Re: [AI] my admission to IIT-H

2024-06-21 Thread Kiran Kaja
Ruhin, Many congratulations on getting into IIT Hyderabad. I am so glad to see you and other blind folks in the younger generations break the glass ceiling. Growing up as a blind kid in Hyderabad in the late 80s and early 90s, it just never occurred to me that I could aim higher. I am incredibly p

Re: [AI] Orcam

2023-04-10 Thread Kiran Kaja
Orcam is a decent option if you are low vision and can point at things. For instance, you have enough vision to know that there is a sign board there but you can't read the text. So you just point Orcam to it and it will OCR it for you. It is pretty overpriced for what it does though. On Mon, Apr

Re: [AI] About guide dogs

2023-03-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
I am starting my guide dog training here in the uS in 3 weeks and have been researching how they work. In short, there is no way they can work in India. 1. They need a side walk/pavement or something that is not a street to walk/guide you. They are not going to be able to work with the sensory ove

Re: [AI] Voice Over Gesture for Copying Last Spoken Phrase

2023-02-27 Thread Kiran Kaja
3-finger quadruple tap (that is 3-finger tap quickly 4 times). Kiran On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 6:17 AM Harshit Lohia wrote: > Hi List Members, > Can anyone please guide regarding the gesture that has to be performed > to copy last spoken phrase by Voice Over on iPhone? Any help would be > highly

Re: [AI] Does your siblings not getting married because of your disability.

2022-12-22 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi Cauvery, I can empathise with how you feel. I have 2 older sisters and about 20 years ago, something similar happened. They would get good potential matches but once they realize that I am blind, those families wouldn't pursue it any further. It didn't matter that at the time, I was even running

[AI] Job openings for Accessibility Analysts in Google Bangalore

2021-04-05 Thread Kiran Kaja
Please check the required qualifications and job description and apply directly. If your experience matches, the recruiter will get in touch. I can't help you with any further information offline. Thanks. https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/114736793116385990-accessibility-analyst/?distance=50

Re: [AI] Anyone holding the overseas citizenship of India

2019-12-01 Thread Kiran Kaja
What is the website address? I haven't had to use it in years as my OCI doesn't have to be renewed for a while. On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:55 PM Sagar Verma wrote: > > Hi everyone, hope all are doing well as the subject mentions, anyone is > the holder of overseas citizenship card? > Which is give

[AI] Looking for experienced accessibility QA tester in Bangalore

2019-04-28 Thread Kiran Kaja
Google's vendor team is looking to hire an accessibility QA tester in Bangalore. Responsibilities: - Test Google Search, Assistant, News and Gboard products against accessibility standards - Create test plans, test caes and document bugs clearly and unambiguously. - Conduct trainin

[AI] Heads-up: Looking for Screen reader users for studies in Google Bangalore

2018-05-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
This is a quick heads up that we are looking to find screen reader users in Bangalore for a user study in Google Bangalore. The studies will be for 60-90 minutes and will be held on 23 and 24 May. We are looking for users familiar with Android Talkback and desktop screen readers such as Jaws and NV

Re: [AI] Google Home and Google Home Mini available in India

2018-04-11 Thread Kiran Kaja
player which has thousands of old > Hindi songs is backed by Google. I don't know of its authenticity. > > Maybe you can throw light on it too. > Harish. > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf

[AI] Google Home and Google Home Mini available in India

2018-04-10 Thread Kiran Kaja
I thought some of you might be interested in knowing that the Google smart speakers are now officially available in India. Google Home and Google Home Mini can be ordered via Flipkart and come with a 6 month free subscription to Google Play Music. Hindi support coming soon. https://www.flipkart.co

Re: [AI] Accessibility issues in Restaurants & Office Cafeterias:

2017-08-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
Really depends on what level of control your employer has on the cafe in question. At Google, the cafes are owned and controlled by Google and so they are more open to suggestions. We have the menus on an internal website and so you can take a look at them before going down. All cafe staff undergo

[AI] Any bad experiences with Uber?

2016-12-21 Thread Kiran Kaja
By and large, Uber drivers are great. But had a really awful experience last night in Bangalore. A blind friend and I got into a car last night and Immediately told the driver that one of us needs to be dropped off first and then I will change the drop off location to the second destination. This i

Re: [AI] Thai air - unhelpful

2016-05-15 Thread Kiran Kaja
I have traveled on Thai Airways a few times. Most recent flight was just this weekend on Saturday from Phuket to Bangkok. They have always provided me with the correct assistance. There is a slight problem in India though. The ground handling for Thai Airways in India is done by Air India and the s

[AI] Last minute braille embossing in Delhi

2016-02-27 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi All, I have a couple of pages of text that needs to be brailled. I am in Delhi next week. Are there any places where I can get this done with a quick turnaround? Thanks, Kiran Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.acce

Re: [AI] India's 1st Blind-friendly Train Runs Between Mysuru, Varanasi

2016-01-27 Thread Kiran Kaja
In general, braille signage is a good thought. But it cannot alone make a train, or even the railway system accessible for blind and partially sighted people. For instance, there are only a small percentage of blind people who can actually read and understand braille. That's why, braille needs to b

Re: [AI] taxi or car service in Delhi

2016-01-04 Thread Kiran Kaja
Uber works although you will have to register your India phone number as soon as it is ready. You can also pay cash to uber taxis now I understand. If you intend to pay by card, Meru is not an option. I got caught out recently as they have apparently stopped accepting cards. On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 a

Re: [AI] Regarding Google drive

2015-10-05 Thread Kiran Kaja
me one more thing, that, can I > download from anywhere my files from Google Drive? > > > -- > From: "Kiran Kaja" > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 7:27 PM > To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibil

Re: [AI] Regarding Google drive

2015-10-05 Thread Kiran Kaja
If you use Windows, Download and install the Google Drive application from https://www.google.co.uk/drive/download/. This will create a folder in Windows explorer called "Google Drive". You can copy your files into this folder and they will be automatically saved to Google Drive. Kiran On Mon, O

Re: [AI] Query regarding Kindle/E-book Reader

2015-04-02 Thread Kiran Kaja
, is it possible to read by > character, word, line, sentence etc? just as we do with jaws or n V D a > etc. > In other words is the screen reader of the kindle very flexible? > Or The only thing we will be able to do is start and stop speech? > > Regards, > Rishi. > - Ori

Re: [AI] Query regarding Kindle/E-book Reader

2015-04-02 Thread Kiran Kaja
l be able to do is start > and stop speech? > > Regards, > Rishi. > ----- Original Message - From: "Kiran Kaja" > To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerningthe disabled.'" ; < > accessin...@accessindia.

Re: [AI] Query regarding Kindle/E-book Reader

2015-04-01 Thread Kiran Kaja
If you buy one of the Kindle Fire tablets, it comes with a built-in screen reader. it is a very good screen reader too. Alternatively, if you have an iPhone/iPad or an Android device, you can download the Kindle app and get access to the same books on your preferred device using either VoiceOver or

Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men

2015-02-18 Thread Kiran Kaja
ssues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men hi kiran how do you wash or clean the blades in the model used by you. On 2/16/15, Kiran Kaja wrote: > The model is Philips AquaTouch AT890/20 Wet and Dry Rechargeable > Electric Shaver with Pop Up Trimmer. I think

Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men

2015-02-16 Thread Kiran Kaja
t;> doesn't remove the stubble very smoothly. I apply it over my beard >>>> in a circular manner as per the user guide and yet face this >>>> problem. Is this normal, or am I doing something wrong? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>

Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men

2015-02-16 Thread Kiran Kaja
nal Message- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Kiran Kaja >> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 1:57 PM >> To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerningthe disabled.' >>

Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men

2015-02-16 Thread Kiran Kaja
rs 21. > > -Original Message- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Kiran Kaja > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 1:57 PM > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerningthe disabled.' > S

Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men

2015-02-16 Thread Kiran Kaja
the disabled." Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men Hi, I second that. I've had a similar experience with Philips Norelco electric shaver. Best, On 2/16/15, Kiran Kaja wrote: > Absolutely. I started using an electric shaver about 4 years

Re: [AI] Electric shaver for men

2015-02-16 Thread Kiran Kaja
Absolutely. I started using an electric shaver about 4 years ago and find is much easier to use rather than a traditional razor. I use a Philips AquaTouch shaver. It is a wet and dry shaver but I only really ever do a dry shave. It has a rechargeable battery which lasts for about 10 shaves. Also ea

Re: [AI] Adventurous people: experience with fox flying, flight simulating, etc?

2015-01-15 Thread Kiran Kaja
I did skydiving last March. It was a lot of fun. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Amar Jain Sent: 16 January 2015 06:17 To: accessindia Subject: [AI] Adventurous people: experience with fox flying, flight simulating, etc? G

Re: [AI] Railways says disabled-friendly counters problem for others, earns court rap

2015-01-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
What a truly disgusting attitude. I don't usually wish harm to anyone but I wouldn't feel any sorrow if all these Railway officials suddenly become disabled. At least then they will know what it is to be in a wheelchair or not see where they are going. Regards, Kiran -Original Message- Fro

Re: [AI] Special Carom Board for the disabled (Visually Handicapped) contact details regading.

2014-11-10 Thread Kiran Kaja
How does this work? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Milan Dass Sent: 10 November 2014 03:00 To: AccessIndia: A. List for Discussing Accessibility and Issues Concerning the Disabled. Subject: [AI] Special Carom Board for th

[AI] Possibly off-topic: Friend is looking to buy a flute in Delhi

2014-11-08 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi, This is for members in Delhi. A friend from Ireland is visiting Delhi between Nov 22-27 and he would like to buy a flute. Where does one go to buy good quality musical instruments and particularly flutes? Please reply directly to me on kirankaj...@gmail.com so as not to clutter the list. Th

Re: [AI] BBC: Hassan Khan: Blind Cricket Changed My Life

2014-10-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
They can't even spell my name correctly! -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of shahnaz Sent: 07 October 2014 09:00 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] BBC: Hassan Khan: Blind Cricket Changed My Life BBC: Hassan Kha

[AI] FW: Soon 'smart glasses' that could help the blind to see

2014-08-06 Thread Kiran Kaja
Forwarding an email that hasn't reached the list. Soon 'smart glasses' that could help the blind to see Last Updated: Tuesday, August 05, 2014, 09:31 Zee Media Bureau London: Researchers have developed new 'Star Trek-style' smart glasses that could transform the lives of blind and partially-s

Re: [AI] Learning mobility in a week! Possible?

2014-08-03 Thread Kiran Kaja
Most of mobility training is actually practicing your regular routes and learning the basic techniques. I think you can learn the basics easily in a week. Things like walking in a straight line and getting the two tap technique right will come with practice. -Original Message- From: Access

Re: [AI] Emirates is the First to Introduce Audio Description on Inflight Entertainment | Interactive Accessibility

2014-07-31 Thread Kiran Kaja
ivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C > On 31-Jul-2014, at 20:17, "Kiran Kaja" wrote: > > I wonder if the interactive entertainment system is accessible in the first > place? What is the point of having audio described movies when blind > passengers can't get to them? aski

Re: [AI] Emirates is the First to Introduce Audio Description on Inflight Entertainment | Interactive Accessibility

2014-07-31 Thread Kiran Kaja
I wonder if the interactive entertainment system is accessible in the first place? What is the point of having audio described movies when blind passengers can't get to them? asking cabin crew or a passenger next to you to select the movie seems a bit daft. Also you may not be able to pause the mov

[AI] FW: Pls fill this Questionarre

2014-07-24 Thread Kiran Kaja
Forwarding this email as it has not reached the list. From: AccessIndia [mailto:mailman-boun...@hwa3.ultrahost.us] On Behalf Of Madan Mohan Madan Sent: 24 July 2014 11:08 To: accessindia-ow...@accessindia.org.in Subject: Fwd: Pls fill this Questionarre Disabled Employees Questionarie Tak

Re: [AI] signature issue

2014-03-05 Thread Kiran Kaja
It is only in India that the signature issue is taken so seriously. I have opened about 4 different bank accounts in the UK and no one ever complains that my signature doesn't match. They even gave me a check book. I hardly write checks but if I ever do, the banks will call me to verify if the sign

Re: [AI] How to stop jaws updates

2014-02-24 Thread Kiran Kaja
Dear Suman, At the outset, let me clarify that I am a regular user and contributor to NVDA. I think it is a great screen reader and has made tremendous strides in the last couple of years. Having said that, switching your screen reader just to avoid automatic updates seems to be a bit of an extre

Re: [AI] Regarding web sites in india.

2014-02-20 Thread Kiran Kaja
Section 508 doesn't require all websites to be accessible, only those run by federal government departments and agencies. There are various state laws in the US as well of course. I do think that it is a missed opportunity to not include and advocate for web and online services accessibility in th

Re: [AI] AI Convention!

2014-02-17 Thread Kiran Kaja
Dear George, On behalf of all AccessIndia members, a big thank you to you and all your team for organising the convention in Delhi in spite of all the challenges. Regards, Kiran -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of George Abraha

Re: [AI] Talking ATMs - total 1060 by Union Bank as on 31-01-2014

2014-02-10 Thread Kiran Kaja
This is excellent news. I would like to try one of these ATMs to compare them with talking ATMs in the UK. Are there any close to the AI convention location? -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Prashant Naik Sent: 10 February 20

Re: [AI] American Express Card users with thumb impression anyone?

2014-02-04 Thread Kiran Kaja
Ah I see. Good luck with it. I have a corporate Amex card here in the UK too. I did have to fill out a paper application for it but they never complained about the signature. In fact, I have been lucky enough that no financial institution has complained about my signature not matching here in the U

Re: [AI] American Express Card users with thumb impression anyone?

2014-02-03 Thread Kiran Kaja
That is interesting. When I was living in India, I did use a couple of credit cards. I never had any retailer complain about my signature not matching. Also they didn't complain about it when I was applying for the card too. I didn't tell them I am blind even. I had a lot of trouble with opening ba

Re: [AI] The convention

2014-01-30 Thread Kiran Kaja
Thanks Richard for agreeing to join the convention and also demonstrating the talking set top box. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Richard Orme Sent: 30 January 2014 09:24 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility

Re: [AI] my mails are not being delivered to list

2014-01-23 Thread Kiran Kaja
They are coming through just fine. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sucharu Gupta Sent: 23 January 2014 14:18 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] my mails are not being delivered to list Time to meet up again

[AI] Testing please ignore

2014-01-15 Thread Kiran Kaja
Sorry members, please ignore this. We have been having a lot of spam attacks in the past few days and so I am trying to identify problem accounts. Regards, Kiran Time to meet up again! Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Register at the

Re: [AI] Opportunity to open bank account at AI convention

2014-01-15 Thread Kiran Kaja
I tried HDFC and ICICI banks and both wanted me to open a joint account which I am not inclined to do. They refuse to open a sole account for me because my signatures don't match. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of mahendra Sen

Re: [AI] Opportunity to open bank account at AI convention

2014-01-15 Thread Kiran Kaja
This is an excellent initiative. Thanks to everyone involved for arranging this. I will check with Rahul to see if they can open an NRE/NRO account for me. I have been struggling to open one for ages. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On B

[AI] WindowEyes now free for Microsoft Office users

2014-01-14 Thread Kiran Kaja
Jan-14-2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. ( www.gwmicro.com) is proud to make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft Office at no cost. Window-Eyes is a

[AI] Test message

2014-01-13 Thread Kiran Kaja
This is a test message. Time to meet up again! Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile

Re: [AI] About my book "Lights Out" published by Random House India

2014-01-06 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi Subramani, Many congratulations on finishing the book. I would be very interested in reading if and when it is available on Kindle or any other electronic format. It is not easy to write down one's experiences and so I commend you for making the effort. Regards, Kiran -Original Message

Re: [AI] The convention!

2014-01-06 Thread Kiran Kaja
Guilty as charged! I sent the registration fee but haven't actually registered on the site yet. Regards, Kiran -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of George Abraham Sent: 06 January 2014 04:51 To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussi

Re: [AI] Electronic cane to support visually challenged

2014-01-01 Thread Kiran Kaja
I wonder if they could be convinced to demo it at the AI convention. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Shiv Sent: 01 January 2014 16:38 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Electronic cane to support visually chal

[AI] Blind cricket balls in Hyderabad

2013-10-26 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi All, Apologies for a non-techy question. a few years back, it was possible to buy the balls used for blind cricket at the NIVH centre in Hyderabad. This centre was located in the bigger NIMH campus. Does anyone know if they still sell these blind cricket balls? Alternatively, if I can ge

Re: [AI] Regarding sports

2013-10-10 Thread Kiran Kaja
Good to see a sports related question on the list. This was one of the things I really used to miss when I was living in India and particularly Hyderabad. I can't help you with any contacts in Bombay but I can explain how some of the sports you mentioned could be played by blind people. No sport ca

Re: [AI] Market for Audio Books in India.

2013-09-26 Thread Kiran Kaja
I don't confess to be an expert in this area but publishers sell rights to their printed and audio versions of their books separately. The perception of most publishers is that there is not much demand in India for audio versions of unabridged titles. This may be statistically true as well. Not man

Re: [AI] NEW EXCITING DEVELOPMENT IN SCREEN READING SOFTWARE

2013-09-06 Thread Kiran Kaja
Glad to know that this excellent work is being done in India. I have a rather useful feature request. When reading through the message list in Outlook using the up and down arrow keys, NVDA announces all the column headers along with the message details, for example, "message read, from Manish Ag

Re: [AI] Assistance on Delhi Metro!

2013-08-02 Thread Kiran Kaja
here will you get > > down and > they > > communicate to the concerned staff at the other station. > > > > if you have boarded the train by yourself and need help at any other > > station then in that condition also you can call this same number > > and you

Re: [AI] Assistance on Delhi Metro!

2013-08-01 Thread Kiran Kaja
...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Nirmal Verma Sent: 02 August 2013 07:52 To: accessindia Subject: Re: [AI] Assistance on Delhi Metro! I can assure you that this service really works. I have seen many people in Delhi using this service already. Nirmal On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Kiran Kaja wrote

Re: [AI] Assistance on Delhi Metro!

2013-08-01 Thread Kiran Kaja
This is good news. I would be very interested to know how good the assistance is. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of George Abraham Sent: 02 August 2013 07:45 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Assistance on Delh

Re: [AI] Talking microwaves from Samsung in India?

2013-07-24 Thread Kiran Kaja
I did look at buying a talking microwave but I think they are just far too expensive. All you need is a manual microwave which has two dials, one for the time and the other to set the power. I found one for about £25 here in the UK which is about Rs 2300. If you want, you can stick bump ons to help

Re: [AI] Aarthi Burtony

2013-07-22 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi Aarthi, I suggest you contact Saksham. Their website is www.saksham.org. I have never asked them but I can't see why they can't ship abroad as long as shipping costs are paid. Regards, Kiran -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf

[AI] Jet Airways Takes Discrimination Against Disabled Passengers To A Whole New Level

2013-07-19 Thread Kiran Kaja
http://www.reducedmobility.eu/20130718337/The-News/jet-airways-takes-discrim ination-against-disabled-passengers-to-a-whole-new-level.html JetAirways Not new to controversy, India's second largest airline Jet Airways is facing allegations of discriminating against passengers with disabilities.

Re: [AI] Assistance on Indigo

2013-07-13 Thread Kiran Kaja
, I can send you the number of the Duty Manager in Bangalore for >> starters. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Kiran Kaja >> Sent: 11 July 2013 18:49 >> To: accessindia@ac

Re: [AI] Assistance on Indigo

2013-07-11 Thread Kiran Kaja
-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kiran Kaja Sent: 11 July 2013 15:19 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Assistance on Indigo Dear List Members, A quick question if I may. I will be doing some domestic air travel in India in early November and one of the flights is likely to be

Re: [AI] Assistance on Indigo

2013-07-11 Thread Kiran Kaja
: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kiran Kaja Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 3:19 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Assistance on Indigo Dear List Members, A quick question if I may. I will be doing some domestic air travel in India in

[AI] Assistance on Indigo

2013-07-11 Thread Kiran Kaja
Dear List Members, A quick question if I may. I will be doing some domestic air travel in India in early November and one of the flights is likely to be with Indigo. This would most likely be a flight from Bangalore to Hyderabad. Having not used Indigo before, I am wondering if their assistance

Re: [AI] Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2013 - Bangalore

2013-04-25 Thread Kiran Kaja
Oh wait, they even got rid of the AT demos in the new agenda. Very nice! There will be a bunch of people there attending this event, listening to people talk about accessibility for hours but never realize why the hell they should even care about all this. -Original Message- From: Acce

Re: [AI] Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2013 - Bangalore

2013-04-25 Thread Kiran Kaja
Only 20 minutes for demos of assistive technologies? I guess I shouldn't be surprised when people, having attended a two day accessibility conference, come up to me and ask how I used a computer and a smartphone as a blind person. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia

Re: [AI] JAWS scripts for skype, please

2013-04-14 Thread Kiran Kaja
Try http://www.dlee.org/skype/ -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of nidhi goyal Sent: 14 April 2013 21:16 To: accessindia; l...@voicevision.in Cc: nidhigoyal...@gmail.com Subject: [AI] JAWS scripts for skype, please Hello all, a

Re: [AI] Regarding scripts for making google talk accessible with screen reader

2013-04-05 Thread Kiran Kaja
Not sure if there are any scripts for GTalk. But you can perhaps try Instantbird from www.instantbird.com . it is a fairly accessible instant messaging client that supports GTalk and a number of other instant messaging services. Regards, Kiran -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:

Re: [AI] About Epub Files.

2013-01-25 Thread Kiran Kaja
You can also use Adobe Digital Editions 2.0 to read epub files on both Windows and Mac with virtual buffer like functionality for screen readers. iBooks on iOS works well. Victor Reader doesn't read epub by default. You will need to buy the £50 soft pack. -Original Message- From: AccessI

Re: [AI] Braille stickers in trains for visually-challenged

2013-01-21 Thread Kiran Kaja
This is an interesting development. I hope they do some research and follow guidelines about placing these braille labels at correct locations. I live in the UK and they do have braille labels in most trains here. But I find that in a lot of cases, these labels are almost useless because of their l

Re: [AI] mac training

2012-11-19 Thread Kiran Kaja
VoiceOver on the Mac or on the iPad doesn't do any of the advanced formatting stuff. It even doesn't recognise tables in Pages on the Mac which is Apple's own word processing software. MS Office on the Mac is not accessible either. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia

Re: [AI] iPhone query

2012-10-30 Thread Kiran Kaja
Answers marked with KK. Haven't used Nokia phones in a while and so don't exactly understand what you mean. 1. Reading new messages and Missed call notifications very easy I expect Nokia like access, that is just by pressing at one place all the new messages or missed calls are shown. KK: You

[AI] Nokia pulls the plug on Symbian

2012-10-18 Thread Kiran Kaja
Considering the recent mobile phone discussion on the list, I thought some of you might be interested in reading this. http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/nokia/nokia-pulls-the-plug-on-symbian -sends-platform-into-maintenance-mode/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ac

Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3

2012-10-11 Thread Kiran Kaja
was eagerly awaiting your intervention. I am now confused about > whether I will ever learn touch phones. Could you throw light on > > Ketantricks for this? > > On 10/9/12, Kiran Kaja wrote: >> Thanks to Vasu for bringing this thread to my attention. There is a >> Hindi

Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3

2012-10-10 Thread Kiran Kaja
> >> After reading the I Phone reviews, I wish it had physical keypad! I >> am partially blind but the idea of having fully screen tuch phone is >> scary for me. >> >> On 10/9/12, Kiran Kaja wrote: >>> Comes build-in on all iPhones, iPads and iPods. What

Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3

2012-10-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
th no difficulty.. > Best, > Vasu > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 9, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Shona Man wrote: > >> After reading the I Phone reviews, I wish it had physical keypad! I am >> partially blind but the idea of having fully screen tuch phone is >> scary

Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3

2012-10-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
12 14:19 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3 does voice over come with iphone or ipad? or one has to download and install it separately. - Original Message - From: "Kiran Kaja" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:54 PM S

Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3

2012-10-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
Thanks to Vasu for bringing this thread to my attention. There is a Hindi TTS on iOS. I do not think you can change the entire interface of the iPhone or iPad to Hindi. But if there is web content in Hindi like bbc.co.uk/Hindi, if you have enabled it, the iPhone switches to Hindi TTS for reading th

[AI] My blog posts about accessibility features in Android JellyBean

2012-08-17 Thread Kiran Kaja
I wrote a couple of blog posts about accessibility features in Android version 4.1 (JellyBean). Just passing the word if someone is interested in reading my experiences with a Google Nexus 7 tablet. Random thoughts on Android Jellybean and Google Nexus 7 Accessibility http://kirankaja12.wordpr

Re: [AI] How accessible is Kindle?

2012-08-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Umesha Economics Sent: 09 August 2012 13:56 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] How accessible is Kindle? what about the other alternatives like sony reader etc.? do they have these reading options? Umesha - Original Message - From: "Kiran Kaja

Re: [AI] How accessible is Kindle?

2012-08-09 Thread Kiran Kaja
No, it is not worth buying. The only thing you will be able to do is start and stop speech. You won't be able to do anything else. Reading by character, word, sentence, etc isn't possible. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessind

Re: [AI] request for inputs on changing the voiceover voice from default Female to male one:

2012-06-21 Thread Kiran Kaja
No, you can't change the default voice for VoiceOver. The only thing you can do is get the premium voice which is a higher quality version of the same voice. If you have updated to iOS 5, you can activate premium voice from Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver. There is a mailinglist viph...@googl

Re: [AI] difference between acrobat reader & adobe reader

2012-05-21 Thread Kiran Kaja
Adobe Reader is the new name for what used to be called Adobe Acrobat Reader. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Umesha Economics Sent: 20 May 2012 22:00 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re

[AI] Online Braille library for visually impaired persons launched

2012-03-22 Thread Kiran Kaja
Has anyone tried this? http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-15/india/31196668_1_visu ally-impaired-persons-nivh-library Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.

Re: [AI] seeking Views on iPhone

2011-12-14 Thread Kiran Kaja
I have been using an iPhone 4 for more than an year now and I wouldn't go back to Symbian again. the touch screen takes some getting used to. aside from this, the built-in accessibility features and VoiceOver in particular provide excellent access. There are a large number of free and low cost apps

Re: [AI] How to use twitter through Qwitter?

2011-12-13 Thread Kiran Kaja
Development of Qwitter has been discontinued. There are a couple of other projects who have taken over Qwitter source code and started improving it. one of these is called The Qube and I have been using it for a month now. It is very stable and the developers are very responsive. http://www.quartz

Re: [AI] Hi friends i would like to know do visually impaired person have any concession in air tickets

2011-12-12 Thread Kiran Kaja
The blind concession is not relevant anymore. This is because it is only offered on full fair and these days, no one hardly ever pays the full fair. So, a normal ticket will end up costing cheaper than the concession ticket. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [

Re: [AI] Restaurants menu guide & DTH channels guide uploaded

2011-11-13 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi Prashant, How about creating a page on Wikipedia for the list of DTH channels. For example, here is a list of channels on Sky TV in the UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_channels_on_Sky#Radio_channels Further, I was wondering if there is an accessible TV listing guide in India? I think

[AI] AccessTalk Podcast

2011-11-13 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi All, In my presentation at the AccessIndia Convention, I forgot to mention the AccessTalk podcast which is being done by 4 blind and partially sighted people in the UK including myself. Although the podcast has a UK focus, it can be a good source for useful info about new and upcoming access

Re: [AI] Milestone

2011-10-17 Thread Kiran Kaja
Dear AccessIndia members, This is a great achievement indeed. I never anticipated that AccessIndia will grow to have such a large membership. And the phenomenal growth over the past 2 years is largely to Harish's excellent work in running the list. Thank you Harish and others who have helped run t

Re: [AI] how to read epub and mobi books

2011-08-26 Thread Kiran Kaja
For reading ePub files, you can use Adobe Digital Editions 1.8 preview. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/digitaleditions1-8/ I don't think there is anyway to read mobi format books unless there is some converter out there to convert them to epub/pdf/txt/html. -Original Message- From: a

Re: [AI] Problem with Acrobat 10

2011-07-11 Thread Kiran Kaja
What version of Jaws? -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kotian, H P Sent: 11 July 2011 05:15 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Problem with Acrobat 10 Hello Pasting a mail which did n

[AI] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-06-29 Thread Kiran Kaja via LinkedIn
LinkedIn Kiran Kaja requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Seeni, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Kiran Accept invitation from Kiran Kaja http://www.linkedin.com/e/kv2mwn-gpi7d1

[AI] The WW 2011 conference in Hyderabad

2011-02-21 Thread Kiran Kaja
Hi All, I received this from a friend at the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). hope you find it useful to attend these events. Regards, Kiran -Original Message- From: Shadi Abou-Zahra Sent: 15 February 2011 15:05 To: Kiran Kaja Subject: Hyderabad Hi Kiran, As mentioned, the 29th

Re: [AI] What is Google up to?

2010-12-17 Thread Kiran Kaja
17 December 2010 18:01 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] What is Google up to? Hi, Kiran Kaja wrote:> > KK: if history is any indication, Nokia hasn't done much to > promote accessibility of its devices. We have solutions now > for Symbian because of couple

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