Re: [AI] Making education more inclusive for people with blindness: Learning from CFA Institute

accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Dinesh Kaushal > Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2018 8:24 PM > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled.' > Subject: [AI] Making education more inclusive for people with blindness: > Learning from CFA In

Re: [AI] Making education more inclusive for people with blindness: Learning from CFA Institute

Thanks Pranav, I haven't explored SVG much. Is it possible to understand SVG diagrams in economics? Is there any audio / video that I can watch to know how SVG is understandable? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal

[AI] Making education more inclusive for people with blindness: Learning from CFA Institute

Dear All, I have written an article about my experience with CFA institute's practice regarding the accessibility of course curriculum. I hope our institutes could learn a lot from CFA institute about how an accessible course material empowers people experiencing disabilities. We could

Re: [AI] Scribe guidelines

Hi all, Many of the problems such as finding a suitable writer at the last minute due to unsuitability or health issues could be solved if the examination system is a bit flexible. Accommodating people with various needs is not easy so examining bodies could consider second chance in a few

Re: [AI] Narrator as a screen reader come of age

I agree that training organizations could look at providing some orientation about Narrator. One of my recent experience is illustrative. My laptop crashed a couple of times due to faulty hard disk and I had to take data out of my system. Since my windows was not starting, I could not operate

Re: [AI] Sneha Agrawal reports: Teen clones SC website, forges orders to protect blind father's reputation

Either the boy is very smart or the father is hiding the fact that he can use screen readers to do all that. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 1:13 PM To: accessindia

Re: [AI] Moderator: closing the thread. RE: Deification of the disabled in the media

ism, insensitivity and irresponsibility. This happens all the time. > There are a number of things that are wrong with how people cover > disability in the media. > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Dinesh Kaus

Re: [AI] Deification of the disabled in the media

nforce harmful stereotypes. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 29, 2018, at 8:12 PM, Dinesh Kaushal <dineshkaus...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> You are right that we should not tell Ashish how he should represent his situation. >>>

Re: [AI] Deification of the disabled in the media

i. >>> Ideally it would be best if Ashish sends it, but I am not sure if >>> he would be willing to do it. If anyone on this list interacts >>> with him at a personal level, he / she can possibly convey this >>> to him. >>> >>> Thanks

Re: [AI] Deification of the disabled in the media

Thanks for starting conversation on an important topic. The way media houses distort and push people around is well-known. I think that Arnab Goswami would not have allowed Ashish to say what he might have wanted to say. It was evident from the way Arnab constantly kept saying that I want people

Re: [AI] ICICI bank - accessibility issues

Hi Geetha, Look for the hyperlink "fund transfers" and once you open it, you would find buttons to transfer or add payees. If this hyperlink is not working then there would be some message from icici that you need to either dismiss or do what it wants. For example if ICICI wants you to add

Re: [AI] I am on the BBC and configuring my computer to read Hindi

Just go to settings > time and language > region and language and select Hindi which is in the list box after add language option. You might see English and Hindi but sometimes second option (which is Hindi) may not be read and it seems to be a problem with NVDA. Once you select Hindi, press

Re: [AI] Learning how to call people out for ableism in a graceful fashion

As I mentioned, the senior was not called for reading the document; they were called for picking out which document had to be notarized. That is even more simpler! But I would assume that I don't know your situation exactly, but as much as I know, in such a situation I would have used KNFB

Re: [AI] Learning how to call people out for ableism in a graceful fashion

In that case, instead of sending the office boy, you could visit him and explain as Pranav highlighted. I am sorry I don't agree with mobility restriction argument due to disability. Many of us can navigate around for our office, shopping, and even for movies, then mobility within office should

Re: [AI] Learning how to call people out for ableism in a graceful fashion

Well, reasonable accommodation means that you are provided tools to help read documents, but asking people to read out the documents for you may not qualify as reasonable accommodations, on top of this, calling someone to your desk for this can rubbed them the wrong way. I wonder why you are not

Re: [AI] Cursor navigation in NVDA : quick navigation command.

There are 3 main cursor navigation modes in NVDA. Regular cursor navigation can be done with arrow keys along with various modification keys such as control and shift. These are actually not NVDA commands but these are standard windows commands. Review cursor navigation: this helps to read

Re: [AI] Scribe guidelines urgent

I guess we may not have to worry about all these conditions if video recording of the session could be made mandatory. Video recording should be submitted so that anytime any authority could verify if any cheating happened. for any -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

Re: [AI] typing

Hi Kanchan, Any Devanagari Unicode font for Marathi should work. Try out windows 10 built-in Marathi from settings > time language > region and language and add Marathi from add language list. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On

Re: [AI] Meeting with Ola team on accessibility gaps in Ola app, share inputs by 2:00 pm, 2nd Nov (tomorrow)

Some of us got together early this year and we have framed the guidelines for Mobile Accessibility practices in collaboration with Center for Internet and Society. Apart from the problems, you could share these practices as a reference document for them.

Re: [AI] Off-topic How a professional breaches physical security of organization

Another profession for someone who is experiencing disability, as many security personals don't check credentials for people with disabilities -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of pranav@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October

Re: [AI] Announcement of Browse Mode and Focus Mode in NVDA:

In preferences > Brows Mode, uncheck Audio indication of focus and browse modes. NVDA will speak focus mode and Browse Mode. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Ajeesh Thomas Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 5:23 PM To:

Re: [AI] as bajaj fincer rejected my consumer loan

Yes, we had no problem. We would be more than happy to work with you to help them understand their folly. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Payal Kapoor Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 2:06 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for

Re: [AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

child, there are certain issues where children need support which can not be provided by that parent. More importantly, I think it is unfair towards a child to have him/her disabled if parents unilaterally feel that bringing up a disabled child is normal. On 2/8/17, Dinesh Kaushal <d

Re: [AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

where parents fear to leave their child to handle a gas? and in cases where the child is independent but still the parents prefer a sighted partner instead of an independent VI partner? On 2/8/17, Dinesh Kaushal <dineshkaus...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I just realized we might be going beyond

Re: [AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

insic natural colisions in marriages on 2 footings of blind & sighted ones permanently cultivating hidden inferiority & superiority relating vision possessions. On Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:14:00 +0530 Dinesh Kaushal wrote >Disclaimer: I do not have any backg

Re: [AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

ooking, household work, etc. I do feel some strong reactions would be expected to my mail, but lets not be hypocratical, most blind/disabled have non-disabled partner. E-Mail: subramani6...@gmail.com Mob: 9738150192 Facebook: facebook.com/subu.subramani.16 - Original Message - From: &

Re: [AI] Marriage and issues of same disability partners

Well, independent living skills and attitudes are interrelated. Family members would be opposed due to 2 factors. 1. Due to genuine concern that whether a couple with same disability would be able to manage or not. 2. Due to another valid concern that a disabled couple might start depending on

Re: [AI] Its 25th Jan today: Kaabil movie review: Hrithik Roshan is out for revenge

I once listened to a program in which capacity of hearing impaired persons to understand sounds through body sensations was explored. And many who rely on ears for sound do not experience the same. So this could be similar for sight. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

Re: [AI] Budget 2017: Where is the Money to Implement the Disabilities Act?

While I agree that the budget allocation seems really low, there is a flaw in the argument. In first statement the writer says that allocation is .0039 percent of GDP, and in the second statement the writer says it is only .0039 percent of the budget. Note: these are not same. budget is around

Re: [AI] how to educate railway [passengers?

We would all have different opinions. In general I would not like to put such a board, but your situation is different. So I would suggest putting up the board as an experiment and see if that makes the difference. Also let your manager know in advance that if you don't like the results due to

Re: [AI] regarding dating groups

I don't understand how this is related to technology? May be a separate mailing list for Visually impaired dating would do? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Lokesh Naik Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:03 PM To:

[AI] RPD Bill with amendments applied for SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT

I have tried to apply suggested amendments for the 2014 bill only For chapter IV SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT. What I understand is some of the rules do not apply for private establishments. So Non-discrimination in employment (section 19) and Appointment of Grievance Redressal Officer

[AI] Accessible copy of RPD Bill

I have been trying to figure out what is there in the bill. I looked at the 2014 bill in pdf, but that is not accessible. By accessible I mean the sequence of text is not in the right order. For someone that could be considered accessible, but it is not as it confuses at many places. For example

Re: [AI] RPD Bill

Cool! -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 12:07 PM To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.'

Re: [AI] News of Interest: Visually challenged girl ‘marries’ Lord Krishna in MP’s Tikamgarh district

I am sorry, but is this topic relevant for this group? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Naresh Kumar Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 10:07 AM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning

Re: [AI] Income tax Efiling accessibility update

Awesome job asif! -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of asif Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 4:49 PM To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.'

Re: [AI] New features added by NVDA India team for NVDA 2015.4

h elø sir are you working on urdu langvije ? Please reply thanks On 11/26/15, pawan jain <pawan.jn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/26/15, Dinesh Kaushal <dineshkaus...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Sure we can, our mandate is to enable NVDA for Employment, education and >> Ind

[AI] New features added by NVDA India team for NVDA 2015.4

tors are: Michael Curren and James Teh from NV Access; Manish Agrawal and Dinesh Kaushal from Sapient; Dipendra Menocha and Suman Dogra from Saksham; Prof Balakrishnan, Siddhartha Gupta and Manshul Belani from Indian institute of Technology Delhi; Nirmita Narasimhan from The Centre for Internet & Society

Re: [AI] New features added by NVDA India team for NVDA 2015.4

take up accessibility issue with SAP so that NVDA can become accessible with SAP which will be really beneficial. Warm Regards, Tilak. On 11/26/15, Dinesh Kaushal <dineshkaus...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Access Indians, > > > > As you know, The NVDA India team primarily works o

Re: [AI] Preparing bar line charts etc.

You can do that in Microsoft Excel with the help of NVDA. This feature is developed by NVDA team in India and we welcome any feedback on the feature. Regards Dinesh -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of REKHA REVATHY Sent:

Re: [AI] Mysuru to be the first to make rail travel easier for visually-challenged

Apologies to spot somewhat negative point in a positive story. The following paragraph makes me interpret that railway officials do not think that blind persons would be using ac coaches! With non-AC conventional coaches manufactured after 2013 coming with Braille-embedded metal signage on

Re: [AI] Delhi University: A day in the life of Ashish Kumar a blind resident in DU

I felt this report also highlights one of the problems of lack of quality mobility and orientation training. One should not need to depend on others for going to classroom, cafeteria and any other place in the college. Any blind person with proper training and orientation can visit any place

Re: [AI] Brainstorming in Ahmedabad to make India disabled-friendly

The process seems in initial phase, but surely audio on websites does not seem promising. If there is a way to provide inputs, we should find out. expecting government officials to subscribe to access India is (I don't know how to put it) let's say not feasible. The problem with any such

[AI] NVDA 2015.2 fixes by Indian team

Dear All, Apologies for somewhat late information. As you all know that NVDA 2015.2 was out a couple of months back. This email is update about the contributions made by NVDA India team. As you would remember that on this list we had conducted a survey about the features that all of us

[AI] Audio Screen: An accessible diagram or map explorer

/audioScreen/index.html Regards Dinesh Kaushal Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com

Re: [AI] Louis Braille, digital master,The Economist

I agree with this device being of use for tactile diagrams, but I don't agree that without Braille there is no way that one can understand complex equations. snip As Brian MacDonald, president of the National Braille Press, in Boston, puts it, “It is one thing to listen to a newspaper article

Re: [AI] Scribe guidelines

I would mostly reiterate what others have already mentioned. 1. there should be a video recording provision for all candidates whether blind or not. Once all the candidates know that a video could be examined anytime, they would stop cheating. Such videos should be examined randomly to find if

Re: [AI] 2 Better Than 1? Being A Scribe For A Visually Impaired - Akanksha Mittal.

O my god, this issue can bring to mind many problems that we have faced while appearing for our exams. Though many of us would have faced many problems during our exams, but no one discussed that a scribe would be emotionally pressured to help as well. Apart from scribes, some supervisors also

Re: [AI] FW: [The vOICe] Do blind people really experience complete darkness?

Wow! I have similar experience, but I don't see random light, I often see imaginary scenes that are based on what I expect. I too have no light perception. I am able to imagine total darkness when my brain thinks that it is dark. That could be partly because I lost my eyesight gradually. I

Re: [AI] equal access to information for all Investors

Thanks Amar, I found the following in schedule A of SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING) REGULATIONS, 2015 No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/21/85. 2. Uniform and universal dissemination of unpublished price sensitive information to avoid selective disclosure.

Re: [AI] equal access to information for all Investors

or guideline etc. mandate in unequivocal terms that the information shall be provided in accessible format for persons with special needs. Though RTI Act 2005 may have some provisions to this effect, but not directly. On 2/16/15, Dinesh Kaushal dineshkaus...@hotmail.com wrote: Dear All, I am trying

[AI] equal access to information for all Investors

Dear All, I am trying to find out if there is any rule that requires companies to provide equal access to all investors. This rule may not directly imply accessibility for persons with disabilities, but we could use that rule to force companies to provide the information accessible for persons

[AI] Call for new NVDA developers

Dear All, If you get thrilled in learning something new or if you enjoy solving difficult problems, here is an opportunity for you that will take you on a journey of learning, creating and solving problems that matter for all of us. Together we can make our lives more productive and enjoyable.

Re: [AI] Call for new NVDA developers

Just a clarification, You would not be joining NVDA team in a paid capacity, this is an opportunity to learn NVDA and develop NVDA in a volunteer capacity. If we find good developers, we will try to arrange for the funding, but we cannot guarantee at this time. Regards Dinesh Register at

Re: [AI] Facing problems at office

Dear Anisha, I have worked in Wipro for a while, and I know that it has reasonable Accommodation policy. Please check that policy, and if needed I can connect you with someone who could guide you. Best Dinesh Mobile: +91 9718328272 Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in

[AI] Talking Scientific Calculator

Dear All, I am looking for a standalone talking scientific calculator. I want to know if such a calculator is available in India and if yes, does anyone has experience of using it? I am currently looking at Orion TI36X Scientific calculator, but don't know if it is available in India. Best

Re: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired, funds books in Braille

Being Braille interface developer for an assistive technology company, I got to use around 8 Braille devices. There are 2 types of devices that are used to work with Braille. One is known as Braille Display or Braille Line or Braille Panel. This device can connect with computer via USB or can

Re: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired, funds books in Braille

The space bar comes very handy when we are typing on the Braille display. We can type in a computer or a mobile with the help of Braille keyboard. When you are typing on a Braille keyboard, you wouldn't want to go to your computer just to press space. Space bar is also used as a modifier key

Re: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired, funds books in Braille

Yes, even I used to believe that one must learn Braille at least during primary school, but many children who are tech savvy are proving that it is not necessary. Adults talking about the need for blind children without knowing their perspective is similar to sighted people talking about the

Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

Would be interested to know how much of this is real home grown and how much of it is just rebranding of Linux? Best Dinesh Mobile: +91 9718328272 Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. --Martin Fischer -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

[AI] Thanks for your suggestions for NVDA development

Dear All, Thank you very much for your overwhelming response for the request for suggestions. We have received suggestions for around 80 features and bugs. We are compiling the list, and we will be either adding these issues on NVDA list or adding them as comments on the NVDA issue tracker.

Re: [AI] Request for suggestions for NVDA development

, Srihari Gudelly sriharigude...@gmail.com wrote: make NVDA to read image jpg files On 1/3/15, Dinesh Kaushal dkaus...@sapient.com wrote: Dear all Wish you all a very happy new year. NVDA India team is contributing in development of a screen reader, NVDA. The team has achieved some

Re: [AI] Request for suggestions for NVDA development

of issues they've fixed in NVDA is much to large to be counted, I admire and appreciate your efforts. On 1/3/15, Dinesh Kaushal dkaus...@sapient.com wrote: Dear all Wish you all a very happy new year. NVDA India team is contributing in development of a screen reader, NVDA. The team has achieved

Re: [AI] Request for suggestions for NVDA development

Boopathi On 1/3/15, Dinesh Kaushal dkaus...@sapient.com wrote: Dear all Wish you all a very happy new year. NVDA India team is contributing in development of a screen reader, NVDA. The team has achieved some milestones and we will be contributing more. In order to plan for 2015 an beyond, we

[AI] Request for suggestions for NVDA development

Dear all Wish you all a very happy new year. NVDA India team is contributing in development of a screen reader, NVDA. The team has achieved some milestones and we will be contributing more. In order to plan for 2015 an beyond, we are seeking your input. Access India has been a great community

Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streetsearned him 5 seconds of fame

- From: Dinesh Kaushal dkaus...@sapient.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streetsearned him 5 seconds

Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streets earned him 5 seconds of fame

Well, if a story demands a blind beggar, then it is ok to do so. But what we want is a richer depiction of persons with disabilities. So there are blind adventurers, software professionals, teachers and trainers, lawyers, Marketing professionals, financial professionals, NGO professionals,

Re: [AI] Visually impaired people take oath as BJP members in New Delhi

The question: to whom such memberships are useful more? to the blind or the particular political party? is sometimes misleading. May be for now, political party could benefit more, but such a public event would make these parties more accountable. At least we can ask them, you said that by

Re: [AI] Railways may drop concessional travel passes

Considering that railways is not really in a good state, this could be a good move. The concession should only be based on income all other criteria's are superfluous. Best Dinesh Mobile: +91 9718328272 Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. --Martin

[AI] congratulations to Vishakha and Prashant for National Award 2012

Hi All, Let's Congratulate 2 of our deserving list members Prashant Nayak and Vishakha More for winning the national award 2012! Vishakha is being recognized as best employee and Prashant is being recognized as role model. Cheers Dinesh and Madhu Register at the dedicated AccessIndia

Re: [AI] Satya meya Jayate

Hi Harish, I clearly remember that Aamir announced this number 5782711. actually, he says this number every time. Though he says it only once. CheersDinesh From: gauran...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:24:56 +0530 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Satya meya Jayate

[AI] FW: [EnAble India Volunteers] Award for the Friends or Persons with Disability...

Dipesh Sutariya posted http://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F105475436173082%2F294313937289230%2Fmi d=5a06d85G243190fdG894bd90G96bcode=mZZlBPXCn_m=dineshkaushal%40hotmail.com in EnAble India Volunteers. http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.phpid=1079449132mid=5a06d85G243190fdG8

Re: [AI] appealing to all

An interesting story is about a blind doctor. He became doctor around 100 years back, when there was no technology. The book name is The Blind Doctor - The Jacob Bolotin Story By Rosalin Perlman -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in

Re: [AI] Wanted - ideas for accessible gadgets.

Similar device is available though at very high price. The device is called SoundPost, and price is $545 if you buy one handset and 2 base stations. One base station is for $195 and 1 handset is for $175. For more information look at Povidi's website. http://www.povidi.com/ -Original

Re: [AI] New CCPD

As far as I remember, Ms. Anuradha Mohit was deputy CCPD -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani, Rajesh Sent: 28 December 2011 11:46 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] New

[AI] FW: [NVDA-dev] Interest in NV Access selling Nuance ETI-Eloquence withNVDA

Hi All, One of the limitations sighted for NVDA is that some users do not like its voice. If you want an alternative good screen reader with the same voice as jaws or talks, I request you to take a couple of minutes and fill the form for a package of NVDA bundled with Nuance ETI-Eloquence.

Re: [AI] FW: [NVDA-dev] Interest in NV Access sellingNuanceETI-Eloquence withNVDA

message that page is not available. - Original Message - From: Dinesh Kaushal dineshkaus...@hotmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:22 AM Subject: [AI] FW: [NVDA-dev] Interest in NV Access selling NuanceETI-Eloquence withNVDA Hi All, One

Re: [AI] Aspiring singers!! Hurry before its too late

Seems a scam? Regards Dinesh Kaushal An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense are among the essential components of wisdom blog at dineshkaushal.blogspot.com Moderator VILAM (Visually Impaired Leaders and Managers) group To subscribe, you may send message

Re: [AI] Braille

display along with a phone or computer, just that Braille displays cost alot. But one should not test the speed of a Braille display with someone who does not have any experience working with it. Regards Dinesh Kaushal An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense

Re: [AI] Scope of Economics for blind students

are anyways allowed in examinations. Obviously, Velcro board is not only useful for economics, but it is also useful for any other field that has diagrams. Regards Dinesh Kaushal An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense are among the essential components

Re: [AI] Shame shame schools!

ability to work in offices, there are often tips and tricks that can be shared among parents who have already faced similar problems. Regards Dinesh Kaushal An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense are among the essential components of wisdom blog

[AI] Social investing is Sebi's latest headache

-savvy next generation entrepreneurs, brimming with ideas. Bottom of Form Regards Dinesh Kaushal An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense are among the essential components of wisdom blog at dineshkaushal.blogspot.com Moderator VILAM (Visually

[AI] Dinesh Kaushal wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Dinesh Kaushal requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Subhash Chandra, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Dinesh Kaushal Accept invitation from Dinesh Kaushal http://www.linkedin.com/e/kv2mwn

Re: [AI] about signature

I am told that we can also ask the bank to provide us with a stamp of our signatures, but this is very risky as anyone who gets access to our stamp can sign on our behalf. I have not yet tried this option. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in

[AI] Can a Ball Help Kids Learn Braille?

Imagine if you could pick up Braille just by playing with a ball. A new conceptual toy by recent Pratt grad Danielle Pecora is designed precisely for that. http://www.fastcompany.com/1665057/can-a-ball-help-kids-learn-braille Find Danielle Pecora's page at

[AI] Winner of Mobile Speak 4 license

, but we could not get through, so I request her to contact us. Regards Dinesh Kaushal An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because

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Re: [AI] Will the iPad Kill the Kindle?

] On Behalf Of Dinesh Kaushal Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:15 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Will the iPad Kill the Kindle? Following news is really exciting. Apple's ibook will be epub format. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Will the iPad Kill the Kindle? The price

[AI] Will the iPad Kill the Kindle?

Following news is really exciting. Apple's ibook will be epub format. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Will the iPad Kill the Kindle? The price and specs suggest that Apple's device will offer stiff competition. By Erica Naone It's not yet clear whether the iPad will live up to the

Re: [AI] no worrys

] no worrys Dear sir, I would like to do BCA from igno. I Don't have max background. I did my graduation in English language and literature. Can I go for this course? - Original Message - From: Dinesh Kaushal dineshkaus...@hotmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, November

Re: [AI] I'm Blind--and I'm a Good Mother

I think the way we take this also matters. We are the subject matter experts about screen readers and other assistive devices, but visually dependent people are not. So it becomes our responsibility to spread awareness about such technologies. True, it is tiring but who else can do this task?

Re: [AI] a million accessible books in one shot

It's not portable reader, it is just the software. Plus I think there may be another problem, this reader is to be released in United states of America, we are not sure if it is available out of US. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in

Re: [AI] a million accessible books in one shot

[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Dinesh Kaushal Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 5:06 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] a million accessible books in one shot It's not portable reader, it is just the software. Plus I think there may be another problem, this reader

[AI] a million accessible books in one shot

From the Top Tech Tidbits 3) I usually avoid speculative and pre-release announcements, but we'll definitely want to be following this one. Around the end of November, KNFB will come out with a free book reader, working on pc's, windows Mobile phones and the iPhone with other versions to

[AI] update on sharing books

Hi All, I had a discussion with Mr. Dipendra, who pointed out Rahul Cherian's view that as India has ratified UNCPD, if there is any case in court by publishers or authors, court will mostly decide in favour of us, and in that case it will become a law as court decision counts as law. But

Re: [AI] suggestion needed

Rakesh, I am interested to know if he can use his fingers well to read Braille? If yes, then for him Braille display could be a good option. It seems that it would be a while before he can use computer proficiently, so scribe would still be a good option. -Original Message- From:

Re: [AI] distributing books

Secured PDF is not accessible for now. We can use acrobat reader to read ordinary pdf files, but when we want to read secured pdf files, we would need something called AdobeR Digital editions, which is not accessible. Alternatively We need to use acrobat reader v7, which does not work properly on

[AI] Can e-Publishing Overcome Copyright Concerns?

The following Blog post talks about author's concerns, and unfortunately someone has tricked this author saying that he is blind and needs and ebook. David Pogue is a very popular New York Times technology columnist, and his opinion matters for a lot of people. May 22, 2008, 10:49 am Can

Re: [AI] 1. Re: New Book: Shadows Across the Playing Field (Prashant Verma)

Another point, someone wrote, that ebooks are 10 times more expensive. I am sorry to learn, but I get ebooks for lesser price than the hard copy. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Dinesh Kaushal

Re: [AI] distributing books

Well, I am not an expert on copyrights, and till now I had assumed that organizations are permited to create copies for the use of blind persons. But as per the cowardly and oversubmissive point, following the law does not seem to me such, and working to make the changes is our right. Legal

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