
reservations for persons with disabilities from three per cent to five
per cent.

However, according to sources, the government is also considering
cutting short 19 disabilities from the proposed law and excluding or
clubbing conditions like thalassemia, sickle cell disease, helophilia,
multiple sclerosis. At a recent meeting, ministers have also proposed
to drop the Disability Commission from the new proposed disability
law, sources further added.

The talk about a possible dilution of the proposed law has got
activists quite concerned, and they are now planning to approach Prime
Minister Narendra Modi with their concerns. Activists believe these
changes in the draft will be a huge loss to the disability movement
and it will take the country back to the pre-1995 age. “The
legislation is supposed to be in line with India’s ratification of the
United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
that was adopted by the General Assembly in 2006. But if such changes
are made in the proposed bill, India’s disability movement will be at
a huge loss,” an activist said on condition of an


-- 
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Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU


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Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - Good Food Talks

[Pranav Lal]

Hi srinivasu and all,

What happens if the restaurants around you are not listed in the database?

I suspect I may be running into this situation.
Pranav

-Original Message-
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li...@srinivasu.org
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 9:56 AM
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disabled. 
Subject: Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - Good
Food Talks

Pranav,
I have tried with Safari on iPhone and able to see restaurants near me. 

Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu
Sent from my iPhone 5C

> On 29-Jan-2016, at 05:43, Pranav Lal  wrote:
> 
> Dear Prashant,
> 
> I am confused by the website. I want a list of restaurants near my 
> location. I have agreed to share my location but nothing appears to 
> happen. I have tried this with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari which is
running on my iPhone.
> 
> We need to be able to search by location.
> Pranav
> 
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Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

[turab chimthanawala]

Hello all
Great initiative by the railway to start disabled friendly train and
would facilitate independent travel by the visually impaired. My only
concern like some others on this list is of the limitations associated
with braille specially for a partially sighted person like me who does
not need to use braille in the normal course. I feel if like Metros if
we have audio announcements on trains and the announcements on
stations are made more clear and updated  it would be of great help.
Also unlike Mysore railway station and some other cities the Nagpur
railway station ( I reside in Nagpur)is far from accessible for the
visually impaired. I wish to take up this matter. Would appreciate if
I could know the particular authority to whom I can approach.
Best
Turab


On 2/1/16, Sonu Golkar  wrote:
> True sir.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of George Abraham
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:59 AM
> To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.'
> Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru,
> Varanasi
>
> Braille is useful once you get to it. In a public space the challenge will
> be to get to it. I have nothing against Braille. I am simply saying that in
> a crowded Railway station Braille is not the best solution.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Asudani, Rajesh
> Sent: 01 February 2016 11:12
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru,
> Varanasi
>
> A perfectly rational stand, I concurr with Umesha.
>
>
> सादर / With thanks & Regards
> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
> नागपुर Nagpur
>
> 0712 2806846
>
> President
> VIBEWA
> Co-Moderator
> VIB-India
>
> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and
> laughter.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Umesha S E
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 8:36 AM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru,
> Varanasi
>
> Friends,
> Why are you arguing consistently for only one mode of access? I don’t
> know who said Braille is bad. But, every mode of access has its own
> merits and demerits and it equally applies to Braille. We need to
> understand that Braille is not the panacea for all the accessibility
> problems. I have seen here and many times some people argue
> consistently for Braille without looking into its usability. It is
> clear that Braille is very useful in locating seats, births, toilets,
> emergency exits, reserved seats for disabled, etc. There is no second
> word in it. No one can deny that. It is also useful in reading coach
> number after getting into the coach. For example, if one has boarded a
> coach by asking some lay person on the platform and he wants to
> confirm after boarding, whether what that person told is correct or
> not.
> All this is good but it does not end the problem. I am not against
> Braille, or south western railway, or Mysore division. What I meant to
> say is that the issue is not yet over. One cannot identify the coach
> number before boarding. If one has to travel safely, he has to stand
> on the platform approximately at the position where his desired coach
> will arrive. For this to happen seamlessly, the audio announcement
> should be implemented to the polls on the platforms having display
> boards for the coaches. Also the coaches should have audio
> announcement system. Because, sometimes the coaches may not stand at
> the proper positions, or there may not be the prior display of coach
> array on the platform. Someone may oppose this on behalf of deaf
> blind. But, on the same line, I can oppose Braille on behalf of those
> who don’t know Braille. But I won’t do it as it would lead us nowhere.
> What I oppose clearly is claiming a train, or any service for that
> matter, as completely accessible just by putting some Braille labels.
> For example: most of you know the accessible ATM movement led by
> Indian bank energized by our own friend Prashanth. In our university
> campus, there is a state bank of Mysore ATM which has some Braille
> label on cash dispenser, slip dispenser, etc. it also has an earphone
> jack. I was very happy on seeing that in the illusion that it an
> accessible ATM. But, upon examination, it was found that it is not. It
> does not have audio output but just an earphone socket which gives you
> nothing. After this I enquired the bank official if there any chance
> of implementing accessible ATM in that machine in 

[AI] BBC: Awe Inspiring: The Country That Supplies Eyes.

[shahnaz]

The country that supplies eyes
 Cornea at National Eye Bank

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35410148

To restore sight to damaged eyes, doctors often need to transplant the cornea - 
the transparent covering of the iris and the pupil - from a donor's dead body. 
There is a worldwide shortage, but one country, Sri Lanka, is doing its best to 
satisfy demand, without seeking any reward - at least in this life.
Bandages cover Paramon Malingam's right eye. A tear appears in the left one. It 
is the relief of a very lucky man. "I thought I was going to live the rest of 
my life with one eye," he says. 
Thirteen years ago, Malingam, a shop owner from central Sri Lanka, cut his eye 
with steel wire. Last year, he injured the same eye with a piece of wood. After 
both accidents, a new cornea from a donor saved his sight.
The cornea is the clear front part of the eye, which lets in light and helps 
focus images on the retina. 
 
When it's damaged, as a result of injury or disease, a person's sight 
deteriorates, sometimes to the point of blindness.
Often the only solution is a transplant, but in many countries donated corneas 
are in short supply - a situation aggravated by the fact that they have a brief 
shelf-life.
Harvesting of the eye must happen within a few hours of death and the cornea 
itself must be used on a patient within about four weeks, depending on the 
storage method. 
 
Malingam waited four days for his new cornea and is recovering at Sri Lanka's 
main eye hospital in the capital, Colombo. 
"After the surgery, I was reborn to the world," he says.
A few doors down from his ward, Viswani Pasadi, a student, is preparing for a 
different kind of rebirth, by filling out a form at the National Eye Bank 
pledging her eyes when she dies.
Like most Sinhalese - who make up 75% of Sri Lanka's population - Pasadi is 
Buddhist. She believes in a cycle of birth, death and rebirth, and sees this 
donation as a sound investment in her future.
"If I donate my eyes in this life," she says, "I'll have better vision in my 
next life."

Another who has taken this step is bookkeeper Preethi Kahlewatte.
"Whatever good things we do in this birth, that will take into the next birth," 
she explains. "When the person needs something, we like to donate. Without 
hands, we can work. Without legs, we can work. Without eyes, what can we do?"
According to the Eye Donation Society - a non-profit organisation founded by a 
young doctor, Hudson Silva, in 1961 - one in five Sri Lankans have pledged to 
donate their corneas. This does not include those, like Pasadi, who have signed 
up with the National Eye Bank, a separate institution which opened five years 
ago.
"It seems like I've signed a certificate for every human being in Sri Lanka," 
says the Eye Donation Society's medical director, Dr Siri Cassim, whose job 
includes adding his name to the decorative papers given to donors' families.
 
The eagerness of Sri Lankans to offer their corneas to others means that the 
country has long harvested more than it needs and has been able to send the 
surplus to other countries.
The late Hudson Silva began this process in 1964, by packing a few eyes into an 
ice-filled thermos flask normally used for tea, and having them carried by hand 
on a flight to Singapore. 
In 2014, his Society exported 2,551 corneas, including 1,000 to China, 850 to 
Pakistan, 250 to Thailand, and 50 to Japan.
The country's emergence as a major donor of corneas is largely down to Silva's 
dynamism. He made his first appeal for eye donations as a student in 1958, in a 
newspaper article co-authored with his wife and mother, urging Sri Lankans to 
"give life to a dead eye". The first corneas he received, the following year, 
he stored in his own refrigerator "along with the eggs and butter". Then in 
1960 his mother died and it's said that Silva won the nation's heart by 
grafting her corneas on to the eyes of a poor farmer, and restoring his sight.
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Media captionKiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero has donated a kidney and is 
encouraging others to donate organs too
Buddhist monks have also played a part in encouraging donations and teaching 
people to see them as an act of giving, or "dana", that will help them to be 
reincarnated into a better life.
The venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, founder of the Mahamevnawa 
Buddhist Monastery in Sri Lanka, told me a story from the Jataka, an ancient 
book of poems about the Buddha's earlier lives.
"In Buddha's previous life, he became a king. A blind beggar came to the palace 
and met the king. And he requested, 'Oh king, give me your eyes'. So he 
[Buddha] decided to give," he said. 
The Buddha's surgeon then removed the Buddha's eyes, and transferred them to 
the beggar, restoring his vision.
"Generation to generation, we are listening to those kind of stories. So we are 
very encouraged to give our body parts to 

Re: [AI] Unicode Dilemma

[sanjay]

I also used alt+numpad 246 to type divided by sign while submitting math 
assignments to Hadley school.


- Original Message - 
From: "Vikas Kapoor" 
To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning 
thedisabled." 

Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Unicode Dilemma



Dear Umesha,

On some occasions, we need to write some characters which can't be written 
by using the regular keyboard (or I don't know how to write them), and to 
be able to put them at the appropriate places,, by typing the decimal 
numbers followed by the command, the code automatically converts that to 
the correct letters. For example, you type the code in the word 
application and press Alt+X and the code will then convert it to the 
letter or symbol whatever the case. In the next line I'm giving some 
examples of those characters, which I generated by applying the above 
mentioned command in the word application.


• „ ‟ ‡ †․ ≶ ≹

‴ ‶ ‵ ′ ″

Thanks.

 - Original Message - 
 From: Umesha S E
 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
concerningthe disabled.

 Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 6:50 AM
 Subject: Re: [AI] Unicode Dilemma


 Nice explanation by Him Prasad Gautam.
 In addition, if you want to convert between these 2 systems, you can
 use windows calculator. Type the decimal number into calculator,
 select the hex radio button (shortcut key is F5). The calculator
 displays the converted number. To convert back, type hexadecimal
 number when in hex mode and choose decimal radio button (shortcut f6).

 “Further, what is the precise way to convert the decimal characters to 
letters

 in case there's no NumPad present in a laptop?”
 I could not understand. Can you elaborate?

 I don’t know any solution for other programs like notepad. Perhaps you
 can convert it in word and copy it into notepad as there will be rare
 occasions where you need such things. If you tell your exact problem,
 we can find proper solution.

 “While JAWS, by default gives the result in decimal.”
 I don’t use jaws method of creating characters and don’t know how to
 convert it to hexadecimal. If you are facing problem in any specific
 situation and explain it, we can find alternatives.

 Umesha



 On 1/31/16, Vikas Kapoor  wrote:
 > Thanks Gautam for having explained these values in detail as usual in 
your
 > case. Do you know any command through which if we type the decimal 
letters
 > and it presents in a character form as it happens with Alt+NumPad keys. 
I'm
 > asking this because if they've provided such option with NumPad, then 
why

 > should the people without this pad be left at disadvantaged?
 >   - Original Message -
 >   From: Him Prasad Gautam
 >   To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
 > concerningthe disabled.
 >   Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 8:54 PM
 >   Subject: Re: [AI] Unicode Dilemma
 >
 >
 >   hi,
 >   Decimal is the system of digital expression where it is basically
 >   assumed that there exists ten numbers. In hexadecimal system, the
 >   basic number are assumed as sixteen. In general practice, there are
 >   two more system too. The binary where the basic number are consider 
as

 >   two and the octagonal where the basic numbers are consider as eight.
 >   In our daily life, as we understand the numerical system of practice,
 >   the number are in decimal system. In decimal system, the basic number
 >   are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.
 >   There is no single digit number larger than 9. The larger number than
 >   nine is expressed  by two digit figure that is 1 and 0 i.e. 10!
 >In hexadecimal system, there are sixteen single digit basic numbers.
 >   they are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f. Here a b c d e f are not
 >   considered as alphabets of English but  the numeric expression larger
 >   than nine. I.e. Ten is represented by a, eleven by b, twelve by c and
 >   so on. The larger than fifteen is represented by two digit figure by
 >   the digital symbol 0 to f i.e.  sixteen is written as 1 0, seventeen
 >   as 1 1 , eighteen as 1 2 and 255 as ff!!
 >   In octagonal system, there are only eight numbers. They are 0 1 2 3 4
 >   5 6 7. Here larger than seven is expressed by two digit i.e. 1 and 0
 >   i.e. eight is written as 1 0!
 >   Similarly, In binary system, it is considered that there exists only
 >   two basic number! they are 0 and 1. Here, two is written as 1 0, 
three

 >   as 1 1, and four as 1 0 0!
 >   Mind that The whole computer stand on the binary system!
 >   It means, in binary system 1 0 0 represents as two and in hexadecimal
 >   system. 1 0 0 represents as 256.
 >   Hence In your case, 66 in decimal is sixty Six and it produced the
 >   capital letter B but in hexadecimal system 6 6 means 102 and it
 >   produced the small letter f which its character code. There are
 >   formulas to convert the decimal figure 

Re: [AI] HELLO ALL_NEED GUIDANCE OF PROFESSIOANL COMPANY SECRETARY

[turab chimthanawala]

Hello
I am in CS Professional. I am interning in a CS firm in Nagpur. For
all the work on the computer I use JAWS and MAGIc. As you must be
aware the MCA forms are not compatible with screenreaders hence we
have to use screen magnifiers. For going through physical material I
use Ruby from freedom scientific. If any help is needed do pin me on
8087813609.
Best
Turab

On 1/25/16, Ankish Goel  wrote:
> Dear Collegues
>
> If any one here is a Chartered accountant or company secretary, then kindly
> contact me as i am suffering from retinal pigmenotsa although i have
> started working with the help of screen reader NVDA, two days ago and i am
> still learning it.
>
> I just want to know the techniques you people use to work effectively an
> efficiently.
>
> Kindly Contact me by giving a whatsapp message on my whatsapp number
> 9654042582.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> *Ankish Goel*
> *#+91-96540425​​8​​2*
>
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[AI] (AI) Guidance needed on techniques for working at shop counters

[turab chimthanawala]

Hello all
My family has medical shops in Nagpur and I have to devote
considerable time in my day serving at the shop counter. I face a
number of hassles in working independently and have to depend to a
great extent on my staff. I would like to get in touch with someone on
the list working at a shop counter. Any information in this end would
be greatly appreciated.
Best
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Re: [AI] Blind can record answers

[Monica Eyeway]

As Maharashtra state boards gears towards inclusive education‬

by
giving an option to the blind students to record‬

their
exam answers on a tape recorder, we need to understand the feasibility of
the medium.
Here is what Mr. George Abraham has to say on this initiative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw3GMTtj96E=8=PLESYmf8nC0EM0s32ooiBF38G5COsstJLx



On 21 January 2016 at 14:34, Parimala Bhat  wrote:

> you are right
> - Original Message - From: "pankaj Singh kushwaha" <
> justicewith...@gmail.com>
> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> concerningthe disabled." 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [AI] Blind can record answers
>
>
> Dear friends, this is very interesting discussion on th method of
>> answering in CBSE board. initially, I support this move, but  in long
>> run it would harm rather than helping people with blindness.  as many
>> persons have discussed that if somebody is speaking slow, some on
>> having different kind of pronunciation and so on and  s forth. even,
>> this move revolutiohnized people with blindness to be good speaker
>> rather than be good writer. good speaker is not bad thing, but in long
>> run it will destroy our capacity to write. for in my case, I can
>> dictate better rather than  writing. similarly in cighted  people they
>> can  writer better rather than dictating. therefore,  we the people
>> with blind should support to  develop the writing tendency. secondly,
>> the  writing devices like laptop, tab and  eetc are easily available
>> to most of the  students. if it is not available than  out educational
>> institutes  should work for the availability of  devices, because it
>> will not  take only exam but  it will empower them for ever. thirdly,
>> the self writing facilitate us to  express our actual wil rather than
>> dicating thing. some thing, we are so afraid  about the writer thing
>> or what he will think.  fourthly, the  idea of recording may be
>> radical move in the view of  CBSE, but it will change  mode of
>> evaluation. some blind students would get marks, because of ghis or
>> her voice but some  would get low marks, because eof  his her voice.
>> fifthly, because of dictation and recording the spelling study would
>> become too weak. even, some time, people with blindness are not able
>> to differentiate between week and weak, because of  they are prone ot
>> speak than writing. if they provide braille writing instrument, that
>> is  qualify for welcome, because it gives ground level reality and
>> maximum use of capacity. here writing speed does matter but braille as
>> mode of exam must available along with other any method. thanks
>> On 1/12/16, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
>>
>>> Times of India:
>>>
>>> Blind students can 'record' board exam answers on tape recorder
>>> Abhishek Choudhari
>>>  | TNN | Jan 9, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
>>> NAGPUR: Don't be surprised if during this summer's state board exam a
>>> candidate asks the invigilator for additional 'cassette' instead of
>>> additional supplement.
>>> Students suffering from visual impairment (partial/full) can now record
>>> their answers on tape recorder rather than taking help of a writer. This
>>> new
>>> rule
>>> is part of a slew of revolutionary changes brought in for special needs
>>> students by state school education minister Vinod Tawde.
>>>
>>> Speaking to TOI, Tawde said, "Visually impaired students can get the
>>> questions read to them 20 minutes before the paper starts so that they
>>> can
>>> get a feel
>>> of things. Their answers will be recorded and the device will be sent for
>>> evaluation in the same way we send the traditional answer sheets." For
>>> all
>>> special
>>> needs students the minister has offered other exam concessions, like 20
>>> minutes extra time per exam hour, liberal evaluation, grace marks,
>>> facility
>>> of
>>> talking calculator, on-screen reading software (if available) etc.
>>> Students
>>> suffering from cerebral palsy, autism, impairment of speech and hearing,
>>> physical
>>> disability, spastics, learning disorder etc are some who have been given
>>> these examination concessions. Parents who have children with special
>>> needs
>>> have
>>> been advised to get in touch with their schools and local board office
>>> for
>>> details.
>>>
>>> सादर / With thanks & Regards
>>> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
>>> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
>>> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
>>> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India
>>> नागपुर Nagpur
>>>
>>> 0712 2806846
>>>
>>> President
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>>> Co-Moderator
>>> VIB-India
>>>
>>> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and
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>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> Caution: 

[AI] FYI: NATIONAL YOUNG RESEARCHERS' CONFERENCE 2016

[avinash shahi]

The Centre for English Studies,
 Jawaharlal Nehru University

 UGC-SAP-DSA-I sponsored

 NATIONAL YOUNG RESEARCHERS' CONFERENCE 2016
 (February 4th-5th, 2016)

 on

 "The Return of the Body: Revisiting Cultures of the Body"

“I still think it’s worthwhile to continue to do research on the body
as the challenging topic in cultural sciences.”
- Christoph Wulf, March 2008

 In her seminal work in 1985, ‘A Cyborg Manifesto’, Donna Harraway
suggested that we have entered the post-human era, where fluidity is
what defines the body. The demarcating lines, she argued, between man
and animal, man-animal and machine, and the physical and non-physical
have become sufficiently vague, or have collapsed entirely. Yet,
shortly before her publication, anthropologists Christoph Wulf and
Dietmar Kamper published their book on historical anthropology, 'The
Return of the Body' (1982), arguing that in Europe the ‘Death of God’
led to a marked shift from theocentrism to anthropocentrism, ensuring
that the body never goes out of focus in culture studies and cultural
sciences. Furthering the debate in 2001, Wulf along with Claudia
Benthien published 'The Body in Parts' looking at the “cultural
significance of different body parts like the stomach, the back, the
nose or the hair”. One school of classical Indian aesthetic tradition
questions the relevance of the body with respect to the self, the swa.
What happens to a person when the body disintegrates and dies? Is
there more to the self, something intrinsic, something more essential,
than the body? Classical Western philosophy too, since its inception,
right down to Hegel’s notion of Idealism and Feuerbach’s Materialism,
has been participating in the mind-versus-body debate. Can our
discourses on culture, ethnography, anthropology, history, society,
literature, arts and the aesthetics be complete without taking the
body into consideration?

 Having decided to hold a Young Researchers' Conference to deliberate
on these issues, we invite submissions of proposals for research
papers within the scope of the critical spaces offered but not
restricted to the following:
• Different bodies: fat bodies, skinny bodies, pregnant bodies, queer
bodies, disabled bodies
• The ‘acceptable’ body
• Performing bodies, bodies of performance
• The State as a body
• Productivity and economics of the body
• Rituals of the body
• ‘Untouchable’ body wastes
• Forms, genres and the body
• The self and the body

 Abstracts of 300 to 500 words, with a brief bio-note on the speaker,
must be emailed to the Conference Coordinators at
ces.sap@gmail.com.

 Important Dates:
• Last date for submission of abstract: DECEMBER 30th, 2015
• Notification of acceptance of abstract: JANUARY 10th, 2016
• Last date for submission of full paper: JANUARY 25th, 2016

 Note:
• Participants must be registered MPhil/ PhD Research Scholars at a
recognized university, or a young academic actively engaged in
research.
• Food and accommodation (on a twin-sharing basis) for outstation
participants will be arranged and paid for by the organizers, from
February 3rd 2016 (14:00 hours) to February 5th 2016 (12:00 hours).
• Outstation participants will also be given a travel allowance of
2000 INR per person or actual fare incurred, whichever is less,
subject to submission of tickets in the original. Participants from
the Delhi-NCR region will be given travel allowance of 400 INR per
person or actual fare incurred, whichever is less, subject to
submission of bills/ tickets in the original.
• Selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed, edited volume
post the seminar.




-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU


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Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for Visually Impaired on a Computer

[Bhavya shah]

Hi Ramya Sir,
The event link I clicked shows that the event I am looking for was not found.
Could you please recheck the shared link? I may be interested in
learning more, and probably even participating in this.
Thanks.

On 2/1/16, Bandi Sudhakar  wrote:
> hello in this link   where  I should I register   please guide me   I
> want to attend  this workshop.
>
>
> On 2/1/16, Ramya Venkitesh  wrote:
>> Struggling to read ebooks, newspapers and online documents! Now learn to
>> use
>> EasyReader, an accessible eBook reader for students with dyslexia, low
>> vision or blindness.
>>
>> *  Browse and read millions of books and newspapers
>>
>> *  Supports English & Hindi language content
>>
>> *  Listen and read with synchronised text and audio
>>
>> *  Choose colours, text size and highlights to suit your reading
>> preferences
>>
>> *  Instant and direct access to international accessible book
>> libraries
>>
>> *  Compatible with screen readers for anyone with visual impairments
>>
>> *  Proven results for learners with dyslexia and other reading
>> difficulties
>>
>> *  Supports Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, tablet, laptop and desktop computers
>>
>> *  Access Books in Bookshare
>>
>>
>>
>> So spend one hour with us on Skype:
>>
>> Date: 9th February, 2016
>>
>> Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
>>
>>
>>
>> Once you register, we will send you the Skype information.
>>
>> We have limited seats, so please register at
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-books-documents-for-visually-impaired-o
>> n-a-computer-tickets-21196149253
>>
>>
>>
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[gopala krishna]

sir, please help me, [ i want NVDA kanada software, NVDA telugu
software.]please provide me those above two links
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Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for Visually Impaired on a Computer

[Ramya Venkitesh]

Please click on the link goo.gl/jXC4yp and then click on the register
button. 

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of Bandi Sudhakar
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 6:13 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
concerningthe disabled. 
Subject: Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for
Visually Impaired on a Computer

hello in this link   where  I should I register   please guide me   I
want to attend  this workshop.


On 2/1/16, Ramya Venkitesh  wrote:
> Struggling to read ebooks, newspapers and online documents! Now learn 
> to use EasyReader, an accessible eBook reader for students with 
> dyslexia, low vision or blindness.
>
> *  Browse and read millions of books and newspapers
>
> *  Supports English & Hindi language content
>
> *  Listen and read with synchronised text and audio
>
> *  Choose colours, text size and highlights to suit your reading
> preferences
>
> *  Instant and direct access to international accessible book
libraries
>
> *  Compatible with screen readers for anyone with visual impairments
>
> *  Proven results for learners with dyslexia and other reading
> difficulties
>
> *  Supports Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, tablet, laptop and desktop computers
>
> *  Access Books in Bookshare
>
>
>
> So spend one hour with us on Skype:
>
> Date: 9th February, 2016
>
> Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
>
>
>
> Once you register, we will send you the Skype information.
>
> We have limited seats, so please register at
>
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-books-documents-for-visually-impa
> ired-o
> n-a-computer-tickets-21196149253
>
>
>
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Re: [AI] (no subject)

[gopala krishna]

On 2/1/16, gopala krishna  wrote:
> sir, please help me, [ i want NVDA kanada software, NVDA telugu
> software.]please provide me those above two links
> regards t gopalakrishna
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> phone:
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no sir i want free software both NVDA kanada, and NVDA telugu software sir.


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Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for Visually Impaired on a Computer

[Bandi Sudhakar]

hello in this link   where  I should I register   please guide me   I
want to attend  this workshop.


On 2/1/16, Ramya Venkitesh  wrote:
> Struggling to read ebooks, newspapers and online documents! Now learn to
> use
> EasyReader, an accessible eBook reader for students with dyslexia, low
> vision or blindness.
>
> *  Browse and read millions of books and newspapers
>
> *  Supports English & Hindi language content
>
> *  Listen and read with synchronised text and audio
>
> *  Choose colours, text size and highlights to suit your reading
> preferences
>
> *  Instant and direct access to international accessible book libraries
>
> *  Compatible with screen readers for anyone with visual impairments
>
> *  Proven results for learners with dyslexia and other reading
> difficulties
>
> *  Supports Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, tablet, laptop and desktop computers
>
> *  Access Books in Bookshare
>
>
>
> So spend one hour with us on Skype:
>
> Date: 9th February, 2016
>
> Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
>
>
>
> Once you register, we will send you the Skype information.
>
> We have limited seats, so please register at
>
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-books-documents-for-visually-impaired-o
> n-a-computer-tickets-21196149253
>
>
>
>
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[AI] Daily Eyeway Alerts

[Eyeway Helpdesk]

Dear All:

Greetings from the Eyeway Helpdesk!

Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts:

XRCVC is delighted to announce a workshop on the use of Youtube on 7th
February 2016 organised by Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually
Challenged (XRCVC), Mumbai. Venue: XRCVC – Viviana Extension, Viviana Mall,
Eastern Express Highway, Beside Jupiter Hospital, Thane West, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400606. *Time:  *2.00 pm to 5.00 pm (Note: Sessions will not be
repeated for latecomers) . For any further information. kindly contact Mr
Keshav at XRCVC – Viviana Extension (Thane).

Phone no: 022 – 61701177 / 6 / 8. More at
http://eyeway.org/?q=workshop-use-youtube

-- 
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Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

[Vedprakash Sharma]

Braille is not the best solution. But unless we get the best, we have to be 
satisfied with the available.
There is a solution to every problem.
In Western countries, as you enter the building indoors, turn and face the 
right wall. A big braille display welcomes you with a lot of info about the 
place.
In many hotels in U S, at the left side of the door, on the frame of the door, 
the room number is written in braille at a designated height so that you can 
guess where is the number written.

Exciting Offers to Grab  Vedprakash Sharma

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
George Abraham
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:59 AM
To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.' 
Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

Braille is useful once you get to it. In a public space the challenge will be 
to get to it. I have nothing against Braille. I am simply saying that in a 
crowded Railway station Braille is not the best solution.

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Asudani, Rajesh
Sent: 01 February 2016 11:12
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

A perfectly rational stand, I concurr with Umesha.


सादर / With thanks & Regards
राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani
सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM
बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India नागपुर Nagpur

0712 2806846

President
VIBEWA
Co-Moderator
VIB-India

A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and laughter.


-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Umesha S E
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 8:36 AM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

Friends,
Why are you arguing consistently for only one mode of access? I don’t know who 
said Braille is bad. But, every mode of access has its own merits and demerits 
and it equally applies to Braille. We need to understand that Braille is not 
the panacea for all the accessibility problems. I have seen here and many times 
some people argue consistently for Braille without looking into its usability. 
It is clear that Braille is very useful in locating seats, births, toilets, 
emergency exits, reserved seats for disabled, etc. There is no second word in 
it. No one can deny that. It is also useful in reading coach number after 
getting into the coach. For example, if one has boarded a coach by asking some 
lay person on the platform and he wants to confirm after boarding, whether what 
that person told is correct or not.
All this is good but it does not end the problem. I am not against Braille, or 
south western railway, or Mysore division. What I meant to say is that the 
issue is not yet over. One cannot identify the coach number before boarding. If 
one has to travel safely, he has to stand on the platform approximately at the 
position where his desired coach will arrive. For this to happen seamlessly, 
the audio announcement should be implemented to the polls on the platforms 
having display boards for the coaches. Also the coaches should have audio 
announcement system. Because, sometimes the coaches may not stand at the proper 
positions, or there may not be the prior display of coach array on the 
platform. Someone may oppose this on behalf of deaf blind. But, on the same 
line, I can oppose Braille on behalf of those who don’t know Braille. But I 
won’t do it as it would lead us nowhere.
What I oppose clearly is claiming a train, or any service for that matter, as 
completely accessible just by putting some Braille labels.
For example: most of you know the accessible ATM movement led by Indian bank 
energized by our own friend Prashanth. In our university campus, there is a 
state bank of Mysore ATM which has some Braille label on cash dispenser, slip 
dispenser, etc. it also has an earphone jack. I was very happy on seeing that 
in the illusion that it an accessible ATM. But, upon examination, it was found 
that it is not. It does not have audio output but just an earphone socket which 
gives you nothing. After this I enquired the bank official if there any chance 
of implementing accessible ATM in that machine in coming days. They told not at 
all in near future. If you claim this train as completely accessible on the 
basis of Braille, one day SBM may also claim our university ATM as completely 
accessible.
Conclusion: , we have to appreciate, encourage, support  all such efforts 
towards making the things accessible whether it is audio, Braille, etc. at the 
same time, we must be cautious on any wrong 

Re: [AI] Problems in opening Demat account: what is the legal status of Thumb impression?

[Amar Jain]

Hi Misba,

Thumb impression has been defined under General Clauses Acts of
various state governments and central government as follows: “Sign”
with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall, with
reference to a person who is unable to write his name, include,
“mark”, with its grammatical variation and cognate expressions.

While I do not know the legislative intent behind this definition
which was written in 1897, but given the fact that at that time
literacy rate was low so it may have been very well defined in such a
way so as to give legal status to those persons' signatures who were
unable to write their name on account of lack of necessary skills
which would enable them to write their name using the traditional
means.

But today, given the advancements, this argument should be
well-founded that a person with blindness who uses thumb impression
for signature is unable to write on a paper due to absence of sight
despite being qualified otherwise.

As far as verification of thumb impression is concerned, it is done so
that in case of legal disputes the mode of proving a thumb impression
becomes easy which may otherwise be hard.

Let's see what others have to say on this.

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[AI] FYI: ST. STEPHEN’S COLLEGE invites to a Panel disscussion: “UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY: “Divyaang and its connotations”

[avinash shahi]

Forwarded message begins
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sanchitkatiya...@gmail.com
THE ENABLING UNIT

ST. STEPHEN’S COLLEGE





Sub.: Invitation for enaugural event of the Enabling Unit in St.
Stephen’s college





The Enabling Unit of St Stephens College is pleased to inform one and
all that the unit is organizing its inaugural programme on Wednessday,
the 3rd of Febuary2016 from 2-5PM in the college hall. We are
organizing following activities on the occasion:

We are going to hold a panel discussion on the topic “UNDERSTANDING
DISABILITY: “Divyaang and its connotations”.   We have following
speakers in thee panel: (I) Dr. Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Professor in the
Department of Linguistics, DU; Topic: Linguistic Constructs In
Disability. (B) Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra, HOD Department of Political
Scince, Hindu College, University of Delhi: Divyang, a terminology.
(C) Dr. Nikhil Jain: various terms/terminologies in disability.
After that, we’ll have a musical concert, in which talented
differently-abled singers/musicians are going to entertain us all.
All are cordially invited for the inaugural programme!

Do Come and be a part of the beginning of an exciting journey of our
unit, The Enabling Unit!



For more details please contact

Dheeru-8285202286

Shubham-9910501745



President Convenor

Dheeru YadavDr. Satish Kumar


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Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - Good Food Talks

[Abhinav Dev]

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Of Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Sent: 02 February 2016 08:57
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Subject: Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app -
Good Food Talks

Now I see something strange. To verify Pranav's question, I just tried
"Restaurants near me" on web from Hyderabad and results showed are 498 KMs
from me which is Bangalore.

I'm using Safari on Mac. I tried Chrome on Mac and FF on Mac too and
results are same. I have even tried with Safari on iPhone too and same
results.

Best,
Srinivasu

Regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org

Let's create an inclusive web!

Sr. Accessibility Consultant, Deque
Hon. Joint Secretary, The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka
Branch

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> Hi srinivasu and all,
>
> What happens if the restaurants around you are not listed in the database?
>
> I suspect I may be running into this situation.
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>
> Regards,
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[AI] On Photography by the Blind and Visually Impaired people

[Monica Eyeway]

Inspired by the works of a blind French Photographer Evgen Bavcar, Mumbai
based Partho Bhowmick started Blind with Camera Project in India in early
2006. Eversince he has been conducting workshops and teaching photography
to the visually impaired people.

The blind photographers employ various strategies to conjure an image. Some
take sound as a cue and treat camera as an extension of their inner self.
Some draw their references from the reservoir of the visuals in their memory.
And some capture the world to bring it closer to their visible spectrum. In
the entire process of creating a photograph they engage with the medium at
various levels.

Here is an insightful conversation with the founder of the Blind with
Camera Project, Mr. Partho Bhowmick and Mr. George Abraham.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_bui4XoQlY


http://eyeway.org/?q=conversation-partho-bhowmick-photography-visually-impaired-people

-- 
Best
Monica Verma
Communications Officer

Score Foundation
17/107 Lower Ground Floor,
Vikram Vihar, Lajpat Nagar IV
New Delhi-110024
Ph no.: +91-11-26472582/ 46070396

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[AI] urgently need Swami's hand book latest version in accessible format

[Taha Haaziq]

dear all,

as the subject line says, i need Swami's Hand Book latest version in
accessible format as soon as possible.
please let me know from where can I get it or if somebody has it
please kindly share it with me on my personal email ID.

Thanking you all in Anticipation.

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With Best Regards,

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Central Library,
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Sanskruti Bhawan,
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Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - Good Food Talks

[Srinivasu Chakravarthula]

Now I see something strange. To verify Pranav's question, I just tried
"Restaurants near me" on web from Hyderabad and results showed are 498 KMs
from me which is Bangalore.

I'm using Safari on Mac. I tried Chrome on Mac and FF on Mac too and
results are same. I have even tried with Safari on iPhone too and same
results.

Best,
Srinivasu

Regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org

Let's create an inclusive web!

Sr. Accessibility Consultant, Deque
Hon. Joint Secretary, The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka
Branch

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> Hi srinivasu and all,
>
> What happens if the restaurants around you are not listed in the database?
>
> I suspect I may be running into this situation.
> Pranav
>
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> disabled. 
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> Good
> Food Talks
>
> Pranav,
> I have tried with Safari on iPhone and able to see restaurants near me.
>
> Regards,
> Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu
> Sent from my iPhone 5C
>
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[AI] IE's Op-Ed of Interest: The Court’s Second Chance By Tarunabh Khaitan

[avinash shahi]

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/section-377-the-supreme-court-second-chance/
On January 17, 2016, Rohith Vemula killed himself in Hyderabad. He
identified with his Dalit mother’s caste. Two weeks earlier, a
15-year-old boy set himself on fire in Agra after being teased for
being gay. In May 2015, Misbah Qadri was refused a flat in Mumbai
because she was Muslim. On May 29, 2014, Nido Tania, from Arunachal
Pradesh, was murdered in Delhi in an apparently racist attack.
Countless female foetuses continue to be disposed of before they are
born. Manabi Bandopadhyay’s unusual appointment as a college principal
in Nadia district in June 2015 only underscored the meagre employment
opportunities normally available to transpersons. These victims of
discrimination amount to more than the labels Dalit, gay, Muslim,
Northeasterner, female or transgender. Discrimination refuses to
recognise the diversity of the lives of its victims. As Rohith
poignantly noted in his final letter, “The value of a man was reduced
to his immediate identity and nearest possibility.”

The Supreme Court has an opportunity this week to kickstart the
process of serious judicial engagement with discrimination, as it
hears the curative petition against its judgment in Koushal vs Naz,
which recriminalised homosexuality. It’s imperative that the court
affirm the Delhi High Court’s 2009 finding that Section 377 is
unconstitutional. It must recognise the criticisms its under-reasoned
and constitutionally unsound ruling in Koushal has attracted from
academics, activists, jurists and politicians. But that outcome will
not be enough. Following the Delhi HC, the SC must recognise what’s at
stake is not merely “gay rights” but our constitutional values of
liberty, equality, dignity, pluralism and inclusiveness. The court
must emphasise the continuity between various guises of discrimination
and resolve to develop our jurisprudence to tackle all of them. As
guardian of the Constitution, the SC must not fail this time.

Even if the court accomplishes all of this, politicians will still
need to do their bit. India remains among the few countries with a
constitutional commitment to a liberal democracy that nevertheless
lacks comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation. The Bhopal
Declaration of 2002, seeking to chart a new course for Dalits,
welcomed “winds of change the world over” towards inclusion and
diversity and against discrimination. A conversation on the need and
shape of an anti-discrimination law began after the Sachar Committee
recommended it in 2006.

While the UPA government did briefly consider setting up an equal
opportunity commission (EOC), the idea was quietly buried after the
poorly drafted EOC bill attracted criticism. Anti-discrimination law
remains a key demand of groups representing women, gays, lesbians,
transgendered persons, and persons living with disability. The debate
on an anti-discrimination law has been going on for over a decade. In
an effort to move the debate from broader policy to nuts-and-bolts,
the Centre for Policy Research hosted a discussion on a civil society
draft equality bill in December 2015.

The bill, currently under consideration of the Delhi government, seeks
to create a civil (rather than criminal) liability for discrimination
on grounds such as caste, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation,
religion and so on. It protects everyone from discrimination
symmetrically: Dalits as well as Brahmins, Hindus as well as Muslims,
men as well as women (while recognising that groups that usually face
discrimination will be its main beneficiaries). It outlaws
discrimination not only by public bodies, but also by private
employers, landlords, service providers and traders. And it recognises
the diversity of ways in which discrimination manifests itself.

Rohith wanted to be a popular science writer, like Carl Sagan. Section
377 may well have cost India several Alan Turings, the British
code-breaker who helped the Allies win World War II, and subsequently
killed himself after being prosecuted for his homosexuality. Jewish
scientists who fled Nazi persecution revolutionised American science —
the loss was Germany’s. We can never account for the number of
Ambedkars, Abdul Kalams and Kalpana Chawlas India must have lost to
discrimination. Discrimination denies what ultimately makes us all
human: In Rohith’s eloquent words, “a glorious thing made up of star
dust”.

The writer is an associate professor in law at Oxford



-- 
Avinash Shahi
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[AI] Calicut University : Varsity garden for visually impaired

[avinash shahi]

Sounds superb! would plan to visit this garden later this year.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/varsity-garden-for-visually-impaired/article8181629.ece

Taxonomist Sabu Mamiyil demonstrating the audio method used at the
garden for the visually impaired at Calicut University.— Photo: Sakeer
Hussain
Calicut University has made a remarkable contribution towards the
cause of the visually challenged by setting up a garden exclusively
for them.

Comprising all aromatic plants, including herbs, spices and
vegetables, the garden has been set up by a team led by renowned
taxonomist Sabu Mamiyil. “It’s been a dream come true for us,” said
Prof. Sabu, strutting proudly along the pathways set up for the
visually impaired.

As many as 65 plants have been placed in the garden, with their
scientific and common names and other descriptions given in Braille
and audio. By touching the Braille plate with an audio pen, the
visually impaired persons can listen to the descriptions about the
plant.

“The smell and taste of the plant are indeed above all these
descriptions,” Prof. Sabu said after offering a piece of sweet flag
(Acorus calamus or vayambu).

Aromatic plants such as Arutha (Ruta graveolens), Neem (Azadirachta
indica), Basil, Mint or Pudina, Stevia or sweet leaf and Indian hog
plum or papanasini have taken a prominent position in the garden.

The garden has been constructed in such a way as to help a visually
impaired person to do everything on his own in it. The pathways have
been made with special indications at junctions to help the visually
impaired to understand. Prof. Sabu said people from all institutions,
including schools, could come there and learn about the plants.
Queries had started to come from schools even before the park was
opened.

Vice Chancellor K. Mohammed Basheer said the park would go a long way
in providing assistive technology for education. Dr. Basheer said it
was an asset of pride for the university.

At present, the National Botanical Research Institute at Lucknow has a
garden for the visually impaired. “But the one we have set up is much
bigger,” said Prof. Sabu.


-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU


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[Sudeshna Bhattacharya]

Dear All
Could anyone please share the contact of Mr. Kiran Baug with me at the earliest?

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Re: [AI] (AI) Guidance needed on techniques for working at shop counters

[Srinivasu Chakravarthula]

Though I have no experience of working at a medical shop or any shop for
that matter. But have been observing medical shops for sometime and some
thoughts:

I have noticed, at medical shops, generally, when we ask for a medicine,
they look at the availability on their computer and say Yes or No... So
this is easy but rather difficult part is most of the times, customers just
handover slip and shop keeper has to read and figure out what the medicine
that is prescribed. In my opinion, there is no possible solution yet unless
doctors provide printed prescription and not hand written.

So once you know the medicine either from customer or someone at your shop,
you can check in the computer and your computer program may also have a
shelf number what that medicine is placed.

Also, I'm not sure if apps like Be my friend could read written
prescriptions. They may surely be able to read label on the medicine. And
generating invoice, collecting the amount should not be a problem.

Perhaps to start with, you may take care of stocking, accounts, payments
etc., at the store and with some innovative ideas, you may solve other
problems too. I know practically it may not be really easy; but you won't
fail either.

Best of luck,
Srinivasu

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On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 12:35 AM, mukesh jain 
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> hello,
> though i am not directly involved on any shop counters but certainly
> taken this experience long ago when i use to go to my family shop. so
> spent nearly 2 years doing this work so you may direct your challenges
> faced so that i can share my experience and the way i handled the
> same.
>
> recently, i am also guiding someone in my locality who is visually
> challenged and handling gorcery business to overcome on his challenges
> and the available solutions within my knowledge.
>  thanks,
>
> On 2/1/16, turab chimthanawala  wrote:
> > Hello all
> > My family has medical shops in Nagpur and I have to devote
> > considerable time in my day serving at the shop counter. I face a
> > number of hassles in working independently and have to depend to a
> > great extent on my staff. I would like to get in touch with someone on
> > the list working at a shop counter. Any information in this end would
> > be greatly appreciated.
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Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - Good Food Talks

[Srinivasu Chakravarthula]

Prashant,
How do I get the activation code after registration?

Also, registration email is showing following for contact; not sure if this
is valid for India:

Phone: 020 7205 4481

Email: h...@goodfoodtalks.com

-Matt Wadsworth (Director)

www.GoodFoodTalks.com 

Best,
Vasu

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On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Srinivasu Chakravarthula <
li...@srinivasu.org> wrote:

> Now I see something strange. To verify Pranav's question, I just tried
> "Restaurants near me" on web from Hyderabad and results showed are 498 KMs
> from me which is Bangalore.
>
> I'm using Safari on Mac. I tried Chrome on Mac and FF on Mac too and
> results are same. I have even tried with Safari on iPhone too and same
> results.
>
> Best,
> Srinivasu
>
> Regards,
>
> Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
> Website: http://www.srinivasu.org
>
> Let's create an inclusive web!
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> Branch
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> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 5:34 AM, Pranav Lal  wrote:
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>> Hi srinivasu and all,
>>
>> What happens if the restaurants around you are not listed in the database?
>>
>> I suspect I may be running into this situation.
>> Pranav
>>
>> -Original Message-
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>> Subject: Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app -
>> Good
>> Food Talks
>>
>> Pranav,
>> I have tried with Safari on iPhone and able to see restaurants near me.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu
>> Sent from my iPhone 5C
>>
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>> > Dear Prashant,
>> >
>> > I am confused by the website. I want a list of restaurants near my
>> > location. I have agreed to share my location but nothing appears to
>> > happen. I have tried this with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari
>> which is
>> running on my iPhone.
>> >
>> > We need to be able to search by location.
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[AI] NVDA with Kannada

[Kotian, H P]

Dear Gopala

When NVDA is running, Press Ctrl+insert+ v
You will get a Voice selection dialog box, Select Kannada or telugu and close 
the dialog box by hitting the OK button.
Here, I am assuming you have Espeak as your TTS. Otherwise, first change the 
TTS by hitting the Ctrl+insert+ S and selecting Espeak TTS.
Harish Kotian


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Sent: 01 February 2016 22:36
To: gopalfi...@gmail.com; AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and 
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Subject: Re: [AI] (no subject)

Dear Gopala Sir,
However, I still am in doubt - do you want software to read Kannada and Telugu 
or to type the same?
Hope I was clearer.
Thanks.

On 2/1/16, gopala krishna  wrote:
> On 2/1/16, gopala krishna  wrote:
>> sir, please help me, [ i want NVDA kanada software, NVDA telugu
>> software.]please provide me those above two links regards t
>> gopalakrishna e mail:
>> gopalfi...@gmail.com
>> phone:
>> 9019105558
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Re: [AI] [Bulk] Re: India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

[sanjay]

I wonder how much annoyance and irritation may cause these audio signals in 
public places like railway stations and bus stands etc.  tactile and raised 
flooring  near  the entrance of the coaches with Braille numbers  on the 
coaches may serve better.


- Original Message - 
From: "Vedprakash Sharma" 
To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
concerningthe disabled.'" 

Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 5:58 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between 
Mysuru,Varanasi



Braille is not the best solution. But unless we get the best, we have to 
be satisfied with the available.

There is a solution to every problem.
In Western countries, as you enter the building indoors, turn and face the 
right wall. A big braille display welcomes you with a lot of info about 
the place.
In many hotels in U S, at the left side of the door, on the frame of the 
door, the room number is written in braille at a designated height so that 
you can guess where is the number written.


Exciting Offers to Grab  Vedprakash Sharma

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Behalf Of George Abraham

Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:59 AM
To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues 
concerning the disabled.' 
Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, 
Varanasi


Braille is useful once you get to it. In a public space the challenge will 
be to get to it. I have nothing against Braille. I am simply saying that 
in a crowded Railway station Braille is not the best solution.


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Sent: 01 February 2016 11:12
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning 
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Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, 
Varanasi


A perfectly rational stand, I concurr with Umesha.


सादर / With thanks & Regards
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Behalf Of Umesha S E

Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 8:36 AM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning 
the disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, 
Varanasi


Friends,
Why are you arguing consistently for only one mode of access? I don’t know 
who said Braille is bad. But, every mode of access has its own merits and 
demerits and it equally applies to Braille. We need to understand that 
Braille is not the panacea for all the accessibility problems. I have seen 
here and many times some people argue consistently for Braille without 
looking into its usability. It is clear that Braille is very useful in 
locating seats, births, toilets, emergency exits, reserved seats for 
disabled, etc. There is no second word in it. No one can deny that. It is 
also useful in reading coach number after getting into the coach. For 
example, if one has boarded a coach by asking some lay person on the 
platform and he wants to confirm after boarding, whether what that person 
told is correct or not.
All this is good but it does not end the problem. I am not against 
Braille, or south western railway, or Mysore division. What I meant to say 
is that the issue is not yet over. One cannot identify the coach number 
before boarding. If one has to travel safely, he has to stand on the 
platform approximately at the position where his desired coach will 
arrive. For this to happen seamlessly, the audio announcement should be 
implemented to the polls on the platforms having display boards for the 
coaches. Also the coaches should have audio announcement system. Because, 
sometimes the coaches may not stand at the proper positions, or there may 
not be the prior display of coach array on the platform. Someone may 
oppose this on behalf of deaf blind. But, on the same line, I can oppose 
Braille on behalf of those who don’t know Braille. But I won’t do it as it 
would lead us nowhere.
What I oppose clearly is claiming a train, or any service for that matter, 
as completely accessible just by putting some Braille labels.
For example: most of you know the accessible ATM movement led by Indian 
bank energized by our own friend Prashanth. In our university campus, 
there is a state bank of Mysore ATM which has some Braille label on cash 
dispenser, slip dispenser, etc. it also has an earphone jack. I was very 
happy on seeing that in the illusion that it an accessible ATM. But, upon 
examination, it was 

Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for Visually Impaired on a Computer

[Umesha S E]

how much does easy reader cost?

Umesha


On 2/1/16, Bhavya shah  wrote:
> Hi Ramya Sir,
> The event link I clicked shows that the event I am looking for was not
> found.
> Could you please recheck the shared link? I may be interested in
> learning more, and probably even participating in this.
> Thanks.
>
> On 2/1/16, Bandi Sudhakar  wrote:
>> hello in this link   where  I should I register   please guide me   I
>> want to attend  this workshop.
>>
>>
>> On 2/1/16, Ramya Venkitesh  wrote:
>>> Struggling to read ebooks, newspapers and online documents! Now learn to
>>> use
>>> EasyReader, an accessible eBook reader for students with dyslexia, low
>>> vision or blindness.
>>>
>>> *  Browse and read millions of books and newspapers
>>>
>>> *  Supports English & Hindi language content
>>>
>>> *  Listen and read with synchronised text and audio
>>>
>>> *  Choose colours, text size and highlights to suit your reading
>>> preferences
>>>
>>> *  Instant and direct access to international accessible book
>>> libraries
>>>
>>> *  Compatible with screen readers for anyone with visual impairments
>>>
>>> *  Proven results for learners with dyslexia and other reading
>>> difficulties
>>>
>>> *  Supports Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, tablet, laptop and desktop
>>> computers
>>>
>>> *  Access Books in Bookshare
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So spend one hour with us on Skype:
>>>
>>> Date: 9th February, 2016
>>>
>>> Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Once you register, we will send you the Skype information.
>>>
>>> We have limited seats, so please register at
>>>
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>>>
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[AI] require steps to give different color to edit box in finacle for low vision

[Aravind R]

dear friends,

one low vision friend is working in IOB karakkudi rural branch.
he suffers to recognise editing text in finacle menus since edit box
and background color are similar.
the old CBS software IOB used before finacle is blocking screen
readers from speaking so that, he has to depend on his limited sight
only.
so, please tell how to give a bright color to finacle edit box so that
he can differentiate it from background and identify what he is
typing.


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Assistant manager
Department of sales
bank of baroda retail loan factory, Chennai.
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Re: [AI] (no subject)

[Bhavya shah]

Dear Gopala Sir,
By NVDA Kannada and Telugu software, are you implying requirement of a
Kannada and/or Telugu typing tool usable by an NVDA user or a Kannada
and/or Telugu language supporting text to speech engine or speech
synthesizer compatible with NVDA?
Thanks.

On 2/1/16, gopala krishna  wrote:
> sir, please help me, [ i want NVDA kanada software, NVDA telugu
> software.]please provide me those above two links
> regards t gopalakrishna
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Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for Visually Impaired on a Computer

[Ramya Venkitesh]

Please try again
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-books-documents-for-visually-impaired-o
n-a-computer-tickets-21196149253or you can mail me your name and
email id and I will register for you. ,my email id is ra...@barrierbreak.com


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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of Bhavya shah
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 6:33 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
concerningthe disabled. 
Subject: Re: [AI] Free Skype Training - Reading Books & Documents for
Visually Impaired on a Computer

Hi Ramya Sir,
The event link I clicked shows that the event I am looking for was not
found.
Could you please recheck the shared link? I may be interested in learning
more, and probably even participating in this.
Thanks.

On 2/1/16, Bandi Sudhakar  wrote:
> hello in this link   where  I should I register   please guide me   I
> want to attend  this workshop.
>
>
> On 2/1/16, Ramya Venkitesh  wrote:
>> Struggling to read ebooks, newspapers and online documents! Now learn 
>> to use EasyReader, an accessible eBook reader for students with 
>> dyslexia, low vision or blindness.
>>
>> *  Browse and read millions of books and newspapers
>>
>> *  Supports English & Hindi language content
>>
>> *  Listen and read with synchronised text and audio
>>
>> *  Choose colours, text size and highlights to suit your reading
>> preferences
>>
>> *  Instant and direct access to international accessible book
>> libraries
>>
>> *  Compatible with screen readers for anyone with visual impairments
>>
>> *  Proven results for learners with dyslexia and other reading
>> difficulties
>>
>> *  Supports Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, tablet, laptop and desktop computers
>>
>> *  Access Books in Bookshare
>>
>>
>>
>> So spend one hour with us on Skype:
>>
>> Date: 9th February, 2016
>>
>> Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
>>
>>
>>
>> Once you register, we will send you the Skype information.
>>
>> We have limited seats, so please register at
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-books-documents-for-visually-imp
>> aired-o
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Re: [AI] Honouring heroes behind Radio Udaan's sound success

[akshun mahajan]

thanks avinash for your feed back.

On 2/1/16, avinash shahi  wrote:
> Well done guys, I immensely enjoyed the convention. I also met with
> the students and professionals coming from different parts of Punjab.
> They all are hooked on WhatsAp! Huge campus and an auspicious
> auditorium of a blind school was a pleasant surprise. Delicious food
> and festive atmosphere all were up to the mark. Continue rocking the
> web-waves unabated.
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Honouring-heroes-behind-Radio-Udaans-sound-success/articleshow/50790998.cms
>
>
>
> Ludhiana: It was a day to honour volunteers who put their hearts and
> souls into Radio Udaan, an online radio station which caters to
> visually impaired persons across the country and some parts of the
> world.
>
> The station began its service in 2014 with as many as 30 radio jockeys
> (RJs) in the age group of 16 to 60 years. Today, the station has more
> than 20,000 listeners.
>
> The station conducted its second convention on Saturday at Braille
> Bhawan in Jamalpur, where volunteers from Lucknow, Mumbai, Hyderabad,
> Chandigarh and many other cities came calling.
>
> As many as 20 visually impaired RJs were present who shared their
> problems with guest speakers.
>
> Ramesh Kumar Sareen gave usual insights on PWD policies that are
> useful for visually-impaired persons, while Madhu Singhal shared the
> challenges being faced by visually-impaired women on education,
> professional and marriage fronts.
>
> Speakers also gave presentations on motivation and Persons with
> Disabilities Act.
>
> The event also saw with a host of cultural items presented by the
> Udaan team members.
>
> A perfect act
>
> Team members presented a play on "visually challenged and matrimonial".
>
> The play was scripted, narrated and presented by a team of
> visually-impaired persons belonging to various cities of Delhi,
> Lucknow, Pathankot and Ludhiana. They had practised the play over the
> phone and social networking sites without actually meeting each other
> in person.
>
> Feeling happy about the successful execution of the play, its director
> Pathankot-based RJ Danish Mahajan shared, "The play was plotted
> keeping in mind the real-life difficulties faced by visually-impaired
> persons. The story revolves around two blind girls who took different
> decisions on their marriages. A girl who opted for a visually-impaired
> person had a satisfactory married life, but the other had to make many
> compromises for selecting a visually abled person. The consequences
> proved fatal for the latter, who eventually ended her life, due to
> dissatisfaction and harassment in her life."Recommended By Colombia
>
>
> Jyoti from Ludhiana, one of the members in the play, said, "The team
> was selected based on the voice suitability for the roles on Skype,
> followed by a two-month practice over calls."
>
>
> Sangeeta, 30, from Lucknow, said, "I was a regular listener of Udaan
> and attended the show few times. Though I had never been to the city,
> but it was exciting to meet members for the first time. And I will
> visit the city again."
>
>
> Danish, who selected the team, said, "The best part was that we
> practised the play once, before the actual execution."
>
>
>
> Naresh and Gitesh from Delhi were equally excited to perform in the
> play. They added, "The two months was indeed the best time when we
> practised and bonded so well."
>
> --
> Avinash Shahi
> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
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