[AI] PM wants app for disabled, check on Modicare frauds - Times of India
PM wants app for disabled, check on Modicare frauds - Times of India TNN | Aug 11, 2019, 10.11 PM IST Printed from NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all states to establish anti-fraud units and to take strict action against culprits involved in frauds relating to Ayushman Bharat scheme. PM has also directed the department dealing with disabled persons under social justice ministry to develop a mobile application where the disabled can upload pictures of the problems that they face. PM’s directions came during his last web-based interaction with the secretaries in central government and chief secretaries from states, PRAGATI. According to the minutes of the meeting, Modi asked the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) to develop the app so that persons with disabilities can share their difficulties and the department concerned can be directed to take quick action. Sources said Modi had asked the department to share the actual changes that have happened on ground rather than sharing how much fund has been used and what all steps have been taken. Taking note of the reports of frauds relating the Ayushman Bharat scheme, PM has asked states to nominate an officer who can share the nature of fraud in their states with others so that their counterparts can take preventive measures. Sources said PM took note of a few of the recent cases where insurance companies were allegedly in connivance with local hospitals were doing the fraud under the scheme, which aims to benefit nearly 10 crore vulnerable families. Recently, there were reports of alleged frauds in hospitals across Uttarakhand. According to the minutes of PRAGATI meeting, PM has also asked the housing ministry to make the credit-linked subsidy scheme beneficiaries tracking system (CBTS) functional by September end. This will help government track whether the beneficiaries getting interest subsidy under PM Awas Yojna were actually building homes and staying there. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] RPF trains gun on disabled coaches of 20 CR trains
RPF trains gun on disabled coaches of 20 CR trains Mumbai Mirror | Aug 12, 2019, 06.17 AM IST Disabled commuters say they are often forced to let go of trains because of lack of space The Railway Protection Force (RPF) will on Monday begin a crackdown in 20 trains on unauthorised commuters travelling in compartments reserved for the disabled . The trains include those leaving for CSMT from Titwala, Ambernath and Khopolifrom 7.30 am- 11 am and 5.30 pm-8.30 pm on the mainline and those departing from Vashi, Belapur and Mankhurd on the harbour line. SpecialRPF teams have been formed and deployed at Dombivali, Thane, Ghatkopar and CSMT, where most of the offenders have been caught in the past. Another team comprising women personnel is being formed to target offenders in women's coaches. As many as 11,500 commuters have been booked under Section 155 of Railway Act since January this year for unauthorised travel in disabled coaches. The decision to conduct these raids was taken following repeated complaints from commuters with disabilities. A meeting-headed by KK Asharaf, senior divisionalsecurity commissioner, RPF, CR-was convened on Saturday with representatives from various associations of disabled commuters. At the meeting, the representatives pointed out that most of the unauthorised travellers alighted a moving train as soon as it entered the platform, and that complaint calls to the RPF's helpline 182 are almost always diverted to other departments, instead of the patrol parties. They said that sometimes, RPF personnel wrongly identify offenders and end up nabbing persons with disabilities. Asharafsaid, "There in a tendency to travel during peak hours in crowded trains in the compartments reserved for handicapped passengers as they are relatively empty. Strict action will be taken through raids to curb the menace." The CentralRailway will also installCCTV cameras in new handicapped coaches. It is assessing the feasibility of extending the plan to the existing coaches. The RPF will impart training to its staff who answer calls on the helpline to pass on information in to the teams concerned quickly. The RPF is also looking at launching a mobile app that will allow passengers to reach out during emergencies. The app willsend an alarm to the nearest patrol party with the precise location of the coach, enabling the team to react promptly. Nitin Gaikward, who runs an organisation Nirdhar Viklang Vikas Sanghatana for disabled commuters who suffers from 75 per cent disability, said disabled commuters are often forced to let go of two to three trains because the compartments reserved for them are wrongfully occupied. "Sometimes, women from the adjoining ladies' compartment also get in. We are hopeful that a permanent solution will be arrived at soon." Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Azim Premji writes in the Indian Express today: The privilege of wealth
It was Mahatma Gandhi who, after my mother, most strongly influenced my thinking and actions on what I should do with the privilege of my wealth. My mother was one of the founder members of a charitable orthopaedic hospital for disabled children — one of the first in the country after Independence — which she ran for 50 years as the executive chairperson. I observed, through my childhood, what it took to do that, and the difference it made in the lives of people. https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/mahatma-gandhi-wealth-6063201/ Advertising The Mahatma’s idea that the wealthy must be trustees of their wealth for the larger good of the people has resonated with me from much before I became a wealthy man. To quote him, “supposing I have come by a fair amount of wealth — either by way of legacy, or by means of trade and industry — I must know that all that wealth does not belong to me; what belongs to me is the right to an honourable livelihood, no better than that enjoyed by millions of others. The rest of my wealth belongs to the community and must be used for the welfare of the community.” There are multiple quintessentially Gandhian views and ideas embedded in the idea of trusteeship. The first is a clear-eyed understanding of the reality that the enormous inequities of wealth, while unacceptable, are not illegitimate. This is a positive approach. It does not put those with wealth in the dock just for the possession of wealth, unlike a few other economic ideologies. Second, it is clear and definitive that wealth and resources, irrespective of who “owns” these, must help with the betterment of society and all its people. Third, it puts the onus of making this happen on those who have wealth. This is a direct manifestation of his philosophy of non-violence — the wealthy must do it of their own accord, unforced by external pressure. Fourth, it puts faith in human nature, that eventually people will do the right thing, if you trust them. Unsurprisingly, many people will be sceptical of the effectiveness of this approach to build an egalitarian society. And that would be for good reason. But I believe that over the long term, in the reality of the world we live in, this approach will be more sustainably effective. Advertising In addition to the idea of trusteeship, I think business and industry leaders can learn a lot more from the life of the Mahatma. Let us take just one aspect, which I will call “moral leadership”. How is it that this man could sway and influence hundreds of millions of people to action, while holding no formal power over them? Part of the answer lies in the Mahatma’s moral leadership which millions followed, not requiring any power to sway them. This moral leadership was a result of three interlinked aspects of his behaviour. First, was his relentless and uncompromising pursuit of truth. His own discomfort never deterred him, neither did fear. Discovering new aspects of truth that challenged his previous beliefs, he was ever ready to change his mind and had the courage to share this journey of learning publicly. It takes a truly great man to openly accept that he was wrong and to stand corrected. Second, was the importance he gave to means over ends. We have witnessed this again and again through his life, that even the most cherished end of “purna swaraj” could not justify means that were at odds with the Mahatama’s unshakeable belief in non-violence. The suspension of the non-cooperation movement after the incident at Chaura Chauri is perhaps the most well known of these, and is controversial too. However, it did cement the public understanding of the importance of his approach, the importance of ethics, of weighing means over ends, and of doing the right thing the right way, always. Third, was, quite simply, his innate empathy and humaneness. His devotion to the weak and poor is too well known to bear any repetition. His efforts to unite India, cutting across every category of people possible, was one his three great quests. But even more telling was his ability and commitment to see and draw the best from even his adversaries. At the core of all this was his empathy towards all — not only to all fellow human beings, but also to animals and nature, to all that emanated from the universal life force. With this trinity of the pursuit of truth, the importance of means over ends, and empathy for all living matter embodied in his person, and lived every day in the public eye, he did not need any other power over people, for it was this that gave him moral leadership. The people saw in him a beacon, an ideal, and a leader whom they were inspired to follow. Those of us who are privileged to be in leadership roles will realise that the power of position diminishes with time, whereas moral leadership endures There are some words of timeless truth whose power only increases every time they are repeated because they are an invocation of moral leadership. Let me end this brief
[AI] request for scribe guide lines of 2013 and 2018
hi friends. I need the scribe guide lines for written examinations for 2013 and 2018 the latest guide lines for better understanding. i hope i will receive a positive reply from the list members. thank you. franklin kumar Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Film on running the Ladakh Marathon
There is nothing special about having a Disability & this world sight day we wanted to make a non inspirational ,Non motivational film on running.I ran the Ladakh Marathon with the help of a tether & we went out & enjoyed this human connection raising awareness wherever we went.Catch the full story of the ladakh run:D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKMPBL-ECQE=youtu.be Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Air travel for passengers with disabilities still stressful - Times of India
Hi The agony gets compounded in a foreign land where the consequence of missing a flight can be huge. Besides there is language issues to deal with. I am reminded when I was denied boarding on the erstwhile Kingfisher because it happened to be an all female crew on that particular flight. Harish -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:37 PM To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.' Subject: [AI] Air travel for passengers with disabilities still stressful - Times of India Air travel for passengers with disabilities still stressful - Times of India MUMBAI: Not being assured of airline assistance for boarding and deboarding at airports, especially foreign ones, can make air travel quite stressful for visually impaired solo travellers. A professor from Pune had a difficult time early this month after his request for assistance at Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi airport was accepted by the airlines only after several protests. Last week, Sanjay Jain, associate professor at ILS Law College, travelled solo to Johannesburg to attend a disabilities conference. He was booked to fly Air Tanzania and return on Etihad via Abu Dhabi. He called up the airlines for assistance a week before his flight. "I'm visually impaired, I cannot board without help," said Jain. "Air Tanzania promptly responded to my request for assistance with boarding." With Etihad, it was first a no, then a yes on day two, provided he produced a medical certificate. "Then they agreed to assist, but refused to send a mail or a screenshot or some kind of documentation that I could rely on as proof, if they eventually denied help at the airport. It was quite stressful," he said. TOI sent a query to Etihad on September 27. The airline did not respond. But on October 3, it did provide assistance to Jain in Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi airports. "Why haven't airlines yet adopted common practices that makes travel easier for people with disabilities. Why should we go through such stress before a flight?" asked Jain. Airlines global trade body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), in its annual general meeting held this year, had unanimously approved a resolution to improve the air travel experience for the estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide. But it seems, there are miles to go before it becomes a reality. On domestic air travel front though, much has improved, especially after the 2016 Jeeja Gosh Supreme Court judgment, said solicitor Kanchan Pamnani, who has boarded a number of domestic flights solo in the past four decades. The Supreme Court Jeeja Ghosh 2016 judgement has brought much attention to problems faced by passengers with disabilities. Disabilities rights activist Ghosh had moved the court after a 2012 incident, wherein she was offloaded from a SpiceJet Kolkata-Goa flight on instructions of the commander. "Even after four years of the said incident whenever she has a flashback, she feels haunted with that scene when she was pulled out of the plane, like a criminal. She continues to have nightmares," read her petition. The petition sought a system under which differently abled persons do not suffer this kind of agony, humiliation and emotional trauma which amount to doing violence to their human dignity and infringes, to the hilt, their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. "Despite that, sometimes I come across staff who aren't well-trained," said Pamnani, who is visually impaired. Recently, she was led to wrong end of the parking lot as the airline attendant wasn't familiar with the layout of Mumbai airport. "There are about one crore visually impaired persons in India," said Suhas Karnik, honorary secretary of National Association for the Blind. Karnik, who also travels frequently on domestic routes, has largely had good experience with airlines. However, airlines could bring about a few changes to make air travel easier for these passengers, he said. "Airline crew/staff training needs to include a module on how to handle disabled passengers. NAB can help with it. We can work with airlines and conduct training for crew," said Karnik. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.noclick_com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.noclick_com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.noclick_in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to
[AI] Diapers, dating & disappointment - Times of India
Diapers, dating & disappointment - Times of India TNN | Oct 6, 2019, 02.00 AM IST Printed from I have a fear, buried deep inside me. That someday, someone will find me attractive. Someone would want to touch me, make love to me, roll her hand over my disabled body. Not turned off by the proportions of my body or the way it lies on the bed, hunched, like it is walking through a dream. What should I tell her before making love to her? Should I tell her that I wear a diaper? How would I tell her that? Should I start with my history of diseases? I have to tell her about my scoliosis. And my infections. My urinary tract infections. Infections which recur with growing frequency these days. We have to use a condom. 'Here, take E COLI. And thanks for making love to me.' I can't do that to her. Not after knowing that she likes my body. Illustratiion by: Chand Crowe The thought of sex makes me scared. I haven't done that for almost a decade. Not since I became disabled. The first few years were just about coping with disability. How to go out without your bladder getting the best of you. Or worse still, when you lose control over your shit, while walking outside, in a mall. You run towards the bathroom, but it's already too late. The film is about to start. My friends are waiting. There is no way I can watch the film now. My nerves are aching. There is a spasm which makes it hard for me to use my right leg. 'Sorry, I had some urgent work. Had to rush out'. No more movie plans for me. Not before I learn how to empty my bowels before I step out of the house. And wear a diaper just in case my bowel betrays me. Adult diaper, my best friend. Adult diaper, the word causes a flutter in the medical store. They pile up in my wastebasket every week till I pack them in a black garbage bag and deliver them personally to the bin. A secret document of my lived life, delivered without anyone noticing. I was scared about sharing this secret even with friends. Word might get out and ruin whatever chances I had of going out on a date. Not that wearing a diaper was the only deal breaker. What does it mean to love a disabled person? Does it mean you empathise with your lover? Maybe it's about passion. And understanding. But can you understand someone without empathising with them? 'I love you. I am sorry but I don't want to be a burden on you.' My friend says disabled people can be negative. I agree. We are so negative that sometimes the able-bodied mind never reaches us. The distance is too far on a number line. Recently, a cab driver asked me if I am married. I said no. He said 'Oh! You have money, you must be getting laid anyhow.' I didn't tell him that my only date through an online dating site was with a disabled girl who only wanted to talk about our disability. Plus, getting sex was not a problem for her. 'Men are bastards, they don't care if you are disabled, they just want to do it'. I wasn't envious anymore. There are times when I am full of self-hatred for my body. I don't have a dressing table at home. It makes me feel better about myself. I keep telling myself that I am losing weight. But T-shirts don't lie. I was in the hospital for a month around January and by March all of my T-shirts were tight. I thought you were supposed to lose weight when you fall ill. Everyone betrays me. Being fat is the least of your problems when you are wearing a diaper and have urinary tract infections all the time. You pee so much that you forget male genitalia has any other purpose. It's when you get better that your desire reawakens. But then everyone makes you look at the mirror. You are still fat and disabled. You become sad. And then depressed. Spells of decent physical health occupied by bad mental health. Till it becomes a self-repeating cycle. In my defense, I would like to say I love myself. But probably that is going too far. The first time I proposed to a girl as a 20-year- old, she told me she liked me but didn't love me. I think I agree with her. I like myself. The thought of not being loved doesn't haunt me anymore. It bothers my romantic heart sometimes. But there are so many people who can't find love. So I go out, have fun with friends, read books, write poetry and enjoy long platonic conversations. It's just a few minutes every day. Probably around midnight. When my body hurts, lamenting everything that eludes it. Every touch. Every sensation. And only then it is reminded of its incompleteness. Incomplete. Yearning. Longing. It's like a melancholic song that never ends. The writer is a research scholar working on disability and gender. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at
[AI] Access to mental healthcare is tough for 50% of people: Study- Times of India
Access to mental healthcare is tough for 50% of people: Study- Times of India NEW DELHI: India accounts for 28% of global suicides but nearly half of the population is neither aware about mental health issues nor has access to a mental health facility within a 20km radius, says an independent study conducted across seven north Indian states. About 43% of the respondents had a family member or friend with mental illness. While 48% had a person with a known addiction in their family or among friends, 59% had no de-addiction service near their house, posing a challenge to access treatment, the survey shows. "The lack of facilities or access to care raises practical issues for caregivers facilitating treatment for persons with mental illnesses who feel there is a disconnect between the ground reality and government policies," says Dr Sunil Mittal, senior psychiatrist & director of World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH). The study, conducted by Cosmos Institute of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences (CIMBS) and WFMH, covered 10,233 individuals in urban and rural areas across 175 districts of UP, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Delhi, Uttarakhand and J According to the National Mental Health Survey (2016), lifetime prevalence of mental illness in India is estimated at 13.7% with over 150 million patients in need of active intervention. The study also points at the lack of private sector participation in creating facilities for treatment of mental illness. "Availability of facilities has been an issue, and an overwhelming 87% individuals favoured use of technology to try to bridge this divide by using mobile phones, apps and tele-medicine," says Srishti Jaju of CIMBS. Web platforms claim patients are increasingly seeking online consultation for mental illness. For instance, Practo's Online Consult has registered an 88% growth in psychiatric queries since last year. Besides, cost of treatment appeared to be a significant deterrent in accessing care as 80% of the patients have no health insurance or thought mental health treatment was not covered. Only 8% were aware that health insurance covered such a disorder. The study also showed that 28% did not consider suicide to be associated with mental illness and therefore did not seek intervention. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Air travel for passengers with disabilities still stressful - Times of India
Air travel for passengers with disabilities still stressful - Times of India MUMBAI: Not being assured of airline assistance for boarding and deboarding at airports, especially foreign ones, can make air travel quite stressful for visually impaired solo travellers. A professor from Pune had a difficult time early this month after his request for assistance at Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi airport was accepted by the airlines only after several protests. Last week, Sanjay Jain, associate professor at ILS Law College, travelled solo to Johannesburg to attend a disabilities conference. He was booked to fly Air Tanzania and return on Etihad via Abu Dhabi. He called up the airlines for assistance a week before his flight. "I'm visually impaired, I cannot board without help," said Jain. "Air Tanzania promptly responded to my request for assistance with boarding." With Etihad, it was first a no, then a yes on day two, provided he produced a medical certificate. "Then they agreed to assist, but refused to send a mail or a screenshot or some kind of documentation that I could rely on as proof, if they eventually denied help at the airport. It was quite stressful," he said. TOI sent a query to Etihad on September 27. The airline did not respond. But on October 3, it did provide assistance to Jain in Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi airports. "Why haven't airlines yet adopted common practices that makes travel easier for people with disabilities. Why should we go through such stress before a flight?" asked Jain. Airlines global trade body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), in its annual general meeting held this year, had unanimously approved a resolution to improve the air travel experience for the estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide. But it seems, there are miles to go before it becomes a reality. On domestic air travel front though, much has improved, especially after the 2016 Jeeja Gosh Supreme Court judgment, said solicitor Kanchan Pamnani, who has boarded a number of domestic flights solo in the past four decades. The Supreme Court Jeeja Ghosh 2016 judgement has brought much attention to problems faced by passengers with disabilities. Disabilities rights activist Ghosh had moved the court after a 2012 incident, wherein she was offloaded from a SpiceJet Kolkata-Goa flight on instructions of the commander. "Even after four years of the said incident whenever she has a flashback, she feels haunted with that scene when she was pulled out of the plane, like a criminal. She continues to have nightmares," read her petition. The petition sought a system under which differently abled persons do not suffer this kind of agony, humiliation and emotional trauma which amount to doing violence to their human dignity and infringes, to the hilt, their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. "Despite that, sometimes I come across staff who aren't well-trained," said Pamnani, who is visually impaired. Recently, she was led to wrong end of the parking lot as the airline attendant wasn't familiar with the layout of Mumbai airport. "There are about one crore visually impaired persons in India," said Suhas Karnik, honorary secretary of National Association for the Blind. Karnik, who also travels frequently on domestic routes, has largely had good experience with airlines. However, airlines could bring about a few changes to make air travel easier for these passengers, he said. "Airline crew/staff training needs to include a module on how to handle disabled passengers. NAB can help with it. We can work with airlines and conduct training for crew," said Karnik. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Moderator: Breaching list guidelines-RE: Friends of SayEverything, let's be together!
dear Harish ji, I am sorry to respond you on the list as you have already announced to close the threat. This is my 1st and final comment with regard to what you've said on the mail. Let me be clear there is nothing to do with sell wares as I am not promoting or selling any product overtly or co-overtly on the list. It is a simple invite to the Organizations working for the people with disabilities as some of the Organizations are subscribed to Accessindia mailing list. I am surprised to see your remark on offering insentives to the interested partners as my E-mail no where indicates any offering what so ever and your comment itself on offering insentives and sell wares in context to my E-mail seems to be an objectional statement. I am afrade but such approach will stop us to stand together and it may create unnecesary turmoil in our own community. As a Moderator of another list, I respect your dignity and abide the guideline in the future but I wanted to clear my point of view in respond to your E-mail. Thanks, Amit Bhatt - Original Message - From: "Kotian, H P" To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled." Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 2:18 PM Subject: [AI] Moderator: Breaching list guidelines-RE: Friends of SayEverything, let's be together! Dear Amit I would like to draw your attention on the list guidelines regarding "not permitted at all" point 5 which I am reproducing below: 5 advertisements, it may be clarified, there is a difference between providing information and misusing the list to sell wares. In your post, you are soliciting parteners to join your list and as a quidproco you are offering incentives. This is by all means an advertisement. As a list administrator yourself, I would have appreciated you should have sought prior permission before making this post. This is not expected especially by you. I am closing this thread here. Regards Harish Kotian -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Amit Bhatt Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 1:23 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: [AI] Friends of SayEverything, let's be together! Friends of SayEverything We invite the non-governmental Organizations, Charitable Trust, Welfare Organizations, Institutes, companies andGovernment Organizations to be friends of SayEverything forum and promote their products, schemes and all the activities by spreading the wide network in the World by participating via electronic mailing list of SayEverything Group. The soul objective of Friends of SayEverything is to provide an integrated arena to all the Organizations and give an opportunity to the subscribers to access the information about our friends Organizations on a single platform. If you are an Organization and willing to avail this wonderful opportunity of being connected with a large number of Users to let them know about who you are and what are you doing, then please be the friends of SayEverything and register your participation. Being a participating Organization, you will not only get an access to participate on our Mailing List but we will register your name along with a web URL belongs to the Organization on our website. This way any person visiting SayEverything site or joining our Mailing List will also be able to venture the website of your Organization. Please do get in touch with us via below modes of communication for further information and register your Organization as Friends of SayEverything. Mobile: +91-9560175887. E-Mail: moderatorsayeveryth...@gmail.com SayEverything Mailing List: https://lists.sayeverything.noclick_org/mailman/listinfo/sayeverything Thanks, Amit Bhatt Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.noclick_com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.noclick_in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended
[AI] Trekking to Kilimanjaro has been a dream
Trekking to Kilimanjaro has been a dream I have nurtured for the last five years: Neeraj George - Times of India Trekking to Kilimanjaro has been a dream I have nurtured for the last five years: Neeraj George TNN | Oct 4, 2019, 06.58 PM IST Printed from Kochi-based Neeraj George's journey has been like no common man's. His struggles, failures, survival and triumph over adversities, as an amputee, are bound to move people off from their shaky grounds of inhibitions and insecurities. Having always been a go-getter right from his childhood, after losing his left leg to a bone tumour at the age of nine, Neeraj chose to live life the way he wants and embrace the maxim of 'try and try until you succeed'. He says, "That was when I decided not to confine myself within the four walls of my house." That young kid, who was intrigued by sports, later grew up to be an active badminton player and at the same time realised that he was a vagabond in the truest sense, who found sheer joy in meeting new people and delving into new experiences and into the minds of the umpteen people he chanced upon. He keeps saying, I love to climb mountains, quite literally and otherwise, despite being through turbulent times. Neeraj has pursued his higher studies in Scotland, after which he also participated in para-badminton tournaments, both at the national level and international level. The youngster, who has earlier trekked Chembra Peak, Pakshipathalam, Ponmudi, Peechi, and from Munnar to Kodaikkanal, besides many others, is now venturing out to conquer the peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa. He says that this has been a dream he has nurtured for the last five years. About deciding the itinerary, he adds, "I happened to go to Rudrapur, in Uttarakhand recently for a tournament. As I always make sure to embark on a trip or a trek, whenever I am out for a tournament, I then trekked Naina peak, at Nainital, which came around 8,000 ft, and it marked my best trek so far. The climate there was totally different. Though I had breathing problem and other difficulties, I made it, with the help of the guides I had." The Kilimanjaro trek starts on October 9, with five others. "The others are coming only to help me fulfil my dream, including Chandni, my best friend since school," says Neeraj, who has been working as an assistant at the advocate general's office. "It was a hassle to find sponsors. Soon, Chandni and her friends decided to pitch in with the trek expenses to the tune of Rs 1.1 lakh." In an animated voice, he says that together, they will be taking the Lemosho route, which will take around seven days. "On the fifth day, we will reach the summit. We will be exposed to three to four different climatic conditions, during these days. Down the hill would be the rainforest, followed by a dry forest above, with a -20 degree on top of the mountain. It is going to be very interesting and tough." That he is using crutches will make it all the more tough and painful. "I have stopped using prosthetic legs, after being used to it for around 22 years. While normal people would use their hands to climb the mountain or use their feet, I use my one leg, while holding on to my crutches. So, the whole pressure falls on my torso." For somebody like Neeraj, the much awaited yet daunting endeavour will require him to deal with things mentally, he adds. "I have my own pace, and make sure that I am fine. I take a break of 30 seconds for every 250 metres I trek to breathe and relax, unlike other people, who go for bigger stretches. People often tell me that my method makes them feel more comfortable." The way you plan your trek makes all the difference, according to Neeraj. Kilimanjaro, he says, with its summit about 4,900 metres from its base and 5,895 metres above sea level, is very steep, and will hit one with altitude sickness, after 14,000 feet. However, he is prepared to take things in his stride, and his team is well-equipped to handle the situation, no matter how bad. His outlook is bound to give life lessons to many. Neeraj says, "Nothing is impossible if you have the power of the mind. Even if do not become successful, this remains an attempt and if I complete the summit, it is going to be my personal best." He says that the support of his friends and family, especially his mother is remarkable. "I try my hand at everything an ablebodied person can try. My advice to others like me is that you have that spark inside you, all you have to do is blow it and make it into a fire, which is what my trips in forests have taught me. I have that spark within me, and everyone around me has helped me keep it alive. It is a small fireball now, which will grow huge, implying the immense potential of the differently abled." -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with
[AI] BMC study helps detect diabetic blindness easily- Times of India
BMC study helps detect diabetic blindness easily- Times of India MUMBAI: A study done in the BMC's dispensaries with a smartphone camera has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the second leading cause for blindness in India. Doctors feel the device, which has a pre-mounted iPhone containing an AI programme that works without internet, could be of help in rural areas. "The device, operated by a semi-skilled worker, showed 100% accuracy, compared with an ophthalmologist's diagnosis,'' said Dr S Natrajan of Aditya Jyot Foundation, which conducted the study. There is only one ophthalmologist for every 15,000 Indians, making diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy more difficult. A pilot study last year, published on August 9 in prestigious medical journal, JAMA Ophthalmology, showed that 15 out of 255 patients screened in BMC's dispensaries were rightly diagnosed by ophthalmologists as well as the smartphone-based cameras. "After ophthalmologist grading, 187 patients were diagnosed as having no diabetic retinopathy. Of these 187, 172 (92%) were correctly diagnosed by the AI system, while 15 were incorrectly diagnosed as having referable diabetic retinopathy. Ophthalmologists diagnosed 15 (8%) as having referable diabetic retinopathy, which AI also picked up,'' said the study. After the pilot study, the foundation tied up with Tata Trusts to continue retinopathy screening at BMC dispensaries. At present, 1,688 patients have been screened and 117 have been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. "Results of 144 patients were not clear as they also had cataract. They have been referred for further tests,'' said Dr Natrajan. The device and AI programme have been developed by Bengaluru company, Remidio Innovative Solutions. "We started work on the product almost a decade back. The idea was to make low-cost devices, easier to use than existing ones,'' said Anand Sivaraman of Remidio. The device costs Rs 3 lakh and AI costs can be recovered by charging each patient Rs50 a scan. Dr Astha Jain of foundation said most patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy in the study did not know they had diabetes. "When we ask patients with diabetes why they had not got their eyes tested before, they say they either did not know or did not get an appointment,'' she added. T Y Alvin Lie from Johns Hospitals Bloomberg School of Public Health wrote an editorial in JAMA Ophthalmology, saying the study was "pathbreaking''. He wrote that "by embedding the screening algorithm into smartphones, the authors have pioneered a way to bring DR (diabetic retinopathy) screening to patients at risk instead of relying on patients to come to point of care to be screened. This paradigm-shifting approach to DR screening could greatly benefit rural populations in developing and developed countries, where access to care is limited.'' -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Finding freedom on four wheels -
Finding freedom on four wheels - Aug 18, 2019, 01.00 AM IST Printed from A year ago, Rahul Sharma fell off the terrace of his house and lost use of his legs. House-bound, the 25-year-old lab technician in Amritsar felt trapped. "As a paraplegic, I had no way of leaving the house. Spending the day watching TV and playing games was hard on me emotionally because I really wanted to work," he says. Then, eight months ago, he found a driving school that's only for people with disabilities. A natural, it took him a little over a week to learn driving. Sharma is currently putting funds together to buy a car. "I did this to regain my independence. I didn't want to rely on my family forever," he says. Rahul isn't the only one for whom learning to drive opens the door to a more independent life. In fact, a growing number of driving schools are catering specifically to people like him by providing modified cars and helping out with the driving licence process. On My Own, an Amritsar-based driving school is run by Dr Anita Sharma, a former professor at IIM-Amritsar who has polio and learnt driving because she wanted the liberation that comes with it. "The Indore campus where I did my PhD was on a hillock, and the commute was so much easier because I had a car. Otherwise, I don't know how I would have managed," says Sharma. Why the school? Sharma says initially she started giving informal driving lessons to friends and family members with disabilities. She also did some research on driving schools. "I contacted 2,000 schools across the country. They said that they hardly get any queries from people with disabilities, and if they do, they don't have modified cars," she says. Some didn't even know that people with disabilities could drive. She adds that her school is not a charity. "My customers are professors and engineers. They can pay, so why treat them like a subject of pity?" asks Sharma. Cars require certain modifications so people with physical disabilities can drive them. The technology has evolved in the past few years. Pune-based Auto-Mate specialises in an automatic clutch system. Their CEO Himanshu Chitnis says, "We set a motor under the driver's seat which operates the clutch. This is controlled by a computer. This technology while made for people with disabilities has also helped people who may have a fractured leg," he says. Chitnis's company is also responsible for all of paralympian Deepa Malik's cars. This auto-clutch system isn't cheap - it costs Rs 40,000 rupees for people with disabilities and Rs 45,000 for able-bodied people, since there are GST concessions for the former. Jaipur-based Rajesh Sharma has modified over 3,000 cars. "I was a mechanic with my own workshop when a man with a leg amputation came to me and asked if could help. I decided to try and come up with a method," he says. What he does is move the accelerator, brake, and clutch so people can operate them using their hands. "I also go to people in whatever cities they are in, and do the work," he says. The modifications tend to cost between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000, depending on the specifications and travel requirements. From a Nano to an Audi, he's reworked them all. Anita Sharma says that the lack of accessible public transport makes driving a more acute need for people with disabilities. "Only metros like Delhi and Bombay have accessible public transit, but that also comes with its own issues," she says. In New Delhi Railway Station, for instance, there's a very high step as you get off the train, and the alternate path is very long. She adds: "In Amritsar, you cannot use public transport at all. Some people have drivers, but most disabled people can't afford that, and many can't afford modified cars either." Harish Kumar, who runs the Ahmedabad-based driving school Ability on Wheels, was born with an absent right limb below the elbow joint. Yet, the disability didn't put the brakes on his passion for driving. He has completed two solo All India Driving Expeditions, making it to the Limca Book of Records. They also offer a wheelchair-friendly taxi service, making Ahmedabad one of only 4-5 towns in India that have such a service, according to Kumar. He says people with disabilities often get discouraged by ignorant comments like "you can't drive, so stop thinking about it". One of Kumar's students Kavita Modi says that while driving has been liberating for her, gaps in infrastructure remain a problem. "There is a total lack of parking spots for us. So, I often have to park very far away from my destination." Disability rights activist and model Virali Modi says there is also a need for things to improve at regional transport offices - a sensitive staff and amenities like an accessible toilet may get more disabled people to come for a driving licence. "While I have always been too scared to drive on the streets of Mumbai because of the lack of law and regulation, driving can boost confidence - if you can do this, you can do
[AI] Richa Banka reports: RBI to Delhi HC: "did not recommend the feasibility to print notes in different shapes "
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed the Delhi high court that it is exploring the feasibility of developing a device for the identification of bank notes by the visually impaired. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rbi-looking-to-develop-app-to-help-visually-impaired-identify-new-notes/story-0gxlUtGqpd8iyYt6WSysjM.html The RBI informed a bench of chief justice Rajendra Menon and justice V Kameswar Rao that for developing an application, a presentation has also been taken from a mobile app developer, who has developed the app specifically for the identification of notes by the visually impaired. “Changing design of currency is a serious matter and needs to be considered with respect to its viability, cost and other factors at all levels. The RBI is exploring various alternative options including the feasibility of developing a mechanism/device for identification of denomination of banknotes by the visually impaired,” the RBI said in the affidavit. RBI’s reply comes on an application filed by advocate Rohit Dandriyal in a pending PIL filed by three advocates, a company secretary and NGO All India Confederation of Blind, who had sought a change in the new currency notes to make them easily identifiable and differentiable for the visually impaired. The PIL has said visually impaired people were facing hardship in the identification, usage and transaction of the new currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500, Rs 200 and Rs 50 denominations. RBI informed that the introduction of the application requires comprehensive discussion and has to be examined in entirety including possible alternative solutions. “…the Committee of the Central Board directed to pursue the development of suitable device/mechanism for aiding the visually impaired to identify the denomination of bank notes,” RBI said. However, it did not recommend the feasibility to print notes in different shapes because of the disadvantages like folded corners being confused with clipped corners, concerns in handling and degradation, creation of false positives, etc. -- सादर/ Regards अविनाश शाही/ Avinash Shahi सहायक/ Assistant मानव संसाधन प्रबंध विभाग/ Human Resource Management Department भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक/ Reserve Bank of India लखनऊ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय/Lucknow RO विस्तार/ Extension: 2232 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Survey of Interest published in HT today: Fewer blind in India than a decade ago, says National Blindness Survey
The prevalence of blindness in the country has declined by at least 30%, shows the National Blindness Visually Impaired Survey (2019) commissioned by the Union ministry of health and family welfare. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fewer-blind-in-india-than-a-decade-ago-says-national-blindness-survey/story-PSxW1jAOysOyk4jkGJ.html The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi conducted the survey on behalf of the health ministry to know the exact number of people who suffer from blindness and causes that lead to the condition. The previous survey was done in 2006-07, and showed blindness prevalence of about 1% in country’s population. The survey was conducted in 24 states and Union Territories and about 1.11 lakh people were tested. Cataract still remains the number one cause of blindness in the country. “Even though the definition of blindness was changed recently and we made use of the new definition to calculate the numbers, there is still a significant improvement in the numbers. If you look at the 50 plus population, 3.6% people were found to be blind during the earlier survey and now the number has come down to 1.99%,” said Dr Parveen Vashist, professor, RP Centre, AIIMS. Dr Vashist is the principal investigator in the survey. A Rapid Assessment Avoidable of Blindness (RAAB-6) methodology was used to conduct a survey. RAAB-6 is an accepted modality that is practised globally to detect the prevalence of blindness in people who are above 50. The WHO defines blindness as visual sharpness of less than 3/60, or a corresponding visual field loss to less than 10 degrees in the better eye, even with the best possible spectacle correction. “Earlier, if a person was not able to count fingers from a distance of 6, he metres would be considered blind but according to the new WHO definition the distance has been changed to 3 metres. However, we have extrapolated the data and realised that the condition is actually improving in India,” Dr Vashist said. -- सादर/ Regards अविनाश शाही/ Avinash Shahi सहायक/ Assistant मानव संसाधन प्रबंध विभाग/ Human Resource Management Department भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक/ Reserve Bank of India लखनऊ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय/Lucknow RO विस्तार/ Extension: 2232 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Moderator: Breaching list guidelines-RE: Friends of SayEverything, let's be together!
Dear Amit I would like to draw your attention on the list guidelines regarding "not permitted at all" point 5 which I am reproducing below: 5 advertisements, it may be clarified, there is a difference between providing information and misusing the list to sell wares. In your post, you are soliciting parteners to join your list and as a quidproco you are offering incentives. This is by all means an advertisement. As a list administrator yourself, I would have appreciated you should have sought prior permission before making this post. This is not expected especially by you. I am closing this thread here. Regards Harish Kotian -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Amit Bhatt Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 1:23 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: [AI] Friends of SayEverything, let's be together! Friends of SayEverything We invite the non-governmental Organizations, Charitable Trust, Welfare Organizations, Institutes, companies andGovernment Organizations to be friends of SayEverything forum and promote their products, schemes and all the activities by spreading the wide network in the World by participating via electronic mailing list of SayEverything Group. The soul objective of Friends of SayEverything is to provide an integrated arena to all the Organizations and give an opportunity to the subscribers to access the information about our friends Organizations on a single platform. If you are an Organization and willing to avail this wonderful opportunity of being connected with a large number of Users to let them know about who you are and what are you doing, then please be the friends of SayEverything and register your participation. Being a participating Organization, you will not only get an access to participate on our Mailing List but we will register your name along with a web URL belongs to the Organization on our website. This way any person visiting SayEverything site or joining our Mailing List will also be able to venture the website of your Organization. Please do get in touch with us via below modes of communication for further information and register your Organization as Friends of SayEverything. Mobile: +91-9560175887. E-Mail: moderatorsayeveryth...@gmail.com SayEverything Mailing List: https://lists.sayeverything.noclick_org/mailman/listinfo/sayeverything Thanks, Amit Bhatt Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.noclick_com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.noclick_in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Friends of SayEverything, let's be together!
Friends of SayEverything We invite the non-governmental Organizations, Charitable Trust, Welfare Organizations, Institutes, companies andGovernment Organizations to be friends of SayEverything forum and promote their products, schemes and all the activities by spreading the wide network in the World by participating via electronic mailing list of SayEverything Group. The soul objective of Friends of SayEverything is to provide an integrated arena to all the Organizations and give an opportunity to the subscribers to access the information about our friends Organizations on a single platform. If you are an Organization and willing to avail this wonderful opportunity of being connected with a large number of Users to let them know about who you are and what are you doing, then please be the friends of SayEverything and register your participation. Being a participating Organization, you will not only get an access to participate on our Mailing List but we will register your name along with a web URL belongs to the Organization on our website. This way any person visiting SayEverything site or joining our Mailing List will also be able to venture the website of your Organization. Please do get in touch with us via below modes of communication for further information and register your Organization as Friends of SayEverything. Mobile: +91-9560175887. E-Mail: moderatorsayeveryth...@gmail.com SayEverything Mailing List: https://lists.sayeverything.org/mailman/listinfo/sayeverything Thanks, Amit Bhatt Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Best accessible tv under 15k
Dear all , please tell me the best accessble hander TV (15k) tq On Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 11:55 AM Nisar khosla wrote: > Hi friends, as the subject suggest. I have bought a new Sony 4K TV, and > with that I have also bot new set top box which is from Airtel it's a > stream box which is new in market. It comes with Android features where you > can access live TV and you can watch ott platforms like uNetflix Amazon > prime at cetera. It has lots of features so I am little bit confused please > if anyone using set top box with TalkBack guide me and please contact me > personally for call me I need some guidance. My number is, 9924 106 220, > you can drop a message on WhatsApp on this number also, thanks and regards > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Fwd: audio description in iffi
Hi Taha Pl elaborate, how the audio description is made available to the blind user? Is it through a small FM transmitter or through a app. Are all the films covered? What about foreign language, in which language will be the AD be? Harish. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Taha Haaziq Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:06 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Fwd: audio description in iffi yes indeed, it is absolutely a fantastic initiative by the International Film Festival of India. i with Saksham, New Delhi are really glad to be a integral part to get this concept on board. but, only 1 correction that, this is happening from last 3 years and we are getting a great response. Thanks. On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:44 PM Harish Kotian wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Harish Kotian > > Date: 9 October 2019 at 7:25:51 PM IST > > To: Harish Kotian > > Subject: audio description in iffi > > > > > https://www.deccanherald.noclick_com/entertainment/iffi-2019-to-screen > -films-with-audio-description-766647.html > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.noclick_com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.noclick_in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessi > ndia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking > of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its > veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the > mails sent through this mailing list.. > > -- With Best Regards, Taha Haaziq Junior Scale Officer, Goa Civil Services(2016 Batch). Officer on Special Duty, Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa. http://www.socialwelfare.goa.gov.noclick_in Mobile: +91 9970620111 E-Mail: tahahaa...@gmail.com Skype: taha.haaziq Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.noclick_com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.noclick_in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Fwd: audio description in iffi
yes indeed, it is absolutely a fantastic initiative by the International Film Festival of India. i with Saksham, New Delhi are really glad to be a integral part to get this concept on board. but, only 1 correction that, this is happening from last 3 years and we are getting a great response. Thanks. On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:44 PM Harish Kotian wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Harish Kotian > > Date: 9 October 2019 at 7:25:51 PM IST > > To: Harish Kotian > > Subject: audio description in iffi > > > > > https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/iffi-2019-to-screen-films-with-audio-description-766647.html > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > -- With Best Regards, Taha Haaziq Junior Scale Officer, Goa Civil Services(2016 Batch). Officer on Special Duty, Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa. http://www.socialwelfare.goa.gov.in Mobile: +91 9970620111 E-Mail: tahahaa...@gmail.com Skype: taha.haaziq Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] How to use Airtel stream box with TalkBack
Hi friends, as the subject suggest. I have bought a new Sony 4K TV, and with that I have also bot new set top box which is from Airtel it's a stream box which is new in market. It comes with Android features where you can access live TV and you can watch ott platforms like uNetflix Amazon prime at cetera. It has lots of features so I am little bit confused please if anyone using set top box with TalkBack guide me and please contact me personally for call me I need some guidance. My number is, 9924 106 220, you can drop a message on WhatsApp on this number also, thanks and regards Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
