Re: [AI] Networking in Conferences

2015-01-12 Thread George Abraham
9810934040. Pl call me in the evening post 7 p.m. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Shubhanku Kochar Sent: 12 January 2015 10:52 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.

[AI] Times Social Impact Awards

2015-01-12 Thread Ketan Kothari
Dear Friends, You will be pleased to know that Sightsavers and XRCVC have been nominated for Times Social Impact Awards and this is due to Project Access that focused on copyright amendments and accessible banking. As part of this process, we would request our friends to cast their votes in the

[AI] Eyeway's News and job alert

2015-01-12 Thread Eyeway Helpdesk
Hi All: To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired students, Delhi University (DU) is developing specialised mathematical kits, which will make it much easier for them to study the subject. The varsity plans to carry out a campaign across the country during which

Re: [AI] help needed: navigating by sentence in talkback

2015-01-12 Thread mukesh jain
Hello, You can use the talkback gesture for reading the text either with word or character and also through page, paragraph etc. To do this, first open any specific application which uses the text reading functionality like messaging. Then open particular sms with double tap. Then to perform

Re: [AI] Times Social Impact Awards

2015-01-12 Thread Bhavya shah
Hi, I've done it as well... I'd encourage everyone else to do the same as well. On 1/12/15, Manish Agarwal manish.agarwal...@gmail.com wrote: congrats sightsavers and xrcvc...have done it. On 1/12/15, Ketan Kothari muktake...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, You will be pleased to know that

Re: [AI] Times Social Impact Awards

2015-01-12 Thread Manish Agarwal
congrats sightsavers and xrcvc...have done it. On 1/12/15, Ketan Kothari muktake...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, You will be pleased to know that Sightsavers and XRCVC have been nominated for Times Social Impact Awards and this is due to Project Access that focused on copyright amendments

Re: [AI] Coral Draw Accessibility

2015-01-12 Thread Bhavya shah
I guess I agree with you. Using Coral Draw, wouldn't benefit me in any way either, so I'll drop it for now..., and instead engage in other fascinating things :) On 1/12/15, kanchan Pamnani kanchanpamn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bhavya, Even though you have addressed the mail to Pranav I thought I

[AI] FYI: Administrative approval for the Plan Scheme

2015-01-12 Thread avinash shahi
Note: Scanning typoes are not mine Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is responsible... No. 16-07/2013-PD-III Government of India Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment Department of Empowerment of PwPs Budget Section Paryavan Bhavan, CGO Complex, Dated^j December, 2014 To

[AI] FW: Sharing Matrimonial Success Stories.

2015-01-12 Thread Sushmeetha
Dear List Members Wish to share stories of accomplishment of our past get-togethers held in 2014 2013:   Mr. Deven , working with Amazon.com (USA) with  hearing impairment got married to Ms. Neetu with polio disability on 9th December 2014. Deven's Mother met Ms. Neetu at one of the

[AI] help needed: navigating by sentence in talkback

2015-01-12 Thread Sanchit Katiyar
Dear Friends, how to read sentence by sentence or word by word of a text using talkback? -- With best regards, Sanchit Katiyar. Mobile No.: +91 9013816320. +91 9716967258. E-Mail ID: sanchitkatiya...@gmail.com Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th Register at the dedicated AccessIndia

Re: [AI] [jnuvision] RE: Delhi University in process of developing math kits

2015-01-12 Thread avinash shahi
Those who are involved with the kit have been quoted in the report, you can meet them by putting efforts. On 1/12/15, 'Vedprakash' vedprakash.sha...@gmail.com [jnuvision] jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Very good initiative. Could we see this kit? -Original Message- From:

[AI] Delhi University in process of developing math kits

2015-01-12 Thread avinash shahi
To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired students, Delhi University is developing specialised 'mathematical kits' which will make it much easier for them to study the subject. The varsity plans to carry out a campaign across the country during which students and

Re: [AI] Delhi University in process of developing math kits

2015-01-12 Thread Vedprakash
Very good initiative. Could we see this kit? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 5:33 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: jnuvision Subject: [AI] Delhi University in process

[AI] Google to soon offer real-time voice-to-text translation

2015-01-12 Thread Shiv
Source: http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/45852129.cms Google to soon offer real-time voice-to-text translation Jan 12, 2015, 02.33PM IST ANI The update will facilitate automatic recognition of speech in popular languages and will change it into text. WASHINGTON: Nearly a

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

2015-01-12 Thread muruganandan.k
Dear Avinash, BOSS is in use for very long, and certain states/UTs like Tamilnadu and Pondicherry have already deployed it as the only OS or at least as an alternate in the Government offices. E-Speak engine supported ORCA works as an efficient screen-reader. We need a bit of orientation and

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

2015-01-12 Thread Dinesh Kaushal
Would be interested to know how much of this is real home grown and how much of it is just rebranding of Linux? Best Dinesh Mobile: +91 9718328272 Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. --Martin Fischer -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

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

2015-01-12 Thread George Abraham
I think we must challenge this move in court. The court must stay the move and ask Govt to check the software for its accessibility before the move is made official. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: 12

[AI] Moderator- OT-RE: Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

2015-01-12 Thread Kotian, H P
All I am afraid, this thread is out of scope on this list. Please put your query on the dedicated list for this. Registration info is in the footer of every AccessIndia mails. Regards Harish Kotian -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On

[AI] Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

2015-01-12 Thread Jairam Balasubramanian
Hello friends Need reviews on any Tab with good accessability features. Also the price points to consider buying the same. Thanks and regards Jairam Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on:

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

2015-01-12 Thread Kotian, H P
Hi It has been there for a very long time now. This is optimised for Indian languages. Orka should be available on it. There are many on this list who are entirely on Linux. Even OCR is available for us. Harish Kotian -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

Re: [AI] Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

2015-01-12 Thread Jairam Balasubramanian
Hello friends I have inadvertantly posted the query to AI list in place of Mobile AI. Appologies for the same. Thanks and regards Jairam On 1/13/15, Jairam Balasubramanian cajai...@gmail.com wrote: Hello friends Need reviews on any Tab with good accessability features. Also the price points

Re: [AI] Surgery helps IIT student gain sight after 19 years,

2015-01-12 Thread parimala V. Bhat
ajitsnehan...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: rahul rahul rahulravindrain2...@gmail.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: sayeveryth...@sayeverything.org Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:25 PM

Re: [AI] AccessIndia Digest, Vol 61, Issue 43

2015-01-12 Thread Siva Suresh
Hi friends and dear experts. I am using gold wave software. I wanted to record using gold wave. Any help is appreciated. I will be very happy if somebuddy can explain to me over skyp. Thanks in advance and regards. Shivasuresh. Mobile number. 9550437181. Skyp ID. Sivasuresh.katta On 1/13/15,

[AI] jobs for teachers in Uttarakhand: छप्पर फाड़ के शिक्षकों की भर्ती, 1200 पद खाली

2015-01-12 Thread avinash shahi
http://www.amarujala.com/feature/jobs/government-jobs/jobs-for-teachers-hindi-news-ar/ -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones /

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

2015-01-12 Thread avinash shahi
I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software? Techy friends update, please? http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-now-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/ In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has asked states to