Re: [AI] Let’s voice our thoughts on Accessible Indian Currency through Maan Ki Baat this Sunday!

[Srinivasu Chakravarthula]

If you have clicked on the number directly from email, chances of having a
+ sign added and that considers this number as a United States Number.
Suggest dial the number manually and it should go through. I just did.

Regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com

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Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica


On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 10:46 PM, BHAVESH PATEL 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> i dialed the number, but i get message invalid number. anyone elce getting
> the same message?
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone 6S gold, using VoiceOver screen reader
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> > On 23-Nov-2017, at 10:29 PM, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) <
> contact.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Dear All,
> >
> > Thank you for your continued support on the Accessible Indian Currency
> > campaign.
> >
> > Our goal has been to target the campaign towards decision makers -
> > Finance Minister,
> > RBI and Prime Minister. One convenient way of reaching out to the
> > Prime Minister is through the monthly broadcast of Maan Ki Baat which
> > is aired on the last Sunday of every month. 26th November being the
> > Sunday before World Disability Day, it is very likely that the radio
> > broadcast may include issues affecting the differently abled.
> >
> > The toll free line for Maan Ki Baat is 1800 117800. So let’s leverage
> > upon today & tomorrow to voice our concerns on how Indian currency is
> > posing a challenged for the community.
> >
> > It is important for us to act.
> >
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Re: [AI] Frances Ryan writes in The Guardian:Loneliness: the second cruel stigma Britain inflicts on disabled people

[Mahendra Galani]

very true Preeti, wish u good luck with your programmes.
At 07:19 PM 11/23/2017 +0530, you wrote:
This is a great problem here in India too! And, 
still disabled people don't want to/ cant, come 
to events like Fusion, Dignity and other such 
things happening in and around your own city! 
WWe as disabled people also have to try taking 
the initiative to get out and find ways to be 
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On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Thursday, 
November 23, 2017 15:08 To: accessindia Subject: 
[AI] Frances Ryan writes in The 
Guardian:Loneliness: the second cruel stigma 
Britain inflicts on disabled people The idea 
that we are different and don’t want to work, 
laugh in a pub, or go on a date is far too 
common. The result, for far too many, is stark 
isolation 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/23/loneliness-disabled-people-britain-isolation 
Increasingly, I feel lucky to leave the house. 
That’s a strange feeling for someone to have, 
particularly someone in their early 30s. As a 
millennial, I know I should be concerned with my 
nonexistent pension or ever diminishing chance 
of buying a home – and I am, really. But as a 
disabled person, I’m aware that nowadays even 
basic parts of a normal life can’t be taken 
for granted: going to the office, meeting 
friends in the pub, even regularly seeing 
another human being. New research from the 
disability charity Scope has found almost half 
of working-age disabled people are chronically 
lonely, saying they “always or often” feel 
lonely. Staggeringly, that works out at about 3 
million lonely disabled people in Britain. The 
Office for National Statistics has described 
Britain as “the loneliness capital of Europe 
” ­ finding that we’re less likely to havve 
strong friendships or know our neighbours than 
inhabitants of any other country in the EU. 
Young people are said to be particularly 
affected. But the Scope research points to what 
can only be called an epidemic of loneliness for 
disabled people in this country. It’s 
possible, of course, to be surrounded by people 
and still be lonely – but break down this 
week’s study, and this is about stark 
isolation. On a typical day, one in eight 
disabled people have less than a half-hour’s 
interaction with other people. We’re rightly 
increasingly aware of how old age can lead to 
severe isolation ­ a recent study by  the Jo Cox 
Commission on Loneliness found that almost 
three-quarters of older people in the UK are 
lonely ­ annd the psychological and physical 
damage this can cause. However, we rarely talk 
about how, for a whole section of society, 
loneliness linked with disability and long-term 
health problems is a stain on decades of 
people’s lives. Perhaps one of the most 
disturbing findings of Scope’s research is how 
younger disabled people, like millennials 
generally, are affected: 85% of young disabled 
adults (classed as 18- to 34-year-olds) admit 
they feel lonely. Beware of thinking that 
loneliness is some natural byproduct of 
disability. The strain of ill-health and 
disability can often lead someone to be 
isolated, but how society chooses to respond can 
either help fix it or compound it. I recently 
had a bad health spell that meant I was pretty 
much stuck in bed for two months. But even once 
I was better, I was very aware that ­ without 
support to leavee the house or a relatively 
flexible job ­ I would stilll be in bed. These 
sorts of fears are even stronger at a time when 
the government is dramatically underfunding the 
social care system, and tightening eligibility 
on disability benefits. I speak daily to 
disabled people who are essentially cut off from 
society ­ twentysomethings unablle to go to 
university, and not because of health problems 
but because they don’t have a social care 
package that enables them to get to lectures. 
Others are forced to be “put to bed” at 8pm 
because their council has restricted their care 
slots. Increasingly I hear from disabled readers 
who for years have used the Motability car 
scheme to do something as basic as go to the 
shops but who, in their tens of thousands, are 
now housebound after cuts saw this benefit taken 
away. Or wheelchair users who haven’t been 
outside for months because, stuck in 
inaccessible housing, they can’t 

Re: [AI] Let’s voice our thoughts on Accessible In dian Currency through Maan Ki Baat this Sunday!

[Mahendra Galani]

u tryed from your mobile?
may be try from landline.
At 10:46 PM 11/23/2017 +0530, you wrote:
Hi, i dialed the number, but i get message 
invalid number. anyone elce getting the same 
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using VoiceOver screen reader > On 23-Nov-2017, 
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All, > > Thank you for your continued support on 
the Accessible Indian Currency > campaign. > > 
Our goal has been to target the campaign towards 
decision makers - > Finance Minister, > RBI and 
Prime Minister. One convenient way of reaching 
out to the > Prime Minister is through the 
monthly broadcast of Maan Ki Baat which > is 
aired on the last Sunday of every month. 26th 
November being the > Sunday before World 
Disability Day, it is very likely that the 
radio > broadcast may include issues affecting 
the differently abled. > > The toll free line 
for Maan Ki Baat is 1800 117800. So let’s 
leverage > upon today & tomorrow to voice our 
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Re: [AI] Let’s voice our thoughts on Accessible Indian Currency through Maan Ki Baat this Sunday!

[BHAVESH PATEL]

Hi,

i dialed the number, but i get message invalid number. anyone elce getting the 
same message?
Thanks.



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> On 23-Nov-2017, at 10:29 PM, Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) 
>  wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> Thank you for your continued support on the Accessible Indian Currency
> campaign.
> 
> Our goal has been to target the campaign towards decision makers -
> Finance Minister,
> RBI and Prime Minister. One convenient way of reaching out to the
> Prime Minister is through the monthly broadcast of Maan Ki Baat which
> is aired on the last Sunday of every month. 26th November being the
> Sunday before World Disability Day, it is very likely that the radio
> broadcast may include issues affecting the differently abled.
> 
> The toll free line for Maan Ki Baat is 1800 117800. So let’s leverage
> upon today & tomorrow to voice our concerns on how Indian currency is
> posing a challenged for the community.
> 
> It is important for us to act.
> 
> Regards
> Blind Graduates Forum of India.
> Website: www.bgfi.in
> Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/BGFIFacebook�
> 
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[AI] Let’s voice our thoughts on Accessible Indian Currency through Maan Ki Baat this Sunday!

[Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI)]

Dear All,

Thank you for your continued support on the Accessible Indian Currency
campaign.

Our goal has been to target the campaign towards decision makers -
Finance Minister,
RBI and Prime Minister. One convenient way of reaching out to the
Prime Minister is through the monthly broadcast of Maan Ki Baat which
is aired on the last Sunday of every month. 26th November being the
Sunday before World Disability Day, it is very likely that the radio
broadcast may include issues affecting the differently abled.

The toll free line for Maan Ki Baat is 1800 117800. So let’s leverage
upon today & tomorrow to voice our concerns on how Indian currency is
posing a challenged for the community.

 It is important for us to act.

Regards
Blind Graduates Forum of India.
Website: www.bgfi.in
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Re: [AI] Anything relevant to accessibility in Trade fair in Delhi?

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Required cost? 
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>> Planet Abled, How much you are charging for this assistance?
>> 
>>> On 11/22/17, Planet Abled  wrote:
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Re: [AI] Anything relevant to accessibility in Trade fair in Delhi?

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Hi Mohib,

Have sent you a mail separately. with details.

Thanks

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On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 8:46 PM, Mohib Anwar Rafay 
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> Planet Abled, How much you are charging for this assistance?
>
> On 11/22/17, Planet Abled  wrote:
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> the
> > friends here need them to go shopping.
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
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> > +91 9910042281
> > Facebook  | Twitter
> > 
> > Youtube   |  Tripadviso
> >  d10325921-Reviews-Planet_Abled-New_Delhi_National_
> Capital_Territory_of_Delhi.html#REVIEWS>
> > r
> >  d10325921-Reviews-Planet_Abled-New_Delhi_National_
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> >
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> >
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> > # Long listed for World Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM London 2016
> > # Our first Birthday Video - Planet Abled turns one
> > 
> > # Check out the amazing Rafting Tour video here
> > .
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 7:08 AM,  wrote:
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Re: [AI] Frances Ryan writes in The Guardian:Loneliness: the second cruel stigma Britain inflicts on disabled people

[Preeti Monga]

This is a great problem here in India too! And, still disabled people don't 
want to/ cant, come to events like Fusion, Dignity and other such things 
happening in and around your own city! WWe as disabled people also have to try 
taking the initiative to get out and find ways to be with others!
Warmly
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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
avinash shahi
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 15:08
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] Frances Ryan writes in The Guardian:Loneliness: the second cruel 
stigma Britain inflicts on disabled people

The idea that we are different and don’t want to work, laugh in a pub,
or go on a date is far too common. The result, for far too many, is
stark isolation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/23/loneliness-disabled-people-britain-isolation
Increasingly, I feel lucky to leave the house. That’s a strange
feeling for someone to have, particularly someone in their early 30s.
As a millennial,
I know I should be concerned with my nonexistent pension or ever
diminishing chance of buying a home – and I am, really. But as a
disabled person, I’m
aware that nowadays even basic parts of a normal life can’t be taken
for granted: going to the office, meeting friends in the pub, even
regularly seeing
another human being.
New research from the disability charity Scope has found almost half
of working-age disabled people are chronically lonely, saying they
“always or often” feel lonely.
Staggeringly, that works out at about 3 million lonely disabled people
in Britain.

The Office for National Statistics has described Britain as
“the loneliness capital of Europe
” – finding that we’re less likely to have strong friendships or know
our neighbours than inhabitants of any other country in the EU. Young
people are

said to be particularly affected.

But the Scope research points to what can only be called an epidemic
of loneliness for disabled people in this country. It’s possible, of
course, to be
surrounded by people and still be lonely – but break down this week’s
study, and this is about stark isolation. On a typical day, one in
eight disabled
people have less than a half-hour’s interaction with other people.

We’re rightly increasingly aware of how old age can lead to severe
isolation – a recent study by the
Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness
 found that almost
three-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely
 – and the psychological and
physical damage this can cause.
However, we rarely talk about how, for a whole section of society,
loneliness linked with disability and long-term health problems is a
stain on decades
of people’s lives. Perhaps one of the most disturbing findings of
Scope’s research is how younger disabled people, like millennials
generally, are affected:
85% of young disabled adults (classed as 18- to 34-year-olds) admit
they feel lonely.
Beware of thinking that loneliness is some natural byproduct of
disability. The strain of ill-health and disability can often lead
someone to be isolated,
but how society chooses to respond can either help fix it or compound
it. I recently had a bad health spell that meant I was pretty much
stuck in bed for
two months. But even once I was better, I was very aware that –
without support to leave the house or a relatively flexible job – I
would still be in bed.
These sorts of fears are even stronger at a time when the government
is dramatically underfunding the social care system, and tightening
eligibility on
disability benefits.
I speak daily to disabled people who are essentially cut off from
society – twentysomethings unable to go to university, and not because
of health problems
but because they don’t have a social care package that enables them to
get to lectures. Others are forced to be “put to bed” at 8pm because
their council
has restricted their care slots.
Increasingly I hear from disabled readers who for years have used the
Motability car scheme
 to do something as basic as go to the shops but who, in their tens of
thousands, are now housebound after cuts saw this benefit taken away.
Or wheelchair
users who haven’t been outside for months because, stuck in
inaccessible housing, they can’t
get beyond their own front door.
Last week the Guardian’s
Disability Diaries
 chronicled how wheelchair users have to turn down invitations to see
friends because the pub or restaurant – or public transport – isn’t
accessible. It

[AI] Frances Ryan writes in The Guardian:Loneliness: the second cruel stigma Britain inflicts on disabled people

[avinash shahi]

The idea that we are different and don’t want to work, laugh in a pub,
or go on a date is far too common. The result, for far too many, is
stark isolation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/23/loneliness-disabled-people-britain-isolation
Increasingly, I feel lucky to leave the house. That’s a strange
feeling for someone to have, particularly someone in their early 30s.
As a millennial,
I know I should be concerned with my nonexistent pension or ever
diminishing chance of buying a home – and I am, really. But as a
disabled person, I’m
aware that nowadays even basic parts of a normal life can’t be taken
for granted: going to the office, meeting friends in the pub, even
regularly seeing
another human being.
New research from the disability charity Scope has found almost half
of working-age disabled people are chronically lonely, saying they
“always or often” feel lonely.
Staggeringly, that works out at about 3 million lonely disabled people
in Britain.

The Office for National Statistics has described Britain as
“the loneliness capital of Europe
” – finding that we’re less likely to have strong friendships or know
our neighbours than inhabitants of any other country in the EU. Young
people are

said to be particularly affected.

But the Scope research points to what can only be called an epidemic
of loneliness for disabled people in this country. It’s possible, of
course, to be
surrounded by people and still be lonely – but break down this week’s
study, and this is about stark isolation. On a typical day, one in
eight disabled
people have less than a half-hour’s interaction with other people.

We’re rightly increasingly aware of how old age can lead to severe
isolation – a recent study by the
Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness
 found that almost
three-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely
 – and the psychological and
physical damage this can cause.
However, we rarely talk about how, for a whole section of society,
loneliness linked with disability and long-term health problems is a
stain on decades
of people’s lives. Perhaps one of the most disturbing findings of
Scope’s research is how younger disabled people, like millennials
generally, are affected:
85% of young disabled adults (classed as 18- to 34-year-olds) admit
they feel lonely.
Beware of thinking that loneliness is some natural byproduct of
disability. The strain of ill-health and disability can often lead
someone to be isolated,
but how society chooses to respond can either help fix it or compound
it. I recently had a bad health spell that meant I was pretty much
stuck in bed for
two months. But even once I was better, I was very aware that –
without support to leave the house or a relatively flexible job – I
would still be in bed.
These sorts of fears are even stronger at a time when the government
is dramatically underfunding the social care system, and tightening
eligibility on
disability benefits.
I speak daily to disabled people who are essentially cut off from
society – twentysomethings unable to go to university, and not because
of health problems
but because they don’t have a social care package that enables them to
get to lectures. Others are forced to be “put to bed” at 8pm because
their council
has restricted their care slots.
Increasingly I hear from disabled readers who for years have used the
Motability car scheme
 to do something as basic as go to the shops but who, in their tens of
thousands, are now housebound after cuts saw this benefit taken away.
Or wheelchair
users who haven’t been outside for months because, stuck in
inaccessible housing, they can’t
get beyond their own front door.
Last week the Guardian’s
Disability Diaries
 chronicled how wheelchair users have to turn down invitations to see
friends because the pub or restaurant – or public transport – isn’t
accessible. It
isn’t exactly surprising that disabled people are isolated when it’s
still often impossible for us to get in the building.
But attitudes towards disability are also powerful barriers.
Two-thirds of the British public admit that they actually feel
uncomfortable talking to disabled
people,
according to separate Scope research.
Worryingly, millennials are twice as likely as older people to feel
awkward around disabled people: a fifth of 18- to 34-year-olds have
actually
avoided talking to a disabled person
 because they are unsure “how to communicate with them” – as if having
a disability makes us a separate species.

It’s well established that there’s a stigma around admitting to
loneliness – but for disabled people, a stigma around disability is
contributing to loneliness.
Imagine how lonely day-to-day life can be when the majority of the
public avoid talking to you.

Whether it’s government policy removing our social care packages or a
stranger ignoring us in the street, tackling this persistent idea that
a disabled
person is somehow different to other people – that we don’t want to
work, laugh in a pub or go on a date – is going to be