[AI] Survey on air travel experience

[C. Lyngdoh]

Dear Friends

Warm greetings from Enable India. The disability sector is totally
disillusioned by the inhumane incident that occurred with a few
teenage boy with disability by the Indigo Airlines.  It is utterly
frustrating to witness such insensitive incident after all our
advocacies with the DGCA as well as the individual airlines. This
incident has initiated us to conduct an online survey regarding  the
experiences of persons with disabilities while traveling by air. We
will be really appreciate if you can take out 10 minutes of your time
to respond to this survey by the 31st May 2022. Please click on the
link below

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FFpdIccXp0Wy9BcvvNZ3t3VhU-J5ifRFrakmqP5sceNURjRXN0RFTjQwSVhPMUMxTkU2QkJHS1BBQy4u

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[AI] Tax exemption on buying vehicles for PWDs

[Amar Jain]

Hi Guys,

There was a CCPD order in 2020 which stated that all disabilities should 
be provided similar tax exemptions on buying car for their own use.


Where are the circulars issued by relevant ministries on GST and other 
taxes?


Regards,

Amar Jain

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[AI] Disability NEWS from Time's Of India

[Minar Singh]

‘Discrimination’ by cab driver against disabled: HC seeks report from Centre
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/discrimination-by-cab-driver-against-disabled-hc-seeks-report-from-centre/articleshow/91774942.cms

Promote persons with disabilities in sports, include them in schemes,
minister urged
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/promote-persons-with-disabilities-in-sports-include-them-in-schemes-minister-urged/articleshow/91774186.cms

Chennai law students explain legal rights to people with disability
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-law-students-explain-legal-rights-to-people-with-disability/articleshow/91765114.cms

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Re: [AI] Denial of Video KYC to Persons with Vision Impairment

[Minar Singh]

Banks can't deny video KYC because of vision impairment. My video KYC
was completed  at home successfully. It was Jana small finance bank.
Sighted person can guide how to hold the document during KYC.

On 5/24/22, Shek Mohammad Ali  wrote:
> There is no way to lodge a complaint since the bitter truth is we cannot
> focus our KYC documents.
> There must be some alternative solution for video KYC.
> Aadhaar/PAN cards can be validated but why do they need Video KYC still?
> I believe central KYCs have to be made effective.
> Once the central KYC is received from any of the banks it should be
> considered for other banking services as well.
>
> Thanks and best regards,
> Ali
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 24-May-2022, at 7:52 PM, Harshit Lohia  wrote:
>>
>> Dear List Members,
>> I had taken up with RBI the issue of persons with vision impairment
>> being denied the facility of video KYC by banks. As a follow up of the
>> complaint I have to send some instances of formal complaints lodged by
>> persons with vision impairment on the captioned subject matter. This
>> will serve as a case study for further action. So, I request all the
>> list members to share with me, off the list, copies of formal
>> complaints lodged by them on being denied video KYC by any bank.
>>
>> Looking forward for your urgent response.
>>
>> Regards
>> Harshit Lohia
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Re: [AI] Re: Online Meditation and Breath Workshop

[megha patangi]

Hi Sandeep,

Greetings!

Yes your friend can attend it from any place of their comfort.
The session will be on Zoom, so you just need to provide me the email
address of that person, and we will share the credentials to all the
participants.

Also we will be creating a whatsapp group for co-ordination and post
course regular follow-ups, so once you are added there, you can add
him too.
Joining credentials will also be shared on the group.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Megha


On 5/24/22, Sandeep Singh  wrote:
> Hi Megha
>
> Thanks a lot for introducing this course to us. Really appreciate.
> Just one question. You said we could share this course with a friend
> on the same registration fees. I suppose that friend could be
> attending the session from their own place? Please advise how to share
> the credentials with them?
>
> Thanks and best regards
>
> Sandeep Singh
>
> On 5/23/22, megha patangi  wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> With respect to my following email, there were many people reaching
>> out and asking for few information.
>> Great to know your interest.
>>
>> As there was a common question from many, so thought to address it
>> here. It will be beneficial for all.
>>
>> Question: We being visually impaired, how will we even understand what
>> to do via online, and how to be in exact posture?
>> Ans. As I myself is a person with 100% blindness and has done many
>> such courses, I have guided them with this. There will be volunteers
>> who will keep an eye on each participant. What we need to do is just
>> to keep our video on.
>> This will be conducted on Zoom, and volunteers along with teacher will
>> be able to see the participants. They will instruct us to take
>> stances, which are very simple sitting postures only.
>> In case they observe someone is doing wrong, they will call out and
>> correct.
>> And actually this course is more about breathing, so do not worry much
>> about positions.
>>
>> One more info I missed mentioning below.
>> Since this is first so course organized for persons with visual
>> impairment, thus special permissions has been taken to get some extra
>> benefits.
>>
>> When a person registers, he or she is also allowed to bring one more
>> participant along, be your family member, relative or friend with you
>> (either VI or not doesn't matter).
>> In this way participants are able to share the cost between two, which
>> is of huge help for many.
>> If someone is comfortable to go with full amount with no sharing, even
>> they have that privilege.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Feel free to call on given numbers or write back to me for any queries
>> or concerns.
>> See you on Thursday. :)
>>
>> Happy breathing!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Megha
>>
>>
>> On 5/22/22, megha patangi  wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Happy Sunday!
>>>
>>> Well today I am going to share something interesting, which was
>>> impactful in my life, and may help even you.
>>>
>>> When I was experiencing vision deterioration and was finding it
>>> difficult to accept it, was getting isolated from surroundings and
>>> lost hope of achieving my dreams, I came to know something which may
>>> not bring my eye-vision back, but definitely brought a dynamic vision
>>> to my mind.
>>>
>>> Almost 12 years ago I did a basic program of Sudarshan kriya and
>>> meditation, from Art of Living, an organization, then started
>>> practicing it on a daily basis. Felt changes in my physical and mental
>>> health.
>>> Down the line, in these years I also repeated it multiple times along
>>> with few other advance courses.
>>>
>>> Due to COVID, these courses are now also happening online, with huge
>>> participation.
>>> Well, I wanted to introduce the same to my friends, as it is so
>>> convenient to attend from the comfort of our home, and came up with an
>>> idea, which I shared with teachers. They liked it and they started
>>> understanding the logistic needs for participants with visual
>>> impairment.
>>>
>>> Thus, the team has planned our first basic program, focusing on
>>> visually impaired participants, where there will be volunteers
>>> providing personal attention to each member, explaining each process,
>>> monitoring them on screen.
>>>
>>> The course is about simple, though very unique breathing techniques.
>>> We are breathing since so many years, but still not aware of how to
>>> breathe better.
>>> Its now time to know!
>>>
>>> Circulating the invite below and hoping that you will also give
>>> yourself a chance to breathe better.
>>> Do register.
>>>
>>> "The Art of Living Presents
>>> Online Meditation and Breath Workshop
>>>
>>> Benefits :
>>> Learn the most powerful breathing technique - Sudarshan Kriya.
>>>  Experience Mental Peace and Happiness naturally.
>>>  Boost your social and emotional intelligence
>>>  Know the secrets of Mind Power.
>>>  Enhance your Lungs capacity
>>>  Strengthen the Immune system.
>>>
>>> Dates: May 26 to May 29, 2022
>>> Time: 6.00am - 8.00am
>>> Link to register:
>>> 

[AI] Request for Information on Annie Braille Device

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear Friends,

Greetings.
Grateful if you could share information about Annie Braille Device, please.

Thank you lots,
Aarthi

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Re: [AI] Using VS code & eclipse for working in java

[Kunal Mehta]

Hi Saravanan,

>From what I know, VS code is accessible with screen readers.

Here is a tutorial on how to use VS code with screen readers:
https://makeitfable.com/pathways/?utm_source=marketing_medium=linkedin_campaign=pathways

Thanks
Kunal

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 8:11 PM 'Saravanan K' via AccessIndia <
accessindia@accessindia.org.in> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
>
> I want to know how much VS code is accessible.
>
> How to integerate VS code for programming in java.
>
> Please help in using VS code for working in java and overcome the
> accessibility issues.
>
> I also want to know how to use eclipse for working in java & how to
> overcome the accessibility issues in it.
>
> Please specify the keyboard shortcuts in both IDE's for java environment.
>
> I am expecting the reply in anticipation.
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Saravanan.K
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> +91 9916512402
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[AI] keyboard shortcut keys for PostgreSql

['Saravanan K' via AccessIndia]

Dear Friends,


Is anybody having experience in pgAdmin ide for postgresql.

If so, Please hhare me the keyboard shortcut keys for working in PGAdmin.

How to overcome the accessibility issues in it.


Thanks in advance.

Saravanan.K

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Re: [AI] accessibility issue in thunder bird

['Saravanan K' via AccessIndia]

Dear Sameer,


Thunder bird  version is 91.9.1 64 bit

jaws version is jaws2019

while navigating the message list it is reading as list

Please resolve.

On 24-05-2022 20:55, Sameer wrote:


Dear Friend,


Kindly inform me your Thunderbird version & screenreader (whether it 
is JAWS or NVDA). Also, what does your screenreader say when you tab 
to the message list?



Regards
Sameer Latey

On 24-05-2022 08:03 pm, 'Saravanan K' via AccessIndia wrote:

Dear Friends,


I am unable to read the list of messages in thunder bird.

I think this issue is on latest version of thunder bird.

How to overcome this issue.


how to handle the accessibility issues in thunder bird.

And, I also want to know how to configure the gmail account in 
thunder bird.


Please help if possible.


Regards.

Saravanan.K

+91 9916512402





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Re: [AI] Denial of Video KYC to Persons with Vision Impairment

[Shek Mohammad Ali]

There is no way to lodge a complaint since the bitter truth is we cannot focus 
our KYC documents.
There must be some alternative solution for video KYC.
Aadhaar/PAN cards can be validated but why do they need Video KYC still?
I believe central KYCs have to be made effective.
Once the central KYC is received from any of the banks it should be considered 
for other banking services as well.

Thanks and best regards,
Ali
Sent from my iPhone

> On 24-May-2022, at 7:52 PM, Harshit Lohia  wrote:
> 
> Dear List Members,
> I had taken up with RBI the issue of persons with vision impairment
> being denied the facility of video KYC by banks. As a follow up of the
> complaint I have to send some instances of formal complaints lodged by
> persons with vision impairment on the captioned subject matter. This
> will serve as a case study for further action. So, I request all the
> list members to share with me, off the list, copies of formal
> complaints lodged by them on being denied video KYC by any bank.
> 
> Looking forward for your urgent response.
> 
> Regards
> Harshit Lohia
> 
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Re: [AI] accessibility issue in thunder bird

[Sameer]

Dear Friend,


Kindly inform me your Thunderbird version & screenreader (whether it is 
JAWS or NVDA). Also, what does your screenreader say when you tab to the 
message list?



Regards
Sameer Latey

On 24-05-2022 08:03 pm, 'Saravanan K' via AccessIndia wrote:

Dear Friends,


I am unable to read the list of messages in thunder bird.

I think this issue is on latest version of thunder bird.

How to overcome this issue.


how to handle the accessibility issues in thunder bird.

And, I also want to know how to configure the gmail account in thunder 
bird.


Please help if possible.


Regards.

Saravanan.K

+91 9916512402



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[AI] Using VS code & eclipse for working in java

['Saravanan K' via AccessIndia]

Dear friends,


I want to know how much VS code is accessible.

How to integerate VS code for programming in java.

Please help in using VS code for working in java and overcome the 
accessibility issues.


I also want to know how to use eclipse for working in java & how to 
overcome the accessibility issues in it.


Please specify the keyboard shortcuts in both IDE's for java environment.

I am expecting the reply in anticipation.


Regards.

Saravanan.K

+91 9916512402





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[AI] accessibility issue in thunder bird

['Saravanan K' via AccessIndia]

Dear Friends,


I am unable to read the list of messages in thunder bird.

I think this issue is on latest version of thunder bird.

How to overcome this issue.


how to handle the accessibility issues in thunder bird.

And, I also want to know how to configure the gmail account in thunder bird.

Please help if possible.


Regards.

Saravanan.K

+91 9916512402

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[AI] Denial of Video KYC to Persons with Vision Impairment

[Harshit Lohia]

Dear List Members,
I had taken up with RBI the issue of persons with vision impairment
being denied the facility of video KYC by banks. As a follow up of the
complaint I have to send some instances of formal complaints lodged by
persons with vision impairment on the captioned subject matter. This
will serve as a case study for further action. So, I request all the
list members to share with me, off the list, copies of formal
complaints lodged by them on being denied video KYC by any bank.

Looking forward for your urgent response.

Regards
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Re: [AI] Re: Online Meditation and Breath Workshop

[Sandeep Singh]

Hi Megha

Thanks a lot for introducing this course to us. Really appreciate.
Just one question. You said we could share this course with a friend
on the same registration fees. I suppose that friend could be
attending the session from their own place? Please advise how to share
the credentials with them?

Thanks and best regards

Sandeep Singh

On 5/23/22, megha patangi  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> With respect to my following email, there were many people reaching
> out and asking for few information.
> Great to know your interest.
>
> As there was a common question from many, so thought to address it
> here. It will be beneficial for all.
>
> Question: We being visually impaired, how will we even understand what
> to do via online, and how to be in exact posture?
> Ans. As I myself is a person with 100% blindness and has done many
> such courses, I have guided them with this. There will be volunteers
> who will keep an eye on each participant. What we need to do is just
> to keep our video on.
> This will be conducted on Zoom, and volunteers along with teacher will
> be able to see the participants. They will instruct us to take
> stances, which are very simple sitting postures only.
> In case they observe someone is doing wrong, they will call out and
> correct.
> And actually this course is more about breathing, so do not worry much
> about positions.
>
> One more info I missed mentioning below.
> Since this is first so course organized for persons with visual
> impairment, thus special permissions has been taken to get some extra
> benefits.
>
> When a person registers, he or she is also allowed to bring one more
> participant along, be your family member, relative or friend with you
> (either VI or not doesn't matter).
> In this way participants are able to share the cost between two, which
> is of huge help for many.
> If someone is comfortable to go with full amount with no sharing, even
> they have that privilege.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Feel free to call on given numbers or write back to me for any queries
> or concerns.
> See you on Thursday. :)
>
> Happy breathing!
>
> Regards,
> Megha
>
>
> On 5/22/22, megha patangi  wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Happy Sunday!
>>
>> Well today I am going to share something interesting, which was
>> impactful in my life, and may help even you.
>>
>> When I was experiencing vision deterioration and was finding it
>> difficult to accept it, was getting isolated from surroundings and
>> lost hope of achieving my dreams, I came to know something which may
>> not bring my eye-vision back, but definitely brought a dynamic vision
>> to my mind.
>>
>> Almost 12 years ago I did a basic program of Sudarshan kriya and
>> meditation, from Art of Living, an organization, then started
>> practicing it on a daily basis. Felt changes in my physical and mental
>> health.
>> Down the line, in these years I also repeated it multiple times along
>> with few other advance courses.
>>
>> Due to COVID, these courses are now also happening online, with huge
>> participation.
>> Well, I wanted to introduce the same to my friends, as it is so
>> convenient to attend from the comfort of our home, and came up with an
>> idea, which I shared with teachers. They liked it and they started
>> understanding the logistic needs for participants with visual
>> impairment.
>>
>> Thus, the team has planned our first basic program, focusing on
>> visually impaired participants, where there will be volunteers
>> providing personal attention to each member, explaining each process,
>> monitoring them on screen.
>>
>> The course is about simple, though very unique breathing techniques.
>> We are breathing since so many years, but still not aware of how to
>> breathe better.
>> Its now time to know!
>>
>> Circulating the invite below and hoping that you will also give
>> yourself a chance to breathe better.
>> Do register.
>>
>> "The Art of Living Presents
>> Online Meditation and Breath Workshop
>>
>> Benefits :
>> Learn the most powerful breathing technique - Sudarshan Kriya.
>>  Experience Mental Peace and Happiness naturally.
>>  Boost your social and emotional intelligence
>>  Know the secrets of Mind Power.
>>  Enhance your Lungs capacity
>>  Strengthen the Immune system.
>>
>> Dates: May 26 to May 29, 2022
>> Time: 6.00am - 8.00am
>> Link to register:
>> http://aolt.in/633277
>>
>> Call for further information:
>> 08095796010
>> 9127070214
>>
>> Happy breathing!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Megha
>>
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RE: [AI] Tutorial 13: How to disable raise to wake option in iPhone

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When you pick/raise your iPhone, it automatically wakes the Lock screen. From 
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On Mon, 23 May 2022 at 10:12 PM, Usha Meet  wrote:

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Here is the youtube link of my channel where I demonstrated how to disable 
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[AI] Daily Eyeway Alerts

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Dear All,
Please find the below Daily Eyeway Alerts:
1. Job-
One post for Visually Impaired as Technician (I) in CSIR-Central Glass
& Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata.
Qualification: SSC/10th Standard with science subjects, with minimum
55% marks and ITI Certificate or national/state trade certificate
Computer Operations and Programming or Office Management.
Age: 28 Years
Apply online : www.cgcri.res.in.
Last date: May 31, 2022.
The duly signed Summary Sheet should be accompanied by self attested
copies of the certificates,
mark sheets, testimonials in support of age, education qualifications,
experience and caste certificate, if applicable, and should be sent in
an envelope super scribed “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT OR TECHNICIAN (1) (as the case may be) and Post
Code” by post to the address: The Controller of Administration,
CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, 196,
Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata – 700032..
The last date of receiving hard copies of the print out of online
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2. Scholarship-
 Indic AI wants to announce five academic INR 2 lakhs scholarships for
students with disabilities pursuing B. Tech, Law and MBA from the top
colleges for the current intake of 2022.
Conditions:
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[AI] “Art and Accessibility “ as seen from the eyes of a visually impaired theatre-maker from Mumbai

[Blind Graduates' Forum of India]

Dear all,
As part of our series of articles on improving accessibility and
celebrating Global Accessibility, Awareness day "GAAD", Gouri Bhuyan,
Hon. Secretary of BGFI shares her views on making Art inclusive.

Art is something we all love, to different degrees, and engage with in
different ways. However, art, much like every other form of creativity
in the world, is something we all should be entitled to and be able to
experience to the fullest. Here is an article on x


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-accessibility-blind-graduates-forum-of-india/

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RE: [AI] Conversation with Sabriye Tenberken: Exciting and enjoyable

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Dear sir,
Good interview with Sabriye
Keep up the good work..


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From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in  On Behalf 
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Subject: [AI] Conversation with Sabriye Tenberken: Exciting and enjoyable

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In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with, Sabriye 
Tenberken, a German Tibetologist and co-founder of the organization Braille 
Without Borders. Sabriye became totally blind by the age of twelve due to 
Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition. Despite a setback at an 
early age, she learned to deal with her blindness. An adventurer at heart, she 
wanted to travel the world. After completing High school at an Institute for 
the Blind in Germany, Sabriye enrolled at the University of Bonn and focused 
her studies on central Asia. She was the only blind student out of the thirty 
thousand. With no Tibetan texts available in braille, she developed her own 
method of translating the Tibetan language into braille. It later became the 
officially recognized Tibetan Braille. Sabriye left college to travel alone to 
China. She traveled on horseback from China through rural Tibet and discovered 
a deep prejudice against the blind children who were shunned and hidden away 
from the world. She talked to parents about enrolling their blind children in 
the residential school she planned to open in Lhasa. She persuaded them that 
their children, too, could learn to read and write, and even ride a horse. 
Committed to bringing a change in the lives of these children, Sabriye along 
with her partner, Paul Kronenberg started Braille Without Borders (BWB), a 
nonprofit organization. In addition to the school in Lhasa, BWB runs a 
vocational training centre for blind adults with a farm and cheese factory near 
Shigatse. In 2009, they also set up kanthari International at 
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, an educational and training institute, where 
they train social entrepreneurs from various vulnerable groups with all the 
required tools and skills to drive social change. Tune in to learn more about 
her social venture in India and her story of courage, resilience, and 
determination! 
https://anchor.fm/eyeway/episodes/Eyeway-Conversations-With-Sabriye-Tenberken-e1iu436
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[AI] BGFI’s Knowledge Transfer on Assistive Applications

[Blind Graduates' Forum of India]

Dear all,
Greetings from Blind Graduates Forum of India (BGFI)and XRCVC, St.
Xavier’s College, Mumbai!
After a long break, BGFI is back with its physical classroom session
along with XRCVC on account of Global Accessibility Awareness Day
(GAAD).
When: Saturday, 28th May from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.
Venue: LR 61, hostel building, 3rd Floor, St. Xavier's College, 5,
Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai – 41.
(Courtesy: XRCVC)
Since accessibility is of utmost importance to all persons with
disabilities, we will be demonstrating 2 assistive applications
1.   I-Stem: An OCR based android app developed for documents and
audio-video accessibility. Unlike other OCR apps, the app provides
proper formatting of a page including tables, heading, multi-column
layout and documents containing mathematics. Along with documents
accessibility, the app also provides the text extraction from videos
for easy understanding of screen share during the online calls or
classes. The application will be demonstrated by Shakul Sonker,
Co-founder I-Stem.
2.   Spacefelt: QR code-based Android application that helps users
with visual impairment easily label, scan, and identify things around
them. This app has to be used along with the Spacefelt waterproof
stickers or cloth-based tags. We’ll have Vivian Manohar demonstrating
the application to us. Vivian is the CEO of Grailmaker Innovations, an
Assistive Tech start-up based out of Hyderabad. He pursued his Masters
in Mechanical Engineering in Germany and went on to work as a product
Manager at the Innovations department, LV Prasad Eye Institute.
Note, last date to register for the session 26th May. You can register at:
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RE: [AI] Fwd: {Disability Studies India} Times of India column

[George Abraham]

Thanks for sharing. Very well articulated!

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The Price disabled people pay for living in a normal world.


Abhishek Anicca, Times of India, 15th May 2022


Not normal. Not allowed to board a plane. Not allowed to sit in a restaurant. 
Not allowed access to public places. Not allowed to apply for certain teaching 
positions. Not allowed to be treated like an adult. Not allowed to express 
sexual desires. Allowed to dream?



There is no fixed criteria for what is 'normal'. Often, what shapes the idea of 
normal is what is considered a deviation from the norm, which, in turn, is a 
reflection of how a society has evolved, what it values. Last week, a child was 
not allowed to board a plane at the Ranchi Airport because according to an 
airline official he wasn't behaving normally. Could it be a mere coincidence 
that he was a wheelchair user? Are all the children and teenagers throwing 
tantrums at the airport barred from boarding a plane? I guess we all know the 
answer.



We still ask the questions, though. What if their tantrums cause discomfort to 
the people in the plane? What if their wheelchair causes discomfort to the 
people sitting in a restaurant? What if their bodies or expressions cause 
discomfort to the other children in a classroom? Exclusion is a price disabled 
people pay for the imagined discomfort of able-bodied people.
That's the truth, no matter how bitter it might seem.



You will see them according to the position you occupy in the social ladder. If 
you are a government official, you will treat the disabled person as a 
beneficiary. If you know disabled people only from social media, you will treat 
them as inspirational role models. If you happen to be a parent of a disabled 
child or know someone close who has a disabled child, you will feel bad for the 
parents. After everything they have done, they certainly don’t deserve more 
barriers. And yes, we are using the word disabled and not differently abled or 
specially abled. What's special about getting your dignity taken away?



There was some sunshine in the Ranchi incident, with fellow passengers becoming 
advocates and this advocacy spreading to social media. There is empathy left in 
the world, perhaps. But was there really any empathy for the disabled person or 
just the parents? That is an important question. The trauma, the shouting, the 
loss of dignity that this young disabled person must have gone through is 
unimaginable. Expressing yourself to your parents, only to be judged by the 
whole world because of it. That's a position no one wants to be in. But many of 
us lack the imagination to even understand that.



If our imagination wasn't limited, we, as a society would have treated persons 
with disabilities as equal members of our society. Treated everyone with 
respect and respected their rights. Made our cities more accessible.
Made sure that everyone received education, could afford healthcare and buy 
mobility aids. We don't. The disabled person only props up in our societal 
imagination as an inspiration or a tragedy. They are treated as equals only in 
speech and seldom in spirit. It only gets worse depending on caste, gender and 
class locations.



It's not about one incident. Many disabled people have to show a 'fit to fly' 
certificate to board a plane, fight for their wheelchairs broken in transit, 
and even crawl through the narrow aisles of a plane. It has happened before and 
even after court cases and media struggles this continues to happen. Away from 
the eyes of the onlookers. Away from the limelight. Loss of dignity is part of 
the routine. Normalized through lack of sensitization and lack of stronger laws.



The disabled person is out on their own. They can't spend half their life 
getting the law implemented. Writing to disability commissioners. Waiting for a 
reply. Campaigning. Petitioning. Doing social media activism for every incident 
that happens. And these incidents of discrimination happen far too often. How 
do you expect a person to keep going to the courts for getting a job or getting 
admission despite having the qualifications? Or run from pillar to post to get 
recognized as a person with a disability.
When will they live their life? It's exhausting.



We have made some progress in the last few decades. But new laws or new words 
won't be really effective unless the perception of what is normal changes. The 
diversity of different bodies, different ways of thinking, different ways of 
existing must become 

[AI] Conversation with Sabriye Tenberken: Exciting and enjoyable

[George Abraham]

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with, Sabriye
Tenberken, a German Tibetologist and co-founder of the organization Braille
Without Borders. Sabriye became totally blind by the age of twelve due to
Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition. Despite a setback at an
early age, she learned to deal with her blindness. An adventurer at heart,
she wanted to travel the world. After completing High school at an Institute
for the Blind in Germany, Sabriye enrolled at the University of Bonn and
focused her studies on central Asia. She was the only blind student out of
the thirty thousand. With no Tibetan texts available in braille, she
developed her own method of translating the Tibetan language into braille.
It later became the officially recognized Tibetan Braille. Sabriye left
college to travel alone to China. She traveled on horseback from China
through rural Tibet and discovered a deep prejudice against the blind
children who were shunned and hidden away from the world. She talked to
parents about enrolling their blind children in the residential school she
planned to open in Lhasa. She persuaded them that their children, too, could
learn to read and write, and even ride a horse. Committed to bringing a
change in the lives of these children, Sabriye along with her partner, Paul
Kronenberg started Braille Without Borders (BWB), a nonprofit organization.
In addition to the school in Lhasa, BWB runs a vocational training centre
for blind adults with a farm and cheese factory near Shigatse. In 2009, they
also set up kanthari International at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, an
educational and training institute, where they train social entrepreneurs
from various vulnerable groups with all the required tools and skills to
drive social change. Tune in to learn more about her social venture in India
and her story of courage, resilience, and determination!
https://anchor.fm/eyeway/episodes/Eyeway-Conversations-With-Sabriye-Tenberke
n-e1iu436 To access the podcast transcript, click on link:
https://otter.ai/u/BCcqY4uOJ7PoGbIzyOxXZSZO-XY

 

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