Hi Mukesh, I understand that Rajni who is also CA has done course from distant learning. Please contact me offlist and I would be able to guide you further. Please write to me at asifmaiq...@hotmail.com thanks and regards asif
-----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of korbamukesh Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:25 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] UGC grants for making colleges accessible hello, As our learned member said that Symbiosis is pretty open to provide accessibility in all forms to all disabled students. There are few members of access india who is currently studying at Symbiosis and I myself passed from symbiosis (SCMHRD Pune). They are indeed very supportive and cooperative. In this regard, I would like to kindly inform you that Symbiosis (SCMHRD) as refered by our learned member Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, by notification No. F.9-12/2006 U.3 of Government of India While SCDL where I am presently studying is institute by Distance Education Council (DEC), Govt. of India. The DEC which has been set up by the Govt. of India under an Act of Parliament for recognition of open and distance learning institutes in India. So I would like to say that it is very good to know that the people including management of SCMHRD are very good and cooperative. My institution scdl, has adopted the patern of giving examination through online from selected examination centres in India. Since we can operate computer with the help of accessible information technology like screen readers I want to have screen reader facility availed for writing my examinations. If scdl can offer the facility of giving the examination online then why visually challenged students should not get this facility of giving examinations independently? If they have adopted this method as quick and secured method of appearing for examination then why should I be lack behind in availing equal access at par with my sighted colleagues? If independent access can be ensured by installing the technology like screen reader at their examination centre for giving examination then why should I take the assistance for the writer to give my examination? I perhaps not wished to demand to this equal access if they would adopt the traditional method of giving examination in ones own hand writing. Secondly, scdl has introduced elarning facility on their site and available in students log in details for presently enrolled students wherein you can have access to your academic subjects in brief and get brief knowledge about each concept. The contents of this elearning is not in detail its just to get acquainted with the subjects you are studying. So I have suggested that if the textbooks like accounting and economics witch are very difficult to scan can be made available in etext form and made available online in our students log in to maintain copyright protection and restriction use to students access to the students then it would be easier to study these subjects. I have asked for working out these suggestions but unfortunately they have refused to implement the same. In our students log in scdl have introduced one link called your inbox where you can communicate with scdl authorities by receiving mails from scdl, post querries to scdl and keep track of these communication etc. so to activate the said inbox i have followed the required steps but unable to log in due to what so ever reasons like incorrect image verification or wrong password. While informing them about this technical problem they first suggested me to send the screen shot of the error screen so I have sent the same to them. But now they are refusing to do anything saying that we cant do anything it must be some problem at your end and it must be rectified at your end only. So I would like to have the kind attention of all the learned member on this list as to whether I am wrong in asking my queries or not. Your kind cooperation in this regard is highly solicited. Thanks, Regards, Mukesh. On 1/25/10, Mohammed Asif iqbal <asifmaiq...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > Symbiosis is pretty open to provide accessibility in all forms to all > disabled students. There are few members of access india who is currently > studying at Symbiosis and I myself passed from symbiosis (SCMHRD Pune). > They are indeed very supportive and cooperative. > Thanks and regards > Asif > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of SC Vashishth > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 4:17 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] UGC grants for making colleges accessible > > Hi Mukesh, > > The fact that Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) is an approved > distance learning institute by Distance Education Council (DEC), Govt. of > India.which is set up by the Govt. of India under an Act of Parliament for > recognition of open and distance learning institutes in India itself bounds > the SCDL to be governed by the guidelines at least related to providing > equal oopportunity for education. > > Be specific as to what they are denying. While they might deny that they > might not be governed by UGC directions but surely not by directions of DEC > which I am sure will make facilities to education accessible. > > If they say they can not provide scribe or other alternate format of taking > examinations, they can be straight away hauled to the court of law for > discrimination even under existing laws and rules. Also the UNCRPD is loud > and clear on this. 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