Re: [AI] AccessIndia Digest, Vol 61, Issue 43

[Siva Suresh]

Hi friends and dear experts.
I am using gold wave software.
I wanted to record using gold wave.
Any help is appreciated.
I will be very happy if somebuddy can explain to me over skyp.
Thanks in advance and regards.
Shivasuresh.
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>1. Re: Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run
>   computers (George Abraham)
>2. Re: Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to   run
>   computers (Dinesh Kaushal)
>3. Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability
>   (Jairam Balasubramanian)
>4. Re: Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability
>   (Jairam Balasubramanian)
>5. Re: Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system  to  run
>   computers (Kotian, H P)
>6. Re: Surgery helps IIT student gain sight after 19 years,
>   (parimala V. Bhat)
>7. Moderator- OT-RE: Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good
>   accessability (Kotian, H P)
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> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:59:03 +0530
> From: "George Abraham" 
> To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
>   concerning  the disabled.'" ,
>   "'vib-india'" 
> Subject: Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to
>   run computers
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> I think we must challenge this move in court. The court must stay the move
> and ask Govt to check the software for its accessibility before the move is
> made  official.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of avinash shahi
> Sent: 12 January 2015 22:21
> To: vib-india; accessindia
> Subject: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run
> computers
>
> I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software?
> Techy friends update, please?
> http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-n
> ow-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/
> In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has
> asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system --
> meant to run official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat
> Operating System Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown'
> alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the
> predominant OS in use across Central and state government computer
> systems, alongside other Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as
> well as Android and Unix systems.
>
> "DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has
> written to all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS
> Linux in the states and UTs," an official said. Developed by the
> Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Government
> has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT firm with the support and
> promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based operating system with
> wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi,
> Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo.
>
> According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected
> to have an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan
> as it can be leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have
> access to software in their local language to access the Internet.
>
> At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies
> proprietary software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government
> departments. The BOSS version of Linux is available for free download
> and compact discs are being made available for free distribution.
>
> "The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If
> states were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system
> for their IT networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official
> said.
>
> Before its decision 

[AI] Moderator- OT-RE: Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

[Kotian, H P]

All
I am afraid, this thread is out of scope on this list.

Please put your query on the dedicated list for this. Registration info is in 
the footer of every AccessIndia mails.
Regards
Harish Kotian

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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Jairam Balasubramanian
Sent: 13 January 2015 10:26
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

Hello friends

I have inadvertantly posted the query to AI list in place of Mobile AI.
Appologies for the same.

Thanks and regards
Jairam

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> Hello friends
>
> Need reviews on any Tab with good accessability features.
> Also the price points to consider buying the same.
>
> Thanks and regards
> Jairam
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Re: [AI] Surgery helps IIT student gain sight after 19 years,

[parimala V. Bhat]

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From: "rahul rahul" 
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concerningthe disabled." 

Cc: 
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:25 PM
Subject: [AI] Surgery helps IIT student gain sight after 19 years,



Hello Friends,
A good info.
source:
http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Surgery-helps-IIT-student-gain-sight-after-19-years/articleshow/45838710.cms

Jan 11, 2015, 01.46AM IST TNN


Choudhary suffered from a congenital condition in which the lenses in
his eyes were tilted and cornea in one eye was almost closed,
resulting in near-zero vision.But he can now read without much effort,
thanks to a surgery he underwent in a Chennai hospital.CHENNAI: It
would have been an odd sight for JEE invigilators last year when
Ashish Choudhary, a candidate, wrote the exam, with his nose almost
touching the answer paper. When the results came, he bagged the 27th
rank, and secured admission in IIT-Madras.

Choudhary, 19, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, suffered from a
congenital condition in which the lenses in his eyes were tilted and
cornea in one eye was almost closed, resulting in near-zero vision.
But he can now read without much effort, thanks to a surgery he
underwent in a city hospital. Doctors fixed artificial lenses in his
eye using glue.

Ashish had problems with vision since his birth. Despite several trips
to various hospitals, his vision did not improve. At IIT, his
professors noticed that Ashish was always restless in class and did
not focus on the blackboard. "He could not see properly. We decided to
get him medical help as he was a brilliant student," said Ashish's
English teacher Manjula Rajan.

He was taken to Agarwal's Eye Hospital where tests revealed that his
optical lenses were tilted. "There was also decreased vision in one
eye as his pupil was distorted," said Dr Amar Agarwal. The doctors
corrected the condition by implanting artificial lenses through glued
intraocular lens (IOL) technique. "We also repaired his pupil and
brought it to the centre by removing tissue from his iris. This
ensured that enough light passed through his pupil and provided clear
vision," the doctor said.

Dr Agarwal said the technique is usually used to rectify cataract in
patients who have had a serious eye injury. Previously, IOL
implantation was considered very difficult or fraught with
complications as it required large incisions and multiple sutures,
leading to longer healing time.

Earlier, doctors did not have a way to implant artificial lens as
there was no support to keep it steady. "Now it can be held in one
place with the help of glue. The technique of glued IOL developed in
2007 has been a game changer," the doctor said. As Ashish's parents
are farmers and could not afford the expensive surgery, IIT-Madras
came forward to sponsor the procedure.



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Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

[Kotian, H P]

Hi
It has been there for a very long time now. This is optimised for Indian 
languages.
Orka should be available on it. There are many on this list who are entirely on 
Linux. Even OCR is available for us.

Harish Kotian

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
Dinesh Kaushal
Sent: 13 January 2015 08:43
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.; 'vib-india'
Subject: Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run 
computers

Would be interested to know how much of this is real home grown and how much of 
it is just rebranding of Linux?

Best
Dinesh
Mobile: +91 9718328272
"Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their 
simplification". --Martin Fischer

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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
George Abraham
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 6:59 AM
To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.'; 'vib-india'
Subject: Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run 
computers

I think we must challenge this move in court. The court must stay the move and 
ask Govt to check the software for its accessibility before the move is made  
official.

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: 12 January 2015 22:21
To: vib-india; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software?
Techy friends update, please?
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-n
ow-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/
In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has asked 
states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system -- meant to run 
official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat Operating System 
Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown'
alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the predominant 
OS in use across Central and state government computer systems, alongside other 
Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as well as Android and Unix systems.

"DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has written to 
all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS Linux in the states 
and UTs," an official said. Developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced 
Computing (C-DAC), the Government has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT 
firm with the support and promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based 
operating system with wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, 
Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo.

According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected to have 
an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan as it can be 
leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have access to software in 
their local language to access the Internet.

At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies proprietary 
software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government departments. The BOSS version 
of Linux is available for free download and compact discs are being made 
available for free distribution.

"The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If states 
were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system for their IT 
networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official said.

Before its decision to ask states to deploy the BOSS, the Centre has tried 
pushing the operating system in central government departments.
Currently, according to DeitY estimates, around 2.5 million deployments of BOSS 
Linux have been done by C-DAC in education, government and e-governance sectors.

In order to make the switch-over possible, the Centre has asked C-DAC and other 
agencies to ensure that BOSS Support Centres are set up across the country and 
workshops are being conducted to encourage the use of the operating system in 
the country, officials said.

BOSS 5.0, the latest version of the operating system, reportedly comes with 
several new applications mainly focused on enhanced security and user-friendly 
applications

--
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU

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Re: [AI] Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

[Jairam Balasubramanian]

Hello friends

I have inadvertantly posted the query to AI list in place of Mobile AI.
Appologies for the same.

Thanks and regards
Jairam

On 1/13/15, Jairam Balasubramanian  wrote:
> Hello friends
>
> Need reviews on any Tab with good accessability features.
> Also the price points to consider buying the same.
>
> Thanks and regards
> Jairam
>

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[AI] Want to buy a budget Android Tab with good accessability

[Jairam Balasubramanian]

Hello friends

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Also the price points to consider buying the same.

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Jairam

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Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

[Dinesh Kaushal]

Would be interested to know how much of this is real home grown and how much of 
it is just rebranding of Linux?

Best
Dinesh
Mobile: +91 9718328272
"Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their 
simplification". --Martin Fischer

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
George Abraham
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 6:59 AM
To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled.'; 'vib-india'
Subject: Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run 
computers

I think we must challenge this move in court. The court must stay the move
and ask Govt to check the software for its accessibility before the move is
made  official.

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of avinash shahi
Sent: 12 January 2015 22:21
To: vib-india; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run
computers

I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software?
Techy friends update, please?
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-n
ow-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/
In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has
asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system --
meant to run official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat
Operating System Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown'
alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the
predominant OS in use across Central and state government computer
systems, alongside other Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as
well as Android and Unix systems.

"DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has
written to all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS
Linux in the states and UTs," an official said. Developed by the
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Government
has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT firm with the support and
promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based operating system with
wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi,
Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo.

According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected
to have an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan
as it can be leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have
access to software in their local language to access the Internet.

At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies
proprietary software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government
departments. The BOSS version of Linux is available for free download
and compact discs are being made available for free distribution.

"The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If
states were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system
for their IT networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official
said.

Before its decision to ask states to deploy the BOSS, the Centre has
tried pushing the operating system in central government departments.
Currently, according to DeitY estimates, around 2.5 million
deployments of BOSS Linux have been done by C-DAC in education,
government and e-governance sectors.

In order to make the switch-over possible, the Centre has asked C-DAC
and other agencies to ensure that BOSS Support Centres are set up
across the country and workshops are being conducted to encourage the
use of the operating system in the country, officials said.

BOSS 5.0, the latest version of the operating system, reportedly comes
with several new applications mainly focused on enhanced security and
user-friendly applications

-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU

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Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

[George Abraham]

I think we must challenge this move in court. The court must stay the move
and ask Govt to check the software for its accessibility before the move is
made  official.

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of avinash shahi
Sent: 12 January 2015 22:21
To: vib-india; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run
computers

I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software?
Techy friends update, please?
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-n
ow-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/
In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has
asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system --
meant to run official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat
Operating System Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown'
alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the
predominant OS in use across Central and state government computer
systems, alongside other Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as
well as Android and Unix systems.

"DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has
written to all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS
Linux in the states and UTs," an official said. Developed by the
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Government
has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT firm with the support and
promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based operating system with
wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi,
Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo.

According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected
to have an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan
as it can be leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have
access to software in their local language to access the Internet.

At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies
proprietary software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government
departments. The BOSS version of Linux is available for free download
and compact discs are being made available for free distribution.

"The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If
states were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system
for their IT networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official
said.

Before its decision to ask states to deploy the BOSS, the Centre has
tried pushing the operating system in central government departments.
Currently, according to DeitY estimates, around 2.5 million
deployments of BOSS Linux have been done by C-DAC in education,
government and e-governance sectors.

In order to make the switch-over possible, the Centre has asked C-DAC
and other agencies to ensure that BOSS Support Centres are set up
across the country and workshops are being conducted to encourage the
use of the operating system in the country, officials said.

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Re: [AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

[muruganandan.k]

Dear Avinash,
BOSS is in use for very long, and certain states/UTs like Tamilnadu
and Pondicherry have already deployed it as the only OS or at least as
an alternate in the Government offices. E-Speak engine supported ORCA
works as an efficient screen-reader. We need a bit of orientation and
training to switch over though

On 1/12/15, avinash shahi  wrote:
> I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software?
> Techy friends update, please?
> http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-now-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/
> In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has
> asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system --
> meant to run official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat
> Operating System Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown'
> alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the
> predominant OS in use across Central and state government computer
> systems, alongside other Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as
> well as Android and Unix systems.
>
> "DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has
> written to all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS
> Linux in the states and UTs," an official said. Developed by the
> Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Government
> has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT firm with the support and
> promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based operating system with
> wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi,
> Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo.
>
> According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected
> to have an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan
> as it can be leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have
> access to software in their local language to access the Internet.
>
> At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies
> proprietary software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government
> departments. The BOSS version of Linux is available for free download
> and compact discs are being made available for free distribution.
>
> "The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If
> states were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system
> for their IT networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official
> said.
>
> Before its decision to ask states to deploy the BOSS, the Centre has
> tried pushing the operating system in central government departments.
> Currently, according to DeitY estimates, around 2.5 million
> deployments of BOSS Linux have been done by C-DAC in education,
> government and e-governance sectors.
>
> In order to make the switch-over possible, the Centre has asked C-DAC
> and other agencies to ensure that BOSS Support Centres are set up
> across the country and workshops are being conducted to encourage the
> use of the operating system in the country, officials said.
>
> BOSS 5.0, the latest version of the operating system, reportedly comes
> with several new applications mainly focused on enhanced security and
> user-friendly applications
>
> --
> Avinash Shahi
> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
>
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[AI] jobs for teachers in Uttarakhand: छप्पर फाड़ के शिक्षकों की भर्ती, 1200 पद खाली

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http://www.amarujala.com/feature/jobs/government-jobs/jobs-for-teachers-hindi-news-ar/

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[AI] Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers

[avinash shahi]

I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software?
Techy friends update, please?
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-now-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/
In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has
asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system --
meant to run official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat
Operating System Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown'
alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the
predominant OS in use across Central and state government computer
systems, alongside other Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as
well as Android and Unix systems.

"DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has
written to all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS
Linux in the states and UTs," an official said. Developed by the
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Government
has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT firm with the support and
promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based operating system with
wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi,
Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo.

According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected
to have an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan
as it can be leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have
access to software in their local language to access the Internet.

At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies
proprietary software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government
departments. The BOSS version of Linux is available for free download
and compact discs are being made available for free distribution.

"The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If
states were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system
for their IT networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official
said.

Before its decision to ask states to deploy the BOSS, the Centre has
tried pushing the operating system in central government departments.
Currently, according to DeitY estimates, around 2.5 million
deployments of BOSS Linux have been done by C-DAC in education,
government and e-governance sectors.

In order to make the switch-over possible, the Centre has asked C-DAC
and other agencies to ensure that BOSS Support Centres are set up
across the country and workshops are being conducted to encourage the
use of the operating system in the country, officials said.

BOSS 5.0, the latest version of the operating system, reportedly comes
with several new applications mainly focused on enhanced security and
user-friendly applications

-- 
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU

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Re: [AI] Coral Draw Accessibility

[Bhavya shah]

I guess I agree with you. Using Coral Draw, wouldn't benefit me in any
way either, so I'll drop it for now..., and instead engage in other
fascinating things :)

On 1/12/15, kanchan Pamnani  wrote:
> Hi Bhavya,
>  Even though you have addressed the mail to Pranav I thought I should reply.
>
> I have been enjoying your emails and your curiosity.
> Although I am not giving you sound advice nonetheless it is my advice. Drop
>
> coral draw for the time being. revisit it in a couple of years.
> I would spend some time having fun with the SPAM mails after taking the
> precautions that Pranav and others had suggested. Smile. Your systems may go
>
> for a toss and you might have to change every password but it is fun to do
> dangerous things while knowing that it is dangerous-you got to test your
> brains.
> Coral draw will make you prod alonng but the SPAM chasing will make you
> jump.
> So go for it and have fun.
> You only live once.
> Being a lawyer the disclaimer is that this is my advice and you  must take
> your own decisions and I am in no way responsible.Smile
> Lots of love and Best wishes.
> Kanchan Pamnani
> Advocate & Solicitor
> 9, Suleman Chambers,
> Battery Street, Colaba,
> Mumbai - 400 039.
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Bhavya shah" 
> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> concerningthe disabled." 
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] Coral Draw Accessibility
>
>
>> Hi,
>> Pranavlal Sir,
>> This exam isn't too big a deal, but I still want to try using Coral
>> Draw if I can, I can get enough sighted assistance wherever needed.
>> 'You could use the vOICe for seeing the images and get an idea of the
>> shape of
>> what is drawn but that is about it.'
>> How will this vOICe help me understand my drawing?
>> ' The trick in such cases is to see if you can
>> export the corel draw output to a more readable format.'
>> Could you give some examples of more readable formats?
>>
>> ' Other list members have
>> already suggested scalable vector graphics and the use of SVGDraw from''
>> What are these things you have mentioned? Just to be clear, the
>> software I will have to use is Coral Draw and Coral Draw only.
>> 'If you need to create drawings, you will have to learn to use Corel draw
>>
>> macros
>> really really fast. This may not be as big an issue as it seems if you
>> know how
>> to program.'
>> No, I do not know how to program. I don't think I would put in the
>> required efforts to learn Coral Draw macro. But still thanks for the
>> suggestion.
>> Well, I have been given alternatives for two graphical programs in th
>> past, namely Adobe Photoshop and Google Picasa, but I was wondering,
>> if I could actually use this software instead of requesting for an
>> alternative.
>> What would you say, should I pursue Coral Draw, or ask for an
>> alternative?
>>
>> On 1/8/15, Pranav Lal  wrote:
>>> Hi Bhavya,
>>>
>>> It is unreasonable for the examiner to ask you to use this program given
>>> that
>>> the primary nature of the program's output is graphical. What do you need
>>>
>>> to
>>> do?
>>> You could use the vOICe for seeing the images and get an idea of the
>>> shape
>>> of
>>> what is drawn but that is about it. The trick in such cases is to see if
>>>
>>> you
>>> can
>>> export the corel draw output to a more readable format. Other list
>>> members
>>> have
>>> already suggested scalable vector graphics and the use of SVGDraw from
>>> http://www.dickbaldwin.com.
>>>
>>> If you need to create drawings, you will have to learn to use Corel draw
>>> macros
>>> really really fast. This may not be as big an issue as it seems if you
>>> know
>>> how
>>> to program.
>>>
>>> I would see how much this exam matters and then take a call on how much
>>> effort I
>>> put into this. It is a non-trivyal problem to solve.
>>> Pranav
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Warm Regards
>> Bhavya
>> Let me wish you a very Happy New Year before the phone lines get
>> jammed and inte

Re: [AI] Times Social Impact Awards

[Bhavya shah]

Hi,
I've done it as well...
I'd encourage everyone else to do the same as well.

On 1/12/15, Manish Agarwal  wrote:
> congrats sightsavers and xrcvc...have done it.
>
> On 1/12/15, Ketan Kothari  wrote:
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> You will be pleased to know that Sightsavers and XRCVC have been
>> nominated for Times Social Impact Awards and this is due to Project
>> Access that focused on copyright amendments and accessible banking.
>> As part of this process, we would request our friends to cast their
>> votes in the NGO category on
>>
>> http://timessocialawards.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/organization_view.cms
>>
>> I would request more and more of our friends to vote as this is
>> another opportunity to bring accessibility to the fore.  Please use
>> your social media (facebook or twitter) account to vote as that is
>> mandatory.  Last date for casting your vote is 15th of Jan 2015.
>>
>> I hope you will do this in good numbers.
>>
>> With best wishes,
>>
>> Ketan
>>
>> --
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>> Phone: [r] 24223281,
>> Cell: 9987550614
>> MSN ID: muktake...@hotmail.com
>> Skype ID: Ketan
>>
>> Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th
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Re: [AI] Times Social Impact Awards

[Manish Agarwal]

congrats sightsavers and xrcvc...have done it.

On 1/12/15, Ketan Kothari  wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> You will be pleased to know that Sightsavers and XRCVC have been
> nominated for Times Social Impact Awards and this is due to Project
> Access that focused on copyright amendments and accessible banking.
> As part of this process, we would request our friends to cast their
> votes in the NGO category on
>
> http://timessocialawards.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/organization_view.cms
>
> I would request more and more of our friends to vote as this is
> another opportunity to bring accessibility to the fore.  Please use
> your social media (facebook or twitter) account to vote as that is
> mandatory.  Last date for casting your vote is 15th of Jan 2015.
>
> I hope you will do this in good numbers.
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Ketan
>
> --
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> Phone: [r] 24223281,
> Cell: 9987550614
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[AI] FYI: Administrative approval for the Plan Scheme

[avinash shahi]

Note: Scanning typoes are not mine Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities is responsible...


No. 16-07/2013-PD-III
Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Department of Empowerment of PwPs
Budget Section

Paryavan Bhavan, CGO Complex, Dated^j December, 2014

To

The Pay & Accounts Officer,
Pay & Accounts Office,
Department of Disabiity Affairs,
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
CGO Complex, Paryavaran Bhawan,
New Delhi-110003.

Sub: Administrative approval for the Plan Scheme "In-Service Training
and Sensitization of State Governments, Local Bodies and Other Service
Providers" (Effective from 2014-15)

Sir/Madam,

In terms of Rule 18 of Delegation of Financial Powers Rules (DFPR),
1978, I am directed to convey the administrative approval of the
competent authority for implementation of Central Sector Scheme of
"In-Service Training and Sensitization of State Governments, Local
Bodies and Other Service Providers" with the total cost of Rs.20
crores (Rupees Twenty Crores) for the remaining period of 12th Five
Year Plan of 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.

 2.1The objectives of the Scheme is to train and sensitize key
functionaries of the Central/State Govt, Local Bodies and other
Service Providers on a regular basis on disability related matters
through State/District/Block level workshops as it aims to raise the
awareness among employees and peer groups about capabilities of
persons with disabilities and how we can work together to create an
inclusive environment etc work place.

 2.2Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) under Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment (Department of Disabiity Affairs) shall be the
nodal agency of the Scheme. The Nodal agency will play a pivotal role
in implementation of the Scheme and will be overall responsible for
execution of

  the Scheme.   Nodal agency will liaise with Institutes and other
agencies of the Department to develop training modules.

2.3 Overhead charge for nodal agency will be 5% of the total allocation
of the Scheme. The funds will be released to Rehabilitation Council on
the recommendations of fund sanctioning authority. RCI will, further
release the funds to Training Institutes. RCI will maintain separate
bank accounts for the Scheme. They will also obtain the utilization
certificate (UCs) from the implementing agencies and maintain proper
records of releases and utilization certificates. Nodal Officer in RCI
will submit the utilization certificate in the prescribed format
(GFR-19A0 duly certified by him/her and Account Officer of the
Institute to the Ministry. The Scheme would be periodically reviewed
and monitored by RCI.

3.  A Committee comprising of following members will be the fund
sanctioning authority.

(i) Secretary, Deptt. of Disability Affairs
(ii)JS, Deptt, of Disability Affairs
(iii)   JS& FA
(iv)Chairman, Rehabilitation Council of India
(v) Director (Concerned)- Member Secretary
(vi)Heads of National Institutes
(vii)   4  Experts  in Training of Trainers  for modules  of PwD related issues.

4.   The   Scheme   is   to   be   implemented   in   phased
manner   during   the remaining period of 12th Five Year Plan as under
:

Year
Activities
Estimated Expdt (Rs. in Cr.)
2014-15
Approx.10,000   key   functionaries   to   be trained (Estimated
expdt on per trainee Rs.6500/)
Rs.6500 X 1 = Rs.6,50,00,000/
2015-16

Approx10,000key   functionariestobe trained (Estimated
expdt on per trainee Rs.6500/)
Rs.6500X 1Rs.6,50,00,000/
20162017
Approx.10,000   key   functionaries   to   be trained
(Estimated expdt on per trainee Rs.6500/)
Rs.6500 X 1Rs.6,50,00,000/

TOTAL
Rs. 19,50,00,000/(Rs. 19.50 crores
 5.While incurring any expenditure under the scheme, Rules,
instructions and procedures as laid down under the GFRs, DFPRs, and
all other allied instructions issued by the Governemnt of India from
time to time shall be strictly followed.

 6. The expenditure on the Plan Scheme during the financial year
2014-15 to 2016-17 is subject to approval of outlay and availability
of funds in the respective year.

 7. This issues in consultation with Integrated Finance Division vide
their Dy. No.l616/Director(IFD) dated 23.12.2014.



Encl : One copy of the Scheme Copy to :
(Awanish Kumar Awasthi) Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Tele : 24369056 Email;   jsda-m...@nic.in


(i)Chairperson, Rehabilitation Council of India.
(ii)  Director General (Audit), Central Revenue, IP Estate, New Delhi.
(iii) Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities, Paryavaran Bhavan, New Delhi. (iv) Sr.
PPS to Secretary (DA) (v)   Guard File/Sanction Folder

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Re: [AI] [jnuvision] RE: Delhi University in process of developing math kits

[avinash shahi]

Those who are involved with the kit have been quoted in the report,
you can meet them by putting efforts.


On 1/12/15, 'Vedprakash' vedprakash.sha...@gmail.com [jnuvision]
 wrote:
> Very good initiative.
> Could we see this kit?
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
> Of avinash shahi
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 5:33 PM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
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> Subject: [AI] Delhi University in process of developing math kits
>
> To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired
> students, Delhi University is developing specialised 'mathematical kits'
> which will make it much easier for them to study the subject.
>
> The varsity plans to carry out a campaign across the country during which
> students and teachers will visit various blind schools where it will
> distribute the kits to the students and conduct workshops to teach them how
> to use it.
>
> In the second phase, after receiving feedback from various quarters, DU
> plans to recommend to HRD Ministry for inclusion of the tools in the
> curriculum.
>
> The kits have been developed by four DU students pursuing M.Sc Maths
> Education in consultation with experts and two professors, Jyoti Sharma and
> Pankaj Tyagi.
>
> "We conducted a survey at various blind schools in Delhi and found out that
> the only specialised technique available for their teaching is Braille. Few
> schools use audio mediums too. These can be helpful in teaching literature
> or other subjects but not maths, which is very complex," said Madan
> Chaturvedi of DU's Cluster Innovation Centre.
>
> Elaborating on the contents of the kit, Sharma said, "The kit has been
> divided into three parts. The first one contains geometry tools which
> include specially-designed scale, protractor, compass, and a board.
> Braille technology has also been used to make the tools.
>
> "The second part includes shape-based abacus, which is different from a
> routine abacus. The third segment is braille designed board for multiples
> and factors. Apart from this, we have also included a snakes and ladders
> game, especially designed to suit the needs of the blind.
>
> The game will help the users get a hang of how to use other tools,"
> she said. The tools were also tested by students of three blind schools.
> "We
> plan to validate the tools by seeking feedback from a large sample size and
> then approach experts for advice on any rooms for improvement," Sharma
> said.
>
> "We have also kept in mind minute details such as what material should be
> used, what should be the size, what can be used for which class and much
> more," she added.
>
> After completion of the first phase, the varsity also plans to introduce
> the
> product commercially in the market. DU, which boasts of a well-stocked
> Braille library, had last year installed a special technology in all its
> libraries to enable visually-challenged students to also access the books.
>
> The technology called 'Inclusive Print Access Project' can scan books and
> automatically transcribe the text to speech
> http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-university-in-process-of
> -developing-math-kits-for-blind-students/
>
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[AI] Google to soon offer real-time voice-to-text translation

[Shiv]

Source:

http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/45852129.cms

 

Google to soon offer real-time voice-to-text translation

Jan 12, 2015, 02.33PM IST ANI

 

 

The update will facilitate automatic recognition of speech in popular
languages and will change it into text.

 

WASHINGTON: Nearly a month after Microsoft's Skype unveiled a programme for
real-time translation of speech, Google is set to release an updated version
of its Google Translate app for Android with the same functionality. 

 

The update will facilitate automatic recognition of speech in popular
languages and will change it into text, reported The Verge. 

 

Google had earlier said in July 2013 that the upcoming version of its
translation app would be able to deliver delay-free, "near perfect"
translations, something that few apps can offer currently. 

 

However, that may not be all. Google is also planning to release a service
that will enable users to hold their phones up to a foreign street sign and
create an automatic translation on the screen, the report said.

 

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[AI] FW: Sharing Matrimonial Success Stories.

[Sushmeetha]

Dear List Members 

Wish to share stories of accomplishment of our past get-togethers held in
2014 & 2013:  

Mr. Deven , working with Amazon.com (USA) with  hearing impairment got
married to Ms. Neetu with polio disability on 9th December 2014. Deven's
Mother met Ms. Neetu at one of the get-together's organized by us. 

Mr. Tarun Bansal, a person with visual impairment and a registered candidate
was so impressed and motivated & also inspired by the concept of our
get-together that he married Ms. Rachana who is disabled with polio. As of
now they are happily married and blessed with a baby girl who is 7 months
old.

We are proud to announce that Voice Vision's 3rd Matrimonial get-together is
round the corner. We anticipate that the New Year shall be overflowing with
abundance of love, happiness, dignity & independence for all of us.  

Yet again we take great pleasure in providing an opportunity for people to
meet and if possible extend their relationship:

 * Get registered yourself, your friends, family members or known persons, 
 * Physically disabled or non disabled
 * Residing in India or abroad
 * Any Cast or Religion 
 * Those aspiring to get married

We request all the eligible prospects to quickly register their profile on
the Matrimonial section of our website in order to participate in the
upcoming cross-disability Matrimonial get-together. 

We have listed the below steps to register your matrimonial profile on
www.voicevision.in
1. Visit www.voicevision.in/matrimonial and click on create new account.
2.  Filled in all the required information and click on Create A New Account
Button. 
3. You will receive an email with your login details and password, on your
email id you just provided.
4. Login again with the password provided in the email. 
5.   Click the Matrimonial link below the volunteer with us link, second in
the navigation list. Or click on create matrimonial profile.  
6. Provide your partner preferences and other details and click on pre view.

7. After viewing or ensuring the details provided in are proper, click on
save button. 

You are ready to search your life partner online now. 

Special Note for existing users. 
Skip the first three steps, just login with your user name & password, check
your details. Update the same with your latest details. 
In case you have lost your password, click on Request New Password and
follow the above mentioned steps. 

Read about our last two matrimonial get-together's at: 
 http://www.voicevision.in/content/matrimonial-get-together-2014
 http://www.voicevision.in/content/matrimonial-get-together-2013

Looking forward for loads of registrations. 

Stay tuned for the Matrimonial Get-together date & venue announcement.

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Re: [AI] Delhi University in process of developing math kits

[Vedprakash]

Very good initiative.
Could we see this kit?


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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of avinash shahi
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 5:33 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Cc: jnuvision
Subject: [AI] Delhi University in process of developing math kits

To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired
students, Delhi University is developing specialised 'mathematical kits'
which will make it much easier for them to study the subject.

The varsity plans to carry out a campaign across the country during which
students and teachers will visit various blind schools where it will
distribute the kits to the students and conduct workshops to teach them how
to use it.

In the second phase, after receiving feedback from various quarters, DU
plans to recommend to HRD Ministry for inclusion of the tools in the
curriculum.

The kits have been developed by four DU students pursuing M.Sc Maths
Education in consultation with experts and two professors, Jyoti Sharma and
Pankaj Tyagi.

"We conducted a survey at various blind schools in Delhi and found out that
the only specialised technique available for their teaching is Braille. Few
schools use audio mediums too. These can be helpful in teaching literature
or other subjects but not maths, which is very complex," said Madan
Chaturvedi of DU's Cluster Innovation Centre.

Elaborating on the contents of the kit, Sharma said, "The kit has been
divided into three parts. The first one contains geometry tools which
include specially-designed scale, protractor, compass, and a board.
Braille technology has also been used to make the tools.

"The second part includes shape-based abacus, which is different from a
routine abacus. The third segment is braille designed board for multiples
and factors. Apart from this, we have also included a snakes and ladders
game, especially designed to suit the needs of the blind.

The game will help the users get a hang of how to use other tools,"
she said. The tools were also tested by students of three blind schools. "We
plan to validate the tools by seeking feedback from a large sample size and
then approach experts for advice on any rooms for improvement," Sharma said.

"We have also kept in mind minute details such as what material should be
used, what should be the size, what can be used for which class and much
more," she added.

After completion of the first phase, the varsity also plans to introduce the
product commercially in the market. DU, which boasts of a well-stocked
Braille library, had last year installed a special technology in all its
libraries to enable visually-challenged students to also access the books.

The technology called 'Inclusive Print Access Project' can scan books and
automatically transcribe the text to speech
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-university-in-process-of
-developing-math-kits-for-blind-students/

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[AI] Delhi University in process of developing math kits

[avinash shahi]

To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired
students, Delhi University is developing specialised 'mathematical
kits' which will make it much easier for them to study the subject.

The varsity plans to carry out a campaign across the country during
which students and teachers will visit various blind schools where it
will distribute the kits to the students and conduct workshops to
teach them how to use it.

In the second phase, after receiving feedback from various quarters,
DU plans to recommend to HRD Ministry for inclusion of the tools in
the curriculum.

The kits have been developed by four DU students pursuing M.Sc Maths
Education in consultation with experts and two professors, Jyoti
Sharma and Pankaj Tyagi.

"We conducted a survey at various blind schools in Delhi and found out
that the only specialised technique available for their teaching is
Braille. Few schools use audio mediums too. These can be helpful in
teaching literature or other subjects but not maths, which is very
complex," said Madan Chaturvedi of DU's Cluster Innovation Centre.

Elaborating on the contents of the kit, Sharma said, "The kit has been
divided into three parts. The first one contains geometry tools which
include specially-designed scale, protractor, compass, and a board.
Braille technology has also been used to make the tools.

"The second part includes shape-based abacus, which is different from
a routine abacus. The third segment is braille designed board for
multiples and factors. Apart from this, we have also included a snakes
and ladders game, especially designed to suit the needs of the blind.

The game will help the users get a hang of how to use other tools,"
she said. The tools were also tested by students of three blind
schools. "We plan to validate the tools by seeking feedback from a
large sample size and then approach experts for advice on any rooms
for improvement," Sharma said.

"We have also kept in mind minute details such as what material should
be used, what should be the size, what can be used for which class and
much more," she added.

After completion of the first phase, the varsity also plans to
introduce the product commercially in the market. DU, which boasts of
a well-stocked Braille library, had last year installed a special
technology in all its libraries to enable visually-challenged students
to also access the books.

The technology called 'Inclusive Print Access Project' can scan books
and automatically transcribe the text to speech
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-university-in-process-of-developing-math-kits-for-blind-students/

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[AI] Eyeway's News and job alert

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Hi All:

To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired
students, Delhi University (DU) is developing specialised mathematical
kits, which will make it much easier for them to study the subject. The
varsity plans to carry out a campaign across the country during which
students and teachers will visit various blind schools where it will
distribute the kits to the students and conduct workshops to teach them how
to use it. In the second phase, after receiving feedback from various
quarters, DU plans to recommend to HRD Ministry for inclusion of the tools
in the curriculum. The kits have been developed by four DU students
pursuing M.Sc Maths Education in consultation with experts and two
professors, Jyoti Sharma and Pankaj Tyagi. More at
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=du-eliminates-blind-spot-it-develops-math-kits-sightless

Arushi, in association with, Sahayog Microfinance, Indian Oil, Mittal
Institute of Technology, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya and MP
Tourism organised, "The 9th Blind Challenge Car Rally 2015" here on Sunday.
Home Minister Babulal Gaur was present as the Chief Guest and flagged off
the first vehicle and started the rally from DB City Mall. The first three
cars were vintage cars and were the point of attraction during the rally.
The rally moved through clear roads of DB Mall, MP Nagar and passed through
Bhopal Haat, Vindhyachal Blg, New Court, Paryawas Bhawan, Chinaar Park
Road, Shivaji Nagar, Char Imli, Bittan Market, Link Road 2, 5 No. stop, 2nd
stop, Platinum Plaza, Nehru Nagar, Bhadbhada, P& T crossing and wind up at
Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrhalaya. Enroute were check points to ensure,
no-one drives fast, and all traffic rules are strictly followed. More at
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=9th-blind-challenge-car-rally-2015-conducted

One post for Partially Blind as MTS in HQ Eastern Air Command. Minimum
qualification: Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized
Board/University. Last date 26th January. More at
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs  or 27 December employment News page 78


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Re: [AI] help needed: navigating by sentence in talkback

[mukesh jain]

Hello,
You can use the talkback gesture for reading the text either with word
or character and also through page, paragraph etc.

To do this, first open any specific application which uses the text
reading functionality like messaging. Then open particular sms with
double tap.
Then  to perform this function, use the gesture swipe up and then
right here  to open the local context menu and then move your finger
around the circle that is created where you have assigned your
gesture. Here  You will find the options like page gramularity,
character gramularity word gramularity and so on. Do not lift your
finger until you find your desired option and lift the finger once you
find your option. Then you can move around your navigation by moving
the finger in the single motion from left to right to move forward and
right to left in the reversed order.

It's bit tricky but once you have practiced then you can easily use the same.

Alternatively, you can also use the apps like accessible sms lite or
accessible editor demo from philosoft. This will  allow you to even
select the text and edit the text easily either by using it's inbuilt
options or it can even work with the combination of talkback gestures.
this also enables you to move forward and backward with sentences.
You can read about this app from here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=il.co.philosoft.accessibleSMS.lite&hl=en

hope that helps.




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[AI] help needed: navigating by sentence in talkback

[Sanchit Katiyar]

Dear Friends,

how to read sentence by sentence or word by word of a text using talkback?

-- 
With best regards,
Sanchit Katiyar.

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+91 9013816320.
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[AI] Times Social Impact Awards

[Ketan Kothari]

Dear Friends,

You will be pleased to know that Sightsavers and XRCVC have been
nominated for Times Social Impact Awards and this is due to Project
Access that focused on copyright amendments and accessible banking.
As part of this process, we would request our friends to cast their
votes in the NGO category on

http://timessocialawards.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/organization_view.cms

I would request more and more of our friends to vote as this is
another opportunity to bring accessibility to the fore.  Please use
your social media (facebook or twitter) account to vote as that is
mandatory.  Last date for casting your vote is 15th of Jan 2015.

I hope you will do this in good numbers.

With best wishes,

Ketan

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Re: [AI] Networking in Conferences

[George Abraham]

 9810934040. Pl call me in the evening post 7 p.m.

-Original Message-
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
Of Shubhanku Kochar
Sent: 12 January 2015 10:52
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
the disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Networking in Conferences

George sir can u give ur no wanted to tlk 

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> On Jan 12, 2015, at 7:26 AM, "George Abraham"  wrote:
> 
> Dear Rahul,
> 
> This is a very valid  and real challenge. I face this all the time. Some
of
> the strategies I have tried to adopt are as unde:
> 
> 1. Talk to the organisers about the challenge. Very often the organisers
if
> informed in advance will make arrangements for you to meet with people
you
> want.
> 2. Make your presence felt by asking questions and pertinent comments.
Also
> sometimes if you want to meet anyone in particular, then mention your
> blindness and your desire in meeting up with the particular pannelist.
> 3. Try to talk to the organisers in advance and see if you could be one
of
> the pannelists. It always helps to be a pannelist because people will
then
> come to you.
> 4. Establish your equity by writing blogs, making meaningful
contributions
> in forums that you are interested in, participate in debates/discussions
so
> that people notice you and start valuing your views to the point they
begin
> to approach you.
> 5. You could request the organisers to share contact information of the
> people you want to get to know and connect with them outside the
> conference. This is often better. I always prefer a one on one
interaction
> as compared to a group interaction with the pannelist.
> 
> The above are a few short term and long term ideas. If you would like to
> discuss the issue further, you could give me a call.
> 
> Best,
> 
> George  
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
Behalf
> Of Rahul Bajaj
> Sent: 12 January 2015 01:10
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
concerning
> the disabled.
> Subject: [AI] Networking in Conferences
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I hope this message finds you well. I am wondering if any of you might be
> able to share some valuable and actionable insights about the strategies
> that can be adopted to meet new people at conferences. I, for one, am
> always dependent on the mercy of the people with whom I am at a
conference
> insofar as meeting panelists is concerned. This works just fine if the
> other person is just as passionate  as I am about forging new
> relationships, but it becomes problematic when the other person lacks
> either the desire or the nerve to go up to a panelist and strike up a
> conversation. You typically only get a handful of minutes to meet these
> panelists and , therefore, there's a lot of hustle and bustle in the
> conference arena. As a result, asking a volunteer for help or trying to
> find your way on your own are not feasible solutions. Please let me know
> what you think about this.
> 
> Best,
> Rahul
> 
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