I totally agree with you sir. Tokenism in the long run is not healthy. On 11/8/15, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > Truly wonderful! He is distributing iPads and smart phones too. I hope he > also ensures that all Govt websites become accessible, the way Govt > delivers digital content becomes accessible, further he invests on good > quality digital training. Mere distribution of gadgets is good but does not > really do very much for the Nation. Digital communication from the MSJE and > CCPD's office is far from being accessible. Ask Advocate Amar Jain about > his experience with the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. > Believe me we blind people do not count. We are only worthy for free > distribution and charity as far as major section of the Govt is concerned. > Mr Modi would do really well if he would use his power and clout to change > the way the Govt approaches us blind people. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Avichal Bhatnagar > Sent: 08 November 2015 18:20 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Modi to distribute gadgets to visually-impaired in > Varanasi > > Wonderful scheme. > > On 11/8/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Varanasi, Nov. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will equip 112 >> visually-impaired students, including 67 girls and 45 boys, with smart >> phones, tablets, smart canes, and DAISY Players during his visit here, >> most likely in the second week of January, 2016. >> >> These beneficiary students belong to Hanuman Prasad Poddar >> Andhvidyalaya, Durga Kund and Jeevan Jyoti Blind School for Girls, >> Sarnath. >> >> According to sources in department of handicap welfare, the Prime >> Minister will distribute 23 DAISY Players, 44 tablets, 23 smart phones >> with magnifiers, three smart phones with reader, 105 smart canes type >> 1. >> >> Besides these gadgets, he will also give 321 Braille slate type-A and >> 70 Braille Kit Child. >> >> The move is aimed at connecting differently-abled, 10-... >> >> >> To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this >> publication, please Contact Us. >> > http://www.htsyndication.com/htsportal/article/Modi-to-distribute-gadgets-t > o-visually-impaired-in-Varanasi/9886809 >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility > of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessin > dia.org.in >> >> >> 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 >> 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 >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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-- Avichal bhatnagar Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in 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 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
