READING WITHOUT SEEING AT At Blind Graduates forum of India, BGFI
Nagpur on 10 February 2013 Venue: Dhananjayrao Gadgid Institute of Cooperative Management, DGICM Eeshwarnagar Chauk, Behind Pandav college, New Nandanvan, Nagpur Time: 9:30A.M to 5:30P.M. Blind Graduates Forum of India, BGFI, Nagpur Chapter is happy to announce that it is bringing the Reading Without Seeing workshop to Nagpur. About Reading Without Seeing The Reading Without Seeing workshop is an awareness and basic training in to accessible technologies for the blind being run as part of a nationwide program under the DFI. It is being conducted at Nagpur by the XRCVC, Mumbai and TTI, Pune. It aims at explaining how with the aid of special assistive technologies the totally blind and low vision persons can effectively participate in the educational professional and recreational domains. Showcased at the workshop will be special applications on computers such as screen readers which speak out the text on the screen and magnification software which increase font and improve contrast for the benefit of low vision users. In addition, users will see how standard text can be scanned and read out with the help of OCR aided systems. The participants would also experience total accessibility and empowerment through the demonstration of specialised software of their cell phones. The concept of reading without seeing takes on an altogether new dimension through voice and touch with audio as well as tactile stimuli replacing sight. Participants would be demonstrated portable devices be they book readers or day to day assistive tools such as talking weighing scales, colour recognisers, blood pressure monitors etc. The workshop which runs for the entire day would adopt an end to end approach focusing on the problem, the need and the solutions. It balances the basic theoretical inputs with practical hands on experience and thus provides the potential users with a comprehensive understanding of the range of technologies, choices and possibilities. The workshop would be inaugurated by noted peditrician Dr. Sunil Bajaj, and internationally renoned blind swimmer Kanchanmala Pande would be the guest of Honor. Faculty include Mr. Rajesh Mehta and his team fromMumbai who are experts in assistive technology. Participants need to register with Mr. Rajesh Asudani, 9420397185, or with Ms. Amruta Bhople, 9850348913, or at the venue by paying a token fee of ` 100 only. It would include breakfast and lunch for the day. About The Organisations Blind Graduates forum of India: BGFI is a registered organization working the empowerment fo the blind, since 1986. Its Nagpur chapter came into being in 2010. It has hundreds of Visually challenged graduates as its members and concentrates on education, employment social awareness and other such allied activities. 1) DAISY Forum of India The DAISY Consortium envisions a world where people with print disabilities have equal access to information and knowledge without delay or additional expense. The DAISY Forum of India endorses this vision and is working towards its realization in India. DAISY Forum of India is an umbrella body of over 80 Not for Profit organizations from India who are involved in production of books and reading materials in accessible formats for persons who cannot read normal print. Member organizations of the DAISY Forum of India produce and maintain library of Digital Talking Books, Braille Books or e-text books. DAISY Books provide rich reading experience with excellent navigation facility, excellent quality and retains print book structure such as pages, sections, footnotes, etc making it the best way to read. You can know more about the DFI by visiting the website www.daisyindia.org<http://www.daisyindia.org/> 2) Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) The Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) is located at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. This is a state-of-the-art support and social advocacy unit working for visually challenged students and other disabled persons all over India. The XRCVC as part of its Project Access: An XRCVC - Sightsavers Initiative focuses on a wide range of methods to promote social inclusion. It uses the technological window of opportunity to showcase how lives can be truly transformed through effective assistive aids. Apart from, hosting what may be described as a one if its kind nodal access technology centre for the blind at St. Xavier's college, it has also spear headed and been instrumental in changing various laws and systems such as the copyright act of India to promote better print access for print disabled persons and the introduction of truly accessible bilingual talking ATMs to promote financial inclusion among others. You may know more about the XRCVC by visiting the website www.xrcvc.org<http://prolinks.rediffmailpro.com/cgi-bin/prored.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Exrcvc%2Eorg%2F&isImage=0&BlockImage=0&rediffng=0>. 3) Technical Training Institute The Technical Training Institute is a prime project of the Poona Blind Men's Association which is a vast complex, situated in the industrial belt of Hadapsar that trains young blind men and women in skilled and semi-skilled work through state of the art professional training with the aid of modern technology. In addition to providing various courses for the visually challenged they also help disseminate career information, provide career counseling, training on the job and job assistance. It also helps find suitable employment opportunities for the students enrolled at their courses in order to empower them for economic self sufficiency thorough capacity building and rehabilitation. You may know more about the TTI by visiting the website www.pbmaindia.org<http://www.pbmaindia.org/> For further information, contact: With thanks and regards (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager Reserve Bank of India Nagpur Cell: 9420397185 o: +91 712 2806846 R: 2591349 (In youth you want things, and then in middle-age you want to want them.) ________________________________ Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, smses or makes calls asking for personal information like your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. 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