Re: [AI] Motor skill development programmes and how to behave less blind than we actually are.

[manohar vaswani]

hello saurav

your concerns are genuine
but how can one be less blind by doing or not doing something?
and blind are not abnormal
so don't try to be normal
normal and abnormal are misleading categories

with regards



On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 11:12 AM Saurav Hegde  wrote:

> Hi to the group,
> Hope this mail finds everyone in great spirits.
> To give some context, I am totally blind from birth.
> I have not seen anything except for lights, colours and shapes at a very
> close proximity.
> I wanted to ask, how can we develop our finger motor skills like moving
> our fingers smoothly and fluidly or methodically opening a packet or
> cutting straight using scissors.
> Are there good training programmes to teach you such skills?
> The next part of my subject line, I have noticed blind people including me
> tend to do some weird things like, some blind people grip someone too
> tightly which is not required.
> I have been pointed out by trusted and caring family members to move or
> keep my hands in a weird way.
> I also tend to grip a spoon either too firmly or too loosely.
> I also cannot visualise when someone instructs me to hold a particular
> thing straight or tilt it.
> My question is, has someone realised this, and how can we optimise
> ourselves to behave very naturally and in a way, that our disability keeps
> reducing to be a part of our identity day by day and we become more normal?
>
> Regards,
> Saurav
> Student at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune
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[AI] Fwd: H-Net Review [H-Disability]: Murphy on Krentz, 'Elusive Kinship: Disability and Human Rights in Postcolonial Literature'

[manohar vaswani]

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Date: Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Subject: H-Net Review [H-Disability]: Murphy on Krentz, 'Elusive Kinship:
Disability and Human Rights in Postcolonial Literature'
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Christopher Krentz.  Elusive Kinship: Disability and Human Rights in
Postcolonial Literature.  Philadelphia  Temple University Press,
2022.  198 pp.  $110.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4399--4.

Reviewed by Michael Murphy (Thomas University)
Published on H-Disability (March, 2024)
Commissioned by Iain C. Hutchison

Christopher Krentz's _Elusive Kinship: Disability and Human Rights in
Postcolonial Literature_ (2022) is a thorough interdisciplinary
examination of the importance of highlighting disabled fictional
characters in the postcolonial Global South through the use of three
interdisciplinary fields: postcolonial studies, studies of human
rights and literature, and literary disability studies. In his
detailed yet concise monograph, Krentz argues that "dynamic
postcolonial literature often helps to create the imaginative
connection required to implement meaningful human rights and justice
for disabled people" (p. 10).

The highpoint of Krentz's book is his use of literary characters to
convey his argument. He draws upon the three aforementioned
interdisciplinary fields to historicize and discuss how the
characters and their situations are conveyed by the writer and
reader. After a detailed introduction, meticulously presented, and
the study's overall presentism in drawing parallels between the state
of disabled people in larger twentieth-century postcolonial Global
South and the present day, Krentz presents the reality of disabled
peoples' health and medical, social, and cultural fate through
several stories in their behind-and-forward histories by using
postcolonial literature.

Krentz then jumps right into literary works and subjects that voice
detailed, and at times harrowing, depictions of life as a disabled
person in the postcolonial Global South. He introduces us to _Things
Fall Apart_ (1958) by Nigerian native and author Chinua Achebe
(1930-2013). Following a discussion about the impact of Northern
colonialism, Krentz sets up his exploration of the novel and its
characters by connecting colonialism to the state of disabled people
in the postcolonial Global South--abandoned, ignored, reduced to
begging, living one day at a time, and burdened by the fear of death.
While discussing cultural views cast upon disabled people and the
role of late-nineteenth-century Northern colonization on Igbo society
during a time of change, Krentz establishes his theoretical framework
for the remainder of the book.

Historical realities surrounding the transition from the colonial
world come through in the book. Themes of traditionalism are pitted
against the unknown future and the day-to-day realities of living in
the postcolonial Global South, especially as a disabled person.
Through the lens of disability justice and disabled people, Achebe
highlights this sense of uncertainty even in a possibly positively
changing period. This is also seen in Salman Rushdie's _Midnight's
Children_ (1981), in the discussion of which Krentz introduces
readers to the protagonist of the novel, Saleem, one of many children
left to a life of impoverishment and begging as a disabled person.
Saleem is viewed as being special for having supernatural telepathic
powers, which makes him, among other disabled people in the novel,
what I term "characters with privileges" due to their disabilities.
Krentz explains that this trope is seen throughout literature and
history concerning powers possessed by disabled people, often those
with physical impairments, to compensate for their permanent frailty.
He concludes that such tropes, especially in literature, further
stereotypes.

The fourth and fifth chapters of the book center on the ways in which
disabled people are often disregarded and discounted in both
literature and reality, and the role of empathy on the parts of the
author and the reader in the presentation of disabled literary
figures. In the fourth chapter, readers are introduced to the
"frequent metaphorical significance" of literature when examining
disabled people in the postcolonial Global South (p. 85). While this
idea is detailed in the first two chapters of the book, Krentz
emphasizes that "this metaphorical aspect has often caused critics
outside of disability studies to skip over the realistic, material
side of disability representation" while explaining and using Clare
Barker's theoretical framework to note that "the two often happen
simultaneously" (p. 85). Whilee xamining the work of psychiatrist,
social philosopher, and Marxist theorist Frantz Fanon (1925-61) in
_Black Skin, White Masks_ (1952), Krentz uses several disability
studies scholars' works and words to explain the significance of
metaphor in postcolonial literature. He highlights that "in some of
the best 

[AI] Fwd: What is Glide capable of?

[manohar vaswani]

Title: What is Glide capable of?
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Re: [AI] Customized Signature Guide for Visually Impaired

[manohar vaswani]

Hello DR  Muzamil Hussain
I got very small rectangular plastic signature guide made as per my
requirement from a 3d printing shop

3d printing is available in most of the cities. you can get anything
made by 3d printing as per your requirement.

with regards
manohar

On 2/29/24, DR MD Muzamil Hussain  wrote:
> Peace, Dear Faiyaz,
>
> I appreciate your suggestion regarding the Braille/tactile print
> plate. However, what the individual needs is a simple signature frame
> where she can maneuver her pen to create her signature. In my Sighted
> childhood, I recall having various tools such as scales in a
> geometrical box where similar mechanisms were available.
> Unfortunately, I am uncertain where such an item can be obtained now.
>
> Warm regards,
>
>
> On 2/28/24, faiyaz attar  wrote:
>> Dear Sir,
>> I was just going through your message. In Saksham Delhi, there are
>> English and Hindi alfabet trainers devices are available, ware, sited
>> and brl both letters available on devices. in those particular
>> devices, A Brl letter is written, and, along with the brl letters,
>> they have creatted touchable sited letters for each brl letter, which
>> may be experienced through the tactiles/touch. In terms of signature
>> guide, I have received it from NAB Mumbai, but, don't know it will
>> serve your particular purpose or not.
>>
>> Faiyaz
>>
>> On 2/28/24, DR MD Muzamil Hussain  wrote:
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>>> her signature on, she specifically requested a more tailored solution.
>>>
>>> If such a customized signature guide is available, I would greatly
>>> appreciate guidance on how to proceed in assisting her. Any resources
>>> or recommendations on where to find such tools or services would be
>>> immensely helpful in addressing her needs.
>>>
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>>>
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Re: [AI] A Pleasant UDID experience

[manohar vaswani]

I have also used my UDID card only for this purpose
railways should also recognize UDID card for giving concession.


On 2/28/24, harish kotian  wrote:
> All
>
> Want to share this experience. I have a UDID card issued at Karnataka. I
> was traveling in Maharashtra state transport bus.  I asked the conductor
> for 2 tickets. He asked me if I had any disability card. I handed over
> my UDID card. He gave me a ticket for us both with concession.
>
> I suppose this is how the UDID card should operate. This was the first
> time I made any use of UDID card.
>
> Harish
>
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[AI] any user of brain port v200 on the list?

[manohar vaswani]

hello friends
I want to get in touch with anyone who has the firsthand experience of
using brainport

I have read many articles about brainport and its functioning
so I don't want any information about the device
if you have used it, please share your experience.

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Re: [AI] how to make tea as a VI

[manohar vaswani]

It is very simple and easy
I am 100 percent blind 
I make tea regularly 
If you call me I will explain in detail

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> Hi all! I have a very ordinary query from all list members. I want to know 
> that how can a 100%  visually impaired person make tea without any 
> assistance? Is it possible to do this or not? thanks.
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Re: [AI] Tammy La Gorce Writes: Seeking Marriage Equality for People With Disabilities

[manohar vaswani]

disabled adult child is very funny and provocative term. in spite of
ADA americans still use such terms.
for most of the people in society, disabled persons remain children
and children are not allowed to marry.
In India we do not have such fancy terms, but then we do not have
social security schemes



On 8/30/22, avinash shahi  wrote:
> When one partner is disabled and the other isn’t, getting married
> could mean giving up lifesaving health care and benefits from the
> government.
> Lori Long and Mark Contreras of Salinas, Calif., have been engaged
> since December 2016, but have been reluctant to marry out of fear Ms.
> Long would lose her health benefits.
> Lori Long and Mark Contreras of Salinas, Calif., have been engaged
> since December 2016, but have been reluctant to marry out of fear Ms.
> Long would lose her health benefits.Credit...Clara Mokri for The New
> York Times
> Lori Long and Mark Contreras met on Match.com in November 2015. For
> Ms. Long, their first date a few weeks later, at Tarpy’s Roadhouse, a
> restaurant in Monterey, Calif., was a high-stakes proposition.
>
> “Within our first few emails we were really clicking,” she said.
> Telling him about the spinal disease that causes her to pitch forward
> and walk with a cane before he had a chance to meet her, she thought,
> might have been off-putting. But she didn’t want to seem like she was
> hiding something. So, Ms. Long, 50, settled on a predate disclosure.
>
> Mr. Contreras, 51, wouldn’t have minded if she hadn’t told him
> beforehand. Their email connection had felt special to him, too. When
> he asked her to dinner, skipping over the customary casual coffee
> date, it was because he was already attracted to her personality as
> much as her picture. “I told her, ‘I think we’ll be fine,’” he said.
> “And we were.”
> Ms. Long would nearly break his heart two years later. Within weeks of
> the Tarpy’s date, both knew they had found their forever partner. But
> three months after Mr. Contreras proposed in his Salinas, Calif., home
> in December 2016 and Ms. Long said an ecstatic “yes,” Ms. Long sat him
> down for a talk. “I told him, ‘Mark, we’re not going to be able to
> pursue a life together,’” she said.
>
> She still wanted to marry him, but not if it meant giving up the
> health care benefits that she relies on to live.
>
> Ms. Long is caught in a governmental quagmire. She was diagnosed at 15
> with ankylosing spondylitis, a condition that causes bone fractures
> and sometimes requires her to use a wheelchair. As a teenager, she
> said, she watched her family experience financial difficulties
> attempting to pay for her health care when she first got sick, even
> though she had private insurance at the time.
>
> Because she qualifies for Social Security benefits through a program
> for adults whose medical disability started before age 22, she is
> considered a “disabled adult child.” The designation, known as D.A.C.,
> applies to 1.1 million Americans, according to the Social Security
> Administration website.
>
> Those who qualify generally cannot continue to receive benefits if
> they marry someone who is not disabled or retired. (For a brief window
> after same-sex marriage became federal law in 2015, marrying a person
> of the same gender was also a workaround to avoid losing benefits; it
> took a while for the Social Security Administration to change the
> wording of its policies from “husband and wife” to “spouse.”)
> The marriage provisions, Ms. Long maintained, are lodged in outdated
> ideas that have marginalized the disabled. “When they wrote the Social
> Security laws, they weren’t thinking that young people with
> disabilities would ever be marriage material,” she said. “People
> didn’t think we might have dreams and hopes like everybody else. We
> do.”
> Ms. Long and Mr. Contreras, an accountant for Sun Street Centers, a
> nonprofit organization in Salinas that provides education to prevent
> alcohol and drug addiction, are still engaged. But a marriage
> factoring in the loss of Ms. Long’s benefits is financially untenable
> for them. Adding her to his health insurance would be prohibitively
> expensive, plus it wouldn’t provide the same type of coverage as
> Medicaid.
>
> Besides her $1,224 monthly D.A.C. stipend, Ms. Long’s only source of
> income is a part-time sales job at a Sand City, Calif., Home Goods
> store. There, she makes an hourly wage in the teens (the company has a
> policy against disclosing wages).
>
> But Ms. Long and Mr. Contreras’s pull to be recognized legally as
> spouses hasn’t waned. When Ms. Long told him about the marriage
> penalty after finding out about it in March 2017, he responded in a
> way she called “just about perfect.”
>
> “He said, ‘Lori, we’re going to figure this out,’” she said. “He said,
> ‘I loved you yesterday, I love you today and I’ll love you tomorrow.’”
> They have been at the figuring-out part ever since.
> And they are not alone. Ms. Long is among a nationwide 

Re: [AI] Amazing read: Blind poets’ collection sees light of day

[manohar vaswani]

notice the ablist tone of the headline
deliberately contrasts blind with light of the day
as if the blind people do not see the light of the day


On 1/15/20, avinash shahi  wrote:
> The book release consisted of more than 100 blind poets from different
> countries at University.
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Re: [AI] inquiring about divya nayan

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thanks for information

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> I have inquired about this recently and come to know that this device
> has not been available in market as yet. It is a research and still
> its commercialisation is to be done.
>
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>> recently I read about divya nayan, a device which scans and reads the
>> text
>> I want to buy the device
>> please tell me about it's availability and price
>> if any of you has used the device, please tell about your experience with
>> it
>>
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[AI] inquiring about divya nayan

[manohar vaswani]

hello friends
recently I read about divya nayan, a device which scans and reads the text
I want to buy the device
please tell me about it's availability and price
if any of you has used the device, please tell about your experience with it

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Re: [AI] Suggestions needed for a scanner

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hello
I am using plustek 2600 scanner
it is only a scanner and not a printer
but it is very good for scanning books
the cost is around 5000

On 4/9/19, Suna  wrote:
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> and its approximate cost.
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Re: [AI] Velcro tag for white cane

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hello aishwarya
I face the same problem with the chord
and I keep changing the chord whenever it wears out
your idea of a elastic velcro sounds good
I will try it


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> advanced canes that are coming up in the market these days.  Although
> the white cane perfectly fits my need, one problem i have is the the
> elasticity of the chord wears out.  This is not the chord that runs
> from within the cane, but the one with which one holds the cane
> together after it's folded and also wear it around their wrist while
> they are walking. after few months, the wornout chord sometimes can
> get tangled with the cane foldings and that makes it difficult to open
> it. so i came up with an idea of using velcro instead of the chord.  I
> took help from a designer to fix one end of the velcro tape to the
> cane using a nut and a bolt.  the other end of the tape can be
> fastened as per our use (holding the cane while it's folded and
> wearing it around our wrist).  The length of the tape could
> approximately be 25 cm. It seems the life span of nylon velcro is
> 10,000 times, so if i use my cane on an average of 20 times per day,
> it will come up to 7500 times per year.  Right now, i am testing it
> out to see how durable and long lasting it will be.
> I am writing this mail to know if anyone of you face the same problem
> with the chord or not.  how do you manage if the chord wears out?  and
> what do you think of the velcro tag.  I will be curious to know your
> opinion.
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Re: [AI] request for a book

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hello aparna
I have some epub files and I want to convert them to doc files
can you please tell me how to do it?


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> I have an EPUB that I could convert to a doc if you wanted. It would
> probably lose some of its formatting in the process, but if you don’t mind
> that, then let me know and I’ll send it.
> - Aparna
>
>
>
>> On 28-Mar-2019, at 3:14 PM, Siva Suresh  wrote:
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>> hi friends.
>> does any one have things fall apart novel in word format? if you have
>> it please share on my personal Email ID.
>> Thank you. Shivasuresh
>>
>> --
>> thank you and warm regards.
>> shivasuresh.
>> reach me through the following means
>> mobile no. 9550437181.
>> e- mail I D sivasureshka...@gmail.com
>> skype I D sivasuresh.katta
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Re: [AI] Which windows OS 7 or Windows 10 works better withJAWS 2019 ?

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hello meesha
you should install windows 10. it works better with latest jaws

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> I would like to know if I should install windows seven operating system or
> windows 10 operating system with Jaws 2019 that is which one will work
> better with Jaws2019
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Re: [AI] Request contact details of Mr. Shobhan Singh

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hello turab
his contact number is 09205803706


On 12/11/18, turab chimthanawala  wrote:
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> Would be grateful if anyone could share the contact details of Mr.
> Shobhan Singh, the gentleman who conducts the Mid brain activation
> training.
> Thanking you
> Best
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Re: [AI] Whatsapp group for PwD

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please give few more details
who has created this group? and what is the purpose?

On 12/7/18, KARAN GUPTA  wrote:
> https://chat.whatsapp.com/CdB7EAWA5EKCXPjBaQlL5u
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Re: [AI] Blind Painter

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excellent work aishwarya!


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> recently an idea popped in when I had been to a painting exhibition. I
> couldn't enjoy the  paintings there for obvious reasons.  so when I
> came back and thought why not I do tactile paintings for persons with
> vision loss.  so I started off and worked on three so far.  The first
> one is called Happy Blossoms, the second one is called An evening in
> Paris and the third one is called Caribbean Feast.  Many asked me  how
> am I able to paint with my blindness. so I thought i'll make a video
> which will explain to them all about the tactile art I did.  I thought
> I will also share the link of the video with you guys so that you can
> try it too.  I am planning to organize an exhibition probably in the
> next year once I reach a mark of 15 paintings.. besides this, I was
> thinking of conducting a workshop wherein I can train anyone who is
> interested to do it.  Please see below for the link.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bejX3A9i7-c
> It would be great to know what you think about it. Your comments and
> suggestions will be appreciated.  I'd also welcome any new ideas you'd
> want me to try.  thank you.  Please feel free to ask away any
> questions we have.  I believe that blindness is not something that
> challenges us, but it would be other way round wherein we should be
> able to challenge it. Keep rocking guys.
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> Best wishes,
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Re: [AI] Visually impaired can see now!

[manohar vaswani]

if they are able to see, then they are not blind!


On 11/28/18, shobhan singh  wrote:
> I'll send you the videos of the sessions conducted in Haryana,
> Ludhiyana and Calcutta Blind schools where about 400 children and
> adults have been treated successfully. It is completely based on
> certain brain exercises without any medication.
>
> On 11/28/18, shanka...@tech-accessibility.in
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>> Hi there,
>> As for as my concern, no 1 is debating on the subject, I feel that, the
>> viewers need the logic on the training.
>> So, if you could share the more details on the training or the subject
>> like,
>> how it works and so on, people might get convince and attend the training
>> more and more.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: AccessIndia  On Behalf Of
>> shobhan singh
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 11:23 AM
>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
>> the disabled. 
>> Subject: Re: [AI] Visually impaired can see now!
>>
>> Hi there,
>> Its not matter of debate! Its matter of larger interest of the persons
>> with
>> visual impairment. Its an individual effort to conduct the session in
>> different parts of India and abroad. No one is forced to join the
>> training.
>>
>> Sent from my Iphone
>>
>>> On 28-Nov-2018, at 11:04 AM, manohar vaswani  wrote:
>>>
>>> if visually impaired can see, then they will not be visually impaired!
>>> and as far as I know, Einstein was not a neurologist
>>>
>>>> On 11/27/18, Maruti Paramwad  wrote:
>>>> How How can its possible? Without using any technology? Are you
>>>> doing any magic?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On 27-Nov-2018, at 7:18 PM, shobhan singh 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>> Each visually impaired can see and complete his/her tasks without
>>>>> any technological interventions after completing 7 days’ training at
>>>>> camp.
>>>>> After the completion: one can read and write, walk independently,
>>>>> colour recognition will improve.
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Re: [AI] Visually impaired can see now!

[manohar vaswani]

hello shobhan
have you attended any such training? or do you know anyone who has
attended this training?
If yes, can you provide their contact number?


On 11/28/18, shobhan singh  wrote:
> Surely it can be conducted! Just arrange accommodation for 2 people.
> Sent from my Iphone
>
>> On 28-Nov-2018, at 11:18 AM, Maruti Paramwad  wrote:
>>
>> Who has blindness, by birth, those people can also see? Can you arrange
>> here in maharashtra? Still i am not getting behind technology.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 28-Nov-2018, at 11:04 AM, manohar vaswani  wrote:
>>>
>>> if visually impaired can see, then they will not be visually impaired!
>>> and as far as I know, Einstein was not a neurologist
>>>
>>>> On 11/27/18, Maruti Paramwad  wrote:
>>>> How How can its possible? Without using any technology? Are you
>>>> doing
>>>> any magic?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On 27-Nov-2018, at 7:18 PM, shobhan singh 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>> Each visually impaired can see and complete his/her tasks without any
>>>>> technological interventions after completing 7 days’ training at camp.
>>>>> After the completion: one can read and write, walk independently,
>>>>> colour
>>>>> recognition will improve.
>>>>> Interested persons with visual impairment may contact to participate in
>>>>> this 7 days’  training Camp before December, 2nd 2018 on: 9205803706.
>>>>> It is free of cost for all!
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
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Re: [AI] Visually impaired can see now!

[manohar vaswani]

if visually impaired can see, then they will not be visually impaired!
and as far as I know, Einstein was not a neurologist

On 11/27/18, Maruti Paramwad  wrote:
> How How can its possible? Without using any technology? Are you doing
> any magic?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 27-Nov-2018, at 7:18 PM, shobhan singh  wrote:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> Each visually impaired can see and complete his/her tasks without any
>> technological interventions after completing 7 days’ training at camp.
>> After the completion: one can read and write, walk independently,  colour
>> recognition will improve.
>> Interested persons with visual impairment may contact to participate in
>> this 7 days’  training Camp before December, 2nd 2018 on: 9205803706.
>> It is free of cost for all!
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [AI] Survey_Visually Impaired

[manohar vaswani]

hello ananya priya
I am not at all confused
your questions are not related to your research and they cannot be
answered objectively
Have you missed any opportunities because of your blindness?
every blind person misses thousands of opportunities due to blindness.
what can I write in answer to your question?

Do you think ATM's are completely accessible for visually impaired? *
what difference does my thinking make to accessibility of ATMs?
even so called accessible ATMs are not really accessible

How does it make you feel that you are visually impaired?
everyday my feelings about my blindness are different.

I suggest that you should directly interview some visually impaired
persons to increase your knowledge of their life.

thank you
On 11/1/18, Ananya Priya  wrote:
> Hello Sir,
>
> Thank you so much for your feedback, It really means a lot.
> I will definitely keep the pointers in mind and sorry for the difficulties
> you faced while answering the questions.
>
> Well yes, I am mainly focusing on the difficulties faced by visually
> impaired (late blind) while reading and writing but at the same time it's
> important for me to know few basic things about being visually impaired.
>
>
> Have you missed any opportunities because of your blindness?
> Do you think ATM's are completely accessible for visually impaired? *
> How does it make you feel that you are visually impaired?
>
> Above are the questions you felt were irrelevant, but I asked these
> questions because it's important for me to know what are the opportunities
> you have missed in your life because of your blindness. What is the reason
> that you are missing out those opportunities etc.
> Similarly there are a lot of ATM's, lifts etc. which are not completely
> accessible by visually impaired.
>
> These are just basic questions I wanted to know for my knowledge purpose.
>
>  Let me know if you are still confused.
>
> Thank you
> Regards,
> Ananya Priya
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 4:05 PM manohar vaswani 
> wrote:
>
>> hello ananya priya
>> I read your survey form
>> in your mail you have said that your focus is on understanding the
>> problems visually impaired face while reading and writing.
>> but many of your questions are not related to your focus.
>> for example
>>
>> Have you missed any opportunities because of your blindness?
>>
>> Do you think ATM's are completely accessible for visually impaired? *
>>
>> How does it make you feel that you are visually impaired?
>>
>> The third question is very strange and cannot be answered easily
>>
>> I hope my comments are helpful
>>
>> with thanks and regards
>>  On 10/31/18, Ananya Priya  wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am Ananya Priya, student of Pearl Academy, Mumbai. I am pursuing 4
>> > year
>> > BA (Hons.) programme in Product Design. As a part of my Graduation
>> Project,
>> > I am doing research on the day to day activities of visually impaired
>> > who
>> > lost their eyesight due to disease, accident or trauma. My main focus
>> > is
>> to
>> > understand the problems visually impaired face while reading and
>> > writing.
>> >
>> > This survey will help me get a better understanding of the problems
>> faced.
>> >
>> > I therefore assure you that the details of the users will not be
>> revealed.
>> >
>> > The link of the survey is attached below.
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rsv13YmwTUDsbohoYR5PEnPlIBKRCmuHtaWG0kBgZUo/edit
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> > Ananya Priya
>> >
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Re: [AI] Survey_Visually Impaired

[manohar vaswani]

hello ananya priya
I read your survey form
in your mail you have said that your focus is on understanding the
problems visually impaired face while reading and writing.
but many of your questions are not related to your focus.
for example

Have you missed any opportunities because of your blindness?

Do you think ATM's are completely accessible for visually impaired? *

How does it make you feel that you are visually impaired?

The third question is very strange and cannot be answered easily

I hope my comments are helpful

with thanks and regards
 On 10/31/18, Ananya Priya  wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am Ananya Priya, student of Pearl Academy, Mumbai. I am pursuing 4 year
> BA (Hons.) programme in Product Design. As a part of my Graduation Project,
> I am doing research on the day to day activities of visually impaired who
> lost their eyesight due to disease, accident or trauma. My main focus is to
> understand the problems visually impaired face while reading and writing.
>
> This survey will help me get a better understanding of the problems faced.
>
> I therefore assure you that the details of the users will not be revealed.
>
> The link of the survey is attached below.
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rsv13YmwTUDsbohoYR5PEnPlIBKRCmuHtaWG0kBgZUo/edit
>
> Thank you,
> Ananya Priya
>
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Re: [AI] The making of Unseeing, a documentary that brings alive India's 1st inclusive expedition to Kilimanjaro

[manohar vaswani]

congratulations divyanshu!

On 10/26/18, Sandeep Singh  wrote:
> Truly amazing!
>
> On 10/26/18, Divyanshu Ganatra  wrote:
>> The making of Unseeing, a documentary that brings alive India's 1st
>> inclusive expedition to Kilimanjaro
>>
>>
>> A 6000-metre climb through five extreme climate zones in seven days.
>> Sounds impossible? Well, that is exactly what a team of 13 blind and
>> sighted climbers have achieved.
>>
>> Their epic journey is the subject of Unseeing, a documentary which
>> brings alive the first inclusive expedition from India and the stories
>> of the first blind climbers to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
>>
>> Climbing the Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free standing mountain,
>> known for extreme altitudes and varying temperatures, is not for the
>> faint hearted.
>>
>> Documenting the trip is quite another challenge altogether, and not
>> uppermost on expedition leader Anusha Subramaniam’s mind when she
>> suggested the climb to Divyanshu Ganatra, founder of Adventures Beyond
>> Barriers Foundation (ABBF).
>>
>> Ganatra, who lost his vision at the age of 19 to glaucoma, is widely
>> credited with using sports as a medium to bring people with and
>> without disabilities together. From inclusive treks to marathons, ABBF
>> has organised multiple expeditions. These are filmed and posted on
>> their YouTube page.
>>
>>
>>  The reason everything is filmed is to document them. Many of these
>> trips are done in remote locations and many don’t get to actually
>> witness it. When you put it on film it creates more awareness in the
>> disability fraternity and adventure sports enthusiasts. They reach out
>> to us. The idea is to create an eco-system and encourage people to do
>> this on their own. – Divyanshu Ganatra, Founder, Adventure Beyond
>> Barriers Foundation
>>
>> Subramaniam, who is a sighted ally of ABBF, planned the trip as part
>> of a cause for the ‘Inclusion of persons with disability in the
>> outdoors’. A chance conversation with filmmaker Omkar Potdar, helped
>> crystalize plans to film the trip.
>>
>> “Omkar got excited about filming it if there were blind people as
>> well”, says Subramaniam. “I told him that blind people can be taken
>> only if we get a sponsor and he said we can try and do that. So I
>> decided let’s just do this with blind and sighted people and truly
>> make it inclusive.”
>>
>> For Potdar, the challenging terrain was not the concern. What he was
>> unsure about was how the visually impaired team members would perform.
>> Doubts that were dispelled when he met Divyanshu and fellow climber
>> Prasad Gurav, who is also blind.
>>
>> “I clearly remember the day I first met Divyanshu and Prasad,” recalls
>> Potdar. “End of that day when I was on my way back home, I had a big
>> smile on my face and I told myself, ‘You have your film. I think we
>> have just the right people for this climb.’ Divyanshu, Prasad and Uri
>> Basha (Israeli climber) are the not just the stars of the film but
>> "Champions" in every sense of the word.”
>>
>> Potdar called old colleague and friend Sehran Mohsin to join him in
>> filming and together they vowed “to show the world the big
>> misconception people have about persons with disability.”
>>
>> For Potdar and Mohsin, it was a challenge at every step. While the
>> trekkers were focused on the summit, the filmmakers had to do that as
>> well as ensure they got footage that captured the scenery, the
>> treacherous terrain as well as the moments of laughter and bonding.
>>
>> “Since there is no source of electricity, we had to carry solar
>> chargers to charge our camera batteries and sound equipment,” says
>> Potdar. “Carrying the solar panels on your back through the day while
>> walking and filming at the same time was definitely challenging. We
>> used to literally take turns to go out of the tent in the freezing
>> cold and put our cameras out for a night time-lapse of the stars.”
>>
>> They carried their laptops to the top of Kilimanjaro so they could
>> transfer the footage they shot everyday given the limited cards they
>> had for storage. But their solar panels did not have a plug to charge
>> laptops so every night they would pray a thousand times before
>> switching on the computer.
>>
>> “There used to be a moment of suspense before we switched on our
>> computer, fingers crossed hoping it switches on,” recalls Potdar.
>> “Luckily, it never betrayed us and everything went smooth.”
>>
>> It’s truly a labour of love and commitment for everyone who was part
>> of the expedition.
>>
>> “We needed it to be subtle and yet a strong message through visuals
>> that talks of Inclusion,” says Subramaniam.
>>
>> “Sadly, people are not getting the point of inclusion. They are
>> focused on the fact that ‘wow the blind climbed with you,’ ‘Oh you
>> took the blind with you’ and I have to explain, - I did not take the
>> blind with me. We climbed together. I want to break this mindset that
>> persons with disability are 

Re: [AI] ssendspace not working

[manohar vaswani]

hello soni
if you are using internet connection of the university, the website
will not open
they block such websites to prevent mass downloads


On 10/12/18, Soni Jo  wrote:
> Dear group,
> Sorry for the blank email.
>  Ravi Sir, thank you for replying. I tried it but it did not work.
> What else can I try?
>  Thank you
>
>
> On 10/12/18, P L VERMA  wrote:
>> i am having similar experience
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Soni Jo" 
>> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
>> concerning
>>
>> the disabled." 
>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 8:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AI] ssendspace not working
>>
>>
>>> Dear Sir,
>>> Thank you for replying. But at my end, it says that the site is
>>> blocked as per the rule of govt. I tried in other computers also. But,
>>> in all the computers, the web page cannot be displayed.
>>> I get so many sendspace links to download books and stuff. Now, I do
>>> not know how to get those.
>>> I have tried different sendspace links. But, none work.
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/11/18, manohar vaswani  wrote:
>>>> hello
>>>> I opened sendspace just now, and it is working fine
>>>> try changing your browser.
>>>> or update it
>>>> you might be clicking on a particular link of sendspace sent by someone
>>>> the link might be incorrect.
>>>> try opening the homepage of sendspace
>>>>
>>>> On 10/11/18, Soni Jo  wrote:
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>> Is there any problem with sendspace website in India? It is not
>>>>> working at my end.
>>>>>  I have been trying last few days and I get the message that internet
>>>>> explorer cannot open the webpage.
>>>>> Hoping for your help
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
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Re: [AI] ssendspace not working

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hello
I opened sendspace just now, and it is working fine
try changing your browser.
or update it
you might be clicking on a particular link of sendspace sent by someone
the link might be incorrect.
try opening the homepage of sendspace

On 10/11/18, Soni Jo  wrote:
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> Is there any problem with sendspace website in India? It is not
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> explorer cannot open the webpage.
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>
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Re: [AI] News papers for Visually impaired

[manohar vaswani]

hello nirmalji
I am getting these newspapers, but they come in a format which I
cannot open in windows
please guide me regarding how to open and read these files

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Re: [AI] Report on Accessible currency notes

[manohar vaswani]

nowhere it says that notes and coins should be identifiable by touch

On 8/16/18, Kotian, H P  wrote:
> All
>
> I am afraid there are 3 blaring shortcommings in the recommendation:
> 1 The shape of symbols should not have been there at all in the
> recommendation. This is essentially where RBI has been misguided and they
> take it is a final act of making the currency accessible. I am extremely
> disappointed in reading this.
> 2 It should have been clearly articulated that the size differentiation
> should be of minimum 10 mm to its nearest demonomination. This too was not
> there.
> 3 Finally there should have been a recommendation to withdraw all the
> inaccessible notes to be phased out in a phased manner expeditiously.
>
> We have clearly lost the battle.
>
> If it all there is something there in the recommendation it is only for the
> partially sighted with reference of color differentiation. Totally blind
> persons have been miserably sidelined.
>
> From BGFI we had shared all the good practices and practical recommendation
> after making thorough research on the issue on the list. If only it was
> looked into.
>
> Very, very disappointed.
>
> Harish.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of George Abraham
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 3:48 PM
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled. 
> Subject: [AI] Report on Accessible currency notes
>
> Hi!
>
>
>
> Sharing below the report submitted to the Delhi HC by the Amicus Curie
> regarding accessible currency. This report was submitted in the first week
> of April 2018. Subsequently, officials of the RBI have been travelling
> across the country meeting up with different stakeholder groups and taking
> suggestions. If you have any ideas that you might like to share, please feel
> free to write to me. Happy to share good and practical ideas with the court
> as well as RBI.
>
>
>
>
>
> IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
>
> WRIT PETITION(C ) NO.10727 OF 2017
>
>
>
> IN THE MATTER OF :
>
> All India Confederation of the BlindVS.   RBI & Anr.
>
>
>
> REPORT OF THE AMICI CURIE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESSIBILITY OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED
> PERSONS TO THE INDIAN CURRENCY
>
>
>
> INTRODUCTION:
>
>
>
> That Writ petition C No.10727/2017 titled as All India Confederation of the
> Blind Vs. Reserve Bank of India & anr. was filed making the following
> prayers:
>
> A)  issue a writ/ direction/ order in the nature of mandamus and/ or
> certiorari directing, commanding and requiring the Respondent no.'s 1 and 2
> for ensuring/ changing/ modifying all new legal tender bank notes and coins
> currently in circulation to make them easily identifiable and differentiable
> for all visually impaired, i.e. blind and those with low vision.; and/ or
>
> B)  issue a writ/ direction/ order in the nature of mandamus and/ or
> certiorari directing, commanding and requiring the Respondent no.'s 1 and 2
> for withdrawing/ replacing all new legal tender bank notes and coins
> currently in circulation in a phase-wise, reasonable and time-bound manner
> by issuing fresh/ new legal tender bank notes and coins easily identifiable
> and differentiable for all visually impaired, i.e. blinds and those with low
> vision.
>
> Further, Writ Petition ( C) no.9728/2017 titled as Rohit Dandriyal & Ors.
> Vs. Reserve Bank of India & Anr. was filed making the following prayers:
>
> a)   Direct the respondent No.1 for issue the new Rupee 50/- with
> identification mark for visually impaired persons;
>
> b)   Direct the respondent No.2 for approve the new Rupees 50 which bearing
> the identification mark for visually impaired persons.
>
> c)  Direct respondents to withdraw new 50/- rupee note currency without
> identification mark for visually impaired persons & also stop the printing
> of such currency bank note which is without identification mark for visually
> impaired persons.
>
> Thus, while the writ petition C no.10727/2017 covered the broader issue of
> the inclusion of features in bank notes and coins which enable the visually
> impaired person to identify currency of different denominations, writ
> petition (C) No.9728/2017 is restricted to the issue of identification of
> only 50 rupee bank note.
>
> Vide order dt.16.2.2018 the undersigned were appointed as amici curie to
> assist the court in both the petitions.
>
> Before making recommendations, it is appropriate to give a brief background
> of the genesis of the issue involved.  Before demonetization, both bank
> notes and coins had features such as major difference in size with regard to
> bank notes of different denominations and difference in shapes and sizes
> with regard to coins of different denominations which enable visually
> impaired person to identify currencies of different denominations easily.
> However during the process of demonetization and thereater, RBI has issued
> new bank notes of 

Re: [AI] Gudeance to purchase wireless headset

[manohar vaswani]

hi sweety
you can buy eyeball bluetooth head set. I am using it and it is good.
it is also equipped with fm radio and you can insert a memory card in
it and directly listen to the contents on the card
it costs around Rs. 1300.


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> Quoting:
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> Thanks in anticipation
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[AI] urgently need mobile number of kavita bhandari from saksham

[manohar vaswani]

hello friends
as the subject line says, I urgently need mobile number of miss kavita
bhandari from saksham
all the phone numbers of saksham are not reachable
please help


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Re: [AI] Today on the Sexuality and Disability blog

[manohar vaswani]

hi shireen. the solutions suggested by you are really useful and I
have tried some of them. they really work

On 3/2/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> well i did make clear, right in the beginning, that these pointers
> were in no way a counter to what Payal went through. my mail was a
> response to Avinash's invitation to initiate a much needed discussion
> on the issue. only when u start the discussion with the most basic
> ideas do people have the motivation to pipe in and take it forward.
> until then, such issues seem to affect no1 till they face the music
> themselves. just as is happening now.
>
>
> On 3/2/17, Ajay Minocha  wrote:
>> Completely agree, This is one of its kind situation where none of your
>> theories of being assertive comes to your rescue.
>>
>> On 3/1/17, Payal Kapoor  wrote:
>>> and, Manish, the site is definitely inaccessible to leave a comment at.
>>> i tried responding to a comment left there but the reply link does not
>>> bring up an edit box or a prompt to sign in or anything of the ssort.
>>>
>>> On 3/1/17, Payal Kapoor  wrote:
 all your points make sense Shireen, when in a situation you've
 mentioned. this specific incident mentioned here was not conducive to
 most of what you've suggested. yes, in other situations they could
 definitely be adopted, but when in the situation  i've mentioned, not
 many have the time or inclination to see much beyond themselves. or
 maybe i was dealing with a particularly reticent group.
 the dynamic changes when in a group. why, i am still to understand.
 the getting up from the seat is something a lot of us do i think. my
 main concern here is the absence of initiative to even try.
 i get the absence of eye contact bit being a problem, but there are
 definitely other ways to combat that i'm sure.

 On 2/28/17, Shireen Irani  wrote:
> since Avinash has invited a discussion on this, here are my 2 bits on
> a few possible, but not necessarily optimal, solutions: of course what
> Payal went through is very real, and these tips are not in any way, a
> counter to her experience. these are just a few pointers off the top
> of my head that may help some1 in a particular situation, , a lot of
> which u all may already be aware of.
> 1. if i know that a particular person is going to be in the same
> social gathering as myself, whether from work, friends, or family
> members, i'd ask them a day in advance, if they'd be ok to be with me
> during that gathering, and accompany me during meals, etc. if i can
> ask more than 1 person, nothing like it. i could even divide the time,
> spend it half with 1 accompanist, and the other half with the other.
> often when the accompanist realises that he/she was not the only
> option, they are more eager/ willing to accompany.
> 2. if i'm on the same table with a group of people, and if every1 is
> part of a single conversation, then i too will proactively participate
> in that conversation, even if i am not asked something directly. i'd
> of course hope that i say something remotely sensible/ interesting
> enough for people to take notice of me, and realise that here is also
> a person at the table, equally part of the group. its not always
> possible, but it is just 1, among many strategies to use when
> feasible.
> 3. sometimes, i can be the initiator of a conversation at the table.
> by making some general statement about the food, or the function,
> something mostly positive, to which other people may be likely to
> respond. e.g. this biryani is really awesome! or, has any1 tried the
> dessert yet?
> 4. if i know that a particular person is sitting somewhere near me,
> then i can call out to her and start off a conversation for every1 to
> hear. e.g. Payal, i read your latest blog. it was wonderfully written!
> this is surely a good conversation starter, and there's very little
> chance that people will ignore me after that. at least not till the
> end of that particular conversation.
> of course, people sitting immediately next to me would be the simplest
> to start chatting to, but those conversations may not reach the rest
> of the group.
> 6. this last 1 may not be very appealing to many, but it has worked
> for me. if i want something and there's no1 around to call, i just get
> up off the chair and start walking towards nowhere. this is almost
> always likely for some1 to notice me and offer to help. smile.
>
> 7. i could also inform the main organiser/ host of the event, to
> arrange for some1 to be with me during the program and accompany me
> throughout. i think that often its not that people don't want to help.
> they just avoid it because they don't know how to initiate/ 

[AI] Fwd: I Was Treated Like Luggage

[manohar vaswani]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Virali Modi 
Date: 9 February 2017 at 10:31
Subject: I Was Treated Like Luggage
To: triptikareka...@gmail.com


[image: Change.org]
Railway porters took advantage of my disability to grope and manhandle me.
This would not happen if Indian Railways were more disabled friendly. Help
my plea reach the PM and Railway Minister.



Sign my petition



Dear Tripti,

They *took advantage of my disability to grope and manhandle me.*

I am *wheelchair bound* and I need the *help of porters to board trains *as
they are not wheelchair accessible.

On three occasions I was *molested by porters.* I was left* humiliated and
all I could do was cry.*

I need your help to *make sure this does not happen* to any other disabled
person.

Sign my petition

and ask the Railway Minister and the Prime Minister to *implement disabled
friendly measures* in the Indian Railways.

Tripti, I love to travel but I cannot describe how *awful it is for people
like me to use Indian trains.*

I have *had to wear a diaper* because I can’t use the train bathroom. And
when I needed to *change that diaper, I had no privacy* and had to wait for
hours for the lights to go off at night.

The railways *treat the disabled as a piece of luggage.* This needs to stop!

The Railway Ministry has been talking of making trains disabled friendly
but in reality, *we are still humiliated every single time* because of poor
implementation.

Sign my petition

and ask PM Modi and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to listen to my plea.

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Re: [AI] thank you Bangalorian

[manohar vaswani]

Hi lokesh your messege is not clear 
Please give more details

Sent from my iPhone

> On 23-Jan-2017, at 10:41 PM, Lokesh Naik  wrote:
> 
> Hi friends, thank you for showing interest. especially girls/ladies
> because you all are showing lots of interesting to this matter. at
> least 15 response I got to my personal mail ID so bangalorian please
> do come forward and others also do come because I am planning to make
> phone calling  service also for friendship and sharing ideas towards
> this friends so participate everybody
> 
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Re: [AI] for new i phone.

[manohar vaswani]

hello meesha. what is the cost of Iphone SE?
 On 1/16/17, ARORA Meesha  wrote:
> Hi,
> I have been using Iphone SE for almost nine months now and it is a good
> phone with the latest OS and good battery . It is a good option for us as we
> don't care for a bigger screen size so we get a great performance at a
> economical price.
> Hope it helps!
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of geetesh gehlot
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 1:00 AM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: [AI] for new i phone.
>
> hellow friends this is geetesh from indore.
> friends now Iam using I phone 4s 8GB.
> I have to change my  I phone can anyone suggest me that which is the best I
> phone I phone S E or I phone 6S? I phone 6S 64 GB is very costly and now it
> is market prise is 52 thousand and I phone SE 64 GB is 38 thousand.
> so, which phone I have to by?
> please reply.
>
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Re: [AI] Operating in a Culture of Mediocrity

[manohar vaswani]

hi rahul
your asertions and generalizations are quite true.
I also have the same experiences in my life and I know several
disabled persons who have to compromise on account of their disability
and operate in a culture of Mediocrity.

 On 10/11/16, Rahul Bajaj  wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I hope this message finds you well.
> I am wondering what others think about a phenomenon that I have observed
> quite frequently amongst disabled persons in India and have  myself  been a
> participant in.
> Because one's disability permeates every facet of one's life  and constrains
> many of the choices that one makes, I often find that disabled persons are
> compelled to be in the company of those who are not as smart or bright as
> they are. More specifically, since persons with disabilities typically are
> hesitant to take the risks that are critical for stepping out of one's
> comfort zone  and meeting people who are as intellectually curious and
> professionally competent as they are,they end up working/studying in a
> culture of mediocrity.
>
> This not only applies in an educational and professional context, but also
> in the context of one's spouse/dating partner.  The idea that, in a country
> of blind people, a one-eyed woman is the queen, therefore, means that the
> disabled person is typically the outlier in terms of performance and
> ability. My assertions are largely based on anecdotal evidence and my own
> firsthand experiences, so I may be unfairly generalizing.
> I would be curious to know what others think about these observations.
>
> Best,
> Rahul
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[AI] apology for wrong posting

[manohar vaswani]

dear moderator
my mail to acccess india list entitled final list of books to be
purchased was sent by mistake
I apologize for my mistake
I will be careful in future

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[AI] final list of books to be purchased

[manohar vaswani]

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Re: [AI] Sebi special recruitment for PWD

[manohar vaswani]

high arvind, please send relevant links

On 2/2/16, Aravind R  wrote:
> Dear Readers,
> Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) invites applications
> from Indian citizens belonging to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) –
> Visually Handicapped (VH) and Hearing Handicapped (HH) category for
> the post of Officer Grade A – General, Official Language and IT
> Stream.
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> Important Dates:
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> --
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Re: [AI] escort allowance

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hi soni
the authorities cannot restrict your choice of escort.
a colleague may not be willing to come as an escort
try to convince the authorities that you need an escort not a companion


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> family member. I have claimed the fee which also includes escort's
> fee. The authorities have asked me to go to this conference with a
> colleague so that they can reimburse the amount.
>  What should I do?
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Re: [AI] My paragraph of the Day: Thank you Mr Narendra Modi for the ‘divyang’

[manohar vaswani]

dear avinash
the government is also indulging in false propaganda to justify the
use of divyang. today in the morning news at 8 A M there was a news
that the hearing impaired students of U P spent some time in
understanding the meaning of divyang and were elated after getting the
meaning of divyang and thanked the prime minister for this new label.
what a joke!



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> As Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi terming dalits as ‘harijan’ sparked off
> a political and intellectual fervent among the dalits decades ago,
> similarly the Prime Minister  Modi’s new invention ‘divyang’ for
> addressing the disabled should spur political awakening and
> intellectual currents among the disabled. This is an opportunity to
> assert one’s choice independently. Isn’t it ironical that the disabled
> people have been unquestioningly burdened with multiple collective
> denominations imposed by the political class and the mainstream media
> without taking them on board. If Mr Modi really thinks we are
> ‘divyang’, then what about extending parliamentary entry through Rajya
> Sabha to the ‘divyangs’ to run the Upper House smoothly and
> efficiently? What about creating Ministry of ‘divyang’ affairs in
> 2016? Why delaying the implementation of the 3 per cent reservation in
> jobs despite the Apex Court’s directions? Mr Modi, merely asking the
> nation to address the disabled as ‘divyang’ is insufficient. If you
> really mean what you say, please increase the budgetary allocation for
> the ‘divyang’ affairs in the forthcoming Budget which was paltry Rs
> 5000 crore for the year 2014-15. The large number of disabled people
> are struggling for the bear minimum, and they are still ‘divyang for
> the Prime Minister, it’s a cruel joke with their lives.‘what’s in a
> name’, they say.
>
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[AI] Force field: Apple's pressure-based screens promise a world beyond cold glass

[manohar vaswani]

this can bridge the digital divide between blind and sighted users

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Force-field-Apples-pressure-based-screens-promise-a-world-beyond-cold-glass/articleshow/48882401.cms



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Re: [AI] Daily Eyeway Alerts

[manohar vaswani]

blind people do not live in perpetual darkness.

On 9/4/15, Eyeway Helpdesk  wrote:
> Dear All:
>
> Greetings from the Eyeway Helpdesk!
>
> Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts:
>
> 1. News-
>
> A Special Teacher who Gives 'Vision' to Those in Need of it. His world may
> be in perpetual darkness but he chooses to light up other people’s lives,
> just like thousands of men and women who have donned the mantle of
> teaching. And for P A Abdul Kareem, a teacher with  Calicut Higher
> Secondary School for the Handicapped, Kolathara, every day is a challenge
> to prove himself. It was on June 1, 1980,  that Abdul Kareem entered the
> teaching profession at Kolathara School, after pursuing a special diploma
> for teaching the blind. During his 35-year-long service, he never confined
> himself to the world of teaching. Apart from his position at school as a
> teacher, he is also an active social worker and propagator of Braille
> Letters for several blind persons across the state. According to some,
> Kareem Master is always the person at the forefront when Nallalam suburbs
> face severe drinking water shortage. More at
> http://www.eyeway.org/?q=special-teacher-who-gives-vision-those-need-it
>
> Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued an
> order to transfer teachers with specialisation in hearing impairment
> from the
> Government Blind School (GBS), Vazhuthacaud. While the order says that it
> is a grave child rights violation to allow teachers without proper
> specialisation to teach children with visual impairment, it is mum about
> the fate of the three teachers who have been serving the school since 2009.
> The commission was responding to a complaint by Satish S, a PSC ranklist
> holder with specialisation in visual impairment. Hundreds of aspirants with
> the same specialisation like him had appeared for a PSC test recruiting
> teachers for visual impairment. However, the teachers, who had been
> transferred from Government VHSS for the Deaf, Jagathy, despite not having
> any formal certificate in braille, had learnt it. They have also completed
> a National Association for the Blind certificate course in mobility
> training. More at
> http://www.eyeway.org/?q=child-rights-panel-order-fate-these-blind-school-teachers-undecided
>
> Navajeevan Blind Relief Centre (NBRC), Tirupati, has achieved a rare
> distinction in the field of service by bagging the ISO 9001:2008
> certification for bettering the lives of the visually challenged. According
> to HYM International Certification, the honour is in recognition of its
> healthcare and educational services to the visually challenged. Established
> at Sabarmati (Gujarat) on the Gandhi Jayanti day of 1979 with just two
> children having visual impairment, Navajeevan has grown into a major
> charitable chain today, with 25 institutions spread over Andhra Pradesh and
> Odisha in its fold. The centre has so far provided treatment to a whopping
> 4,34,291 poor patients (as on August 31, 2015) and screened 23,400 students
> of government schools. Spectacles were distributed to 15,000 students and
> free intraocular lens (IOL) surgeries performed to 41,800 poor patients.
> More at
> http://www.eyeway.org/?q=navajeevan-blind-relief-centre-gets-iso-certification
>
> 2. Event-
>
> EKansh Trust Amit Smaruddhi conducting our third Job Fair for PwD in Pune
> on 5th & 6th September 2015, 11 AM – 4 PM on both days. Venue: Manohar
> Mangal Karyalay, Mehandale Compound, Erandwane, Pune. nauguration at 10.45
> on 5th September by CHIEF GUEST: Shri Kunal Kumar, Honorable Commissioner
> PMC. Vacancies: ACCOUNTS, ADMINISTRATION & HR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, BACK
> OFFICE, BPO - VOICE AND NON VOICE, ITI, MACHINE AND TOOLS, FACTORY FLOOR,
> DATA ENTRY, IT-SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, HOUSEKEEPING, TAILORING, ETC.  Contact:
> Anita Iyer Narayan: 9503715015. 020 30241273. Email: i...@ekansh.org . More
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Re: [AI] Thought of the Day: Disability,Sexuality and Mahabharat

[manohar vaswani]

sometimes blind/disabled people are also considered to be hypersexual
by non disabled people. that is the other extreme of the prejudice.

On 5/19/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote:
 I often read in books/newspapers/magazines that blind/disabled people
 are considered asexual by non-disabled people. And I also know most of
 the Indians have watched Mahabharat serial. But I wonder why people
 forget the simple fact that the blind king Dhritarashtra had 100
 children? which is still the highest record by a couple in India
 perhaps


 --
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Re: [AI] is blindness a misfortune? ask saksham

[manohar vaswani]

hello sandeep sir.

that is what the families of blind people think. that it is a great
misfortune to have a blind person in the family, and that is the root
cause of negative attitude to blind people.

On 2/5/15, Sandeep Gautam sandeepgau...@ntpc.co.in wrote:
 Sir,
 This is simple example of misunderstanding text you quoted.
 It should be understood as, India has misfortune to have ... blind
 population rather blind population is misfortune.

 Consider India as single family and all of us its members. You cannot say
 family fortunate or very lucky if some visually impaired child born in it.

 Sandeep
 - Original Message -
 From: manohar vaswani vaswan...@gmail.com
 To: sayeverything sayeveryth...@sayeverything.org, accessindia
 accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Sent: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:41:01 +0530 (IST)
 Subject: [AI] is blindness a misfortune? ask saksham

 hello friends. I was shocked to read on saksham's homepage that blind
 population is the misfortune of india.
 here is what saksham says:
 I quote

 India has the misfortune of having the highest proportion of blind
 and low vision persons in its population.

 please read it yourself before replying to this mail


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[AI] is blindness a misfortune? ask saksham

[manohar vaswani]

hello friends. I was shocked to read on saksham's homepage that blind
population is the misfortune of india.
here is what saksham says:
I quote

India has the misfortune of having the highest proportion of blind
and low vision persons in its population.

please read it yourself before replying to this mail


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Re: [AI] Plextalk, recording quality?

[manohar vaswani]

hi amit. the recording quality of plextalk is very good. even without
microphone it records very clearly

On 2/3/15, Amit Bhatt misterbh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi all,

 Could anyone bestow some light on the recording performance of
 Plextalk DAISY player?
 I am keen to know whether Plextalk can be used as a substitute of
 other recording devices such as Sony IC recorder and etc which are
 known for their superb recording quality.

 Thanks,

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Re: [AI] A blind man's dream,By Shilpa Baburaj

[manohar vaswani]

notice the words like 'realm of his darkness' and survivor of his
fate', in this article. such words promote the stereotypical image of
blindness and blind in the society.

On 2/2/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote:
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/A-blind-mans-dream/articleshow/46001120.cms
 BHOPAL: Always seek knowledge; these three words were the mental white
 cane for Professor Rohit Trivedi, who chose to illuminate the lives of
 others with the power of knowledge. He saw a dream and he struggled to
 fulfill it. Power of knowledge coupled with desire to illuminate lives
 of others helped the blind professor achieve unimaginable within the
 realm of his own darkness. Visually impaired since birth, Trivedi
 (52), who is currently the professor of English at Nutan College and a
 recipient of national award for being a role model for disabled
 through his outstanding performance in 2014 is a survivor of his fate.

  I was privileged to be born in an educated family that always
 believed in my special abilities. Initially, it was tough but after
 both science and spirituality failed to restore my eye-sight, I
 finally made peace with the fact that I will never be able to see. But
 I could dream, said Trivedi.

  In the initial years of my schooling, I studied in a blind school.
 We tried several other schools but nobody was ready to take the
 responsibility of teaching a blind student. Finally, I took admission
 in Campion school, but coming from a Hindi medium background, I was
 faced with the challenge of studying in a completely English-driven
 environment, added Trivedi.

 After completing his MA in English, Rohit went on to fulfill his dream
 of becoming a teacher, but it was no cakewalk for him.

  A number of applications went to dustbins and nobody believed in the
 blind man's dreams. Everybody doubted whether I would be able to teach
 students. Then one day, I decided to send an application without
 mentioning my disability and got an audience with the jury. There was
 dissidence amongst the jury to take me in, but there was a retired IAS
 officer, who vouched for me and gave me a chance to teach, said
 Rohit.

  If you have desire to do something, no one can stop you from
 achieving your goal, he added.



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 Avinash Shahi
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[AI] Fwd: Assistant Professor in English (NDA), SC-1 PH

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-- Forwarded message --
From: Ashok Kolekar ashokb_kole...@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:26:34 +0530
Subject: Assistant Professor in English (NDA), SC-1 PH
To: Manohar Vaswani vaswan...@gmail.com

Vacancy DetailsVacancy # :14111806308Post : Assistant Professor
English (NDA)Classification : Ministry/Administration : Ministry of
DefenceDepartment/Office : otherOrganisation: National Defence
AcademyNumber of Posts and Reservation:UROBCSCSTPHTotal001011PH
Reservation DetailsPH TypePH Category Blindness or Low
VisionB-BlindBlindness or Low VisionPB-Partially BlindPost
DescriptionPay Scale  Rs.15,600-39100/- plus Rs. 6000/- (Academic
Grade Pay) (Total emoluments excluding TA HRA at the time of initial
appointment will be Rs. 53,000/-p.m. approximately) Age  Not exceeding
40 Years as on normal closing date for Scheduled Caste Candidates. Not
exceeding 45 years as on normal closing date for candidates who are
Differently-abled (VH) and also belongs to Scheduled Caste candidates.
Relaxable for regularly appointed Central/UT Govt. servants up to five
years as per the instructions issued by the Govt. of India from time
to time. For age concession applicable to some other categories of
applicants, please see relevant paras of the 'Instructions and
Additional information' to candidates for Recruitment by Selection.
Essential Qualificaiton (s)  A. EDUCATIONAL(i) Good academic record as
defined by the concerned University with at least 55% or an equivalent
grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed at the
Master's Degree level in English from an Indian University or an
equivalent degree from an accredited Foreign University.(ii)Must have
cleared National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the University
Grants Commission, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research or
similar test accredited by the University Grants
Commission.(iii)Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (i) and
(ii) candidates who are, or have been awarded a Ph.D Degree in
accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards
and Procedure for Award of Ph.D.Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be
exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of
National Eligibility Test (NET)/State Level Eligibility Test
(SLET)/State Eligibility Test(SET) for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/
Colleges/Institutions.(iv) National Eligibility Test (NET)/State Level
Eligibility Test (SLET)/State Eligibility Test(SET) shall also not be
required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which
NET/SLET/ SET is not conducted.Explanation  The term 'Good Academic
Record' means at least 55% marks at Master's Degree level in
English.NOTE-1 A minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a
point scale wherever grading system is followed will be required at
the master's level for those recruited as teachers at any level from
industries and research institutions and at the entry level of
Assistant Professor.NOTE-2 A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the
graduate and master's level for the Scheduled Caste/Differently-abled
(Physically and visually handicapped) categories for the purpose of
eligibility and for assessing good academic record during direct
recruitment to teaching positions. The eligibility marks of 55% marks
or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is
followed and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above
are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including
any grace mark procedures.NOTE-3 A relaxation of 5% may be provided,
from 55% to 50% of the marks to the Ph.D. holders who have passed
their Master's degree prior to 19th September, 1991.NOTE-4 Relevant
grade which is regarded as equivalent of 55% wherever the grading
system is followed by a recognised University, shall also be
considered eligible.NOTE-5 The period of time taken by candidates to
acquire M.Phil., and /or Ph.D degree shall not be considered as
Teaching/Research experience to be claimed for appointment to the
teaching positions. Desirable Qualificaiton (s)   Duty(ies)  In
addition to primary duty of teaching, an Assistant Professor will
assist in all aspects of training of cadets. He/she will perform all
administrative duties as assigned by higher authorities and
participate in academic/social events. Probation  One year Head
Quarter  National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune. Other Details
The posts are permanent, General Central Service, Group 'A', Gazetted,
Non-Ministerial. Any Other Conditions


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 Department of English
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Cell: 09404825544
Office: 0231-2609189



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 Department of English
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Cell: 09404825544
Office: 0231-2609189

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Re: [AI] XRCVC SCHOLARSHIP

[manohar vaswani]

where is the attachment?


On 7/21/14, Rejin Jose k. m2re...@gmail.com wrote:
 hello,
 download the attachment

 On 7/19/14, Meenakshi Meenakshi rmgme...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear friend, Thanks for your information  I have a visual impaired
 friend.
 So I want give this scholarship information. I gave link above you
 mentioned website. But I didn't get the application form. Please send the
 information how to apply  get the application.

 regards,

 Meenakshi.


 On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 3:21 PM, RAMAKANT SINGH CHANDEL 
 rschandel...@gmail.com wrote:

 The application process for the XRCVC - Tech Mahindra Scholarship 2014
 - 2015 for students with visual impairment has commenced.

 This scholarship is open to students who are pursuing a professional

 course or post-graduate studies.

 In order to download the scholarship announcement, application form

 and the income certificate that must be submitted along with each

 application, please visit:

 www.xrcvc.org.

 Completed application forms along-with supporting documents must reach

 XRCVC latest by Saturday, August 30, 2014.

 For more detail contact:

 Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged
 (XRCVC)
 St. Xavier's College, Mumbai - 400 001
 +91 22 22623298 (D)
 +91 22 22620661-5 (B); extn: 366

 --
 RAMAKANT SINGH CHANDEL
 N.T.P.C. Limited, Sipat
 (A Govt. Of India Maharatna Enterprise)
 Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)
 E-Mail :
 rschandel...@gmail.com



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Re: [AI] Now Avail the Service of Quick Call India!

[manohar vaswani]

dear gunjan
quick call service is not meant only for visually impaired people, but
for all those who are computer illiterate
moreover, the service is based in delhi, so anyone calling from
outside delhi has to pay exorbitant call charges

On 7/4/14, gunjan kumari gunjan.a...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear list members,
 Greetings!

 As my subject line suggests, I would like to share a number, which is
 meant to facilitate visually challenged people by providing the
 instant internet browsing help across the country. However, I
 completely disagree with their assumption that it is difficult for
 visually challenged to access internet, we can certainly use the
 facility provided by them without critiquing it... Here goes the
 information:

Quick Call Brings Internet to Visually Impaired

 We are elated to share with you the establishment of Quick Call which
 is a free platform for assisted browsing on call..

 8459-111-111
  is a free help desk for information, entertainment  convenience.

 With your support, Quick Call may prove a boon for the visually
 impaired and blind.

 For the visually impaired and blind, surfing the internet has always
 been a cumbersome experience. Internet has proved to be a great help
 for everyone around
 but the blind  visually impaired have always been side-lined. Except
 a few applications, there is nothing much for blind people to cherish
 about internet
 and its utility.

 To resolve this problem face by the blind and visually impaired
 community, a new service with the name of Quick Call has been recently
 launched in India.
 Quick Call is a platform where anybody can dial
 8459-111-111
  to surf internet on call free of cost.

 The human operator on the other side surfs and reads the information
 on internet as per the caller's needs and directions.

 This may include:

 list of 1 items
 Reading news articles, astrology or share market updates
 Check movie timings, price comparisons, Wikipedia articles  Location help
 Pay bills  Place online orders
 Book restaurant tables, Buy movie tickets and much more.
 5. Or Ask anything that comes to your mind
 list end

 Blind people can now dial
 8459-111-111
  and ask for any query. Now they don't need to depend on specially
 designed devices, broadband connection, voice applications, sighted
 friends and more
 such stuff to surf internet. For everyone, internet is now just a
 phone call away.

 We request you to propagate the utility of Quick Call @
 8459-111-111
  to all students in your institution and in other similar institutions
 across India.

 Quick Call is a registered company operating from Delhi.

 To discover more about us, please visit our website
 www.quickcall.in.
 We would be glad to hear from you on mail or call.

 Thanks

 Team Quick Call

 Mob:
 973021

 Email:
 quickcallin...@gmail.com

 Web:
 www.quickcall.in


 --
 Gunjan Kumari
 M.Phil Scholar,
 Centre for English Studies, SLL/CSS
 JNU, New Delhi - 110067



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[AI] Fwd: E-bot ADV Ready, Set, Launch!

[manohar vaswani]

-- Forwarded message --
From: HIMS h...@himsintl.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:26:06 +0900
Subject: E-bot ADV Ready, Set, Launch!
To: vaswanims vaswan...@gmail.com

[image]
[image: HIMS International(External link www.himsintl.com)]



[image: Banner: New E-bot ADV (Next Line) A revolutionary leap forward
for the transportable magnifier!]


The E-bot ADV from HIMS has sparked the interest of teachers,
students, professionals and low vision users at ATIA, CSUN, SightCity
and other international exhibitions. And now, the innovative portable
magnifier you’ve been waiting for is ready to ship!

E-bot ADV, short for Advanced Educational robot, is a portable video
magnifier designed for low vision user needing a desktop close-up and
distanced magnifier they can fold and carry with them from the library
to the coffee shop, to home, and back to the office or school.

E-bot ADV at a glance

[image: feature1 icon]

Stand alone OCR
Use the built-in OCR capability to scan printed material and let the
included text-to-speech voices read the text aloud.

[image: feature2 icon]

Simple and Easy wireless controller
Control E-bot ADV with one hand for intuitive operation without
touching the unit.

[image: feature3 icon]

Exclusive wireless compatibility with iPad and Android Tablets!
View text and control E-bot ADV wirelessly using your iPad or Android
tablet via E-bot's Wi-Fi hotspot.

[image: feature4 icon]

Close-Up and Distance Viewing
View a page of text in front of you, or a presentation screen several feet away.

[image: feature5 icon]

Auto Brightness
A built-in illumination sensor automatically detects the light in your
surroundings and adjusts for a perfectly lit reading or writing image.

[image: feature6 icon]

Easy to carry
E-bot ADV eliminates the bulky X-Y tables found in most Desktop
magnifiers, and has a compact folding position for convenient
transport. Carry E-bot ADV everywhere from the Classroom to Home, to
the Library with the backpack-type case provided with the unit.


* E-bot Standard, a simpler device without OCR and wireless remote is
also available.

If you have any questions about E-bot and E-bot ADV, please feel free
to send us an email at h...@himsintl.com

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[AI] Fwd: H-Net Review Publication: Sharpe on Brune and Wilson, 'Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity'

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-- Forwarded message --
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:50:58 -0400
Subject: H-Net Review Publication:  Sharpe on Brune and  Wilson,
'Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity'
To: h-rev...@h-net.msu.edu

Jeffrey A. Brune, Daniel J. Wilson, eds.  Disability and Passing:
Blurring the Lines of Identity.  Phildalphia  Temple University
Press, 2013.  vi + 206 pp.  $84.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4399-0979-9;
$29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4399-0980-5.

Reviewed by Celeste Tường Vy Sharpe (George Mason University)
Published on H-Disability (June, 2014)
Commissioned by Iain C. Hutchison

Scholars of disability have produced numerous studies demonstrating
their understanding of disability as embodied subjectivity, and the
ways in which notions of disability, race, class, and gender interact
to shape social identity. _Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines
of Identity_, a collection of interdisciplinary essays, provides one
of the first major interventions into the subject of passing with
regard to disability. Passing, as editors Jeffrey A. Brune and Daniel
J. Wilson describe it, is multidirectional, with individuals acting
to enhance or decrease signs of disability when others apply a
disabled/nondisabled identity to a person. Further, they stress that
rather than assume a dichotomy between disability and normality, an
examination of passing from a disability perspective reveals how the
social construction of disability remains fluid. It also informs our
understanding of what constitutes normal, since passing expresses,
reifies, and helps create concepts of normality (p. 2). These
understandings of disability and normality are uniformly presented in
the essays as historically contingent, deeply rooted in the specific
times and places in which they occur.

Taken together, the collected essays make three substantial
historiographical corrections to Erving Goffman's seminal work
_Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity_ (1963). First,
they argue that passing occurs at both the interpersonal level and
within larger social, political, and economic contexts. Second, they
center rather than offer the disabled perspective. And third, they
demonstrate that passing, and by extension stigma, is always rooted
in a particular historical context. The diversity of topics further
demonstrates the futility of any attempts to essentialize. Tobin
Sieber's article Disability as Masquerade provides the common
thread throughout the book, with the scholars expanding on his
articulation of an analytical framework for passing.[1]

The diverse range of topics covered in this book is impressive. The
eight essays together argue for the need to deeply contextualize and
historicize passing through examinations of a range of disabilities
and situations of passing. Two general groupings come out of the
essays: conceptual and discursive examinations of passing, and case
studies of particular forms of physical passing. Brune's essay on the
discourse of disability passing in literature, David Linton's piece
on advertising and menstruation, Peta Cox's examination of
performativity and sanity, and Allison C. Carey's essay on the
shifting sociopolitical contexts for passing in twentieth-century
America all fall into the first category. This group of essays
highlights the range of analytical frameworks leveraged in this
volume. Cox engages more theoretically, taking Judith Butler's
notions of performativity and gender and tracing how performances of
sanity cannot be simply explained through other existing frameworks.
Brune focuses on the intellectual and cultural constructions of
disability, particularly tracing through John Howard Griffin's _Black
Like Me_ (1961) how the erasure of disability on the body can link to
erasures of disability in literature and public discourse. Linton
carries the theme of erasure of disability into the realm of
advertising, effectively demonstrating how twentieth-century
marketing reinforced and shaped menstruation as a known, treated,
and hidden condition.

The other essays in the volume center on historical case studies of
passing. Wilson examines the complicated issues for polio survivors
and their families raised in relation to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's
highly public efforts and success at passing as able-bodied. He
highlights the physical and psychological stresses of efforts to
pass/perform as normal over time, showing how post-polio symptoms
forced polio survivors to renegotiate their identities with respect
to FDR. Dea H. Boster examines the complex interactions of race,
class, and gender in accounts of enslaved African Americans' varied
uses of passing, along with others' assumptions, to assert themselves
and subvert slavery. Hers is the only essay to foreground nonwhite
actors, while adding a rich layer to studies of slavery. Michael A.
Rembis's essay considers the experiences of elite disabled athletes
from paralympians to baseball 

[AI] book review of 'A Social History of Disability in the Middle Ages' by Irina Metzler

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Subject: H-Net Review Publication:  Black on Irina Metzler, 'A Social
History of Disability in the Middle Ages'
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Irina Metzler.  A Social History of Disability in the Middle Ages.
New York  Routledge, 2013.  346 pp.  $125.00 (cloth), ISBN
978-0-415-82259-6.

Reviewed by Winston Black (University of Tennessee)
Published on H-Disability (June, 2014)
Commissioned by Iain C. Hutchison

What sources are available for understanding the experience of
physical impairment and disability in the Middle Ages? How do we
contextualize those sources and interpret changes in them over time?
These are the questions guiding Irina Metzler's second book, _A
Social History of Disability in the Middle Ages_, which serves in
many ways as a companion to her first monograph, _Disability in
Medieval Europe: __Thinking about Physical Impairment in the High
Middle Ages, c. 1100-c. 1400_ (2006). In her first book Metzler
established a clear vocabulary and a flexible theoretical model for
the historical investigation of impairment and disability in the
Middle Ages (defined, respectively, as a biological reality and a
cultural construct), and in this second book she brings that model to
bear on a set of historical themes in four chapters, titled with bold
simplicity as Law, Work, Ageing, and Charity.

Metzler employed scientific, theological, and hagiographic sources in
her first book to trace the construction of disability in the Middle
Ages. In her second she follows primarily economic, literary, and
legal texts to sketch the lived experience of disability (p. 1).
Metzler admits that this lived experience is nearly invisible, for
the history of medieval disability suffers from the same lack of
sources--or a belief in the lack of sources--that has hindered the
study of similarly marginalized historical groups such as women,
children, and peasants. Because of the almost total absence of
autobiographical sources for medieval disability, Metzler calls her
approach a study of mentalities (with frequent reference to Jacques
Le Goff [1924-2014], that most famous practitioner of such a method),
by applying both synchronic and diachronic approaches to a vast array
of sources.

In her brief introduction, Metzler highlights the importance of the
structuralist-anthropological theories of liminality and marginality
for the study of medieval disability. Permanently physically impaired
people in the Middle Ages were liminal insofar as they were neither
healthy nor sick, and marginal insofar as they are found upon, or
forced to, the edges of society. She recognizes the shortcomings of
liminality theory for disability studies in that the medieval
disabled were permanently liminal whereas in its classic
formulation by Victor Turner (1920-83), liminality was a temporary
status in religious and social rites of passage. Nonetheless, she
alludes frequently in her four chapters to this modified liminality
of medieval disability.

Chapter 1 on law is concerned primarily with judicial maiming, which
Metzler defines broadly (perhaps too much so) as including not only
the corporal punishments of established courts, but also the maiming
of noncombatants after battle, the revenge of petty lords upon
another's peasants, and the unintended loss of limbs in unsanitary
prisons. Most of the chapter is a gruesome catalogue of severed feet,
noses, ears, and testicles, drawn from law codes and actual cases. A
great deal of this material is drawn from Sean McGlynn's _By Sword
and Fire _(2009), which has already provided a thorough study of
cruelty and maiming in the context of medieval warfare. Metzler's
interpretation of this chapter's material is thin, and we get little
sense of how those who were intentionally rendered disabled or
impaired spent their lives afterwards, apart from a few examples of
maimed individuals turning to a life of crime, or of people impaired
by accidents who hoped they would not be mistaken for mutilated
criminals.

In chapter 2, on work, Metzler explores the relationship between
impairment and one's ability to contribute to society in the later
Middle Ages. After a brief review of the impairments and disabled
status of military veterans (her examination of osteological evidence
of healed war injuries is convincing, and a similar approach would
have helped chapter 1), Metzler divides her chapter into three
sections: a review of the industrial accidents of workers such as
carpenters, miners, and weavers; the social and financial aid
provided by craft guilds and religious confraternities to those
disabled by such accidents; and a nuanced modification of Jacque Le
Goff's and Brendan Gleeson's theories on the changing values of time
and work in the later Middle Ages, in light of the evidence of work
performed by and provided to the medieval disabled. Metzler ends
chapter 2 with an excursus on the 

[AI] book review of bending over backwards: disability, dismodernism, and other difficult positions by lenard davis

[manohar vaswani]

dear friends
please click on the link below and read the review

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Re: [AI] Need Raj Shakers number urgently please

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hi preeti, his number is
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Re: [AI] Hope in India as Mandatory Access For People with Disability Takes Shape

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UGC can also issue similar direction to all universities and colleges.

On 6/10/13, Dr Satendra Singh phals...@gmail.com wrote:
 INDIA AMERICA TODAY NEWS
 SERVICEhttp://www.indiaamericatoday.com/author/india-america-today-news-service
 8
 June 2013

 *New Delhi - *In the developed countries, it is taken for granted that
 there is universal access for the disabled and physically challenged
 person, but not so in developing countries, so it was hailed as historic
 when the Medical Council of India (MCI) recently asked all medical
 institutions in India to be disabled-friendly and submit a compliance
 report as soon as possible.

 Accessibility of health care facilities to persons with disabilities is
 abysmally low in India because of architectural barriers, lack of ICT
 facilities and attitudinal barriers. Even medical students, paramedics,
 non-teaching employees and faculty with disabilities face numerous barriers
 in medical institutions. This should change if there is early and proper
 implementation of the MCI-issued directive to the deans and principals of
 all the medical colleges and institutions in India to promptly submit a
 compliance report on accessible institutions to the Ministry of Social
 Justice and Empowerment.

 Welcoming the directive, disability activist Satendra Singh, a medical
 specialist at University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) in Delhi who is
 himself disabled, said, “This is a significant move, as medical
 institutions are made more accountable, which is in line with Sec 46 of PWD
 Act 1995 and article 9 of the International law UNCRPD, which makes it
 obligatory for India to implement reasonable accommodation. This is not
 something only for disabled because a universally designed ramp or toilet
 will help all, be it disabled, elderly person, or pregnant female.

 Singh had relentlessly advocated to the chief commissioner for persons with
 disabilities (CCPD) to pass directions to MCI to make access audits
 mandatory in all medical inspections; to include persons with disabilities
 in all disability matters; and to de-recognize all such colleges which fail
 accessibility standards. The CCPD, under the Ministry of Social Justice and
 Empowerment, is the highest apex body in India, with the power of a civil
 court and pan-India jurisdiction.

 To me this should have been done long ago and without anybody fighting for
 it. What Dr. Satendra Singh is doing is not only praiseworthy and
 commendable but also a path-breaking move in the establishment of universal
 design, said Abha Khetrapal, counselor for the students with disabilities
 at the University College of Medical Sciences, (UCMS) and GTB Hospital in
 Delhi.

 Singh is the coordinator of the Enabling Unit, which he created under the
 UGC (University Grants Commission) guidelines for ensuring affirmative
 actions concerning persons with disabilities. This is the only such body in
 any medical school in India. Singh also formed an Equality and Diversity
 Committee, which has student, non-teaching staff and faculty members and
 all are persons with disabilities, in line with the mantra Nothing for us,
 without us.

 Khetrapal, who is a non-institutional expert on the committee, said, The
 formation of Equality and Diversity Committee needs to be used as a model
 not only by the medical colleges, but by all the institutions providing
 higher education, as separate counselors for students with disabilities may
 not be found even in many renowned universities of the country. Moreover,
 all the members of this committee are persons with disabilities and they
 can represent themselves better than the non-disabled people.

 Khetrapal urged MCI to take urgent action for the speedy implementation of
 the directive, saying, I now hope that the new chairman of MCI, Dr. R.K.
 Srivastava, brings the required and desired changes. Another move that has
 to be done is to include disability studies as a subject in medical
 education.

 Mincing no words, Khetrapal who is the founder and president of Cross the
 Hurdles, an organization fighting on behalf of the disabled, said, It is
 an irony that those who are getting trained to be the health providers of
 the community have to suffer due to such an inaccessibility. I wonder why
 does MCI have to be directed by the CCPD office? Why couldn't Medical
 Council of India issue such a directive itself? Why do we have to wake up
 the authorities from such a deep slumber to at least give us what our
 rights are?

 --
 Dr Satendra Singh, MD, FSS
 Assistant Professor of Physiology
 University College of Medical Sciences
  GTB Hospital, Delhi, India-110095
 Coordinator, Enabling Unit, EOC
 Founder, Infinite Ability
 The Enablist (blog) http://theenablist.blogspot.in/

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Re: [AI] (AI) Need help to learn German online

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you can find online german lessons on about.com
you can also subscribe to their weekly german news letter

On 5/13/13, Hassim syed hassims...@gmail.com wrote:
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 I am planning to learn German online. Please can anyone help me in
 this regard? Any early move in this respect is highly appreciated.

 With wishes.

 Hassim Syed.

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[AI] cercular regarding extra l i c premium from blind

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hi sameer, can you give some details about the cercular that you are
talking about? when it was issued? and any reference number?

On 4/28/13, sameer verlekar samve...@gmail.com wrote:
 Is there anybody whose premium of L I C policy has been reduced after
 L I C issued circular mentioning that extra premium should mot be
 charged from blind.I have applied for reducing my premium charges. but
 the officers concerned are not taking any decision
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[AI] darkling thrush: a ray of hope

[manohar vaswani]

hello friends
as we all celebrate new year, we may feel sad about the passing away
of one more year of our life.
so here is a poem by thomas hardy, composed on 31 december 1900 at the
end of the century. giving a messege of hope and inspiring us to be
optimistic.
 so on 31st december, I thought of sharing it with you all.

I hope you will all enjoy it.


The Darkling Thrush

  I leant upon a coppice gate
 When Frost was spectre-gray,
  And Winter's dregs made desolate
  The weakening eye of day.

  The tangled bine-stems scored the sky
  Like strings of broken lyres,
  And all mankind that haunted nigh
  Had sought their household fires.


  The land's sharp features seemed to be
   The Century's corpse outleant,
His crypt the cloudy canopy,
The wind his death-lament.

The ancient pulse of germ and birth
Was shrunken hard and dry,
Andevery spirit upon earth
Seemed fervourless as I.


At once a voice arose among
 The bleak twigs overhead
In a full-hearted evensong
   Of joy illimited;

An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,
   In blast-beruffled plume,
Had chosen thus to fling his soul
Upon the growing gloom.


So little cause for carolings
  Of such ecstatic sound
Was written on terrestrial things
 Afar or nigh around,
That I could think there trembled through
  His happy good-night air
Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew
   And I was unaware.

-- 
(M S Vaswani
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Re: [AI] Professors, assistant Professors and Associate Professors

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hello kanchan,
this is in reply to your msg on AI
I, M S Vaswani, am working as an Ast. professor at, department of
english, shivaji university, kolhapur.
 and I am totally blind.


On 12/24/11, Raghava raghava.p0...@gmail.com wrote:
 D. sidda reddy is working as a principal in Government Degree College
 Nandikotkure Kurnool dist Andhra Pradesh

 -Original message-
 From: Pamnani
 Sent:  22/12/2011, 10:26  am
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Subject: [AI] Professors, assistant Professors and Associate Professors


 Need to have a list of totally blind Professors, etc. Dont want any low
 vision on this list.
  teaching at University/college level.
 Want to know the department and or the subjects being taught. Also need to
 know the correct designition. The matter against the University is coming up
 tomorrow.


 Kanchan Pamnani
 Advocate  Solicitor
 9, Suleman Chambers,
 Battery Street, Colaba,
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Re: [AI] Procedure of converting books from PDF to word format.

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hi prathusha, here is the solution to your problem.
open the pdf book or file, go to file menu by pressing alt key, select
save as submenu,select save as text  file, press tab, change the name
of the file if you wish, tab untill you land on save button, pres
enter, the file will be saved as a text file.
I hope it will help

with regards, manohar

On 12/19/11, prathusha lingam lingam.prathu...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear all hope all are doing good. help me by providing instructions
 for converting the books PDF to word format. Please do provide me as,
 early as possible. With regards, lingam.

 --
 Divinity make the love of ourselves the pattern, the love of our
 neighbor the portraiture. Francis Bacon.


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Re: [AI] Who is teacher of this teacher

[manohar vaswani]

dear bhavesh, the story of Mr. Saravanan is inspiring, but the title
of the blog says, disability, a boon, and not a bane.
I think no disabled person considers his or her disability a boon. no
matter how great their achievements.
if anyone does, I invite him or her to share their views

manohar vaswani

On 12/9/11, Anirban Mukherjee sparsha.anir...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear sir,

 please post the story here if you can. eagerly looking forward to read that.

 with warm regards, Anirban Mukherjee

 On 12/9/11, Phen Varghese phenvargh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear Sir,

 I can't log in to this website because my server is blocking so can
 you type the whole story to my personel mail?
 Hope to hear from you soon.

 With regards,

 Phen

 On 12/9/11, Bhavesh Shah shah.bhaves...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello Members

 A very inspiring story of a visually challenged english teacher.
 To read full story go here : http://voiceofvision-bhakti.blogspot.com


 Bhavesh

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Re: [AI] PenFriend

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hi rahul
a similar product is available with Sparsh products dehradoon. and it
costs about Rs. fifteen thousand
you can call sparsh products at 09837088334


On 11/20/11, Rahul Bajaj rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi all,

 Today, I came to know about a device called PenFriend.
 You can get more information about it here:
 http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=756610

 So, is it available in India?
 Does anyone in this group use it?

 Cheers,
 Rahul


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Re: [AI] Very Important information for all computer/phone user

[manohar vaswani]

hi abhi
where is the important information?
you have not given the website

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 To clear any douts about your PC/phone security or to contact for is
 this website is safe. Or for fake calls you can contact
 Mr. Rakshit Tandon DPO of Indian Sibar Crime.

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Re: [AI] Help regarding NET

[manohar vaswani]

hello neelima, today is the last date for net application
you should draw the DD  before you start filling the form. after you
fill the form you get a code number which you can use to print your
form later.

so if you want to apply, hurry up!

manohar vaswani
assistant professor
department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur

On 4/25/11, Neelima Surve neelima.a...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello all,
 Hope all is well.

 does anybody  applying for net? Please tell me what is the procedure.
 Is really they  provide the code no and then we should feel the form
 or what? because many people waiting for their code but they did not
 get any code. One of my friends is also suffering from the same
 things.

 what is the last date for application.

 Kindly seeking for your reply.

 Looking for your reply.

 Take great care of your health.

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Re: [AI] Query on rate contract purchase of AT by Government

[manohar vaswani]

dear prashant
as there very few dealers of assistive devices, rate contracts do not exist.
shivaji university purchased jaws for me on the basis of single
quotation from karishma enterprises.
the dealer has to certify that he is the sole dealer in the state or in india.
not only assistive devices but for the things for which there are no
rate contract are purchased by inviting quotations from different
firms.

I hope this helps

manohar vaswani
ast. prof.
shivaji university, kolhapur

On 4/11/11, Prashant Naik pran...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear Friends,

 I have a query please responds to this at the earliest.

 In India any state and / or central government is procuring assistive
 devices for disabled under government rate contract procedure?  If
 yes, please give some details.

 Thanks,
 Prashant Naik

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Re: [AI] Researchers help blind ‘see’ Facebook photos

[manohar vaswani]

hi prateek
it sounds interesting, but a grafic image can never reveal to a blind
person even one percent of how a person looks.

manohar vaswani
On 2/26/11, prateek aggarwal prateekagarwa...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi folks, please read the following, it looks pretty interesting!

 ---
 Researchers help blind ‘see’ Facebook photos

 By
 Kortney Tenaglia
 February 24, 2011 at 7:38 pm


 TACTILE TECHNOLOGY: An ASU student runs his fingers across a Braille
 map of the ASU Tempe campus located in the Disability Resource Center.
 Baoxin Li, assistant
 professor in the School of Computing and Informatics, is in the
 process of developing a method that would enable the visually impaired
 to see the faces
 of people on computer screens by producing tactile images. (Photo by
 Aaron Lavinsky)

 Social networking has come to dominate 21st-century culture. But
 visually impaired people have yet to fully experience this digital
 community.

 Baoxin Li, assistant professor in the School of Computing and
 Informatics, is working with several ASU students to develop a way for
 the visually impaired
 to “see” images of faces on computers.

 “Imagine if a blind user can now get an idea what his [or] her
 Facebook friends ‘look like’ by touching tactile pictures made from
 their photos,” Li said
 in an e-mail.

 When Li came to ASU six years ago, similar research was already
 happening in the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC), he
 said. Researchers
 in CUbiC, which focuses on different applications for cutting-edge
 research, were developing assistive technologies for the visually
 impaired.

 Li said the researchers narrowed down the list of ways they could make
 social networks more accessible to the blind.

 “Among others, face images were chosen because of their significance
 in a person’s social and emotional life,” he said.

 The concept is similar to text-to-Braille, but differs because unlike
 words, images don’t have a strict alphabet, Li said. It’s challenging
 to print a photograph
 and translate it into an image, but through tactile form, blind
 participants are able to explore the image with their fingertips and
 “see” what an image
 looks like.

 “We developed computer-based image analysis techniques to identify
 major facial landmarks,” Li said.

 The analysis first works to identify the image through major facial
 features, such as the eyes and nose, and then puts them into tactile
 form.

 “A user can then explore the image by touch,” he said.

 Zheshen Wang, a fifth-year doctoral student in computer science and
 engineering, is Li’s key student researcher on the project.

 “Some of the blind participants were very excited in touching a
 graphical human face by hand,” Wang said in an e-mail. “It is a
 rewarding task.”

 Li, Wang and their team are currently working on mastering the
 technology and printing tactile faces for their participants, Li said,
 but actual deployment
 is in the works.

 “We will be seeking different embodiments of this technology,” Li
 said. “Such as its use as software component for tactile printer
 manufacturers … or a
 software package for a user at home.”

 Wang sees the future of tactile printing as affordable for the blind.
 She looks forward to the day when visually impaired people can select
 their friends
 online, click print and finally know how they look.

 Reach the reporter at ktena...@asu.edu
 ---
 Regards,
 Prateek agarwal.
 Director,
 Daedal technovations pvt. Ltd.
 www.daedaltechnovations.com
 we bring the change we wish to see!

 Website:
 www.prateekagarwal.tk
 |
 www.prateekagarwal.webs.com

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Re: [AI] rewind and forward function in vlc and flv players

[manohar vaswani]

hello dear sandeep
you can rewind the video file while it is playing in vlc player. you
can use control plus right arrow to forward and control plus left
arrow to rewind

thanks and regards
manohar s. vaswani
ast. prof. department of english
shivaji university
kolhapur, maharashtra

On 2/19/11, Sandeep Gautam sandeepgautam.n...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear pals,

 can we do rewind and forward movie file which we play in vlc player and flv
 player by keyboard?

 Sandeep G
 Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
 Question 9 relates to disability.


Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Question 9 relates to disability.

Re: [AI] Launch of Disability Helpline: Disha - 1800-22-1203

[manohar vaswani]

hi dear pradeep
I tried to dial the tollfree number of disha
and it does not exist
please recheck the number that you have supplied

thanks and regards
manohar sanmukhdas vaswani
ast. prof.
department of english
shivaji university
kolhapur

On 2/16/11, Pradeep banakar pradeepsocialw...@gmail.com wrote:
 Taken from another mailing list

 Launch of 'DISHA'-DisAbility Helpline  Action, UNITY CSR Centre Initiative
 in association with CHILDRAISE Trust

 Toll-free number is 1800-22- 1203

 'ChildRaise Trust' - committed to the empowerment of special needs children
 and adults with disabilities, firmly believes that 'Information Is Power 
 it can change lives'.

 Unity CSR Centre is the CSR wing of Unity Infraprojects Ltd., a company
 which specializes in Civil Construction, Transportation Engineering and
 Water Supply/Irrigation sectors and has completed a wide array of projects
 of significant value  complexity. Their motto is 'Building a better world'.
 As a progressive business house, they have always recognized their
 responsibility towards the corporate value system, society and local
 community.

 'DISHA' is an acronym for'DisAbility Helpline  Action'. It also means
 'Direction' to the user group. The Toll-free number is 1800-22- 1203. The
 last four digits signify the 'International Day for Persons with
 Disabilities' which is observed every year on December 3rd (1203).

 ChildRaise Services -

 · A comprehensive website-www.childraise.com.

 a.. A Resource Guide-'Journey to Empowerment' a roadmap for Special
 Children.
 b.. ChildRaise Centre for children with learning difficulties, autism,
 epilepsy  dev. disabilities.
 c.. To further strengthen our mission, the Trustees  the Team members of
 ChildRaise, will be launching a Toll-free Telephone Disability Helpline -
 'DISHA' on Tuesday, 15th February 2011 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Press club,
 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai-41.
 Why the need?

 As per the 2001 census, over 21 million people i.e.2.1% of the population in
 India are suffering from one or the other kind of disability which has grown
 to roughly 60 million in the last ten years (Maharashtra-1.6 million). The
 disability services, facilities  operating helplines are very few in
 comparison. Being a Cross-disability helpline 'DISHA' will provide basic
 information about various disabilities, help to identify and help in early
 intervention, will provide information about spl. education facilities,
 vocational centres, professionals in the field, rehab facilities, laws,
 certification issues etc. in order to maximize the potential  participation
 of a person with disability.

 ChildRaise appeals to you, to spread the information about it  our
 Toll-free no-1800-22-1203. Thanks!!

 Kavita Shanbhag-Founder  Managing Trustee

 ChildRaise Trust
 1800-22-1203  91-9820256731


 IF we not part of the solution then we are part of the problem
 With Regards
 Pradeep T.S
 SyndicateBank
 Information Technology Cell
 Regional Office Bangalore
 Mobile: 9845925188
 email: pradeep_bana...@rediffmail.com
 skype: pradeepsocialwork
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Re: [AI] Fw: (Keralavision) New, cheaper gadgets for the visually impaired

[manohar vaswani]

when did braille become a requirement for literacy for blind?
if we accept Mr. souza's idea of literacy for blind then many of us
who have made successful careers will be labled illiterate.

college dropouts like Mr. souza should clerify their ideas about
educating the blind before making any devices for blind persons

thanks and regard
manohar vaswani
ast. prof.
department of english
shivaji university, kolhapur

On 2/6/11, Renuka Warriar eren...@gmail.com wrote:

 Renuka E,
 Section Officer,
 ICT Centre for Visually Challlenged,
 CHMK Library,
 University ofCalicut,
 Malappuram Dist.,
 Kerala.
 - Original Message -
 From: bob pae...@gmail.com
 To: Keralavision keralavis...@googlegroups.com
 Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:26 PM
 Subject: (Keralavision) New, cheaper gadgets for the visually impaired


 New Delhi, Feb 6, (PTI):
 Even as technology has made it possible for the blind to use the
 internet, to click photos using special cameras and to undertake
 activities that are effortless
 for the sighted, innovators are now seeking to aid them further with
 new and cheaper gadgets.
 Currently, the visually impaired are able to read and browse through
 various web pages on the internet one line at a time. Paul D Souza, a
 Karnataka-based
 engineer has created a multiline refreshable display that gives a
 visually impaired person instant access to the computer revolution.

 My device is like a monitor for the blind where they can read by
 feeling the Braille dots on its surface. The dots created by raising
 or lowering small
 pins simulate the bumps of an embossed page and the text changes as
 the online page refreshes itself, Souza told PTI.

 He says such devices are currently being used in countries in the West
 but at costs that are very prohibitive in India. Technology has not
 changed for
 the last 30 years. People continue to use the single-line display
 device which costs as much as USD 3,000. I have tried to create a five
 line – 20 characters
 per line – display at a cost of USD 500. It's also the first device
 in 14 years to meet NLS Braille specifications, he says.

 The engineer, who is a college dropout, aims to bring down the price
 further to USD 200 which is much cheaper than the existing models.
 While over 15 million
 people in India fall into the category of the visually impaired, Souza
 says he wants to promote literacy among the blind. While there are
 many say that
 Braille is unnecessary when there are computers which can read out
 text aloud, I think it will make these people illiterate.

 Souza is a finalist shortlisted for the Third Social Innovation
 honours given by the Nasscom Foundation. The honours are a bid to
 recognise innovation
 in the use of information and communication technology for social
 development.

 Like Souza, two undergraduate students from Meerut have developed a
 blind helper - a 7 key keyboard to help the visually challenged
 operate not only
 a computer but also other electrical appliances in their house using
 smart-home extension cables.

 It is difficult for a blind person to operate a normal keyboard with
 104 keys. Blind-helper is a Braille free technology that operates with
 the help of
 e-vision software using dot net technology, says Mohit Khanna, who
 has teamed up with a fellow student at the Bharat Institute of
 Technology.

 The device has 5 navigation keys and the remaining two keys are a
 substitute for the escape and enter keys in a normal keyboard, he
 says. As the system
 does not require Braille, so even a Braille Illiterate blind person
 can also use it. Also, the same system with some minor modifications
 can become useful
 even for paralytic people, or those with Parkinson’s and even
 Alzheimer's diseases, says Khanna.

 Another student team from the VES Institute of Technology in Mumbai
 has designed the project Explore, which aims to enable the
 differently abled to educate
 themselves and discover the virtual world of the computer.

 Our solution helps visually impaired to educate themselves through
 talking textbooks, connect to social networking sites like Facebook
 etc and thus collaborate
 with the world. The software assimilates Braille keys on the keyboard
 and output is provided through speech thereby reducing the need for
 costly hardware,
 says Samiran Saha, who is leading the student team.

 Saha says his team's innovation will be useful for government
 organisations to demographically track the literacy level of the
 differently abled as well
 as assist NGOs and child welfare organisations to suitably channelise
 their activities and collaborate.

 Khanna and Saha figure in the 21 finalists from across India who have
 been shortlisted for the Genpact Nasscom Social innovation awards.
 Apart from individuals,
 several organistions that have created solutions to aid the visually
 impaired have also been shortlisted for the award which will be
 announced on February
 8.

 Mumbai-based Beyond Sight foundation has

Re: [AI] FW: [The vOICe] Pranav and The vOICe in The Times Of IndiaMumbai

[manohar vaswani]

dear mr. pranav you mentioned video glasses
where can one get them?
pls give dealer's address
with regards
manohar vaswani

On 1/25/11, Pranav Lal pranav@gmail.com wrote:
 Amrit,
 The vOICe is free for use. For immersive usage, you do need video glasses
 that cost about $30 or you can use your existing mobile phone.

 Pranav

Re: [AI] Call for Applications to Receive Global Disability Rights Library

[manohar vaswani]

hello mr. Prasanna and all
the msg breaks off in the middle. there is no information about
application or any link to the form. no description of procedure to
apply.
pls clerify.

thanks and regards
manohar vaswani
assistant professor, department of english
shivaji university, kolhapur
On 1/19/11, M.K. Prasanna mkprasa...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Hope this is helpful...

 Rgds,
 Prasanna


 - Forwarded Message 
 From: Engg-Lib-Forum from India krmu...@gmail.com
 To: nm...@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Tue, January 18, 2011 3:12:06 PM
 Subject: [nmlis] [ELF] Call for Applications to Receive Global Disability
 Rights
 Library


 Washington, DC – The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a
 call
 for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability
 Rights
 Library (GDRL).  Applications are open to disabled people’s organizations,
 universities, and agencies in developing countries.   Sixty organizations
 will
 receive the digital library to empower them to disseminate valuable
 disability
 rights knowledge and toolkits to their communities. for More


 --
 Posted By  Engg-Lib-Forum from India  to ELF at  1/18/2011 01:39:00 AM
 _

Re: [AI] Software for recording MP3 files needed.

[manohar vaswani]

dear mr. govind
the best software for recording is goldwave.
since attachments are not allowed on AI I will try to send you on your mail
with regards
manohar vaswani, assistant professor
department of english,
shivaji university, kolhapur

On 1/13/11, govind reddy sgred...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear list,
 I want to record a book in MP3 format in my PC. Which is the best
 application to do the same?
 If any one has the same, could you please send me?
 This is slightly urgent!


 --
  For everything you gain in life, you lose something else.
 Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 With Warm Regards,
 Govind, voice trainer @ GE Money Services
  Mobile: 9030915271.
 Email:
 sgred...@gmail.com

Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.

[manohar vaswani]

dear mr. biswas
the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic
handicapped persons.
I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted

thanks and regards
manohar vaswani, assistant professor
department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur

On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello,

 My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that Transport
 Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for all
 employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically
 handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a xerox
 copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe, the
 order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped
 persons only. Any idea?

 Best regards,
 Amiyo Biswas
 Cell: 91-9433464329

Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.

[manohar vaswani]

dear mr. sudhir
TR A is not a part of income so it is exempted from tax. I am a state
govt employee so have no circular in english or in hindi
it may be available in marathi.
I think the exemption is admisible for all employees irrespective of employer.
you may find the circular on website of income tax department.

thanks and regards
manohar vaswani

On 1/13/11, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.net wrote:
 Dear  Prof Vaswani,

 Your feedback is interesting and timely.

 Can you please  educate me on how to claim this higher exemption from
 the employer ? Do you have any circulars pertaining to this ? And, more
 importantly, is this exemption only for PWDs working in the Government
 sector ?

 Appreciate if you could throw some light on this quickly as my Payroll
 team has just announced the last date for submitting all IT-related
 documents.

 Thanks and rgds

 RS
 + 98 472 76 126

 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of manohar
 vaswani
 Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:02 PM
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Subject: Re: [AI] Income Tax on Transport Allowance.

 dear mr. biswas
 the income tax exemption on TRA. is not restricted to orthopedic
 handicapped persons.
 I am totally blind and receive 1600 tr A and the full amount is exempted

 thanks and regards
 manohar vaswani, assistant professor
 department of english, shivaji university, kolhapur

 On 1/12/11, Amiyo Biswas amiyo.bis...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello,

 My colleague showed me Swamy's handbook where it is specified that
 Transport
 Allowance up to Rs.800 per month will be exempted from income tax for
 all
 employees whereas it will be double, i.e. Rs.1,600 for orthopaedically
 handicapped employees. Since it's a huge book, I could not make a
 xerox
 copy. I could neither find the same order on the internet. I believe,
 the
 order should not restrict the facility to orthopaedically handicapped
 persons only. Any idea?

 Best regards,
 Amiyo Biswas
 Cell: 91-9433464329

Re: [AI] l i c policy

[manohar vaswani]

dear all,
while purchasing the policy it has to be mentioned in the application
form whether the applicant has any disability. as a result the company
charges extra premium
a VIP has to undergo medical checkup even if the amount ensured is
less than five lacs while persons withouth disability are exempted
from medical checkup if the amount is less than five lacs

thanks and regards
manohar vaswani
assistant professor, department of english
shivaji university, kolhapur
On 1/9/11, Sandeep Gautam sandeepgautam.n...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear all,

 Dont you all think that if a visually impaired person will own a l i c
 policy, it should be written on the policy bond statement that the policy
 holder is visually impaired.

 I presume it will create more confidence and trust among company and policy
 holder.
 and, it will help to resolve any future discrepancy if occurs.

 Sandeep G
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Re: [AI] Question for teachers and lecturers

[manohar vaswani]

hello Mr. prashant
I am not aware of any circular or GR regarding assessment  of papers by VI.
I am an assisstant professor at english department shivaji university
kolhapur. I set the question papers on my PC without any assisstance
by sighted person. but I don't assess the answer papers. at our
department teaching of each paper is shared by two teacher so the
other teacher can assess the papers.
but if no such option is available, I don't see any problem for
visually impaired teacher to assess the papers with the help of a
reader.

if you have any suggestions or quaries  you are wellcome to discus

with regards
manohar vaswani
assisstant professor.
department of english, shivaji university kolhapur
On 1/6/11, Prashant Verma pr_ve...@hotmail.com wrote:
 Dear all,
 I want to know if the blind teachers evaluate examination papers of students
 and if there are any circulars regarding this at school or university level.
 Do the teachers get any additional allowances for checking the answer sheets
 as compared to their sighted counterparts?

 What about preparing question papers? Do the authorities object sighting
 violation of secrecy since volunteers may be used for writing the question
 paper by the blind teacher?

 Looking forward to quick answers since we have many professors and teachers
 on the list.

 Regards,
 Prashant
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Re: [AI] Get ready to see things in dark

[manohar vaswani]

hello renuka and all the other members of AI
I read the news about the dialogue in the dark. but the name 'dialogue
in the dark' is not appropriate. since ages blindness has been
associated with darkness and it will strengthen this association. many
people believe that blind live in perpetual darkness and cannot tell
day from the night.
for many sighted persons darkness also connotes ignorance, evil and feeble mind.
general public and literature some times consider blindness  as
outward manifestation of inner defficiency.
so outwardly this project may educate people about blindness but it
may also strengthen  already prevalent prejudices and stereotypes
about blindness.
some of the members may not agree with me, they have a right to disagree.
to support my argument I am here attaching a speech, Blindness: Is the
Public Against Us?
An Address Delivered by Kenneth Jernigan
President, National Federation of the Blind
At the Banquet of the Annual Convention
Chicago, July 3, 1975

with regards
manohar vaswani
assistant professor, department of english,
 shivaji university kolhapur.

On 1/6/11, Renuka Warriar eren...@gmail.com wrote:
 Date:06/01/2011 URL:
 http://www.thehindu.com/2011/01/06/stories/2011010665220100.htm Back

 Front Page

 Get ready to see things in dark

 J.S. Ifthekhar

 This one-of-its-kind show, first time in India, will commence next
 week at the Inorbit Mall in Madhapur

 PHOTO: G. Krishnaswamy.

 DARKNESS VISIBLE:Visually-challenged guides ready to take the visitors
 on a tour of Dialogue in the Dark exhibition.

 HYDERABAD: Now, there is an exciting new activity in town. It scares
 you stiff even as it lights up the dark recesses of your mind. No, you
 don't come to see it. Rather you experience it. Dialogue in the Dark,
 as it is called, takes one down a dark expanse.

 Everyday chores like visiting a park, shopping in the mall and taking
 a boat ride -- one learns to do in total darkness. Howzzat! The
 hour-long programme is an eye-opener in fact.

 Thrill-a-minute

 Hyderabadis are set to experience this thrill-a-minute show next week
 at the Inorbit Mall in Madhapur. ACE, an acronym for Art, Culture and
 Entertainment, is bringing this one-of-its-kind programme for the
 first time in India.

 A chill runs down the spine as one embarks on this spooky journey with
 a white cane in hand to grope the way around. But a
 visually-challenged guide is always at hand to help. The creepy
 feeling is only for a while till you get adjusted to the blackout.

 With the eyes out of action, the other sensory organs get active.
 Almost involuntarily, one lumbers around with outstretched arms to
 discover pebbles under the feet and plants along the way. A bird
 chirps yonder and as one sits on the bamboo chair, it is clear as
 daylight that it's the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Park.

 A few turns in the dark brings one bang into the shopping mall. Here,
 leave it to the olfactory and the gustatory senses to tell what is in
 store.

 Laad Bazar

 As you potter around, you lay hands on the most priceless thing. Yes,
 you guessed right – the onions.

 There are other things like spices, watermelon and soaps. Next, you
 saunter into the Laad Bazar. This is clear from the jingling bangles.

 Grope for the familiar pan shop, the tyre puncture kiosk and the
 public telephone. As you are through the bangle street, get ready for
 a boat ride in the dark waters of Hussainsagar. It's quite an
 experience.

 The journey winds up with the Taste of Darkness.

 Here, you are served your favourite snacks. Well, that is the dark
 side of the story. And the bright side is that visitors begin to see
 the sightless not as disabled, but differently-abled persons.

 Inclusiveness

 “It helps promote inclusiveness and appreciation of diversity,” says
 S.V. Krishnan, founding director, ACE.

 Also one develops concentration and listening skills.

 “You gain self-confidence and try to push your limits,” adds Sudha
 Krishnan, chief operating officer, DiD.

 This eerie experience comes for a price - Rs. 300 apiece. Dialogue in
 Dark is out of bounds for kids below eight.

 So guys, what are you waiting for? Get ready to challenge darkness.

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[AI] kvs material source

[manohar vaswani]

hello neelima
you can order material for KVS exam from the publisher mentioned below

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On 12/29/10, neelima kumari neelima.a...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello All,

 Hope all is well.

 I want help regarding KVS examination. One of my friends has applied
 in KVS for teaching post of TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher.) She wants
 some material for her study in Hindi.  Can anybody will provide me
 this material or tell me the source to find this material?

 Actually I tried on their link but the document is in PDF format but
 maybe not clear so it does not open.  Because I have Adoby Reader 9 in
 our Computer which reads PDF documents precisely.

 http://kvsangathan.nic.in/recruitment.htm

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Re: [AI] Re pls suggest me

[manohar vaswani]

hello anupama madam,
your messege is not clear. so far I could make out from your msg is
that you have some confusion  about assistant professor and teacher.
an Ast. Prof. is also a teacher and as an Ast. Prof. you are entitled
to the research grant from UGC.

with regards
manohar vaswani
assistant professor, shivaji university,
kolhapur
maharashtra
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mobile:09373090415


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 Hellow friends, i m asistant professor in g c mandi at himachal
 prdesh. U g c grant have been come for us they wrote it is only for
 teachers. What should i by now? Suggest me with thanking to all
 anupama

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Re: [AI] About ABBYY FineReader

[manohar vaswani]

hello sneha
when you need the page numbers in the scanned document try version
five of ABBYY fine reader. It shows the page numbers most of the time

thanks and regards
manohar

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 I have a query regarding scanning using ABBYY FineReader. I'm using
 ABBYY FineReader version 9. When we scan, the page numbers are not
 displayed in the scanned document. In some cases it is important to
 have the page numbers of the text. Is there any method to make the
 page numbers visible in the document?

 Also I have another doubt regarding gmail. It is, when I get an email
 with a picture in it, I'm able to view the picture. But, when I
 forward the same email to someone, they are not able to see the
 picture. Why does this happen? Is it because we are using Basic HTML
 view? Is there any way to rectify this? Please guide me on this.

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[AI] regarding net entrance exam

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On 8/4/10, Anuj Verma ak.divyadris...@yahoo.co.in wrote:
 Resp. Friends, For the entrence exam of net,  the minimum marks in post
 graduate should 55%, But I don't know that any relexation for VI person in
 this % or not?
 and also how many age relexation .
 With Regards-
 Dr. A.K. Verma
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hello friends this is in reply to Dr. Varma's message there is
relaxation of five percent marks for VI candidates appearing for NET
entrance exam. that is  50%
regards
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