[AI] Accessible induction cooktop
Does anyone know about any accessible induction cooktop 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 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 mails, factual, 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..
Re: [AI] Accessible induction cooktop
Search induction cooktop with buttons and beeps. That will be cheap and accessible. Nirmal On Thu 9 Aug, 2018, 10:58 anil jain, wrote: > Does anyone know about any accessible induction cooktop > > > > > 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 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 mails, factual, 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.. > 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 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 mails, factual, 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..
Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home
Hi list members, while purchasing a smart tv how can we explore the Tv being a blind. what are the points we have to look when we are purchasing? please tell me detailed information. thanks and regards, sazid On 8/8/18, bhawani shankar verma wrote: > its MRP for 55 inche size is around 118000/- you may get it around 85000/- > reducing the screen size may lower the price. you can negotiate at the time > > of purchasing. first visit for demo and explore its accessibility. still I > am in the process. > > > -Original Message- > From: gufran ahmed > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 4:27 PM > To: AccessIndia > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Could you tell me about its cost? > > On Wed 8 Aug, 2018, 2:30 PM bhawani shankar verma, > wrote: > >> it is m5570 series. The salesman informed me that you can use dish tv, >> videocon, also. when I explored the tv, it was detecting videocon and >> saying >> the name of it. due to no connectivity I could not explore it. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: gufran ahmed >> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 1:42 PM >> To: AccessIndia >> Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my >> home >> >> Hi Bhawani sir could you please record the model of the TV I think >> Samsung >> has tie up with Airtel digital TV. >> >> On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 9:06 PM bhawani shankar verma, >> >> wrote: >> >> > Today I visited shop and tried samsung and sony android TV. talkback >> > was >> > working fine on samsung but on sony talkback loaded without speech. >> > there >> > may be some tts related issue. there is one advantage on samsung tv >> > that >> > you >> > need not to attach settop box on it. instead samsung is providing a >> > slot >> > to >> > insert your dth card in the tv. once your subscription be activated, >> > you >> > can >> > access all the features of your dth service. >> > >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: Vinod Benjamin >> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:40 PM >> > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning >> > the disabled. >> > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my >> > home >> > >> > Dear friends, >> > >> > regarding this , >> > I came across a settop box "Re TV" were it converts our usual tv into >> > smart android tv, let me check the details and share it here, >> > I had stumbled on a youtube presentation in tamil. >> > let me check with the company and let you know . >> > this tv Box ,seems to be working in Lollypop version. >> > so I am assuming with less cost , we may have talk back also enabled. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Vinod Benjamin >> > >> > >> > On 8/6/18, Pranay Gadodia wrote: >> > > Thanks Prashant, it really helps. >> > > >> > > If anyone has tried/ or knows of any other brand of smart TV which is >> > > accessible with its screen reader and can also read the menus of Tata >> > > Sky >> > > or >> > > any other DTH service, would really appreciate their inputs. >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > Pranay. >> > > >> > > -Original Message- >> > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> > > Behalf >> > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma >> > > Sent: 06 August 2018 11:37 >> > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> > > concerning >> > > the disabled.' >> > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in >> > > my >> > > home >> > > >> > > Further to your queries, I checked that my TV does have Bluetooth. >> > > The manual says that it will support most Keyboards and mouse >> > > although >> > > no >> > > guarantee can be given. >> > > Regarding supporting Bluetooh speakers, my model does not support it. >> > > There >> > > are few other models which are supporting bluetooth speakers or >> > > headphones. >> > > >> > > However, there is one workaround by which bluetooth headphone or >> spaeker >> > > will work with most TVs. >> > > there are bluetooth transmitters that plug into the 3.5 mm headphone >> > > jack >> > > in >> > > the TV. these bluetooth transmitters are available on amazon etc. >> > > these >> > > can >> > > be used to get TV sound on bluetooth headset or speaker. >> > > >> > > thanks, >> > > Prashant >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -Original Message- >> > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> > > Behalf >> > > Of Pranay Gadodia >> > > Sent: 05 August 2018 10:14 >> > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> > > concerning >> > > the disabled.' >> > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in >> > > my >> > > home >> > > >> > > Prashant, your demonstration was very good and quite comprehensive. >> > > And >> > > thanks to Radio Udaan for covering it. Very informative. >> > > The URL of the sho is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXivnmlWiFQ >> > > >> > > -Original Message- >> > > From:
Re: [AI] JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification Software Now Freely Available in Hungary for Visually impaired
No it is not available for free in India. Thanks Dipendra -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Aman Preet Singh Sent: 08 August 2018 09:14 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification Software Now Freely Available in Hungary for Visually impaired Actually I was asking that is the Jaws screen reader also available for free in India? If yes please tell that how can we get it for free On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 8:32 AM Dipendra Manocha wrote: > This is all about bulk purchase of license by the government. Wen it > would come to procurement, we will need to lay down specifications on > what we really want from a screen reading software and then which ever > company can provide all such specifications at lowest cost to the > government, that can be purchased. > > This is worth pursuing with the government > > Thanks > Dipendra > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Aman Preet Singh > Sent: 07 August 2018 13:53 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification > Software Now Freely Available in Hungary for Visually impaired > > Hello! Are the softwares available for free in India also? If yes > please tell how can we get the softwares for free? With kind regards > Aman. Mobile > 9878939098 > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 12:55 PM Aravind R > wrote: > > > JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification Software Now > > Freely Available in Hungary for Visually Impaired > > Source: > > https://www.freedomscientific.com/About/News/Article/197 > > > > (Barendrecht, NL and St. Petersburg, FL, USA - July 30, 2018) > > Freedom Scientific is pleased to announce its partnership with IT > > Foundation for the Visually Impaired - INFOALAP in Hungary, to > > provide the world’s most popular screen reader, JAWS®, and screen > > magnifier ZoomText®, at no cost to individuals and organizations > > throughout Hungary. > > This important milestone follows similar announcements to provide > > free access to JAWS and ZoomText: in 2014, by the Colombian > > Government for all citizens of Colombia; and in 2016, by ONCE in > > Spain for all ONCE members. With today’s announcement, individuals > > and legal entities that educate and employ visually impaired > > persons, will gain free access to these assistive technology > > products, each with over 25 years of history, improving access to > > Microsoft® Windows® and the applications they wish to use. > > "Working closely with our partners, we are excited to expand the > > reach of fully localized versions of JAWS and ZoomText to users in > > other countries. We have had a presence in Hungary in the past, but > > this agreement will greatly enable access to our empowering > > technology for all Hungarian citizens," explained Miguel Abdo, Vice > > President, Software Business Division of VFO™, the company behind > > Freedom Scientific. > > About Freedom Scientific > > Freedom Scientific is a leading worldwide brand of assistive > > technology products for those with vision impairments. Since 2015, > > Freedom Scientific is part of VFO™. VFO has its headquarters in the > > USA and the Netherlands, and offices in Switzerland, Belgium, > > Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. Through VFO's multi-tier > > distribution, Freedom Scientific products are available in more than > > 70 countries worldwide. > > Freedom Scientific® and its products are registered trademarks in > > the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual > > companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of > > their respective owners. > > > > > > > > > > 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 mode or make any other > > changes, please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.o > > rg > > .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; > > > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the > > mails sent through this mailing list.. > > > > > > 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 mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page
Re: [AI] Article in ECO 21 July 2018
Kanchan, Do you read Braille? George -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 1:33 PM To: Rati Misra; Rama Chari; AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning the disabled. Subject: [AI] Article in ECO 21 July 2018 Election Commission takes a giant step forward - The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-takes-a-giant-step-forward/printarticle/65075518.cms 1/5 Business New s › New s › Politics and Nation MAR BY , ET BUREAU | UPDATED: JUL 21, 2018, 10.40 AM IST Post a Comment Sadasivan serves as the eyes and ears of the ECI – she was among those who surveyed polling stations and told the commission what the trek to cast one’s vote entailed for a disabled person. Big Change: The end of Five-Year Plans: All you need to know Election Commission takes a giant step forward The next Lok Sabha polls will be a more inclusive one, with the Election Commission of India aggressively wooing a constituency that hardly any political party has addressed – persons with disabilities – across each state, district and polling booth. The Election Commission of India is on a mission to ensure wider participation by people with disabilities after having found that many of them couldn’t – or didn’t – exercise their fundamental right to vote. When the ECI asked a civil society organisation to conduct an ‘access audit’ of polling stations in RK Nagar in Tamil Nadu to assess if they were disabled friendly, it had no idea what was coming. The findings showed that most wheelchair ramps were ill-placed, too steep or punctuated with bumps and uneven surfaces that made movement tortuous. Toilets at polling stations could hardly be reached – even with ramps. The survey threw up other glaring deficiencies. Short-statured people pointed out that voting machines at most polling stations were placed on tables that were too high for them to reach. Those with locomotor disabilities were unable to press the buttons on the machine. Often, the polling staff were unaware, unconcerned or insensitive to these problems, which could be fixed by simply changing the position and incline of the voting machine and stretching out its 5-metre long cable. The cable is typically taped up at polling stations, which clearly are not geared to address the needs of the differently abled. While there are Braille ballot reference sheets at polling stations on political parties, candidates and party symbols, they are not available in regional languages and this leaves the visually disabled very disoriented at voting time. ANUBHUTI VISHNOI 03:59 PM | 07 AUG MARKET STATS CLOSED Search for New s, Stock Quotes & NAV's 8/7/2018 Election Commission takes a giant step forward - The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-takes-a-giant-step-forward/printarticle/65075518.cms 2/5 Still other persons with disabilities did not even want to be enrolled as voters because they thought the process of polling would be long and difficult to navigate. Add to that the general sense of nervousness and pressure that they feel when the polling staff hurries them up and it is an experience that many of them would rather avoid. Then there are persons with disabilities who haven’t even been touched by the electoral process, especially those with mental disabilities but not of unsound mind. These are over and above the more mundane difficulties in the voter registration process and inaccessible registration material. FINDING ACCESS With these disconcerting factors in mind, the ECI is developing a full-fledged ‘Strategic Framework on Accessible Elections’ going into the next Lok Sabha polls. Suresh Menons neardeath experience! HDFC Life Lake Prints Embroidered Fashion Silk Saree(Pink)- Rs. 914 FLIPKART Recommended By Colombia There are 26.8 million persons with disabilities in the country – or 2.21% of the population – as per Census 2011, according to the website of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. These include people with seeing, hearing, speech and movement disabilities, mental retardation, mental illness and multiple disabilities. Over 800 million people were eligible to vote in the 2014 general election. The ECI’s target, even at a basic level, is daunting. For starters, there is no national-level database of voters with disabilities. Even if the ECI wants to reach out to voters with disabilities and offer customised assistance, it just doesn’t know where they may be. In several states that are headed for assembly polls this year, the exercise of mapping persons with disabilities has started and the authorities are discovering that many of them are not even enrolled as voters. In Rajasthan, where elections are due later this year, only 50% of the 1
Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home
it is m5570 series. The salesman informed me that you can use dish tv, videocon, also. when I explored the tv, it was detecting videocon and saying the name of it. due to no connectivity I could not explore it. -Original Message- From: gufran ahmed Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 1:42 PM To: AccessIndia Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home Hi Bhawani sir could you please record the model of the TV I think Samsung has tie up with Airtel digital TV. On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 9:06 PM bhawani shankar verma, wrote: Today I visited shop and tried samsung and sony android TV. talkback was working fine on samsung but on sony talkback loaded without speech. there may be some tts related issue. there is one advantage on samsung tv that you need not to attach settop box on it. instead samsung is providing a slot to insert your dth card in the tv. once your subscription be activated, you can access all the features of your dth service. -Original Message- From: Vinod Benjamin Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:40 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home Dear friends, regarding this , I came across a settop box "Re TV" were it converts our usual tv into smart android tv, let me check the details and share it here, I had stumbled on a youtube presentation in tamil. let me check with the company and let you know . this tv Box ,seems to be working in Lollypop version. so I am assuming with less cost , we may have talk back also enabled. Regards, Vinod Benjamin On 8/6/18, Pranay Gadodia wrote: > Thanks Prashant, it really helps. > > If anyone has tried/ or knows of any other brand of smart TV which is > accessible with its screen reader and can also read the menus of Tata > Sky > or > any other DTH service, would really appreciate their inputs. > > Thanks, > Pranay. > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > Sent: 06 August 2018 11:37 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Further to your queries, I checked that my TV does have Bluetooth. > The manual says that it will support most Keyboards and mouse although > no > guarantee can be given. > Regarding supporting Bluetooh speakers, my model does not support it. > There > are few other models which are supporting bluetooth speakers or > headphones. > > However, there is one workaround by which bluetooth headphone or spaeker > will work with most TVs. > there are bluetooth transmitters that plug into the 3.5 mm headphone > jack > in > the TV. these bluetooth transmitters are available on amazon etc. these > can > be used to get TV sound on bluetooth headset or speaker. > > thanks, > Prashant > > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of Pranay Gadodia > Sent: 05 August 2018 10:14 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Prashant, your demonstration was very good and quite comprehensive. And > thanks to Radio Udaan for covering it. Very informative. > The URL of the sho is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXivnmlWiFQ > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of Dipendra Manocha > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:54 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > I Prashant > > Instead of link you pasted something else. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:14 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Dear Pranay, > Radio Udaan recorded a demo of the TV and its features with me. It is at > the > below link. > Add profile of candidate, program mgt cost, increase mag salary, add > placements > > thanks, > Prashant > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of Pranay Gadodia > Sent: 04 August 2018 19:37 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Hi Prashant/All, > Thanks for sharing this. Its great news.I found a demonstration of this on > YouTube at
[AI] Youtube link of radioudaan badalta daur on ongoing strike at Sewa Kutir blind school of delhi
Youtube link of radioudaan badalta daur on ongoing strike at Sewa Kutir blind school of delhi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFE2xeqZjV4 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 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 mails, factual, 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] Article in Mumbai Mirror dt 10 July 2018
Why disability is not inability Jul 10, 2018, 02.30 Mumbai Mirror How a corporate trainer and India’s first blind aerobics instructor, learnt to live outside the boundaries set by others Preeti Monga lost her eyesight when she was 13. However, Monga, who became the country’s first blind aerobics instructor when she was in her late- 20s, and later set up her own recruitments and corporate training firm, says it was never her disability that held her back, but the voices of naysayers which constantly bored into her ears. Now 58, the Delhiresident, who has also founded an NGO that empowers blind women, says her new book, Flight Without Sight (Hay House), is not just about how she overcame the odds to achieve success, but also about how others can. She shares a few lessons she has learnt on her journey. “Thousands of women know the fear that develops when you’re constantly told that you cannot go here or there, or do this or that. As a blind woman, I was not allowed to do anything. The problem with this is that it makes you afraid, and diminishes your confidence,” says Monga. She recalls a time when she worked as the head of public relations for a hospital. “I was unduly affected by the harsh words of colleagues who felt I did not deserve my role.” Monga believes that the reason the envy of her colleagues saddened and unsettled her at first was because she let it get to her. “Workplace jealousy is no new phenomenon, but back then, rather than understanding that they were driven by their insecurities, I believed it was my performance that was lacking. It took me a while to understand that my work spoke for itself.” Monga says the reason she pulled through tempestuous times was because she confronted her fear rationally. “I told myself my own story and recorded it. Then, I conquered it by refusing to live within the boundaries somebody else set for me.” Never stop dreaming The key to realising one’s ambitions, says Monga, is to “develop the ability to deal with failure daily, but to continue to dream ofsuccess.” She says that most people imagine hurdles on the path to their goals to be higher than they really are. “Many simply stop trying to leap over these.” This was true about Monga too, for a while at least. Monga had an arranged marriage. “My parents worried about who would marry me, so when someone offered to, they felt this was the best thing for me.” Unfortunately, her first husband (with whom she had two children) was very abusive, says Monga. “I put up with the suffering for years because I feared a violent reaction if I asked him to leave.” Ultimately, she did just that. “I threw his things into a bag and asked him to leave. All that time, I had been holding myself back, but it was as simple as that. I was finally free.” In 1988, after the birth of her two children Monga started exercising to shed the weight she had put on. She did aerobics by listening to instructors on a fitness show that aired on Doordarshan. That was when it struck her, this was something she may be able to do. “People were also spending Rs 300 back then on fitness video cassettes, so I thought they might just be interested in working out with a [blind] instructor for half the price.” Monga trained with an instructor who diligently taught her the moves, and, on her insistence, allowed her to handle the classes when she (the instructor) took off on a vacation. Her colleagues protested, but Monga says she proved herself to be better than the doubters at teaching aerobics and retained her position. She earned her first salary — Rs 650 — at the aerobics centre. In 2010, after working with several companies, including as the marketing head of a pickles firm, she began getting invites from corporates to talk about her journey. Talk to a trusted friend Monga compares ‘suffering in silence’ to a terminal disease that can keep you from appreciating “the gift of life.” Her aunt Frauke stood by her like a rock. Monga says that just knowing that you’re with someone who’s actually listening to your story with compassion and without judgment can be immensely cathartic. “This shifted my perspective entirely. I felt like I was entitled to happiness, too.” “Having someone around can make all the difference. You may, for instance, come to understand that it is not that the universe is not fulfilling your dreams, but perhaps that you aren’t focusing on the dreams that have been fulfilled.” Monga says that if there’s one thing that she’s come to see clearly through 45 years of blindness, it’s this: “When you can’t do anything about your situation, learn to make the most of what you have.” The key to realising one’s ambitions, says Monga, is to “develop the ability to deal with failure daily, but to continue to dream of success.” . 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
Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home
Hi Bhawani sir could you please record the model of the TV I think Samsung has tie up with Airtel digital TV. On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 9:06 PM bhawani shankar verma, wrote: > Today I visited shop and tried samsung and sony android TV. talkback was > working fine on samsung but on sony talkback loaded without speech. there > may be some tts related issue. there is one advantage on samsung tv that > you > need not to attach settop box on it. instead samsung is providing a slot > to > insert your dth card in the tv. once your subscription be activated, you > can > access all the features of your dth service. > > > -Original Message- > From: Vinod Benjamin > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:40 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Dear friends, > > regarding this , > I came across a settop box "Re TV" were it converts our usual tv into > smart android tv, let me check the details and share it here, > I had stumbled on a youtube presentation in tamil. > let me check with the company and let you know . > this tv Box ,seems to be working in Lollypop version. > so I am assuming with less cost , we may have talk back also enabled. > > Regards, > Vinod Benjamin > > > On 8/6/18, Pranay Gadodia wrote: > > Thanks Prashant, it really helps. > > > > If anyone has tried/ or knows of any other brand of smart TV which is > > accessible with its screen reader and can also read the menus of Tata Sky > > or > > any other DTH service, would really appreciate their inputs. > > > > Thanks, > > Pranay. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 06 August 2018 11:37 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Further to your queries, I checked that my TV does have Bluetooth. > > The manual says that it will support most Keyboards and mouse although no > > guarantee can be given. > > Regarding supporting Bluetooh speakers, my model does not support it. > > There > > are few other models which are supporting bluetooth speakers or > > headphones. > > > > However, there is one workaround by which bluetooth headphone or spaeker > > will work with most TVs. > > there are bluetooth transmitters that plug into the 3.5 mm headphone jack > > in > > the TV. these bluetooth transmitters are available on amazon etc. these > > can > > be used to get TV sound on bluetooth headset or speaker. > > > > thanks, > > Prashant > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Pranay Gadodia > > Sent: 05 August 2018 10:14 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Prashant, your demonstration was very good and quite comprehensive. And > > thanks to Radio Udaan for covering it. Very informative. > > The URL of the sho is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXivnmlWiFQ > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Dipendra Manocha > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:54 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > I Prashant > > > > Instead of link you pasted something else. > > > > Thanks > > Dipendra > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:14 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Dear Pranay, > > Radio Udaan recorded a demo of the TV and its features with me. It is at > > the > > below link. > > Add profile of candidate, program mgt cost, increase mag salary, add > > placements > > > > thanks, > > Prashant > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Pranay Gadodia > > Sent: 04 August 2018 19:37 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Hi Prashant/All, > > Thanks for sharing this. Its great news.I found a demonstration of this > on > > YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnv8raphv28. > > > > Did anyone else come across any other model of Sony Bravia or other >
Re: [AI] JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification Software Now Freely Available in Hungary for Visually impaired
It should be taken to the government and similar type of arrangements should be made for indian citizens as well On 8/8/18, Aman Preet Singh wrote: > Actually I was asking that is the Jaws screen reader also available for > free in India? If yes please tell that how can we get it for free > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 8:32 AM Dipendra Manocha > wrote: > >> This is all about bulk purchase of license by the government. Wen it would >> come to procurement, we will need to lay down specifications on what we >> really want from a screen reading software and then which ever company can >> provide all such specifications at lowest cost to the government, that >> can >> be purchased. >> >> This is worth pursuing with the government >> >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> -Original Message- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Aman Preet Singh >> Sent: 07 August 2018 13:53 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning >> the disabled. >> Subject: Re: [AI] JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification >> Software Now Freely Available in Hungary for Visually impaired >> >> Hello! Are the softwares available for free in India also? If yes please >> tell how can we get the softwares for free? With kind regards Aman. Mobile >> 9878939098 >> >> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 12:55 PM Aravind R >> wrote: >> >> > JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Screen Magnification Software Now >> > Freely Available in Hungary for Visually Impaired >> > Source: >> > https://www.freedomscientific.com/About/News/Article/197 >> > >> > (Barendrecht, NL and St. Petersburg, FL, USA - July 30, 2018) Freedom >> > Scientific is pleased to announce its partnership with IT Foundation >> > for the Visually Impaired - INFOALAP in Hungary, to provide the >> > world’s most popular screen reader, JAWS®, and screen magnifier >> > ZoomText®, at no cost to individuals and organizations throughout >> > Hungary. >> > This important milestone follows similar announcements to provide free >> > access to JAWS and ZoomText: in 2014, by the Colombian Government for >> > all citizens of Colombia; and in 2016, by ONCE in Spain for all ONCE >> > members. With today’s announcement, individuals and legal entities >> > that educate and employ visually impaired persons, will gain free >> > access to these assistive technology products, each with over 25 years >> > of history, improving access to Microsoft® Windows® and the >> > applications they wish to use. >> > "Working closely with our partners, we are excited to expand the reach >> > of fully localized versions of JAWS and ZoomText to users in other >> > countries. We have had a presence in Hungary in the past, but this >> > agreement will greatly enable access to our empowering technology for >> > all Hungarian citizens," explained Miguel Abdo, Vice President, >> > Software Business Division of VFO™, the company behind Freedom >> > Scientific. >> > About Freedom Scientific >> > Freedom Scientific is a leading worldwide brand of assistive >> > technology products for those with vision impairments. Since 2015, >> > Freedom Scientific is part of VFO™. VFO has its headquarters in the >> > USA and the Netherlands, and offices in Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, >> > Germany and the United Kingdom. Through VFO's multi-tier distribution, >> > Freedom Scientific products are available in more than 70 countries >> > worldwide. >> > Freedom Scientific® and its products are registered trademarks in the >> > United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies >> > and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their >> > respective owners. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 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 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 mails, factual, 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.. >> > >> >> >> >> 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 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 mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the person sending the mail and AI in no way
[AI] Article in ECO 21 July 2018
Election Commission takes a giant step forward - The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-takes-a-giant-step-forward/printarticle/65075518.cms 1/5 Business New s › New s › Politics and Nation MAR BY , ET BUREAU | UPDATED: JUL 21, 2018, 10.40 AM IST Post a Comment Sadasivan serves as the eyes and ears of the ECI – she was among those who surveyed polling stations and told the commission what the trek to cast one’s vote entailed for a disabled person. Big Change: The end of Five-Year Plans: All you need to know Election Commission takes a giant step forward The next Lok Sabha polls will be a more inclusive one, with the Election Commission of India aggressively wooing a constituency that hardly any political party has addressed – persons with disabilities – across each state, district and polling booth. The Election Commission of India is on a mission to ensure wider participation by people with disabilities after having found that many of them couldn’t – or didn’t – exercise their fundamental right to vote. When the ECI asked a civil society organisation to conduct an ‘access audit’ of polling stations in RK Nagar in Tamil Nadu to assess if they were disabled friendly, it had no idea what was coming. The findings showed that most wheelchair ramps were ill-placed, too steep or punctuated with bumps and uneven surfaces that made movement tortuous. Toilets at polling stations could hardly be reached – even with ramps. The survey threw up other glaring deficiencies. Short-statured people pointed out that voting machines at most polling stations were placed on tables that were too high for them to reach. Those with locomotor disabilities were unable to press the buttons on the machine. Often, the polling staff were unaware, unconcerned or insensitive to these problems, which could be fixed by simply changing the position and incline of the voting machine and stretching out its 5-metre long cable. The cable is typically taped up at polling stations, which clearly are not geared to address the needs of the differently abled. While there are Braille ballot reference sheets at polling stations on political parties, candidates and party symbols, they are not available in regional languages and this leaves the visually disabled very disoriented at voting time. ANUBHUTI VISHNOI 03:59 PM | 07 AUG MARKET STATS CLOSED Search for New s, Stock Quotes & NAV's 8/7/2018 Election Commission takes a giant step forward - The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-takes-a-giant-step-forward/printarticle/65075518.cms 2/5 Still other persons with disabilities did not even want to be enrolled as voters because they thought the process of polling would be long and difficult to navigate. Add to that the general sense of nervousness and pressure that they feel when the polling staff hurries them up and it is an experience that many of them would rather avoid. Then there are persons with disabilities who haven’t even been touched by the electoral process, especially those with mental disabilities but not of unsound mind. These are over and above the more mundane difficulties in the voter registration process and inaccessible registration material. FINDING ACCESS With these disconcerting factors in mind, the ECI is developing a full-fledged ‘Strategic Framework on Accessible Elections’ going into the next Lok Sabha polls. Suresh Menons neardeath experience! HDFC Life Lake Prints Embroidered Fashion Silk Saree(Pink)- Rs. 914 FLIPKART Recommended By Colombia There are 26.8 million persons with disabilities in the country – or 2.21% of the population – as per Census 2011, according to the website of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. These include people with seeing, hearing, speech and movement disabilities, mental retardation, mental illness and multiple disabilities. Over 800 million people were eligible to vote in the 2014 general election. The ECI’s target, even at a basic level, is daunting. For starters, there is no national-level database of voters with disabilities. Even if the ECI wants to reach out to voters with disabilities and offer customised assistance, it just doesn’t know where they may be. In several states that are headed for assembly polls this year, the exercise of mapping persons with disabilities has started and the authorities are discovering that many of them are not even enrolled as voters. In Rajasthan, where elections are due later this year, only 50% of the 1 million persons with disabilities are enrolled as voters. Many of them are not even aware of how to get registered as voters. These and other issues were flagged to the ECI by the chief electoral officers of various states. At a national consultation hosted by the ECI earlier this month, the immediate challenges for the next Lok Sabha election were brought home. 8/7/2018 Election Commission takes a giant step
[AI] Article in TOI dt 30 July 2018
Motorable wheelchairs soon for seamless travel at IGI - Times of India Jul 30, 2018, 06.46 AM IST Printed from NEW DELHI: To make travel easier, Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport will soon have motorable wheelchairs for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM). The services are likely to be rolled out from mid-August and will be implemented across all three terminals in a phasedmanner, an airport source said. Currently, seven such wheelchairs have been introduced on a trial-basis and have received a positive response, the official said. Each wheelchair has a capacity of 250kg and has been designed to accommodate a passenger, a check-in bag and a wheelchair assistant. “This service will include some automated wheelchairs and will be supported by a few manual ones as well, based on the market demand. Currently, trials are ongoing,” said a DIAL spokesperson. According to DIAL, they have appointed M/S Aviaxpert Aviation Pvt Ltd as a concessionary to provide wheelchair services to PRM. The operator said the numbers will be increased based on the requirements of each airline. “The services are managed by the concessionaire with the help of robust software that helps locate passengers’ whereabouts within the airport until they board the flight. The wheelchairs are being procured by the concessionaire from a European manufacturer,” the spokesperson said. 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 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 mails, factual, 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..
Re: [AI] keyboard in iPhone with the most used punctuations and preferably a number line row?
I haven't tried but I presume that gboard keyboard from google is available for I O S. 07-08-2018 17:44, Rishi Kewalramani wrote: > Hi Friends, > Is there a keyboard in iPhone with the most used punctuations like comma, > period, Apostrophe etc? > I mean do we have to everytime change the keyboard to the numbers keyboard to > key in these punctuations which are used so often? > > And just as the google keyboard, is there a keyboard in iPhone with a number > row line from 1 to 0 above the QWERTY row? > > I think a keyboard with the most often used punctuations and a number line > row will make things much faster while typing? > > Many thanks in advance for your valuable inputs, > Rishi > > > > > > 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 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 mails, factual, 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.. 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 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 mails, factual, 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] BGFI - One day Trek to Asawagad Fort on 15th August 2018!
Dear Enthusiasts, Greetings from the Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) and Young Zingaro Trekking Club (YZ)! This August, we are back with an opportunity which will be an exciting and thrilling experience for all you out there. Continuing with our yearly adventurous outdoor activity, this time also we bring to you an opportunity to have a time of yours with nature along with your friends. Yes, that's our plan for this August too. Like always, our plan is to give you a thrilling trekking experience. here are the details of the One Day Trek: Date: Wednesday, 15th August, 2018. Trek Location: Asawagad Boarding / drop destination: Bohisar railway station https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boisar/@19.798448,72.7593133,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3be71ef761ca8e65:0xe76a026c11310ede!2sBoisar!8m2!3d19.798443!4d72.7614966!3m4!1s0x3be71ef761ca8e65:0xe76a026c11310ede!8m2!3d19.798443!4d72.7614966 Reporting Time:7:30 A.M sharp About the trek location: Asava fort is located in Palghar on a hill about 1070 feet high. Palghar has eight forts divided into two groups - five sea forts that are along the coast to the west, and three hill forts on the sub-range of the to its east. Its surroundings are very picturesque. This location is famous. Please note the following: 1. Participants will be required to buy their return train tickets from their respective boarding point to Station. 2. A nominal amount of RS 150 for our visually impaired friends and RS 250 for our sighted escorts will be payable. 3. The cost will only include your pick up and drop to and from Station and no other elements will be included. 4. Participants may bring along escorts. For those coming alone, escorts will be provided while trekking. 5. Each trekker is required to carry drinking water, packed lunch (should be dry as far as possible). 6. Make sure to be dressed appropriately (wear sports / trekking shoes, carry umbrella / raincoat as required) to enjoy this experience. The trek will conclude with Flag Hoisting & National Anthem. Further details will be communicated to registered participants shortly. Registration is mandatory if you wish to join us for this beautiful and exciting trek. Early confirmations are needed to confirm your participation and for logistical arrangements. No registrations will be accepted after Sunday, 12th of August 2018. For further details, / participation confirmations: feel free to connect with teem members Call: Santosh Salian 919930775758 or Whatsapp: Shraddha Edke 9920058292 BGFI wishes you a very happy trekking! Regards, The BGFI Team https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boisar/@19.798448,72.7593133,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3be71ef761ca8e65:0xe76a026c11310ede!2sBoisar!8m2!3d19.798443!4d72.7614966!3m4!1s0x3be71ef761ca8e65:0xe76a026c11310ede!8m2!3d19.798443!4d72.7614966 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 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 mails, factual, 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..
Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home
Could you tell me about its cost? On Wed 8 Aug, 2018, 2:30 PM bhawani shankar verma, wrote: > it is m5570 series. The salesman informed me that you can use dish tv, > videocon, also. when I explored the tv, it was detecting videocon and > saying > the name of it. due to no connectivity I could not explore it. > > > -Original Message- > From: gufran ahmed > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 1:42 PM > To: AccessIndia > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Hi Bhawani sir could you please record the model of the TV I think Samsung > has tie up with Airtel digital TV. > > On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 9:06 PM bhawani shankar verma, > wrote: > > > Today I visited shop and tried samsung and sony android TV. talkback was > > working fine on samsung but on sony talkback loaded without speech. there > > may be some tts related issue. there is one advantage on samsung tv that > > you > > need not to attach settop box on it. instead samsung is providing a slot > > to > > insert your dth card in the tv. once your subscription be activated, you > > can > > access all the features of your dth service. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Vinod Benjamin > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:40 PM > > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > > the disabled. > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > home > > > > Dear friends, > > > > regarding this , > > I came across a settop box "Re TV" were it converts our usual tv into > > smart android tv, let me check the details and share it here, > > I had stumbled on a youtube presentation in tamil. > > let me check with the company and let you know . > > this tv Box ,seems to be working in Lollypop version. > > so I am assuming with less cost , we may have talk back also enabled. > > > > Regards, > > Vinod Benjamin > > > > > > On 8/6/18, Pranay Gadodia wrote: > > > Thanks Prashant, it really helps. > > > > > > If anyone has tried/ or knows of any other brand of smart TV which is > > > accessible with its screen reader and can also read the menus of Tata > > > Sky > > > or > > > any other DTH service, would really appreciate their inputs. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Pranay. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > > Behalf > > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > > Sent: 06 August 2018 11:37 > > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > > concerning > > > the disabled.' > > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > > home > > > > > > Further to your queries, I checked that my TV does have Bluetooth. > > > The manual says that it will support most Keyboards and mouse although > > > no > > > guarantee can be given. > > > Regarding supporting Bluetooh speakers, my model does not support it. > > > There > > > are few other models which are supporting bluetooth speakers or > > > headphones. > > > > > > However, there is one workaround by which bluetooth headphone or > spaeker > > > will work with most TVs. > > > there are bluetooth transmitters that plug into the 3.5 mm headphone > > > jack > > > in > > > the TV. these bluetooth transmitters are available on amazon etc. these > > > can > > > be used to get TV sound on bluetooth headset or speaker. > > > > > > thanks, > > > Prashant > > > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > > Behalf > > > Of Pranay Gadodia > > > Sent: 05 August 2018 10:14 > > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > > concerning > > > the disabled.' > > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > > home > > > > > > Prashant, your demonstration was very good and quite comprehensive. And > > > thanks to Radio Udaan for covering it. Very informative. > > > The URL of the sho is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXivnmlWiFQ > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > > Behalf > > > Of Dipendra Manocha > > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:54 > > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > > concerning > > > the disabled.' > > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > > home > > > > > > I Prashant > > > > > > Instead of link you pasted something else. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Dipendra > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > > Behalf > > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:14 > > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > > concerning > > > the disabled.' > > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > > > home > > > > > > Dear Pranay, > > > Radio Udaan recorded a demo of
Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home
its MRP for 55 inche size is around 118000/- you may get it around 85000/- reducing the screen size may lower the price. you can negotiate at the time of purchasing. first visit for demo and explore its accessibility. still I am in the process. -Original Message- From: gufran ahmed Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 4:27 PM To: AccessIndia Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home Could you tell me about its cost? On Wed 8 Aug, 2018, 2:30 PM bhawani shankar verma, wrote: it is m5570 series. The salesman informed me that you can use dish tv, videocon, also. when I explored the tv, it was detecting videocon and saying the name of it. due to no connectivity I could not explore it. -Original Message- From: gufran ahmed Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 1:42 PM To: AccessIndia Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my home Hi Bhawani sir could you please record the model of the TV I think Samsung has tie up with Airtel digital TV. On Tue 7 Aug, 2018, 9:06 PM bhawani shankar verma, wrote: > Today I visited shop and tried samsung and sony android TV. talkback was > working fine on samsung but on sony talkback loaded without speech. > there > may be some tts related issue. there is one advantage on samsung tv that > you > need not to attach settop box on it. instead samsung is providing a slot > to > insert your dth card in the tv. once your subscription be activated, you > can > access all the features of your dth service. > > > -Original Message- > From: Vinod Benjamin > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:40 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in my > home > > Dear friends, > > regarding this , > I came across a settop box "Re TV" were it converts our usual tv into > smart android tv, let me check the details and share it here, > I had stumbled on a youtube presentation in tamil. > let me check with the company and let you know . > this tv Box ,seems to be working in Lollypop version. > so I am assuming with less cost , we may have talk back also enabled. > > Regards, > Vinod Benjamin > > > On 8/6/18, Pranay Gadodia wrote: > > Thanks Prashant, it really helps. > > > > If anyone has tried/ or knows of any other brand of smart TV which is > > accessible with its screen reader and can also read the menus of Tata > > Sky > > or > > any other DTH service, would really appreciate their inputs. > > > > Thanks, > > Pranay. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 06 August 2018 11:37 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in > > my > > home > > > > Further to your queries, I checked that my TV does have Bluetooth. > > The manual says that it will support most Keyboards and mouse although > > no > > guarantee can be given. > > Regarding supporting Bluetooh speakers, my model does not support it. > > There > > are few other models which are supporting bluetooth speakers or > > headphones. > > > > However, there is one workaround by which bluetooth headphone or spaeker > > will work with most TVs. > > there are bluetooth transmitters that plug into the 3.5 mm headphone > > jack > > in > > the TV. these bluetooth transmitters are available on amazon etc. > > these > > can > > be used to get TV sound on bluetooth headset or speaker. > > > > thanks, > > Prashant > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Pranay Gadodia > > Sent: 05 August 2018 10:14 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in > > my > > home > > > > Prashant, your demonstration was very good and quite comprehensive. > > And > > thanks to Radio Udaan for covering it. Very informative. > > The URL of the sho is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXivnmlWiFQ > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Dipendra Manocha > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:54 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > > concerning > > the disabled.' > > Subject: Re: [AI] How TV and satellite channels became accessible in > > my > > home > > > > I Prashant > > > > Instead of link you pasted something else. > > > > Thanks > > Dipendra > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > > Behalf > > Of Prashant Ranjan Verma > > Sent: 05 August 2018 08:14 > > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and
Re: [AI] Accessibility of Meditation Retreats
which meditation retreat do you want to attend? On 08/08/2018, Amar Jain wrote: > In addition, Yoga sessions may be bit challenging. > > Regards, > Amar Jain > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 08-Aug-2018, at 9:59 AM, Avichal Bhatnagar >> wrote: >> >> Usually, the accessibility of spiritual retreats depends upon the >> organisers. In most of the cases, the coordinators are quite >> understanding. One may find it problematic if one has to attend a >> spiritual event which includes dancing, like Osho. >> >>> On 8/8/18, Akash Gupta wrote: >>> Dear rahul, >>> >>> I have attended two programs of art of living foundation. I feel >>> similar experiences like satender singh >>> On 07/08/2018, satender singh wrote: hi Rahul, even I'd been thinking on the same line for a while. a friend of mine who had just returned from vipasna meditation camp had solved all my accessibility doubts. 1. yes, they often don't communicate verbally, but its not completely prohibited. they do communicate verbally if the need arises. my friend told me, that to the people who need to use verbal communication, they provide an assistant. lets say, you're in the middle of the session and want to go to the washroom. you'll require to stand up at your place, and the person will come to u. will ask softly where u want to go and you can talk to him without intentionally disturbing others. 2. the people are usually very accommodative and they'll surely allow the special necessity to communicate verbally. although, they'll encourage you to use it as miserly as u can manage. 3. the time is very aptly and properly scheduled and slaughted for every activity during the day and the special needs of a visually challenged person will be understood right before the beginning of the session. one has absolutely fair opportunity to communicate and tell our requirements and any other concerns before we begin. and then, there are those who cant stay calm for some reason. there are those who cry excessively and shout loudly. there are all sorts of behaviours which manifest when one digs deeper in to oneself. many try to scale the wall and run away. they're politely and verbally communicated. this is the impression a friend who had been to the camp gave me. I myself am trying to squeeze some time out to attend some similar session. hope it helps. > On 8/7/18, Rahul Bajaj wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I was wondering if any of you have gone on a meditation retreat and > how > accessible you found it to be. > > I am asking this question because my understanding is that people > largely > communicate nonverbally in such settings which is not viable for a > blind > person. Also, one would need assistance in things like accessing food > and > mobility. Would love to hear your thoughts about this. > > Best, > Rahul > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > 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 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 mails, factual, 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.. > 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 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 mails, factual, 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.. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With Warm Regards, >>> Akash Gupta >>> Rajasthan >>> Skype: akash.gupta2412 >>> >>> >>> Lovely relationship not only depends on spoken words but also >>> understandihng -unspoken feelings. >>> By XYZ >>> - >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>>
Re: [AI] Accessibility of Meditation Retreats
Hi Rahul, Which meditation retreat do you wish to attend? There are those retreats where some amount of talking is allowed, and then there are also completely silent retreats such as Vipassana. I have so far attended three ten-day Vipassana retreats in Hereford, England, and my experience has been extremely positive. They have a sprawling campus in the middle of a forest, and the atmosphere is very conducive for meditation. The Vipassana centre here takes accessibility very seriously. They even have an accessibility committee, which looks into minute details for making the centre fully accessible to people with various disabilities. One is expected to strictly adhere to the code of noble silence during these retreats. In order to make this possible for a blind person, they provide a fulltime assistant (they call them servers). On day 0 when a blind student arrives at the centre, the assigned server meets with the student and orientates her to the centre. The server also reads out the menu for various meals for all ten days, and the student can specify what she wants to eat during various meals on all of these days. The server notes down the preferences. This eliminates the need to discuss the menu at mealtimes. In order to minimise talking, blind students are also encouraged to devise various gestures. For example, if you need to use the washroom, tap twice on the shoulder of the server. And when the server arrives to collect the student from the meditation hall, she can tap on the student's shoulder once in order to announce her arrival. These gestures do work. During the entire duration of a ten-day retreat, I wouldn't have spoken more than two or three sentences. It is quite possible that Vipassana centres in India work differently. They may also be more lenient about allowing people to talk during the course. In order to maximise the benefits you derive from such a retreat, maintaining silence certainly helps a great deal. Several centres in India may also not be able to provide a dedicated server to a blind student. It is important that you discuss arrangements with the centre well in advance. There have been instances of some blind students being turned down by various centres in India. Geetha -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj Sent: 07 August 2018 18:19 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Accessibility of Meditation Retreats Hi Everyone, I was wondering if any of you have gone on a meditation retreat and how accessible you found it to be. I am asking this question because my understanding is that people largely communicate nonverbally in such settings which is not viable for a blind person. Also, one would need assistance in things like accessing food and mobility. Would love to hear your thoughts about this. Best, Rahul Sent from my iPhone 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 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 mails, factual, 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.. 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 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 mails, factual, 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..
