Re: [AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in Varanasi

2015-11-08 Thread George Abraham
Further Mr Pincha and Mr. Thakur Dharyal retired in December 2014, till date we do not have any replacements. Almost a year has gone by. Mr Modi and his cabinet is aware of this. What is he doing about this? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

Re: [AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in Varanasi

2015-11-08 Thread Nirmal Verma
Dear members A few areas of concern 1. Most likely The mobiles will not be based on latest operating system. 2. Smart Cane training has not been imparted to earlier receipients. The manual of the cane says that the user must be knowing the proper cane techniques. Its not suitable for Village

[AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in Varanasi

2015-11-08 Thread avinash shahi
Varanasi, Nov. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will equip 112 visually-impaired students, including 67 girls and 45 boys, with smart phones, tablets, smart canes, and DAISY Players during his visit here, most likely in the second week of January, 2016. These beneficiary students belong to

Re: [AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in Varanasi

2015-11-08 Thread George Abraham
Truly wonderful! He is distributing iPads and smart phones too. I hope he also ensures that all Govt websites become accessible, the way Govt delivers digital content becomes accessible, further he invests on good quality digital training. Mere distribution of gadgets is good but does not really

Re: [AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in Varanasi

2015-11-08 Thread Avichal Bhatnagar
I totally agree with you sir. Tokenism in the long run is not healthy. On 11/8/15, George Abraham wrote: > Truly wonderful! He is distributing iPads and smart phones too. I hope he > also ensures that all Govt websites become accessible, the way Govt > delivers digital content

Re: [AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in Varanasi

2015-11-08 Thread Avichal Bhatnagar
Wonderful scheme. On 11/8/15, avinash shahi wrote: > Varanasi, Nov. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will equip 112 > visually-impaired students, including 67 girls and 45 boys, with smart > phones, tablets, smart canes, and DAISY Players during his visit here, > most