Re: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired, funds books in BrailleIf govt sets up new braille presses under its control and modernises govt-owned braille presses, its definitely futile for the very reasons that such printing presses eat away the funds allocated for printing on administrative/salaries of the of their employees. Almost all the braille presses owned by the state/central govt are not at all functioning due to some vague reasons or the other. So it would be prudent for the govt to support/assist/fund those NGOs who are having braille printing presses. In providing braille materials, the NGOs are doing quite a laudable job. E-Mail: subramani6...@gmail.com Mob: 9738150192 Facebook: www.facebook.com/subu.subramani.16
----- Original Message ----- From: Amiyo Biswas To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning the disabled. Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Center no more blind to visually impaired, funds books in Braille I also appreciate the government's initiative to set up new Braille presses and modernise existing ones through NIVH. Let us hope that we shall get more Braille books in future. A serious problem is that we get hardly anything in Braille after school, particularly in Indian languages. I want to read my favourite Bengali books in Braille. But just a few of them are available. However, we did not have text-books in Braille from class 6 in our days. The situation is slightly better now. As regards Braillers, these are too costly. The low-cost equipments produced in India too quickly go out of order. Refreshable Braille displays are beyond our reach. With best regards, Amiyo Biswas Cell: +91-9433464329 ----- Original Message ----- From: "S R Mittal" <srmit...@gmail.com> To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerningthe disabled.'" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Center no more blind to visually impaired,funds books in Braille >I fully agree with you Avinashji. I, that's why always support the > initiatives of NIVH, AICB and NFB in the efforts of promoting Braille. As > teacher-education in the area of Special Education, I always emphasise on > learning Braille and other special skills by teacher trainees aspiring to > become teachers of children with visual impairment. > > Regards Mittal > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 4:27 PM > To: accessindia; Shireen Irani > Subject: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired,funds books in > Braille > > I do not think Braille is outdated as Mr Abidi quoted claiming in the > article > > Better, those who have never ever used the fully developed script, and > lack will-power to learn; refrain from spreading rumour about Braille > through media. This script is still relevant and needs to be > preserved and promoted. Withstanding the tsunami in technological > advancement worldover which serves few lucky ones, Braille is an > equaliser for majority of blind people. As printed books are never > gonna off the hands so the case with Braille books. > http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/centre-no-more-blind-to-visually-impaired > -funds-books-in-braille.html > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind > ia.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. 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