date:20170221

[AI] For Accessible Bus Transport feature in Eye-D

2017-02-21 Thread Shaswat Jena

Hello All,

Greetings from Eye-D!!

There are a multitude of problems that people face in availing bus
services. As many of you are aware that we have limited bandwidth, so we
only focus on features that caters to the masses. The feature will be
developed only if its a huge need, if you feel the need for such a feature
then please fill the form  to help us design the
solution in a better way.

Note: Note that this survey is being coordinated by Mr. Chandrasekhar, Call
him on  +91-9035423699 if you have any queries or suggestion.

Link to the form: https://goo.gl/IYMqHf

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[AI] Gujarat budget 2017/18: For disabled persons, the government has announced to establish a corporation for which an allocation of Rs 50 lakh has been made.

2017-02-21 Thread avinash shahi

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/budget-in-poll-year-gujarat-govt-has-measures-for-all-no-new-taxes-4537051/

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Re: [AI] Study: The Worst That Could Happen? Going Blind, People Say

2017-02-21 Thread Asudani, Rajesh

I agree.
Only worse thing I can imagine is going deaf.

now, disability advocates, please don't jump upon me.

Everybody is entitled to personal opinions, and let us accept them as they are, 
cause they tell really important things about facts or their perception at 
least.


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Subject: [AI] Study: The Worst That Could Happen? Going Blind, People Say

A recent study from researchers at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine found that most Americans regard
loss of eyesight as the worst ailment that could happen to them,
surpassing such conditions as loss of limb, memory, hearing or speech,
or having H.I.V./AIDS. Indeed, low vision ranks behind arthritis and
heart disease as the third most common chronic cause of impaired
functioning in people over 70, Dr. Eric A. Rosenberg of Weill Cornell
Medical College and Laura C. Sperazza, a New York optometrist, wrote
in American Family Physician.
Read more: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/well/the-worst-that-could-happen-going-blind-people-say.html?_r=0


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[AI] Fwd: [Braille Acl] Fwd: Student invents device for people with vision disabilities

2017-02-21 Thread Boopathi P

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Subject: [Braille Acl] Fwd: Student invents device for people with
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Date: Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:38 PM
Subject: Student invents device for people with vision disabilities
To:

In a bid to make the life of people with vision disabilities easy, Anang
Tadar—a young boy from Arunachal Pradesh has come out with a innovative
device by developing ‘G6B’ (Goggle for Blind), a special kind of wearable
glasses made for people with vision disabilities. Tare is a class 11
student of New Galaxy Academy, Nirjuli in papum Pare district of the state.

Speaking to Northeast Today about this idea initiative, he said “I have
developed this on the based on echolocation used by bats.”

Tadar further informed that the device will help people with vision
disabilities to detect objects in their vicinity without physical contact.
“It is an infrared sensor on the centre, which is equipped for safety
purposes. The ultrasound sensor fitted in both side of the device detects
obstacle on the left and right side of the user,” Tadar mentioned.

Tadar further shared that if the obstacle is in right side, then the motor
on the right temple will vibrate and vice-versa, “This device can detect
object from a distance of two metres.

It is worth mentioning that Tadar got the idea to develop this device while
he was travelling in a car with a visually impaired girl. Tadar has
recently received the Dinanath Pandey Smart Idea award for his innovation
during an innovation festival held at Regional Science Centre.

Source: Northeast Today

-- 
*"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people,
but the silence over that by the good people"
**- Martin Luther King, Jr.*

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Thiruvalluvar University Constituent College of Arts and Science,
Kallakurichi-606213,
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[AI] Accessible android TV

2017-02-21 Thread Narendra Vg

Hi All,
We are procuring android TV for our Office. Please suggest which is
the android TV model Accessible with Talkback.

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[AI] Scenting an opportunity - how India's blind perfumers changed the fragrance industry

2017-02-21 Thread Geetha Shamanna

Blind people are hired by perfume companies in the UK as well for performing
quality checks, albeit on an ad hoc basis. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38991808?ns_mchannel=social

_campaign=bbc_ouch_source=twitter_linkname=news_central

 

 


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Re: [AI] YouTube link of radioudaan badalta daur with Mr. Shiv Kumar Gupta visually impaired candidate from Saharanpur city

2017-02-21 Thread Selvi R

Sorry for putting it here in this topic. I'm trying to unsubscribe from
this mailing list, but sadly it is not letting me to. Moderator please
unsubscribe me from this. Thanks in advance.

On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, Radio Udaan  wrote:

> YouTube link of radioudaan badalta daur with Mr. Shiv Kumar Gupta
> visually impaired candidate from Saharanpur city
> He is contesting election independently for UP election 2017
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2017-02-21 Thread soumya podder

i need talkback tutoral for moto e 3g power.


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Re: [AI] NIVH on the boil again: Blind Trainees started Relay Hunger strike against the administration

2017-02-21 Thread Radio Udaan

we have spoken to the students who are on strike. due to internet
issue not able to bring them on show but hopefully we will do show
soon

On 2/21/17, avinash shahi  wrote:
> The Pioneer is giving them a constant coverage. That's good. What
> Radio Udaan is doing? do a ground report, no?
>
> Agitating visually impaired students on hunger-strike to press for
> facilities
> Read more.
> http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions//agitating-visually-impaired-students-on-hunger-strike-to-press-for-facilities.html
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[AI] YouTube link of radioudaan badalta daur with Mr. Shiv Kumar Gupta visually impaired candidate from Saharanpur city

2017-02-21 Thread Radio Udaan

YouTube link of radioudaan badalta daur with Mr. Shiv Kumar Gupta
visually impaired candidate from Saharanpur city
He is contesting election independently for UP election 2017
 https://youtu.be/fO7sYU-dnvE


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Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

2017-02-21 Thread Rohith P

Hi,
Just to add there are quite a few Malayalam films that follow the
stereotypical portrayal of the disabled. Some of them too were box
office hits as Vasanthiyum, Lakshmiyum Pinne Nhanum, OOmapenninu,
Uriyaada Payyan and the like.

Yet another Dilip film where the stereotype is used as a ploy to
divert the negativity of the character is Chess. I think the JayaSurya
film Beautiful and one of the shortfilms in Kerala Cafe too have
disabled characters in their lead roles.  This is true of Artist, a
Fahadh Faasil movie.
These are just the recent ones. Maybe there are similar movies in the past too.

On 2/21/17, Mujeeb Rahman  wrote:
> Hi Shireen,
>
> Please do not get me wrong, my intention to reply to your mail was
> just to inform the list that Malayalam films are not being harsh while
> dealing with disability related subjects. Of course it was not a
> bebate, but sharing our views. Kindly excuse me if it seemed to you
> otherwise..On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
>> disability need not be the main theme/ focus of these movies. but  the
>> points that i mentioned, about the disabled being the nice guy and the
>> second role having an evil streak etc, are too much of a pattern to
>> just ignore.
>> in any case, this was just an observation by a Malayali herself, which
>> i found interesting and worth sharing. there's no reason for a defense
>> here. comedy or not, all these films have disabled characters and
>> their evil counterparts, and this is surely a pattern, worth engaging
>> with. of course i haven't seen the movies myself, so have nothing more
>> to say about them.
>>
>> Shireen.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/21/17, Mujeeb Rahman  wrote:
>>> Will be unbeaten to prove that all these films are comedy entertainers
>>> and it has nothing to do with disability nor disability related
>>> issues. As you may be knowing, Malayalam industry has good comedy
>>> entertainers and such films do not go beyond a certain level hence
>>> fail to carry any message. In other words, while it does not focus
>>> disability, it does not degrade the hero who is having a disability.
>>> On the other hand, Malayalam do have some wonderful productions which
>>> are recognized for its deservedness. Oppam of Mohan Lal and Su Su Sudi
>>> Valmeekam of Jayasurya to mention a few.
>>>
>>> On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
 hi,

 pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about,
  but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not
 blind, but have other disabilities,  or belong to other marginalised
 groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep.
 in 1 of the movies he is a hunch-back, with a badly dis-figured face,
 in another movie he has a cleft lip with speech impediments, etc.
 there's 1 movie in which he has no disability, but is a cross-dresser.
 i.e. he likes to ware so-called feminine clothes.
 the fact still remains, that irrespective of the disability, these are
 characters that are not conventionally accepted by society, and
 especially when they are men, upon whom lies the entire onus of being
 able, macho, real men of society, it'd be interesting to find out the
 dynamics of the dual roles written for the actor, and the audiences
 true responses to such dicotomies.
 i've also heard that when these movies were dubbed in Tamil, a lot of
 the Tamil stars refused to perform those roles, claiming that playing
 such roles will affect their popularity among their fans, deeming them
 as less masculine and able.
 here are the names of the movies, and i believe all them were box-office
 hits.

 Kunjikoonan, 2002 (directed by Sasi Shanker), Chanthupottu, 2005 (
 directed by Lal Jose), Pachakuthira, 2006 (directed by Kamal), Sound
 Thoma,2013 (directed by Vyshak).

 On 2/20/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Hmm.
> Interesting.
> Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind
> are
> associated with inactivity.
>
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> Of Shireen Irani
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
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> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in
> a
> new
> light
>
> while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know
> the other day which i found very interesting:
>
> there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following
> characteristics:
> 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind.
> 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where
> his other role

Re: [AI] Links to parenting articles by a visually challenged Mom

2017-02-21 Thread Penny Tony

On 2/21/17, shraddha edke  wrote:
> Payal...
>
> Simply amazing, inspiring, heart-touching blogs...
>
> Regards,
> Shraddha.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2/20/17, payal jethra  wrote:
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Sharing a few links to blogs written by me on the challenges faced by
>> a visually impaired parent.
>>
>> Happy Reading!
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/all-set-for-mammas-exam
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/bathroom-blues
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/the-diwali-of-her-dreams
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/money-matters
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/dear-ex-husband-thanks-for-the-sperm
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/the-banker-rsquo-s-boy
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/a-parent-by-profession
>>
>> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/single-parenting-challenges-to-overcome-and-moments-to-cherish
>>
>> Regards,
>>
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>> Phone: 7303448295
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Dear Payal,
That was so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

warmly
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[AI] This blind man is teaching computer to other blind friends in Kashmir.

2017-02-21 Thread avinash shahi

This is the spirit and the zeal. This blind man is teaching computer
to other blind friends in Kashmir.
http://www.asianage.com/newsmakers/160217/blind-by-birth-kashmiri-computer-teacher-inspires-visually-impaired-in-valley.html




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Re: [AI] Links to parenting articles by a visually challenged Mom

2017-02-21 Thread Sudamani M

Hi...
Thanks a ton for sharing...simply amazing...



On Feb 20, 2017 10:43 PM, "payal jethra"  wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Sharing a few links to blogs written by me on the challenges faced by
> a visually impaired parent.
>
> Happy Reading!
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/all-set-for-mammas-exam
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/bathroom-blues
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/the-diwali-of-her-dreams
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/money-matters
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/dear-ex-husband-thanks-for-the-sperm
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/the-banker-rsquo-s-boy
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/a-parent-by-profession
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-
> parent/article/single-parenting-challenges-to-overcome-and-moments-to-
> cherish
>
> Regards,
>
> Payal Jethra
> Phone: 7303448295
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[AI] is this the way indian govt felicitates the worldcup cricket winning blind cricket team?

2017-02-21 Thread SHANKAR DIGUVAPALLI

-- 
shankar d

i heard that union sports minister has announced Rs 100 for the
whole team it is nothing but humiliation i request all to express
their openion in this matter government should focus on providing
better infrastructure and encourage visually impaired sportsmen.r


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Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

2017-02-21 Thread Mujeeb Rahman

Hi Shireen,

Please do not get me wrong, my intention to reply to your mail was
just to inform the list that Malayalam films are not being harsh while
dealing with disability related subjects. Of course it was not a
bebate, but sharing our views. Kindly excuse me if it seemed to you
otherwise..On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> disability need not be the main theme/ focus of these movies. but  the
> points that i mentioned, about the disabled being the nice guy and the
> second role having an evil streak etc, are too much of a pattern to
> just ignore.
> in any case, this was just an observation by a Malayali herself, which
> i found interesting and worth sharing. there's no reason for a defense
> here. comedy or not, all these films have disabled characters and
> their evil counterparts, and this is surely a pattern, worth engaging
> with. of course i haven't seen the movies myself, so have nothing more
> to say about them.
>
> Shireen.
>
>
>
> On 2/21/17, Mujeeb Rahman  wrote:
>> Will be unbeaten to prove that all these films are comedy entertainers
>> and it has nothing to do with disability nor disability related
>> issues. As you may be knowing, Malayalam industry has good comedy
>> entertainers and such films do not go beyond a certain level hence
>> fail to carry any message. In other words, while it does not focus
>> disability, it does not degrade the hero who is having a disability.
>> On the other hand, Malayalam do have some wonderful productions which
>> are recognized for its deservedness. Oppam of Mohan Lal and Su Su Sudi
>> Valmeekam of Jayasurya to mention a few.
>>
>> On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about,
>>>  but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not
>>> blind, but have other disabilities,  or belong to other marginalised
>>> groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep.
>>> in 1 of the movies he is a hunch-back, with a badly dis-figured face,
>>> in another movie he has a cleft lip with speech impediments, etc.
>>> there's 1 movie in which he has no disability, but is a cross-dresser.
>>> i.e. he likes to ware so-called feminine clothes.
>>> the fact still remains, that irrespective of the disability, these are
>>> characters that are not conventionally accepted by society, and
>>> especially when they are men, upon whom lies the entire onus of being
>>> able, macho, real men of society, it'd be interesting to find out the
>>> dynamics of the dual roles written for the actor, and the audiences
>>> true responses to such dicotomies.
>>> i've also heard that when these movies were dubbed in Tamil, a lot of
>>> the Tamil stars refused to perform those roles, claiming that playing
>>> such roles will affect their popularity among their fans, deeming them
>>> as less masculine and able.
>>> here are the names of the movies, and i believe all them were box-office
>>> hits.
>>>
>>> Kunjikoonan, 2002 (directed by Sasi Shanker), Chanthupottu, 2005 (
>>> directed by Lal Jose), Pachakuthira, 2006 (directed by Kamal), Sound
>>> Thoma,2013 (directed by Vyshak).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/20/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
 Hmm.
 Interesting.
 Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind are
 associated with inactivity.


 -Original Message-
 From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
 Behalf
 Of Shireen Irani
 Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM
 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
 concerning
 the disabled.
 Subject: Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a
 new
 light

 while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know
 the other day which i found very interesting:

 there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following
 characteristics:
 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind.
 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where
 his other role is of a sighted guy.
 3. the sighted guy is always a villain/ bad guy, while the blind
 character is always good/ likable, and morally correct.
 4. as a result, the audience is always left hating the sighted guy,
 and liking, or  siding with the blind guy, by the end of the movie.

 this seems to have been a pattern in quite a few Malayalam movies, and
 it'd be interesting to dig deeper into the audiences mind to find out
 how exactly they interpret these situations. what is it that they
 really feel for the blind characters. is it mere sympathy/ empathy, or
 do such movies leave lasting impressions about blind people being
 generally lovely, well-meaning, nice  people, with no evil streak?
 what is the intention of

[AI] Daily Eyeway Alerts

2017-02-21 Thread Eyeway Helpdesk

Dear All,
Greetings from the National Eyeway Helpdesk!
Please, follow below The Daily Eyeway Alerts;

1. News-

Eight visually-impaired candidates clear Odisha civil services exam
Of the 670 candidates that made it to the Odisha civil services
examination’s merit list last week, eight personified not just a
triumph of mind, but also of grit and determination.
Sannyas Behera, who was turned down every time he applied for a
government job, topped the list of visually-challenged candidates.
Visually-impaired Sukanti Dash, who despite being a post graduate in
history could not land a government job, too made it to the merit
list. So did Sasmita Kumari Jena, the daughter of a driver from
Koratpur, who overcame her impairment. The UPSC started allowing
visually-impaired candidates to write the civil services examination
in 2006. The Odisha Public Service Commission, however, did not care
for them till 2015, when the Odisha HC, responding to a PIL, asked the
examination panel to allow them. This year, eight visually-impaired
candidates managed to make it to the final list, passing through the
rigours of the examination, making them eligible to join the
government service as Class-I officials.“The feeling is nothing less
than that of scaling the Mt Everest,” said Behera. Dash, who took the
help of audio books and a talking software to prepare for the exam,
said, “I did not have the luxury of revising a chapter. So, I had to
remember everything that I had listened from the audio book.” It was
also the maiden attempt for Jena, a 23-year-old post graduate student
in Indira Gandhi National Open University. “Though I have about 30%
visibility, I could not look at books for more than a few hours. I had
to depend on audio books. I had to work extra hard,” said Jena..
Source:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-visually-impaired-candidates-clear-odisha-civil-services-exam/story-HvQhXQRJfXAn3vBwuRgmYP.html.
More at
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=eight-visually-impaired-candidates-clear-odisha-civil-services-exam
Vice-chancellor Tyagi does a phone-in for blind students.
NEW DELHI: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Yogesh Tyagi is
showing the light to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to
empower visually impaired students. The Delhi University in
collaboration with te ministry will provide blind-friendly smartphones
with new features. Under the Government’s Assistance to Disabled
Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP) scheme, the
phones will be distributed on March 1. The brain behind the project is
Features such as audio listening softwares for e-text, e-book, PDF
will be beneficial for students to prepare for exams. Students will be
able to listen to books, articles and stories with the help of
specially installed softwares. Source:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2017/feb/18/vice-chancellor-tyagi-does-a-phone-in-for-blind-students-1572135.html.
More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=vice-chancellor-tyagi-does-phone-blind-students
This visually impaired has set her sights on PhD, KAS.
Blind since birth, but Azhra Qureshi (27) from Rajouri district has a
master’s degree in sociology from the University of Jammu and has also
qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET). Now, Azhra wants to do
PhD and is looking for avenues. “I approached the Chief Minister’s
Office as well as the Education Ministry, requesting them to open up
avenues for the disabled persons who want to pursue higher studies and
list their competence on a par with those with normal sight, but there
has been no response so far,” said Azhra. Though being ‘totally
visually impaired’, Azhra is blessed with some ‘natural gift’ as she
can read and write from one corner of the right eye at a distance of 3
cm only and that too only under sunlight. “I don’t know how sunlight
opens a small aperture in my right eye that gives me a very blurred
vision of things at 3 cm away from me. I use it to my advantage in
reading and writing,” said Azhra, a native of Ujjhan, Rajouri, at
present residing at Malik Market, Jammu. Source:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/this-visually-impaired-has-set-her-sights-on-phd-kas/366517.html.
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and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with
evidence of published work with a minimum of 10 publications as books
and/or research/policy papers. (ii) Assistant Professor- Good academic
record as defined by the concerned university with at least 55% marks
(or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is
followed) at the Master’s Degree level in a relevant subject from an
Indian

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

2017-02-21 Thread Shireen Irani

disability need not be the main theme/ focus of these movies. but  the
points that i mentioned, about the disabled being the nice guy and the
second role having an evil streak etc, are too much of a pattern to
just ignore.
in any case, this was just an observation by a Malayali herself, which
i found interesting and worth sharing. there's no reason for a defense
here. comedy or not, all these films have disabled characters and
their evil counterparts, and this is surely a pattern, worth engaging
with. of course i haven't seen the movies myself, so have nothing more
to say about them.

Shireen.



On 2/21/17, Mujeeb Rahman  wrote:
> Will be unbeaten to prove that all these films are comedy entertainers
> and it has nothing to do with disability nor disability related
> issues. As you may be knowing, Malayalam industry has good comedy
> entertainers and such films do not go beyond a certain level hence
> fail to carry any message. In other words, while it does not focus
> disability, it does not degrade the hero who is having a disability.
> On the other hand, Malayalam do have some wonderful productions which
> are recognized for its deservedness. Oppam of Mohan Lal and Su Su Sudi
> Valmeekam of Jayasurya to mention a few.
>
> On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
>> hi,
>>
>> pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about,
>>  but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not
>> blind, but have other disabilities,  or belong to other marginalised
>> groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep.
>> in 1 of the movies he is a hunch-back, with a badly dis-figured face,
>> in another movie he has a cleft lip with speech impediments, etc.
>> there's 1 movie in which he has no disability, but is a cross-dresser.
>> i.e. he likes to ware so-called feminine clothes.
>> the fact still remains, that irrespective of the disability, these are
>> characters that are not conventionally accepted by society, and
>> especially when they are men, upon whom lies the entire onus of being
>> able, macho, real men of society, it'd be interesting to find out the
>> dynamics of the dual roles written for the actor, and the audiences
>> true responses to such dicotomies.
>> i've also heard that when these movies were dubbed in Tamil, a lot of
>> the Tamil stars refused to perform those roles, claiming that playing
>> such roles will affect their popularity among their fans, deeming them
>> as less masculine and able.
>> here are the names of the movies, and i believe all them were box-office
>> hits.
>>
>> Kunjikoonan, 2002 (directed by Sasi Shanker), Chanthupottu, 2005 (
>> directed by Lal Jose), Pachakuthira, 2006 (directed by Kamal), Sound
>> Thoma,2013 (directed by Vyshak).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/20/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
>>> Hmm.
>>> Interesting.
>>> Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind are
>>> associated with inactivity.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Shireen Irani
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM
>>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
>>> concerning
>>> the disabled.
>>> Subject: Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a
>>> new
>>> light
>>>
>>> while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know
>>> the other day which i found very interesting:
>>>
>>> there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following
>>> characteristics:
>>> 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind.
>>> 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where
>>> his other role is of a sighted guy.
>>> 3. the sighted guy is always a villain/ bad guy, while the blind
>>> character is always good/ likable, and morally correct.
>>> 4. as a result, the audience is always left hating the sighted guy,
>>> and liking, or  siding with the blind guy, by the end of the movie.
>>>
>>> this seems to have been a pattern in quite a few Malayalam movies, and
>>> it'd be interesting to dig deeper into the audiences mind to find out
>>> how exactly they interpret these situations. what is it that they
>>> really feel for the blind characters. is it mere sympathy/ empathy, or
>>> do such movies leave lasting impressions about blind people being
>>> generally lovely, well-meaning, nice  people, with no evil streak?
>>> what is the intention of directors of such movies. to have made so
>>> many movies with similar themes?
>>> i believe my friend had written a small paper on this issue, and i'm
>>> trying to get hold of it.
>>> i found this whole thing quite fascinating though.
>>>
>>> Shireen.
>>>
>>> On 2/18/17, avinash shahi  wrote:
 Can any NGO do an audio description in English of all these regional
 movies discussed in the piece? that's a huge task but

[AI] Study: The Worst That Could Happen? Going Blind, People Say

2017-02-21 Thread avinash shahi

A recent study from researchers at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine found that most Americans regard
loss of eyesight as the worst ailment that could happen to them,
surpassing such conditions as loss of limb, memory, hearing or speech,
or having H.I.V./AIDS. Indeed, low vision ranks behind arthritis and
heart disease as the third most common chronic cause of impaired
functioning in people over 70, Dr. Eric A. Rosenberg of Weill Cornell
Medical College and Laura C. Sperazza, a New York optometrist, wrote
in American Family Physician.
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/well/the-worst-that-could-happen-going-blind-people-say.html?_r=0

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

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Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

2017-02-21 Thread Mujeeb Rahman

Will be unbeaten to prove that all these films are comedy entertainers
and it has nothing to do with disability nor disability related
issues. As you may be knowing, Malayalam industry has good comedy
entertainers and such films do not go beyond a certain level hence
fail to carry any message. In other words, while it does not focus
disability, it does not degrade the hero who is having a disability.
On the other hand, Malayalam do have some wonderful productions which
are recognized for its deservedness. Oppam of Mohan Lal and Su Su Sudi
Valmeekam of Jayasurya to mention a few.

On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> hi,
>
> pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about,
>  but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not
> blind, but have other disabilities,  or belong to other marginalised
> groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep.
> in 1 of the movies he is a hunch-back, with a badly dis-figured face,
> in another movie he has a cleft lip with speech impediments, etc.
> there's 1 movie in which he has no disability, but is a cross-dresser.
> i.e. he likes to ware so-called feminine clothes.
> the fact still remains, that irrespective of the disability, these are
> characters that are not conventionally accepted by society, and
> especially when they are men, upon whom lies the entire onus of being
> able, macho, real men of society, it'd be interesting to find out the
> dynamics of the dual roles written for the actor, and the audiences
> true responses to such dicotomies.
> i've also heard that when these movies were dubbed in Tamil, a lot of
> the Tamil stars refused to perform those roles, claiming that playing
> such roles will affect their popularity among their fans, deeming them
> as less masculine and able.
> here are the names of the movies, and i believe all them were box-office
> hits.
>
> Kunjikoonan, 2002 (directed by Sasi Shanker), Chanthupottu, 2005 (
> directed by Lal Jose), Pachakuthira, 2006 (directed by Kamal), Sound
> Thoma,2013 (directed by Vyshak).
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2/20/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
>> Hmm.
>> Interesting.
>> Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind are
>> associated with inactivity.
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Shireen Irani
>> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a
>> new
>> light
>>
>> while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know
>> the other day which i found very interesting:
>>
>> there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following
>> characteristics:
>> 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind.
>> 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where
>> his other role is of a sighted guy.
>> 3. the sighted guy is always a villain/ bad guy, while the blind
>> character is always good/ likable, and morally correct.
>> 4. as a result, the audience is always left hating the sighted guy,
>> and liking, or  siding with the blind guy, by the end of the movie.
>>
>> this seems to have been a pattern in quite a few Malayalam movies, and
>> it'd be interesting to dig deeper into the audiences mind to find out
>> how exactly they interpret these situations. what is it that they
>> really feel for the blind characters. is it mere sympathy/ empathy, or
>> do such movies leave lasting impressions about blind people being
>> generally lovely, well-meaning, nice  people, with no evil streak?
>> what is the intention of directors of such movies. to have made so
>> many movies with similar themes?
>> i believe my friend had written a small paper on this issue, and i'm
>> trying to get hold of it.
>> i found this whole thing quite fascinating though.
>>
>> Shireen.
>>
>> On 2/18/17, avinash shahi  wrote:
>>> Can any NGO do an audio description in English of all these regional
>>> movies discussed in the piece? that's a huge task but worth-doing.
>>> Regional cinema has a lot to offer which should be taken seriously.
>>> http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Films-that-show-world-in-a-new-light/article17312903.ece
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In Mohanlal’s latest release Kanupapa where he plays Jayaram, a
>>> visually-impaired character, he is a lift-operator, teaches
>>> Kalaripayattu, plays the violin, sings like a dream and has a crack at
>>> a Punjabi number too. He hears better than an average human and given
>>> all his abilities, the need for any sympathy is eliminated from the
>>> picture. So is the case of spirited Rohan Bhatnagar from Kaabil;
>>> despite his inability to see, he outsmarts the baddies Amit Shellar
>>> and Madhavrao Shellar to seek revenge. In Nagesh Kukunoor ’s Dhanak,
>>> ït’s

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Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

2017-02-21 Thread Renuka Warriar Edakkunni

I  have seen these movies.  But, when Shirene mentioned them, it did
not sound to be about them, and I could not understand which were the
mentioned ones.

On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> hi,
>
> pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about,
>  but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not
> blind, but have other disabilities,  or belong to other marginalised
> groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep.
> in 1 of the movies he is a hunch-back, with a badly dis-figured face,
> in another movie he has a cleft lip with speech impediments, etc.
> there's 1 movie in which he has no disability, but is a cross-dresser.
> i.e. he likes to ware so-called feminine clothes.
> the fact still remains, that irrespective of the disability, these are
> characters that are not conventionally accepted by society, and
> especially when they are men, upon whom lies the entire onus of being
> able, macho, real men of society, it'd be interesting to find out the
> dynamics of the dual roles written for the actor, and the audiences
> true responses to such dicotomies.
> i've also heard that when these movies were dubbed in Tamil, a lot of
> the Tamil stars refused to perform those roles, claiming that playing
> such roles will affect their popularity among their fans, deeming them
> as less masculine and able.
> here are the names of the movies, and i believe all them were box-office
> hits.
>
> Kunjikoonan, 2002 (directed by Sasi Shanker), Chanthupottu, 2005 (
> directed by Lal Jose), Pachakuthira, 2006 (directed by Kamal), Sound
> Thoma,2013 (directed by Vyshak).
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2/20/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
>> Hmm.
>> Interesting.
>> Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind are
>> associated with inactivity.
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Shireen Irani
>> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled.
>> Subject: Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a
>> new
>> light
>>
>> while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know
>> the other day which i found very interesting:
>>
>> there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following
>> characteristics:
>> 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind.
>> 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where
>> his other role is of a sighted guy.
>> 3. the sighted guy is always a villain/ bad guy, while the blind
>> character is always good/ likable, and morally correct.
>> 4. as a result, the audience is always left hating the sighted guy,
>> and liking, or  siding with the blind guy, by the end of the movie.
>>
>> this seems to have been a pattern in quite a few Malayalam movies, and
>> it'd be interesting to dig deeper into the audiences mind to find out
>> how exactly they interpret these situations. what is it that they
>> really feel for the blind characters. is it mere sympathy/ empathy, or
>> do such movies leave lasting impressions about blind people being
>> generally lovely, well-meaning, nice  people, with no evil streak?
>> what is the intention of directors of such movies. to have made so
>> many movies with similar themes?
>> i believe my friend had written a small paper on this issue, and i'm
>> trying to get hold of it.
>> i found this whole thing quite fascinating though.
>>
>> Shireen.
>>
>> On 2/18/17, avinash shahi  wrote:
>>> Can any NGO do an audio description in English of all these regional
>>> movies discussed in the piece? that's a huge task but worth-doing.
>>> Regional cinema has a lot to offer which should be taken seriously.
>>> http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Films-that-show-world-in-a-new-light/article17312903.ece
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In Mohanlal’s latest release Kanupapa where he plays Jayaram, a
>>> visually-impaired character, he is a lift-operator, teaches
>>> Kalaripayattu, plays the violin, sings like a dream and has a crack at
>>> a Punjabi number too. He hears better than an average human and given
>>> all his abilities, the need for any sympathy is eliminated from the
>>> picture. So is the case of spirited Rohan Bhatnagar from Kaabil;
>>> despite his inability to see, he outsmarts the baddies Amit Shellar
>>> and Madhavrao Shellar to seek revenge. In Nagesh Kukunoor ’s Dhanak,
>>> ït’s hard not to connect with Chotu, beautifully essayed by the child
>>> artiste Krrish Chhabria.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Click Here!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All these films with chirpy commercial elements received warm public
>>> responses, a Tamil film Cuckoo that had two visually-challenged
>>> protagonists falling in love, went onto win a National Award.
>>> (Oppam-the Malayalam version of Kanupapa was a success, while the
>>> Telugu

Re: [AI] Links to parenting articles by a visually challenged Mom

2017-02-21 Thread shraddha edke

Payal...

Simply amazing, inspiring, heart-touching blogs...

Regards,
Shraddha.





On 2/20/17, payal jethra  wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Sharing a few links to blogs written by me on the challenges faced by
> a visually impaired parent.
>
> Happy Reading!
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/all-set-for-mammas-exam
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/bathroom-blues
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/the-diwali-of-her-dreams
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/money-matters
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/dear-ex-husband-thanks-for-the-sperm
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/the-banker-rsquo-s-boy
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/a-parent-by-profession
>
> https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/memoirs-of-a-single-parent/article/single-parenting-challenges-to-overcome-and-moments-to-cherish
>
> Regards,
>
> Payal Jethra
> Phone: 7303448295
>
>
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Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

2017-02-21 Thread Shireen Irani

hi,

pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about,
 but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not
blind, but have other disabilities,  or belong to other marginalised
groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep.
in 1 of the movies he is a hunch-back, with a badly dis-figured face,
in another movie he has a cleft lip with speech impediments, etc.
there's 1 movie in which he has no disability, but is a cross-dresser.
i.e. he likes to ware so-called feminine clothes.
the fact still remains, that irrespective of the disability, these are
characters that are not conventionally accepted by society, and
especially when they are men, upon whom lies the entire onus of being
able, macho, real men of society, it'd be interesting to find out the
dynamics of the dual roles written for the actor, and the audiences
true responses to such dicotomies.
i've also heard that when these movies were dubbed in Tamil, a lot of
the Tamil stars refused to perform those roles, claiming that playing
such roles will affect their popularity among their fans, deeming them
as less masculine and able.
here are the names of the movies, and i believe all them were box-office hits.

Kunjikoonan, 2002 (directed by Sasi Shanker), Chanthupottu, 2005 (
directed by Lal Jose), Pachakuthira, 2006 (directed by Kamal), Sound
Thoma,2013 (directed by Vyshak).






On 2/20/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Hmm.
> Interesting.
> Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind are
> associated with inactivity.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Shireen Irani
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new
> light
>
> while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know
> the other day which i found very interesting:
>
> there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following characteristics:
> 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind.
> 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where
> his other role is of a sighted guy.
> 3. the sighted guy is always a villain/ bad guy, while the blind
> character is always good/ likable, and morally correct.
> 4. as a result, the audience is always left hating the sighted guy,
> and liking, or  siding with the blind guy, by the end of the movie.
>
> this seems to have been a pattern in quite a few Malayalam movies, and
> it'd be interesting to dig deeper into the audiences mind to find out
> how exactly they interpret these situations. what is it that they
> really feel for the blind characters. is it mere sympathy/ empathy, or
> do such movies leave lasting impressions about blind people being
> generally lovely, well-meaning, nice  people, with no evil streak?
> what is the intention of directors of such movies. to have made so
> many movies with similar themes?
> i believe my friend had written a small paper on this issue, and i'm
> trying to get hold of it.
> i found this whole thing quite fascinating though.
>
> Shireen.
>
> On 2/18/17, avinash shahi  wrote:
>> Can any NGO do an audio description in English of all these regional
>> movies discussed in the piece? that's a huge task but worth-doing.
>> Regional cinema has a lot to offer which should be taken seriously.
>> http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Films-that-show-world-in-a-new-light/article17312903.ece
>>
>>
>>
>> In Mohanlal’s latest release Kanupapa where he plays Jayaram, a
>> visually-impaired character, he is a lift-operator, teaches
>> Kalaripayattu, plays the violin, sings like a dream and has a crack at
>> a Punjabi number too. He hears better than an average human and given
>> all his abilities, the need for any sympathy is eliminated from the
>> picture. So is the case of spirited Rohan Bhatnagar from Kaabil;
>> despite his inability to see, he outsmarts the baddies Amit Shellar
>> and Madhavrao Shellar to seek revenge. In Nagesh Kukunoor ’s Dhanak,
>> ït’s hard not to connect with Chotu, beautifully essayed by the child
>> artiste Krrish Chhabria.
>>
>>
>>
>> Click Here!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> All these films with chirpy commercial elements received warm public
>> responses, a Tamil film Cuckoo that had two visually-challenged
>> protagonists falling in love, went onto win a National Award.
>> (Oppam-the Malayalam version of Kanupapa was a success, while the
>> Telugu version tanked) The positive and vibrant portrayal of these
>> characters is a marked departure from the eerie stereotypes that films
>> have otherwise reduced them to.
>>
>> Films are a reflection of the society, adds writer-director Mahesh
>> Kathi. “Change comes across when the society turns sensitive about the
>> way they treat the differently abled.

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