Dear All, Greetings from the Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI)!
This is to inform you that please carry your proof of disability should you wish to register for Bookshare on the spot. And oh yes, demo of Smart Cane is also available for your live experience! So come and join us on this Saturday i.e. 23rd August 2014, and get to know about Smart Cane developed by IIT Delhi, Phoenix Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd. and Saksham Trust, along with the most widely used accessible library Bookshare! We all know the importance of reading which contributes to our knowledge, and mobility which makes us independent in life. With the advancements in technology, both these important aspects of our life have been beautified. Smart Cane is an electronic travel aid which detects knee-above and hanging obstacles. Thus saving us from tree branches, railings, amongst others. Bookshare is an online accessible library providing a large selection of print material in accessible formats for those who are print impaired, at a very affordable price. Not only it covers various categories, but it provides more than 1 Lakh titles in India, and includes multiple languages. Whether you are a person who loves to read on the go, or a reader with deep intellect, Bookshare has things for everyone! We will have trainers from Bookshare, and Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), which acts as a partner organization of Saksham to address you and sort out all your doubts / queries. Session Details: Date: Saturday 23rd August, 2014 Timing: 3.30 P.M. to 6.30 P.M. Venue: Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan basement hall, Jagannathrao Bosale Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 - opposite Mantralay. The venue can be conveniently reached by bus root number 138 from CST station as well as 138/100 from Churchgate station. Share taxi services are also available from both these railway stations. Don't miss this beautiful live opportunity of experiencing Smart Cane and getting to know about Bookshare in detail! Ms. Shaila D'Souza can be reached to have your queries answered on: +91-9820708023. We look forward to have you there! Regards, The BGFI Team Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
