[AI] Indian Express Sunday Special feature report: Delhi samaritan provides shelter to 68 visually impaired girls
By Mudita Girotra In 1998, a visually challenged teenage girl approached Dashraj Gyawali with a cry for help. She had just completed her schooling and had taken admission at Delhi University (DU). http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2019/jul/07/delhi-samaritan-provides-shelter-to-68-visually-impaired-girls-2000400.html But she was being sexually harassed by her then landlord. And perhaps, not wanting to go through with the rigmarole and societal prejudice that comes from filing such a complaint, she had only one request from Dashraj – a safe place to stay. “I don’t have an option, but to keep staying there because I wish to study. I have heard many stories of your compassion... Can you help me as well?” she pleaded. Dashraj, also visually impaired, readily let her stay in his house – a government quarter in Timarpur –along with his family, having gone through his own share of struggles as a blind man. He ran away from his home in Gumli, Nepal, at 21, after learning from a radio announcement that blind kids were being provided free food and education at Sri Hanuman Prasad Poddar Andh Vidyalaya, Varanasi. His parents had not allowed him to study further, and so despite having to beg, he did so and reached the Varanasi school. Today Dashraj holds an MPhil in Hindi from DU and is the retired Principal of a government school. “So when she narrated her ordeal to me, I felt there is a need to make space for those like her,” says Dashraj, on how he gradually turned his house into a hostel for visually challenged girls from lower income families, who come to study further in Delhi. For four years, he took care of all their needs till the neighbours began to object. “People get suspicious when a man has too many women staying at his place. Initially, even my wife Nisha opposed this, but later understood that I was only helping poor girls,” the 60-year-old says. Nisha also started helping him with his initiative, but neighbours’ complaints to the police led to raids being conducted at his house every few weeks, sometimes late at night. Perturbed with police and neighbours, in 2002, the couple moved the girls to their own house, spread over 1.25 Gaj in the main market of Sant Nagar at North Delhi’s Burari area. Here the Gyawalis began Vinayak Blind Women’s Welfare Society, with just two rooms. Over time, it has become a three-floor shelter housing 68 such students free of cost. The couple stay on the ground floor, while the girls occupy the top three floors in just eight rooms equipped with fans and lights. The narrow staircase leads to dingy, yet clean rooms with clothes hung on wires, books and belongings kept on shelves behind the beds. The kitchen and drinking water facilities are on the third floor, and in the whole building, only the staying quarters on this floor have coolers. “They heat up fast and we can’t afford coolers in every room,” Dashraj laments. Other cost-cutting measure involves paying the two women who daily come to cook and clean only Rs 6,000. “But they don’t complain,” he says, appearing grateful. Three times a week he organises music classes for the girls to learn ghazals and bhajans. But the space constraints are his major cause for worry. “The door is open for any woman who is studying at a university or pursuing a course here. Girls come to me saying they are ready to sleep on the floor, but only need a roof. Now how can I refuse?” With no aid from the government or the corporate sector, Dashraj runs the hostel from his pension and donations. “Kuch log anaaj de jaate hain, kuch kapde, kuch paise. Kaam chal jaata hai (Some donate food, clothes. Some make monetary contributions. Somehow, we manage).” The girls, between 15 to 30 years, are mostly DU students, hailing from Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Few were abandoned by their families, few can’t afford lodging. “Here, many have achieved tremendous success. They’ve secured jobs at banks, hospitals...few are working in the field of education. We even got more than 20 girls married!” Dashraj said, with pride. Bittersweet symphony Though Dashraj has made peace with the lack of aid from the government, the hosteliers are infuriated about the authorities’ indifference to the needs of the blind. “What is even the point of writing about us when the government is blind to our needs? It is time for the government to take efforts towards relieving our plight,” says Mantra Devi Prajapati from Allahabad. “We are very happy that sir has provided us free space to live in. He has done and is doing so much for us. We live like a family,” says Kusum Bisht, an MA Hindi student at DU, another resident. Even Nisha, Dashraj’s wife and a cancer survivor, is dejected about how visitors, including social organisations, humiliate the couple. “They question us on how we keep girls in the limited space, but we know we are doing our best.” “When we registered this NGO, I planned to expand this into a hostel for at
[AI] Helpful Hints on Handwriting from Hadley
Hope you find this useful. -- With warm regards Solomon S teachs...@gmail.com Helpful Hints on Handwriting Listen in as we share practical tips on how to keep your handwriting readable. This resource-packed episode includes many useful techniques and solutions to common handwriting challenges. Hadley Learning Expert Jennifer Ottowitz chats with Sue Dalton, Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist. June 18, 2019 Media player PlayRewindForward 0 seconds Download Audio Show Notes Click the link: https://hadley.edu/hadleypresents/episode.asp?episode=Handwriting_with_Visual_Impairment&utm_source=ESS+Learner+List&utm_campaign=02074ce799-HadleyPresents-Handwriting-ESS_8-1-2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_01363d0cec-02074ce799-47952289 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] My first novel
Dear Accessindians, I am thrilled to inform you that my first novel "in a Train to Tribandram" has been published yesterday. I have been also informed that the book has been listed in Amazon. As for the book, it seeks to discuss the experience of visually impaired people. The protagonist, in fact, is a visually impaired individual. The book deals with his journey from isolation to that of redemption. Following is the Amazon link of the book: https://www.amazon.in/s?k=9781646505081&ref=nb_sb_noss, A Kindle version would be available soon and I would keep you posted about that. Looking forward to your comments about the book, With warm regards, Anirban Mukherjee Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Vizag Steel Plant Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for Jr.Trainee & OCM Trainee Posts
Dear All, Greetings from “Team Bhargav Gurukul”. Please follow current job opening and other details. Vizag Steel Plant – Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has announced a notification for the recruitment of Junior Trainee & Operator cum Mechanic Trainee vacancies. Number of vacancies for visually impaired(LV Only) candidates has been mentioned below. •Jr.Trainee & OCM Trainee – 4 Posts for LV candidates only Qualification - SSC with ITI / Diploma (Engg) for the post of Junior Trainee. Age Limit- Age relaxation is Applicable as per rules.. Application Fee- For PWD candidates: Nill. Payment Mode: Online by using Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking Important Dates Starting date for Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 01-08-2019 Last date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 21-08-2019 Last date for payment of Processing fee (if applicable): 22-08-2019 To apply online the link has been mentioned below for your benefits. https://rinl19.onlineregistrationform.org/RINL/Instruction.jsp Interested Candidates Can Read the Full Notification at the below link Before Apply Online https://www.vizagsteel.com/code/tenders/jobdocs/24178JT%20Web%20Advt%202.pdf To get instant notification about current job opening and other details join Whats App group of “Team Bhargav Gurukul. . Mob- 9472044817 (Whats App) And also hit the Like button of facebook page of “Bhargav Gurukul”. The link has been mentioned below for your benefits. https://www.facebook.com/Bhargav-Gurukul-1855361154793103/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Scribe qualifications
Hi, I was refering to the scribe rules which has been laid in UPSC CS Mains Exam Notification dated 1st August 2019. It reads as follows in Page 9: "The candidates have discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or request the Commission for the same. The details of scribe i.e. whether own or the Commission’s and the details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their own scribe, will be sought at the time of filling up the application form online. Suitable provisions in Online Application have been made. The qualification of the Commission’s scribe as well as own scribe will not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, the qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above." Hence, this means that the scribe qualification should be less than or equal to graduation. 1. Request if anyone of you can help me in understanding whether the rules framed in 2018 by the Government with regards to the scribe's qualification constraint is still effective? Or please correct my understanding, if I am wrong. I was having the understanding that there was a subsequent Judicial guidelines in 2018, which restored the scribe qualifications back to Government's order issued in 2013, which reads as follows: " Criteria like educational qualification, marks scored, age or other such restrictions for the scribe/reader/lab assistant should not be fixed. Instead, the invigilation system should be strengthened, so that the candidates using scribe/reader/lab assistant do not indulge in mal-practices like copying and cheating during the examination." Hence, please help in understanding whether there is any uniform policy on scribe and if so then from where this can be obtained? There are many candidates who have limited resources and they do not have flexibility with making the choices of the scribes and sometimes this becomes more difficult in small towns and rural areas. 2. Secondly, while I was volunteering certain classes at a NGO last Saturday, I got following feedback from some of the students. a) One of the student stated that she went for IDBI examination recently. At the centre, she was told that a non-Arts student cannot be her scribe. Although there was nothing as such mentioned in the notification. b. A blind brother and sister visited Kolkata from Asansol to appear in UPSC Prelims examination in June 2019, since they could not able to manage their own scribe, so they opted for the Commission's scribe. But their feedback was that the scribes were unable to read the sentences properly and there was a wide mismatch with the pronunciation of the scribes as well, as a result of which their performance was highly impacted. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] [Call for Participation] EMPOWER 2019: An Assistive Technology Conference
Call for Participation EMPOWER 2019: An Assistive Technology Conference 14 – 17 Oct 2019 I-Tec Techno Park, IIT Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi Educational City Sonipat, Haryana, 131029 EMPOWER 2019 follows on the success of EMPOWER 2018 that was held in Oct 2018 http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2018/. It is being organized to bring together all stakeholders in the assistive technology sector. This includes AT researchers, AT industries, users and user organizations, special educators, inclusive designers, entrepreneurs as well as policy makers engaged in different ways with the issues involved in creation, production and dissemination of assistive technology solutions. This four day event should see active participation of all stakeholders not only to discuss current solutions but also to seed ideas to work on future solutions. The event would consist of key note talks, reviewed and invited papers, posters, user forums, panel discussion as well as an exhibition. The venue is a large conference and incubation centre of IIT Delhi (accommodation available at the centre) located in the Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonipat http://www.iitdsonipat.com The exhibition would feature a number of latest Assistive Technology (AT) products with an experience zone for users and others to try out these devices. It is an opportunity for AT researchers/experts from all over India to come together on one platform. There is also a proposal for organizing an innovation and design show for addressing user challenges. Like the last conference it would feature a number of International key note speakers as well as user sessions on AT tools. All the stakeholders of Assistive Technology are invited to participate in the event and this is a call for everyone to plan and book their calendar. All conference related information including online registration is available at the conference website http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2019/ Contact: Pulkit Sapra pulkitsapra.i...@gmail.com or Himanshu Garg himanshu.g...@cse.iitd.ac.in -- Thanks and Regards Akashdeep Bansal Research Scholar (PhD) Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi INDIA 110016 web: http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~akashdeep/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Regarding car ralley 2019 :
I feel that, 2700 registration fee is too high for the students. On 7/28/19, srinivas bangalore_11 wrote: > And if possible please share your number so that I can contact you > > On Sun, 28 Jul, 2019, 2:26 PM Lakshmi Ravishankar, > wrote: >> >> Hi Srinivas, >> >> I am from the organising team conducting the car rally. >> It is happening on the 4 th of August, Friendship day. >> Please let me know what details you need and I will share them. >> Thanks, >> Lakshmi >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On 28-Jul-2019, at 10:09 AM, srinivas bangalore_11 < > srinivas.bangalor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hi friends, >> > >> > Few days ago, I received a post through whatsap regarding blind car >> > ralley in Bangalore. If any one has info regarding this, Kindly let me >> > know about the venue details. >> > >> > Rgds, >> > Srinivas >> > >> > >> > >> > Search for old postings at: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> > >> > To unsubscribe send a message to >> > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> > with the subject unsubscribe. >> > >> > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at >> > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > >> > >> > Disclaimer: >> > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking > of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its > veracity; >> > >> > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the > mails sent through this mailing list.. >> > >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its > veracity; >> >> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the > mails sent through this mailing list.. >> > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > -- Thanks and regards, Shankar.C Mobile/ whatsapp: +91- 7795927572. email: shanka...@tech-accessibility.in skype: shankar.a * Senior Accessibility tester at Cerner health care solutions, bangalore. * Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
