Subject: Happy new year
Hai friends,
Hope this year 2009 bring aall success and make your dreams cometrue.
I wish a very happy and glorious new yar.
Enjoy the entire year
Want to write more but my heart is full of love towards all of you.
Rakesh Paladugula
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> 1. Re: any notebook users on the list? (Amarjit Powar)
> 2. Re: Fw: bookshare.org membership (phani srikanth)
> 3. Re: Special concessional offer for Jaws pro V10.0 (phani srikanth)
> 4. Re: doubts regarding Talks (phani srikanth)
> 5. Re: Fw: bookshare.org membership (Ch. Srinivasu)
> 6. Visiting Tirupathi and Chennai (Ch. Srinivasu)
> 7. Discrimination between Totally Blind and Low Vision People.
> (Amiyo Biswas)
> 8. Re: Discrimination between Totally Blind and Low Vision
> People. (SC Vashishth)
> 9. Enquiry about History books (Shyam M. Sayanekar)
> 10. Fw: March for Braille. (Amiyo Biswas)
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:24:29 -0700
> From: "Amarjit Powar" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] any notebook users on the list?
> To: <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <3cf74e7d9265464a888f8440fb061...@amarjit>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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>
> Hi AccessIndians:
> I thought India's Simputer was a Netbook. Isn't that so? What is the
> popularity of the Simputer? Can JAWS efficiently operate on the Simputer?
> What are the costs like of the Simputer?
> Dying to know the same in Canada.
> Amarjit
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Divyanshu Ganatra" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [AI] any notebook users on the list?
>
>
>> yep. i'm more interested in netbooks. is anyone using it?
>>
>> On 12/30/08, Kiran Kaja <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> They are called NetBooks and NoteBooks.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Divyanshu Ganatra
>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> hello,
>>>> I'm looking for user reviews of any one on the list who is using a
>>>> notebook with jaws. I've looked at the acer netbook, samsung and the
>>>> HP range of notebooks, and was wondering if i could use them instead
>>>> of a laptop. its very small, light weight and well, who needss a big
>>>> screen anyways?
>>>> any information, or personal reviews would be greatly appreciated.
>>>> divyanshu
>>>>
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:18:50 +0530
> From: "phani srikanth" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: bookshare.org membership
> To: [email protected]
> Message-ID:
> <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> hi, if it is available in south india how to subscribe to it?
> hoping for your response
> srikanth
>
> On 12/30/08, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St.
> Xavier's College <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Mr. Sudhakar,
>>
>>
>>
>> In reference to your posting on Access India,
>> we would like to draw to your attention the fact that Bookshare has
>> planned
>> to
>> launch Bookshare India
>> with the help of NGOs on the ground, located in the 4 major zones of the
>> country. With this in mind, they have already as you know, launched
>> operations
>> in the north, south and west.
>>
>>
>>
>> They are hoping to start operations as soon as they firm up an
>> organisation that will be responsible for processing and screening of
>> applicants. There is no such thing as geographic accessibility. It is only
>> a
>> question of sometime before they launch Bookshare India in the east as
>> well.
>> In case
>> you know of any organisation who could handle operations in east India,
>> you could write in to them and they I'm sure would seriously consider the
>> same.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dr. Sam Taraporevala,
>>
>> Director, XRCVC-------------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:51:09 +0530
>>
>> From: "Dr. T.V.G.N.S. Sudhakar"
>> <[email protected]>
>>
>> Subject: [AI] Fw: bookshare.org membership
>>
>> To: "Acces India"
>> <[email protected]>
>> As we know about the availability of
>> bookshare.org services in India
>> I
>>
>> contacted the Xavier's Resource Centre for
>> the Visually Challenged (XRCVC)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> But I got a strange reply which I forwarded
>> to you.
>>
>> They are writing:
>>
>> "As per Bookshare India has not
>> appointed any representative for the
>>
>> Eastern India, as a result we regret we are not able to process your
>>
>> request".
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The only question I would like to rase: is
>> there any jurisdictional bar? If
>>
>> it is so, where is the issue of
>> accessibility of services to the visually
>>
>> impaired? Whether, like us, services are
>> also impaired?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Kindly see the forwarded message.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sudhakar.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:24:02 +0530
> From: "phani srikanth" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] Special concessional offer for Jaws pro V10.0
> To: [email protected]
> Message-ID:
> <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> hi, sorry to say this.
> it is a personal request for the receipt of your payment and hence it
> is requested to be offline as per my knowledge instead of sending it
> to all.
>
> hope you understand us again sorry for the post.
>
> On 12/30/08, Subramani L <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Dear Mr. Ram Agarwal:
>>
>> First of all, thanks very much for your efforts to bring JFW V10 Pro to
>> India for an affordable price point. I am sure the blind community, just
>> like me, appreciate this since it allows us the portability of screen
>> reading technology without having to pay a large sum.
>>
>> Secondly, as you are aware, I have made two separate payments of Rs
>> 6,000 (six thousand) on Saturday December 20 and Rs 13,950 (Rupees
>> Thirteen Thousand, Nine hundred and fifty) on Friday December 26 as cash
>> deposits to your HDFC a/c. I request you to kindly send me the receipt
>> for the above payments as hard copy to the following address:
>>
>> L. Subramani,
>> C/O Deccan Herald Editorial,
>> The Printers Mysore Ltd.,
>> No. 75, M. G. Road,
>> Bangalore- 1.
>>
>> My contact numbers for your ref: off - (080) 25880507, 25880515.
>> Mobile: (+91) 98860 46612.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> L. Subramani
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ram Agarwal
>> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:29 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [AI] Special concessional offer for Jaws pro V10.0
>>
>> Hello friends,
>> I am happy to receive a good response for purchasd of the Jaws
>> professional
>> V10.0 special concessional offer for only Rs.19950 instead of the normal
>>
>> price of Rs.57000.
>>
>> Freedom Scientific has asked to close the scheme by the end of 31st
>> December
>> 2008 and therefore if there is anyone who had not finalised can now make
>>
>> their booking and pay only Rs.5000 immediately and the balance befor
>> delivery of the software which we can extend from our end for sometime.
>>
>> I hope you would like to take advantage if this very special offer to
>> possess a licenced version of Jaws professional latest edition which you
>> can
>> use anywhere.
>> If you need to know more please write to me or call on my cell
>> 09867310297.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Ram Agarwal
>> Karishma Enterprises
>> Address:
>> 132, Maker Tower B,
>> Cuffe Parade,
>> Mumbai 400005
>> India
>>
>> Phone: +91 22 22181853
>> Fax: +91 22 22153291
>> Mobile: [1] +9122 9867310297
>> Mobile:[2] +9122 9321539290
>>
>> E-mail: [email protected]
>> Website:www.karishmaenterprises.com
>> Skype ID: ram-agarwal
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:53:00 +0530
> From: "phani srikanth" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] doubts regarding Talks
> To: [email protected]
> Message-ID:
> <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> to check its spelling talks key + right navigating button of your
> joystick. to stop continuous reading press talks button.
>
> On 12/29/08, govind reddy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello every one:
>> I've some with Tlks, How to read sentense by sentense? How to ceck the
>> spelling of a particular word? How to stop its continous reading? and
>> so on. Could you please send me such usefull commands.
>> Regards,
>> Govind.
>>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:22:45 +0530
> From: "Ch. Srinivasu" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: bookshare.org membership
> To: <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <00ee01c96b14$6883b5f0$398b21...@com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> You need to contact Worth Trust for subscription information for South
> India. Visit http://www.worthtrust.org.in
>
>
> Thanks & regards,
>
> Ch. Srinivasu | Access Consultant
> BarrierBreak Technologies
> Cell: +91 9177 383855
> HO: +91 22 26860485 / 86
> Website: http://www.barrierbreak.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: phani srikanth [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:19 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: bookshare.org membership
>
> hi, if it is available in south india how to subscribe to it?
> hoping for your response
> srikanth
>
> On 12/30/08, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St.
> Xavier's College <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Mr. Sudhakar,
>>
>>
>>
>> In reference to your posting on Access India,
>> we would like to draw to your attention the fact that Bookshare has
> planned
>> to
>> launch Bookshare India
>> with the help of NGOs on the ground, located in the 4 major zones of the
>> country. With this in mind, they have already as you know, launched
>> operations
>> in the north, south and west.
>>
>>
>>
>> They are hoping to start operations as soon as they firm up an
>> organisation that will be responsible for processing and screening of
>> applicants. There is no such thing as geographic accessibility. It is only
> a
>> question of sometime before they launch Bookshare India in the east as
> well.
>> In case
>> you know of any organisation who could handle operations in east India,
>> you could write in to them and they I'm sure would seriously consider the
>> same.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dr. Sam Taraporevala,
>>
>> Director, XRCVC-------------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:51:09 +0530
>>
>> From: "Dr. T.V.G.N.S. Sudhakar"
>> <[email protected]>
>>
>> Subject: [AI] Fw: bookshare.org membership
>>
>> To: "Acces India"
>> <[email protected]>
>> As we know about the availability of
>> bookshare.org services in India
>> I
>>
>> contacted the Xavier's Resource Centre for
>> the Visually Challenged (XRCVC)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> But I got a strange reply which I forwarded
>> to you.
>>
>> They are writing:
>>
>> "As per Bookshare India has not
>> appointed any representative for the
>>
>> Eastern India, as a result we regret we are not able to process your
>>
>> request".
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The only question I would like to rase: is
>> there any jurisdictional bar? If
>>
>> it is so, where is the issue of
>> accessibility of services to the visually
>>
>> impaired? Whether, like us, services are
>> also impaired?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Kindly see the forwarded message.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sudhakar.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> For the freshest Indian Jobs Visit MSN Jobs
>> http://www.in.msn.com/jobs
>> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected]
> with
>> the subject unsubscribe.
>>
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> please
>> visit the list home page at
>>
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>>
>
> Wishing all on Louis Braille Bi-centinal birthday, January 4!
>
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:27:04 +0530
> From: "Ch. Srinivasu" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [AI] Visiting Tirupathi and Chennai
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Message-ID: <00ef01c96b15$04806b60$0d8142...@com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I shall be at Tirupathi on 4th and 5th January, 2009 and at Chennai on 5th
> and 6th January, 2009. I shall be more than happy to meet our friends at
> these cities. I can be contacted on my hand phone at +91 9177 383855.
>
>
>
> @ all: A very happy new year and have a great 2009!
>
>
>
> Thanks & regards,
>
>
>
> Ch. Srinivasu | Access Consultant
> BarrierBreak Technologies
> Cell: +91 9177 383855
> HO: +91 22 26860485 / 86
> Website: <http://www.barrierbreak.com> http://www.barrierbreak.com
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:34:44 +0530
> From: "Amiyo Biswas" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [AI] Discrimination between Totally Blind and Low Vision
> People.
> To: <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <003b01c96b16$1375a760$6f01a...@win98>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hello,
>
> Employees State Insurance Corporation recently advertised in the latest
> Employment News a job notice for recruiting about 100 LDCs. In case of
> reserved posts for vh candidates, they have specified that only persons
> having visual disability from 40% to 74% can apply. If I remember correctly,
> there was a protest in Maharashtra against such discrimination between low
> vision people and the totally blind people. I would like to know if we can
> do anything about it. This Corporation is under the Labour and Employment
> department of the Central Government.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Amiyo Biswas.
>
> Cell: +91-9433464329
> Skype ID: amiyo11
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:56:14 +0530
> From: "SC Vashishth" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] Discrimination between Totally Blind and Low Vision
> People.
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]>
> Message-ID:
> <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Dear Amiyo
> If what you are saying is correct, the matter should immediately be taken up
> with the Chief Commissioner-Disabilities. I am surprised that even now after
> so much awareness in the Government Department, such an attitude exists and
> authorities under the Central Government openly defy the settled law.
> Forward a complaint so that it can be pursued here in Delhi.
> regards
> SC Vashishth, Adv.
>
>
> 2008/12/31 Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Employees State Insurance Corporation recently advertised in the latest
>> Employment News a job notice for recruiting about 100 LDCs. In case of
>> reserved posts for vh candidates, they have specified that only persons
>> having visual disability from 40% to 74% can apply. If I remember
>> correctly,
>> there was a protest in Maharashtra against such discrimination between low
>> vision people and the totally blind people. I would like to know if we can
>> do anything about it. This Corporation is under the Labour and Employment
>> department of the Central Government.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Amiyo Biswas.
>>
>> Cell: +91-9433464329
>> Skype ID: amiyo11
>> Wishing all on Louis Braille Bi-centinal birthday, January 4!
>>
>>
>> To unsubscribe send a message to
>> [email protected] the subject unsubscribe.
>>
>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes,
>> please visit the list home page at
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>
>
>
> --
> Warm regards,
>
> Subhash Chandra Vashishth
> Mobile : +91-11-9811125521
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:34:09 -0800
> From: "Shyam M. Sayanekar" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [AI] Enquiry about History books
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: Access India <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <008801c96b1c$27a74620$0201a...@abcd890b433179>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Dear Sam Tarapurvala Sir, This is the second mail I am sending to you,
> because I did not get response to the first mail. Sir, I have been reading
> all the mails posted by you on the Access India Group. I am a totally blind
> person and in need of
> help from you. I am a professor of History and working as the Head of the
> Department of History in K.V. Pendharkar College Dombivali. I am also
> teaching
> history to the students appearing for different competitive examinations
> like UPSC and MPSC. I would like to know so as to what books are available
> with
> your center on history? Are any books available particularly for the
> competitive examinations? If yes, I would like to avail them. Please guide
> and help
> me.
> Thanking you In anticipation,
> yours Professor Shyam M. Sayanekar
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:28:00 +0530
> From: "Amiyo Biswas" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [AI] Fw: March for Braille.
> To: <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <005b01c96b1d$82981b80$6f01a...@win98>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Blind Persons' Association
> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:00 PM
> Subject: March for Braille.
>
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> We have the honour to announce that Blind Persons' Association is organising
> a well-decorated march in Kolkata to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary
> of Monsieur Louis Braille, the inventor of tactile system of reading and
> writing for the sightless, on January 4, 2009 at 2 PM. The members,
> volunteers and innumerable well-wishers of the organisation are likely to
> participate in this memorable march to pay tribute to the achievement of
> this great inventor.
>
> All members and friends of the Association are expected to report at Jyotin
> Das Park (near Hajra Crossing) within 2 PM. The procession will start after
> a brief meeting. It will proceed along Asutosh Mukherjee Road and disperse
> at Rabindra Sadan area about 5 PM.
>
>
> On this occasion you are earnestly solicited to join the "March for Braille"
> with family and friends and pay homage to the memory of Monsieur Louis
> Braille.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Buddhadev Sikdar
> General Secretary
> Blind Persons' Association
> 10/2, Samsul Huda Road, Kolkata 700017.
> Phone: 033 22903379, 033 24377206
> Email: [email protected]
> [email protected]
> Web: www.bpa.org.in
>
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