Re: [AI] BGFI’s Visit to The Nehru Planetarium & to the exhibition titled 'Closed Eyes Open Minds'

2015-10-01 Thread avinash shahi
Excellent plan. Please do share your views after feeling the paintings. On 10/1/15, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) wrote: > Dear All, > > Greetings from Blind Graduates Forum of India (BGFI)! > > This Sunday, we invite you along with family / friends to a show at

Re: [AI] AI:Help in creating ppts

2015-10-01 Thread Mahesh Narasimhan
That's true. It is very challenging. If you are addressing to all stakeholders, then it is more challenging as one will have to look into all aspects. In such situations one will have to take care the agency issue also. -- "Good friendship is like the relationship between eye & hand! If the

Re: [AI] Disability certification

2015-10-01 Thread Ishwar Verma
all the state and union territory and central govt have only 1 format. On 9/30/15, Eyeway Helpdesk wrote: > Dear All: > > Greetings from the Eyeway Helpdesk! > > In the past few years, we have received complaints regarding issuance > of disability certificate across India. >

[AI] Concern in ESI SRD for PWDs

2015-10-01 Thread Mujeeb Rahman
Dear All, As you all know, there is a special recruitment drive for PWDs happening in ESI almost through out the country. Here in Kerala, for udc, there are 9 vacancies of which 3 is for VH. While applying for the post online, it is mandatory to give the per cent of disability. Though I give it

[AI] Disabled activist `humiliated' at IGI

2015-10-01 Thread avinash shahi
Though this news is not new; Its almost regular that disabled travelers are asked to get off their wheelchairs which is rightly protested by the activists. However This news is very important cause it provides the interesting info about who framed the guidelines in 2014. I wonder if any blind was

Re: [AI] AI:Help in creating ppts

2015-10-01 Thread Amar Jain
Dear Ms. Sachar, I am totally blind so leaving the graphs part aside and my focus will be on the formatting bit of it. Since I am into corporate law in the International capital Market practice area, I have to deal with investor presentations and internal presentations though I have had limited

Re: [AI] Hyderabad: Wind Chimes Guiding the Visually-challenged in UoH

2015-10-01 Thread Kotian, H P
Hi This is really wonderful. Effective, cheap, no maintenance and requires no power. Really appreciate the thought and applying it effectively. Harish. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: 01 October 2015

Re: [AI] I need reader and writer for my exam fyjc(31 st October -6th nov)

2015-10-01 Thread Amar Jain
Hi Shubham, Can you specify the following: 1. City, location of the center. 2. Eligibility rules for scribe. 3. Schedule of papers and timings. 4. Medium and any other requirements. You can also request for scribes on seshpath.org and contact I Volunteer.in amongst other portals. Call me up on

[AI] Daily Eyeway Alerts

2015-10-01 Thread Eyeway Helpdesk
Dear All: Greetings from the Eyeway Helpdesk! Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- By July 2016, the Government plans to make 75 railway stations and all 21 international airports across India disabled-friendly, as part of its ‘Accessible India’ campaign. The Ministry of Social

[AI] Fwd: [nvda-addons] Re: commit/addonFiles: josephsl: Day of the week (Abdel) ready for public testing

2015-10-01 Thread Bhavya shah
-- Forwarded message -- From: Joseph Lee Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:11:18 -0700 Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: commit/addonFiles: josephsl: Day of the week (Abdel) ready for public testing To: nvda-add...@freelists.org, nvda-addons-comm...@freelists.org Hi

Re: [AI] Disability certification

2015-10-01 Thread Amar Jain
Let me put it stage wise: 1. Documentation standardization needs to be done. For example, in some of the places they even ask for a letterhead of an institution stating your name for making the certificate due to blindness. 2. Appointment process needs to be streamlined. In Maharashtra for

Re: [AI] AI:Help in creating ppts

2015-10-01 Thread Surabhi
Thank you Amar. Sent from my iPhone > On 01-Oct-2015, at 3:53 pm, Amar Jain wrote: > > Dear Ms. Sachar, > > I am totally blind so leaving the graphs part aside and my focus will > be on the formatting bit of it. Since I am into corporate law in the > International

Re: [AI] Need Suggestion/Feedback Regarding Net Banking Special Reference To HDFC Bank's Net Banking Including Over All Website Of HDFC Bank

2015-10-01 Thread Sameer
Dear Ashutoshji, Use the Bill Pay feature after logging in to HDFC Bank Net banking to pay mobile bills. The entire procedure to add a beneficiary & make payment is accessible. Regards Mr. Sameer Latey, Mumbai, India -Original Message- From: Aashutosh Pandey Sent: Thursday,

Re: [AI] FWD: Know your bank account balance by giving a missed call

2015-10-01 Thread deepa s
Hello, How about the State Bank of Travancore Regards Deepa. On 9/30/15, sampath raj rao wrote: > Hi Manish sir, is the info sent by you is for SBI or SBBJ? > > > On 9/29/15, Manish Sharma wrote: >> For registration send a sms from your reg.

[AI] FWD: Know your bank account balance by giving a missed call

2015-10-01 Thread jyothi
Recently, Change of Mobile No for Missed Call Alert for Canarabank Changed from 09289292892 to 09015483483 To Enquire the Balance -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of deepa s Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 12:36 PM To:

Re: [AI] AI:Help in creating ppts

2015-10-01 Thread Surabhi Sachar
Thanks Mahesh. I have been doing that but it just creates dependency, and a lot of work needs to be presented to stakeholders within a specific timeline. Thought it would be great if there was another alternative to this issue. On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Mahesh Narasimhan

Re: [AI] Need Suggestion/Feedback Regarding Net Banking Special Reference To HDFC Bank's Net Banking Including Over All Website Of HDFC Bank

2015-10-01 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi Tilak, The problem is at your end because many of us are able to use the website without any problems with both jaws and nvda. Is the website 100% accessible in terms of the use of the best markup etc.? No, but it is usable without any extra effort. We are going in circles. I need specific

Re: [AI] Need Suggestion/Feedback Regarding Net Banking Special Reference To HDFC Bank's Net Banking Including Over All Website Of HDFC Bank

2015-10-01 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi, For online shopping, you go to the website you want to shop on and choose net banking as the mode of payment. You then select hdfc and follow the prompts. Pranav -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Aashutosh Pandey

Re: [AI] Hyderabad: Wind Chimes Guiding the Visually-challenged inUoH

2015-10-01 Thread harish
Hi Pranav It doesn't really need a wind, all it needs some air movement. At any rate, you will also realise when in the open, when there is no air movement and this won't work. This would not be a thing you will entirely depend on. Even if you think of a power driven solution, the same

Re: [AI] Hyderabad: Wind Chimes Guiding the Visually-challenged inUoH

2015-10-01 Thread Pranav Lal
Harish, I hear you. However, I understood the article to imply that these chimes would be the only markers for landmarks in the university. That is why I asked the question. I like the idea though. No power required and sightlings will not mind the sound too much. Pranav Register at the

Re: [AI] FWD: Know your bank account balance by giving a missed call

2015-10-01 Thread Suryajyothimetlapalli
State bank india and its associates has introduced missed call service to know the balance and last 5 transactions. Steps. 1. Send a message from the registered mobile number as For example: REGSBH AC NO And send to 922348. We will receive a conformation message that we have registered.

Re: [AI] Hyderabad: Wind Chimes Guiding the Visually-challenged in UoH

2015-10-01 Thread Vamshi. G
It says someone can nudge the tubes for chimes to be produced. May be when you reach a junction, you can know where the tubes are placed and nudge them so that you'll know where you are. Hope I understood correctly. On 10/2/15, Pranav Lal wrote: > Um, what if there is no

Re: [AI] AI:Help in creating ppts

2015-10-01 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi Surabhi, What assistive technology do you use? I ask because if you use the jaws screen reader, it does report alignment information. The NVDA screen reader does the same. The other area to be careful about is overlapping objects. Again, screen readers do report that info. If you right click

Re: [AI] Hyderabad: Wind Chimes Guiding the Visually-challenged in UoH

2015-10-01 Thread Pranav Lal
Um, what if there is no wind? Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at:

Re: [AI] I need reader and writer for my exam fyjc(31 st October-6th nov)

2015-10-01 Thread Amiyo Biswas
I think, in view of the crisis of scribe, we should demand competitive exams in Braille and largeprint, particularly where multiple choice is the method. It will make things easier for us. With best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: +91-9433464329 - Original Message - From: "Amar Jain"

Re: [AI] Need Suggestion/Feedback Regarding Net Banking Special Reference To HDFC Bank's Net Banking Including Over All Website Of HDFC Bank

2015-10-01 Thread Aashutosh Pandey
hello Pranav sir I want to know how to recharge mobile and shop online On 10/1/15, Tilakprasad Joshi wrote: > Hi Pranav, I did tried disabling the filtering infact it was by > default disabled when I checked this option, but issue remains the > more or less same with

Re: [AI] AI:Help in creating ppts

2015-10-01 Thread Surabhi Sachar
Thanks Pranav. That's helpful. I am currently using Super Nova screen reader. Will get back to you in case I have any further queries. Regards, Surabhi On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 5:40 AM, Pranav Lal wrote: > Hi Surabhi, > > What assistive technology do you use? I ask because

[AI] State Census: Nearly 8 lakh disabled in Kerala

2015-10-01 Thread avinash shahi
An estimated 7,91,998 persons in Kerala suffer from various disabilities, according to Social Justice Minister M. K. Muneer. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/nearly-8-lakh-disabled-in-kerala/article7709737.ece Releasing the draft of the “Disability Census 2015’ here on

[AI] Delhi: People with disabilities gear up for march on October 6

2015-10-01 Thread avinash shahi
Aggrieved over “lack of action” by Delhi government on issues affecting people with disability, hundreds of disabled people plan to march towards the secretariat on October 6 to seek a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and put forward their demands. Muralidharan, convenor of the Delhi

[AI] Hyderabad: Wind Chimes Guiding the Visually-challenged in UoH

2015-10-01 Thread avinash shahi
HYDERABAD: Everyday, close to 50 visually-challenged students of the University of Hyderabad find it a task to navigate between hostels and school or other points on the 1,700-acre campus. At times, failing to find their way, students return to their rooms and miss classes or leave important work