[AI] Indian Blind Cricket League- The First Call

2009-08-13 Thread George Abraham


Dear Friends,



We at ACBI are pleased to inform you that the inaugural Indian Blind Cricket 
League will be launched in February, 2010 at New Delhi.  112 of the country's 
best blind cricketers will be seen in action. The tournament will have 8 
teams playing for the top prize in a league cum knockout basis.



Yes, the 20/20 fever is catching up with blind cricket too.  After having 
organized the Kanishka World Cup in 1998 and Petro World Cup in 2002 , it is 
time to bring in some fresh excitement. Come this November, ACBI will be 
conducting a series of 16 Talent Scouting Camps across the country to gather 
together the best players from the country.



The Talent Scouting Camps are planned for Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, 
Cochin, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, New Delhi, 
Dehradun, Kolkatta, Agartala, Shillong and Jamshedpur. Individuals, 
organizations and professionals who might like to be a part of this new 
venture are free to get in touch with us.



After organizing Zonal and National level tournaments for nearly two 
decades, we at ACBI have felt the need to reach out to the far corners of 
our country and share the passion and excitement of the wonderful game of 
cricket. We believe that cricket builds Ability: We believe that cricket 
projects Ability: And we believe that we the blind cricketers have Ability 
and love Cricket.



So, let us get cracking. Do write to us and tell us how you would like to be 
A part of this fresh  Nationwide initiative.



Warm Regards,



George Abraham

Chairman

Association for Cricket for the Blind in India (ACBI)

Y-70, LGF,

Haus Khaz, New Delhi 110016

Ph: 91 11 46070380, 91 11 26852559

Email: geo...@eyeway.org











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Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific AnnouncedFREEDAISYPlayer

2009-08-13 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
That's indeed correct. Upgrades are available only for the new SMA. In other 
words, one will not be able to avail an upgrade for an upgrade. One can find 
this out by right clicking the JAWS icon and then about. JAWS will 
announce whether one is eligible for future upgrades or not.


Vetri.

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AnnouncedFREEDAISYPlayer



Not necessarily. If you purchased an SMA, you will get two upgrades of 
Jaws

free. Otherwise, you are eligible for an year's upgrades. I might be wrong
in this though.

Kiran

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Both JAWS 9 and 10 license holders should be able to get free upgrade of
JAWS 11.

Vetri.

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DAISYPlayer



Hai:

Jaws 11 is coming out this fall with Daisy reader, pl tell me if Jaws
10 license holders are entitled for the free download of Jaws 11?

Subramani



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Here is something I think worth sharing.

Many of you probably have already received this notice from SF, but
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With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President

United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA

Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!

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Re: [AI] Indian Blind Cricket League- The First Call

2009-08-13 Thread SC Vashishth
Well George Congratulations on this grand initiative! Let me know which way
we can support this.

regards

2009/8/13 George Abraham geo...@eyeway.org



 Dear Friends,



 We at ACBI are pleased to inform you that the inaugural Indian Blind
 Cricket
 League will be launched in February, 2010 at New Delhi.  112 of the
 country's
 best blind cricketers will be seen in action. The tournament will have 8
 teams playing for the top prize in a league cum knockout basis.



 Yes, the 20/20 fever is catching up with blind cricket too.  After having
 organized the Kanishka World Cup in 1998 and Petro World Cup in 2002 , it
 is
 time to bring in some fresh excitement. Come this November, ACBI will be
 conducting a series of 16 Talent Scouting Camps across the country to
 gather
 together the best players from the country.



 The Talent Scouting Camps are planned for Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai,
 Cochin, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, New Delhi,
 Dehradun, Kolkatta, Agartala, Shillong and Jamshedpur. Individuals,
 organizations and professionals who might like to be a part of this new
 venture are free to get in touch with us.



 After organizing Zonal and National level tournaments for nearly two
 decades, we at ACBI have felt the need to reach out to the far corners of
 our country and share the passion and excitement of the wonderful game of
 cricket. We believe that cricket builds Ability: We believe that cricket
 projects Ability: And we believe that we the blind cricketers have Ability
 and love Cricket.



 So, let us get cracking. Do write to us and tell us how you would like to
 be
 A part of this fresh  Nationwide initiative.



 Warm Regards,



 George Abraham

 Chairman

 Association for Cricket for the Blind in India (ACBI)

 Y-70, LGF,

 Haus Khaz, New Delhi 110016

 Ph: 91 11 46070380, 91 11 26852559

 Email: geo...@eyeway.org











 Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Abraham_(India)






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[AI] ect:re: Indian Blind Cricket League- The First Call

2009-08-13 Thread rambabu adikesavalu
Dear George Sir,
Its a great news indeed!!
I still cherish the fond memories of the first national cricket tournament for 
the Blind which you had organised in december 1990.
I am one of the proud participants of that tournament in which I represented 
St. Louis Institute for the Deaf and the Blind, Chennai.
It was titled as the Tata Steel Challenge tournament which was won by NIVH, 
Dehra Dun.
The Late Mr. Madhav Rao Sindia inaugurated the tournament. The most important 
highlight of the inaugural ceremony was the great Kapil Dev who was one of the 
chief guests could not make it due to some reasons. We were disappointed very 
much.
However, soon after we reached our rooms, there was call from the organisers 
asking all of us to assemble again. Yes! this time there was a surprise 
awaiting for us.
Kapil Dev had arrived by then. He spent sometime with us.
Apart from the tournament we enjoyed every moment of our stay because of your 
wonderful organising skills.
In the finals, NIVH defeated BMA, Ahmedabad. Of course, BMA has later been 
renamed as BPA,.]
The Late Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was the chief guest for the finals 
and he gave away the prizes.
Anand Sharma of NIVH was the Man of the Tournament.
 
In fact, some of the best players of that tournament and the subsequent ones 
remained as our favourite heroes. I remember some of those names: Kamal Patel, 
Vasant Patel, Anand Sharma, Vima Narayana, Mahesh, Harikrishnan, and so on.
Well, these are some of my contemporary players. I had participated in the 
first three national championships held in New Delhi, Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
Of course, Blind Cricket has improved a lot and has brought in a number of 
laurals for our country in the last ten years.
 
I am sure that this new initiative you are taking would give more champions 
among us.
I wish you all the best!
Regards,
Dr. A.Rambabu,
Assistant Professor, (CSSEIP),
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai;
Phone: 09969747312. 

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Re: [AI] extremely severe problem, help please!

2009-08-13 Thread dinesh thole

Hai,
I can not say that jaws supports quickheal fully, but it works well.
Actually, the interface of quickheal itself is not complicated.
It is a button based interface.
I have no problems using it, and I like it.
I  suggest you to try the demo version of 30 days and then decide whether to 
purchase or not.

Do let me know when you are installing the software. I shall guide you.
Warm regards


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Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] extremely severe problem, help please!


Hello dinesh,
Does Jaws supports quick heal? either fully or partially? If you let me know
I'll buy it.
Yours,
Surya.
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To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] extremely severe problem, help please!


Hai aisha,
Please download the demo version of quickheal anti virus from
www.quickheal.com
Install and update the quickheal version, and then scan entire harddisk.
After you download and install, please let me know.
I shall help you in the further process.
I am using a licensed version of quickheal anti virus, and it is a very good
anti virus.
Warm regards.
Dinesh thole
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To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] extremely severe problem, help please!


but, the engeneer has  formatted whole  hard drive, and he says, that
he has even deleted the previous partitions and repartitioned the
whole.
as per is the backup files are concern, yes, they have been scanned by
updated avast antivirus.
what's next, is it probable that the problem will get solve after
reinstalling the OS after formatting whole hardrive again? should i go
for it?
isn't there any good antivirus that can first remove the virus before i do
so?
ok, i'm not turning to be a stupid inquisitive, however, appologies in
advance, if anything sounds silly.  as these techno things, just
bumping for me.
and, on the other hand, for the  information of those who are calling
me sir, i'm a girl just completed my teen age.
please do not call me sir, it sounds weered.
aisha sahani.


On 8/12/09, Naushad canaus...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi, I am a programmer from Kerala.
This same problem happened to me some months back and I solved it, after
struggling for a week. What I understood is, windows infected by some
unknown worm type spyware and only solution is formatting entire hard
disk. If anyone need any help on this matter please contact me on skype
or google talk.

* Skype: ca_naushad
* Google talk : canaus...@gmail.com



On 8/12/2009 5:52 AM, aisha sahani wrote:

During days, some severe problems have attacked me including the
extremely eccentric problems in my PC.
It seems, that something wrong happened to my computer, what exactly, no
idea.
The problem started a month back, when suddenly my computer started
working in slow to it’s normal speed.
I’ve tried scanning with different antiviruses like AVG, caspersky,
avira, unhackme etc, but even after detecting and removing them, the
problem persisted.
In the meanwhile, the task manager, which I use to access by pressing
alt+control+delete has also stopped working as it started giving
message “task manager has been disabled by your administrator”.
Then one day, the internet also stopped working, while it was working
fine with other computers.

Different other programs started creating problems, and like my PC
converted to a hell box. Due to the serious texture of the problem,
I’ve approached a computer engeneer, who has suggested to format the
computer completely as this seems to be the best alternative. I
agreed, so the backup of my important files has been taken carefully
first. Then, the computer has been formatted, including all my drives.
what he has told is that this is call repartition.
But, guess what, the older problems still persists.
Yeh, same, as the speed is low, some strange websites in some strange
languages are getting open along with the sites that I’m opening,
internet explorer is getting crash, some of the programs has stopped
working, as nothing happens even if you press enter on them, even task
manager is not working, again due to the same message, and my friend,
who has tried fixing the problem with  a utility called registry
editor but she says, even it also does not work.
In total, I have totally bumped, no idea what to do next, as the
engeneer him self is also not able to detect the issue now.
It’s highly peculiar, and I have never heard anyone talking about such
a deep dilemma.
The engeneer says, that he has tried everything from his end, and now
no idea how  to tone back my computer.
What should I do, any suggestion from you people please?
Is there any way, to get wrid from these problems?
Your quick responses are awaited, as just a few 

Re: [AI] extremely severe problem, help please!

2009-08-13 Thread Mukesh Sharma
Formatting is not the solution but an easy escape to the problem, learn to use 
the system in a more updated manner. Use good antivirus if you can afford to 
pay for the subscription or use freeware antivirus and keep an eye on latest 
development and freeware issues to prevent attacks. Grab tricks and tweaks to 
protect your system from known issues, do not try just anything but trusted 
software. Before downloading and installing check the reviews of the software.
Use pen drive but make sure you scan it with multiple programs and should 
delete anything unwanted.
Thanks
Mukesh


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I had to cope up a similar problem when things seemed to stop working for me
in similar fashion.  Then Hard Drive was replaced  things came to order.
Remember, HDDs too have repeat format limitations  may not support computer
if excessively used up.  Besides, care must be taken to enhance the RAM size
too commensurate with size of the HDD.

 

 

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Re: [AI] ect:re: Indian Blind Cricket League- The First Call

2009-08-13 Thread George Abraham
Great memories! I still remember how everyone wanted to touch Kapil Dev. It 
was with great difficulty that I managed to get him out.

Regards,

George


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To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:10 PM
Subject: [AI] ect:re: Indian Blind Cricket League- The First Call


Dear George Sir,
Its a great news indeed!!
I still cherish the fond memories of the first national cricket tournament 
for the Blind which you had organised in december 1990.
I am one of the proud participants of that tournament in which I represented 
St. Louis Institute for the Deaf and the Blind, Chennai.
It was titled as the Tata Steel Challenge tournament which was won by NIVH, 
Dehra Dun.
The Late Mr. Madhav Rao Sindia inaugurated the tournament. The most 
important highlight of the inaugural ceremony was the great Kapil Dev who 
was one of the chief guests could not make it due to some reasons. We were 
disappointed very much.
However, soon after we reached our rooms, there was call from the organisers 
asking all of us to assemble again. Yes! this time there was a surprise 
awaiting for us.
Kapil Dev had arrived by then. He spent sometime with us.
Apart from the tournament we enjoyed every moment of our stay because of 
your wonderful organising skills.
In the finals, NIVH defeated BMA, Ahmedabad. Of course, BMA has later been 
renamed as BPA,.]
The Late Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was the chief guest for the finals 
and he gave away the prizes.
Anand Sharma of NIVH was the Man of the Tournament.

In fact, some of the best players of that tournament and the subsequent ones 
remained as our favourite heroes. I remember some of those names: Kamal 
Patel, Vasant Patel, Anand Sharma, Vima Narayana, Mahesh, Harikrishnan, and 
so on.
Well, these are some of my contemporary players. I had participated in the 
first three national championships held in New Delhi, Bangalore and 
Ahmedabad.
Of course, Blind Cricket has improved a lot and has brought in a number of 
laurals for our country in the last ten years.

I am sure that this new initiative you are taking would give more champions 
among us.
I wish you all the best!
Regards,
Dr. A.Rambabu,
Assistant Professor, (CSSEIP),
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai;
Phone: 09969747312.

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[AI] Off-topic, Dealing with Swine Flue

2009-08-13 Thread Kotian, H P
Hello all

I am allowing this posting, considering its relevance. No more traffic on this 
please.
Harish Kotian

Paracetamol, plenty of fluids  rest
Sudeshna Sen13 August 2009, 03:00am IST
Its like being gifted a designer bag by
someone you hardly know, you dont quite
know if its the genuine article. I still
dont know if I actually had swine
flu, though my doctor insists I did. How does he
know? They didnt test me; he
was diagnosing and refusing to give me medicines
on the phone. Were not allowed
to show up at the surgery and spread it about. I
could have had measles for all I
know. It felt like any other nasty viral fever, a
week or 10 days of fever and stuff,
and then youre left feeling like youve been
flattened by a truck for another
week or so. In hindsight, its no big deal, really, ho hum.
Given the completely unnecessary palaver everyone
is making about swine flu, one
is more likely to die of sheer worry than of any
flu. It doesnt, in the least
bit help, that media, governments and health
authorities in nation after nation are
following almost identical patterns, about as predictable as the flu cycle.
Its hit Indian shores about a month after
weve been through the whole cycle
of panic and alarmism, trying to first contain
and isolate, then test and treat,
then a shortage of medicines as everyone panics
every time we sneeze, then a move
towards trying to identify only the really risky
cases and treating them, and finally
by that time everyones already had it, and
recovered. We were all given dire warnings
for weeks, so when I sneezed I just hoped it would go away.
By the time I summoned up the courage to call the
National Health Service, theyd
stopped quarantining people in their homes. No
point, its too widespread already,
the doctor said. Id been giving myself heart attacks worrying.
Heres the real dope from a survivor. Dont
panic. No, it is not fatal. Not by
itself, only from additional complications and
usually if you are pregnant, already
have other serious illnesses like heart or kidney disease, or something major.
Gas masks are useless. Its a nasty lil
virus, its extremely fast and sociable,
it transmits itself like the common cold.
Anti-virals like Tamiflu are not preventives.
Dont just pop em, even if you get hold of
them. They have to be taken in exactly
the first 48 hours after getting the infection, its useless else.
The most effective treatment is paracetamol,
plenty of fluids, rest, and chicken
soup. Thats what I was given, despite nagging
incessantly at my doctors for anti-virals.
Im not eligible for them, apparently, because
in the UK, antivirals are being
stingily doled out only to high-risk categories.
So I panicked, muttered darkly about
being stuck in a backward country, and got
someone in India to send me supplies of
Oseltamivir. I called again. My rather tetchy GP
told me not to whine, drink my soup
and it would go away in a week or 10 days.
Surprisingly, it did. By the time I was
actually allowed into the surgery, and did a
battery of tests in retrospect for any
secondary or lingering infection, it was all over.
Globally, WHO has officially abandoned any
attempts to contain swine flu the
medical strategy in pandemic hit countries is to
identify outbreak clusters because
this bug is neighbourly. Next, to identify the
most at risk patients The rest
dont need anything. Yeah, I didnt believe
the NHS when they told me that either,
but they were right. This time.
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Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

2009-08-13 Thread Subramani L
Don't forget that this is only the news about availability of solution.
I have been told by reliable sources before that banks are not such
enthusiastic buyers of technology. 

Subramani 



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Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:15 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

This is good to hear.

However, all banks need to ensure that their ATMs are accessible to
wheel
chair users too. I'm not sure, height of current ATMs work well for
wheel
chair users. In addition, I have observed at several places and one need
to
climb at least two steps to reach ATM Cabin. 

Best,
Srinivasu

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Xavier's
Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St. Xavier'sCollege
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:30 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Cc: xr...@hotmail.com
Subject: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled


NEWS RELEASE

Accessible ATMs for the disabled no longer a distant reality
 
NCR Corporation and Diebold, showcase accessible ATMs that enable the
visually challenged to do banking transaction with ease at the Xavier's
Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier's
College,
Mumbai.
 
August 12, 2009
 
MUMBAI, India - NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and Diebold (NYSE: DBD)
today
showcased their latest ATMs that enables the disabled to do banking with
ease at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. The Xavier's Resource Centre for
the
Visually Challenged (XRCVC), a support and advocacy unit within the St.
Xavier's College, Mumbai, has worked closely with the banking sector and
has
interfaced actively with two of the largest ATM manufacturers in India -
NCR
Corporation and Diebold India to make ATMs accessible for the disabled
people.  
 
Both organizations are now ready for testing the ATMs at the XRCVC.
These
test results will be finally used for feedback purposes and up scaling
into
final deployment. 
 
Key Features of these Accessible ATM's include:
Audio startups and guide of menu's
Voice output for transaction
Tactile cues for the buttons
Colour contrast and font sizes accessible for low vision users
Cubicle and ATM size accessible for a wheelchair users
 
Sharing his views, Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director XRCVC said: It is a
well
known fact that ATMs today have increased convenience banking for the
able
body customers. For the same effect to take place involving disabled
people,
ATMs will need to scale to meet accessibility standards. The ATM
industry,
as well as banking industry all over the world, has made accessibility
an
inherent part of its production and deployment. It is time that the
international leading players in the ATM industry extend their
experience to
meet the Indian Banking Industry's recognition to provide accessible
banking
services for the persons with disabilities. We are happy that Diebold
and
NCR have taken this initiative.
 
Sharing his views, Pradeep Sen, Managing Director for NCR in India said,
NCR is committed to investing in innovative self-service technologies
that
would change the way people connect, interact and transact with
businesses.
We are happy to showcase this ATM with features that would make banking
easier for the visually challenged, thereby, reinforcing our commitment
of
making ATMs accessible to all types of consumers. NCR continues to work
closely with industry regulators and the banking fraternity to introduce
self-service solutions that are easy to use and most relevant in meeting
both social and economic objectives. As a part of our standard offering,
all
NCR ATMs meet the ADA guidelines ensuring 'Access For All'. 
 
Talking about the collaboration, Naresh Hosangady, Managing Director,
Diebold India said Diebold has been providing innovative solutions to
the
Indian ATM industry and we will continue to introduce newer technologies
and
solutions for the Indian banking industry. We are delighted to be
associated
with XRCVC to extend technological benefits for the 'Specially Abled'.
Diebold machines comply with the ADA standards, are ergonomically
designed
for the visually challenged, and have the capability of both touch
screen
and Braille enabled function keys for enhanced user experience. For
personalized voice guidance, the machines are equipped with a head phone
jack and volume control features. To enhance security, the machines have
the
capability of an integrated digital video recorder. We are proud to
offer
ATMs for the specially abled and are looking at deployments across India
as
per banks requirements. 
 
Access to financial services has become a key criterion to independent
living in the rapidly globalising world. In the last couple of years
people
with disabilities in India have seen forward 

Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREEDAISYPlayer

2009-08-13 Thread Subramani L
I heard someone in the list or perhaps outside, telling me that people
having license for Jaws 10.0 should be able to get updates till Jaws
12.0. 

Subramani 

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vetrivel
Adhimoolam
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:57 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced
FREEDAISYPlayer

Both JAWS 9 and 10 license holders should be able to get free upgrade of

JAWS 11.

Vetri.

- Original Message - 
From: Subramani L lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREE 
DAISYPlayer


 Hai:

 Jaws 11 is coming out this fall with Daisy reader, pl tell me if Jaws
10
 license holders are entitled for the free download of Jaws 11?

 Subramani



 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vetrivel
 Adhimoolam
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:09 AM
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Subject: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREE DAISY
 Player


 - Original Message - 
 From: Alan Dicey adi...@bellsouth.net
 To: jaws-users-l...@jaws-users.com
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:04 AM
 Subject: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREE DAISY Player


 Dear Friends and Associates,
 Here is something I think worth sharing.

 Many of you probably have already received this notice from SF, but
 perhaps
 you would like to comment on it?

 With Best Regards,
 Alan
 Miami, Florida
 Alan Dicey, President

 United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA

 Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!

 United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
 http://www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca/

 - Original Message - 
 From: @ Freedom Scientific News
 To: adi...@bellsouth.net
 Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:25 AM
 Subject: Freedom Scientific Announced FREE DAISY Player




 Greetings!

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


 Media Contact: Brad Davis
 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
 www.FreedomScientific.com
 Sales: i...@freedomscientific.com

 Freedom Scientific Announces FREE DAISY Book Reader
 (St. Petersburg, Florida - August 10, 2009) - Freedom Scientific today
 announced that it is now providing FSReader, its popular DAISY book
 reader,
 free to users of its PAC MateT and PAC Mate OmniT accessible Pocket
PCs.


 Because we feel very strongly about the importance of making books
and
 other materials accessible to those with vision impairments, we are
 lowering
 the price of FSReader to zero, said Jonathan Mosen, Vice President of
 Hardware Product Management for Freedom Scientific. FSReader is a
 powerful
 tool for efficiently navigating and reading professional, educational,
 and
 leisure material in DAISY format, and we want to make this enhanced
 productivity available to every PAC Mate user.


 FSReader for the PAC Mate and PAC Mate Omni can be downloaded free
from
 the
 Freedom Scientific Web site.

 In addition, users who install Freedom Scientific's JAWS 11 and MAGic
12

 products later this Fall, will be pleased to discover that both
products

 include the full desktop version of FSReader DAISY player. This will
be
 the
 case with Demo versions of JAWS and MAGic as well.

 About Freedom Scientific
 Freedom Scientific is the leading worldwide provider of assistive
 technology
 products for those with vision impairments. The Company sells its
 products
 worldwide and has offices in Florida, Germany, and Switzerland. The
 Company's products have been translated into 24 languages and are
 available
 in 55 countries. Freedom Scientific also has a line of software
products
 for
 those with learning disabilities.


 Freedom Scientific(r), JAWS(r), MAGic(r), PAC MateT, and PAC Mate
OmniT
 are either
 trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other
 countries.


Forward email



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[AI] revue of the textscout mobile reader

2009-08-13 Thread dinesh thole
Hello friends,
Today I tried the text scout mobile reader which has been newly launched as a 
competitor to KNFB reader.
I tried this on my nokia n82 phone.
I took pictures of pages of a book, and found that the recognition was good.
The software reads the recognized text quite well.
We can also use mobile speak or talks for reading the text.
A totally blind person has the option of turning off the display for saving 
battery power.
This software is compatible with nokia 6220 classic, n79, n82, n85, n95, n95 
8gb.
Text scout uses the internet for sending the image for recognition, to the 
server.
I found that this process took time.
If we have to use the software, a high speed internet connection will be 
required
It has been mentioned that the software transmits 30 to 50 mb data per month.
 This can be expensive as well.
Personally, I do not like the idea of using the internet for processing of 
image because of the time taken to process it.
I shall further write my experiences with the product as I use it.
Note that these are my personal views.
Others may have other views.
I request others to correct me if I am wrong anyware.
Thanking you all.
Warm regards.
Dinesh thole.
Email: dineshth...@gmail.com
Mobile: 9922942801




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Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific AnnouncedFREEDAISYPlayer

2009-08-13 Thread Mukesh Sharma
Jaws  ToolsThis is not the case, having license of 10 means you can have
all the minor version of JAWS 10 and if you have purchased JAWS 10 with SMA
then you are entitled to get 2 Major updates. To check if you are eligible
go to Start menu  All Programs  JAWS  Tools  ILM authorization viewer.

Thanks
Mukesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Subramani L
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:57 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific
AnnouncedFREEDAISYPlayer

I heard someone in the list or perhaps outside, telling me that people
having license for Jaws 10.0 should be able to get updates till Jaws
12.0. 

Subramani 

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vetrivel
Adhimoolam
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:57 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced
FREEDAISYPlayer

Both JAWS 9 and 10 license holders should be able to get free upgrade of

JAWS 11.

Vetri.

- Original Message - 
From: Subramani L lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREE 
DAISYPlayer


 Hai:

 Jaws 11 is coming out this fall with Daisy reader, pl tell me if Jaws
10
 license holders are entitled for the free download of Jaws 11?

 Subramani



 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vetrivel
 Adhimoolam
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:09 AM
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Subject: [AI] Fw: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREE DAISY
 Player


 - Original Message - 
 From: Alan Dicey adi...@bellsouth.net
 To: jaws-users-l...@jaws-users.com
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:04 AM
 Subject: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announced FREE DAISY Player


 Dear Friends and Associates,
 Here is something I think worth sharing.

 Many of you probably have already received this notice from SF, but
 perhaps
 you would like to comment on it?

 With Best Regards,
 Alan
 Miami, Florida
 Alan Dicey, President

 United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA

 Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!

 United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
 http://www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca/

 - Original Message - 
 From: @ Freedom Scientific News
 To: adi...@bellsouth.net
 Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:25 AM
 Subject: Freedom Scientific Announced FREE DAISY Player




 Greetings!

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


 Media Contact: Brad Davis
 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
 www.FreedomScientific.com
 Sales: i...@freedomscientific.com

 Freedom Scientific Announces FREE DAISY Book Reader
 (St. Petersburg, Florida - August 10, 2009) - Freedom Scientific today
 announced that it is now providing FSReader, its popular DAISY book
 reader,
 free to users of its PAC MateT and PAC Mate OmniT accessible Pocket
PCs.


 Because we feel very strongly about the importance of making books
and
 other materials accessible to those with vision impairments, we are
 lowering
 the price of FSReader to zero, said Jonathan Mosen, Vice President of
 Hardware Product Management for Freedom Scientific. FSReader is a
 powerful
 tool for efficiently navigating and reading professional, educational,
 and
 leisure material in DAISY format, and we want to make this enhanced
 productivity available to every PAC Mate user.


 FSReader for the PAC Mate and PAC Mate Omni can be downloaded free
from
 the
 Freedom Scientific Web site.

 In addition, users who install Freedom Scientific's JAWS 11 and MAGic
12

 products later this Fall, will be pleased to discover that both
products

 include the full desktop version of FSReader DAISY player. This will
be
 the
 case with Demo versions of JAWS and MAGic as well.

 About Freedom Scientific
 Freedom Scientific is the leading worldwide provider of assistive
 technology
 products for those with vision impairments. The Company sells its
 products
 worldwide and has offices in Florida, Germany, and Switzerland. The
 Company's products have been translated into 24 languages and are
 available
 in 55 countries. Freedom Scientific also has a line of software
products
 for
 those with learning disabilities.


 Freedom Scientific(r), JAWS(r), MAGic(r), PAC MateT, and PAC Mate
OmniT
 are either
 trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other
 countries.


Forward email



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Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

2009-08-13 Thread Vamshi. G
Hi Srinivasu

One person in the ATM cabin at one time?  Gone those good old days.

Now a days, due to space constraints, banks are accommodating more
than one ATMs in one cabin.  For example, take the case of an on site
ATM set up in the premises of my branch, there are three ATMs in one
room.

This is risky even for sighted persons. the person by your side can
easily see the pin number which you type.  Going by this, if the ATM
announces the pin number as *, as Jaws does in case of passwords, I
don't think there is any other risk exclusively for VH persons.



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On 8/12/09, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St.
Xavier's College xr...@hotmail.com wrote:

 NEWS RELEASE

 Accessible ATMs for the disabled no longer a distant reality

 NCR Corporation and Diebold, showcase accessible ATMs that enable the
 visually challenged to do banking transaction with ease at the Xavier’s
 Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier’s College,
 Mumbai.

 August 12, 2009

 MUMBAI, India — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and Diebold (NYSE: DBD) today
 showcased their latest ATMs that enables the disabled to do banking with
 ease at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the
 Visually Challenged (XRCVC), a support and advocacy unit within the St.
 Xavier’s College, Mumbai, has worked closely with the banking sector and has
 interfaced actively with two of the largest ATM manufacturers in India – NCR
 Corporation and Diebold India to make ATMs accessible for the disabled
 people.

 Both organizations are now ready for testing the ATMs at the XRCVC. These
 test results will be finally used for feedback purposes and up scaling into
 final deployment.

 Key Features of these Accessible ATM’s include:
 Audio startups and guide of menu’s
 Voice output for transaction
 Tactile cues for the buttons
 Colour contrast and font sizes accessible for low vision users
 Cubicle and ATM size accessible for a wheelchair users

 Sharing his views, Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director XRCVC said: “It is a well
 known fact that ATMs today have increased convenience banking for the able
 body customers. For the same effect to take place involving disabled people,
 ATMs will need to scale to meet accessibility standards. The ATM industry,
 as well as banking industry all over the world, has made accessibility an
 inherent part of its production and deployment. It is time that the
 international leading players in the ATM industry extend their experience to
 meet the Indian Banking Industry’s recognition to provide accessible banking
 services for the persons with disabilities. We are happy that Diebold and
 NCR have taken this initiative.”

 Sharing his views, Pradeep Sen, Managing Director for NCR in India said,
 “NCR is committed to investing in innovative self-service technologies that
 would change the way people connect, interact and transact with businesses.
 We are happy to showcase this ATM with features that would make banking
 easier for the visually challenged, thereby, reinforcing our commitment of
 making ATMs accessible to all types of consumers. NCR continues to work
 closely with industry regulators and the banking fraternity to introduce
 self-service solutions that are easy to use and most relevant in meeting
 both social and economic objectives. As a part of our standard offering, all
 NCR ATMs meet the ADA guidelines ensuring ‘Access For All’.”

 Talking about the collaboration, Naresh Hosangady, Managing Director,
 Diebold India said “Diebold has been providing innovative solutions to the
 Indian ATM industry and we will continue to introduce newer technologies and
 solutions for the Indian banking industry. We are delighted to be associated
 with XRCVC to extend technological benefits for the ‘Specially Abled’.
 Diebold machines comply with the ADA standards, are ergonomically designed
 for the visually challenged, and have the capability of both touch screen
 and Braille enabled function keys for enhanced user experience. For
 personalized voice guidance, the machines are equipped with a head phone
 jack and volume control features. To enhance security, the machines have the
 capability of an integrated digital video recorder. We are proud to offer
 ATMs for the specially abled and are looking at deployments across India as
 per banks requirements.”

 Access to financial services has become a key criterion to independent
 living in the rapidly globalising world. In the last couple of years people
 with disabilities in India have seen forward looking legislations at the
 central government level and the banking industry in their favour.

 The Reserve Bank of India through its circulars in June 2008 - ‘Banking
 Facilities for the Visually Challenged’ and the circular on 13th April 2009-
 ‘Need for Bank Branches/ATMs to be made 

Re: [AI] revue of the textscout mobile reader

2009-08-13 Thread Kiran Kaja
Using a WiFi connection speeds up the recognition process considerably. But
I admit, that requiring some sort of connection to the internet would be a
big limitation indeed. That's one of the reasons I don't like WayFinder
Access as well.

Regards,
Kiran

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:50 PM, dinesh thole dineshth...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello friends,
 Today I tried the text scout mobile reader which has been newly launched as
 a competitor to KNFB reader.
 I tried this on my nokia n82 phone.
 I took pictures of pages of a book, and found that the recognition was
 good.
 The software reads the recognized text quite well.
 We can also use mobile speak or talks for reading the text.
 A totally blind person has the option of turning off the display for saving
 battery power.
 This software is compatible with nokia 6220 classic, n79, n82, n85, n95,
 n95 8gb.
 Text scout uses the internet for sending the image for recognition, to the
 server.
 I found that this process took time.
 If we have to use the software, a high speed internet connection will be
 required
 It has been mentioned that the software transmits 30 to 50 mb data per
 month.
  This can be expensive as well.
 Personally, I do not like the idea of using the internet for processing of
 image because of the time taken to process it.
 I shall further write my experiences with the product as I use it.
 Note that these are my personal views.
 Others may have other views.
 I request others to correct me if I am wrong anyware.
 Thanking you all.
 Warm regards.
 Dinesh thole.
 Email: dineshth...@gmail.com
 Mobile: 9922942801




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[AI] Course in social etiquette

2009-08-13 Thread Geetha Shamanna
Hello all,



I am posting the following here on behalf of Mitra Jyothi.



Mitra Jyothi is organising a two-day course in social etiquette during the 
second week of September in Bangalore. Below are further details:

 Venue: Mitra Jyothi campus, HSR layout.
Tentative dates: September 12th and 13th (Saturday and Sunday).
Time: 10 AM to 5 PM.
Topics to be covered include:
1. Table manners, including handling  cutlery and setting a table.
2. Social skils.
3. Using body language and gestures.
4. Kitchen basics, including grocery identification, lighting a gas burner 
and other basic tasks.



Participation fee: No fee.

Please confirm your participation by Sunday, 23rd August, by writing to
gee...@millernorbert.de



Regards,
Geetha




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Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

2009-08-13 Thread jean parker
Are there any efforts to modify existing atm's to make them accessible?  In 
other words, is there a speech chip that can be added to existing atms to 
make them talk thereby reducing the cost to banks?


Jean

- Original Message - 
From: Subramani L lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in

To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled



Don't forget that this is only the news about availability of solution.
I have been told by reliable sources before that banks are not such
enthusiastic buyers of technology.

Subramani



-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Srinivasu
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:15 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

This is good to hear.

However, all banks need to ensure that their ATMs are accessible to
wheel
chair users too. I'm not sure, height of current ATMs work well for
wheel
chair users. In addition, I have observed at several places and one need
to
climb at least two steps to reach ATM Cabin.

Best,
Srinivasu

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Xavier's
Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St. Xavier'sCollege
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:30 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Cc: xr...@hotmail.com
Subject: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled


NEWS RELEASE

Accessible ATMs for the disabled no longer a distant reality

NCR Corporation and Diebold, showcase accessible ATMs that enable the
visually challenged to do banking transaction with ease at the Xavier's
Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier's
College,
Mumbai.

August 12, 2009

MUMBAI, India - NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and Diebold (NYSE: DBD)
today
showcased their latest ATMs that enables the disabled to do banking with
ease at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. The Xavier's Resource Centre for
the
Visually Challenged (XRCVC), a support and advocacy unit within the St.
Xavier's College, Mumbai, has worked closely with the banking sector and
has
interfaced actively with two of the largest ATM manufacturers in India -
NCR
Corporation and Diebold India to make ATMs accessible for the disabled
people.

Both organizations are now ready for testing the ATMs at the XRCVC.
These
test results will be finally used for feedback purposes and up scaling
into
final deployment.

Key Features of these Accessible ATM's include:
Audio startups and guide of menu's
Voice output for transaction
Tactile cues for the buttons
Colour contrast and font sizes accessible for low vision users
Cubicle and ATM size accessible for a wheelchair users

Sharing his views, Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director XRCVC said: It is a
well
known fact that ATMs today have increased convenience banking for the
able
body customers. For the same effect to take place involving disabled
people,
ATMs will need to scale to meet accessibility standards. The ATM
industry,
as well as banking industry all over the world, has made accessibility
an
inherent part of its production and deployment. It is time that the
international leading players in the ATM industry extend their
experience to
meet the Indian Banking Industry's recognition to provide accessible
banking
services for the persons with disabilities. We are happy that Diebold
and
NCR have taken this initiative.

Sharing his views, Pradeep Sen, Managing Director for NCR in India said,
NCR is committed to investing in innovative self-service technologies
that
would change the way people connect, interact and transact with
businesses.
We are happy to showcase this ATM with features that would make banking
easier for the visually challenged, thereby, reinforcing our commitment
of
making ATMs accessible to all types of consumers. NCR continues to work
closely with industry regulators and the banking fraternity to introduce
self-service solutions that are easy to use and most relevant in meeting
both social and economic objectives. As a part of our standard offering,
all
NCR ATMs meet the ADA guidelines ensuring 'Access For All'.

Talking about the collaboration, Naresh Hosangady, Managing Director,
Diebold India said Diebold has been providing innovative solutions to
the
Indian ATM industry and we will continue to introduce newer technologies
and
solutions for the Indian banking industry. We are delighted to be
associated
with XRCVC to extend technological benefits for the 'Specially Abled'.
Diebold machines comply with the ADA standards, are ergonomically
designed
for the visually challenged, and have the capability of both touch
screen
and Braille enabled function keys for enhanced user experience. For
personalized voice guidance, the machines are equipped with a head phone
jack and volume control features. To enhance 

Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

2009-08-13 Thread srinivasu
Hi Vamshi,
You are right, there are more than one ATM in on room. But in that case
banks should consider having closed partitions. Else it would be risk in
any ways. What if the next customer grab away the cash from VI customer? I
think bankers should ensure to have a security personnel.

Srinivasu

Hi Srinivasu

 One person in the ATM cabin at one time?  Gone those good old days.

 Now a days, due to space constraints, banks are accommodating more
 than one ATMs in one cabin.  For example, take the case of an on site
 ATM set up in the premises of my branch, there are three ATMs in one
 room.

 This is risky even for sighted persons. the person by your side can
 easily see the pin number which you type.  Going by this, if the ATM
 announces the pin number as *, as Jaws does in case of passwords, I
 don't think there is any other risk exclusively for VH persons.



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 On 8/12/09, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St.
 Xavier's College xr...@hotmail.com wrote:

 NEWS RELEASE

 Accessible ATMs for the disabled no longer a distant reality

 NCR Corporation and Diebold, showcase accessible ATMs that enable the
 visually challenged to do banking transaction with ease at the
Xavier#8217;s
 Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier#8217;s
 College,
 Mumbai.

 August 12, 2009

 MUMBAI, India #8212; NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and Diebold (NYSE: DBD)
 today
 showcased their latest ATMs that enables the disabled to do banking with
 ease at St. Xavier#8217;s College, Mumbai. The Xavier#8217;s Resource
Centre for
 the
 Visually Challenged (XRCVC), a support and advocacy unit within the St.
 Xavier#8217;s College, Mumbai, has worked closely with the banking
sector and
 has
 interfaced actively with two of the largest ATM manufacturers in India
#8211;
 NCR
 Corporation and Diebold India to make ATMs accessible for the disabled
 people.

 Both organizations are now ready for testing the ATMs at the XRCVC.
 These
 test results will be finally used for feedback purposes and up scaling
 into
 final deployment.

 Key Features of these Accessible ATM#8217;s include:
 Audio startups and guide of menu#8217;s
 Voice output for transaction
 Tactile cues for the buttons
 Colour contrast and font sizes accessible for low vision users
 Cubicle and ATM size accessible for a wheelchair users

 Sharing his views, Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director XRCVC said: #8220;It
is a
 well
 known fact that ATMs today have increased convenience banking for the
 able
 body customers. For the same effect to take place involving disabled
 people,
 ATMs will need to scale to meet accessibility standards. The ATM
 industry,
 as well as banking industry all over the world, has made accessibility
 an
 inherent part of its production and deployment. It is time that the
 international leading players in the ATM industry extend their
 experience to
 meet the Indian Banking Industry#8217;s recognition to provide accessible
 banking
 services for the persons with disabilities. We are happy that Diebold
 and
 NCR have taken this initiative.#8221;

 Sharing his views, Pradeep Sen, Managing Director for NCR in India said,
 #8220;NCR is committed to investing in innovative self-service
technologies
 that
 would change the way people connect, interact and transact with
 businesses.
 We are happy to showcase this ATM with features that would make banking
 easier for the visually challenged, thereby, reinforcing our commitment
 of
 making ATMs accessible to all types of consumers. NCR continues to work
 closely with industry regulators and the banking fraternity to introduce
 self-service solutions that are easy to use and most relevant in meeting
 both social and economic objectives. As a part of our standard offering,
 all
 NCR ATMs meet the ADA guidelines ensuring #8216;Access For
All#8217;.#8221;

 Talking about the collaboration, Naresh Hosangady, Managing Director,
 Diebold India said #8220;Diebold has been providing innovative
solutions to
 the
 Indian ATM industry and we will continue to introduce newer technologies
 and
 solutions for the Indian banking industry. We are delighted to be
 associated
 with XRCVC to extend technological benefits for the #8216;Specially
Abled#8217;.
 Diebold machines comply with the ADA standards, are ergonomically
 designed
 for the visually challenged, and have the capability of both touch
 screen
 and Braille enabled function keys for enhanced user experience. For
 personalized voice guidance, the machines are equipped with a head phone
 jack and volume control features. To enhance security, the machines have
 the
 capability of an integrated digital video recorder. We are proud to
 offer
 ATMs for the specially abled and are looking at deployments across India
 as
 per banks requirements.#8221;

 Access to financial services has 

Re: [AI] how to know pages in notepad

2009-08-13 Thread m.chandrashekar
hello my dear friend, thank you for your quick reply. if any doubt, I will 
contact you off the list.

with best regards
m.chandru

- Original Message - 
From: sandeep singh sandeepsingh...@gmail.com

To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] how to know pages in notepad



Hi,
You can open the notepad file in word while reading it, then you can avail 
of all the features of word that is, page numbers etc and also spell check 
and thesaurus etc.

Regards,
Sandeep

At 06:58 AM 11-08-09, you wrote:

hello friends goodmorning, I wish to know while reading big file in
notepad, how do we know where we are? that is how many pages we have
read so far and how many pages remaining to read. thanks in advance
with best regards
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Re: [AI] test mail, please confirm receipt

2009-08-13 Thread m.chandrashekar

hello dear rajesh, we are very much receiving your mails
regards m.chandru

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From: Asudani, Rajesh rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in

To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:00 PM
Subject: [AI] test mail, please confirm receipt



Dear AI friends
Anyone of you may please confirm that my messages are reaching the group, 
for I am getting my own messages but am not sure of others getting them.


Thanks and regards


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[AI] please read.

2009-08-13 Thread Krishnan Moothimoola


Date:07/08/2009 URL: 
http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200908071890.htm 




Back TRAI rule on tariff plan change 'misused' 

Staff Reporter 

Kochi: A Telephone Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) notification designed 
for the benefit of mobile phone consumers has given cell phone service 
providers the opportunity to change tariff plans without the knowledge of 
subscribers. 

A 2004 TRAI notification inadvertently empowered service providers to 
changemobile phone tariff plans without the subscriber's knowledge. In its 
Telecommunication Tariff (Thirty First Amendment) Order, 2004', TRAI notified 
that a tariff plan once offered by an access provider shall be available to a 
subscriber for a minimum period of six months from the date of enrolment of the 
subscriber to the tariff plan. It also mentioned that a subscriber would be 
free to choose any other tariff plan even during that period. 

The amendment was made with a view to encourage competitive tariff fixingby 
mobile operators which would give the consumer plenty of options to choose 
from. It is unfortunate that this is being distorted, said T. Balachandran, 
TRAI Advisory Board Member. He also said he would bring this to TRAI's notice 
at its next meeting on September 17 and 18. 

The issue came to light when M.K. Haridas of 'The Proper Channel', aKochi-based 
NGO, realised that his monthly mobile bill didn't tally with thetariff plan he 
had opted for and that he was not informed of the plan shift. At the Consumer 
Court, the service provider cited the TRAI notification in its defence. 

Consumer should get complete plan 

As per the law, a week after service activation, complete tariff plan should 
be sent to the consumer. Subsequent change in plan should also be intimated, 
said Mr. Haridas. 

There is also provision for the consumer to shift from one plan to another 
without paying migration fee. Strangely, very few telephone subscribers are 
aware of the fact that if a problem in fixed line or broadband is not rectified 
by the operator in three days, the consumer is eligible for a seven-day rent 
subsidy. If it takes up to 15 days to fix the trouble, the subscriber should be 
given a 15-day rent cut. The subscriber will get a full-month rent concession 
if it takes more than 15 days for the company to do the repair, said Mr. 
Haridas, calling for better consumer awareness in this regard. © Copyright 2000 
- 2009 The Hindu

 

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Re: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms

2009-08-13 Thread Harish Kotian
Hello Rajesh

Usually, a repremand mail is sent privately. It was done at this instance as 
well. When I saw repeated OT postings he has now been debared immediately 
thereafter from making any postings.
 
Don't worry things are under control, however, dirty linen is not washed 
publically, I suppose that maintains the docorrum.

Warmly
Harish Kotian
 
- Original Message - 
From: Asudani, Rajesh rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms


 Dear Moderator and fellow accessIndians,
 
 I am not a person to write on these topics easily.
 However, the present mail by the member who posted it, does violate the 
 fundamental guidelines and the purpose of the group.
 It is not the case that member is new, or he posts such off-topic mails once 
 in a blue moon, which I think can be tolerated.
 The practice with him is a regular one and he even appends justifications 
 sometimes.
 The established practice in AI is to forward such mail to moderator for his 
 approval.
 In the present mail, he has even foregone the need to append 
 self-justification.
 
 I can not usurp the claim to represent other members on the group, however, 
 it is widely felt that some members like the present mail poster, get away 
 only with  reprimands sometimes, however, others are just warned once, that 
 too not necessarily, and are summarily expelled from the group even without 
 any public announcement irrespective of controversy about their stand or 
 their willingness to desist from the mistake etc.
 This, I feel is unwarranted.
 I can understand that one person may not find time always to moderate such a 
 large group.
 So, as a way of relieving moderator of undue burden, and also to further 
 democratize the process, we may have panel of, say, five moderators, 
 distributing among themselves, the moderatorial responsibilities, and 
 decisions on serious matters like suspension/expulsion being taken 
 unanimously or by majority.
 This I am suggesting, because the group has exceeded in size and I believe 
 has more than five hundred members.
 
 Rest I leave to wise discretion of moderator and group members.
 
 Regards
 
 
 
 Rajesh Asudani
 
 Assistant General Manager (PPS),
 Reserve Bank of India
 Nagpur
 09420397185
 O: 0712 2806676
 Res: 0712 2591349
 Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?
 John Milton
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of mukesh jain
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:56 PM
 To: accessindia
 Subject: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms
 
 The Companies Act Amendment Bill, which was tabled in Parliament in
 the Budget session that adjourned last week, has proposed to allow
 Indian companies
 to merge with overseas companies, a move that could introduce greater
 flexibility in cross-border merger and acquisitions (MAs).
 
 At present Sections 391-394 of the Companies Act, 1956, allow only
 foreign companies to merge with Indian ones. The Bill has introduced
 Section 205 that
 also allows the reverse and stipulates that payment to shareholders of
 listed Indian companies being merged can be in the form of cash,
 shares or Indian
 Depository Receipts (IDRs) issued by the overseas companies.
 
 The amendment was first suggested in 2005 by an expert committee on
 company law chaired by Tata Sons Director J J Irani.
 
 If this amendment goes through, it will meet a key demand of many
 multinational companies investing in India.
 
 Legal experts said the merger of an Indian company with a foreign one
 can help structure MA deals in many ways. For example, if an overseas
 company has
 acquired another foreign company that has a subsidiary in India, the
 new provision will allow the acquirer to merge the Indian operations
 with itself,
 instead of retaining it as a separate entity.
 
 Similarly, if the Indian subsidiary is incurring losses, the overseas
 company may prefer to merge the Indian subsidiary with itself to gain
 maximum tax
 benefits by offsetting losses of the subsidiary against its profits.
 
 The provision may also make it easier for promoters of Indian
 companies to raise funds abroad by setting up listed entities abroad
 and merging their Indian
 operations with them.
 
 The proposed amendment in the Companies Act says, The provisions
 shall apply... to schemes of mergers and amalgamations between
 companies registered under
 this Act and companies incorporated in the jurisdictions of such
 countries as may be notified from time to time by the central
 government. Not all countries
 allow the merger of local companies with foreign entities.
 
 The Irani Committee had also recommended that the amendment follow
 international best practices and be made with suitable changes to the
 tax and foreign
 exchange legislations and IDR 

Re: [AI] instalation of talking software

2009-08-13 Thread phani srikanth
hi, visit the following link for models and find the list of models in
the combo box there for talks basic and premium versions:


http://nuance.com/talks/downloads.asp

On 8/10/09, Subramani L lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in wrote:
 If I were to use Talks basic edition, which are the handsets I can buy?
 Pl advice me.

 Subramani

 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of phani
 srikanth
 Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:45 AM
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Subject: Re: [AI] instalation of talking software

 hi you can get it from
 http://www.nuance.com/talks

 for any other help mail me personally to reduce traffic on the list.

 On 8/9/09, gopithiruvancheri gopithiruvanch...@gmail.com wrote:
 hallow friends
 please help me to find out suitable software for nokia 6120 model
 mobile
 the version is 6.51
 with warm regards
 gopi t k
 mail id gopithiruvanch...@gmail.com
 mobile 9446888770
 skype thiruvancherigopi


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Re: [AI] Installation of Skype Watch

2009-08-13 Thread Sakina Dhariwala

Hi u can contact me on skype and I will help u.
My skype id is
sfd19621
With warm regards Sakina.
- Original Message - 
From: S Niyogi suna1...@gmail.com

To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:18 AM
Subject: [AI] Installation of Skype Watch




Hi Friends,
I have installed the skype 3.8 version and have also installed the latest 
scripts(653A)

However, the skype watch feature is not working though
I have enabled it from the options menu

Do I have to install any other scripts/files to make it work?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

SN



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Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

2009-08-13 Thread Srinivasu
I think due to advancement of technology, that's should be done. 

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of jean parker
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:13 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

Are there any efforts to modify existing atm's to make them accessible?  In 
other words, is there a speech chip that can be added to existing atms to 
make them talk thereby reducing the cost to banks?

Jean

- Original Message - 
From: Subramani L lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled


 Don't forget that this is only the news about availability of solution.
 I have been told by reliable sources before that banks are not such
 enthusiastic buyers of technology.

 Subramani



 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Srinivasu
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:15 PM
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Subject: Re: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled

 This is good to hear.

 However, all banks need to ensure that their ATMs are accessible to
 wheel
 chair users too. I'm not sure, height of current ATMs work well for
 wheel
 chair users. In addition, I have observed at several places and one need
 to
 climb at least two steps to reach ATM Cabin.

 Best,
 Srinivasu

 -Original Message-
 From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
 [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Xavier's
 Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, St. Xavier'sCollege
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:30 PM
 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Cc: xr...@hotmail.com
 Subject: [AI] NEWS RELEASE-Accessible ATMs for the disabled


 NEWS RELEASE

 Accessible ATMs for the disabled no longer a distant reality

 NCR Corporation and Diebold, showcase accessible ATMs that enable the
 visually challenged to do banking transaction with ease at the Xavier's
 Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier's
 College,
 Mumbai.

 August 12, 2009

 MUMBAI, India - NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and Diebold (NYSE: DBD)
 today
 showcased their latest ATMs that enables the disabled to do banking with
 ease at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. The Xavier's Resource Centre for
 the
 Visually Challenged (XRCVC), a support and advocacy unit within the St.
 Xavier's College, Mumbai, has worked closely with the banking sector and
 has
 interfaced actively with two of the largest ATM manufacturers in India -
 NCR
 Corporation and Diebold India to make ATMs accessible for the disabled
 people.

 Both organizations are now ready for testing the ATMs at the XRCVC.
 These
 test results will be finally used for feedback purposes and up scaling
 into
 final deployment.

 Key Features of these Accessible ATM's include:
 Audio startups and guide of menu's
 Voice output for transaction
 Tactile cues for the buttons
 Colour contrast and font sizes accessible for low vision users
 Cubicle and ATM size accessible for a wheelchair users

 Sharing his views, Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director XRCVC said: It is a
 well
 known fact that ATMs today have increased convenience banking for the
 able
 body customers. For the same effect to take place involving disabled
 people,
 ATMs will need to scale to meet accessibility standards. The ATM
 industry,
 as well as banking industry all over the world, has made accessibility
 an
 inherent part of its production and deployment. It is time that the
 international leading players in the ATM industry extend their
 experience to
 meet the Indian Banking Industry's recognition to provide accessible
 banking
 services for the persons with disabilities. We are happy that Diebold
 and
 NCR have taken this initiative.

 Sharing his views, Pradeep Sen, Managing Director for NCR in India said,
 NCR is committed to investing in innovative self-service technologies
 that
 would change the way people connect, interact and transact with
 businesses.
 We are happy to showcase this ATM with features that would make banking
 easier for the visually challenged, thereby, reinforcing our commitment
 of
 making ATMs accessible to all types of consumers. NCR continues to work
 closely with industry regulators and the banking fraternity to introduce
 self-service solutions that are easy to use and most relevant in meeting
 both social and economic objectives. As a part of our standard offering,
 all
 NCR ATMs meet the ADA guidelines ensuring 'Access For All'.

 Talking about the collaboration, Naresh Hosangady, Managing Director,
 Diebold India said Diebold has been providing innovative solutions to
 the
 Indian ATM industry and we will continue to introduce newer technologies
 and
 solutions for the Indian banking 

[AI] New book from Microsoft: Engineering Software for Accessibility

2009-08-13 Thread Srinivasu
 

Hi all,

Please see
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2009/08/11/new-book-engineerin
g-software-for-accessibility.aspx

 

Thanks and regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula | Accessibility Lab Manager
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[AI] keptcha

2009-08-13 Thread firoz
From Top tech Tidbits.  I haven't tried it yet, but better pass this around.  
3) Bernard Maldonado has launched what appears to be a unique and valuable 
service: a web site that links those of us who want to fill out the forms on 
web sites that ask for us to fill in text in a picture we can't see (CAPTCHA.) 
The system works for anybody using any web browser and is free.
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Re: [AI] Keyboard shortcuts in VLC Player

2009-08-13 Thread firoz

Recently I asked about accessible media players for .mp4 files. Well I found
an alternative - a website with shortcut keys for VLC Media player - the
only one I've found plays these file types. So If you're using VLC, you'll
want to check out this site.
http://www.jaystech.com/2007/12/vlc-media-players-keyboard-shortcuts.html
I use JFW but I get the sense that these hotkeys are universal.

- Original Message - 
From: Amar Jain amarjain2...@gmail.com

To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Keyboard shortcuts in VLC Player



Respected Sir,

Before I start, I would like to tell you that VLC is not fully accessible.
But in most of the cases, it works well with narrator.

Coming to the point of keyboard shortcuts, Please do as mentioned below:

1. After opening VLC Media Player, Press ctrl+P from the main window of 
VLC.


In case if you are unable to open by pressing ctrl+P, please start 
narrator,

and go to toolspreferences from the main window of vlc. You can also try
Alt+T+P.

2. Once you reach to preference window, you will hear a radio button
Preferences show simple or simillar... If by default you are not there,
please use tab untill you reach there.

3. Once you reach to that radio button, press up down or right left arrow,
And you will hear Show preferences All radio button checked.

Now after doing this, press tab untill you reach to treeview. Here also, 
you
won't hear treeview. It is right after cancel button. Press down arrow 
key

once or twice to make sure that you are in a treeview.


The first option in tree view is advance. Press down arrow till you 
reach

to Interfaces. Once you are there, press right arrow twice for expanding
this treeview. You should get on to control interfaces which will be 
heard

by your screen reader.

Now, press down arrow once, and you will reach to Hotkeys settings.

Press tab three four times, you will hear full screen which is also in a
treeview. There are 101 items in that tree view.

Now suppose you wish to know the shortcut of stop, go to stop by pressing
down arrow key in that treeview, and once you are there, press tab twice 
and

stop when Jaws or your screen reader says Read Only Edit. It should read
the shortcut, but if it doesn't, then press once down or up arrow in that
read only edit box, you will be able to hear that particular shortcut for
that specific function.

I could have told you the main shortcuts, but this method though bit
boaring, will give you complete list of shortcuts available in vlc.

If you face any problem, please let me know. Please remember, Jaws may not
speak in some settings window. Please try to use insert up arrow, if it
doesn't speak anything, go ahead leave that option. Because if it doesn't
speak then we are not concerned with it. Then we have to go to next 
option.


Regards,

Amar Jain.
- Original Message - 
From: vinod benjamin vinbe...@gmail.com

To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:08 PM
Subject: [AI] Keyboard shortcuts in VLC Player


Dear Friends,



I am requesting our family to help to use VLC Player, I have just 
downloaded

and installed in my PC, I am able to play songs and videos but I am unable
to navigate the menu, so I would request the friends who use VLC Player to
help me  with the keyboard shortcuts .



Thanks in anticipation,



Vinod Benjamin





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[AI] swine flu

2009-08-13 Thread Kotian, H P
Hello all

As these are tips for prevention from this disease and it uses ingrediants of 
everyday use, I am permitting this article. The effectiveness is not 
ascertained. Again, no more traffic on this please. The thread continues to be 
closed.

Harish Kotian
Moderator


-Original Message-
From: Sandeep Singh [mailto:sandeepsingh...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:55 PM
To: Kotian, H P
Subject: swine flu

Hi,
Sending it directly to you, if you find it suitable, you can forward
to the list:

Scientific Prevention of Swine Flue using Household Products:

1. Inhale Clove Oil (Lavang) For 1 Second.
2. Chew 1 Clove in a day
3. Eat Raw Garlic (Lahsun), Onion, Ginger (1 to 5gm)
4. Drink hot milk with 2gm of Turmeric (Haldi)
5. Consume Plenty Of Vit C Fruits - Lemon/Avala
6. Use eucalyptus oil drops on handkerchiefs and masks

as one of the preventive measures against Swine Flu by (NIV) National
Institute of Virology.


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