Re: [AI] Feedback on Moto G62

[Aarthi Burthony]

Sent from my iPhone

> On 4 Nov 2022, at 11:40, Satguru Rathi  wrote:
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>  Hi,
> 
> Not using the said model, but have used Motorola phones in the past such as 
> G2, G4, G5S, Moto1,  etc. and have found them generally accessible. Since 
> Motorola doesn't do much of the customisation, and provides the nearly stock 
> Android on its phones, especially, on their "G" series phones, accessibility 
> shouldn't be an issue of concern.
> 
> With best regards,
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> On 11/4/2022 12:54 PM, Aarthi Burthony wrote:
>> Dear Friends,
>> Greetings.
>> Is anyone using Moto G62 smart phone?
>> If yes, may you please share your views about the accessibility of this 
>> phone?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Aarthi
>> 
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[AI] Feedback on Moto G62

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear Friends,
Greetings.
Is anyone using Moto G62 smart phone?
If yes, may you please share your views about the accessibility of this phone?

Thanks,
Aarthi

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[AI] Request for Information on Annie Braille Device

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Dear Friends,

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

Thank you lots,
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Re: [AI] Feedback on Dotbook

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> On 1 May 2022, at 07:13, Vedprakash Sharma  
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> Presently, Dot Book is given to selected users for trial. It has not been 
> launched in the market yet. There are some minor issues which need to be 
> addressed. However, IIT Delhi, who is giving technical support has not been 
> able to fix the issues.
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> -Original Message-
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> Subject: [AI] Feedback on Dotbook
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> Dear Access Indians,
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> Greetings from Mauritius.
> 
> Is anyone on the list using Dotbook?
> If yes, may you please provide feedback on how you find the device please?
> And, what is its selling price?
> 
> Thanking you,
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>  Hello,
Thank you so much for this information.
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[AI] Feedback on Dotbook

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear Access Indians,

Greetings from Mauritius.

Is anyone on the list using Dotbook?
If yes, may you please provide feedback on how you find the device please?
And, what is its selling price?

Thanking you,
Aarthi

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hi Friends,

I hope you are all well and that you had a nice celebration on the
International Day of Persons with Disabilities which was on last
Thursday.

Friends, I am undergoing research on reserved quota for persons with
disabilities in public service jobs in India. Can you please help me
out to trace the latest legal amendments on the subject?

Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Aarthi



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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hi All,

Just to let you know that today there will be the inaugurative
launching of Smart Cane in Mauritius by the Global Rainbow Foundation
in collaboration with Sachiam Trust.

The Director of Sachiam Trust is in Mauritius and will be present at
the official launch this afternoon. Last Saturday, that is, on 7
November 2015, the director of Sachiam Trust along with another
resource person from India under the wings of the Global Rainbow
Foundation organized a conference on technology for persons with
disabilities with the new technology.

We hope for the best in Mauritius.

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

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Hello to All,

I hope this message finds you all well.

I would very much appreciate if you could help me to have information
about the following:
1. World Braille Council,
2. International Council on English Braille, and
3. World Braille Foundation.

Thank you very much,
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Re: [AI] Using NVDA on Android phone

[Aarthi Burthony]

Oh sorry for the typing errors which might sound odd with Jaws and NVDA.

To be more clear, Equal Eyes is a paid screen reader.

Kind regards,
Aarthi

On 9/16/15, Aarthi Burthony <aburtony...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
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> I have heard of Ivona screen reader which can downloaded free from
> GooglePlay. It seems that Ivona works well on internet and has less
> risks of blocking the screen when in use.
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> Other than Ivona, thre is a paid screen reader for android known as
> Equal Eyes. Equal Eyes is indeed very blind friendly and very
> performant. You have to purchase it for a license of 2 years.
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> Hope the above helps.
> Kind regards,
> Aarthi
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> On 9/16/15, raaju <bidh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I only can say that you can't install and use n v d a  on android
>> operating
>> system. N v d a is for windows.
>>
>> -Original Message-
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>> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:41 PM
>> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
>> Subject: [AI] Using NVDA on Android phone
>>
>> Greetings friends ,hope all are  fine. Recently I bought
>> Micro Max Doodle E 4 which works on Android Lollipop , how can I use NVDA
>> on
>> it, though I am using talk back function buthave problem in reading
>> e-books
>> and inter net browsing.
>>
>> Please suggest.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> CA S Vijay Kumar
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Re: [AI] Using NVDA on Android phone

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello,

I have heard of Ivona screen reader which can downloaded free from
GooglePlay. It seems that Ivona works well on internet and has less
risks of blocking the screen when in use.

Other than Ivona, thre is a paid screen reader for android known as
Equal Eyes. Equal Eyes is indeed very blind friendly and very
performant. You have to purchase it for a license of 2 years.

Hope the above helps.
Kind regards,
Aarthi

On 9/16/15, raaju  wrote:
> I only can say that you can't install and use n v d a  on android operating
> system. N v d a is for windows.
>
> -Original Message-
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> Of Vijay Kumar
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:41 PM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: [AI] Using NVDA on Android phone
>
> Greetings friends ,hope all are  fine. Recently I bought
> Micro Max Doodle E 4 which works on Android Lollipop , how can I use NVDA
> on
> it, though I am using talk back function buthave problem in reading e-books
> and inter net browsing.
>
> Please suggest.
>
> Regards
>
> CA S Vijay Kumar
>
>
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Re: [AI] News of Interest: DPI allegations completely baseless: Javed Abidi

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Dear Avinash,

Regarding the DPI issue, can you please indicate what is the official stand?

Thank you,

Aarthi

On 7/17/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote:
 I will not prefix much to this story however have several articles to
 substantiate that the Chair in question publickly maintained last year
 in India that disability is a apolitical issue. Its very political.
 The issue of less representation of the global south is well-taken
 however if we understand this in larger context its in all
 organisations be it WTO,IMF or other disability NGOs such as handicap
 International and the Rotery club. Its real-politics and is pervasive
 in all organisations. In India, disability organisations function in
 such manner where individuals become bigger than organisations.

 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dpi-allegations-completely-baseless-javed-abidi/article7431718.ece
 “I am very much the global chair of Disabled Peoples’ International
 [DPI]. The so-called statement that is circulating is not an authentic
 or an authorised statement from the DPI executive council,” Javed
 Abidi told The Hindu .

 His reaction comes in the wake of a statement issued by the DPI world
 council recently stating the Mr. Abidi’s autocratic leadership style
 had damaged the council’s image.

 DPI is grassroots, cross-disability network with member organisations
 in over 110 countries.

 Mr. Abidi added that this was false claim that has been made by a
 bunch of his detractors. “The hollowness of this claim can be gauged
 by just the following fact. The DPI world council [with political
 representation from all over the world] has 34 members. Of them, only
 five were physically present in Dhaka.”

 He noted that all decisions that are being labelled as “autocratic”
 were taken by the DPI executive council and world council in an open,
 transparent, and democratic manner.“The slander campaign is reflective
 of a larger malaise of the global disability movement,” said Mr.
 Abidi.

 He noted that richer nations were controlling the discourse on
 disability issues.

 “If you look around, global disability organisations have people from
 the global north controlling their governance,” he said.

 Speaking about problems he faced while working with DPI, Mr. Abidi
 said that “800 million of the world’s one billion people with
 disabilities live in the global south. Yet, the powers and decision
 making of the disability movement have been historically in the hands
 of the global north. My election as the DPI global chair was in that
 sense, reflective of a stirring within the global south.”

 “Given that the power structure has been questioned, it is expected
 that the ones who have ruled the roost for 30 years would try every
 trick in the book to ensure that the reforms that my colleagues in the
 DPI executive and world council are trying to bring fail.”

 He added that strict action will be taken against those who are
 responsible for this attempted coup of sorts.



 Abidi added that strict action will be taken against those who are
 responsible for the attempted coup of sorts

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



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Re: [AI] News of Interest: DPI allegations completely baseless: Javed Abidi

[Aarthi Burthony]

 Councilors are present, with Mr Alpha Boubacar Diop as
 special guest. The total of World Council Members is 32, so the quorum
 is 16+1.

 World council members acknowledge the formation of the new Arab region
 following Seoul and Durban decision and welcome the new world council
 members from this region.

 Rachel Kachaje, and Shoji Nakanishi participated with a Skype
 connection, 9 members are represented, with a proxy and 8 are
 presents. The proxies are put on the table.

 DPI ©2015

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 Organisation Mondiale des Personnes Handicapees  $[ ^jSx   ^
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 3: Decisions taken

 Decision WC.2015.01:

 The Chair of the session declares the meeting valid and able to
 perform its own constitutional obligations.

 Decision WC.2015.02

 The last constitutional World Council meeting is the one that took
 place in Durban, South Africa in 2011

 Decision WC2015.03

 The World Council has unanimously adopted a decision to withdraw
 confidence in the present chair Mr Javed Abidi and elect Ms Rachel
 Kachaje as interim chair based on reasons elaborated in the statement
 declaration of this meeting

 Decision WC.2015.04

 To form an ad hoc committee headed by the chair elect Rachel Kachaje
 in charge of organizing the next world assembly. The m4embers of this
 Committee are:

  -   KonkkolaKalle
  -   Nakanishi Shoji
  -   Simon Jean-Luc
  -   Ondoua Gabriel
  -   Kabbara Nawaf

 This committee will be in charge of steering DPI to the next World
 Assembly in 2016 including determining the time and venue of the
 Assembly and resource mobilization it in addition of following up on
 the affairs of DPI

 Decision WC.2015.05

 To disseminates the statement to all DPI World Council members and
 national assemblies in addition to all UN agencies, international
 organizations and partners.

 Decision WC.2015.06

 The Adhoc Committee will decide the date and place of the next World
 Assembly within 3 months.

 DPI ©2015

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 Organisation Mondiale des Personnes Handicapees  §   ^J   
 Organization Mundial de Personas con Discapacidadt|ltl*jgjpftlg

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 Decision WC.2015.07

 The DPI regions will have to report on their last General Assembly
 with the list of the elected representatives and World Council
 Members. Those regions which did not have yet regular elections and
 meetings as it is stipulated by the constitution, will be asked to get
 themselves constitutional before the coming general assembly. Regions
 who did not organize regular elections and are not anymore
 representative have to call for an election in the earliest possible
 time before the coming general assembly. In this regard,the World
 Council as the highest authority in DPI between two World Assemblies,
 may assist.

 Decision WC.2015.08

 The World Council acknowledge that DPI office is to be reestablished
 in Canada. Meanwhile, the operation of DPI will temporarily be carried
 through by DPI Europe up to the coming general assembly.

 Decision WC.2015.09

 DPI accounts and resources in the interim period will be hosted by DPI
 Europe until the recovering of the DPI bank account and finances.
 Decision WC.2015.10
 The DPI web site will be managed by BPKS, Bangladesh
 Decision WC.2015.11

 To renew the constitutional amendment committee in charge to proposed
 in next world assembly revised constitution amended by the committee.

 Meeting is closed with thank to all world councilors at 7 PM of Monday
 June 30, 2015.

 Jean-Luc Simony Chair of the Meeting.

 DPI ©2015


 On 7/17/15, Aarthi Burthony aburtony...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear Avinash,

 Regarding the DPI issue, can you please indicate what is the official
 stand?

 Thank you,

 Aarthi

 On 7/17/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote:
 I will not prefix much to this story however have several articles to
 substantiate that the Chair in question publickly maintained last year
 in India that disability is a apolitical issue. Its very political.
 The issue of less representation of the global south is well-taken
 however if we understand this in larger context its in all
 organisations be it WTO,IMF or other disability NGOs such as handicap
 International and the Rotery club. Its real-politics and is pervasive
 in all organisations. In India, disability organisations function in
 such manner where individuals become bigger than organisations.

 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dpi-allegations-completely-baseless-javed-abidi/article7431718.ece
 “I am very much the global chair of Disabled Peoples’ International
 [DPI]. The so-called statement that is circulating is not an authentic
 or an authorised statement from the DPI executive council,” Javed
 Abidi told The Hindu .

 His reaction comes in the wake of a statement issued by the DPI world
 council recently stating the Mr

Re: [AI] Washington Post: At some museums, blind visitors can touch the art

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello,

Yes, museums in the United States of America are designed to be blind
friendly too. I visited the aviation museum in Washington DC last year
and the airplanes hanging at the ceiling are represented in tactile
format in a booklet with Braille indication. I found this so
fascinating that I brought the story with me back to Mauritius telling
it to everyone.

Regards,

Aarthi

On 7/17/15, Manish Agrawal manis...@gmail.com wrote:
 I visited Some art museums in florance, Italy and had a similar experience.
 I was able to wear gloves and touch most of the sculptures. They had
 interestingly created several famous paintings in relief on plaster of paris
 tablets that they said were very close replicas and that I could touch and
 get a sense of the original art work. It was a truly fascinating
 experience.

 -Manish


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 From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf
 Of avinash shahi
 Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 9:07 AM
 To: accessindia
 Cc: rajesh kumar
 Subject: [AI] Washington Post: At some museums, blind visitors can touch the
 art

 The list of the museums given in the article is very handy.
 Moreover,interestingly they are celebrating 25 years of ADA this month and
 we will be celebrating 20 years of the PWD Act in the upcoming December. And
 they got azadi in 1976 and we got in 1947? so who is more progressive?
 Anyway just a funny analogy hmm?
 Read this amazing post: and those who are working with the National museum
 for making it accessible do share with the concerned officials.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/at-some-museums-blind-visitors-can-touch-the-art/2015/07/09/df4a5bba-fd6d-11e4-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html
 Pasting only URL intentially no text please.



 --
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 Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU



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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello friends,

I hope that you are all well.

I come to come asking forassistance. One of my visually impaired
friend is using NVDA in office. I am myself new to using NVDA and my
help to her is limited.

I would highly appreciate to receive your help on the following:

1. How to access to the option of changing voice?
2. Keyboard shortcuts for Word, Excel and Internet browsing.
3. Voice change rate.
4. Any other useful general options.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Aarthi



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Re: [AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hi Phen,

Thank you very much.

In fact, I know of the mobile site of facebook. I wanted to know how
far it is possible to access the main gate of facebook with Jaws or
another screen reader.

Thanks a lot,

Aarthi

On 3/16/15, Phen Varghese phenvargh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi friend,

 good to see your mail.
 to use facebook with the help of JAWS use
 m.facebook.com
 It's the mobile version of facebook it's 100 % accessible with JAWS.
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 Hello guys,

 Hope you are all doing well.

 The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Sri Narendra Modi was in Mauritius as
 guets of honour for the celebration of Mauritian Independence Day last
 week. It was with warm pleasure that Mauritius welcomed him.

 Friends, I require help on 2 specific issues which are as follows:

 1. How to make use of facebook with Jaws?
 2. Using tablet running Android version 4.1 with Talkback.

 Thank you in advance for your expert advice and sharing of information.

 Sincerely,

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello guys,

Hope you are all doing well.

The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Sri Narendra Modi was in Mauritius as
guets of honour for the celebration of Mauritian Independence Day last
week. It was with warm pleasure that Mauritius welcomed him.

Friends, I require help on 2 specific issues which are as follows:

1. How to make use of facebook with Jaws?
2. Using tablet running Android version 4.1 with Talkback.

Thank you in advance for your expert advice and sharing of information.

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Re: [AI] Centre no more blind to visually impaired, funds books in Braille

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On 1/20/15, Poonam poonam...@gmail.com wrote:
 I entirely agree with ms. sachu ramalingam.

 On 1/20/15, sachu ramalingam sachuramalinga...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear All,

 I completely  agree  that Mr. Abedi ought to tender an unequivocal
 public
 apology  to the visually impaired community.

 It is  aso equally  important  for the pionner to  apologise for
 publishing  a statement from a person who has nothing what so ever with
 the  Braille or visual impairment. Are  there derth of people in new
 delhi
 from whom opinion  could have been taken.

 Regards

 Sachu Ramalingam
 On 19 Jan 2015 18:28, Radio Udaan radioud...@gmail.com wrote:

 dear all,
 on behalf of radio udaan we also strongly condemn this statements of
 Javed Abidi.

 On 1/19/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote:
  I've forwarded the mail to Mr Abidi
  Dear Javed Abidi please see the conversation/thread and it would be
  great if you justify your claim or offer an apology to the blind
  community.
 
 
 
  On 1/19/15, AICB aicbdelhi.110...@gmail.com wrote:
  Dear friends,
  On behalf of All India Confederation of the Blind, we condemn in the
  strongest of expressions, the statement quoted to have been made by
  Mr. Javed Abidi about the relevance of Braille in the context of
  Government's initiatives to modernize Braille presses in the country.
  The discussion in reference to this statement, so far, has largely
  focused on justifying the relative merits of Braille in relation to
  other technologies. To us however, apart from what has been said by
  others supporting Braille, the issues underlying this discourse are
  much deeper than that.
  While we can debate the relative merits of a particular format of
  accessibility in reference to other applicable formats used by the
  visually impaired, the right to enter into a discussion of this
  nature, in our view, rests solely with the visually impaired. A
  person
  such as Mr. Javed Abidi, who has never used/read even a single
  Braille
  book in his entire life, does not have the right to speak on this
  issue. Therefore, rather than justifying the relevance of Braille
  (which is a firmly established truth in the visual impairment
  sector),
  we consider it imperative to take strong objection to a person,
  having
  no knowledge of visual impairment sector, meddling into our affairs.
  It may be noted here that AICB has the capacity of printing more than
  4 Braille pages per day, but even this proves insufficient and
  our
  Braille press has to often work in multiple shifts.
   Similar situation may exist in the case of other Braille presses as
  well. It is a well-known fact that the demand for Braille books is
  much more than the present facilities and infrastructure can claim to
  meet. If such facts, along with all that has so far been said
  supporting Braille, are not enough to make Mr. Abidi realize the
  ground situation with respect to Braille, then we can only feel sad
  at
  his ignorance despite claiming to be in the sector for so many years.
 
  It is unfortunate that Mr. Abidi often speaks out of turn and on
  issues about which he appears to have only little or no knowledge.
  The
  present instance is one such example, though by no means the only
  one.
  Some people are so keen to issue public statements and read their
  names in print (as appears to be the present case) that they do not
  care for the accuracy of their statement, nor do they bother about
  the
  sensitivity of others. By issuing the most deplorable statement in
  reference, Mr. Javed Abidi has not only hurt the sentiments and
  interests of the blind, he has also once again proved that he has no
  right to speak on behalf of the blind and represent them in any
  matter
  and on any forum whatsoever.
 
 
 
  AICB, like many other self-help organizations of the blind, has
  always
  believed in the philosophy of nothing about us without us. Therefore,
  any attempt to speak on our behalf by those who do not belong to us,
  such as Mr. Javed Abidi, must be strongly resisted and repelled in
  the
  present and at all times to come. Even the UNCRPD (which Mr. Abidi
  claims to champion by conducting workshops) advocates the voicesof
  persons of applicable disabilities in formulations and
  decision-making. His present statement clearly proves that Mr. Abidi
  has violated this fundamental principle of UNCRPD also.
 
 
 
  While Mr. Abidi owes the visual impairment sector a public apology in
  the very newspaper which published his statement, the newspaper must
  also ensure that comments on issues concerning the blind must be
  sought from those to whom the issues directly concern and not from
  the
  self-styled disability activists. AICB has already written to the
  'Pioneer' newspaper about this matter. We are also writing a strong
  letter of protest to Mr. Abidi's organization demanding a public
  apology.
 
 
 
  Please join us in the interests of the blind.
 
 
 
  Dr. Anil K. 

[AI] Aarthi

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello friends,

Hope the year 2015 is filling you with joy and amazing great opportunities.

I am grateful to be given information on the implementation of the
Unified English Braille code in India.

Mauritius is still with the Standard English Braille.

Thanking you,

Aarthi

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

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Hello friends,

I hope that you are all fine.

I am sharing news about event in the disability sector in Mauritius.

First, let me tell you that General Elections whereby the new
Government will be elected will be held on 10th December 2014.

As for the celebration of the International Disability Day of Persons
with Disabilities, a singing competition is being held on 2nd December
2014. Then, on 3rd December the Training and Employment of Disabled
Persons Board is organising the Best Employer's Award whereby the
employer and disabled employee of merit will receive this award. It
seems that Mr. Javad Abidi will attend this event as member of the
jury.

Sincerely,

Aarthi

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony: Help Needed

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Hello friends,

I hope you are all fine.

My alumni friends and myself are working on the setting up of a
Braille Library in Mauritius. The project receives strong support from
local and international source. A first batch of Braille books for
children is being shipped to Mauritius.

Do you know of any possible donner or partner whom I might contact?

Thanking you all for your support.

Sincerely,

Aarthi

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

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Hello,

I hope that you are all fine.

Does anyone of you have information about the Unesco Conference on
ICTs for persons with disabilities to be held in New Delhi, India in
November 2014?

If yes, I am grateful to you to provide me with the information.

Thanking you,

Aarthi

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Hello,

Thank you very much for the information.

Sincerely,

Aarthi

On 10/20/14, Yogesh Chhabra yogesh4...@gmail.com wrote:
 International Conference From Exclusion to Empowerment - The Role of
 Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities
 picture_ndl_event_rec.jpg
 http://en.unesco.org/file/picturendleventrecjpg-17
 Deaf School Sri Lanka CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
 (c) UNESCO
 When, local time:
 Monday, 24 November 2014 - 9:00am to Wednesday, 26 November 2014 - 6:00pm
 Where:
 India, New Delhi
 Type of Event:
 Category 4- International Congress
 Contact:
 Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg (i.kasinska...@unesco.org)

 With a view to empower persons with disabilities and inclusion of
 disability issues into the sustainable development agenda in Member States,
 UNESCO, in close cooperation with international, regional and national
 partners, is organizing an international conference entitled From
 Exclusion to Empowerment: The Role of Information and Communication
 Technologies for Persons with Disabilities in New Delhi, India from 24 to
 26 November 2014.
 The major objective of the event is to promote the human rights and
 fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities and to encourage all
 stakeholders to take concrete measures for the empowerment of persons with
 disabilities through the effective application of ICTs.

 As recognized by the UNCRPD, women and girls are often at greater risk,
 both within and outside of home for violence, injury, abuse, neglect or
 negligent treatment, maltreatment and exploitation. It is, therefore,
 crucial to integrate gender equality in all efforts to promote the full
 enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons with
 disabilities, including in the current Conference.

 The International Conference programme of three days, consists of plenary
 sessions and panel discussions (International conference), a film festival
 - 'We Care' -film screenings and the exhibition on innovative ICT solutions
 as well as one or several workshops for pre-selected participants and media
 and supporting events.

 Major organizers of the international event:

 UNESCO in co-operation
 with the Government of India,

 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
 Department of Disability Affairs

 and Ministry of Human Resource Development,
 Department of University and Higher Education
 and Indian National Commission
 for Cooperation with UNESCO

 In close partnership with Brotherhood,
 We Care Filmfest, United Nations Information
 Centre for India and Bhutan

 Participants:

 More than 500 international, regional and national participants are
 expected from around the world, including:

 * High-level representatives of the Government of India;
 * Representatives of Ministries and Departments of Education, Information
 and Communications, Social Affairs and Health, Women and Child Development;
 * Policy and decision makers, international organization representatives;
 * Disabled peoples' organizations, civil society and teacher training
 institutes;
 * Representatives of ICT, media and film industry;
 * Information and media professionals and other stakeholders.

 Working Language of the event is English.
 Links:
 Agenda http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/node/18
 Concept Note
 http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/images/ND%2024-26%20November%202014%20-%20Concept%20paper.pdf
 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
 http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml
 Access for people with disabilities
 http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/access-for-people-with-disabilities/
 From Exclusion to Empowerment - The Role of Information and Communication
 Technologies for Persons with Disabilities
 http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/
 warm regards,
 yogesh chhabra

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 wrote:

 Hello,

 I hope that you are all fine.

 Does anyone of you have information about the Unesco Conference on
 ICTs for persons with disabilities to be held in New Delhi, India in
 November 2014?

 If yes, I am grateful to you to provide me with the information.

 Thanking you,

 Aarthi

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Dear all,

I hope that you are all well.

I need some help: I wish to draw a table on MS Word 2010 which first
row is not divided into columns but the following rows would be
divided in two columns.

I am grateful to receive indications of how to do this with Jaws 15.

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[Aarthi Burthony]

Hi Sheik,

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Aarthi'

On 10/9/14, Sheik Mohammedali shahid.se...@gmail.com wrote:
 that table must be the non uniform table.  means cells are merged for inner

 columns.  to navigate to the respective columns you can try the following
 keystrokes:
 alt+ctrl+right arrow to move to next column and left arrow for previous.
 Alt+ctrl+down arrow to move to next row and up arrow for previous.  for
 merged cells, just assume that two rows would be used for columns title if
 that table contains iner columns.  and just navigate down to that merged row

 and then try these above told keystrokes to avoid confusion.
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 To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in
 Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 1:11 PM
 Subject: [AI] Aarthi Burtony


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Hi to all,

Sorry for my late reply. I am checking my email inbox only now.

Thank you all for your word of encouragement.

Avinash: I attended the Disability Business Forum only on the first
day. I left early, that is, just after the opening part. I was not
there when Mr. Abidi intervened. I met him on Thursday 18th September
for DPO Mauritius. There was a polemic in the press about an issue
concerning DPI and DPO Mauritius.

The Civic Leadership course I followed focused on leadership in NGO
sector and leadership in civic rights organisations. The qualities of
a good leadership was laid emphasis on.

Sincerely,

Aarthi

On 9/20/14, George Abraham geo...@eyeway.org wrote:
 Real good Aarthi. Can you share more details of your training in the US?

 George


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 Sent: 19 September 2014 17:06
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 Subject: [AI] Aarthi Burtony

 Dear All,

 Greetings from Mauritius. I hope that you are all well.

 I am back in Mauritius from the US since 2nd August. Some major events
 took place since my return. I am now the acting Chairperson of DPO
 Mauritius. There was a Disability Business Forum held on 15-16
 September 2014 in Mauritius whereby Mr. Javed Abidi was in Mauritius.
 In fact he is leaving Mauritius today.

 Coming back to my participation in the Young African Leaders
 Initiative: it has been a tremendously enriching experience. I had 6
 weeks of course on Civic Leadership at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
 I experienced an inclusive society for 7 weeks in the US. I was in
 Washington DC during the 7th week. I met with President Obama and the
 First Lady. I shook hands with President Obama and hugged the First
 Lady. Some days ago I have been presented a Microsoft Internship This
 internship is being given to only 100 fellows on the total of 500
 fellows who participated in the fellowship in the US. I have accepted
 the offer and will start my internship in Microsoft Office in
 Mauritius soon. I am so delighted to contribute to the welfare of my
 fellow friends with visual impairment in Mauritius.

 Hope you all prosperity and good luck in your endeavor,

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear All,

Greetings from Mauritius. I hope that you are all well.

I am back in Mauritius from the US since 2nd August. Some major events
took place since my return. I am now the acting Chairperson of DPO
Mauritius. There was a Disability Business Forum held on 15-16
September 2014 in Mauritius whereby Mr. Javed Abidi was in Mauritius.
In fact he is leaving Mauritius today.

Coming back to my participation in the Young African Leaders
Initiative: it has been a tremendously enriching experience. I had 6
weeks of course on Civic Leadership at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
I experienced an inclusive society for 7 weeks in the US. I was in
Washington DC during the 7th week. I met with President Obama and the
First Lady. I shook hands with President Obama and hugged the First
Lady. Some days ago I have been presented a Microsoft Internship This
internship is being given to only 100 fellows on the total of 500
fellows who participated in the fellowship in the US. I have accepted
the offer and will start my internship in Microsoft Office in
Mauritius soon. I am so delighted to contribute to the welfare of my
fellow friends with visual impairment in Mauritius.

Hope you all prosperity and good luck in your endeavor,

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[AI] Seeking Urgent Advice

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear All,

I hope that all of you is keeping fine.

On my side, I am pleased to inform you that I have been nominated as
the President of DIS-MOI which is a regional NGO based in Mauritius
having as objective tomilitate for the promotion and protection of
human rights in Mauritius and the other islands of the South West
Indian Ocean. Together with my friend Rajen Coopan I preside the
Commission on Disability Rights. I have also been nominated as the
Secretary of theWomen with Disabilities which association works under
the aegis of the Ministry of Social Security.

I am seeking your precious advice on a very sensible matter which is
as follows:

In first place, to set the background of the case there is a need to
expose the involved institutions:

1. Lois Lagesse Trust Fund (herein after referred to as the LLTF) is
the institute for the blind having been set up under the Lois Lagesse
Trust Fund act 1983
2. Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Board Act (herein after
referred to as the TEDPB) is the institution responsible for the
training and employment of persons with disabilities has been set up
under the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Amendment Act
2012
3. The Equal Opportunities Commission (herein after referred to as the
EOC) has been set up under the Equal Opportunities Act 2012

Here is the gist of the vcase:

Mrs. Desiree Cheng is a late blind lady of 51 years old. She is blind
with one eye and sees at 20% with the other eye. She is of low vision
since the age of 42 years old out of retinal detachment. She has been
employed on a contract term of 1 year in August 2012 by the LLTF. Her
contract of employment terminated in August 2013. She has been
informed via a letter dated september 2013, that her Contract of
Employment will be renewed on a month to month basis. She has been
since then working on a month to month basis contract.

Mrs. Desiree Cheng has beenprovided with transport facility by the
LLTF to attend work everyday since her employment at the LLTF. The
transport taking the visually impaired children at the specialised
pre-primary and primary schools found at the premises of the LLTF
passing in front of her residence picked her up in the morning and
fetched her back every afternoon. Since 20th January 2014, Mrs.
Desiree Cheng has stopped being provided with the transport facility
by the LLTF without prior notice. It is to be noted that Mrs. Desiree
Cheng has not recieved the required training of Orientation and
Mobility as a visually impaired to allow her to acquire personal
mobility so as to travel independently by public transport. The
service of Orientation and Mobility is no more being provided by the
LLTF since like 10 years as the LLTF claims of not having any trained
and certified Orientation and Mobility Instructor.

The LLTF has a Board of Directors whose Chairperson, Deputy
Chairperson and other members are nominated by the Minister of Social
Security. The actual Board of Directors of the LLTF is in place since
November 2011 and its Chairman and Deputy Chairman are both visually
impaired. The position of the LLTF is that Mrs. Desiree Cheng has to
attend work through her own means, that is,by public transport.

It should be mentioned that Mauritius as a State Party to the UNCRPD
has put a reserve on Article 9(2) when signing and ratifying the
UNCRPD. Article 9(2) stipulates that Braille and Sign Language has to
be put in place on public infrastructure to make it accessible to the
blind and hearing impaired. In its report dated 2012 to the United
Nation on the implementation of the UNCRPD; Mauritius gave as reason
to maintain the reserve on Article 9(2) that it is a lack of financial
means. Therefore, the Government of Mauritius claims of not having
enough financial means to implement Article 9(2) of the UNCRPD. The
community of persons with disabilities of Mauritius is therefore left
with an inaccessible public infrastructure.

Mrs. Desiree Cheng wrote to the Minister of Social Security and other
stakeholders informing them of the difficult situation she is facing.
She received her January andFebruary ssalry though she is no more
attending office. The issue of the LLTF not providing the blind
community with the required training ofOreintation and Mobility as
recommended under the UNCRPD has been reported in an article published
in a local newspaper. The Board of Directors of the LLTF claims of
having taken a decision on the matter but up to now the decision of
the LLTF Board has not yet been communicated to Mrs. Desiree Cheng.

The LLTF operates a specialised school for visually impaired children
in the north of the island. The Braille teacher who is blind working
in this specialised school is being provided with transport facility
to attend work everyday by the LLTF. The point raised here relies on
article 5 of the UNCRPD which stipulates that persons with
disabilities are entitled to the same service. Also, how can the LLTF
expect and insists on Mrs. Desiree 

[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear All,

I thank all of you who have kindly and generously responded to my query.

May God bless.

Aarthi

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear All

Greetings, I hope that you are all keeping well.

I am in need of the following information: the list of institutions in
India selling specialised educational tools including Braille and
talking devices for the blind? It needs to be a company or institution
which sells its products to foreign buyers.

I hope to obtain a quick response to my querry and I thank you in advance.

Kind Regards,

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear All,

Greetings. I hope that everyone of you is keeping well. I require some
information about a specific matter. I have heard that there is a new
law in India stipulating that men who marry women with disabilities
will receive a sum of money. Can anyone of you please indicate to me
if this statement is true or not?

I thank you.

Aarthi

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Re: [AI] Aarthi From Mauritius.

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello.

Thank you for your wishes. of congratulations.

Regards.

Aarthi.

On 8/5/11, m.chandrashekar chandru...@gmail.com wrote:
 my hearty congratulation for your effort and achievement. where there is a
 will, there is way. I wish you all the best. instead of fighting for scribe
 eligibility, we have to write exams independently with the help of screan
 reader.
 with best regards
 m.chandru
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 Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 4:30 PM
 Subject: [AI] Aarthi From Mauritius.


 Dear Accessindians,

 I hope that everyone of you is just fine. I am Aarthi from Mauritius
 and I am sharing my experience which carries a good news for the
 Mauritian blind community with you all.

 In Mauritius it is the Public Service Commission {commonly known as
 the PSC} which recruits for the Government. I had applied at the PSC
 for the post of Assistant Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office on
 5th April 2011. On the PSC application form it is not asked if
 applicant is disabled or not. Thus, one cannot reveal one's
 disability. As a blind person I filled in the PSC application form. On
 the PSC application form it has been mentioned that the selected
 elgible candidates would be called upon for a written examination.

 On 4 July 2011 I received a written correspondance from the PSC
 informing me that I have been selected for the written examination
 which is to take place on 15 July 2011. The next day, 5 July I phoned
 at the PSC for inquiring about what to do now that I have been
 selected for the written examination and that the PSC do not know of
 my disability as the PSC application form does not allow our
 disability to be officialy revealed. The lady who answered my phone
 call told me that I should have annexed on the application form that I
 am blind. I retorted to her that having in mind to follow the ordinary
 procedure I did not annex any unasked matter as otherwise my
 application form would have been disregarded. She finally asked me to
 address a letter to the Secretary of the PSC to inform him of the
 present subject matter.

 I wrote a letter the same day to the Secretary of the PSC. I faxed a
 copy of this letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of
 Social Security. In my letter to the Secretary of the PSC I had
 inquired about if any blind candidate had ever taken part in the
 written examination of the PSC. The Ministry of Social Security has
 been dealing with the PSC on this matter. On Monday 11 July the Head
 of the Disability Unit, a Disability Officer and myself had had a
 meeting at the PSC. At the end of the meeting it has been agreed upon
 that I would have access to my written examination in accessible
 format as a  blind candidate. I had taken part in this written
 examination of the PSC on 16 July with my lap top with the use of the
 Jaws. I had had 1 hour extra time. I had been allowed to use my
 talking calculator. My question paper had been placed on a pen drive
 and the Jaws read it to me. I opened a word document and wrote in the
 answers to all the questions. I answered to all the questions. I
 managed to finish just in time.

 I am the first blind person having had sat for a written examination
 of the PSC. the day following my examination on 17 July the Minister
 of Social Security has anounced on the readio news headline that from
 now on the PSC must ammend its procedures so as to allow blind persons
 to take part in these examination for blind persons to be employed by
 the Government.

 The PSC and the Disability of the Ministry of Social Security do not
 have any Jaws software. Fortunately I have my Jaws 11.0 that the
 Service Civil International {SCI} gave me on my lap top. I had had IT
 courses from the National Computer Board and I know how to type
 rapidly as a blind person.

 It is the first time that I had had a written examination on computer
 with Jaws. In the past for secondary and tertiary studies I had had
 recourse to the Braille system for all written examinations. I was
 having my questions in Braille and I was answering in Braille. But the
 PSC do not have any Braille literate examinator and this mode of
 Braille system is not suitable. The medium of reader and writer is not
 convenient also when the question paper carries comprehension more
 than 500 words. This is why I opted for the use of computer.

 So now, this is done: blind persons who are computer literate with the
 Jaws may have full access to the written examination of the PSC.

 After the corrections of the answer sheets, there will be a selection
 of the candidates who will be called upon for oral interviews and
 after these interviews the right person will be awarded the post. If I
 receive some news I will definitely let you know

 I thereby seize this occasion to thank Harish Kotian for his advices
 and support while I was dealing with the authorities to have access to
 my written

[AI] Aarthi From Mauritius.

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello Accessindians.

I thank everyone of you who have sent me their feedback on my email of
yesterday. Here are some more news of Mauritius.

In Mauritius there is a Council for Consumers Interests {CCI} of which
I am the Administrative Secretary. In my capacity of Administrative
Secretary of the CCI I addressed a formal correspondance to the CEO of
the Mauritius Post Limited to ask about the rules and regulations
regarding the posting and receiving of articles for the blind in
Mauritius.

MR. Peechen from the Mauritius Post Limited has been dealing with me
via email. I had received the answers to my querry via email. I have
been informed that the posting of Braille Literature within Mauritius
is free of charge. The receiving of Braille Literature is exempted
from custom vat duty but not exempted from post office charges. But in
most cases when it is mentioned on the packet that the article is for
the blind then there is no post office charges. Also, posting of
Braille Literature abroad by Surface Mail {Sea Mail} is free of
charge. Regarding the receiving of articles for the blind like
apparatus and specialised equipments; the custom vat duty matter is
regulated by the Controller of Customs. I have been kindly referred to
deal with the Controller of Customs in this regard. I intend to
address a formal querry to the Controller of Customs this week.

I have highly appreciated the delicate warmness with which the
Mauritius Post Limited has proved to have towards the CCI. The
Mauritius Post Limited has indeed answered to each of my emails in a
very polite manner. The Mauritius Post Limited has also stipulated
that though they work on a commercial line the CEO may waive any
charges on a social welfare basis.

So now, I intend to inform the blind Mauritian community of this rule
of the Mauritius Post Limited regarding the sending and receiving of
Braille Literature.

Aarthi.

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[AI] Aarthi From Mauritius.

[Aarthi Burthony]

Dear Accessindians,

I hope that everyone of you is just fine. I am Aarthi from Mauritius
and I am sharing my experience which carries a good news for the
Mauritian blind community with you all.

In Mauritius it is the Public Service Commission {commonly known as
the PSC} which recruits for the Government. I had applied at the PSC
for the post of Assistant Secretary for the Prime Minister's Office on
5th April 2011. On the PSC application form it is not asked if
applicant is disabled or not. Thus, one cannot reveal one's
disability. As a blind person I filled in the PSC application form. On
the PSC application form it has been mentioned that the selected
elgible candidates would be called upon for a written examination.

On 4 July 2011 I received a written correspondance from the PSC
informing me that I have been selected for the written examination
which is to take place on 15 July 2011. The next day, 5 July I phoned
at the PSC for inquiring about what to do now that I have been
selected for the written examination and that the PSC do not know of
my disability as the PSC application form does not allow our
disability to be officialy revealed. The lady who answered my phone
call told me that I should have annexed on the application form that I
am blind. I retorted to her that having in mind to follow the ordinary
procedure I did not annex any unasked matter as otherwise my
application form would have been disregarded. She finally asked me to
address a letter to the Secretary of the PSC to inform him of the
present subject matter.

I wrote a letter the same day to the Secretary of the PSC. I faxed a
copy of this letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of
Social Security. In my letter to the Secretary of the PSC I had
inquired about if any blind candidate had ever taken part in the
written examination of the PSC. The Ministry of Social Security has
been dealing with the PSC on this matter. On Monday 11 July the Head
of the Disability Unit, a Disability Officer and myself had had a
meeting at the PSC. At the end of the meeting it has been agreed upon
that I would have access to my written examination in accessible
format as a  blind candidate. I had taken part in this written
examination of the PSC on 16 July with my lap top with the use of the
Jaws. I had had 1 hour extra time. I had been allowed to use my
talking calculator. My question paper had been placed on a pen drive
and the Jaws read it to me. I opened a word document and wrote in the
answers to all the questions. I answered to all the questions. I
managed to finish just in time.

I am the first blind person having had sat for a written examination
of the PSC. the day following my examination on 17 July the Minister
of Social Security has anounced on the readio news headline that from
now on the PSC must ammend its procedures so as to allow blind persons
to take part in these examination for blind persons to be employed by
the Government.

The PSC and the Disability of the Ministry of Social Security do not
have any Jaws software. Fortunately I have my Jaws 11.0 that the
Service Civil International {SCI} gave me on my lap top. I had had IT
courses from the National Computer Board and I know how to type
rapidly as a blind person.

It is the first time that I had had a written examination on computer
with Jaws. In the past for secondary and tertiary studies I had had
recourse to the Braille system for all written examinations. I was
having my questions in Braille and I was answering in Braille. But the
PSC do not have any Braille literate examinator and this mode of
Braille system is not suitable. The medium of reader and writer is not
convenient also when the question paper carries comprehension more
than 500 words. This is why I opted for the use of computer.

So now, this is done: blind persons who are computer literate with the
Jaws may have full access to the written examination of the PSC.

After the corrections of the answer sheets, there will be a selection
of the candidates who will be called upon for oral interviews and
after these interviews the right person will be awarded the post. If I
receive some news I will definitely let you know

I thereby seize this occasion to thank Harish Kotian for his advices
and support while I was dealing with the authorities to have access to
my written examination in the best conditions

Aarthi.. .

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[AI] Aarthi Burtony: from Mauritius.

[Aarthi Burthony]

Hello accessindians.

I am Aarthi. I am a blind Mauritian girl of 24 years old. I became
blind at the age of 14 as a result of the glaucoma disease from which
I suffer since birth.

When I lost my sight ten years ago: I attended a school for the blind
where I learned  Braille. I can read and write bothFrench and English
Braille Grade 2. I pursued my studies as a blind person with the
Braille system. I used both Braille transcription and soft copy texts.
I am computer literate as Ifollowed an IT course at the
NationalComputer Board of Mauritius. I did my tertiary studies at the
University of Mauritius. I am an Llb holder.

I am now looking for permanent suitable employment. It is very
difficult as even the authorities in the person of the Ministry of
Social Security has no idea of what structure and facilities must be
arranged for a blind employee doing administrative tasks. Most blind
people in Mauritius are employed as receptionist. I am among the few
blind people in Mauritius who has been at University.

Last week I met the Chairperson of the Development Bank of Mauritius.
The latter is analysing the possibility of awarding me a post within
the administration of the Bank. As I know Harish Kotian who is the
moderator of accessindia and who works for the Bank of India: the
Chairperson of the Development Bank of Mauritius asked me to write
down a research paper on the facilities that the Bank of India has put
in place for Harish as a blind employee of the Bank.

My request to accessindians is asfollows: can anyone of you who knows
exactly what technological support and facilities I may suggest  the
Development Bank of Mauritius to provide me with: please share his or
her knowledge with me. I am in need of these information. You may
reply to my request on the mail of accessindia or to my personal email
if you feel like. My skype ID is: aburtony001 and my emial personal
address is the one on which I am actually sending this email to you. I
thank you sincerely.

Aarthi.

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