In case of such practical problem, I would myself ask the person assisting me to hold my hand. Sometimes, it is better to communicate directly to the person involved in the situation, rather than discussing it once he/she's gone. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [AI] idea for the documentary
> Dear Thara: > > There's a practical problem in someone holding our cane. Because they do > it while crossing the road, there's a gap between the guide and the VH > and there's only the cane that connects them. So, if a two-wheeler comes > between them, it becomes very difficult for the guide to take the VH > around the bike standing between them. Also, we need our stick to look > for pits and uneven surface, even though someone is helping us walk > through the difficult place. This's because most who guide us don't know > that they should indicate pits and uneven surfaces and even if someone > knows that they should, he/she isn't sure how to do it. > > Subramani > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Taraprakash > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:14 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] idea for the documentary > > *********************** > No virus was detected in the attachment no filename > > Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. > *********************** > > > As about not holding or letting hold of hand is concerned, I think we > shouldn't be so demanding. I wouldn't mind someone holding my cane and > helping me cross the road, rather than holding my hand. > > Do you think the kind of people who watch documentaries, are found > walking > on the roads? Documentaries are more or less watched by few elite unless > > they are shown on the television. > > Sorry for being cynical, the idea of such a documentary is good, but I > have > serious doubts how much awareness it can bring. > > All the best for your endeavour. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jatin shah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:24 AM > Subject: [AI] idea for the documentary > > >> hi friends this is jatin shah >> I'm trying to make a documentary where I'm going to show incidents > which >> have taken place with the visually challenged. The purpose behind this > is >> to >> create awareness among other people about visually challenged. > Therefore >> I'm >> going to use Malhar (the xaviers college festival) as a platform to > film >> the >> documentary. >> This movie will not exceed five minutes. I am planning to divide this >> movie >> in two parts: >> The first part will be about how people tend to make blunders. For > example >> when a friend of mine asked for assisstance to cross the road, a woman >> dragged him by his collar instead of allowing him to hold her arm. >> The second half will show the correct way to assisst etc. >> So I would like to hear of incidents which have taken place with any > of >> you >> as it would be a great help to me. >> I'm doing this to spread awareness about the visually challenged. >> I look forward to your response. >> Jatin Shah >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
