RE: [AI] JAWS speaking during a VC call

Hi rahul It is a simple change in audio settings on zoom. I faced this, and then checked the audio settings and played around with it. Assuming that you are already using headphones/ ear phones. All the best. Regards Nidhi Ashok Goyal From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in On Behalf

[AI] Book launched 21st March: And They Lived… Ever After

Dear friends, Greetings from Rising Flame! Did you read fairy tales growing up? Did you find women with disabilities in them? Did the disabled characters have a happily ever after? Or were they villains or comic reliefs? We brought together 13 disabled women to rewrite fairy tales and we

RE: [AI] Announcement: Purple Ambassador for International Purple Fest Goa 2024

Dear Prashant Many congratulations! As the former ambassador of the Purple fest I must echo your sentiment about it being a great opportunity and a greater responsibility. Look forward to working with you closely at the purple fest. Adding my voice to Prashant – for those who have not

RE: [AI] IS IICC Convention center accessible to Persons with Disability?

Rahul and Turab if you are planning an event then prefer IHC over IIC. Hosts of leading disability rights organisations organise their events there. Similarly priced. Call if you need any support / help please. Regards Nidhi Ashok Goyal From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in On Behalf

[AI] Urgent- zoom link for Civil 20 closing summit break out session- disability session today 29 July at 2 pm IST

Dear Friends, Some great news, there is a possibility to join in the historic Civil 20 process virtually. The closing summit commences today July 29, 2023. Please find here the zoom link for the breakout room sessions for today. https://amrita-edu.zoom.us/j/88263663388 We would

RE: [AI] urgently required an NGO which works for people with mental disabilities

You could contact Snehi in Delhi Abdulji is very helpful. there are also community groups working on mental health and psychosocial disabilities that one could get connected to. Hope this is helpful. for any further help/ support, you could write to me on ni...@risingflame.org Regards

[AI] Invitation for consultation: Inclusive societies for women with disabilities June 22 Mumbai

Dear friends, Greetings from Disability, Equity, Justice Working Group Civil 20 India! We are writing to invite you to a consultation on 'Women with Disabilities' which we are organising in Mumbai on June 22, 2023, from 2 PM to 5 PM

[AI] Upcoming consultations Disability, Equity, Justice Working Group Civil 20 India

Dear Friends, Greetings from Disability, Equity, Justice Working

[AI] Urgent: April 27 -join online health and disability policy consultation -disability equity justice working group C20

Dear all Greetings from Rising Flame! We are writing to invite you to attend a policy consultation on *Health and Disability* virtually, which we are organising in partnership with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and India Working Group in New Delhi + remote/virtual

[AI] Historic move by India for disability inclusion in Civil 20!

Dear Friends, Greetings from Rising Flame! We are thrilled to

[AI] experience with dishwasher accessibility

Dear all Hope you are having a lovely week. Does anyone have experiences around dishwasher brands / models that are most accessible. Some brands have only touch screens, some touch screens with not fully accessible apps, some have a combination of tactile and touch screens in my research. Any

[AI] Invitation: digital event 'Crip Wisdom For Our Everyday Lives' March 16 5.30 pm- Womens Day celebrations continue

Hello from Rising Flame! Our International Women's Day campaign #Tech4WWD still continues, featuring voices from diverse disabled women talking about how they use common technology in their everyday lives to live more expansive and accessible disabled lives. >From speaking about

[AI] Invitation:sign up for C20 virtual policy consultation on disability inclusion and rights

Dear Friends, Greetings from Rising Flame! As National Co-coordinators of the Gender Equality and Disability working group of C20 India, we would like to invite you to a virtual policy

[AI] Upcoming C20 policy consultations on Feb 23 on 1. technology 2. education

Dear Friends, Greetings from Rising Flame. As part of the C20 process during India’s G20 presidency, we are writing to share upcoming possibilities to virtually participate in the following events and share recommendations for the way forward. 1) ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL IMPACT

[AI] invitation to the C20 online Inaugural Ceremony -16 January 2023 at 5 pmIST

Dear All, Greetings ! Please find below the official invitation for the Inaugural Ceremony of C20 India on January 16th at 5 pm IST (online event). We would be honoured, of course, if you could join us, and we would be very grateful if you could share this invitation with your network,

[AI] starting in 15 mins :: tribute meet for Mr Shiv Raheja

Dear all A gentle reminder. link for 11 am tribute meet today for Mr Shiv Raheja below. Topic: Tribute meeting Time: Sep 11, 2022 11:00 AM Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83201841735?pwd=SzQrWWV1L0FWVVdEOWdHbERQSmtJQT09 Meeting ID: 832 0184 1735 Passcode:

[AI] tribute meet for Mr Shiv Raheja- september 11, 11 am

Dear all, As you may be aware, our dear friend Shiv Raheja departed for his onwards journey on August 11, 2022. For many of us and for many in our community he was a friend, a confidant, a problem solver, a tech support and so much more. His thoughtfulness, his intelligence, his patience, his

[AI] any users of quickbooks

Hi all, Hope you are well. I am reaching out to check if we have users of QuickBooks (the accounting software) on this list? Could you please share user experiences particularly around accessibility and ease. Will be grateful for your responses. Warmest, Nidhi Ashok Goyal She/ Hers Founder

[AI] Request Endorsement: Civil Society Response to Accessibility Standards for Healthcare of Persons with Disabilities

Dear all, Greetings from Rising Flame ! As you are aware, GOI has invited inputs from civil society and particularly persons with disabilities to the manual on ‘Accessibility Standards for Healthcare of Persons With Disabilities’. We are happy to

RE: [AI] Talking Washing machine

Hi I second Ajay's suggestion. I have a similar one from Samsung and it works extremely well. the app used to access/ control is accessible and enables full usage. All the best. Regards Nidhi Goyal -Original Message- From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in On Behalf Of Ajay Minocha

RE: [AI] Need help with whatsapp web

Echoing the concerns facing the same issue Regards Nidhi Goyal -Original Message- From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in On Behalf Of Ajay Minocha Sent: 21 April 2022 23:54 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Need help with whatsapp web Yes, it used to work fine but

RE: [AI] UDID website issue

Hi thanks for the response. The form just is not proceeding further- the next button is not responding at all even after waiting for a while. Tried it multiple times. this is happening since yesterday. May be a temporary glitch then. Thanks Nidhi From:

[AI] UDID website issue

Hi all Hope all of you are well. I was trying to apply online for UDID and the form is stuck on the first page. There seem to be an error on the website. a few of us tried through different devices with and without screenreaders as well. Has anyone come across this recently? Any suggestions/

[AI] Swarna Jyoti Leadership Program - Nominations Now Open!/ स्वर्ण ज्योति नेतृत्व कार्यक्रम - नामांकन के लिए आमंत्रण

(Please note that this email is in English, followed by Hindi below/ कृपया ध्यान दें कि यह ईमेल अंग्रेजी में है, और नीचे हिंदी में भी है Dear friends, Greetings from Rising Flame! We are very excited to announce the launch of our feminist leadership program for women activists living

[AI] Invitation :Empower To Rise 2021 fellowship launch event

Image description of header: On a dark blue background is the text front and centre: Empower to Rise 2021 in yellow. Below it in white, smaller font is the text: A Fellowship for Youth with Disabilities. In the centre, below, is text in yellow placed one below the other: Event Details:

RE: [AI] what Board games would you like to play

Hi Nirmal This is fascinating. Is there a place where I could read the description of these games and also how does one get in touch with you- could you share your contact details here or directly at nidhigoyal...@gmail.com Also please do let me know if you

RE: [AI] Fwd: Tweet by Harish Kotian on Twitter

Thanks harish will do From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in On Behalf Of Harish Kotian Sent: 24 July 2021 11:17 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: [AI] Fwd: Tweet by Harish Kotian on Twitter I have tweeted officials

RE: [AI] The appalling ableism on display in S. 15 of the UP Population Control Bill is Matched only by the even more appalling ableism on display in this group by those who should know better

Hi all I am compelled to post here and add a voice to support rahul and ketans positions and line of thought. Have we reflected that our disability community has a hierarchy within itself. Where many folks are okay with their disability and would not tolerate ableism or discrimination towards

RE: [AI] HC: Blind sexual harassment victim's deposition is valid

Dear Kanchan Thanks so much for sharing this important piece of information. It is such a pity that women with disabilities and their testimonies can be challenged on the grounds of the disability. While the judgement did consider her testimony the grounds is human rather than legal-

[AI] elevators with touch screen panels

HI all Hope all of you are doing reasonably well in these challenging times. I am reaching out to request for solutions and work arounds that members may have tried with inaccessible elevators. Are there specific solutions that could be implemented when a building has touch panels instead of

[AI] Pyaar Plus Booklets on Bookshare

Dear all, Point of View presents Pyaar Plus, a sexuality toolkit for young women and people of other marginalised genders with disabilities. Pyaar Plus is made up of seven thematic booklets, of which four have now been released and are accessible on Bookshare. The links to each can be found

[AI] RE: [feministsindia] register for my rights my safety- know your rights series by Rising Flame

Hi all I am so sorry for the accidental omission. Please register for the workshops here regards Nidhi Goyal From: feministsin...@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Abha Jeurkar Sent: 08 June 2021 09:55 To: feministsin...@googlegroups.com Cc:

[AI] register for my rights my safety- know your rights series by Rising Flame

Dear all, Greetings from Rising Flame ! We invite you to the Know Your Rights Series - My Rights, My Safety, which is a 3-day workshop series from June 9 to June 11, 2021. Women and persons with disabilities don’t often know their rights and hence

[AI] Please fill survey-COVID19 second wave impact on persons with disabilities in India

Dear all, Greetings from Rising Flame! In 2020, we published an indepth research study to see the impact of the lockdown on women with disabilities across India. This was widely used as evidence for advocacy and change by civil society, policy makers and national commissions.