dear friend thanks for your hardships, unfortunately link iyou have provided is not working. Thanks again
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Re: PDF Inaccessibility (Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala) > 2. Ability more than a seven-letter word (James Mathew) > 3. Re: PDF Inaccessibility (Vikas Kapoor) > 4. Interview with Mehdi Hassan uploaded (Ashik Hirani) > 5. Kurzweil 1000 Version 13 Now Available > (Adhimoolam Vetrivel Murugan) > 6. Vacancies in Canara and Union Bank for IBPS score card > holders (Chetan Sharma) > 7. Ability more than a seven-letter word: (PRASHANTH) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:44:51 +0530 > From: "Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala" <zujarbri...@gmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility > Message-ID: <001101cd4b5d$71ea61c0$55bf2540$@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I believe the menu bar doesn't appear when you open the document in the > browser, there's one in Adobe Reader. You can save a local copy of the > document by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+S and view the local copy in Adobe Reader > to > avail the menu bar. > > Best Regards, > Zujar > > An optimist laughs to forget while a pessimist forgets to laugh... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vikas Kapoor > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 9:51 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility > > Thanks Zujar, it's workable to some extent. Actually in such type of > documents no menu bar appears on the screen so I presumed we cannot change > the zoom but pressing the shortcut did the jod. > > On 6/14/12, Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala <zujarbri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear Vikas, >> >> I checked my Vodafone bill that is secured and password protected by >> Vodafone when sent through email just after reading your input below. >> I could read the bill period, amount due, bill period, my name and so >> on. The voice accent is too bad and some discrepancies like "Voclafone", > "8 Wind" >> instead of "B Wing", etc. >> >> Note that it produces different results when you scan Screen, Window >> and Control - not fair and needs improvement. Also press CTRL+1 to set >> the document to actual size and then try scanning. One more pain point >> is that you need to scroll the pages manually, the OCR scans only what >> appears on screen. >> >> Best Regards, >> Zujar >> >> An optimist laughs to forget while a pessimist forgets to laugh... >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in >> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vikas >> Kapoor >> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:55 PM >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >> >> Not a single word is scanned through JAWS OCR in these kinds of files. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala" <zujarbri...@gmail.com> >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >> >> >> How about using the OCR shipped with JAWS 13? I've used the demo on >> this year's Form 16 with some degree of success, Mphasis distributes >> Form 16 in a protected form and was totally inaccessible till last >> year. Though everything it read out was not correct, I could interpret >> it to a certain extent and was also able to validate the digital >> signature on it without sighted assistance. I believe it can be >> improved for more accuracy in the coming versions. >> >> Someone on the list may share their experience with the OCR coming >> with NVDA please. >> >> On 6/14/12, Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> OK ants are hardworking so lets get to work. We have to pull the >>> wagon and we have to push it in the direction we want. Most of us >>> have read the story >>> >>> of the ant and the grasshopper so lets get busy while the sun is >>> shining. >>> The copyright issue took us 10 years and now part 2 of the war has >>> started. >>> >>> In the interim we can tackle this little thing. >>> >>> >>> 1. Vikas please find the address of this lab-preferably the >>> registered office address and the name of the big >>> shot-CEO/Chairman/MD 2. Please someone type the issue-I am not good with > technical words. >>> Explain >>> >>> what is happening and what is not. >>> 3. Then the legal blah blah I will add. >>> >>> 4. Soldier ants lets go for it.... >>> >>> >>> >>> Kanchan Pamnani >>> Advocate & Solicitor >>> 9, Suleman Chambers, >>> Battery Street, Colaba, >>> Mumbai - 400 039. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kotian, H P" <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> >>> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:31 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >>> >>> >>>> Dear Vikas >>>> >>>> Strictly speaking, this issue is out of scope from the Copyright bill. >>>> In >>>> >>>> keeping with the spirit of your assertion, we certainly must demand >>>> accessible PDF statement. This is a perpetual battle we will have >>>> to deal >>>> >>>> with. >>>> There cannot be a software solution because the content developer in >>>> his wisdom set the security so. >>>> >>>> Accessibility is an unearthly word in the world of the able bodied. >>>> The effort involved is so huge it feels like ants trying to pull a >>>> railway wagon. >>>> >>>> Harish Kotian >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Vikas Kapoor [mailto:dl.vi...@gmail.com] >>>> Sent: 14 June 2012 12:59 >>>> To: Access India >>>> Subject: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >>>> >>>> Folks, >>>> It is deeply regretted that on the one hand the copyright bills has >>>> given >>>> >>>> us an opportunity to access an abundance of print material which >>>> hither to >>>> >>>> cannot be accessed by the print disabled people, while on the other >>>> hand we're unable to access our own personal documents, be they the >>>> medical reports, bank statements or any official bills because most >>>> of the corporate sectors these days are producing the PDF documents >>>> in such a way >>>> >>>> which cannot be read out by any screen reader. For quite some time, >>>> the Lal Pathology Laboratory, which is supposed to be the best >>>> accredited lab >>>> >>>> all over India has been producing the personal medical reports which >>>> are not accessible through any screen reader. As soon as you open >>>> them, you screen reader will give you a message "the Author set this >>>> documents in a >>>> >>>> way which prevents access," and the JAWS will say protection >>>> failure., needless to mention that the contents are very much >>>> visible on the screen >>>> >>>> for a sighted people and not accessible by the screen readers. If >>>> anybody >>>> >>>> has any solution to this, can share, except indeed suggesting to >>>> convert the same with the help of any OCR programme, which is of >>>> course is the last option. I think we, as an organization, or any >>>> registered organisation can approach to them and launch the protest >>>> on behalf of the >>>> >>>> entire VI community because this is also a violation to our right to >>>> print >>>> >>>> accessibility. >>>> Vikas Kapoor, >>>> MSN Id: dl_vi...@hotmail.com, Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, >>>> Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. >>>> >>>> Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are >>>> confidential and >>>> >>>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they >>>> are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any >>>> dissemination, use, >>>> >>>> review, distribution, printing or copying of the information >>>> contained in >>>> >>>> this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly >>>> prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify >>>> us by return e-mail >>>> >>>> or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and >>>> any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any >>>> attachments for >>>> >>>> the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no >>>> liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other >>>> changes, please visit the list home page at >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.o >>>> rg.in >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.or >>> g.in >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Zujar... >> >> An optimist laughs to forget, whereas a pessimist forgets to laugh! >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> > > > -- > Vikas Kapoor, > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137 > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:46:27 +0530 > From: James Mathew <james.infi...@gmail.com> > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] Ability more than a seven-letter word > Message-ID: > <cant1tymv5zicbibiprrwrd_z533a4zwsd2okonwd2mmwik9...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > >From Today's Hindu > > It is time disability activism embraced language to debunk the myth > that disabled people have unique skill sets > > A loud round of applause for Aamir Khan for bringing together diverse > views on disability in his ?Satyamev Jayate? programme. Sprinkled with > satire and humour, the TV show was a comment about the wider world > from the viewpoint of disabled individuals with exceptional > achievements. That said, it is important to evaluate what was, and > more importantly, what was not articulated in the programme about > disability in the Indian context. > > Let us begin with the term ?differently-abled.? ?Differently-abled? is > increasingly being accepted as an umbrella-term to denote a disabled > population whose bodily capacities are said to differ from an average > norm. The disabled themselves embrace such a label because it caters > to a view that they possess abilities which are not quite the same as > the rest, but nonetheless similar in potential and scope. It is > claimed that the ?differently-abled? deploy different abilities to > muster their sensory and cognitive faculties to achieve things which > others appear to do with ease. In this connection, there is also an > unstated view that the label ?differently-abled? does not suit people > with intellectual disabilities because they lack the cognitive > capacity to muster inner abilities. Given such a bias, the electronic > media finds it hard to offer them equal space on the stage. > > I certainly do not mean to take a dig at those role models who did > appear on the stage. In fact, their contributions are significant. In > so many ways, they convey the reality that disability activism relies > on humour to capture nuances of social discrimination. The visually > impaired interviewees for example, rightly criticised the popular view > that blindness is intrinsically linked to karma and sin; asexuality; > isolation; mendicancy; and for that matter, a talent for music. Where > they, and others too falter is in thinking that they can demolish such > a linkage by a mere labelling tactic. I may be flattered by the remark > that ?inspite of your ? you are able to achieve so much.? For a > moment, I may feel tempted to give myself a pat on the back for being > a ?differently-abled? achiever. This is so self-defeating because many > a million so-called ?differently-abled? citizens do badly because a > certain kind of ability-enhancing training is unavailable to them. > Clearly, we need a terminology that does not bank on the idea that the > disabled are those who possess a set of abilities that are uniquely > available to them, and nobody else. One of the participants, much to > the amusement of the host, said it all when he said: ?Tendulkar is > differently-abled than Dravid, and Manmohan Singh is > ?differently-abled' than the other two!? > > Read the full article at: > http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3533422.ece > -- > > > HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE! > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:34:14 +0530 > From: "Vikas Kapoor" <dl.vi...@gmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility > Message-ID: <5C59C94E5E3848CBA32BE6C4C2992F3F@VikasKapoor> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > All such documents that I do have are locally saved to my disk but still the > > menu bar doesn't figure out in them. One more thing is that the JAWS cursor > > also doesn't seem to work there. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala" <zujarbri...@gmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 6:44 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility > > > I believe the menu bar doesn't appear when you open the document in the > browser, there's one in Adobe Reader. You can save a local copy of the > document by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+S and view the local copy in Adobe Reader > to > avail the menu bar. > > Best Regards, > Zujar > > An optimist laughs to forget while a pessimist forgets to laugh... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vikas Kapoor > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 9:51 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility > > Thanks Zujar, it's workable to some extent. Actually in such type of > documents no menu bar appears on the screen so I presumed we cannot change > the zoom but pressing the shortcut did the jod. > > On 6/14/12, Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala <zujarbri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear Vikas, >> >> I checked my Vodafone bill that is secured and password protected by >> Vodafone when sent through email just after reading your input below. >> I could read the bill period, amount due, bill period, my name and so >> on. The voice accent is too bad and some discrepancies like "Voclafone", > "8 Wind" >> instead of "B Wing", etc. >> >> Note that it produces different results when you scan Screen, Window >> and Control - not fair and needs improvement. Also press CTRL+1 to set >> the document to actual size and then try scanning. One more pain point >> is that you need to scroll the pages manually, the OCR scans only what >> appears on screen. >> >> Best Regards, >> Zujar >> >> An optimist laughs to forget while a pessimist forgets to laugh... >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in >> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vikas >> Kapoor >> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:55 PM >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >> >> Not a single word is scanned through JAWS OCR in these kinds of files. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala" <zujarbri...@gmail.com> >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >> >> >> How about using the OCR shipped with JAWS 13? I've used the demo on >> this year's Form 16 with some degree of success, Mphasis distributes >> Form 16 in a protected form and was totally inaccessible till last >> year. Though everything it read out was not correct, I could interpret >> it to a certain extent and was also able to validate the digital >> signature on it without sighted assistance. I believe it can be >> improved for more accuracy in the coming versions. >> >> Someone on the list may share their experience with the OCR coming >> with NVDA please. >> >> On 6/14/12, Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> OK ants are hardworking so lets get to work. We have to pull the >>> wagon and we have to push it in the direction we want. Most of us >>> have read the story >>> >>> of the ant and the grasshopper so lets get busy while the sun is >>> shining. >>> The copyright issue took us 10 years and now part 2 of the war has >>> started. >>> >>> In the interim we can tackle this little thing. >>> >>> >>> 1. Vikas please find the address of this lab-preferably the >>> registered office address and the name of the big >>> shot-CEO/Chairman/MD 2. Please someone type the issue-I am not good with > technical words. >>> Explain >>> >>> what is happening and what is not. >>> 3. Then the legal blah blah I will add. >>> >>> 4. Soldier ants lets go for it.... >>> >>> >>> >>> Kanchan Pamnani >>> Advocate & Solicitor >>> 9, Suleman Chambers, >>> Battery Street, Colaba, >>> Mumbai - 400 039. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kotian, H P" <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> >>> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:31 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >>> >>> >>>> Dear Vikas >>>> >>>> Strictly speaking, this issue is out of scope from the Copyright bill. >>>> In >>>> >>>> keeping with the spirit of your assertion, we certainly must demand >>>> accessible PDF statement. This is a perpetual battle we will have >>>> to deal >>>> >>>> with. >>>> There cannot be a software solution because the content developer in >>>> his wisdom set the security so. >>>> >>>> Accessibility is an unearthly word in the world of the able bodied. >>>> The effort involved is so huge it feels like ants trying to pull a >>>> railway wagon. >>>> >>>> Harish Kotian >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Vikas Kapoor [mailto:dl.vi...@gmail.com] >>>> Sent: 14 June 2012 12:59 >>>> To: Access India >>>> Subject: [AI] PDF Inaccessibility >>>> >>>> Folks, >>>> It is deeply regretted that on the one hand the copyright bills has >>>> given >>>> >>>> us an opportunity to access an abundance of print material which >>>> hither to >>>> >>>> cannot be accessed by the print disabled people, while on the other >>>> hand we're unable to access our own personal documents, be they the >>>> medical reports, bank statements or any official bills because most >>>> of the corporate sectors these days are producing the PDF documents >>>> in such a way >>>> >>>> which cannot be read out by any screen reader. For quite some time, >>>> the Lal Pathology Laboratory, which is supposed to be the best >>>> accredited lab >>>> >>>> all over India has been producing the personal medical reports which >>>> are not accessible through any screen reader. As soon as you open >>>> them, you screen reader will give you a message "the Author set this >>>> documents in a >>>> >>>> way which prevents access," and the JAWS will say protection >>>> failure., needless to mention that the contents are very much >>>> visible on the screen >>>> >>>> for a sighted people and not accessible by the screen readers. If >>>> anybody >>>> >>>> has any solution to this, can share, except indeed suggesting to >>>> convert the same with the help of any OCR programme, which is of >>>> course is the last option. I think we, as an organization, or any >>>> registered organisation can approach to them and launch the protest >>>> on behalf of the >>>> >>>> entire VI community because this is also a violation to our right to >>>> print >>>> >>>> accessibility. >>>> Vikas Kapoor, >>>> MSN Id: dl_vi...@hotmail.com, Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, >>>> Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. >>>> >>>> Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are >>>> confidential and >>>> >>>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they >>>> are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any >>>> dissemination, use, >>>> >>>> review, distribution, printing or copying of the information >>>> contained in >>>> >>>> this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly >>>> prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify >>>> us by return e-mail >>>> >>>> or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and >>>> any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any >>>> attachments for >>>> >>>> the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no >>>> liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other >>>> changes, please visit the list home page at >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.o >>>> rg.in >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.or >>> g.in >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Zujar... >> >> An optimist laughs to forget, whereas a pessimist forgets to laugh! >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> > > > -- > Vikas Kapoor, > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137 > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:50:14 +0530 > From: "Ashik Hirani" <ashikhir...@gmail.com> > To: "Access India" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Cc: VoiceVision <l...@voicevision.in>, KeyBoard Users > <keyboardus...@googlegroups.com>, bs...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AI] Interview with Mehdi Hassan uploaded > Message-ID: <001c01cd4b66$9492abc0$0301a8c0@ashikhirani> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Friends, > > Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan died on 13th of this month. He was my most > favourite Ghazal singer, and so was of many ghazal lovers. I found an > hour-long interview on YouTube. I downloaded it, converted it into audio > format and reduced its size to only 18 MB. Those who are interested can > download it from the following link. In this interview he talks about his > life journey. Here is the link: > > https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3479455/LEGEND%20MEHDI%20HASSAN%20EXCLUSIVE%20INTERVIEW%20ABOUT%20HIS%20LIFE%20-%20LOK%20VIRSA.mp3 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:54:54 +0530 > From: Adhimoolam Vetrivel Murugan <vadhimoo...@gmail.com> > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] Kurzweil 1000 Version 13 Now Available > Message-ID: > <CAHdx1xip53Ei2z4sE0FvZjAEqssPEgqUWQpsAV4mg=s48_m...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > See the official notification by clicking the link below: > > http://links.sp.cambiumtech.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MzkzMjc0MzUS1&r=MjYwMzc1NDQwODkS1&j=MTQ2NjE0NTY0S0&mt=1&rt=0 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:52:56 +0530 > From: Chetan Sharma <danzig2...@gmail.com> > To: accessindia <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: [AI] Vacancies in Canara and Union Bank for IBPS score card > holders > Message-ID: > <CAFV=0hnztuvvwx3gx3g049glkkudpqnttlw7agmcc_54vzm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Hello Folks, > > Canara Bank Clerk Recruitment for 2000 Posts, for more visit: > http://canarabank.com/English/Scripts/Rec-Pro-clerks.aspx > > Union Bank of India to Start Clerk Recruitment ? 1600 Posts, Download > the advertisement from: > http://unionbankofindia.co.in/pdf/ADVTCLERKS09062012.pdf > Best of Luck! > > > > > > > -- > The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:53:07 +0530 > From: "PRASHANTH" <prashanthmn1...@gmail.com> > To: <worldopin...@googlegroups.com> > Cc: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] Ability more than a seven-letter word: > Message-ID: <000701cd4b6f$5c308870$0201a8c0@sathyanarayana> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > NatureThe Hindu : > Op-Ed : > Ability more than a seven-letter word > Hemachandran Karah > > Published: June 16, 2012 01:51 IST | Updated: June 16, 2012 01:51 IST > > We need a nuanced understanding of the idea of ability. Photo: M. Moorthy > > It is time disability activism embraced language to debunk the myth that > disabled people have unique skill sets > > A loud round of applause for Aamir Khan for bringing together diverse views > on disability in his ?Satyamev Jayate? programme. Sprinkled with satire and > humour, the TV show was a comment about the wider world from the viewpoint > of disabled individuals with exceptional achievements. That said, it is > important > to evaluate what was, and more importantly, what was not articulated in the > programme about disability in the Indian context. > > Let us begin with the term ?differently-abled.? ?Differently-abled? is > increasingly being accepted as an umbrella-term to denote a disabled > population whose > bodily capacities are said to differ from an average norm. The disabled > themselves embrace such a label because it caters to a view that they > possess abilities > which are not quite the same as the rest, but nonetheless similar in > potential and scope. It is claimed that the ?differently-abled? deploy > different abilities > to muster their sensory and cognitive faculties to achieve things which > others appear to do with ease. In this connection, there is also an unstated > view > that the label ?differently-abled? does not suit people with intellectual > disabilities because they lack the cognitive capacity to muster inner > abilities. > Given such a bias, the electronic media finds it hard to offer them equal > space on the stage. > > I certainly do not mean to take a dig at those role models who did appear on > the stage. In fact, their contributions are significant. In so many ways, > they > convey the reality that disability activism relies on humour to capture > nuances of social discrimination. The visually impaired interviewees for > example, > rightly criticised the popular view that blindness is intrinsically linked > to karma and sin; asexuality; isolation; mendicancy; and for that matter, a > talent for music. Where they, and others too falter is in thinking that they > can demolish such a linkage by a mere labelling tactic. I may be flattered > by the remark that ?inspite of your ? you are able to achieve so much.? For > a moment, I may feel tempted to give myself a pat on the back for being a > ?differently-abled? > achiever. This is so self-defeating because many a million so-called > ?differently-abled? citizens do badly because a certain kind of > ability-enhancing > training is unavailable to them. Clearly, we need a terminology that does > not bank on the idea that the disabled are those who possess a set of > abilities > that are uniquely available to them, and nobody else. One of the > participants, much to the amusement of the host, said it all when he said: > ?Tendulkar > is differently-abled than Dravid, and Manmohan Singh is ?differently-abled' > than the other two!? > > Body and disability > > It also appears to me that our idea of bodily defect is not merely derived > from experiences of disability. The notion is very much attached to the > idea > of appearance. How do I know this? I know this because I had the luxury to > learn from little Nisha, who has a rare skin-thickening condition. On > ?Satyamev > Jayate,? her parents narrated an interesting anecdote. Once Nisha and her > mother were in a shop. The mother gets the shock of her life when a woman > suddenly > spits on Nisha's face, calling her an ugly creature. What Nisha said to her > mom to console her is telling. She explained that the problem of ugliness > was > not with her, but with the woman who committed the assault. Yes, I agree > wholeheartedly. > > In fact, the woman, and those who are in her position, inherit ideas of > ugliness, bodily defect, and the like from a consumer culture like ours > which promotes > beautification as a primary occupation. Shameless though it may sound, there > are a wealth of cosmetic industries that spread the idea that a fair > complexion > is an absolute requirement. Even worse, they spread such an ideal through a > host of symbolic narratives that trap everybody into believing that they > need > an appearance-lift after all. The phrase ?black heart and white skin? for > example, does not do the rounds as an innocent ?kolaveri' idiom which one > can > use and discard by will. Instead, such symbolic idioms shape our internal > images, the very impressions of our fellow beings that we carry on in our > heads. > > > When confronted by someone who seemingly appears different, such dormant > symbols launch themselves readily into a viral action. For example, the > internal > image of an ugly creature may provoke someone to spit on, verbally abuse, > and even annihilate those who look different from a standard norm. I am > afraid > this is bound to increase since men, women, and those with all kind of > orientations and abilities, are increasingly lining themselves up at the > devil's > anvil, where an absolute appearance ideal is manufactured. > > Four points > > So what do we do now? More precisely, what kind of disability politics do we > need? First, we need a nuanced understanding of the idea of ability. Rather > than treat it as an innate faculty, ability (differently or otherwise), > should be seen as a sort of a cultural investment. Reading Braille, > Assistive Technology > usage, musical appreciation, orientation and mobility, and others, which > disabled people appear to do with the aid of a mysterious inner ability, are > in > fact learnt over a period of time. These skill sets appear natural and not > cultivated as such since they are acquired from institutions that are > tucked > away from public view. All the same, the disabled may display a certain > clumsiness in the performance of abilities of every day life such as eating, > speaking, > body language modulation, sporting, making love, and caring. Such clumsiness > is symptom of a long-term institutional isolation, and not ability > difference. > Insights like these may lead us to a policy thinking that one needs to > invest a certain amount, culturally and financially, to cultivate abilities > that > are amenable to all. > > Second, disability activism should work against aggressive individualism. > Such an ideal treats disability only as a market category. For example, > while > appreciating a disabled sky-diver as we did during the programme, we can > identify deficits in cultural and institutional infrastructures of the > sport. > They may actually deter many other disabled people from pursuing sky-diving. > To look for only role models such as a disabled sky-diver is tantamount to > celebrity culture, and not disability activism. In fighting a > market-oriented individual lifestyle, disability activism may promote a > society that deems > mutual care as a valued good. Third, a disability rights movement should > remain critical of the medical establishment. It should also endeavour to > reform > medical education. A socially responsible medical education can in fact > complement disability activism. And fourth, disability activism should be a > socially > transformative enterprise. The attitudes that undermine people with > disability are also the same as those that contribute to gender stereotypes. > People > who fight for gender justice for example, vouch for the fact that structural > alterations do not transpire in isolation. When it comes to structural > transformation, > disability is particularly in an advantageous position since it is not tied > to a specific identity such as a race or a caste. After all, only three per > cent are born with a disability, the rest drift into it during the course of > their lives. > > (Hemachandran Karah is a Visiting Associate Fellow at the Centre for the > Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi. He can be reached at > hemaka...@gmail.com) > > http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3533422.ece > > ? 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