Re: [Ai] [DKIM Failure] Dr. Saibaba's Letter From Jail: "I Do Not Think I Will Survive This Winter"

2017-10-29 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
lity has also to be a necessary prerequisite for jails too. > > > -Original Message- > From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of > Shireen Irani via Ai > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 12:35 AM > To: disability-studies-india; Connect, share a

[Ai] Dr. Saibaba's Letter From Jail: "I Do Not Think I Will Survive This Winter"

2017-10-29 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
NEW DELHI: Dr G.N.Saibaba Professor at Delhi University and now in solitary confinement in Nagpur Central Jail has spoken out for help. Disabled, he has been branded a Maoist and sentenced to life imprisonment. The sentencing has been controversial with many who supported and defended the Professor

[Ai] Visually impaired writer starts publishing house for the blind.

2017-10-15 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
Congratulations Dr. R.K. Sareen! | NEW DELHI | 14 October, 2017 The purpose of Raktim Publications is to publish more blind-friendly literature and make such books accessible for students in the Mangal font. After a life of living in darkness, a visually impaired writer is making it easier for

Re: [Ai] [DKIM Failure] Re: looking for contacts of people in Kolkata.

2017-10-04 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
Subject: [DKIM Failure] Re: [Ai] looking for contacts of people in >> Kolkata. >> >> shireen, >> sending you Amiyo's details taken from this list itself in case he misses >> seeing this mail so you can get in touch with him off list: >> Amiyo Biswas >> C

[Ai] looking for contacts of people in Kolkata.

2017-10-04 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
hi, there's a gentleman in Kolkata who has just gone blind and wishes to learn braille. I'd be grateful for any1 from Kolkata to please share your contact details with me privately, so we can figure out a way to help him. I'm aware of Amiyo here, who's from Kolkata. Amiyo would you please get in t

Re: [Ai] Representation to RBI for accessible Indian Currency, an update on meeting with RBI

2017-09-21 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
That's great. at least a dialog has been initiated. And there is no disregard for our issues. the only things in the way are practical barriers in the implementation. I also feel that our concerns may not be addressed now, but the next time that new notes are issued. since they've already spent kr

Re: [Ai] Representation to RBI for accessible Indian Currency, share feedback if any by tonight

2017-09-18 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
braille is not difficult to replicate. On 9/18/17, Sheik Mohammad Ali via Ai wrote: > how about embossing braille label on respective currency note? this will > even be beneficial to get rid of fake notes. > - Original Message - > From: "Shyam M. Sayanekar via Ai" > To: "Share, empower &

Re: [Ai] [DKIM Failure] Re: Representation to RBI for accessible Indian Currency, share feedback if any by tonight

2017-09-18 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
ic is > used in future. > > If there is any additional suggestions, pl revert. > > > Harish. > > > -Original Message- > From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of > Shireen Irani via Ai > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 2:0

Re: [Ai] Representation to RBI for accessible Indian Currency, share feedback if any by tonight

2017-09-18 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
what about identification of fake currency? I have personally known blind friends get fake brand new notes directly from ATM machines. whether it is incorporated or not, I think it would do no harm to suggest that there could be non-visual cues as well, in the identification of fake notes. Shiree

Re: [Ai] reading JPEG files

2017-08-19 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
gt;>>> >>>> Import it in find reader and that should do the job. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ajay >>>> >>>> On 8/10/17, B. R. Nautial via Ai >>>> wrote: >>>>> if you are using jaws 17 & abo

Re: [Ai] reading JPEG files

2017-08-18 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
jaws 17 & above, you can use insert+spacebar followed >>> by >>> O >>> >>> & D letter. now, give a few seconds to OCR for recognizing of the text. >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Shireen Irani via Ai" >>> To:

Re: [Ai] reading JPEG files

2017-08-10 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
-Original Message- > From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of > Shireen Irani via Ai > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:04 PM > To: Connect, share and enrich > Cc: Shireen Irani > Subject: [Ai] reading JPEG files > > hi, > > do

[Ai] reading JPEG files

2017-08-09 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
hi, does the jaws OCR feature also read JPEG files? like a photo of a text-file? i tried running a document OCR on it by pressing O and then D, but every time there is a bell/ buzzer kinda thing that goes off, like its the wrong command. so please let me know if there's a different command for t

Re: [Ai] Question about dealing with parents having a regressive view about the capabilities of the disabled

2017-08-07 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
says that those support systems exist for those who cannot afford > personal servants. They are of no use to someone who can afford personal > helpers. > > The approach outlined by Shireen, though difficult, then remains the only > solution. Shireen, if one wants to travel alone/with

Re: [Ai] Question about dealing with parents having a regressive view about the capabilities of the disabled

2017-08-05 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
end, and one is >> living with one parent who will inform the unreasonable parent about >> everything, how can one adopt the strategy of executing and then >> informing? >> >> >> Best, >> Rahul >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>

Re: [Ai] DAISY Audio of audio described films

2017-08-05 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
oh this is great news! many thanks to the team for doing this. best wishes for greater endeavors ahead. Shireen. On 8/5/17, Dipendra Manocha via Ai wrote: > Dear all > > Saksham is introducing yet another feature to improve availability and > accessibility of its offerings. We have been bring

Re: [Ai] Question about dealing with parents having a regressive view about the capabilities of the disabled

2017-08-05 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
hi Rahul, most of what i wish to say has been said already, but I'd like to reiterate a couple of things that i think are imperative, regardless of the temporary discomfort they may cause in the relationship. as an adult, whether disabled or not, 1 needs to put one's foot down, and have the free

Re: [Ai] Abhishek Behl reported in Hindustan Times yesterday: Gurgaon: Blind banker gets 10-year jail for raping blind woman

2017-08-01 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
this debate has gone way passed any disability issue. why it is still being allowed to continue on this list is a mystery. particularly in the absence of the exact facts that could have made such a discussion 'on this list', worthwhile. On 8/1/17, bhawani shankar verma via Ai wrote: > marrital

Re: [Ai] Need help: please need this paid report from Business Standard: "New mechanism of learning English in government schools "

2017-07-30 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
thank you both for this article. didn't know about this. Shireen. On 7/30/17, avinash shahi via Ai wrote: > Thank you Sameer for sharing this report. > > On 7/30/17, Sameer via Ai wrote: >> >> New mechanism of learning English in government schools >> A small but growing number of cos using te

Re: [Ai] AI Suggestions regarding effective grasp of classroom discussions

2017-07-17 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
hi, recording the sessions is still not a bad idea because u can always go back to something u may have missed or wish to re-hear. its there with u for good. likewise even writing down whatever u can, using ear-phones such that u where it only in 1 ear, so that you can hear the discussion with the

[Ai] a huge collection of sound effects for all those who had asked for it.

2017-07-08 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
hi, a lot of you had written to me sometime ago asking for this, so sharing it from another list. please download these at the earliest, they will be taken down in a bout a week. this is thanks to the original uploader, so please do not ask me for it again once they're no more, cause i'm not keepi

Re: [Ai] sharing my latest post for the Sexuality and Disability blog-disability, friendships and technology!

2017-07-04 Thread Shireen Irani via Ai
very well articulated, and very real for a lot of us i'm sure. i personally hadn't realised, or rather, hadn't been able to accept for a long time, how real and how truly omnipresent my disability is, in my interactions and coexistence with non-disabled peers. in particular, the constant pressure

[Ai] Eight mistakes I made as the mother of a child with autism

2017-04-29 Thread Shireen Irani via AI
A mother writes about her unique journey with her child and the lifetime of challenges and understanding in store for her. Eight mistakes I made as the mother of a child with autism Tulika Prasad Before my son’s diagnosis of autism, I had never even heard about the condition. No one in my family