Absolutely. Congrats, Prashant and everyone beyond this project. I'm going to add restaurants that I visit.
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C > On 28-Jan-2016, at 22:07, Geetha Shamanna <geethas2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Prashant, > > I just visited > www.goodfoodtalks.in > > Although the idea may very likely have originated in the UK, it must be said > that you have already made considerable progress in adding restaurants to > your list. While the UK Web site has till date a very select number of > restaurants -- probably no more than a dozen -- your list already amounts > to seven pages. > > It is an excellent initiative, and one that will hopefully inspire those of > us living in the UK to revive the site and populate it with more > restaurants and menus. > > Geetha > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Prashant Verma > Sent: 28 January 2016 15:13 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - > Good Food Talk > > Dear Amar, > On our website we have created a page to communicate with restaurant owners. > We would like restaurants to either themselves create an account on Good > Food Talks and type out their menu or collaborate with us to maintain > their menu. > Creating an account and typing out the menu is not difficult or time-taking. > When the restaurant revises its menu, it can log in and make those small > changes. > > I would ideally like NGOs and volunteer groups around the country to take up > this task. I am sure that many NGOs get volunteers who can do simple > computer based work. And this work can even be done from their home or > workplace. > > To give you an idea, two ladies in Delhi have uploaded 200 menus in about 45 > days' time. And in Bangalore and Mumbai just one or two volunteers have done > the uploading of 100 menus in less than a month. > In UK, restaurants are told that the disabled are a big market and they pay > to get their menu included in such a website. In India, the disabled are not > perceived as a market as yet and so, we will have to find other sources. > Also, in Delhi I hope to get some funding for the coming financial year. > Even if I could get salary of a part-time data entry operator, I can > maintain hundreds of menus. Other NGOs may ask for similar funding and > maintain their menus. > Ultimately, we would like the mainstream apps to be accessible and easy to > use. But in a country like us, I think it will be quite some time before > that happens. And when it happens, I will be most happy as I will get more > time to relax. <smile> Please do checkout these pages, text also copied > below. > http://goodfoodtalks.in/restaurant-owners/ > http://goodfoodtalks.in/login/ > > many thanks, > Prashant > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Amar Jain > Sent: 28 January 2016 14:56 > To: accessindia > Subject: Re: [AI] Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - > Good Food Talk > > Sensible and much needed work has begun Prashant sir. Glad that you had that > thought. > > Would you have something to share which we can take to the management level > of restaurants and get them involved? > > My primary concern is that how do updates get incorporated in the menus? > What level of economics is involved in implementing something of this kind > for a restaurant owner? > > As much details as possible will be helpful. > > Regards, > -- > Amar Jain. > Website: www.amarjain.com > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind > ia.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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