Re: [AI] how academic jobs screen out disabled people.

[Payal Kapoor]

interesting insight this is. while not looking at the legal
implications of this, the sheer ridiculous nature of qualifications
make me both laugh and cry at the same time.
i'm waiting for that illusive light at the end of the never ending tunnel!

On 2/16/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> this article talks about the situation in the US, but it is no
> different from the 1 we face here in India. the application form at
> JNU also demanded that we go through the whole process of acquiring a
> new disability certificate in a format prescribed by the MHRD i think,
> which required the ophthalmologist to fill out details about whether i
> can wiggle my fingers, bend-over, and lift weights: abilities that
> make a true Professor/ academician!
> :-)
>
>
> article:
>
> how academic jobs screen out disabled people.
>
> Nearly every academic job listing claims not to discriminate based on
> disability. A lot of them still do.
>
> By David M. Perry
>
> Every faculty job advertisement at Holy Cross College at Notre Dame,
> Indiana, comes with this statement:
>
> block quote
> Physical Demands
> block quote end
> block quote
> Repetitive movement of hands and fingers — typing and/or writing;
> occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling or crouching;
> reaching with hands and
> arms; talking and hearing.
> block quote end
> block quote
> Ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
> block quote end
> block quote
> NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
> and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this job.
> They are not
> intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties,
> skills, and physical demands required of personnel so classified….
> Holy Cross College
> is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based
> on qualifications and are made without regard to race, color, national
> origin, age,
> sex, disability, or any other legally protected status.
> block quote end
>
> Holy Cross College seems like a nice, co-educational Catholic school
> in one of the great college towns in America. There’s no reason to
> think the school’s
> administrators are particularly ableist or interested in
> discriminating against people with disabilities. But Holy Cross—like
> dozens of other institutions
> of higher education across the country — keeps appending these clauses
> to job ads. Imagine if you were deaf or in a wheelchair and wanted to
> apply, then
> read that “walking, talking and hearing” were required. Would you even
> finish the application?
>
> block quote
> These job ads send a different message: “Be normal or you can’t have
> this job!”
> block quote end
>
> Despite the note appended to the end, echoing language in accordance
> with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, this statement is
> arguably discriminatory.
> The practice, however, is common. If you go to HigherEdJobs.com and search
> for “
> 25 pounds
> ,” you’ll find 654 entries right now that require various degrees of
> physical ability, often accompanied by other statements mandating
> “normal” modes of
> communication. Some of these positions are in jobs like nursing, where
> required lifting might be entirely reasonable, albeit still subject to
> laws around
> reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
> Others, like all the jobs at Hood College, Maryland,
> routinely repeat a boilerplate set of physical demands
>  that do not seem remotely relevant to the job—though Hood’s at least
> uses the hedge-word “may” and explicitly talks about accommodations.
>
> At least when taken to the extreme, as Holy Cross seems to do, the
> practice is problematic. I’ve been writing about and tracking such
> clauses in higher
> education job ads for a year, and expert after expert — including
> legal counsel at the EEOC — agrees. Human resource directors cannot
> just pile up physical
> demands that are not linked to the core requirements of the job.
> Roofers need to climb ladders. Truckers need to drive. Professors need
> to teach, an act
> that generally requires neither walking, stooping, kneeling, or
> carrying—or, for that matter, oral speaking or aural listening.
>
> Don’t Look to the Movies to Learn About Disability The next time you
> meet a disabled person, throw the films you’ve watched about them out
> the window and
> discuss film…psmag.com
> dont-look-to-the-movies-to-learn-about-disability-7e6d50db4d25
>
> The key word here is requires, which carries with it a legal meaning
> not related to most of these positions, and certainly not most faculty
> jobs. To be
> clear, Holy Cross is not the problem here, but merely an instance of
> requirement creep filling up the legalese of hiring practices. I
> initially came across
> one of these job ads at a branch public campus in Massachusetts, and
> found them permeating both Texas and Arkansas systems. My resulting
> exposé, “
> Disabled People Need Not Apply
> ,” did result 

[AI] how academic jobs screen out disabled people.

[Shireen Irani]

this article talks about the situation in the US, but it is no
different from the 1 we face here in India. the application form at
JNU also demanded that we go through the whole process of acquiring a
new disability certificate in a format prescribed by the MHRD i think,
which required the ophthalmologist to fill out details about whether i
can wiggle my fingers, bend-over, and lift weights: abilities that
make a true Professor/ academician!
:-)


article:

how academic jobs screen out disabled people.

Nearly every academic job listing claims not to discriminate based on
disability. A lot of them still do.

By David M. Perry

Every faculty job advertisement at Holy Cross College at Notre Dame,
Indiana, comes with this statement:

block quote
Physical Demands
block quote end
block quote
Repetitive movement of hands and fingers — typing and/or writing;
occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling or crouching;
reaching with hands and
arms; talking and hearing.
block quote end
block quote
Ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
block quote end
block quote
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this job.
They are not
intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties,
skills, and physical demands required of personnel so classified….
Holy Cross College
is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based
on qualifications and are made without regard to race, color, national
origin, age,
sex, disability, or any other legally protected status.
block quote end

Holy Cross College seems like a nice, co-educational Catholic school
in one of the great college towns in America. There’s no reason to
think the school’s
administrators are particularly ableist or interested in
discriminating against people with disabilities. But Holy Cross—like
dozens of other institutions
of higher education across the country — keeps appending these clauses
to job ads. Imagine if you were deaf or in a wheelchair and wanted to
apply, then
read that “walking, talking and hearing” were required. Would you even
finish the application?

block quote
These job ads send a different message: “Be normal or you can’t have this job!”
block quote end

Despite the note appended to the end, echoing language in accordance
with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, this statement is
arguably discriminatory.
The practice, however, is common. If you go to HigherEdJobs.com and search for “
25 pounds
,” you’ll find 654 entries right now that require various degrees of
physical ability, often accompanied by other statements mandating
“normal” modes of
communication. Some of these positions are in jobs like nursing, where
required lifting might be entirely reasonable, albeit still subject to
laws around
reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Others, like all the jobs at Hood College, Maryland,
routinely repeat a boilerplate set of physical demands
 that do not seem remotely relevant to the job—though Hood’s at least
uses the hedge-word “may” and explicitly talks about accommodations.

At least when taken to the extreme, as Holy Cross seems to do, the
practice is problematic. I’ve been writing about and tracking such
clauses in higher
education job ads for a year, and expert after expert — including
legal counsel at the EEOC — agrees. Human resource directors cannot
just pile up physical
demands that are not linked to the core requirements of the job.
Roofers need to climb ladders. Truckers need to drive. Professors need
to teach, an act
that generally requires neither walking, stooping, kneeling, or
carrying—or, for that matter, oral speaking or aural listening.

Don’t Look to the Movies to Learn About Disability The next time you
meet a disabled person, throw the films you’ve watched about them out
the window and
discuss film…psmag.com
dont-look-to-the-movies-to-learn-about-disability-7e6d50db4d25

The key word here is requires, which carries with it a legal meaning
not related to most of these positions, and certainly not most faculty
jobs. To be
clear, Holy Cross is not the problem here, but merely an instance of
requirement creep filling up the legalese of hiring practices. I
initially came across
one of these job ads at a branch public campus in Massachusetts, and
found them permeating both Texas and Arkansas systems. My resulting
exposé, “
Disabled People Need Not Apply
,” did result in some changes in cases where I successfully engaged
individual human resources managers at specific universities,
but structural transformation has been harder to achieve. Moreover,
the problem is not confined to colleges and universities. You can find
similar requirements — especially
the “must carry 20/25 pounds” clause — in job listings across
industries. Social-media managers for non-profits or technical
companies shouldn’t be “required”
to carry heavy weight, yet, for some reason, many of them still are.

Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[Sudeshna Bhattacharya]

Thanks a lot Friends for all your supports. actually I have been
looking for any device that will enable me read reports, books etc and
will be portable at the same time-  to be carried with me on a regular
basis. if reading facility can be availed, nothing like it. but all
reading devices I am seeing online are very expensive.
I saw a device called "Reading pen" on the web that costs a bit less
than others. an ear phone is attached to it and it was told to have
reading facility. but I  can't be sure about how to point to the text
I need to be read out or how to specify whether I want to read by
letters, words, sentences etc. hence I planned to buy a portable
scanner which is fully accessible softwarewise, because cost is also a
very big constraint here.
could you please help me in this context? does anyone have any idea of
the reading pen I mentioned?

awaiting your earliest reply,

Thanks and regards,
Sudeshna Bhattacharya

On 2/16/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> hi,
>
> sorry i wasn't following this thread earlier, so not sure whether
> you're looking for only a scanner, or something portable that will
> also do the reading.
> if u also want the reading then do check out the Eye Pal Ace reader,
> which does both, the scanning and reading, and which u can get to see
> at Karishma enterprises in Mumbai. it is very expensive though, around
> 75 thousand. and there also are a few issues with the after-service,
> and the hardware after only a year of usage. but portability-wise, it
> is the perfect thing to have. don't remember the exact config, but its
> about 1 and a half kgs with i think a 10 inch screen. the lens is very
> good for A-4 size pages, and they also now have Sangita, the Indian
> accented tts as an option.
> if u do consider this, then get in touch with me, i'll give you a few
> points of warning about it, so that you are sure of things before you
> invest in it.
>
> best,
>
> Shireen.
>
>
> On 2/16/17, Pranav Lal  wrote:
>> Hi Sudeshna,
>>
>> In terms of reading large documents, your only option is a scanner that
>> supports
>> the legal or a3 paper size. See models from Plustek. However, this option
>> is
>> not
>> portable. If you want portable, try to use applications such as the KNFB
>> Reader
>> on a stand but these as far as I know only do a4 pages. You could try a
>> fish-eye
>> lens and see if that covers a wider area but a fish-eye lens may distort
>> the
>> image of the page  so I can't say if this idea will work.
>>
>> The machines from Lex will also work. They are USB powered and the
>> support
>> from
>> Sparsh has been good. The Lex scanner I have runs off the USB port of the
>> computer. The Lex machines also have options for A3 documents but those
>> machines
>> are expensive well over a lakh I believe.
>> Pranav
>>
>>
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[AI] This is of potential interest: The résumé is dead: your next click might determine your next job

[avinash shahi]

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/feb/16/the-resume-is-dead-your-next-click-might-determine-your-next-job

-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU


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Re: [AI] Nidhi Goyal writes Valentine's Day Special blogpost on SexDis

[Sandeep Singh]

Can someone please provide Ms Nidhi's email ID?
Best regards,
Sandeep

On 2/16/17, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> Article is good, the language too.
> However, she turns him down as a life partner, without any substantial
> reason,  and still expects that he should have persisted with his parents
> when they rejected her due to her disability.
> So, he did not treat her equally.
>
> This is too much to expect from a rejected lover.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of Shyam M. Sayanekar
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 3:04 PM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: Re: [AI] Nidhi Goyal writes Valentine's Day Special blogpost on
> SexDis
>
> I carefully went through the article and Nidhi's English is really
> impressive. But I feel that we cannot get the society as we want it to be.
> We ourselves have to strive to slowly change it. From her article, at least
> to me, it is not clear whether Nidhi wants to get married or not. I in no
> way want to hirt her. And if inadvertently I have, then truely sorry for
> it.
> Professor Shyam M. Sayanekar
> - Original Message -
> From: "Niharika Pandit" 
> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled." 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:35 PM
> Subject: [AI] Nidhi Goyal writes Valentine's Day Special blogpost on SexDis
>
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Hope you are well.
>>
>> I am writing today to share a very special post by Sexuality and
>> Disability
>> program director Nidhi Goyal, in which she explores a significant chapter
>> in her life and shows the assumptions and stigma that women with
>> disabilities that women with disabilities must navigate when it comes to
>> personal relationships.
>>
>> Here is the link to the post http://blog.sexualityanddisability.org/
>> 2017/02/lovestorythatwasnt/
>>
>> Happy Reading!
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Niharika Pandit
>> Program Coordinator: sexuality and disability
>> Point of View, Mumbai
>>
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Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[Shireen Irani]

hi,

sorry i wasn't following this thread earlier, so not sure whether
you're looking for only a scanner, or something portable that will
also do the reading.
if u also want the reading then do check out the Eye Pal Ace reader,
which does both, the scanning and reading, and which u can get to see
at Karishma enterprises in Mumbai. it is very expensive though, around
75 thousand. and there also are a few issues with the after-service,
and the hardware after only a year of usage. but portability-wise, it
is the perfect thing to have. don't remember the exact config, but its
about 1 and a half kgs with i think a 10 inch screen. the lens is very
good for A-4 size pages, and they also now have Sangita, the Indian
accented tts as an option.
if u do consider this, then get in touch with me, i'll give you a few
points of warning about it, so that you are sure of things before you
invest in it.

best,

Shireen.


On 2/16/17, Pranav Lal  wrote:
> Hi Sudeshna,
>
> In terms of reading large documents, your only option is a scanner that
> supports
> the legal or a3 paper size. See models from Plustek. However, this option is
> not
> portable. If you want portable, try to use applications such as the KNFB
> Reader
> on a stand but these as far as I know only do a4 pages. You could try a
> fish-eye
> lens and see if that covers a wider area but a fish-eye lens may distort
> the
> image of the page  so I can't say if this idea will work.
>
> The machines from Lex will also work. They are USB powered and the support
> from
> Sparsh has been good. The Lex scanner I have runs off the USB port of the
> computer. The Lex machines also have options for A3 documents but those
> machines
> are expensive well over a lakh I believe.
> Pranav
>
>
>
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Re: [AI] Nidhi Goyal writes Valentine's Day Special blogpost on SexDis

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Article is good, the language too.
However, she turns him down as a life partner, without any substantial reason,  
and still expects that he should have persisted with his parents when they 
rejected her due to her disability.
So, he did not treat her equally.

This is too much to expect from a rejected lover.



-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Shyam M. Sayanekar
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 3:04 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Nidhi Goyal writes Valentine's Day Special blogpost on SexDis

I carefully went through the article and Nidhi's English is really
impressive. But I feel that we cannot get the society as we want it to be.
We ourselves have to strive to slowly change it. From her article, at least
to me, it is not clear whether Nidhi wants to get married or not. I in no
way want to hirt her. And if inadvertently I have, then truely sorry for it.
Professor Shyam M. Sayanekar
- Original Message -
From: "Niharika Pandit" 
To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
the disabled." 
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:35 PM
Subject: [AI] Nidhi Goyal writes Valentine's Day Special blogpost on SexDis


> Hello everyone,
>
> Hope you are well.
>
> I am writing today to share a very special post by Sexuality and
> Disability
> program director Nidhi Goyal, in which she explores a significant chapter
> in her life and shows the assumptions and stigma that women with
> disabilities that women with disabilities must navigate when it comes to
> personal relationships.
>
> Here is the link to the post http://blog.sexualityanddisability.org/
> 2017/02/lovestorythatwasnt/
>
> Happy Reading!
>
> Best Regards,
> Niharika Pandit
> Program Coordinator: sexuality and disability
> Point of View, Mumbai
>
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Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Well, as we are ordained to praise Talking Aatm, let me submit why do banks 
provide unverified data?


-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Kotian, H P
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 3:22 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India

Hi Aruni

This feedback would be very useful. It is requested all provide any such 
feedback, this alone would give reliable data with end user perspective.

Probably, you could have given more granualar data by providing the  correct 
location of the problematic ATM.

Others please provide specific problem with the location, this would help in 
providing correct data, which in turn, would provide useful info to us itself.

The portal is doing a wonderful job with a selfless motivation. Our feedback 
would bring more purpose to the cause.

Congratulation team!

Warmly
Harish Kotian

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Aruni Sharma
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:57 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled. 
Subject: Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India

Hi according to the app all the Union bank T=ATMs in our viscinity are talking 
ATMs but none of them give any voice guidance. Have tried all
earphones: the normal ones, and those supplied with the mobiles. This is really 
disheartening but obviously fault lies with the incorrect info being provided 
by the concerned banks. Please take up the issue if possible.

Thanks and regards,
Dr. Aruni Sharma.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, Lucknow, India.
twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma
facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma
Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com



On 15 February 2017 at 09:47, Prashant Naik  wrote:

> Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> Happy to share that today, Talking ATM India, a voluntary service 
> launched on 15-2-2014 during Access India convention at New Delhi has 
> completed 3 years of service.
>
>
>
> Current features available in Talking ATM India website and android 
> app are as below:
>
>
> Website https://talkingatmindia.org  has 
> smart and advance search feature, smart search is based on auto detect 
> location PIN, advance search is by pin and by area, site has SSL 
> security, site has lot of resources, site has common location search 
> on all the pages, search result as share your experience and rating 
> for talking ATMs, site is very light and works fine with all mobile 
> browsers and site is validated for accessibility.  Site is very usable on 
> I-phone.
>
>
>
> Android app ‘Talking ATM locator’ with the latest released version 2.1 
> has search by bank and search by states filter, has add to favorite 
> and copy address option in expanded search page, has open in google 
> map option, set customized filter, app is installed locally so no need 
> of internet connectivity for usage and app user interface is low vision 
> friendly.
>
>
>
> Both website and app have total 11,132 Talking ATM locations from 10 banks.
>
>
>
> We wish to enhance our service by making a universal app supporting 
> Windows, IOS and Android.
>
>
>
> We are really grateful to Dr. Sam Taraporevala and XRCVC for their 
> constant support.  Just couple of
>
> days back they provided us latest Talking ATMs list from Standard 
> Chartered Bank.
>
>
>
> Thank you all for your support in our 3 years journey.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Prashant Naik
>
> Saidarshan Bhagat
>
> Sagar Sodah
>
>
>
> Download free android app ‘Talking ATM locator’ from play store link 
> https ://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pice.
> Talkingatmlocatorindia=en
>  pice.Talkingatmlocatorindia=en>
>
>
>
>
> Follow us on Face book https://www.facebook.com/Talkingatmindia
>   for regular updates.
>
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Re: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject colour blind student for editing course

[Asudani, Rajesh]

The disability is a disability till a human or a suitable technology is not 
there to mitigate it.
For example we the blind could not read print till someone or jaws did it for 
us.
So, let us accept.


-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Sandeep Singh
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 7:37 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject 
colour blind student for editing course

Hi, I really don't know the extent of disability color blindness is
considered, but perceiving colors wrongly may cause problems while
editing I guess. As far as I know, color blind persons are not issued
driving licenses as they cannot differentiate between red and green
lights on a traffic signal. Experts may throw more light on the
subject.
Regards,
Sandeep

On 2/15/17, Kotian, H P  wrote:
> Hi
> Something to ponder: can a colour blind person be treated as blind? What
> percentage of disability  can be attributed to him?
>
> Experts may throw some colour to this question?
> Harish.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of turab chimthanawala
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 4:32 PM
> To: accessindia 
> Subject: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject
> colour blind student for editing course
>
> Reported in the Times of India dated 6th February 2017
>
> In a setback to a colour blind youth, Bombay high court recalled its order
> directing Film and Television Institute of India to grant him provisional
> admission to the film editing course.
> A bench of Justices Shantanu Khemkar and Prakash Naik took note of FTII's
> submission that since the first semester was over, and also its examination,
> it was not possible to accommodate Patna-based Ashutosh Kumar directly into
> the second semester which had started. The court's order came on a review
> petition filed by FTII, which urged the court to recall its January 18 order
> to admit Ashutosh to the three-year post-graduate diploma course.
> Ashutosh applied to FTII and appeared for an exam in April 2015. When the
> results were out in June 2016, he was selected. When he reported in July for
> orientation, he was told to do a medical examination, which revealed he was
> suffering from colour blindness and low vision.
> A report from the Pune government hospital said his colour vision was
> partially defective. FTII then wrote to Ashutosh that he was not eligible
> for the course and why candidates suffering from colour blindness were
> unsuitable for editing. His petition said under Right to Information, he
> learnt from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute that it does not
> discriminate against candidates with colour blindness or partial defect.
> After he got relief from HC, FTII moved a review petition. Its petition
> stated that if colour blind persons edited films it would lead to a loss of
> crores of rupees for producers.
> Ashutosh's advocate argued that FTII's stand that the first semester was
> over was known at the time of the January 18 order and no case was made out
> for its review. But the judges found merit in FTII's submission. "It is open
> for the petitioner to apply for admission of the first semester of the next
> year without prejudice to his contentions raised in the petition,'' they
> said in the February 1 order.
>
> Ashutoshs' petition had urged the court to declare that part of FTII's
> prospectus disallowing persons with colour blindness from pursuing the
> film-editing course as violative of the Right to Equality and Right to Life.
> The court has posted the next hearing on February 21.
>
>
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[AI] HP to clear backlog of jobs for visually impaired

[avinash shahi]

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday asked the
officials to clear the backlog of jobs for the visually impaired.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/hp-to-clear-backlog-of-jobs-for-visually-impaired.html
Officials said that at present, there is a backlog of 163 jobs kept
for the physically challenged.  The Chief Minister, who presided over
a meeting here, directed the backlog of 65 jobs for the visually
impaired should be cleared soon.

The meeting decided to relax some qualification norms, particularly
for teaching posts in the state's Education Department, for the
physically challenged.

After 1996, a total of 1,750 posts kept for the physically challenged
were filled, of which 554 were for the visually impaired.

On the plea of the visually impaired to select them on the basis of a
Braille test, Social Welfare Secretary Anuradha Thakur said a decision
in this regard would be taken after consulting the National Federation
of the Blind in New Delhi.



-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU


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[AI] Hindustan Times Editorial: Revised National Building Code should bring down barriers for the disabled

[avinash shahi]

It struck a disparate note with the country’s 26.8 million disabled.
On February 12, the very day the Indian cricket team was making us
proud by winning the Blind World T20 title, a physically challenged
girl was made to climb two dozen stairs to reach her seat in a
government exam hall. Upset by the report, the Madhya Pradesh Human
Rights Commission has sought an explanation from the secretary of the
state’s public service commission.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/revised-national-building-code-should-bring-down-barriers-for-the-disabled/story-gGkEGrHwgAdwK9QsjHcV8K.html
Read: Lack of toilets restrict access to public spaces for differently
abled women

But the issue goes beyond asking an individual or organisation why
they didn’t make requisite arrangements for physically challenged
candidates taking an exam. Our built environment is notoriously
disabled unfriendly. Apart from the Delhi Metro, most forms of public
transport haven’t been designed with the disabled in mind. Social
discrimination and lack of job opportunities are not the only battles
India’s physically challenged fight on an everyday basis. Even before
the demonetisation note ban, it was almost impossible for wheelchair
users to draw money because most ATMs have staircases leading up to
them. Leave aside displaying sensitivity for the disabled in public
places, most cinemas have no designated spaces for wheelchair users.
Even in cities, the number of national monuments that have ramps is
few. Even though India was the first major nation to ratify the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, most
workplaces fail to provide a barrier-free environment.

Read: Govt guidelines for disabled during national anthem: Maintain
maximum alertness physically

It isn’t that our policy makers are deaf to the requirement for an
accessible environment. In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign) on World
Disability Day amid much fanfare. The campaign entailed making at
least 50% government buildings disabled friendly and the development
of an index to measure the design of disabled-friendly buildings. But
its implementation has been sluggish at best.

The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016 has been amended to
include private firms in the definition of ‘establishments’ (that
previously referred to just government bodies) which have to ensure
that persons with disabilities are provided with barrier-free access
in buildings, transport systems and public infrastructure. Section 45
of the Act requires all public buildings to be made accessible within
five years of notification of rules. The revised National Building
Code of India should incorporate elements of universal design to bring
down barriers for the disabled. Once the physical barriers for the
disabled begin to go, prejudices against them will follow.


-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU


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Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[Pranav Lal]

Hi Sudeshna,

In terms of reading large documents, your only option is a scanner that supports
the legal or a3 paper size. See models from Plustek. However, this option is not
portable. If you want portable, try to use applications such as the KNFB Reader
on a stand but these as far as I know only do a4 pages. You could try a fish-eye
lens and see if that covers a wider area but a fish-eye lens may distort the
image of the page  so I can't say if this idea will work.

The machines from Lex will also work. They are USB powered and the support from
Sparsh has been good. The Lex scanner I have runs off the USB port of the
computer. The Lex machines also have options for A3 documents but those machines
are expensive well over a lakh I believe.
Pranav



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Re: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject colour blind student for editing course

[Sandeep Singh]

Hi, I really don't know the extent of disability color blindness is
considered, but perceiving colors wrongly may cause problems while
editing I guess. As far as I know, color blind persons are not issued
driving licenses as they cannot differentiate between red and green
lights on a traffic signal. Experts may throw more light on the
subject.
Regards,
Sandeep

On 2/15/17, Kotian, H P  wrote:
> Hi
> Something to ponder: can a colour blind person be treated as blind? What
> percentage of disability  can be attributed to him?
>
> Experts may throw some colour to this question?
> Harish.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of turab chimthanawala
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 4:32 PM
> To: accessindia 
> Subject: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject
> colour blind student for editing course
>
> Reported in the Times of India dated 6th February 2017
>
> In a setback to a colour blind youth, Bombay high court recalled its order
> directing Film and Television Institute of India to grant him provisional
> admission to the film editing course.
> A bench of Justices Shantanu Khemkar and Prakash Naik took note of FTII's
> submission that since the first semester was over, and also its examination,
> it was not possible to accommodate Patna-based Ashutosh Kumar directly into
> the second semester which had started. The court's order came on a review
> petition filed by FTII, which urged the court to recall its January 18 order
> to admit Ashutosh to the three-year post-graduate diploma course.
> Ashutosh applied to FTII and appeared for an exam in April 2015. When the
> results were out in June 2016, he was selected. When he reported in July for
> orientation, he was told to do a medical examination, which revealed he was
> suffering from colour blindness and low vision.
> A report from the Pune government hospital said his colour vision was
> partially defective. FTII then wrote to Ashutosh that he was not eligible
> for the course and why candidates suffering from colour blindness were
> unsuitable for editing. His petition said under Right to Information, he
> learnt from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute that it does not
> discriminate against candidates with colour blindness or partial defect.
> After he got relief from HC, FTII moved a review petition. Its petition
> stated that if colour blind persons edited films it would lead to a loss of
> crores of rupees for producers.
> Ashutosh's advocate argued that FTII's stand that the first semester was
> over was known at the time of the January 18 order and no case was made out
> for its review. But the judges found merit in FTII's submission. "It is open
> for the petitioner to apply for admission of the first semester of the next
> year without prejudice to his contentions raised in the petition,'' they
> said in the February 1 order.
>
> Ashutoshs' petition had urged the court to declare that part of FTII's
> prospectus disallowing persons with colour blindness from pursuing the
> film-editing course as violative of the Right to Equality and Right to Life.
> The court has posted the next hearing on February 21.
>
>
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[AI] need help for learning sap with jaws

[Prathap Vasu]

Hello to all
I hope all are fine.
I am working in  H R  department.
At any means i have to learn sap apllication;.
I am puzzeled,  to learn sap with screen reader like jaws.
Is there any self study material for accessing sap with jaws.
If any one know how to configure jaws for sap application
Is there any extention or script to make the sap application as a
accessible one.
Even general or specific tips are invited
Please throw light on this matter
I hope i will learn sap as soon as possible with jaws.  Thanks And Regards


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Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India

[Prashant Naik]

Dear All,

It is necessary for our community to make loud noise and raise
grievances to the right channels regard to non-functioning of Talking ATMs.
Frist step is to bring the issue to the notice of ATM attached branch if we
happen to use ATM during branch hours. We can lodge complaints to
respective bank’s call center toll free number, customer care officer email
id, bank’s official facebook page, twitter handle and finally to the top
management.  Also write to IBA, BCSBI, RBI and Ministry of Finance.  These
regulators will surely take a note of large number of grievances.

Unfortunately no bank has developed proper mechanism for lodging and
following up complaints regard to Talking ATM for the blind.

Frankly the problem is there are very few users and very few complaints
reached to banks so banks are not bothered/aware and for us when we go for
using talking ATM we find it is not usable so we lose interest in its
regular use.   Large number of users and flooding complaints to banks will
bring the change.

Thanks and regards,

Prashant Naik

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Kotian, H P  wrote:

> Hi Aruni
>
> This feedback would be very useful. It is requested all provide any such
> feedback, this alone would give reliable data with end user perspective.
>
> Probably, you could have given more granualar data by providing the
> correct location of the problematic ATM.
>
> Others please provide specific problem with the location, this would help
> in providing correct data, which in turn, would provide useful info to us
> itself.
>
> The portal is doing a wonderful job with a selfless motivation. Our
> feedback would bring more purpose to the cause.
>
> Congratulation team!
>
> Warmly
> Harish Kotian
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
> Behalf Of Aruni Sharma
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:57 PM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled. 
> Subject: Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India
>
> Hi according to the app all the Union bank T=ATMs in our viscinity are
> talking ATMs but none of them give any voice guidance. Have tried all
> earphones: the normal ones, and those supplied with the mobiles. This is
> really disheartening but obviously fault lies with the incorrect info being
> provided by the concerned banks. Please take up the issue if possible.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Dr. Aruni Sharma.
> Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, Lucknow,
> India.
> twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma
> facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma
> Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com
>
>
>
> On 15 February 2017 at 09:47, Prashant Naik  wrote:
>
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> > Happy to share that today, Talking ATM India, a voluntary service
> > launched on 15-2-2014 during Access India convention at New Delhi has
> > completed 3 years of service.
> >
> >
> >
> > Current features available in Talking ATM India website and android
> > app are as below:
> >
> >
> > Website https://talkingatmindia.org  has
> > smart and advance search feature, smart search is based on auto detect
> > location PIN, advance search is by pin and by area, site has SSL
> > security, site has lot of resources, site has common location search
> > on all the pages, search result as share your experience and rating
> > for talking ATMs, site is very light and works fine with all mobile
> > browsers and site is validated for accessibility.  Site is very usable
> on I-phone.
> >
> >
> >
> > Android app ‘Talking ATM locator’ with the latest released version 2.1
> > has search by bank and search by states filter, has add to favorite
> > and copy address option in expanded search page, has open in google
> > map option, set customized filter, app is installed locally so no need
> > of internet connectivity for usage and app user interface is low vision
> friendly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Both website and app have total 11,132 Talking ATM locations from 10
> banks.
> >
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> > We wish to enhance our service by making a universal app supporting
> > Windows, IOS and Android.
> >
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> >
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Re: [AI] Invitation for Samanvay 2017

[munir tisekar]

Sent from my iPhone

> On 15-Feb-2017, at 12:46 PM, Avichal Bhatnagar  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> After the overwhelming response to Inclusive Expression 2015 and
> Samanvay 2016, the Equal Opportunity Cell of Ramjas college is back
> with a bang, “Samanvay 2017!” This time, it’ll gonna be greater,
> gargantuan! As always, the fest highlights the visionary approach of
> Ramjas and thus remains open to both the abled and the disabled,
> thereby continuing with its motto of building an inclusive platform.
> So, mark 17th and 18th February on your calendars for Samanvay, as
> it’ll be a great extravaganza of inclusion, innovation and
> integration, with exciting prizes to be won, in addition to a
> participation certificate and lip smacking refreshment eagerly
> awaiting your presence!
> 17th February: 8.30-9.30A.M.: Registration, 9.30-10.00 A.M.:
> Inauguration, 10.00 A.M.-12.00 P.M.: Swarachit kavyapath, 12.00 P.M
> onwards: Turn court and Quiz from 2 P.M.
> 18th February: 9.30 A.M.: Braille creative writing
> 
> Rules:
> 1. The fest is open to all the UG and PG students, both abled and the
> disabled from all universities.
> 2. Braille creative writing is only for the visually impaired participants.
> 3. All registrations will be made at the registration desk during the
> registration time, and no registrations shall be entertained
> thereafter.
> 4. For swarachit kavyapath, the poem needs to be absolutely original
> and unpublished.
> 5. For quiz, there needs to be a team of two, out of which one needs
> to be abled and the other a differently-abled.
> 6. All participants are requested to kindly carry their original
> identity card for participation.
> 7. for any further clarification or query, feel free to contact the
> following persons, they shall be more than delighted to assist you.
> Ravindra: +91-9717912070
> Prince: +91-8285668541
> Manish: 7053714886
> 
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Re: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject colour blind student for editing course

[Kotian, H P]

Hi
Something to ponder: can a colour blind person be treated as blind? What 
percentage of disability  can be attributed to him?

Experts may throw some colour to this question?
Harish.


-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
turab chimthanawala
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 4:32 PM
To: accessindia 
Subject: [AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject 
colour blind student for editing course

Reported in the Times of India dated 6th February 2017

In a setback to a colour blind youth, Bombay high court recalled its order 
directing Film and Television Institute of India to grant him provisional 
admission to the film editing course.
A bench of Justices Shantanu Khemkar and Prakash Naik took note of FTII's 
submission that since the first semester was over, and also its examination, it 
was not possible to accommodate Patna-based Ashutosh Kumar directly into the 
second semester which had started. The court's order came on a review petition 
filed by FTII, which urged the court to recall its January 18 order to admit 
Ashutosh to the three-year post-graduate diploma course.
Ashutosh applied to FTII and appeared for an exam in April 2015. When the 
results were out in June 2016, he was selected. When he reported in July for 
orientation, he was told to do a medical examination, which revealed he was 
suffering from colour blindness and low vision.
A report from the Pune government hospital said his colour vision was partially 
defective. FTII then wrote to Ashutosh that he was not eligible for the course 
and why candidates suffering from colour blindness were unsuitable for editing. 
His petition said under Right to Information, he learnt from Satyajit Ray Film 
and Television Institute that it does not discriminate against candidates with 
colour blindness or partial defect. After he got relief from HC, FTII moved a 
review petition. Its petition stated that if colour blind persons edited films 
it would lead to a loss of crores of rupees for producers.
Ashutosh's advocate argued that FTII's stand that the first semester was over 
was known at the time of the January 18 order and no case was made out for its 
review. But the judges found merit in FTII's submission. "It is open for the 
petitioner to apply for admission of the first semester of the next year 
without prejudice to his contentions raised in the petition,'' they said in the 
February 1 order.

Ashutoshs' petition had urged the court to declare that part of FTII's 
prospectus disallowing persons with colour blindness from pursuing the 
film-editing course as violative of the Right to Equality and Right to Life. 
The court has posted the next hearing on February 21.


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[AI] (AI) Bombay High court recalls order, allows FTII to reject colour blind student for editing course

[turab chimthanawala]

Reported in the Times of India dated 6th February 2017

In a setback to a colour blind youth, Bombay high court recalled its
order directing Film and Television Institute of India to grant him
provisional admission to the film editing course.
A bench of Justices Shantanu Khemkar and Prakash Naik took note of
FTII's submission that since the first semester was over, and also its
examination, it was not possible to accommodate Patna-based Ashutosh
Kumar directly into the second semester which had started. The court's
order came on a review petition filed by FTII, which urged the court
to recall its January 18 order to admit Ashutosh to the three-year
post-graduate diploma course.
Ashutosh applied to FTII and appeared for an exam in April 2015. When
the results were out in June 2016, he was selected. When he reported
in July for orientation, he was told to do a medical examination,
which revealed he was suffering from colour blindness and low vision.
A report from the Pune government hospital said his colour vision was
partially defective. FTII then wrote to Ashutosh that he was not
eligible for the course and why candidates suffering from colour
blindness were unsuitable for editing. His petition said under Right
to Information, he learnt from Satyajit Ray Film and Television
Institute that it does not discriminate against candidates with colour
blindness or partial defect. After he got relief from HC, FTII moved a
review petition. Its petition stated that if colour blind persons
edited films it would lead to a loss of crores of rupees for
producers.
Ashutosh's advocate argued that FTII's stand that the first semester
was over was known at the time of the January 18 order and no case was
made out for its review. But the judges found merit in FTII's
submission. "It is open for the petitioner to apply for admission of
the first semester of the next year without prejudice to his
contentions raised in the petition,'' they said in the February 1
order.

Ashutoshs' petition had urged the court to declare that part of FTII's
prospectus disallowing persons with colour blindness from pursuing the
film-editing course as violative of the Right to Equality and Right to
Life. The court has posted the next hearing on February 21.


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Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[mukesh jain]

hello,
it does not require to have any external battery as its battery is  inbuilt.


On 2/15/17, mukesh jain  wrote:
> hello,
> for pricing you may contact sparsh products on 09837088334
>
> as per my information, the cost of this scanner is indian rupees 42000
> but they used to have the special price applicable for the students.
>
> this scanner is portable as you can easily cary in your laptop bag.
> the software provided with this scanner is fully accessible. it does
> equipped with its own tts interface so you need not use jaws or NVDA
> WITH IT.
>
> HOPE THAT HELPS.
>
>
> On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
> wrote:
>> Thanks a lot Mr Jain. but may I request you to let me know its approx
>> cost?  As I mentioned in my above mail, I have purchased the Irees
>> "All in One Mouce Scanner" at Rs. 4450/- only. In that case how to get
>> the sparsh products?
>> one more thing, is it portable that way I can carry regularly to my
>> workplace? is the software provided with the scanner fully supported
>> by JAWS or NVDA?
>>
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Sudeshna Bhattacharya
>>
>> On 2/15/17, mukesh jain  wrote:
>>> hello,
>>> You can surely think of getting such scanner called lexcam. This
>>> scanner is manufactured by visionaid international and distributed by
>>> Sparsh Products, Dehradun.
>>>
>>> Although its not the standalone scanner, but it can easily be attached
>>> to laptop even if you are in travel as its portable device.
>>>
>>> i am using SUCH  product offered by THEM  called Readit
>>> Scholar HD which has some more additional features offered by lexcam
>>> for instance, scanning with A3 size and additional magnification
>>> features for low vision. except these features, lexcam is perfectly
>>> efficient to handle your needs to scan the pages up to a4 size paper.
>>> also if you are individual user CONSIDERING ITS HUGE PRICE,  i would
>>> not recommend you to go for Readit Scholar HD as its very expensive
>>> but you may think of getting lexcam as even individual user.
>>>
>>> Hope this hhelps.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
>>> wrote:
 -- Forwarded message --
 From: Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:08:35 +0530
 Subject: Hello Friends,
 To: accessindia 



 Hello Friends
 First of all I'm very sorry for sending my immediate earlier mail in
 an incomplete form by mistake. it was due to a technical problem on my
 PC. Pls ignore the same.
 Now, can anyone guide me with the ideas of purchasing a portable
 reading machine urgently for reading printing docs, some reports etc?
 I've recently got an Iris "All in One Mouce Scanner" from online shop
 at a cost of Rs. 4450 only; it works as follows:
 all I need to do is to move the mouce over the document, overlapping
 texts will be adjusted by the device itself.
 then it will display the image of the page in an editable format. once
 satisfied, I can save it in "word", "excell" or any other editable
 format.
 There are a few more options available there as well- share etc. But
 the challenge here in Saving the Document image as the scanning
 interface is neither read by JAWS nor NVDA, and moreover the system
 gets unresponsive if I try to access the interface with JAWS or NVDA.
 As I can't access the interface without JAWS or NVDA I feel that I
 have to return the  device as it is not at all compatible with the
 screen-reader and have to look for some stand alone reading machine
 for reading printing reports, documents or books etc.
 I found some portable scanner with Voice output but there multipage
 reports, books etc can't be scanned. only single page document has to
 be entered into the scanner.
 I earnestly request your guidance at the earliest.



 Thanks and regards,
 Sudeshna Bhattacharya


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Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[mukesh jain]

hello,
for pricing you may contact sparsh products on 09837088334

as per my information, the cost of this scanner is indian rupees 42000
but they used to have the special price applicable for the students.

this scanner is portable as you can easily cary in your laptop bag.
the software provided with this scanner is fully accessible. it does
equipped with its own tts interface so you need not use jaws or NVDA
WITH IT.

HOPE THAT HELPS.


On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya  wrote:
> Thanks a lot Mr Jain. but may I request you to let me know its approx
> cost?  As I mentioned in my above mail, I have purchased the Irees
> "All in One Mouce Scanner" at Rs. 4450/- only. In that case how to get
> the sparsh products?
> one more thing, is it portable that way I can carry regularly to my
> workplace? is the software provided with the scanner fully supported
> by JAWS or NVDA?
>
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Sudeshna Bhattacharya
>
> On 2/15/17, mukesh jain  wrote:
>> hello,
>> You can surely think of getting such scanner called lexcam. This
>> scanner is manufactured by visionaid international and distributed by
>> Sparsh Products, Dehradun.
>>
>> Although its not the standalone scanner, but it can easily be attached
>> to laptop even if you are in travel as its portable device.
>>
>> i am using SUCH  product offered by THEM  called Readit
>> Scholar HD which has some more additional features offered by lexcam
>> for instance, scanning with A3 size and additional magnification
>> features for low vision. except these features, lexcam is perfectly
>> efficient to handle your needs to scan the pages up to a4 size paper.
>> also if you are individual user CONSIDERING ITS HUGE PRICE,  i would
>> not recommend you to go for Readit Scholar HD as its very expensive
>> but you may think of getting lexcam as even individual user.
>>
>> Hope this hhelps.
>>
>>
>> On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
>> wrote:
>>> -- Forwarded message --
>>> From: Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
>>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:08:35 +0530
>>> Subject: Hello Friends,
>>> To: accessindia 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Friends
>>> First of all I'm very sorry for sending my immediate earlier mail in
>>> an incomplete form by mistake. it was due to a technical problem on my
>>> PC. Pls ignore the same.
>>> Now, can anyone guide me with the ideas of purchasing a portable
>>> reading machine urgently for reading printing docs, some reports etc?
>>> I've recently got an Iris "All in One Mouce Scanner" from online shop
>>> at a cost of Rs. 4450 only; it works as follows:
>>> all I need to do is to move the mouce over the document, overlapping
>>> texts will be adjusted by the device itself.
>>> then it will display the image of the page in an editable format. once
>>> satisfied, I can save it in "word", "excell" or any other editable
>>> format.
>>> There are a few more options available there as well- share etc. But
>>> the challenge here in Saving the Document image as the scanning
>>> interface is neither read by JAWS nor NVDA, and moreover the system
>>> gets unresponsive if I try to access the interface with JAWS or NVDA.
>>> As I can't access the interface without JAWS or NVDA I feel that I
>>> have to return the  device as it is not at all compatible with the
>>> screen-reader and have to look for some stand alone reading machine
>>> for reading printing reports, documents or books etc.
>>> I found some portable scanner with Voice output but there multipage
>>> reports, books etc can't be scanned. only single page document has to
>>> be entered into the scanner.
>>> I earnestly request your guidance at the earliest.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>> Sudeshna Bhattacharya
>>>
>>>
>>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility
>>> of
>>> mobile phones / Tabs on:
>>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in
>>>
>>>
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>>> the
>>> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity;
>>>
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>>> mails
>>> sent through this mailing list..
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Mukesh jain
>> Email:
>> mukesh.jai...@gmail.com
>> mukeshheerachandj...@ntpc.co.in
>> Skype: mukeshjain211
>> Mob: 09977165123
>> "Face your deficiencies and 

Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[gajendra vyas]

howmuch is the price ? does it need separate battery ?
gajendra
- Original Message - 
From: "mukesh jain" 
To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning 
the disabled." 

Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine



hello,
You can surely think of getting such scanner called lexcam. This
scanner is manufactured by visionaid international and distributed by
Sparsh Products, Dehradun.

Although its not the standalone scanner, but it can easily be attached
to laptop even if you are in travel as its portable device.

i am using SUCH  product offered by THEM  called Readit
Scholar HD which has some more additional features offered by lexcam
for instance, scanning with A3 size and additional magnification
features for low vision. except these features, lexcam is perfectly
efficient to handle your needs to scan the pages up to a4 size paper.
also if you are individual user CONSIDERING ITS HUGE PRICE,  i would
not recommend you to go for Readit Scholar HD as its very expensive
but you may think of getting lexcam as even individual user.

Hope this hhelps.


On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya  
wrote:

-- Forwarded message --
From: Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:08:35 +0530
Subject: Hello Friends,
To: accessindia 



Hello Friends
First of all I'm very sorry for sending my immediate earlier mail in
an incomplete form by mistake. it was due to a technical problem on my
PC. Pls ignore the same.
Now, can anyone guide me with the ideas of purchasing a portable
reading machine urgently for reading printing docs, some reports etc?
I've recently got an Iris "All in One Mouce Scanner" from online shop
at a cost of Rs. 4450 only; it works as follows:
all I need to do is to move the mouce over the document, overlapping
texts will be adjusted by the device itself.
then it will display the image of the page in an editable format. once
satisfied, I can save it in "word", "excell" or any other editable
format.
There are a few more options available there as well- share etc. But
the challenge here in Saving the Document image as the scanning
interface is neither read by JAWS nor NVDA, and moreover the system
gets unresponsive if I try to access the interface with JAWS or NVDA.
As I can't access the interface without JAWS or NVDA I feel that I
have to return the  device as it is not at all compatible with the
screen-reader and have to look for some stand alone reading machine
for reading printing reports, documents or books etc.
I found some portable scanner with Voice output but there multipage
reports, books etc can't be scanned. only single page document has to
be entered into the scanner.
I earnestly request your guidance at the earliest.



Thanks and regards,
Sudeshna Bhattacharya


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mukeshheerachandj...@ntpc.co.in
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master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. "

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Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[Sudeshna Bhattacharya]

Thanks a lot Mr Jain. but may I request you to let me know its approx
cost?  As I mentioned in my above mail, I have purchased the Irees
"All in One Mouce Scanner" at Rs. 4450/- only. In that case how to get
the sparsh products?
one more thing, is it portable that way I can carry regularly to my
workplace? is the software provided with the scanner fully supported
by JAWS or NVDA?


Thanks and regards,
Sudeshna Bhattacharya

On 2/15/17, mukesh jain  wrote:
> hello,
> You can surely think of getting such scanner called lexcam. This
> scanner is manufactured by visionaid international and distributed by
> Sparsh Products, Dehradun.
>
> Although its not the standalone scanner, but it can easily be attached
> to laptop even if you are in travel as its portable device.
>
> i am using SUCH  product offered by THEM  called Readit
> Scholar HD which has some more additional features offered by lexcam
> for instance, scanning with A3 size and additional magnification
> features for low vision. except these features, lexcam is perfectly
> efficient to handle your needs to scan the pages up to a4 size paper.
> also if you are individual user CONSIDERING ITS HUGE PRICE,  i would
> not recommend you to go for Readit Scholar HD as its very expensive
> but you may think of getting lexcam as even individual user.
>
> Hope this hhelps.
>
>
> On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
> wrote:
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:08:35 +0530
>> Subject: Hello Friends,
>> To: accessindia 
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Friends
>> First of all I'm very sorry for sending my immediate earlier mail in
>> an incomplete form by mistake. it was due to a technical problem on my
>> PC. Pls ignore the same.
>> Now, can anyone guide me with the ideas of purchasing a portable
>> reading machine urgently for reading printing docs, some reports etc?
>> I've recently got an Iris "All in One Mouce Scanner" from online shop
>> at a cost of Rs. 4450 only; it works as follows:
>> all I need to do is to move the mouce over the document, overlapping
>> texts will be adjusted by the device itself.
>> then it will display the image of the page in an editable format. once
>> satisfied, I can save it in "word", "excell" or any other editable
>> format.
>> There are a few more options available there as well- share etc. But
>> the challenge here in Saving the Document image as the scanning
>> interface is neither read by JAWS nor NVDA, and moreover the system
>> gets unresponsive if I try to access the interface with JAWS or NVDA.
>> As I can't access the interface without JAWS or NVDA I feel that I
>> have to return the  device as it is not at all compatible with the
>> screen-reader and have to look for some stand alone reading machine
>> for reading printing reports, documents or books etc.
>> I found some portable scanner with Voice output but there multipage
>> reports, books etc can't be scanned. only single page document has to
>> be entered into the scanner.
>> I earnestly request your guidance at the earliest.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Sudeshna Bhattacharya
>>
>>
>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility
>> of
>> mobile phones / Tabs on:
>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in
>>
>>
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> master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. "
>
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Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India

[Kotian, H P]

Hi Aruni

This feedback would be very useful. It is requested all provide any such 
feedback, this alone would give reliable data with end user perspective.

Probably, you could have given more granualar data by providing the  correct 
location of the problematic ATM.

Others please provide specific problem with the location, this would help in 
providing correct data, which in turn, would provide useful info to us itself.

The portal is doing a wonderful job with a selfless motivation. Our feedback 
would bring more purpose to the cause.

Congratulation team!

Warmly
Harish Kotian

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Aruni Sharma
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:57 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled. 
Subject: Re: [AI] 3rd Anniversary of Talking ATM India

Hi according to the app all the Union bank T=ATMs in our viscinity are talking 
ATMs but none of them give any voice guidance. Have tried all
earphones: the normal ones, and those supplied with the mobiles. This is really 
disheartening but obviously fault lies with the incorrect info being provided 
by the concerned banks. Please take up the issue if possible.

Thanks and regards,
Dr. Aruni Sharma.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, JNPG College, Lucknow, India.
twitter: www.twitter.com/arunisharma
facebook: www.facebook.com/arunisharma
Skype: arunisha...@outlook.com



On 15 February 2017 at 09:47, Prashant Naik  wrote:

> Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> Happy to share that today, Talking ATM India, a voluntary service 
> launched on 15-2-2014 during Access India convention at New Delhi has 
> completed 3 years of service.
>
>
>
> Current features available in Talking ATM India website and android 
> app are as below:
>
>
> Website https://talkingatmindia.org  has 
> smart and advance search feature, smart search is based on auto detect 
> location PIN, advance search is by pin and by area, site has SSL 
> security, site has lot of resources, site has common location search 
> on all the pages, search result as share your experience and rating 
> for talking ATMs, site is very light and works fine with all mobile 
> browsers and site is validated for accessibility.  Site is very usable on 
> I-phone.
>
>
>
> Android app ‘Talking ATM locator’ with the latest released version 2.1 
> has search by bank and search by states filter, has add to favorite 
> and copy address option in expanded search page, has open in google 
> map option, set customized filter, app is installed locally so no need 
> of internet connectivity for usage and app user interface is low vision 
> friendly.
>
>
>
> Both website and app have total 11,132 Talking ATM locations from 10 banks.
>
>
>
> We wish to enhance our service by making a universal app supporting 
> Windows, IOS and Android.
>
>
>
> We are really grateful to Dr. Sam Taraporevala and XRCVC for their 
> constant support.  Just couple of
>
> days back they provided us latest Talking ATMs list from Standard 
> Chartered Bank.
>
>
>
> Thank you all for your support in our 3 years journey.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Prashant Naik
>
> Saidarshan Bhagat
>
> Sagar Sodah
>
>
>
> Download free android app ‘Talking ATM locator’ from play store link 
> https ://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pice.
> Talkingatmlocatorindia=en
>  pice.Talkingatmlocatorindia=en>
>
>
>
>
> Follow us on Face book https://www.facebook.com/Talkingatmindia
>   for regular updates.
>
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> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on:
> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.
> accessindia_accessindia.org.in
>
>
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Re: [AI] guidance for a portable reding machine

[mukesh jain]

hello,
You can surely think of getting such scanner called lexcam. This
scanner is manufactured by visionaid international and distributed by
Sparsh Products, Dehradun.

Although its not the standalone scanner, but it can easily be attached
to laptop even if you are in travel as its portable device.

i am using SUCH  product offered by THEM  called Readit
Scholar HD which has some more additional features offered by lexcam
for instance, scanning with A3 size and additional magnification
features for low vision. except these features, lexcam is perfectly
efficient to handle your needs to scan the pages up to a4 size paper.
also if you are individual user CONSIDERING ITS HUGE PRICE,  i would
not recommend you to go for Readit Scholar HD as its very expensive
but you may think of getting lexcam as even individual user.

Hope this hhelps.


On 2/15/17, Sudeshna Bhattacharya  wrote:
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Sudeshna Bhattacharya 
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:08:35 +0530
> Subject: Hello Friends,
> To: accessindia 
>
>
>
> Hello Friends
> First of all I'm very sorry for sending my immediate earlier mail in
> an incomplete form by mistake. it was due to a technical problem on my
> PC. Pls ignore the same.
> Now, can anyone guide me with the ideas of purchasing a portable
> reading machine urgently for reading printing docs, some reports etc?
> I've recently got an Iris "All in One Mouce Scanner" from online shop
> at a cost of Rs. 4450 only; it works as follows:
> all I need to do is to move the mouce over the document, overlapping
> texts will be adjusted by the device itself.
> then it will display the image of the page in an editable format. once
> satisfied, I can save it in "word", "excell" or any other editable
> format.
> There are a few more options available there as well- share etc. But
> the challenge here in Saving the Document image as the scanning
> interface is neither read by JAWS nor NVDA, and moreover the system
> gets unresponsive if I try to access the interface with JAWS or NVDA.
> As I can't access the interface without JAWS or NVDA I feel that I
> have to return the  device as it is not at all compatible with the
> screen-reader and have to look for some stand alone reading machine
> for reading printing reports, documents or books etc.
> I found some portable scanner with Voice output but there multipage
> reports, books etc can't be scanned. only single page document has to
> be entered into the scanner.
> I earnestly request your guidance at the earliest.
>
>
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Sudeshna Bhattacharya
>
>
> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of
> mobile phones / Tabs on:
> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in
>
>
> Search for old postings at:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/
>
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>
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> sent through this mailing list..
>


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Email:
mukesh.jai...@gmail.com
mukeshheerachandj...@ntpc.co.in
Skype: mukeshjain211
Mob: 09977165123
"Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them
master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. "

Helen Keller


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