I saw a notification from Change.org last evening that 69 people have signed with my link share. That's great to see the progress. Now we are 2891 and let's continue to spread the word. Let's target to achieve 5000 by this week end.
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 5:46 PM, aditi shah <shahaditi1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there Satguru, > > Glad that you signed the petition and shared it on social media as well. > It's sad that change.org's share on facebook functionality did not > work as expected in this case. > I would suggest the following two alternate approaches to share the > petition on facebook : > 1. Go to our facebook page : > https://m.facebook.com/accessibleindiancurrency > and share the first post on the page which talks about the petition. > > 2. Just copy paste the below link with your message in a facebook post : > http://tinyurl.com/AccessibleCurrencyPetition > > Let me know if you face any glitches in the process. > > Best, > Aditi Shah > > On 10/5/17, Kotian, H P <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > > Of Satguru Rathi > > Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:30 PM > > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > > Subject: Re: [AI] Congratulations! 2000 signatures on accessible Indian > > Currency petition! and a worrying development > > > > 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 > > ___,__.___ > > "Life's battle do not always go, to the stronger or faster man. But > sooner > > or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can." > > > > Satguru Rathi > > +91-9871489945 > > satgurura...@gmail.com > > > > 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 | > >>> http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead > >>> 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!†> >>> > > > > > > > > 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. 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