[ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
Dear All, Recently we have received a UGC grant to develop a local cell to increase access to higher education for persons with special needs (GOI initiated HEPSN). A substantial part of the grant (approx. 2 lakhs) consists of purchase of hardware and softwares for visually-challenged people. We have approached some of the market leaders of the IT segment and even niche software developers for visually-challenged, like Freedom Scientific. Shockingly their hardware-software bundles cost way more than usual IT set-ups. For them the term 'special' in this case, is same as they might have applied in case of architects, designers or other professionals. Under the circumstances, our only hope lies in Ubuntu or other FOSS solutions. A small minority in our college always wanted a gradual shift to Ubuntu or other Linux soluions; we have about 5 systems running on Ubuntu. So, those of you who are reading this email, either forward us to Ubuntu/ FOSS solutions for visually-challenged or to people who might be developing such solutions. Best would be if there is among you anyone who develops such solutions for visually-challenged. Please let us know the ways to communicate to you so that we can consult you regarding hardware and software implementations under the scheme. We have paltry honororiam available under the grant-heads to nod to your gesture. Thanks to you all for enduring through a rather longish email. ধ্রুবজ্যোতি সরকার (Dhrubajyoti Sarkar) -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
Hi, It is nice of you to ask here for help and it will be a pleasure to provide you with any assistance within our realms. Ubuntu Accessibility Team [0] might be able to help you in this. I have already forwarded your mail to them (and copied to you for reference). Feel free to communicate further in this regard. [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Team On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 07:22:23PM +0530, ধ্রুবজ্যোতি Dhrubajyoti Sarkar wrote: Dear All, Recently we have received a UGC grant to develop a local cell to increase access to higher education for persons with special needs (GOI initiated HEPSN). A substantial part of the grant (approx. 2 lakhs) consists of purchase of hardware and softwares for visually-challenged people. We have approached some of the market leaders of the IT segment and even niche software developers for visually-challenged, like Freedom Scientific. Shockingly their hardware-software bundles cost way more than usual IT set-ups. For them the term 'special' in this case, is same as they might have applied in case of architects, designers or other professionals. Under the circumstances, our only hope lies in Ubuntu or other FOSS solutions. A small minority in our college always wanted a gradual shift to Ubuntu or other Linux soluions; we have about 5 systems running on Ubuntu. So, those of you who are reading this email, either forward us to Ubuntu/ FOSS solutions for visually-challenged or to people who might be developing such solutions. Best would be if there is among you anyone who develops such solutions for visually-challenged. Please let us know the ways to communicate to you so that we can consult you regarding hardware and software implementations under the scheme. We have paltry honororiam available under the grant-heads to nod to your gesture. Thanks to you all for enduring through a rather longish email. ধ্রুবজ্যোতি সরকার (Dhrubajyoti Sarkar) -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry | www.mistrynitesh.com PGP key id: A6FEF696 | 'geekosopher' on freenode irc pgpKPsBfAY7oq.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:22 PM, ধ্রুবজ্যোতি Dhrubajyoti Sarkar dhruba.sar...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, Recently we have received a UGC grant to develop a local cell to increase access to higher education for persons with special needs (GOI initiated HEPSN). A substantial part of the grant (approx. 2 lakhs) consists of purchase of hardware and softwares for visually-challenged people. We have approached some of the market leaders of the IT segment and even niche software developers for visually-challenged, like Freedom Scientific. Shockingly their hardware-software bundles cost way more than usual IT set-ups. For them the term 'special' in this case, is same as they might have applied in case of architects, designers or other professionals. Under the circumstances, our only hope lies in Ubuntu or other FOSS solutions. A small minority in our college always wanted a gradual shift to Ubuntu or other Linux soluions; we have about 5 systems running on Ubuntu. So, those of you who are reading this email, either forward us to Ubuntu/ FOSS solutions for visually-challenged or to people who might be developing such solutions. Best would be if there is among you anyone who develops such solutions for visually-challenged. Please let us know the ways to communicate to you so that we can consult you regarding hardware and software implementations under the scheme. We have paltry honororiam available under the grant-heads to nod to your gesture. Thanks to you all for enduring through a rather longish email. also you should get in touch with KK , you can read more about him from here http://blog.gnunify.in/tag/krishnakant-mane/ and http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1811typ=Features. -Satya fossevents.in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:19 PM, satyaakam goswami satyaa...@gmail.com wrote: also you should get in touch with KK , you can read more about him from here http://blog.gnunify.in/tag/krishnakant-mane/ and http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1811typ=Features . There is another KK klaus knopper and his distro knoppix's origins are in making linux more accessible for the visuallly challenged., check it out, ** also see this recent article http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/6127/1/ and the following links The Speakup Project (http://www.linux-speakup.org/) Blind + Linux = BLINUX (http://www.counterpunch.org/~blinux/) Vinux - Linux for the Visually Impaired! (http://vinux.org.uk/) ** have forwarded your mail to a few folks who i know are / were interested and active on similar agenda's hopefully they could help you out. ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Fwd: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
Hello all, We received this message on our loco mailing list requesting assistance. I am forwarding the mail to you as I guess this is the place where help might be available. If that is not the case, kindly forward the conversation to the appropriate forum. It will be nice if we can be of any help in this initiative. Note: Not me and maybe neither the OP is subscribed to the list, so please copy any messages to us. - Forwarded message from ধ্রুবজ্যোতি Dhrubajyoti Sarkar dhruba.sar...@gmail.com - Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:22:23 +0530 From: ধ্রুবজ্যোতি Dhrubajyoti Sarkar dhruba.sar...@gmail.com To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged Dear All, Recently we have received a UGC grant to develop a local cell to increase access to higher education for persons with special needs (GOI initiated HEPSN). A substantial part of the grant (approx. 2 lakhs) consists of purchase of hardware and softwares for visually-challenged people. We have approached some of the market leaders of the IT segment and even niche software developers for visually-challenged, like Freedom Scientific. Shockingly their hardware-software bundles cost way more than usual IT set-ups. For them the term 'special' in this case, is same as they might have applied in case of architects, designers or other professionals. Under the circumstances, our only hope lies in Ubuntu or other FOSS solutions. A small minority in our college always wanted a gradual shift to Ubuntu or other Linux soluions; we have about 5 systems running on Ubuntu. So, those of you who are reading this email, either forward us to Ubuntu/ FOSS solutions for visually-challenged or to people who might be developing such solutions. Best would be if there is among you anyone who develops such solutions for visually-challenged. Please let us know the ways to communicate to you so that we can consult you regarding hardware and software implementations under the scheme. We have paltry honororiam available under the grant-heads to nod to your gesture. Thanks to you all for enduring through a rather longish email. ধ্রুবজ্যোতি সরকার (Dhrubajyoti Sarkar) -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in - End forwarded message - -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry | www.mistrynitesh.com PGP key id: A6FEF696 | 'geekosopher' on freenode irc pgpMwjRLur1qY.pgp Description: PGP signature -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
