[AI] Can Anyone Send Me Any Of These Books as BRF Files?

Hello everyone at the AccessIndia Group? How's it going? I'm in need of the following books in (SEB, UEB, or EBAE Grade 2) braille. 1. Living English Structure for Schools by W. Stannard Allen2. Living English Structure by W. Stannard Allen3. Reading English Objectively (parts 1 and 2) by Lint

[AI] A Few Queries: Please Answer If You Have The Relevant Information

Hello everyone at the AccessIndia mailing list. I have the following queries--- some general and some blindness-related: Are there any solar-powered room heaters, air conditioners, ceiling fans, refrigerators, or any others of the common home appliances? If so, which items? And, who are the i

[AI] Request for Audio Tutorials on Scripting in JAWS 17

Hi to all of you at the AccessIndia mailing list!! In 2005, I had a chance of listening to a series of MP3 tutorials on JAWS scripting; I tried to practice and follow along with each lesson. However, that tutorials was a bit too brief. Moreover, both Windows JAWS have come a long way since th

[AI] To introduce myself to the AccessIndia community

in particular. I post my question to a webstie called Stack Exchange, particularly on the Mathematics Stack Exchange. Here's the link to my MSE profile. http://math.stackexchange.com/users/59734/saaqib-mahmuud I occasionally post on Facebook as well and have liked the NDTV Facebook page, as well

[AI] Request for the novel "Chandni Begum" in mp3 audio

Can anyone at Access India please share with me the famous Urdu novel "Chandni Begum" by Quratul Aayn Hyder in .mp3 format? I would be really grateful! Regards. Saaqib Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindi

[AI] Request for Novel "Chandni Begum" in MP3 Audio

Can anybody please send me a link for downloading the novel "Chandni Begum"? I've been told it is available with Saksham, but I'm not a member of theirs and not even sure if I'm even eligible to get their membership. So I would be grateful if someone could send it, and it would be an unabridge

Re: [AI] I need information about any magazines subscribed through e mail which is in english

There are a couple of magazines that I would certainly like to share. 1. Braille Monitor: Visit the following link. https://nfb.org/braille-monitor 2. The Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind Here's the link. http://www.matildaziegler.com/ Indeed, most mainstream magazines and newspapers a

[AI] Anybody at AI who's into JAWS scripting, programming, or similar high-tech computer-related jobs?

Hello to everybody at the Access India list. I would like to remain in contact with some blind or visually impaired person who's into JAWS scripting, computer programming in general, or similar high-tech things related to computer and IT. I would like to have their advice on how to learn thes

[AI] Request for the latest edition of the book INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS by Peter Norton 6th edition or later

Hello mates? Hope you'll be having a good time. Can anyone please share with me a link for downloading either of the following two books? 1. Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton, 6th edition or later 2. Computers -- Tools For An Information Age by H. L. Capron, the latest edition availab

[AI] What is it like in the educational opportunities available to the blind in India?

Hello mates? I have a query. What is it like as far as education of the blind in India is concerned? Is the trend of spceial schools for the blind more common and popular? Or, is there a trend toward a mainstreamed, inclusive educational system where blind pupils are taught at schools for s

[AI] Fujitsu's ScanSnap SV600: A Potentially Best Scanning and OCR Solution for the Blind

Hello mates? Let me share with you something that, I hope, many of you are going to find interesting and useful. Blind and visually impaired students and teachers need to do a lot of scanning and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of printed books. With the common flatbed scanners, putting

[AI] T20I Asia Cup 2016: Live Radio Commentary

Hello to everyone here on the AccessIndia forum. A few days ago, someone, probably from somewhere in Europe, inquired about an Internet radio station broadcasting the ongoing Asia Cup T20I matches. Well, I've just checked All India Radio FM Gold at www.webcast.gov.in, but the currently in pro

[AI] A Link for MP3 Audio Books for Free Download

Hello mates? How's it going? You might fancy downloading and listening to free audio books from Pakistan Urdu / Hindi in the .mp3 format from the following link. https://www.sendspace.com/folder/szivsj You can begin with Amrita Prittam's "Rang Ka Patta". Here's the link. https://www.sendspac

[AI] A program for learning to type

Keystroke is an advanced, cross-platform typing program. It has a range of features that make it ideal for learning privately, or in a classroom setting:     It's 100% free!     It works natively with your screen reader be it VoiceOver, Window Eyes, JAWS or NVDA.     It runs on Mac 10.10+, Windo

[AI] Request for the JAWS training bundle?

Can anybody on the AccessIndia forum please upload and share the JAWS training bundle? Here's the link with information about it. http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/TrainingBundles Regards. Sincerely, Saaqib Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessib

[AI] Any Link For Downloading BBC Hindi Audio Podcasts Please?

Hi mates? Can anybody please share with me a direct link for downloading --- or listening online --- the programs and podcasts of BBC Hindi, DD Urdu, DD National, and BBC Urdu each? I did have an Audio Boon link of the BBC Urdu, but I've somehow lost it a couple of weeks ago. Regards. Sa

[AI] Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600: How suitable do you find this device For Scanning and OCR of books?

Hi mates? How's it going? I've got a query relating to scanning and OCR. Blind and visually impaired students and teachers need to do a lot of scanning and OCR of printed books. With the common flatbed scanners, putting the book face down on the scanner bed can lead to the book spine to

[AI] What is the difference between these two options for embossing of books into braille?

Hi mates? Hope you're doing well. I have a question regarding embossing into braille of printed materials, especially mathematical content.  We have access to OpenBook for scanning and OCR, the DBT for braille editing, and the Index Braille's Everset-D V4 embosser. Option 1. We scan a pri

Re: [AI] Need Audio Books in English or Hindi? Tell Us!!

I would like to have the following books in audio. 1. The New Cambridge History of India 2. The New Cambridge History of Islam editted by Chase F. Robinson 3. The Story of Civilisation by Will Durant 4. Shameful Flight by Stanley Wolpert 5. Jinnah of Pakistan by Stanley Wolpert 6. Gandhi's Pas

[AI] What Facilities Are Visually Handicapped Students Entitled To At Universities In India?

Hi AccessIndia mates? Congratulations on India's convincing win over Pakistan last weekend and their narrow victory against Bangladesh just awhile ago! I have a couple of questions regarding the facilities available to the blind and visually impaired students at Indian universities. Are visu

[AI] LATEX: An accessible program for communication of mathematical content between the blind and the sighted

Hi dear AccessIndia mates? How's it going? Let me share with you today something many of you might not be familiar with so far. There's a typesetting system called LATEX (pronounced as "latech"). It is particularly suited to creation of professional looking mathematical documents. LATEX is p

[AI] Facilities that universities should provide to their blind and visually impaired students and staff

Hi mates? How's it going? Why don't you visit the following page and see what kind of facilities are available to students with disabilities at the University of North Caroline (UNC) at Charlotte?  http://ds.uncc.edu/service-providers/online-accessibility There is no reason why universities

[AI] A Link for Downloading School and College Textbooks of India

Hi AccessIndia mates? It's approaching 2 am. Hope you're enjoying a nice sleep, unlike this insomniac mate of yours! Well, there has been some discussion of links for downloading NCERT textbooks not working properly. Yes, the issue is genuine. They've changed their website only to make thing

[AI] A Couple of Books Please

Hi AccessIndia mates? How's it going? Can anyone of you please share with me either of the following two books, or the link for downloading these? 1. Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton, 7th edition or later 2. Computers - Tools for an Information Age by H. L. Capron, the latest availabl

[AI] Request for a version of the Duxbury Software later than version 10.4

Hi AccessIndia mates? Has anyone got any version with the license key of the Duxbury Braille Translation software later than version 10.4? The latest version is DBT 11.3, as far as I know, but it is only downloadable as a demo. Has anybody here got the DBT 11.3? And if so, can you please share

[AI] How do I download and install the Liblouis braille editing software?

Hi dear BlindMath mailing list members? Hope you're fine. I've learnt that there is an open source braille editor called Liblouis. Visit this page. http://liblouis.org/ And, here is the link to their downloads page. http://liblouis.org/downloads/ On this page, under the heading "Stable

Re: [AI] Regarding Nadeen-shravan songs

You can download these songs from the following pages. http://freshmaza.co/fl/1838/nadeem_shravan/new2old/1 http://www.saavn.com/s/artist/nadeem-shravan-albums/si,-ohGcPDo_ http://qzermusic.com/new_song/nadeem%20shravan%20superhit%20song%20collection.html http://mp3songx.com/srrpt/download-nadeem-s

[AI] Has any AccessIndia member tried odt 2 braille or any other open source braille editor?

Hi Access India mates? How's it going? Has anybody of you ever used an open source software program for editing braille? In particular, has anybody of you used the odt 2 braille open source editor? Visit this page.  odt2braille - Home |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | odt2braille - HomeWelcome o

[AI] How do I access Hindi with TalkBack?

Hi Access India mates? How's it going? I have a query. I'm using the TalkBack screen reader on a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Android mobile phone, on which I've downloaded the BBC Hindi app. However, TalkBack isn't able to detect and read Hindi. What is the way out? What is the solution? R

Re: [AI] prevent pdf files from opening in the browser

Dear Giriprasad, In order to prevent a PDF document from opening in the browser and instead downloading it onto your computer, do the following. 1. Move to the link to the document in question. 2. Right click on the link (or press the Application Key or Shift + F10) to activate the context

Re: [AI] Suggestion Required for ADF Scanner

Hi mates? Has anybody used the Fujitsu's ScanSnap SV 600? Here's the link. http://www.fujitsu.com/uk/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/scansnap/sv600/index.html This device, in my opinion, is much better suited to the job of scanning books because you don't need to either unbind the boo

[AI] Can Anybody Please Share With Me An NVDA Tutorial Im MP3 Audio?

Hi AccessIndia mates? How's it going? Has anybody got any .mp3 tutorials on using Windows with NVDA, in English, Hindi, or Urdu? Also, I would like to have the complete manual in PDF of Bharati Braille (Urdu). Regards. Sincerely, Saaqib Mahmood E-mail: saaqib1...@yahoo.co.inSkype ID:

[AI] Stack Exchange

ack Exchange. http://programmers.stackexchange.com/ Last but not least, here's the link to my page on Mathematics Stack Exchange. User Saaqib Mahmuud There is History Stack Exchange, English Language Stack Exchange, and Islam Stack Exchange, just to name a few. Regards. SaaqibE-mail: saaqi

[AI] Request for Complete Manual of Bharati Braille (Urdu)

Hi AccessIndia mates? Hope you're all fine. I'm looking for the complete and authentic manual of the Bharati Braille (Urdu) in PDF or BRF format, or as a hard copy braille volume (or volumes). Where can I get it?  Has any organisation or braille press in India published books in Urdu on differ

[AI] Any Android App for Watching Live DD Urdu?

Hi AccessIndia mates? I have a query. Is there any Android app for watching DD Urdu live on my Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime smartphone? I do know that a live telecast of both DD National and DD News is available on YouTube. But that is not the case for DD Urdu. Regards. Sincerely, Saaqi

[AI] Request for Audio and Text Tutorials on Duxbury Braille Translation Program

Hi mates? I'm in need of tutorials in audio or text on the Duxbury Braille Translation (DBT) software program. Has anyone got such materials? If so, can you please share these with me?  I would be really grateful if someone could send me a detailed series of tutorials in audio format on DBT 1

Re: [AI] NCERT English medium books on PC

Dear Rajesh Asudani, Your concern is a valid one; the NCERT website isn't as easy to download from as before. However, all is not lost! You can still download from the website. But in order for me to show you how to download, we will have to speak on the phone because now the procedure is

[AI] Has anybody on AccessIndia used this Dell model?

Hi AccessIndia mates? How's it going? Having used an Intel Celeron Pentium 4 computer with Windows XP since April 2004, I have now decided to upgrade and have pinpointed the Dell Inspiron 17 laptop computer, with a  5759 6th Generation Intel Core i5 6200U proeceeor, 8 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of ha

[AI] A Website For Learning Braille

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? May I share with you a website for learning the Unified English Braille (UEB)? Beginning in January 2016, UEB has been adopted as the standard braille code by all the English-speaking countries for transcribing print materials into braille. Here is the l

[AI] (no subject)

Hi AccessIndia mates? How's it going? A visually impaired person from Peshawar, named Taahir Mahmood, is preparing for the Provincial Management Service (PMS) exam and therefore is looking for the following books in soft copy. Optional subjects: sociology by abdul hameed taga Internatio

[AI] Request for materials in soft copy for a competitive exam

Hi AccessIndia mates? How's it going? A visually impaired person from Peshawar, named Taahir Mahmood, is preparing for the Provincial Management Service (PMS) exam and therefore is looking for the following books in soft copy. Optional subjects: sociology by abdul hameed taga Internatio

[AI] My Profile On A Mathematics Q & A Website

Hello AccessIndia mates? Hope you're fine. My name is Saaqib; I'm a visually impaired student of mathematics with an MPhil qualification and working as a college teacher. Mathematics Stack Exchange, which is part of the Stack Exchange family of websites, is a Q&A forum where users can ask and a

[AI] Requesting All India Radio To Record Books For The Blind

Hi AccessIndia mates? Hope you're having a good time. I've got something important to discuss with you here. I've been a listener of the All India Radio (AIR) through the medium and short wave radio since my school days in the late 1980s, and nowadays I've been listening to the AIR broadcasts

[AI] A Request Worth Making: Seeking Broadening of the Scope of the AIR Programmes' Content

Hi AccessIndia mates? Hope you're having a good time. I've got something important to discuss with you here. I've been a listener of the All India Radio (AIR) through the medium and short wave radio since my school days in the late 1980s, and nowadays I've been listening to the AIR broadcasts

[AI] Which Hindi, English, Urdu, and Punjabi TV channels from India offer a free live audio stream over the Internet?

Hello AccessIndia mates? How are you? Are there any English, Hindi, Urdu, or Punjabi TV channels in India that offer an option to listen live to their transmission streaming over the Internet? There is such a TV channel in Pakistan called Dunya News. You can listen to their live stream at the

[AI] India vs. Pakistan Field Hockey Over-All Record: Some Interesting Stats

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? I thought I might share with you, especially the hockey fans, a Wikipedia article detailing the India-Pakistan hockey record. So here is the link to the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_field_hockey_rivalry Enjoy reading! Sincer

[AI] Any Computer Programming Courses via the Internet from India?

Hello AccessIndia mates? How are you? I've just this October completed the MITx course INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE AND PROGRAMMING USING PYTHON on a website called edX. I scored 97% on this course. In August this year, there was a post on this list, if I remember correctly, from an organ

[AI] Any Learner / Expert Of The UEB Around Here?

Hello AccessIndia mates? How are you? Are there any people on this list who are learning the Unified English Braille (UEB) or are the UEB experts or professional transcribers? If so, I would be glad to connect with any such members! I've since June 2016 completed three UEB training courses and

[AI] Any Android-based PDF+DJVU+EPUB reader with an option similar to High Contrast (Black)?

I'm a visually impaired (i.e. partially sighted) person with some reading vision unless in direct sunlight, and that too only from a short distance of about six inches at most! I'm a student of mathematics working as Assistant Professor of Mathematics at a government college in Abbottabad. I

[AI] Any Online Music Classes For The Blind?

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? My name is Saaqib Mahmood; I'm a visually impaired person; I've got an MPhil in Mathematics qualification, and I'm working as an assistant professor of mathematics at a mainstream government college. How much I would like to be able to play such musical instrume

[AI] What is the best option for a blind person for reading scanned PDF documents / books?

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? I've got a query. We are running a volunteer service through which we are scanning hard copy books and other printed materials into PDF files and providing those files to the blind and visually impaired students and teachers; we are using Fujitsu's ScanSnap SV6

[AI] Does Anybody Here Have This Book?

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? I've been in search of the following book in PDF, DJVU, or DOC formats. Title: Reading English Objectively (Parts 1, 2, and 3) Author: Linton Stone Is there anybody over here who has got this particular book in any of the formats I've mentioned above? If so, can

[AI] A Request

Hi mates? How's it going?  Could you please do me a favor?  Can you put me in touch with those blind and visually impaired people in India who are either pursuing master's or PhD in the English language & linguistics or are teachers of these disciplines at colleges or universities?  Regards.  S

[AI] Anybody here who is in the field of the English language and linguistics?

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? My name is Saaqib Mahmood. I'm a visually impaired person from Abbottabad, Pakistan, with an MPhil in mathematics qualification and working as a mainstream college teacher. There is a young blind fellow in my social circle here (named Abdur Rehmaan) who is purs

[AI] Any English Language & Linguists on this List?

Hello AccessIndia mates? How are you? Is there anybody on this list who is either a college or university professor in the English language & linguistics or is pursuing a Master's / MPhil or PhD degree in this or a related field? If so, can I connect with you through email or WhatsApp? Regards

[AI] An Article On Stem Cell Treatment For Optic Nerve Atrophy

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? Here is a link to an article on stem cell treatment for optic nerve atrophy, RP, and a few other eyesight problems. https://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/radical-new-stem-cell-procedure-helps-dubai-patients-regain-sight-1.673109 See how reliable do you find th

[AI] Request for Indian Urdu Braille Code in PDF Format

Hi AccessIndia mates? How are you? Can anybody of you share with me the complete rulebook for the Indian Urdu Braille Code in PDF format? Or, can you please let me know if the document is downloadable from anywhere on the Internet? Regards. Sincerely, Saaqib Mahmood Search for old posting

[AI] Gene Therapy For Stopping / Reversing Blindness & Vision Loss

Hello AccessIndia Mates? Hope you're all doing well. A couple of days, a friend shared with me this article from the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom on how a professor at the University of Oxford has been able to use gene therapy to restore vision or stop / reverse vision loss. And, I

Re: [AI] Learning C++?

There are a number of courses and programs, including those in computer science, available through http://www.edx.org. I in October 2018 completed the course INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING USING PYTHON offered by the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through the edx

[AI] Anybody Around Here Who Is Learning Python Or Who Is A Python Programmer Using JAWS Or NVDA?

Hello AccessIndia mates? How are you? Although I'm a visually impaired person, I'm able to view the computer screen using the High Contrast (Black) setting in Windows along with such mouse enhancements as the Windows Inverted system scheme and enabling the display of the pointer trail. I've in

Re: [AI] for hindi literature books

Dear Aakaash, You can listen to some material from the following link.  http://www.braillecards.org/audio.php Regards. Saaqib Mahmood Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in wi

[AI] Any Blind Or Visually Impaired Bollywood Singer?

Hello AccessIndia mates? Hope you're all fine. I've got a query. I'm wondering if there is, or ever has been, a blind or visually impaired singer, lyricist, or music composer in Bollywood. If not, then what are the causes of this absence of the blind community from one of the fields in which they

[AI] What is the future of braille in India? Any UEB enthusiasts around here?

Good evening AccessIndia mates! Wish you all the best of life! This is Saaqib Mahmood, a visually impaired (i.e. partially sighted) person from the town of Abbottabad (read Abbott Aubaud) in Pakistan. I've got an MPhil degree in mathematics and have been working as a government college teacher s

[AI] Request for Advice / Suggestions

Hello Access India mates? How are you? My name is Saaqib Mahmood. I'm a 40-year-old visually impaired person from Abbottabad, Pakistan. I have an MPhil degree in Mathematics and have been employed as a college teacher in the Department of Higher Education, Government of NWFP since August 2006. D

[AI] A Heartfelt Comment

Yesterday, two teams from India played against each other in Manchester. The team representing the largest part in the middle of India won, and the team representing the smaller part on the west lost. Today the third team from India, the one representing some of the eastern part of the country,

[AI] Fw: Gene Therapy For Restoring Vision / Stopping Vision Loss

that email message here. On Tue, 29/1/19, Duncan, Jacque wrote:  Subject: Re: Gene Therapy For Restoring Vision / Stopping Vision Loss  To: "Saaqib Mahmuud"  Date: Tuesday, 29 January, 2019, 8:41 AM        Dear Mr. Mahmood,    Thanks very much for resending. It sounds like you have very

[AI] Has Any Low Vision Person Here Tried This Device From APH?

Good Morning to the entire AccessIndia family. Hello! My name is Saaqib Mahmood, and I'm a visually impaired (i.e. partially sighted) student of mathematics, with an MPhil degree in the field and working as an assistant professor at a government college. During my college and university studies i

[AI] Is Wren & Martin's High School English Grammar & Composition Available in Braille in India?

Hello to everyone in the AccessIndia community! Namaskaar! Is the book HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION by P.C. Wren and H. Martin available in Braille in India? If so, who has published it? Has this book also been published in the UEB yet by any agency in India? Last but not least, c

[AI] Fw: JAWS or NVDA? Which is better with mathematical texts?

y read the following message and see if you can reply to my queries with any info of value! Regards. Saaqib - Forwarded message ----- From: Saaqib Mahmuud To: blindm...@nfbnet.org Sent: Tuesday, 29 October, 2019, 1:39:50 pm GMT+5Subject: JAWS or NVDA? Which is better with mathematical

[AI] JAWS & Related Stuff - A WhatsApp Group

Hi AccessIndia mates? Hope you'de be fine. I've created a WhatsApp group by the name of JAWS & Related Stuff. This group is for asking and answering questions on or about the JAWS for Windows computer screen reading program and also for seeking and providing information related to all matters JAW

[AI] Any UEB Enthusiasts Around?

Hello once again to all the AccessIndia mates! I've since June 2016 been working on the Unified English Braille (UEB) and have recently even volunteered as the instructor for a fortnight-long training programme on UEB Mathematics for the teachers of a school for blind girls. If there are any