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----- Original Message ----- From: "Sudhir R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:29 PM Subject: [AI] Inputs on latest access tech and devices... > Dear friends, > > We have been offered an opportunity to make a presentation on the latest > developments in access technologies and devices at an important global > event coming up at Kochi in the first week of August, 2006. The > presentation will be during an IT seminar conducted as part of the > multi-day event. Since we are yet to receive the formal invite from the > organisers, details like time available, other papers/speakers and the > profile of the expected audience is as yet unclear, though opinion leaders > from all walks of life in Kerala, including non-residents, are expected to > be present with the attendant media glare. > > This is a good opportunity for us to not just create awareness about > access technologies and gadgets, but, more importantly, send a clear > message that visually challenged persons can be very productive and > efficient and should be considered for employment in non-traditional > areas also. Kerala, for all its literacy and good healthcare > infrastructure, lags behind other states when it comes to providing equal > opportunities to the visually impaired, both in terms of training and > employment facilities and this event can hopefully trigger some > developments in this direction. > > I would like to personally request each member of Access India to share > with us whatever documents / presentations / web references they might > have in their possession that would help us prepare the presentation. > Updates on the status of various research initiatives into developing > Indian language screen readers, OCR software, innovative devices (like > those developed by Webel, Satvir etc), devices used by persons with > multiple disabilities, etc would be highly appreciated. It would also be > topical to provide some inputs on blind persons working in sun-rise > sectors like IT, ITES etc or practising mainstream professions hitherto > considered beyond the pale in non-metro locations in India, if such a list > has been compiled. > > Please do not hold back your inputs assuming that I would be as updated as > you are on the subject as a member of this august forum. (smile) Kindly > send me your inputs at my email id, [EMAIL PROTECTED], ASAP. > Credits will be duely given to original work by individuals / > organisations at every stage. > > Looking forward to receiving your help and co-operation for this most > significant task as yet handled by our little self-help group in Kerala, > > Thanks and regards > > R Sudhir > M : 98 472 76 126 > 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
