[Ai] Restrict discussion on the NAB Delhi incident

2017-09-05 Thread Prashant Ranjan Verma via Ai
Dear Harish, The incident reported in the newspapers and by Radio Udaan is under the POCSO act where peple are forbidden to reveal anything which could lead to the identity of the victims. The way peple discuss things on the AI list, I am afraid it could invite legal action by the police.

[Ai] Daily Eyeway Alerts

2017-09-05 Thread Eyeway Helpdesk via Ai
Dear All, Greetings from the National Eyeway Helpdesk!' Please, follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. Event- Planet Abled's Accessible Triund Trek is back. Located at the foot of the mighty Dhauladhar range, Triund is one of the most stunning treks in Himachal Pradesh. After a few steep

[Ai] AbilityFEST 2017 screening feature film with audio description on 13 Sep at 4pm

2017-09-05 Thread Kotian, H P via Ai
All This mail did not get to the list, hence, copying it below. Harish. Quoting: Dear Access India members, Ability Foundation presents AbilityFEST 2017, India International Disability Film Festival, from 11-14 September at Sathyam Cinemas. This is the 7th edition of the festival, and we would

[Ai] National Association for the Blind complaint: British man held for sexual assault of three blind boys

2017-09-05 Thread avinash shahi via Ai
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/british-man-held-for-sexual-assault-of-three-blind-boys-4829076/ -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI

Re: [Ai] A pen for text reading

2017-09-05 Thread Satguru Rathi via Ai
Hi, I too, am looking for such stand to use OCR on my phone effectively. Any info about such products is appreciated. With best regards, Satguru ___,__.___ "Life's battle do not always go, to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can."

[Ai] User study to improve IDE accessibility to the visually impaired

2017-09-05 Thread Sudheesh Singanamalla via Ai
Dear Access India Members, A few of of the researchers (Venkatesh Potluri, Priyan Vaithilingam) here at Microsoft Research are working on improving accessibility of GUI based IDEs (like Visual Studio) for developers with visual impairments. They have developed a prototype software and would

[Ai] Arrest of a British national for sexual abuse of blind children on NAB Delhi complain

2017-09-05 Thread Prashant Ranjan Verma via Ai
Dear colleagues and well-wishers, Recently there have been many reports in the media which include the name of our organization. I am writing this email to give you the first hand information and clarify our position. We are relieved that in general the media has covered the story properly

Re: [Ai] Campaign for accessible Indian currency for the blind, sharing ready made letters for you

2017-09-05 Thread gatak singh via Ai
people are so lazy to sign the petition on change.org, which they can do by just clicking on the link. in this case, I wonder how many of them will print the letter, put their signature to it, scan it again, and email it. bringing a post card and sending a letter is much more lengthy process.

Re: [Ai] [DKIM Failure] Re: Campaign for accessible Indian currency for the blind, sharing ready made letters for you

2017-09-05 Thread Kotian, H P via Ai
Hi There are some risks, taking the change.org route. This issue is very vital to the entire visually disabled community, it can't be left to it. In case, if the legal option is to be pursued, it may not be admissible as evidence. Harish. -Original Message- From: Ai