Hi,
Have signed it. But could not post it on my facebook page as some error
comes. please fix this. Have shared it on my Twitter and whatsapp also.
With best regards,
Satguru
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On 10/5/2017 12:53 PM, Mahendra Galani wrote:
exlant, Vasu.
others should do also the same.
At 12:02 PM 10/5/2017 +0530, you wrote:
I have shared in distribution lists at my work too. So more people
would sign. This would be a good idea for people working at different
companies to share among their internal distribution lists. By doing
so, we are automatically raising more awareness in community.
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter:
http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org |
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Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 9:49 PM,
Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) < contact.b...@gmail.com>
wrote: > Hi all, > > Congratulations! We have crossed 2000 signatures
through our > Accessible Indian Currency petition in less than 100
hours! This level > of support definitely has contribution of many of
you and much needed > from each one of us. It is indeed an important
milestone of achieving > 10% of our targeted 20,000 signatures. In
fact you can track the > number of signatures real time by clicking
the below link. Worth > saving it in your favorites / bookmark to
keep following the score! If > you haven’t still signed, why not
right now by clicking the below > link. All you need to do is read
the page, enter your name, email id, > and submit. You will receive
an email from change.org and click on the > link provided in the
mail. Do remember to make it public while sharing > on Facebook (in
case you use Facebook). >
http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > There is a
worrying development. A recent Economic Times article says > that RBI
is going to come up with new 100-rupee notes shortly. If they > go as
per their original plan, the size difference between 50 and 100 > and
200 will be just 2mm each. Factor 0.5mm error margin that they > have
defined and additional 1mm due to shrinkage of note as people > keep
folding the notes. Therefore, the size of these notes are going > to
be so similar that it will be practically impossible for a blind >
person to identify independently. > It becomes more important for us
to intensify our campaign now and > spend lot more effort. It is time
to involve your family members, > colleagues, online groups, social
work groups, etc. We will be sharing > ready-made mails targeting
different segments that you can keep > forwarding to your network.
Just forwarding is not effective. Reach > out to your close ones in
person and ask them to sign the petition, > share on Facebook and
further spread the word. > > In addition, we have just sent a
comprehensive representation to RBI > and Finance Ministry
highlighting all our issues with accessing notes, > coins, websites,
mobile apps and ATMs. In addition, proposed specific > solutions
based upon the comprehensive national and international > study that
was done, including inputs from a few of you. The > representation
will have lot more value if the same is endorsed by > many NGOs
working for blind. That is when it will be seen as a problem > faced
by not just one group, but the whole country. So if you are an > NGO
and willing to take a lead, please share your email id and name of >
the organization on this mail or drop a mail to
contact.b...@gmail.com > We will share the representation with you
within 3 days. All you would > need to do is sign and send. Of
course, feel free to improvise. Also > do spread the word among
persons with visual impairment connected with > your NGO. > >
Remember, it is our campaign and each one of us will have to lead it
> to hope for a solution. > > Thanks and regards, > Vishal > Blind
Graduates Forum of India. > > > On 10/2/17, Blind Graduates' Forum of
India (BGFI) > <contact.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > >
You can use the below message to forward to your contacts, all the >
> WhatsApp groups and online groups to spread the word on accessible
> > Indian currency. > > > > How would you feel if you unknowingly
give away a 500-rupee note to > > the auto person instead of Rs 20
note and realize after he drives > > away? Frightening and disabling.
isn’t it? Unfortunately, this > > scenario is becoming a day-to-day
challenge for over 50 lakh blind > > people in India. Please support
accessible Indian currency campaign by > > signing the below petition
and sharing it on Facebook. > > > > Here are the three simple steps
you need to follow: > > 1. Click on the below change.org petition
and sign the petition by > > sharing your email id. Your message will
automatically reach the > > authorities by an email as soon as you
sign the petition. So get as > > many people as possible to sign
this. Also, share the petition on your > > Facebook profile and
remember to make it public. > >
http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > > > Click on the
below Accessible Indian Currency Facebook page. Like the > > page to
get future Updates on this. You can share the petition on to > > your
Facebook account from here as well if required. > >
http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyFacebookPage > > > > 2.
Click on the twitter page and retweet. You may directly tweet to > >
3. The authorities by picking the twitter handles on the page if
you > > Wish. Ignore if you do not have a twitter account. > >
https://twitter.com/accessibleinr > > > > Please forward this to your
contacts and ask them to share it further. > > It will be good if you
could get in touch with your close ones in > > person to support in
making Indian currency accessible for the blind. > > > > In the words
of Mahatma Gandhi, “In a gentle way, you can shake the > world!â€
> > > > > > > > On 10/2/17, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) >
> <contact.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Glad to have
all of us united on raising our voice for Accessible > >> Indian
Currency. The current new notes and coins and the probable new > >>
notes are going to be impractical for persons with impairment to > >>
identify. Indeed, we have a disaster in the making. It is too serious
> >> a matter for us not to work on this issue until we have a
solution. So > >> let us run together the biggest possible social
media campaign and > >> ensure our voice is heard and acted upon
immediately! > >> We have created an exclusive Accessible Indian
Currency Facebook page, > >> petition on change.org and a twitter
handle. Let us target obtaining > >> at least 20,000 signatures,
hundreds of Facebook shares and twitter > >> tweets. If each of us
contribute with getting just fifteen people to > >> join this
campaign, we can do it! All you need to do is get at least 5 > >>
relatives, 5 blind friends and 5 sighted friends to share the below >
>> Facebook page and sign the petition in the next one week. If each
of > >> us together do not spend 20 minutes every day for the next
few days, > >> we may have to live with inaccessible currency for the
next ten odd > >> years. It is a matter of our independence,
livelihood, and dignity. > >> Isn’t it? > >> > >> Here are the
three simple steps you need to follow: > >> 1. Click on the
below change.org petition and sign the petition by > >> sharing your
email id. Your message will immediately reach the > >> authorities by
email as soon as you sign the petition. Also post the > >> petition
on your Facebook profile and remember to make it public. > >>
http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > > > >> 2.
Click on the below Accessible Indian Currency Facebook page. > Like >
>> the page to get future updates and coverage on this. If required
you > >> may share the petition on your Facebook account from here as
well. > >> http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyFacebookPage > >> >
>> 3. Click on the twitter page and retweet. You may directly
tweet to > >> the authorities by picking the twitter handles on the
page if you > >> wish. Ignore if you do not have a twitter account. >
>> https://twitter.com/accessibleinr > >> > >> A smart approach could
be to forward this to people who have different > >> set of
connections and ask them to share it further. Remember, people > >>
may not act unless you personally request and follow up with them. >
>> > >> In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “In a gentle way, you can
shake the > >> world!†> >> > >> Thanks and regards, > >> Team
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