Yes, I too agree. But surprisingly, even international schools like Hadley school for the blind are only offering cassettes and not CDs.
As you have said, things have to change. -- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: gvamsh...@gmail.com Skype: gvamshi81 God helps those who help themselves On 5/27/09, Sanjay <ilovec...@gmail.com> wrote: > what is the use of recording on cassettes as there are plenty of cd/dvd > players available in the market at much cheaper price than cassette players. > Considering the numerous advantages of digital audio books, I believe now > it is time to give up producing books on cassettes. Talking books > libraries for the blind should stop circulating cassettes. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dipendra Manocha" <dipendra.li...@gmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "'Prashant'" <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> > Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:35 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Study materials for visually-impaired on audio CDs > > >> Hello Friends >> Does any one has feedback on which organisation is such large sum or money >> for recording software where free of cost software are available for >> recording of books? The software is not only free but is fine tuned for >> recording of books as the requirements for recording books and music are >> entirely different. >> >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Prashant Verma [mailto:pr_ve...@hotmail.com] >> Sent: 25 May 2009 21:38 >> To: dipendra.mano...@gmail.com >> Subject: Fw: [AI] Study materials for visually-impaired on audio CDs >> >> >> Did you notice this? >> New recording studio for blind in Tamil Nadu will use Nuendo 2.0 software. >> Steinberg, a name known for innovation and user-friendliness in both MIDI >> and audio-production software, has come through once again with its >> ultimate >> >> flagship application, Nuendo 2.0. The company has always sought to >> engineer >> products that cater to the creative process while providing the type of >> flexibility that the high-end recording industry requires. Nuendo 2.0 is a >> >> continuation of that tradition: Version 2.0 is designed to meet the needs >> of >> >> audio professionals in music, postproduction, film, broadcasting, game >> sound >> >> and multimedia production. The program is intended to be a truly >> user-configurable media-production system. >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Vamshi. G" <gvamsh...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 5:57 PM >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Subject: [AI] Study materials for visually-impaired on audio CDs >> >>> Source: The Hindu >>> (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/01/stories/2005020113270600.htm) >>> >>> Tamil Nadu >>> - >>> Chennai >>> >>> >>> Study materials for visually-impaired on audio CDs >>> >>> >>> >>> By Our Staff Reporter >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> CHENNAI, >>> >>> >>> JAN. 31. >>> >>> Nethrodaya, a non-governmental organisation for the visually-impaired >>> on Sunday inaugurated its Braille Library-cum-Research Centre, a >>> project aided by the State Government. >>> >>> C.K. Gariyali, Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply >>> Department inaugurated it. Visual impairment was no hurdle to come up >>> in life when hard work was put in the right direction, she said. >>> >>> The State Special Commissioner for the Disabled recommended an >>> allocation of Rs. 5 lakhs out of the lottery fund for the >>> establishment of the library and training centre, C. Govindakrishnan, >>> founder of Nethrodaya said. >>> >>> The centre also has a recording studio, the first of its kind in the >>> State, he said. "Using the facilities, all the study material for >>> college-going visually-impaired students will be digitally recorded >>> and duplicated and made available as audio CDs and cassettes by the >>> blind, for the blind," he said. >>> >>> The study materials will be provided free. Visually-impaired students >>> who were dependent on volunteers to read out their lessons could >>> become independent and increase their study hours using the audio CDs. >>> >>> The centre will make them self-reliant, he said. Written texts are >>> being converted into audio format using the latest Nuendo 2.0 version >>> software for recording. >>> >>> Thippu, playback singer, assured support for fund-raising programmes. >>> >>> Binoy Gupta, Chief Income Tax Commissioner, donated Rs. 10,000 to >>> Nethrodaya. >>> >>> He presented the Nethrodaya awards instituted to recognise the >>> outstanding achievements by the visually- impaired people to >>> Thiagarajan, retired principal of the Poonamalee Blind School, >>> Rajagopalan, astrologer and lecturer at NKT Engineering College, >>> Amalraj, who won the best teacher award twice from the President of >>> India, Veerakumar, the first blind person to become a legal officer in >>> a bank and Radha, a professional singer with an M.Phil in Music. >>> >>> White canes were given to the visually impaired on the occasion. >>> >>> Nethrodaya's helpline is: 26565012. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> G. 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