Dear all, Thanks for your support and to those who have sent letters and e-mails to work toward making Indian currency accessible for the blind.
> You must have noted the mail from Blind Graduates Forum of India on > the action plan to make a unified effort for accessible Indian > currency for the blind. Thank you for your suggestions and interest. Taking the next step, we now extend the campaign on social media to sensitize the Indian leadership and masses. We are sharing the link of the Facebook and Twitter posts with you. All we need is for you to like, share, comment, tweet and retweet through the following links Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/blindgrads/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/blind_grads We will be posting more such messeges so do keep a watch by liking and following the pages. Additionally, do express your ideas on social media on the same subject. Please feel free to share the link with us. So all of us can spread the word. We are the best people who can raise the issue and sensitize the >> authorities, isn’t it? Shall we do it together then? Hoping for your active participation. Regards, >>> Blind Graduates Forum of India >>> On 9/1/17, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) <contact.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > You must have noted the mail from Blind Graduates Forum of India on > the action plan to make a unified effort for accessible Indian > currency for the blind. Thank you for your suggestions and interest. > Here is the first step, which is sensitizing the Indian leadership for > which all of us can contribute. Remember the authorities are likely to > consider only if they receive hundreds of letters and mails. > Therefore, it is essential that all of us as individuals and > organizations contribute by investing a few valuable minutes. > > To make it simple for you, we have drafted 3 letters (one each for > Prime minister, Prime minister’s Office and RBI Governor). It is all > ready made for you to use. Please follow the below mentioned steps: > 1. Download the zip file which has 3 letters from the link given below > 2. Ad / type your name and credentials at the end of each of the letters. > 3. Take a printout and remember to put your signatures on all the letters. > 4. Send the letters to the three postal address provided below. > 5. Copy the content of the letter and send separate emails to the > email IDs and grievance link provided below. > > Here is the link to download the letters: > > > Below are the 3 postal addresses: > 1. Honorable Prime Minister of India > 7 Race Course Road > New Delhi-110011. > > 2. Honorable Prime Minister of India > Web Information Manager > South Block, Raisina Hill > New Delhi-110011. > > 3. Dr. Urjit R Patel > Governor > Reserve Bank of India > Shaheed Bhaghatsingh Road > Mumbai-400001. > > Apart from sending the letter by post, it is essential also to send > the request by mail. The mails can also be used as evidence in the > court to prove that the blind people across the country need > accessible Indian currency, in case required. So it will be good if > you could mark BGFI in CC for records. > > Below are the email IDs: > 1. RBI > urjitpa...@rbi.org.in, gover...@rbi.org.in > Copy the mail to BGFI on > contact.b...@gmail.com > > 2. Prime minister’s Office > conn...@mygov.nic.in > CC the mail to BGFI on > contact.b...@gmail.com > > 3. Send your message as grievance to the Prime minister by pasting the > letter content in the below online form. This is also monitered > separately. > http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/interact-with-honble-pm/ > > > Feel free to change the content of the letters if you wish to > improvise. Let us know in case of any queries or issues with the > links. Will appreciate if you could drop us a line if you manage to > successfully send the letters. > > We are the best people who can raise the issue and sensitize the > authorities, isn’t it? Shall we do it together then? > Thanks and regards, > Blind Graduates Forum of India. > > > On 8/30/17, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) > <contact.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear All, >> >> The new currency notes of Rs. 50, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500 are not >> accessible for the blind. This will make our daily living more >> challenging. We would need to sensitize authorities and masses and >> work with them to come up with accessible Indian currency. Blind >> Graduates Forum of India team has initiated a few actions. Many >> campaigns have failed as very few people talk about it and write to >> authorities and hence we would need to unite to make it happen. >> >> Below are the problems identified and an action plan, would need your >> contribution, suggestions and leadership to have a sustained effort on >> this. >> >> Problems identified: >> • Length of all the new notes is the same, which >> Increases difficulty to identify and count the notes. The only way for us >> to >> identify is by feeling the length and breadth of the notes on our >> hands. >> • The variation between the new Rs. 50 note and Rs. 10 note is >> just 3 MM. Also the variation between the new Rs. 50 note and the new >> Rs. 200 note is just 4 MM, which is extremely difficult for people >> with visual impairment to perceive. >> • The bleed lines on all the relevant notes including the new >> Rs. 50, Rs. 200, Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 are of no help in identifying >> the notes. It is also not a practical solution to count bundles of >> notes. An average blind person cannot feel the bleed lines readily and >> they get blurred with repeated use. >> • Coexistence of old and new currencies makes it very complex to >> count. >> >> Action Plan: >> • Invite NGOs, individuals and informal teams to unite in >> strengthening the voice on the subject. >> • Draft a letter for the Prime minister’s Office, the Prime >> minister >> and the RBI authorities by 31st August. We will share the letter >> template with you. You as an individual and organization can use the >> letter as template and send to the above authorities. >> • Launch a campaign on social media by 2nd September to sensitize >> masses. We will share the link of the Facebook and Twitter posts with >> you, would need your support in sharing and spreading the word. >> • Seek for support and guidance from competent legal experts and >> File >> a PIL by 30th September with a view to find a long-term solution on >> making Indian currency accessible. >> • Circulate contact details of Man Ki Baat for people to send their >> message on accessible currency to the Prime Minister one week before >> the next broadcast. >> • Collaborate with an agency or educational institute to Conduct a >> detail research on accessibility issues with Indian currency and >> propose design solutions. Please connect with us if you have an expert >> research and design team. >> • Post questions on PRS Legislative Research website and encourage >> parliamentarians to ask questions on accessible currency during the >> parliament sessions. >> >> Hoping for your active participation. >> Regards, >> Blind Graduates Forum of India >> > The list has now migrated to www.accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in You should now post to the id: a...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.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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