[AI] Nisha Nambiar reports from Pune: cash Crunch: Disabled people dealt a bad hand, seek counters in public spaces

2016-11-15 Thread avinash shahi
e days to come, we will observe the situation and then take necessary steps." -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listi

[AI] Shillong: North Eastern Hill University: Bartina has become the first visually-impaired student to have completed MA from the University

2016-11-15 Thread avinash shahi
lities. On how Bertina writes her exam, Bhattacharejee said: "A separate room was arranged for Bertina during exam. She functions through a scribe. When the scribe read out the questions, she dictated her answers to the scribe." -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law a

Re: [AI] Any accessibility features in new Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 currency notes?

2016-11-15 Thread avinash shahi
sindia.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; >&g

[AI] Japan times reports: 1 in 5 blind with guide dogs have fallen off Japanese station platforms: poll

2016-11-14 Thread avinash shahi
-guide-dogs-fallen-off-japanese-station-platforms-poll/#.WCqbZhb_qd4 -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

[AI] Annalisa D'Innella writes in the Guardian today: The way I see it: living with partial blindness

2016-11-14 Thread avinash shahi
on with reading our books. To find out more about the RNIB’s #howisee campaign, visit: rnib.org.uk/howisee To find out more about RP, visit rpfightingblindness.org.uk -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list

[AI] Dawn reports: Pakistan: Disable persons beaten over protest by Quetta Police

2016-11-14 Thread avinash shahi
persons after which the protests was called off. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

[AI] Agrima Bhasin writes: The Manipur initiative: Education and freedom at a school for children with disability

2016-11-13 Thread avinash shahi
. For this, the able-bodied must be willing to connect as equals. Pauzagin says with a grin, “We even organised a Gangnam-style dance competition to raise awareness,” and adds, shrugging, “Otherwise no one would have come.” Agrima Bhasin is an independent social policy researcher. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral

[AI] Book Review: Disability and the media edited by Andrew Crisell

2016-11-10 Thread avinash shahi
j.sheph...@sussex.ac.uk © 2016 Jacqui Shepherd http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2016.1249636 -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] London-United Kingdom: Katharine Quarmby writes: Our disabled community is suffering. Time to act on the UN report, not reject it

2016-11-10 Thread avinash shahi
a sensible, sober report from a key international body, it should own up to the mistakes of the past, consider the report fully, and act on it. Disabled people became one of the last government’s favoured whipping boys. It is time to break with that cruel past. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student

[AI] Mumbai: Beauty pageant for the blind girls update: A ‘sight’ to behold

2016-11-10 Thread avinash shahi
and ambitious. They go way beyond self-empathy and their vision is not cocooned. They see the world beyond us and they don’t need help,” he adds -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile

[AI] West Bengal: Lack of Braille education stops visually impaired from checking voter slips

2016-11-09 Thread avinash shahi
essor of Centre for Disability Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/ma

[AI] Mike Lambert for the BBC:: How did I do as a blind dad?

2016-11-08 Thread avinash shahi
s she never suffered from any lack of love or attention. Maybe there's a positive connection between the young woman who now sees herself as being especially observant and sensible, and some of the added responsibilities she assumed at an early age. Although as Caitlin points out: 'I like being sensible - a

[AI] MMBA donates laptop to daughter of visually challenged couple

2016-11-07 Thread avinash shahi
accepted their suggestion to take up the responsibility of bearing her educational expenses. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Kolkotta: Braille magazine opens up world of creativity

2016-11-07 Thread avinash shahi
zine is overwhelming," Mandal added. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.o

[AI] Gujarat: Himanshu Kaushik reports, Disabled children are dropping out of school

2016-11-06 Thread avinash shahi
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Disabled-children-are-dropping-out-of-school/articleshow/55280881.cms -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs

[AI] FYI: Lassnet International Conference at India Habitat Centre –Programme Schedule:

2016-11-06 Thread avinash shahi
hool of Women's Studies, Utkal University, Odisha Ashwini Deshpande, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi Renu Addlakha, Centre for Women's Development Studies, Delhi. K.S. James, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Avinash Shahi, Ce

[AI] Anti-abortion Poland offers payments for disabled newborns

2016-11-04 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/anti-abortion-poland-offers-payments-for-disabled-newborns/story-whv08NvR4x35SKTm3f4tWM.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones

Re: [AI] Any Good Published or Unpublished Piece/Representation on the Term Divyang?

2016-11-04 Thread avinash shahi
t; 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; > &

Re: [AI] Jaws Screen Reader latest V18 goes Indian!

2016-11-03 Thread avinash shahi
obile 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia

[AI] Rob Merrick writes in the Independent: London: Tory MPs launch fresh revolt against looming disability benefits cuts

2016-11-02 Thread avinash shahi
ants moving out of the work-related activity group and into work each month." -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org

[AI] Clare Conley writes in the Guardian: Going blind in your 20s: 'when life sends lemons, make lemonade'

2016-11-02 Thread avinash shahi
long the way is that whatever life deals you, it’s your choice how to view those circumstances. She recounts a family game over Sunday lunch which involved created six-word memoirs. Hers is: “Everything changed, all for the better.” -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Govern

[AI] Jammu and Kashmir: Visually impaired lawyer gets relief from HC

2016-11-02 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/story/232342.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

[AI] American Inaccessible Elections: Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara

2016-11-01 Thread avinash shahi
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/01/us-citizens-vote-disabled-voters-democracy-election-polling -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Less than one percent disabled girls entering schools in Odisha

2016-11-01 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2016/nov/01/less-than-one-percent-disabled-girls-entering-schools-in-odisha-1533907--1.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile

Re: [AI] Fwd: Indian Mythology Has a Problem With Disability- The Wire Article.

2016-11-01 Thread avinash shahi
antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > 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 p

[AI] Book Review: Seeing with the hands: blindness, vision, and touch after Descartes

2016-11-01 Thread avinash shahi
and led to a bolder conclusion. Ben Simmons Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Lets discuss: Wice-President accepts Braille letter: Why Braille scripted letter should not be treated as official communication across the country?

2016-10-31 Thread avinash shahi
letter then why it should not be treated as official language across the country,” asked disability rights activist Sanyas Behera. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs

[AI] Fwd: {Disability Studies India} Fwd: Indian Mythology Has a Problem With Disability- The Wire Article.

2016-10-31 Thread avinash shahi
https://groups.google.com/group/disability-studies-india. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs o

[AI] Census 2011 update: 6.54 crores never attended school

2016-10-31 Thread avinash shahi
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/census-says-6-54-crore-indians-never-attended-school-3731303/ -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Read my write up today: The Big Diwali Bazaar: How a Blind School draws Delhi Elites to its campus.

2016-10-29 Thread avinash shahi
Happy Diwali to all. http://icareinfo.in/blind-school-big-diwali-bazaar-draws-delhi-elites-campus/ -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Muhammad Salman Siddiqui writes for the Nation: How technology succors visually impaired persons in Pakistan?

2016-10-28 Thread avinash shahi
surely prove themselves! -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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

[AI] Archana Jyoti writes an Op-Ed in the Pioneer today: Empowering Divyangjan

2016-10-27 Thread avinash shahi
shadow over all the good works being done by the NDA Government. (The writer is special correspondent, The Pioneer) -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Lucy Webster writes in the Guardian: I’m a person with disabilities. Why do I have to be a trailblazer too?

2016-10-27 Thread avinash shahi
. Up and down the country, disabled people are spending their days convincing people that they belong in a school, university or workplace, when really they should just be making choices and getting on with them. Society has work to do for that to be the reality. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student

[AI] Punkhuri Kapoor reports from the Banaras Hindu University: Diwali 2016: Visually impaired spread light with Diwali candles

2016-10-27 Thread avinash shahi
f candles by working for over 17 hours a day for two weeks. The candles are being sold at BHU hostels and different locations in the neighbourhood. . -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of

[AI] American Elections: Maryland offers new accessible voting system for the blind

2016-10-26 Thread avinash shahi
selections using a keypad with Braille-embossed navigation buttons and an audio headset. Voters will also be able to enlarge text and change contrast on th -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list

[AI] Kaabil Official Trailer | Hrithik Roshan | Yami Gautam | 26th Jan 2017 - YouTube frame

2016-10-26 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kaabil-trailer-hrithik-roshan-yami-gautam-are-lovers-against-the-big-bad-world/story-iaR2IqEwF97pipiLk70rMM.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing

[AI] Book Review of Interest: The metanarrative of blindness: a re-reading of twentieth-century Anglophone writing:

2016-10-25 Thread avinash shahi
, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK elena.k...@ouce.ox.ac.uk -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

Re: [AI] Tips for filling disability ID online form

2016-10-25 Thread avinash shahi
ssindia_accessindia.org.in > > > 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 m

Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled people who get jobs

2016-10-25 Thread avinash shahi
essibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for > disabled people who get jobs > > hi avinash > in this article in hindustan times it has been mentioned that law of rights > of persons with disabilities has be

[AI] The story of Sushma Agarwal A Visually challenged Maths professor: Mathematician Doesn't Need to See the Board to Solve Problems

2016-10-25 Thread avinash shahi
to take up jobs [after graduation]. At least five or six of each batch of around 30 students go on to do their Ph.Ds,” said Agarwal. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs

[AI] The Visually challenged Scholar who refused to be lost in Translation: English professor’s seventh book is ready for release

2016-10-24 Thread avinash shahi
referring to body parts of women. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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

[AI] London: Daniel Boffey writes in the Guardian: Disabled jobseekers facing dramatic fall-off in support

2016-10-24 Thread avinash shahi
compared to 2014, which is great news but there is more to do. That’s why we’re increasing support in jobcentres, investing more in adapting workplaces for people with specific needs while our Work and Health Green Paper will be looking at how we can go even further.” -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student

[AI] Regina Gurung reports in the New Indian Express: Kiran’s hi to Sharmi, she blushed and replied ‘hello’.

2016-10-23 Thread avinash shahi
conversation got them talking about life and their goals. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Centre of excellence for para athletics to come up in Gandhinagar: Vijay Goel

2016-10-23 Thread avinash shahi
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/centre-of-excellence-for-para-athletics-to-come-up-in-gandhinagar-says-vijay-goel-3097996/ -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility

[AI] Urban Development Ministry: Make buses disabled-friendly

2016-10-23 Thread avinash shahi
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/make-buses-differently-abled-friendly-govt/1/790890.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in

[AI] Upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections: Now, taxis to ferry disabled people to polling booths

2016-10-23 Thread avinash shahi
while going to cast his vote a couple of times, but the provision of a taxi service would help, he said. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Vadodara: 'Government infrastructure to be disabled friendly

2016-10-23 Thread avinash shahi
at 16,500 posts were vacant. "I asked these to be filled up and today, 14,500 posts have been filled," he said. Modi had begun his speech in Hindi while addressing the dignitaries on the dais, but switched over to Gujarati amidst loud cheers. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Cen

[AI] Will Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil change the way disability is portrayed in Bollywood?

2016-10-22 Thread avinash shahi
Teaser of the film out! http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kaabil-teaser-hrithik-roshan-disability-bollywood/1/792240.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs

[AI] Abhinav Singh reports for the Statesman: Delhi University: Visually Impaired teacher seeks normal life partner

2016-10-21 Thread avinash shahi
rous of love and not sympathy," said Yogesh. Another teacher said society should shun its prejudices and ould encourage those who want to marry 'out of box'. "In my view marriage between a disabled and normal person should be encouraged, as it will help in bringing them into mainstream a

[AI] John Altman writes an Op-Ed in the New York Times: I Don’t Want to Be ‘Inspiring’

2016-10-21 Thread avinash shahi
by and about people living with disabilities. The entire series can be found here. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/opinion/i-dont-want-to-be-inspiring.html?_r=0 -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing

[AI] Query: How to switch off add ons in Internet explorer?

2016-10-20 Thread avinash shahi
Dear All, I'm unable to view the Indian Express website. It is asking to switch off add ons to view advertisements on its website. I went in the Content Tab under internet options and tried to find the off option but in vain. Its only showing manage add ons Please help. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral

[AI] Meet the man who and Sachin Tendulkar contributed Rs 1 crore for the Para-olympians

2016-10-19 Thread avinash shahi
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sachin-tendulkar-to-pv-sindhu-meet-the-man-who-gifts-bmws-to-sports-stars-v-chamundeshwarnath-3090569/ -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing

[AI] Dosti 1964 and Hamrahi 1966 make you feel that what unites India and Pakistan is more powerful than what divides us

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
songs of Hamrahi were all sung by Masood Rana, Pakistan’s equivalent of Mohammad Rafi. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/

Re: [AI] Read on: gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for dowry 2 lakhs and 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
rchase a boy for the blind daughter and pay them a handsome amount as a > dowry or whatever it is. this is not an emotional story. taking and giving > dowry, both are punishable. > > > - Original Message - > From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@

Re: [AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled people who get jobs

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
the blind in this news? most of such schemes only covers > orthopedically handicapped and there is nothing for blind and MR. > > - Original Message - > From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> > To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessin

Re: [AI] a news article from The Hindu on inaccessable Kolkata’s Durga Puja pandals

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
hu2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Because the action of touching is embedded in the human mindset as > getting personal or physical... Whether to the human or the object!!! > > > > On 10/18/16, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Amen! you are right. why there

[AI] Rural Development Ministry: Govt plans allowance for disabled people who get jobs

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
ministry. The government has also asked different departments to make offices and training centres more disabled-friendly. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs

[AI] Read on: gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Married with blind girl for dowry 2 lakhs and 5 pound gold then badly beat her and left on road

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
अगस्त को उसके लेकर मुरैना एसपी के पास आए और बेटी का भविष्य खराब करने वालों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की मांग की। स्लाइड्स में है बोर्न ब्लाइंड सोनी और माता-पिता -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility

[AI] Chabua village Madhya Pradesh: Drishtihin mahila kuon se paani bharti haa and is an inspiration for others

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
http://naidunia.jagran.com/madhya-pradesh/jhabua-blind-women-inspire-others-134333 -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman

Re: [AI] a news article from The Hindu on inaccessable Kolkata’s Durga Puja pandals

2016-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
..@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 m

Re: [AI] Martine Powers reports in the Washington post: How Metro works for the blind riders in America

2016-10-17 Thread avinash shahi
ached and took a step, thinking it >>was the door,†Stephanie Ford, a passenger on >>the train, told the Post at the time. “He >>bumped up against the car I was in as he fell, >>and I could see him on the track.†He was >>rescued by the train operator and several

[AI] Martine Powers reports in the Washington post: How Metro works for the blind riders in America

2016-10-17 Thread avinash shahi
-- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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

[AI] Jagran reports from Bihar: A blind teacher studied from sewa kuteer lighting lives in the Badghya village

2016-10-17 Thread avinash shahi
भ्रमण कर नेत्रहीन बच्चों के माता-पिता को संस्था के माध्यम से दिल्ली के विद्यालयों में नामांकन कराने के लिए प्रेरित करते हैं। इनके सहयोगी शिक्षक परमानंद प्रकाश व शैलेश पासवान बताते हैं कि श्रवण अपनी ड्यूटी के प्रति सजग रहते हैं। हमेशा अद्यतन जानकारी हासिल करने की कोशिश में रहते हैं। -- Avinash

[AI] Michael Gillan Peckitt Rights in the Japan Times: Japan must open minds to disability, not just physical spaces, in time for Tokyo Paralympics

2016-10-17 Thread avinash shahi
Disabled Man in Japan” is available on Amazon. Foreign Agenda offers a forum for opinion on issues related to life in Japan. Comments and story ideas: commun...@japantimes.co.jp -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list

[AI] Fwd: {Disability Studies India} invite

2016-10-17 Thread avinash shahi
s.google.com/group/disability-studies-india. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] EPW Special Article: Politics of the Guarded Agenda of National Education Policy 2015-16

2016-10-16 Thread avinash shahi
accessible classrooms in sign language. I'm just sharing the URL, kindly download and read. http://www.epw.in/journal/2016/42/special-articles/politics-guarded-agenda-national-education-policy-2015-16.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register

[AI] Good news for the Para athletes: Govt to set up 5 dedicated centres for divyang athletes

2016-10-15 Thread avinash shahi
we will initiate construction of buildings soon," the minister said. He said as part of 'Accessible India" campaign, 50 cities (A and B) have been shortlisted, where 100 "most important government buildings" will be converted into fully accessible buildings in future. (MORE) CORR NSK

[AI] CCPD in JNU: now blind people could register their complain in Braille

2016-10-15 Thread avinash shahi
of their grievances. We’ll follow it up until this gets implemented. This should also be emulated in the States. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] Emily Yates to the Guardian: "disability and sex are not mutually exclusive

2016-10-15 Thread avinash shahi
ility of any kind, further alienating those of us classed as less than normal, and often less than attractive." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/15/disability-and-sex-are-not-mutually-exclusive -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU

[AI] Makhan Saikia writes in the Pioneer today: Marrakesh Treaty: Revolution for the print disabled

2016-10-15 Thread avinash shahi
be the beginning of the end of their plights to access to the world of knowledge and information. Hope they see the light of the day! (The writer is Senior Editor, The Pioneer) -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list

[AI] HT reports today: A Blind couple enjoying with their child; cooking and living happily

2016-10-14 Thread avinash shahi
has to struggle to get his parents to look at his cellphone camera. Their sole wish? “People are helpful but life would be a lot -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones

Re: [AI] Invitation to a seminar in JNU on 15th October 2016 3 pm

2016-10-13 Thread avinash shahi
Nop. Sorry. We'll try to record and put it on Youtube later. On 10/14/16, Nirmal Verma <nirmalkat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Avinash > > can you broadcast it live on periscope or youtube? > > Nirmal > > On Oct 14, 2016 10:24 AM, "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin.

[AI] Lakshminagar Delhi: A startup where blind women help travellers see the world

2016-10-13 Thread avinash shahi
xmi Nagar, east Delhi. Since it's difficult for the visually impaired girls to go up and down the stairs, we are looking for a larger space on the ground floor," says Bhardwaj, adding that he was also looking for funds to purchase equipment for his staff -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral stude

Re: [AI] Invitation to a seminar in JNU on 15th October 2016 3 pm

2016-10-13 Thread avinash shahi
. On 10/14/16, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > On the occasion of the World White Cane Day 2016 on 15 October, The > Jawaharlal Nehru University Visually Challenged students' Forum > invites you to a seminar – > The Office of the Chief Com

[AI] Invitation to a seminar in JNU on 15th October 2016 3 pm

2016-10-13 Thread avinash shahi
2016 Timing: 3 pm Venue: Central Library Committee Room First floor Please join us for the March from Ganga Dhabha to the Administrative block in the evening 9:00 pm -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing

Re: [AI] Operating in a Culture of Mediocrity

2016-10-13 Thread avinash shahi
al, 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] Jalandhar: Read on, A blind couple and their sighted daughter: what goes on in their mind?

2016-10-13 Thread avinash shahi
to show her that I can manage everything myself, look up for lost things on my own and take care of her quite -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http

[AI] My visit to Fatehpur Sikri this Dussehra

2016-10-12 Thread avinash shahi
of the great Saint is one of the great attractions for the tourists. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

[AI] Odisha: State’s first blind woman who cracked OES gets job

2016-10-09 Thread avinash shahi
. Of course, Bijayalaxmi lost her salary and seniority for two months but it is a success for the whole disability fraternity in the State,” said Behera. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility

[AI] Durga Puja: How the differently-abled and the elderly experience Bengal’s biggest festival

2016-10-09 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/how-the-differently-abled-and-the-elderly-experience-bengal-s-biggest-festival/story-GXDIfHihmWEsZw6sS6eFBI.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility

[AI] How a blind friend helped in the rape conviction: Their voice nails them; rapists get 10-year jail term

2016-10-07 Thread avinash shahi
helped in the conviction,” More said -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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

Re: [AI] Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT

2016-10-07 Thread avinash shahi
tates that a blind person cannot give bath. > What did all the blind mothers and fathers in this group do? > Kanchan > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: 07 October 2016 11:09 > To: a

[AI] Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT

2016-10-06 Thread avinash shahi
. one on Santanagar hostel in delhi and another on NAB hostel in Bangalore. Read on: "BLIND PERSON CAN'T RAPE WHILE GIVING A BATH", COURT http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/blind-father-rapist-court-sexual-assault/1/781307.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Gove

[AI] Venu V writes an Op-Ed in the HT today: Tourism needs to become an enabling force

2016-10-06 Thread avinash shahi
wholesale. Venu V is principal secretary, tourism, Kerala http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/tourism-needs-to-become-an-enabling-force/story-jpD8wN3dQtP5tzhf6vVVlJ.html The views expressed are persona -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated

[AI] Can a Deaf woman become judge? follow this case going on in Australia

2016-10-05 Thread avinash shahi
“among the most fundamental tenets of our justice system.” -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

[AI] Haroon Siddique reports in the Guardian: 3 Specialised Hotels for the blind gonna be sold Guests are in shock

2016-10-05 Thread avinash shahi
, staff and volunteers. To have kept the hotels open, we would have had to divert funds from other services and after careful consideration, we decided that this was not the right thing to do.” She said the hotels were still taking bookings. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law

[AI] Deepa Soman writes from Thrissur: NSS: Students show the way to light up lives of the visually challenged

2016-10-05 Thread avinash shahi
an impact, beyond the walls of our college. Considering the reception we've been experiencing, it's no distant dream," they say in unison. . -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibil

[AI] Lets debate: Blind schools tieing with Restaurants: Charity on the fry spooks special schools

2016-10-04 Thread avinash shahi
runs a small eatery close to Sewa Kutir in Outram Lines. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo

[AI] How love blossomed: ‘We’re making beautiful memories together’: A love story

2016-10-04 Thread avinash shahi
with disabilities. We need a complete overhaul in mindsets. I know there cannot be an overnight change, but it is high time that the seeds of revolution are sown. Featured image credit: Upasana Agarwal -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated

[AI] Where are the deafblind in Indian education sector? SMS revolution for the disabled

2016-10-04 Thread avinash shahi
ards. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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:

[AI] NAB vs RBI in the Mumbai High Court: Blind persons cannot identify currency notes : NAB tells HC

2016-10-04 Thread avinash shahi
The petitioner has sought directions to the respondents --RBI and Mint Corporation -- to inform what steps they had taken to protect the rights of blind persons. SVS NRB SK SK -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia

[AI] Independent.co.uk reports: What it's like to travel abroad when you're blind: Acting as 'eyes' for visually-impaired

2016-10-03 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/blind-travel-traveleyes-companions-tours-for-blind-people-accessible-rome-a7342541.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile

[AI] After blind man died, Tokyo Metro to put more security staff on platforms

2016-10-03 Thread avinash shahi
trained up by the end of March 2018. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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

[AI] Sabarmati Prison: Jail inmates to record audio books for visually impaired : PTI

2016-10-03 Thread avinash shahi
ional books, we will also prepare audio files of educational books for students," he added. PTI PJT PD DK DIP RYS -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs o

[AI] Reliance Communications Launches Post-paid Bills in Braille for the blind

2016-10-01 Thread avinash shahi
ments made. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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 posting

[AI] The Econnomist reports: Combining old and new ways of getting around will transform transport—and cities, too

2016-09-30 Thread avinash shahi
-routing? Others talk of interoperability across borders; a few even suggest roping in airlines. Who knows: one day a wily entrepreneur may add an on-demand mobile pub. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing

[AI] Kiki Siregar writes in the Asianage today: In Bali’s deaf village, silence is golden

2016-09-30 Thread avinash shahi
-of-the-way village, giving residents hope for a brighter future. Tambourine player I Wayan Getar, speaking in sign language through an interpreter, told AFP: “Tourists from China and Europe are coming to watch us, and they really enjoy it.” -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law

[AI] Francis Gurry op-ed in the Hindu today: India leads the way: Marrakesh Treaty comes in to action

2016-09-30 Thread avinash shahi
rfere with the effective reading of printed matter." Read on share widely. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/making-books-accessible-to-all/article9163855.ece -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for

[AI] Helen Pitt writes in the Sydney Morning Herald today: Guide dogs do more than assist the blind

2016-09-29 Thread avinash shahi
h a guide dog; she'd inherited an eye condition called keratoconus, which meant even after a cornea transplant, without her contact lenses she was legall -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing

[AI] Visually impaired teacher Kolluru Lakshminarayanamma personifies never-say-die tenacity

2016-09-29 Thread avinash shahi
namma says. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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 posting

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