[AI] Need 6th and 8th mathematics NCERT books
Hello friends, I am in need of 6th and 8th standard Mathematics NCERT books in E text form. Can you please tell me where I can find them. If any of you have it, please send it to my personal id, that is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do let me know if you have any mathematics, English books or any other study material which will be useful for improving the basics and preparing for CAT, G MAT and other related entrance exams. Thanks and Regards, Vishal Jain. Phone: 9448301847 Website: http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Regarding cet for MBA
Hi Samuel, CAT exams are conducted on every third Sunday of November. As per my knowledge, till now they have not given any facility to write the exams online. How ever G MAT exams are conducted every 3 months and it has to be given online. Thanks and regards, Vishal Jain. Phone: 9448301847 Website: http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Samuel Rodrigues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:11 PM Subject: [AI] Regarding cet for MBA > Friends, > Do you know any place where I could write my examination online, or when > the exams are beginning? I would just like to try so that it would be easy > for me rather than writing by using a scribe. > If you know any more details about MBA could you just inform? > Thanking you > Samuel. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Virus attack, need solution
Hello friends, I am having tough time these days, My system has got infected by some Virus once again. The system have gone very slow. I've tried scanning using Mcafee, but it has not cleared the virus completely. It is not showing some of the applications in the programmes. I cannot access the windows task manager as well. It gives the following message. "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator. " I just got the following message when I scanned the system VirusScan Message C:\Documents and Settings\vineeth\Local Settings\Tempor Detected As: Keylog-Perfect.dr Remove Message State : Deleted Close Window Name In Folder Source Detected As Detection Ty... Status Date and Ti... nhatquanglan... C:\WINDOWS\... Keylog-Perfect... Trojan Move faile... 8/6/2007 6:2... nhatquanglan... C:\Documents a... Keylog-Perfect... Trojan Deleted 8/6/2007 6:2... Please give me some solution for this. Thanks and regards Vishal Jain. Ph: 080-41140564 Website: http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] A Boon for the Physically Challenged
A Boon for the Physically Challenged # news/181_1464301,00030006 Overcoming the Challenge No lip service. No big promises. No high talks. Just plain and simple delivery. That's what the Internet and computers have done for the disabled in the last few years. In a country like ours being handicapped is perhaps a curse, Internet has finally turned the tables. A Boon for the Physically Challenged Internet has turned out to be a boon for the physically challenged. For the disabled, the Internet offers great opportunities because it enables them to exchange information, to organize menus and to establish and keep up contacts with other people, irrespective of their disabilities. According to Sussman in her book titled "Opening Doors to an Inaccessible World", she says "For the first time in their lives, many disabled people find themselves able to belong somewhere, a virtual community where they can be swept along by daily events, as in any other community." Chris Murphy has done commendable work compiling some of the problems the handicapped face and how computers have assisted them in overcoming them. His site is available on http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/Disabilities/murhpy.AT.html#Sussman For the Blind Braille keys, speech synthesizers, Braille printers and other devices enable a blind person to interact and communicate just like any other person. A blind person can send emails, work on the word processors and even on some of the graphic packages. For the physically challenged Computers are generally controlled by hand, using a keyboard, a mouse, or a trackerball. Many people who are unable to use their hands are thus disenfranchised from using this equipment. Recent developments have enabled controlling computers by eye rather than by hands. For the deaf Programs have been developed to offer training and practice for the hearing-impaired in such things as sign language, finger spelling, and even lip-reading. These programs are not just limited to the deaf or hearing-impaired. All the user needs is a system with a microphone and the correct software. Technology is the bridge Technology is helping the handicapped take on greater professional challenges. Internet offers excellent scope for telecommuting job. Take the case of this little gizmo which enables a handicapped person to perform normal computer operations. A Micromeasurements binocular eye-tracker, which has been configured to send x,y co-ordinates of eye position (and also pupil size) to the PC which the person is viewing. Software on the PC takes this information and sends it to Windows as a mouse signal, and the x,y co-ordinates determine the screen cursor position. Selection (the emulation of pressing the button on a mouse) is achieved by the software detecting an "unnatural event". This can be either when the eye is held still for half a second, or when the person winks: a blink is natural and a wink (at a computer) is unnatural. The use of a binocular system allows the closure of the right and left eyes to emulate pushing the right and left mouse buttons respectively. Other smart devices Magnifiers CCTV Magnifiers Computer Screen Magnification Speech Access and Screen Readers Braille Tools Tactile Graphics & Multimedia Adaptive Keyboards GPS Navigation Recently VisuAide, a company making equipment for the impaired, announced the release of Trekker 2.0, an enhanced version of its GPS system for the blind. The new version includes features such as the motorized mode, allowing use in a moving vehicle, the route mode, which generates point-to-point itineraries, and the free mode, offering off-route information. Trekker users can pinpoint exactly where they are, learn about area attractions, and find out how to get to specific destinations. GPS lets them know their location, anywhere in the world, with continually growing precision. Trekker offers the visually impaired greater freedom. It includes features allowing blind persons to know their exact position, create itineraries and receive information while traveling to a destination on foot or in a vehicle. Trekker also offers a search feature for a database of points of interest such as restaurants, hotels, office buildings, etc. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Required Scrips Of Sound Forge
Hi Jeet, Can you send the scripts to me as well? I am using Sound Forge 6 Is there any other source from where I can get the latest version? Bye Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Jeet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:10 PM Subject: [AI] Required Scrips Of Sound Forge > Hello sandeep, I have sent you the scripts, from My Gmail ID, check your > spam settings. > Bie > -- > Contact: > Direct-cell: 00919213153776 > Skype: > Jeet.delhi > "All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." > > > Quoting Sandeep Kaler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am using Sound Forge 8.0 > Thanks > > Sandeep Kaler > - Original Message - > From: "Jeet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:55 AM > Subject: [AI] Required Scrips Of Sound Forge > > > > Hello sandeep, which version of sound forge? > > -- > > Contact: > > Direct-cell: 00919213153776 > > Skype: > > Jeet.delhi > > "All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue > them." > > > > > > Quoting Sandeep Kaler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Hello list members, > > I require Sound Forg Jaws Scrip > > If any one have the same, kindly send to me on my personal > email. > > Thanks > > > > Sandeep Kaler, > > Library Head > > for "Ram Nath Batra Digital Talking Book Library" > > National Association for the Blind > > Sec-5, R.K. Puram > > New Delhi- 22 India > > website: > > www.nabdelhi.org > > email: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Personal E-Mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Office Phone: +91 11 26102944, Extension No. 111 > > Mobile: 98 730 95 104 > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > > > > -- > > Free pop3 email with a spam filter. > > http://www.bluebottle.com > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > -- > Find out how you can get spam free email. > http://www.bluebottle.com > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Recruitment in IBM
Hello friends, This is with regard to a requirement with IBM for People with Disability.IBM is looking at people who are disabled and physically challenged for specific requirements. For more information, you may contact Janardhan K J.K. Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd., 499, Amarjyoti Layout, Domlur I Stage Bangalore - 560 071. Board lines : 080 - 41262500 - 2505 Ext : 3030 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL : www.jkconsultants.com Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] How to record Skype conversation
Hello friends, I want to know how do we record the conversation made using Skype. Is it possible to listen to it without the internet connection? Please send me the link to download the software which is used to record. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Mental Arithmetic Helps Blind Excel In Subject
Hello friends, Below is an article which may really help mathematics students to increase the speed of calculating mentally. There are people even in India who take these kind of classes. Mental Arithmetic Helps Blind Excel In Subject KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Twenty-three teachers have been given an intensive course in mental arithmetic, the use of the brain to calculate, proven to enable visually impaired students to excel in the subject. Dr Dino Wong, founder of the system and president of the Universal Concept in Mental Arithmetic System (UC MAS), Global Education Group, said 21 teachers from Sekolah Kebangsaan Pendidikan Khas, a special school for the visually impaired in Jalan Batu here and another two from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) Tanjung Malim, Perak attended the two-day training. Organised by UC MAS in cooperation with the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) and the school, it was to ensure that visually impaired students could be given the edge in the subject, he told Bernama at the closing of the course here Friday. He said visually impaired students generally performed poorly in Mathematics and Science. "However, mental arithmetic can help them excel in the subject since they just need to use the abacus by touching the beads and mentally absorb the calculation. "If sighted students use this programme, they would become less focused since their eyes would wander and they get distracted. "This is why we considered having this programme to help them (blind students). They have an advantage in learning the technique because of their better natural power of concentration," he added. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Problem with Fine Reader
Hello friends, I have a problem with Fine Reader. When ever I scan a book with the multi page option on, (continues scanning) and using another application along with it. The fine reader window is highlighted the moment it starts scanning the next page because of which I can't do any other work along with scanning. Is there any way by which I can make the fine reader work at the background or make it run from the system tray? I am using Fine Reader 8 with Windows XP Bye and thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: Blind girl fights IIM - Student challenges admission process
Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:05 AM Subject: Blind girl fights IIM - Student challenges admission process > Calcutta Telegraph, India > Saturday, June 02, 2007 > > Blind girl fights IIM - Student challenges admission process > > New Delhi, June 2: A visually impaired CAT examinee has challenged IIM > Bangalore's final admissions list, questioning the relative weight given > to the three segments of the admissions process. > > Vaishnavi, a 22-year-old from Bangalore, obtained a percentile of 89.2 in > CAT, above the mark set for candidates in the persons with disability > (PWD) category. She claims her performance in the interview was "perfect" > while her group discussion was "so-so". > > "Since the GD and the interview are both part of the post-CAT process, I > believed they would have equal weightage. If that is not the case, the > IIMs should have clarified so in their admission brochure," her > application to the B-school says. > > She now wants the B-school to provide her a copy of the PWD-category > admissions list along with the marks each student obtained in the GD and > interview. "I also want the weightage assigned to the GD and the > interview," the application says. > > This, she says, will help her prove that if, "as common sense would > suggest", the GD and interview carried equal weight, she would have got > in. > > With the IIM unwilling to meet her request, Vaishnavi has moved the > Central Information Commission. > > If she can get the information and move court, she will be challenging the > entire admissions list because the relative weight given to the segments > are the same across all categories. > > Senior IIM officials said the GD has "one-and-a-half-times" the weight of > the interview. > > "We understand that students are under pressure, but there is no way we > can give her the list of all candidates and the marks they received as > that would be a violation of the fiduciary relationship we share with all > applicants," an official in charge of the admissions process at the > institute said. > > The B-school has told the Central Information Commission it is willing to > reveal Vaishnavi's marks in the GD and interview and the weight accorded > to each "if the body insists". The commission has asked the IIM to argue > its case on June 18 in Vaishnavi's presence. > > "The IIM has officially told us that their main concern is that given the > highly competitive market for the top students, such a controversy may > hurt the institute's image," a senior commission official said. > > > http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070603/asp/frontpage/story_7869927.asp > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Admission for +1 in Science
Dear Sandesh, You may approach Sri Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain College VV Puram Bangalore. He would have surely got admission in that college, but it is already late as the classes have already commenced. Any way, you may request the chairman as earlier as possible. A Visually Challenged boy Akshay have recently completed +2 in Science with 90% overall. He was given exemption for practicals and had viva as an alternative. He has around 25% vision and have already got admission for Engineering in Electronics. You may contact off the list if you need any more information. Bye and all the best. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "sandesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [AI] (no subject) > Dear Sandesh > > Law does lay down three percent reservation in all educational > institutions > without any exemption. > > The colleges have no right to refuse, and are in fact obligated to provide > reasonable accommodation like amanuensis etc. > > Do approach commissioner for persons with disabilities, and if they fail > to > act with reasonable swiftness, as is usually the case, approach HC. > > In my opinion, authorities like commissioners for persons with > disabilities > aught to come into action in such cases, where the remedy is not too > technical/judicial in nature, and the time is of essence. > > However, I am not hopeful about the institution of CCPD or State > commissioners, as currently, even e mail id posted on ccpd website is > wrong, > and even if mails are sent to the right id, they are seldom acknowledged, > let alone taken cognizance of, and acted upon. > > the Less said about state commissioners, the better it is! > I really wonder how these high officials manage to wile away days and > months > together without paying heed to their statutory responsibilities. > > Rajesh > - Original Message - > From: "sandesh " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 6:51 AM > Subject: [AI] (no subject) > > > Dear Access India friends, > I am writing this mail on the behalf of a NGO called EnableIndia, which is > working for the empowerment of disable people @ Bangalore. A visually > impaired boy from rural Andhra Pradesh, who has got more than 80 % marks > in > his 10th standard & wants to do his +1 in Science. Because of his visual > impairment > the colleges that he had approached have refused to offer Science facalty > He > approach us asking admission information to the +1 Science. Since, > currently > we don't have any information on this matter. so, we thought that > AccessIndia is right forum to approach & we are mailing you. If any one of > AccessIndia > member has any information, please send it to us. > We have following quairies, > 1. Is there any college where he can get admision for +1 in science group. > 2. is there any visually challanged person who has done his +1 in Science > in > the past. > 3. Is there any law which prevents colleges from offering Science to the > visually challenged candidates or is there any law which support a V.I > candidates > on this matter. > 4. Is there any authority where we can take this matter?. > 5. If you people have any suggestion or guiding words to that boy, please > post it on the mail. > > Thanking you. > > > With Regards, > Sandesh H R > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Loan to buy a PC
Hello friends, One of my friend is looking for any institution or NGO who provide loan for visually challenged students to buy a Computer. Please let me know if you have any information about it. I heard that NAB Delhi provides loan to their students. Is that facility available for others? Bye and thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Vacancy - Instructional Designers - Chennai
Can you please tell me something more about National organisation of the disabled artists? Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "kishor lalit gohil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Vacancy - Instructional Designers - Chennai we can do our best to help her through the National organisation of the disabled artists contact No. 09323701981 thanks On Wed, 30 May 2007 Anubhuti Mittal wrote : > > >Dinesh Kaushal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey Hari, > >I am not someone who should speak much about music, but happen to know >about >one music school and If your friend is interested in western music, then >this may be of some help, it is called Alliance Francaise website >http://www.afindia.org/delegation/intro.htm > >Many other foreign music schools provide education in india, hope this >information is of some help. > >Regards >Dinesh > >are also embassies have affliated > >-Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harish Kotian >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:08 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; accessindia@accessindia.org.in >Subject: Re: [AI] Advice required : career in music > >Hi Hari > >There is a blind girl Priya Dinesh at Bangalore who is doing painting. Her >paintings have been showcased in many galleries here and abroad. >Your sister Shanti knows her very well. > >There are good number of places even in India where she can get good >training in fine arts. > >If she is interested in Barathnatyam, I know of a place at Khar, Mumbai >where she could learn. I know the teacher well. > > >At Univercity Club House, Churchgate, there are some music related >programmes conducted by Univercity of Bombay. >Harish. > >- Original Message - > From: "Hari Raghavan" >To: >Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 7:26 PM >Subject: [AI] Advice required : career in music > > > > Hi list, > > > > A sister of one of my good friends has been gradually losing her sight > > due > > to RP. She is a highly creative person and excels in composing music and > > singing, painting and dance. However due to vision loss she has had to > > give > > up the painting but continues to pursue her music and dance lessons. > > For the past year she has been at home after her graduation. She wants > > to > > make a career for herself in the creative arts but does not have an idea > > of > > how to go about it. Hence I needed your inputs to understand where can > > one > > get a formal education / certification in music / arts? She is open to > > look > > at international options too and I believe this individual can really > > make > > it big with some good training and exposure. I look forward to your > > suggestions. Thanks. > > > > > > Warm regards, > > Hari > > > > > > > > "Lord, take me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from > > mortality > > to immortality" > > > > NAME : HARI RAGHAVAN > > TEL : 9820511395 > > ADD : B-103 VISHNUBAUG, 137 S.V. RD., ANDHERI (W), MUMBAI 58 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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 > > > > >To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 > > >To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 > > > >- > Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Know how! >To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Scholarships for higher studies
Al-Hakeem Foundation is offering a one-time aid of $US 500 to deserving meritorious students to pursue higher studies. Students and researchers who have secured 75 per cent and above marks in the PUC, graduation and post graduation, levels log on to www.al-hakeem.org for more information on the foundation. You may fill the online application given in the website. The annual income of the family should be less than 75000. Interested candidates can call 080-41531558. Last date for receipt of applications is June 1. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: Young Shravan Kumar carries blind mother
Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 4:12 PM Subject: Young Shravan Kumar carries blind mother > Newindpress, India > Friday, May 18, 2007 > > Young Shravan Kumar carries blind mother > > Friday May 18 2007 11:42 IST > > PURI: For the last 11 years, he has been moving around the religious > places of the country carrying his blind mother on his shoulder. > > Call him the Shravan Kumar of present age or just a devoted son, Kailash > Giri is on a mission to fulfill his mother's desire. > > The 35-year-old man from a remote village in Jabalpur reached Puri on > Wednesday with his octogenarian mother. > > Eleven years back, when his blind mother expressed desire to visit all the > 'tirthas' in the country, Kailash, barely 24 then, had no money to do so. > > But he did not want to disappoint his mother. And, so he resolved to > 'shoulder' the responsibility of taking her to all religious places of > interest. > > Kailash told mediapersons here that he had already visited almost all > shrines in South India and has now brought his mother to the abode of Lord > Jagannath. In fact, when they arrived at Gundicha temple on Wednesday > evening, people were astonished to learn about his mission. > > After a night halt near the Gundicha temple, he moved to offer prayers to > Lord Jagannath on Thursday. The mother- son duo was accorded a warm > reception by the priests and the 'pandas' at the temple gate. > > Later, Kailash took his mother to Mahodadhi tirtha (a stretch of Puri sea > from Swargdwar to Chakratirth considered holy and sacred) and made her > take a holy dip. > > He also visited the Swargadwar (crematorium considered the gateway to > heaven). Stating that they would stay in this Pilgrim City for a couple of > days before moving to Dwarika and Badrinath, Kailash said he had no plans > at present to return to his native village as they had little property > left there. > > "God bless my son for making this all possible for me," said Kirti Devi, > his mother with a pride in her voice. > > > http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070518012114&Page=Q&Title=ORISSA&Topic=0&; > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Fw: India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see
Any friends or relatives in Agra may try to findout their contacts and other details. I feel we should encourage such experts to develop the device. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Mamta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 2:10 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see > Hello!!? > This seams to be a very useful and interesting device > Please can any one Give me more information about it? their website: or > any > other contact details? > > thanks a lot for your kind help > awaiting for your earliest and positive reply. > many thanks > regards > Mamta. > - Original Message - > From: "Vishal M Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "accessindia" > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 2:58 PM > Subject: [AI] Fw: India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see > > > > > Regards, > Vishal Jain > Ph : 080-41140564 > Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com > > - Original Message - > From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:32 AM > Subject: India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see > > >> MonstersAndCritics.com (UK) >> Thursday, May 03, 2007 >> >> India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see >> >> By Indo-Asian News Service >> >> Agra, May 3 (IANS) A group of IT students here have developed a device >> that can enable the blind to hear what they cannot see or read. >> >> Called 'E-Netra', it costs Rs.2,000-3,000 and it reads texts through an >> embedded system and converts them into voice that can be heard through >> earphones. >> >> Right now it can only read text, but later it is likely to pick up prints >> in Braille script. >> >> The Agra College team that took six months to develop the device and the >> software to go with it was led by R.K. Sharma and included his assistants >> Karan, Mayank, Akshat, Khalid and Jitendra. >> >> Sized like a mobile, the device consists of an automatic zoom camera that >> will store the text in memory. It will also emit signals if the page is >> out of focus. The text will be converted automatically into speech. >> >> The device can read newspapers, books and even signboards. >> >> 'Considering that everything cannot be translated or converted into >> readable items through Braille script, the new development can be of >> great >> help to the disabled,' said Vikas Pandit, a professor at the university's >> IT department. >> >> >> http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/news/article_1299568.php/A_device_to_hear_what_they_cant_see >> >> -- >> BlindNews mailing list >> >> To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a >> message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ >> >> To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Access your subscription info at: >> http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com >> >> To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in >> either >> the subject or body of the message > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see
Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see > MonstersAndCritics.com (UK) > Thursday, May 03, 2007 > > India News: A device to 'hear' what they can't see > > By Indo-Asian News Service > > Agra, May 3 (IANS) A group of IT students here have developed a device > that can enable the blind to hear what they cannot see or read. > > Called 'E-Netra', it costs Rs.2,000-3,000 and it reads texts through an > embedded system and converts them into voice that can be heard through > earphones. > > Right now it can only read text, but later it is likely to pick up prints > in Braille script. > > The Agra College team that took six months to develop the device and the > software to go with it was led by R.K. Sharma and included his assistants > Karan, Mayank, Akshat, Khalid and Jitendra. > > Sized like a mobile, the device consists of an automatic zoom camera that > will store the text in memory. It will also emit signals if the page is > out of focus. The text will be converted automatically into speech. > > The device can read newspapers, books and even signboards. > > 'Considering that everything cannot be translated or converted into > readable items through Braille script, the new development can be of great > help to the disabled,' said Vikas Pandit, a professor at the university's > IT department. > > > http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/news/article_1299568.php/A_device_to_hear_what_they_cant_see > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Free online advance computer course from Australia
Hello friends, Below are the details of a very interesting free online course provided by Sysco from Australia. I spoke with him and good thing is he wants to start the training even in India. *** World's First' Free, Accessible IT Training Course Goes live. What is claimed to be the world's first free, accessible, online learning programme teaching people the basics of computer maintenance and networking has been launched in Australia. The course is open for anyone to apply, from anywhere in the world. The course runs for two days per week over a one year period. Students learn the fundamentals of computer operating systems and network infrastructure, learning how to build a computer and install different versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system; how to maintain and use networking equipment; and how to install and run medium to large-sized networks. The course is endorsed by networking infrastructure company Cisco. According to Iain Murray, course co-coordinator at the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia, all of the content is accessible to a person with an internet connection and assistive equipment such as a screen reader or text magnifier. "We have made notes for JAWS users on accessing the online material but it works just as well with other products including VoiceOver on Apple machines," Murray told E-Access Bulletin. Live lectures are delivered using the 'Skype' internet telephone service, which has negligible cost, he said. According to Murray, graphs, diagrams and mathematical notation have been made accessible. "The course is not overly mathematical but does include a significant amount of binary and hexadecimal conversions. For this we have developed a 'peg board'. It's a very simple device that consists of a piece of wood or plastic with three rows of 32 holes in it. This also allows the calculation of IP addresses and subnets. We ask that students attempt to get one of these made locally, but if that is not possible we ship one to them, at no charge," said Murray. *** For more information you may visit the below given links. http://cisco.netacad.net They are currently teaching the CCNA 1 & 2 and the IT Essentials 1 & 2, with plans to start CCNA 3 & 4, Fundamentals of Wireless Networks and Fundamentals of Security in 2008. The other site is www.ece.curtin.edu.au/~iain/CAVI/Class_notes It has some of the lecture recordings and other course material they have been using. There is also a discussion list that their existing students use that you may wish to browse through http://www.gotss.net/mailman/listinfo/cavi-discuss for details. Here I also read about some Visually Challenged students who are doing computer Engineering. Prospective students can find out more by emailing Iain Murray on: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] 156 Useful Run Commands
156 Useful Run Commands..gr8 one for IT guys Table with 2 columns and 157 rows To Access.. Run Command Accessibility Controls access.cpl Accessibility Wizard accwiz Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Adobe Acrobat (if installed) acrobat Adobe Designer (if installed) acrodist Adobe Distiller (if installed) acrodist Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Certificate Manager certmgr.msc Character Map charmap Check Disk Utility chkdsk Clipboard Viewer clipbrd Command Prompt cmd Component Services dcomcnfg Computer Management compmgmt.msc Control Panel control Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl DDE Shares ddeshare Device Manager devmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr Disk Defragment dfrg.msc Disk Management diskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Manager diskpart Display Properties control desktop Display Properties desk.cpl Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility verifier Event Viewer eventvwr.msc Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz File Signature Verification Tool sigverif Findfast findfast.cpl Firefox (if installed) firefox Folders Properties control folders Fonts control fonts Fonts Folder fonts Free Cell Card Game freecell Game Controllers joy.cpl Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc Hearts Card Game mshearts Help and Support helpctr HyperTerminal hypertrm Iexpress Wizard iexpress Indexing Service ciadv.msc Internet Connection Wizard icwconn1 Internet Explorer iexplore Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl Internet Setup Wizard inetwiz IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl Java Control Panel (If Installed) javaws Keyboard Properties control keyboard Local Security Settings secpol.msc Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out Of Windows logoff Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt Microsoft Access (if installed) access.cpl Microsoft Chat winchat Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) frontpg Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk Microsoft Paint mspaint Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) powerpnt Microsoft Word (if installed) winword Microsoft Syncronization Tool mobsync Minesweeper Game winmine Mouse Properties control mouse Mouse Properties main.cpl Nero (if installed) nero Netmeeting conf Network Connections control netconnections Network Connections ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl Notepad notepad Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) nvtuicpl.cpl Object Packager packager ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl On Screen Keyboard osk Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) ac3filter.cpl Outlook Express msimn Paint pbrush Password Properties password.cpl Performance Monitor perfmon.msc Performance Monitor perfmon Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl Phone Dialer dialer Pinball Game pinball Power Configuration powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes control printers Printers Folder printers Private Character Editor eudcedit Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl Quicktime Player (if installed) quicktimeplayer Real Player (if installed) realplay Regional Settings intl.cpl Registry Editor regedit Registry Editor regedit32 Remote Access Phonebook rasphone Remote Desktop mstsc Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks Security Center wscui.cpl Services services.msc Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc Shuts Down Windows shutdown Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl Spider Solitare Card Game spider SQL Client Configuration cliconfg System Configuration Editor sysedit System Configuration Utility msconfig System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) sfc /scanonce System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) sfc /scanboot System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgec
Re: [AI] artificial vocal cords
Can anyone give some more information about the Artificial vocal chords? including their contacts. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "accessindia" Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 11:35 PM Subject: [AI] artificial vocal cords > Artificial vocal chords > > PRAGUE (Czech republic): Czech scientist Vojtech Misut from the > Technological University in Brno has invented the first artificial vocal > chords in the world > that return voice to those who have lost it, local media reported. Mr. > Misut first created a computer model of the vocal chords according to his > own theory, > and now he has successfully tested his physical model as well, according > to the report. Since the vocal chords differ by length, Mr. Misut had to > create > special models for men, women and children that can be shaped so that > people even recognise their lost voice. Mr. Misut is not yet able to > implant the > artificial vocal chord in its original place in the patient's throat. That > is why air is conducted from the lungs through a tiny tube to the > artificial > vocal chord fixed for instance to the chest. - Xinhua > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Has an era of superfast colour printing come?
Has an era of superfast colour printing come? Apr 21, 2007 Edgeline technology launched by HP spat out prints at 60 to 70 pages a minute 500 engineers create `paper-wide' print head First printers fuelled by ``Edgeline'' will come in May CUTTING EDGE: Costumed as the legendary Chinese female warrior Mulan, HP's Asia-Pacific vice-president Kelly Tan (right) launches the company's latest products into the printer battlefield, in Beijing recently. Business Manager Paul Lim holds up the `Edgeline' print head. Bangalore: Forget everything you ever learnt from the eternal inkjet-versus-laser printer debate. They have rewritten the rules, re-invented the inkjet and created new technology that will soon have printers churning graphics-rich pages - and glossy colour photos - at better than one-a-second. Nearly 10 years in the making and harnessing the efforts of over 500 engineers (including a team based in Bangalore), a new technology unveiled by Hewlett Packard promises better-than-laser speed and quality, using the `wet' printing process of inkjets, generally associated in the public mind with the first entry-level printers they can afford. But this is no ordinary inkjet. We know what the normal print head looks like - it's that replacement cartridge one buys when the ink runs out. The new technology known as Edgeline, extends the print head all the way across the carriage. This makes a huge difference: Instead of the head zipping to and fro across the paper width, spitting out ink to make up the image, it now stands still - and prints the full page width at one go. Only the paper moves forward - one line at a time. Regards Vishal Jain. This effectively halves the time to print an average page - and this correspondent got to operate the first-ever colour printers based on Edgeline technology (CM 8050 and CM8060) that were launched by HP in Beijing last week, as they spat out prints at 60 to 70 pages a minute - that is better than one a second. These are not your average home printers; they are floor-standing corporate models that look like small offset printing machines - only they are much cleverer. They come with a 10-inch touch-screen and a speaker system - so that if a malfunction occurs - if a paper gets jammed for example - a video display zooms to the location of the problem and a voice guides you till you rectify the problem. It is called AutoNav - and the idea seems to be, that you don't have to be an `ustad' or master printer to operate such complex production models. Other `cool' features include the ability to detect if a page downloaded from the Web uses colour only incidentally - like the blue of the web links and addresses - and then to print the page economically, at the higher monochrome speeds. Each of HP's Edgeline print head has over 10,000 separate nozzles - and about one-fifth of them are on `stand-by' ready to kick in if any nozzle gets clogged. The CM8060 actually uses five or six print heads to encompass the four colours. ``It's the best of both world's - colour and mono chrome,'' Kelly Tan, HP's vice-president in Asia-Pacific (Enterprise and Speciality Printing) told me - and clearly she sees Edgeline as a sort of `agni-asthra' or secret weapon, as the company prepares enter the battle in the corporate and high-end printing `maidan.' Which may why she leaped on to the stage, at the Beijing launch event last week, `dressed to kill,' in costume as Mulan, China's legendary female warrior, who in the fifth century AD rode to battle, disguised as a man when her father was killed... much like our own Jhansi ki Rani. The backdrop was an appropriately macho quotation from Sun Tzu's military classic ``The Art of War.'' The Edgeline-fuelled printers will hit the Indian market next month - but even if you could afford it, you couldn't buy one. HP plans to offer it only in a pay-by-use service model to corporate users - for now. All it's promising is a minimum 30 per cent saving in printing costs over comparable work. The rest of us may have to wait some months - or years - before Edgeline's dizzy speeds come to our `janata' models. Meanwhile, watch out for self-service photo printing kiosks - HP isn't saying so, but these are likely to be the first mass consumer applications of this zippy new printer technology. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Visually challenged singer in TV show
Hello friends, Vasundhara (Sonal) a Nine year old Visually Challenged girl is going to participate in a famous TV Antakshari show. Watch Zee TV Little Champs Antakshari Programme being telecast w.e.f. 13.4.2007 on every Friday and Saturday in India at 8.30 P.M. She has performed with us at USA and will be performing with Diwakar another Visually Challenged boy with other top artists of sa re ga ma pa. do not miss it. Bye Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] need audio book-How to win friends and influence people
You may contact Reddy sir of Mithra Jyothi at 080- 2 5 2 8 8 5 04 Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Anubha Bhargava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [AI] need audio book-How to win friends and influence people > Hello, > Even I would like to have a copy of this book. I would be very > grateful to any one of u who would pls let me know HOW do I CONTACT > Mithr jyothi Bangalore in the caset > library. > Thanking u in anticipation, n. With best regards. Anubha. 4/10/07, > fayaz pasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I remember listening to the book with Mithr jyothi Bangalore in the caset >> library. >> >> Fayaz >> - Original Message - >> From: "Punit Diwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:34 PM >> Subject: [AI] need audio book-How to win friends and influence people >> >> >> > Hi Members, >> > I need the complete book How to win friends and >> > influence >> people in audio format. I will highly appreciate if anyone tell me where >> should I get it. >> > Thanks in anticipation >> > >> > Regards >> > Punit Diwan >> > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Making it easier for the disabled
Making it easier for the disabled Apr 9, 2007 The Jindal trust chairperson would like help to improve access to public utilities for the physically challenged. Sminu Jindal is seized with a passion to remove obstacles in the way of the disabled, be it on roads, airports, schools, hotels or petrol pumps. The wheelchair-borne chairperson of SJ Charitable Trust, which provides consultancy services to organisations to make their buildings easily accessible to the disabled, says she would like to have NGOs on board too. "In fact, anyone who is willing to walk with us," she says. The fee is over Rs 1 lakh for private buildings while the government ones get the service for Rs 50,000. The fee, she says, is intended to make governments and companies take the reports seriously. But Sminu is disappointed with the government. She says her trust carried out accessibility audits for the New Delhi Municipal Corporation facilities as well as sites under the Archaelogical Survey of India. None of the two have implemented her suggestions. The trust is now talking to HPCL and BPCL, which plan to make all petrol pumps accessible to the disabled. ITC has also asked for a report and so has the NDMC, which wants to make its school buildings disabled-friendly, says Sminu, who is disappointed that most buildings and roads in the country are hostile to the disabled. The trust also sends resource persons to various organisations to sensitise employees on the needs and abilities of persons with disabilities. It is now looking at Rajasthan and Haryana governments as partners in making buildings and thoroughfares accessible. "Haryana is my native state and I would love to work with the government there. I am hoping that day comes soon," she says. Sminu , who became handicapped at the age of 11 when she met with an accident, hopes to reach out to more people through her website, which brings together information on education, rehabilitation, employment and even matrimony and companionship. "The idea is to enable each person with disability to access all the information he or she needs," says Jindal, adding, "I want disabled persons to meet and chat and marry though my website." For more, visit www.svayam.org Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Job norms for physically challenged in Karnataka to be reviewed
Job norms for physically challenged to be reviewed Apr 8, 2007 The present selection norms are unscientific: Minister MANGALORE: Minister for Women and Child Welfare H.K. Kumaraswamy has said that he will review at the earliest norms for selection of physically challenged persons for jobs. He was talking to presspersons on the sidelines of a function here on Sunday. Mr. Kumaraswamy expressed displeasure over the tardy progress in selecting physically challenged persons in group A and group B catgories. Although the Government had set aside three and five percent of the posts in group A and B cadres respectively for physically challenged, the total recruitment in this category was less than 0.5 percent. The officials had not shown interest in ensuring that these persons got their due, he said. He termed the present selection norms as "unscientific." Mr. Kumaraswamy said that in the present "horizontal" reservation system, physically challenged persons were finding it difficult to make it to the cut- off list. Mr. Kumaraswamy said that the Government had introduced a programme to provide computer training to physically challenged persons in 20 districts. It would be extended to Dakshina Kannada Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Need contacts of Organizations in Europe
Hello friends, I am looking for the Organizations and institutions working for Visually Challenged and other physically challenged in UK and other countries of Europe. Please send their Names and Place along with their contacts. Bye. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] PC made in Chennai may be the most economical one
the next billion" "It is practical, affordable computing" Offers close to 2 GB of space CHEAPER CHIP: A student along with her father using a low-cost computer. A server kept at the service providers' storage place will meet user requirements. CHENNAI: G. Mani is a Southern Railway employee and resident of Parkavi Apartments in K.K. Nagar in Chennai. Like millions of others in the country, he requires a personal computer for basic Internet connectivity and simple tasks. Six months ago, he was still deciding whether to invest Rs.30, 000 in a branded PC or shell out Rs.20, 000 for an assembled PC. Both estimates would have taken a large chunk of his middle-class budget. Then luck smiled on him. Novatium, a Chennai-based company that was developing a Net PC, identified the South Chennai locality to run a pilot test of its low-cost PC. Mr. Mani's house is now one of 140 homes in Chennai where `Nova Net PC' offers Internet connectivity and computing solutions at affordable rates. The Net PC primarily scores with its costing. The Net PC package - consisting of the CPU, a 14-inch CRT monitor, a keyboard and a mouse - has been tentatively priced at Rs.4, 450 (roughly $100). When Net PC hits the market at this price, it could well be the most economical home PC ever. However, Novatium is positioning the device beyond the cost advantage. It is talking about the PC as a home appliance that would offer a no-frills attached comfort of use. So, what makes it comfortable? For starters, the first generation Nova Net PC is stripped off most hardware that could give rise to complications. The CPU consists of a motherboard, an Ethernet connectivity port to connect to the VLAN, 4 USB ports and a serial port for the monitor. Two of the 4 USB ports are used for the keyboard and mouse. Storage, therefore, will exist remotely on a server managed by Novatium. Each user gets close to 2 GB of space. Alok Singh, CEO, Novatium Solutions explains: "Nova NetPC is just practical, affordable computing. The reason why conventional computer systems cannot meet your requirements and often your budget is because they are simply office-use computers. Home computing needs are different." The 140 subscribers have been paying a monthly rental of Rs.449. This enables them to log on to the Internet through either the Windows (Network version) or Linux (Ubuntu) operating systems, run productivity applications - Microsoft Office or Star Office, run educational packages, play games and download content that will be stored in the server. R. Kalyanaraman, one of the first customers to test the Net PC, says the savings have been phenomenal. "Had I proceeded with my plans to purchase a branded PC, I would have had to pay Rs.40,000 and an additional Rs.3,000 on broadband connection." For further details, log on to www.novatium.com Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Put social responsibility before tax concessions:
Put social responsibility before tax concessions: Chidambaram Mar 8, 2007 Take care of those who have no access to basic amenities, industry urged No response from industry on jobs for disabled Corporate honchos have not come forward to upgrade ITIs NEW DELHI: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday chided captains of industry for doing precious little by way of social responsibility while seeking relief and tax concessions for themselves. Putting the ball in the court of India Inc. during his post-budget interaction with members of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India here, he said: "When we are promising 1,00,000 jobs to the physically challenged... it's a challenge not only for the Government but also for you. I did not hear any one of you speak about how you will provide jobs to physically challenged persons." While presenting the budget, Mr Chidambaram promised corporates that the Government would reimburse the employers' contribution to the EPF (Employees Provident Fund) and the ESI (Employees State Insurance) for the first three years if they provided jobs to the physically handicapped. The Minister rapped the corporate honchos for not coming forward to upgrade industrial training institutes (ITIs) despite the budgetary promise of interest-free loans for their modernisation. "When I offer 1,396 ITIs [for upgrading] and I promised Rs 2.50 crore [as interest-free loan] per ITI, I did not hear any one of you say this is [a] challenge for industry and we will come forward and take over it." Mr. Chidambaram asked the corporate sector to appoint CEOs and CFOs to take better care of its social responsibility to the vulnerable sections, and to avoid seeking fiscal concessions to help achieve inclusive growth. India Inc. needed to take care of that half of India which had no access to water, community toilets, sanitation, electricity, education and health, instead of insisting on repeated tax concessions. On inflation, he said it was a larger social issue and price rise would be moderated in the long run through increased supply of farm goods. "While fiscal steps will have some immediate impact, monetary side will take some time to transmit into the system. Supply-side is indeed a durable answer to inflation. More wheat, more rice, more sugar, more pulses, more oilseeds is [the] durable side." Just as increased supply of inputs was the durable answer to the growth of industry, higher supplies of these were the durable answer to agriculture. Explaining the rationale behind the shift in the budget focus to the farm sector during 2007-08, he said that just as in his "dream" budget of 1997-98 it was necessary to pull India Inc. out of its cocoon, now the stress on the rural sector was essential for "inclusive" growth. Issues such as fringe benefit tax, service tax, double taxation on cement and dividend distribution tax could be addressed through a composite dialogue between his Ministry officials and industry representatives. But the challenge before the Government and the corporates was to make rural India share the gains of current growth, which for the next couple of years would be nine per cent or more. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Need articles and data about Physically challenged
Hello friends, I am looking for information, articles and statistical data related with Visually challenged, other physically challenged, their current position, roll of doctors, future advancement, etc for a project. I request you all to send me the information or the source where I can find such information. You may send it to the given below E-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Campaign for inclusive education launched
Campaign for inclusive education launched Mar 3, 2007 Campaign for inclusive education launched NOVEL INITIATIVE: Participants at the `Chrysallis Power of One', a campaign to bring together children with and without disabilities, in Bangalore on Saturday. - Photo: K. Murali Kumar BANGALORE: Chrysallis Performance Arts Centre on Saturday launched a nationwide campaign favouring inclusive education by bringing together children with and without disabilities. The campaign started with placard-making. During this activity called "Know your special friend" the normal and the disabled children were made to communicate and understand each other and come out with an image on the themes - peer acceptance, social interaction, caring and sharing, and integration. On Saturday, around 230 students, including those from special schools, participated in the activity on the Mount Carmel college premises. The children shared with one another their experiences, including the ways they played their favourite games such as cricket and chess. The result of their interaction was paintings such as lush green tree with two birds perched on it, a bunch of flowers in a colourful vase, and a stream meandering across hillocks and coconut groves. Diana Tholoor, founder of Chrysallis, said this activity was part of a campaign favouring interaction and integration of normal and disabled people, especially in the field of education. "We are making people aware that the disabled people, excluding the mentally disabled, are intellectually capable. There is a need for inclusive education," she said. The placard-making activity was the first phase of the campaign which will be held across 33 States and Union Territories till June 3. Apart from Bangalore, the activity will be held in Puducherry, followed by Chennai and Hyderabad. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: Russia created computer for blind
Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:03 AM Subject: Russia created computer for blind > CNEWS IT Reviews, Russia > Tuesday, February 27, 2007 > > Russia created computer for blind > > February 27, 2007, Tue 3:19 PM Moscow > > The Syscom company, a Russian manufacturer and producer of LCD monitors > introduced a new computer for blind and partially sighted people. The > computer doesn't have a monitor. > > The keyboard is in the upper part of the computer, Braille line is in the > bottom part, which helps to read and check spelling of the text inserted > with the help of the keyboard. > > Caption: Computer for blind and partially sighted people from Syscom > > The computer is installed with the Windows CE OS. It can be connected to > the internet, and it has network ports, which help connect devices into a > local network. The computer also has a verbal programme, which allows not > only to receive information from a slow channel (Braille line), but also > from a voice channel, under more using the internet and electronic mail. > > The computer can operate with a battery. It is equipped with a USB-port, a > microphone, and dynamics. An ordinary monitor can be connected to it, > which can help the teacher supervise the education process of the blind. > > Syscom's specialists solved the problem of the uneven number of letters in > the alphabet and the Braille system. Thus the device provides a writing > and reading systems for the blind and allows them insert text, work in the > internet, listen to music, read books, and connect to a PC. > > > http://eng.cnews.ru/news/line/indexEn.shtml?2007/02/27/237859 > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of February 28, 2007
Hello friends, I would like to know which is the time do we follow in India, Eastern,Pacific or universal as given in the below message. > Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of February 28, > 2007 > By Jeff Bishop > Hello Everyone, > > Have you ever wanted to push the keyboard away from your desk and simply > use your voice to control your computer? Wouldn't it be nice to be like a > doctor and simply dictate your email messages, letters and other work > using your voice? The possibilities are here. This week on Main Menu we > talk all about the new release of J-Say Professional Version 5.0 from T&T > Consultancy. > > Brian Hartgen joins us in the first hour and gives us a demonstration of > some of the new features of J-Say Professional 5.0. In the second hour of > Main Menu Live we bring on Terry Clasper from T&T Consultancy and Sue > Martin from the Veterans Administration. Terry is one of the developers > of J-Say Professional and Sue is a trainer and user of J-Say Professional. > We will talk to them more about J-Say Professional. One of the things we > want to explore is whether or not they will support the new Vista speech > recognition features. Most importantly though, you will be able to talk > to our guests on Main Menu Live. > > We will open the phone lines at the top of the hour to allow you to call > in and ask any questions you have for our guests. The number to call into > the show is 866-400-5333. You can also email your questions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the > topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining > the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Come join an already lively group of users. > > Main Menu and Main Menu Live can be heard on Tuesday evening at 8:00 > Eastern, 5:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal on Wednesday morning on the ACB > Radio Main Stream channel. Don't forget that this will be a 2 hour show. > > Jeff Bishop > Main Menu Producer > www.acbradio.org > > > http://acbradio.org/blog/2007/02/coming-up-on-main-menu-and-main-menu_25.html > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com > > To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI
Hello Pradeep Kapoor sir, I've forwarded this information to Samarthanam Trust For The Disabled an NGO here in Bangalore as they are planning to start a new computer course and slowly expand to other districts of Karnataka. Mr. Vikram sir, one of their representative might be visiting you may be in next week. Please send me your contact number and website (if any) Waiting for your reply Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI Dear Vishal, We do not provide courses. Our concept is at variance with that of the typical NGO. Most NGOs provide services for individual blind persons; we provide services for Instituions. We have helped develop the syllabus for computer literacy, but do not run the courses. We assist many other Institutions by sharing our resources. So we encourage many NGOs or schools to refine their existing computer programmes or to commence new programmes where none were running earlier. We offer this assistance as long as the beneficiary institution wants & there are no charges. We are unaware of anyone running online courses. with best wishes yours sincerely Col. Pradeep Kapoor On 1/23/07, Vishal M Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What kind of courses does Volunteers for the Blind Foundation provide? > Have they any facility of taking online classes through voice chat? > > Regards, > Vishal Jain > Ph : 080-41140564 > Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com > > - Original Message - > From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:45 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI > > > Dear Taraprakash, >"Volunteers for the Blind Foundation" has its HQ at New Delhi > & operates nationally. We developed the concept of this training in > consultation with Dipendra Minocha of NAB, Delhi & have shared them > with Institutions such as - BRA, New Delhi; NAB Chennai, NAB Kullu, > BRA Nagpur, Andh Vidyalaya Bikaner, School for the Blind, Rewa, > amongst others. Numerous students have benefitted. We continue to > refine & evolve better programmes. We are happy to share details with > anyone who is interested.. > Col P Kapoor > General Secy. > > On 1/18/07, Taraprakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >My organisation `Volunteers for the Blind Foundation` has been > > involved with computer literacy programmes for the blind since the > > past 12 yrs. > > > > That's a news. > > Can we have more details about this organization's modules? Where is the > > office located? How many trainees have you on board right now? How many > > has > > the organization already trained? > > Regards > > - Original Message - > > From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI > > > > > > Dear Vidya Lakshmi, > >My organisation `Volunteers for the Blind Foundation` has been > > involved with computer literacy programmes for the blind since the > > past 12 yrs. > > We have developed two modules for teaching basic computer > > skills. One, is executed 6 hours a day for three months, six days a > > week & the other for 2 hours per day for five months, six days a week. > > So why should you have 6-8 months? Further, we developed multiple > > tests during these modules. Tests, as you are aware, are crucial for > > assimilation of knowlege. Further, our criteria is - a working > > knowlege of English, typing speed of 25 words per minute & have passed > > std 6. We have easily handled students with a rural background & most > > students had been motivated enough to brush aside the difficulties of > > hearing an american accent while they could barely speak the language. > > The course content includes office management skills. The results have > > been very encouraging. > > Your prerequisites are tougher & the course longer. Would you > > like to review these requirements ? Could you also please send your > > postal address? > > with best wishes > > yours sincerely > > Col P Kapoor > > General Secy. > > > > On 1/16/07, Vidya Lakshmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Everybody! > > > As you may be aware
Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI
Thank you Pradeep Kapoor sir for the information. Do you train the teachers of the NGO's or just provide assistance in developing the syllabus according to their needs. I would request you to send me your website address (if any) and contact number. I will forward this information to the NGO with which I am associated. They are planning to expand their computer lab. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI Dear Vishal, We do not provide courses. Our concept is at variance with that of the typical NGO. Most NGOs provide services for individual blind persons; we provide services for Instituions. We have helped develop the syllabus for computer literacy, but do not run the courses. We assist many other Institutions by sharing our resources. So we encourage many NGOs or schools to refine their existing computer programmes or to commence new programmes where none were running earlier. We offer this assistance as long as the beneficiary institution wants & there are no charges. We are unaware of anyone running online courses. with best wishes yours sincerely Col. Pradeep Kapoor On 1/23/07, Vishal M Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What kind of courses does Volunteers for the Blind Foundation provide? > Have they any facility of taking online classes through voice chat? > > Regards, > Vishal Jain > Ph : 080-41140564 > Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com > > - Original Message - > From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:45 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI > > > Dear Taraprakash, >"Volunteers for the Blind Foundation" has its HQ at New Delhi > & operates nationally. We developed the concept of this training in > consultation with Dipendra Minocha of NAB, Delhi & have shared them > with Institutions such as - BRA, New Delhi; NAB Chennai, NAB Kullu, > BRA Nagpur, Andh Vidyalaya Bikaner, School for the Blind, Rewa, > amongst others. Numerous students have benefitted. We continue to > refine & evolve better programmes. We are happy to share details with > anyone who is interested.. > Col P Kapoor > General Secy. > > On 1/18/07, Taraprakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >My organisation `Volunteers for the Blind Foundation` has been > > involved with computer literacy programmes for the blind since the > > past 12 yrs. > > > > That's a news. > > Can we have more details about this organization's modules? Where is the > > office located? How many trainees have you on board right now? How many > > has > > the organization already trained? > > Regards > > - Original Message - > > From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI > > > > > > Dear Vidya Lakshmi, > >My organisation `Volunteers for the Blind Foundation` has been > > involved with computer literacy programmes for the blind since the > > past 12 yrs. > > We have developed two modules for teaching basic computer > > skills. One, is executed 6 hours a day for three months, six days a > > week & the other for 2 hours per day for five months, six days a week. > > So why should you have 6-8 months? Further, we developed multiple > > tests during these modules. Tests, as you are aware, are crucial for > > assimilation of knowlege. Further, our criteria is - a working > > knowlege of English, typing speed of 25 words per minute & have passed > > std 6. We have easily handled students with a rural background & most > > students had been motivated enough to brush aside the difficulties of > > hearing an american accent while they could barely speak the language. > > The course content includes office management skills. The results have > > been very encouraging. > > Your prerequisites are tougher & the course longer. Would you > > like to review these requirements ? Could you also please send your > > postal address? > > with best wishes > > yours sincerely > > Col P Kapoor > > General Secy. > > > > On 1/16/07, Vidya Lakshmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Everybody! > > > As you may be aware, Enable India is a no
Re: [AI] Helping visually challenged to become artists
Hello Mr. Nikhil Jain, Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Mr. Pradeep Kapoor and others, I found The article about Visually Challenged Painters from a News Paper and I don't have any more information about it at present. Any way, I'll definitely try to find out more about it and post it to the list. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Helping visually challenged to become artists > Dear Vishal, > This is wonderful. My organisation has been looking for just > such an opportunity for the past few years. Do let us know how we > could get in touch with the concerned people who developed this > technology. > Col. Pradeep Kapoor > > On 1/23/07, Vishal M Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Helping visually challenged to become artists >> >> Jan 22, 2007 Exhibition of paintings by visually challenged students >> attracts many >> >> SPECIAL ARTISTS: Visually challenged girls at a workshop in Mysore on >> Monday. - Photo: M.A. SRIRAM >> >> MYSORE: An exhibition of colour paintings by visually challenged >> students, which was inaugurated at Suchitra Gallery of Kalamandira here >> on Sunday, is attracting >> a large number of people. >> >> Connoisseurs of art have not only appreciated the talent of the students >> but also their determination to make a foray into a different field. The >> students >> made use of "pop-up symbolism," a new technique of drawing conceived by >> Mustafa Khan for visually challenged persons. >> >> Mr. Khan, a recipient of the Bimal Roy Award, developed the technique >> after struggling with the medium for nearly four years. >> >> He says those who are born visually challenged can now learn drawing and >> painting through a new method comprising symbols, based on the feel, >> touch and >> expression. >> >> Visually challenged persons are taught using two-dimensional embossed >> symbols depicting objects, which can easily be felt. >> >> The features of the Braille system have been successfully incorporated >> for making the framework. Mr. Khan also came up with a new crayon holder >> for the >> purpose, where colours are selected by touching the embossed symbols on >> the holder. >> >> The picture can be composed by arranging the mental image of the object >> together with the choice of colours by touching the symbols. >> >> When Nagamani, Mahadevi, Kavitha, Sushma, Rachana, 10th standard students >> at CSI Victoria Girls' School, drew pictures using crayons at a workshop >> held >> on Monday, people assembled were surprised and appreciated the efforts of >> Mr. Khan. >> >> Artist and research scholar C.S. Priya Selvakumar, who released a book on >> the occasion, appealed to the people to help visually challenged persons >> to lead >> a better life. >> >> Regards, >> Vishal Jain >> Ph : 080-41140564 >> Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI
What kind of courses does Volunteers for the Blind Foundation provide? Have they any facility of taking online classes through voice chat? Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI Dear Taraprakash, "Volunteers for the Blind Foundation" has its HQ at New Delhi & operates nationally. We developed the concept of this training in consultation with Dipendra Minocha of NAB, Delhi & have shared them with Institutions such as - BRA, New Delhi; NAB Chennai, NAB Kullu, BRA Nagpur, Andh Vidyalaya Bikaner, School for the Blind, Rewa, amongst others. Numerous students have benefitted. We continue to refine & evolve better programmes. We are happy to share details with anyone who is interested.. Col P Kapoor General Secy. On 1/18/07, Taraprakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >My organisation `Volunteers for the Blind Foundation` has been > involved with computer literacy programmes for the blind since the > past 12 yrs. > > That's a news. > Can we have more details about this organization's modules? Where is the > office located? How many trainees have you on board right now? How many > has > the organization already trained? > Regards > - Original Message - > From: "Col. Pradeep Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:52 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Free Computer Training for VI > > > Dear Vidya Lakshmi, >My organisation `Volunteers for the Blind Foundation` has been > involved with computer literacy programmes for the blind since the > past 12 yrs. > We have developed two modules for teaching basic computer > skills. One, is executed 6 hours a day for three months, six days a > week & the other for 2 hours per day for five months, six days a week. > So why should you have 6-8 months? Further, we developed multiple > tests during these modules. Tests, as you are aware, are crucial for > assimilation of knowlege. Further, our criteria is - a working > knowlege of English, typing speed of 25 words per minute & have passed > std 6. We have easily handled students with a rural background & most > students had been motivated enough to brush aside the difficulties of > hearing an american accent while they could barely speak the language. > The course content includes office management skills. The results have > been very encouraging. > Your prerequisites are tougher & the course longer. Would you > like to review these requirements ? Could you also please send your > postal address? > with best wishes > yours sincerely > Col P Kapoor > General Secy. > > On 1/16/07, Vidya Lakshmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Everybody! > > As you may be aware, Enable India is a non profit organization > > established in 1999. Our goal is to empower people with disabilities > > through rehabilitation, supplemental education and employment. One of > > our > > main focus areas is free computer training for the blind and visually > > impaired. > > > > We are starting a new batch of basic computer training in the month of > > February 2007. So we are looking for some candidates with following > > criteria: > > > > 1.Should be able to understand and speak English. > > 2.People those who are studying towards any Degree or Diploma in > > distant education can also register. > > 3.Even people those who have completed SSLC or PUC with good English > > can expect openings for training. > > 4.Candidates should be able to dedicate their full time. > > > > The duration of the course is 6-8 months. We will also help them in > > getting employment depends on their Education, interests and skills. > > Interested candidate can Contact Enable India on the following numbers: > > 080-41101390 or 080-25714842. > > > > Interested people should register at Enable India before 25th January > > 2006. > > > > Evaluation for the selected candidates will be held on 25st Jan & 31st > > January 2007. > > > > Details of course: > > Courses Offered: Basic Computer training i.e MS Office and Internet > > Explorer using JAWS. > > Course duration: 6 months to 8 months – Duration is based on English > > knowledge and fluency and aptitude > > Goals of the course: The emphasis of the course is for students to gain > > computer knowledge and use it effectively for employment, daily living > > and > > recreation. > > Brief Curriculum Details: Windows, Basic Windows Applications, Windows > > Explorer, Help, Word, Internet Explorer, Excel, Outlook Express, JAWS > > features and utilities. > > Course fee: free – Refundable amount Rs.200 will be charged. > > Accommodation: We will help them in getting accommodation in some > > hostels > > or PG's > > > > Looking forward for some responses. > > > > > > > > Cheers
[AI] Helping visually challenged to become artists
Helping visually challenged to become artists Jan 22, 2007 Exhibition of paintings by visually challenged students attracts many SPECIAL ARTISTS: Visually challenged girls at a workshop in Mysore on Monday. - Photo: M.A. SRIRAM MYSORE: An exhibition of colour paintings by visually challenged students, which was inaugurated at Suchitra Gallery of Kalamandira here on Sunday, is attracting a large number of people. Connoisseurs of art have not only appreciated the talent of the students but also their determination to make a foray into a different field. The students made use of "pop-up symbolism," a new technique of drawing conceived by Mustafa Khan for visually challenged persons. Mr. Khan, a recipient of the Bimal Roy Award, developed the technique after struggling with the medium for nearly four years. He says those who are born visually challenged can now learn drawing and painting through a new method comprising symbols, based on the feel, touch and expression. Visually challenged persons are taught using two-dimensional embossed symbols depicting objects, which can easily be felt. The features of the Braille system have been successfully incorporated for making the framework. Mr. Khan also came up with a new crayon holder for the purpose, where colours are selected by touching the embossed symbols on the holder. The picture can be composed by arranging the mental image of the object together with the choice of colours by touching the symbols. When Nagamani, Mahadevi, Kavitha, Sushma, Rachana, 10th standard students at CSI Victoria Girls' School, drew pictures using crayons at a workshop held on Monday, people assembled were surprised and appreciated the efforts of Mr. Khan. Artist and research scholar C.S. Priya Selvakumar, who released a book on the occasion, appealed to the people to help visually challenged persons to lead a better life. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Information regarding volunteers required
Hello friends, I am looking for information regarding websites, articles, suggestions, applications, tools, etc which might be useful for the volunteers who help Visually and other physically challenged people. There are many volunteers who want to help but some of them don't know how to do it. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Information for tools and course ware for empowerment throughvisually impaired education
You may do online free courses from Hadley School(USA). It provides more than 90 courses in different categories For more information, you can visit http://www.hadley.edu Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "hitendra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: [AI] Information for tools and course ware for empowerment throughvisually impaired education > Dear List members, > > I would be very grateful if you could kindly let me have the information > with regard to the tools and course ware for the empowerment of college > level visually impaired students through education. > > Thanks in advance > > With Best Regards > Hitendra Rupani > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Problem with Excel
Hello Pranav Lal sir, I am using Office XP and I am talking about a normal Excel sheet. As per my experience JAWS first reads the contents of the cell and then the cell reference. I am able to solve this problem by changing the screen echo to nun as suggested by Hari sir,but I am able to work on other computers without changing the Screen echo to nun. The other thing is I want JAWS to read the contents of a cell without actually moving the curser to that cell is to increase my speed in solving problems. the question is written in a cell and I need to post the entries in some other cell, it becomes a very tedious job to go to the question and come back to post them every time, instead if I can read the question without going to the cell, I can do the work much faster. Please let me know if there is any solution for this. Thank you. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Pranav Lal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Problem with Excel > Hi Vishal, > > What version of Excel are you using? Also, what kind of spreadsheets are > you > looking at? Usually, jaws announces the cell reference first and then > announces > the cell contents. > > As for reading a cell without moving to it, why do you want to do this? > You can > perhaps look at setting up monitor sells. > Pranav > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Problem with Excel
Hello members, First of all I wish you a very happy new year. I am facing a problem with Excel. The JAWS doesn't announce the cell reference properly. Say, if I am moving my curser from A3 to A4, first it announces the cell number that is 4, then the contents and finally the cell reference or if I move the curser from A3 to B3, it will say as B, then cell reference and finally B3, because of this problem, I Often get confused between the actual number and the cell reference. Please send me if you have any solution for this problem. I would also like to know whether there is any method where I can make JAWS to speak the contents of a cell without actually moving the curser to that particular cell. I am using Office XP with JAWS 7.0. Thanks in advance Waiting for your reply. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Award recieved
Congratulation Dattu sir Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Ravi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Award recieved > Hello Dattu, > > I am very much privileged to congratulate you for having been selected as > one of the recipients of Karnataka Sikshana Ratna Award! > > May you continue to reach the heights of great success and have a very > bright future! > > With best regards, > > E. G. Ravikumar, Chennai > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: 0-9841394775 > - Original Message - > From: "Dattu Agarwal Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:06 AM > Subject: [AI] Award recieved > > >> Dear list members, >> I am glad to inform that, >> I have been selected for Karnataka sikshana ratna award >> instituted by Bharat ratna sir M. Vishveshwarayya engineering trust > Bangalore. >> out of 44 recipiants i am the only visually impaired person >> the awards will be presented on 22/12/2006 at Bangalore. >> >> regards >> Dattu Agarwal >> >> Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. > Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Intro Dr. Ibrahim Ali
Hello Ibrahim Ali sir, A very warm welcome to the group. We are lucky to have you as a part of our group. Your achievements is a motivation to all of us especially music lovers. Keep sharing your valuable knowledge with the group. I would like to know more about sound recording and editing. Which is the software you use? how far is it accessible with the JAWS? Bye and welcome once again. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Ibrahim Ali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:29 AM Subject: [AI] Intro Dr. Ibrahim Ali > Hello Dear All, > I am glad to join you via Access India. My brief introduction is as > follow: > I Passed M. A. Music [Vocal] in 1985. In 1986, I became disciple of well > known Classical Vocalist, GOSWAMI SHRI GOKULOTSAVJI MAHARAJ of INDORE. > I have been awarded Ph. D. in Music for my research on the subject > 'PADMABHUSHAN USTAD AMIR KHAN: VYAKTITWA EVAM KRATITWA' [PADMABHUSHAN > USTAD AMIR KHAN: > LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION] by VIKRAM UNIVERSITY, UJJAIN. Under UNIVERSITY > GRANT COMMISSION'S PUBLICATION SCHEME, my DOCTORAL THESIS: has been > published by > Classical Publishing Company, New Delhi. > For five years, I worked in GOVT. MUSIC COLLEGE, UJJAIN. Since 1993, I am > working as ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in MUSIC [VOCAL] in GOVT. KALIDAS GIRLS > COLLEGE, > UJJAIN. > VIKRAM UNIVERSITY, UJJAIN, has appointed me as SUPERVISOR and RESEARCH > GUIDE for DOCTORAL THESIS in MUSIC. > Besides institutional teaching, I am giving training of Khayal Gayaki to > my disciples, according to the Gharana Tradition. > My self composed music compositions and articles has been published in > recognized research journals of music. > I am a regular member of ROTARY CLUB, UJJAIN. > PRESIDENT OF INDIA conferred me NATIONAL AWARD at VIGYAN BHAWAN, NEW > DELHI, on 3rd December 2005. This NATIONAL AWARD was given to me by > Government of India, > Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Delhi, IN PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF > OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS THE MOST EFFICIENT DISABLED EMPLOYEE - 2005. > Besides music, my Interests are Computer, sound recording, Editing and > processing sound files, Reading informative material etc. > With best Regards, > Dr. Ibrahim Ali > Ph. D. > Asst. Prof. Music. > Address 20 Khara Kuwa, > Ujjain,M.P. Pin-456006 > Ph.No.-0734-2551949 > Mobile-094250-93621 > Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Need guidance for Dumb and Def boy
Yes Mr Salman, Please send me his E-mail address. Thanks and Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Salman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:12 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Need guidance for Dumb and Def boy > well we have one learn member who is def and dumb on our pakistani > mailing > list, he could assist you in this regard. Shall i give you his i d? > > - Original Message - > From: "Vishal M Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "accessindia" > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:14 PM > Subject: [AI] Need guidance for Dumb and Def boy > > >> Hello friends, >> I happened to meat a Dumb and Def boy who has finished his 10th standard. >> He is quite good at English and have learnt Sign language. He has >> discontinued his studies since last year due to lack of awareness and >> improper guidance. >> Now he wants to continue his studies and needs some guidance. >> Please help him to build his career and give some suggestions. >> His parents are ready to send him to any school in any place. >> Send some contacts of the organizations and the achievers from whom he >> can >> get proper guidance. >> Thanks in advance. >> Regards, >> Vishal Jain >> Bangalore >> Ph : 080-41140564 >> Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] My Intro.
Hello Divya Bijur, Welcome to the group. You will definitely get to learn a lot of things, but after looking at your field of education, I feel we have got to learn many things from you. Keep sharing your experience and knowledge with us. Good luck, Regards Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "rakesh kumar gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [AI] My Intro. > HELLO DIVYA BIJUR: > This is very appreciable and remarkable for our society that a blind girl > is > studying in bacheler's degree in Physiotherapy. > I want to know that what type of difficulties are you facing in this > regard > and from which method or way are you tackling with practical work in this > respect. > Please also inform me about physiotherapy in details. > Thanks, > RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA, > PGT. / LECTURER OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN NCT. DELHI. > MY MOB.: 09868250258, > LANDLINE: 0120-2611158. > MY EMAIL ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ; > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:53 PM > Subject: [AI] My Intro. > > >>Hello all. >> I'm Divya Bijur from Vasai (a suburb of Mumbai). >> I'm pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and am in the second >> year currently. >> I love to read, to learn new things, to listen to music, to sing, hiking >> and making new friends! >> I'm sure, I'll learn a lot from the Access India group. >> Regards. >> Divya. >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] intro
Hi Ram Kumar, Very warm welcome to the group. I think I've heard about you from Shyla ma'am. Write to me privetly, we have lot of things to share with each other as even I am doing B Com. My email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bye and keep sharing your knowledge with all of us. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Ramkumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:29 AM Subject: [AI] intro > Hello listers, I am B.Ramkumar, I am a new member of this list. > I am doing my under graduation, my hobbies are listening to music, and > working with computers. > that is all about me. > i hope i will get many friends from this list.. hoping to hear from you > soon, > - Original Message - > From: "Dipendra Manocha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:09 AM > Subject: [AI] Employability event in chennai > > >> Below is the text of a letter I received yesterday. >> Thanks >> Dipendra >> >> >> Dear friend, >> >> We are happy to tell you about a forthcoming event-EmployAbility 2006 >> which will be held in Chennai on Sunday December 17, 2006. >> >> EmployAbility2006 is, as you know, a job opportunities fair for people >> with disabilities. Any person with a disability is welcome to register >> without cost, for this fair, provided he/she is at least a graduate. >> Prior registration is essential. Enclosed is a proper as well as a >> registration form. You are requested to display the poster in your >> office. >> >> You are also requested to send the forms to as many people as you can, so >> that the information can reach the maximum numbers of people. We have >> enclosed a form of this purpose. Please make as many copies as you need. >> >> The last date for receipt of applications for EmployAbility2006 is >> November 16, 2006. >> >> Thank you for your support. >> >> Yours sincerely, >> >> Maj Gen(Retd.) Ian Cardozo, AVSM,SM >> >> >> >> EmployAbility2006 is >> Employability >> 2006 >> Equitable Employment Opportunities For Persons With Disabilities >> Kuchalambal Kalyana Mandapam, Chennai >> December 17,2006 >> >> Employ ABILITY >> - A job-opportunities lair that brings together qualified persons with >> disabilities and e input hot ic companies that offer equitable >> opportunities. >> - Where candidates can look forward to tips that enable them to face >> interviews with confidence. >> >> Employ ABILITY >> - For persons who are disabled (as per the Persons with Disabilities Act, >> 1995): >> - For Graduates/PGs/Professional degree/diploma holders from recognised >> Institutes. Knowledge of computer applications would be an added >> advantage. >> >> TO REGISTER >> You need to register in advance to participate. >> Only those registered candidates who receive the entry slip will be >> allowed entry. >> In order to register: please download Mis¬application formfrom >> the >> website www.abilityfoundation.oig andreturn the forms duly filled, >> either by post or courier to: >> Employabilily, >> Ability Foundation. >> 28, Second Cross Road, >> Gandhi Nagar. Adyar. >> Chennai 600020 >> >> Incomplete applications and those sent by email/fax will NOT be accepted. >> Completed applications must reach ABILITY FOUNDATION on or before >> November >> 15. 2006. >> For more details please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> or call 044-2445 2400 >> >> Disclaimer: >> * The organisers do not guarantee a job to any candidate: >> •* The organisers do not charge the candidate any money for helping >> him/her find a job. >> >> >> >> Employability 2006 >> >> Equitable Employment Opportunities For Persons With Disabilities >> >> Instructions to candidates: >> 1.Fill this application form in CAPITAL LETTERS >> 2. All questions with an asterisk mark (*) must be answered. >> 3.Please send astamped,self-addressed envelopewith >> the application form. >> 4.Do NOT send any documents (original or copy) with >> the application form. >> 5.Please ensure that the application form is complete in all >> respects. >> Incomplete forms will not be considered. >> >> 1. PERSONAL DETAILS >> >> NAME* : >> >> DATE OF BIRTH* : >> >> NAME OF FATHER / MOTHER* : >> >> GENDER* : Male / Female >> >> MARITAL STATUS* : Single / Married >> >> ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION : >> >> PERMANENT ADDRESS : >> >> TELEPHONE NUMBER : >> >> MOBILE NUMBER : >> >> E-MAIL : >> >> >> Empoyability 2006 >> >> 2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS* >> >> Qualification Major Subject University/ Board/city Duration of Course >> Percentage of marks >> (%) Medium of Instruction >> Class X >> Class XII >> Diploma >> Degree >> PG Diploma >> PG Degree >> Others >> Brief details of Project >> work, if any ■ '.. ■ >> ' >> _ >> >> 3. COMPUTER SKILLS*(please T
Re: [AI] Eyeway: Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan - feedback solicited
Hello Pranay sir, Any good news of aring the radio show Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan in Bangalore? Is it possible to listen to the show at least through the net (online radio)? Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "smriti singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Eyeway: Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan - feedback solicited > > > --- Pranay Gadodia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Many of you know and some of you also listen to our >> radio show Eyeway: Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan. This >> show is packed with lots of information and >> inspiration for people with visual impairment, for >> all those who deal with the domain of eye and >> blindness and for society in general. >> >> We started airing it on 17th november 2005 in six >> cities namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, >> Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. All these stations air on >> different days of the weeks and at different time. >> >> We would complete aring 52 episodes by December this >> year. Ahead we plan to go on A I R Vividbharti or FM >> channels to cover a wider population. We are in the >> process of this second phase. >> >> Already we have been getting queries, contribution >> requests, feedback and suggestions from listeners. >> We would appreciate if more listeners could give >> their feedback about the radio programme and also >> suggestions for the upcoming programmes. Let us know >> what you like or you did not like in the present >> series, which section you would like to be shorter >> or lengthier or deleted, any new section you would >> like to be introduced, any topics on which you would >> like to hear. >> >> Apart from the respective cities, it also reaches to >> many adjoining towns and villages. Keeping in mind >> all areas, age groups, different levels of >> education, entertainment etc. we have been deciding >> the content of the radio show. A half an hour show >> has an interview, an advice section, a profile of a >> blind achiever read by a celebrity, a positive news >> piece and artists and creative contributions. >> >> For those who do not know the airing schedule, here >> it is with the upcoming episode numbers on the >> different stations. >> . Delhi: Thursday, 9.30 p.m. on 450.5 Mtrs and 666 >> KHz. on 16th november listen episode 49. >> . Mumbai: Monday, 8 p.m. on 287.3 Mtrs and 1,044 >> KHz. on 13th november listen spisode 47. >> . Kolkata: Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. on 297.6 Mtrs and >> 1,008 KHz. on 14th november listen episode 47. >> . Hyderabad: Tuesday, 8 p.m. on 217.8 Mtrs and 1,377 >> KHz. on 14th november listen episode 47. >> . Lucknow: Sunday, 7.30 p.m. on 401.6 Mtrs and 747 >> KHz. on 19th november listen episode 46. >> . Ahmedabad: Sunday, 8.30 a.m. on 354.6 Mtrs and 846 >> KHz. completed airing of all 52 episodes. >> >> If you have DTH connection of Doordarshan, then you >> can listen to all the above A I R channels >> irrespective of your geographical location. >> If you have any feedback / suggestion, do let us >> know by a phone call or email or letter. You can >> call us at 9968 329 329 . Our email is >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or you may write to me at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Please forward this email to your other friends and >> contacts and help us in making a informative, >> inspiring and empowering programme. >> For more information about the radio show, visit the >> radio page on our website at >> http://www.eyeway.org/include/radio/radio.html >> >> thanks and regards, >> >> Pranay Gadodia, >> Content Research Officer, >> Project Eyeway >> Score Foundation. >> 125B, Shahpur Jat, >> New Delhi - 110 049 >> INDIA. >> >> Mobile: +91 98917 91089 >> Phone: +91 - 11 - 2649 4582/81 >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Website: www.eyeway.org >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 >> > No doubt, your radio-programme is really admirable. Of > course this is informative and inspiring. But kindly > tell me that why this programme is revolving around > one particular institution? and why those people who > are pursuing their higher-education in best > institutions of Asia are not given attention? As it > cannot be deny that employment issue is very important > but it does not mean that locus of the programme > should be employment only. > I emphatically would like to suggeest that problems of > the marriage, gender harassment that particularly > visually challenged women has to face must be given > attention in this programme. > Although, feed back was asked personally but I am > sending it publically so that it could be discussed publically. > > Smriti Singh > Programme: M. Phil (English Literature) > Room # 03 > Sabarm
[AI] first Hindi Internet Browser 'I-Browser + +
Software engineer from MP enters Limca Book of Records Vidisha Mp | November 12, 2006 9:44:20 PM IST A Ganjabsauda town-based software engineer, Jagdish Dangi, has entered the Limca Book of Records, for developing first Hindi Internet Browser 'I-Browser + +'. Mr Dangi told UNI that he had developed the browser in May at his home as a part of his pet project ''Bhasha Setu'' after completing graduation from Vidisha Engineering College in 2001. The Limca Book of Records recognised his achievement after it received a formal entry in this regard. Mr Dangi received a letter from the Limca Books of Records yesterday. The software is completely in Hindi with Devanagari as its script. His project has been lauded nationally as well as internationally. Born in a rural agricultural family, Mr Dangi said he had also developed 'Shabdakosh' -- Dictionary cum thesaurus (English to Hindi and vice-versa) -- and 'Anuvaadak' -- Global Word Translator (English to Hindi) -- as a part of his project. At present, he was working on 'Saral Editor' software aimed at easier translation from one language to other. Mr Dangi said he was a bit disheartened, as the Centre did not attach much importance to his work. He had discussed about his project with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and received positive response. His work was also praised by government officials. UNI PKJ-PS 2043 Ward No. 2, Behind Co-operative Bank, Station Area, Ganj Basoda, Distt. Vidisha (M.P.) India. PIN 464221 Res. (07594) 222457 Mob. +919826343498 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bhashaindia.com/Patrons/SuccessStories/JagadishDangi.aspx? Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Need guidance for Dumb and Def boy
Hello friends, I happened to meat a Dumb and Def boy who has finished his 10th standard. He is quite good at English and have learnt Sign language. He has discontinued his studies since last year due to lack of awareness and improper guidance. Now he wants to continue his studies and needs some guidance. Please help him to build his career and give some suggestions. His parents are ready to send him to any school in any place. Send some contacts of the organizations and the achievers from whom he can get proper guidance. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vishal Jain Bangalore Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] New mailing list for linux and emacspeak created!
Hello Dipendra sir and others, Can you please suggest which Linux Screen reader is more user friendly? Oralux. Which loads emacspeak or Ubuntu which has ORCA. Thanks in advance Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Dipendra Manocha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [AI] New mailing list for linux and emacspeak created! > The first day of the workshop has just got over. It has been very > exciting. > We actually tried two self booting CDs. > > 1. Oralux. Which loads emacspeak directly. This distribution is meant > specially for persons with blindness and is extremely speech friendly. We > do > need to learn commands for getting around but it is really all very worth > all efforts. > > The second is the distribution of Ubuntu which comes with screen reader > called ORCA. It works well in the GNOM Graphic user environment and works > well with open office word and excel. > > Both these Cds are now available from NAB Delhi and if any one wants to > get > these CDs instead of downloading it from web site, you could send request > on > [EMAIL PROTECTED] There will be a charge of 15 rupees for the CD and > if > you want this to be sent by courier then 25 rupees need to be added for > this. Thus you could get these CDs in 40 rupees for one CD or 55 rupees > for > both. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aruni Sharma > Sent: 10 November 2006 12:29 > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] New mailing list for linux and emacspeak created! > > Hello friends, you will be glad to know that steps have been initiated in > order to start popularising the use of linux and emacspeak among the > visually impaired people in India with first such workshop going on at NAB > Delhi today and tomorrow. The results are encouraging and linux has great > potential to be used here in India. So in order to facilitate the exchange > of views, suggestions, problems and solutions about emacspeak in > particular > and linux in general, a new mailing list has been created on googlegroups. > The address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] You may search for emacspeak on > googlegroups page and subscribe or send me a private mail and I can ad you > to the mailing list. However, before you subscribe to the mailing list, > you > can start by downloading an image of the oralux project which can be burnt > onto a cd to make it a bootable as well as an instantly talking linux > program. it can be downloaded from http://oralux.org/ please note that the > file is about 500 MB in size. > > -- > regards, > Aruni. > Home Page: http://aruni100.googlepages.com > Ph: +91 522-4042921. mob: +91 933-584-4700 > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > yahoo: aruni100 > skype: aruni_sharma > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] One more Achievement
Hello friends below is a one more achiever, a software engineer by profession. His software may help the Hindi speaking people. We may use it in combination with SAFA As we don't have any Hindi OCR. Here is his introduction. Jagdeep Dangi I am a Software Engineer from a small town of Madhya Pradesh called Ganj Basoda. I have developed some unique and very useful software in our national language. I have demonstrated my software at various places like IIT Madras, C-dac Noida, C-dac New Delhi, IIITM Gwalior, MANIT Bhopal, SATI Vidisha and even Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India. They have all hugely appreciated all my software and considered them a boon for our masses, specially the rural people. My software are presently in Hindi Language but they can be translated into any other language in very short span of time. These software provide very strong translation and language support tools so the user does not face language block when he uses the computer or the internet. These software are primarily for Hindi speaking people, however, these software can be developed into any other Language in real time. These software are very useful for the public at large specially the Hindi speaking people. These Software are much more advanced than some very popular software existing in the Market. The most important and unique feature in these software is that it kills the Language barrier, it can run independently without any hindrance from the interface. The existing software only changes the interface but when working on the internet which uses different language the problem comes back. the click to Hindi feature kills this problem and let the user to browse or operate the software in Hindi language without any obstacle from language used on the web-sites of the internet. I was invited by the union Ministry of Information Technology to demonstrate my work in front of the experts, developers and scientist of the ministry last year. I have shown them my work and they all have appreciated my work a lot. In furtherance of the appreciation the Ministry offered me to put the demo version of my software on TDILs website, which is a website run by the MIT for language development. I considering my social responsibility to serve the people of our country accepted this offer and gave the evaluation version of my software to the Government. By doing the same I have received huge response from the users of the software, they all liked it very much and requested me to add some more advanced features in my work. So , for the last one year I was busy in updating my software to make it the most advanced and user friendly software package which can be used by everyone in our country. I have now reached a state where my work is most advanced than many other software present in the market. I intended that through my work the rural people of our country must also be benefited from the Digital Revolution in the world in which India is playing the leading role. These Software are also immensly appreciated by the Media (BBC news, Star News, Sahara Samay news, Doordarshan news, E-tv news, Many leading newspapers like The Hindu, The Statesman, The Hindustantimes, The pioneer, Computer Expresss, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Naidunia, Lokmat, panchjanya etc., Many Mgazines like Digit Dec-04, BizIndia (From USA nov/dec-04), i.t. Oct-05, Benifit Nov-04, Electroniki Aapke Liye Apr-04, CSI Communications Nov-05, The CTO Forum also appreciated my work a lot. Also, the Users, Acadmitians, Software Experts, Scientists, Engineers, Developers etc considered my work as a breakthrough in regional language software development. I have also received many awards for my work. These software are a great boon in the field of localization. PS:- some news links of my work: http://www.itmagz.com/admin/issuepdf/jagdeep.pdf http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/regionalnews/story/2005/07/050728_mp_software.shtml http://www.cxotoday.com/cxo/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=5697&cat_id=913 http://www.cxotoday.com/cxo/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=1596 http://www.crn-india.com/breakingnews/stories/52896.html http://www.nripulse.com/CityNews_Dangi.htm http://hindustantimes.com/2005/Mar/06/648_0,001500210001.htm http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/16/stories/2004121607140500.htm http://www.express-computer.com/20050103/market07.shtml http://thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2004-11-19&usrsess=1&clid=2&id=88718 http://thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=2&id=116777&usrsess=1 http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10811 http://www.webdunia.com/it/news/0411/04/1041104038_1.htm Block quote end Block quote end Block quote end Block quote end All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Block quote end Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a mes
[AI] blind man climbed Mount Everest
*Good article by Paulo Coelho, the present generation greatest writer* Little by little we seem to grow used to the same metaphors for life. Some time ago I wrote in the blog column in the "Manual for climbing mountains", and out of the blue I meet a reader in Hamburg who decides to share his experience with me about climbing in life. He discovered what hotel I am in, and has some criticism to make of my page in the Internet. After making some harsh comments, he asks: "Can a blind man climb Mount Everest?" "I don't think so," I answer. "Why don't you answer 'perhaps'?" I am almost certain that I am in the company of a "compulsive optimist." One thing is the whole universe conspiring for our dreams to become true, quite another is to place yourself in front of absolutely unnecessary challenges, which can lead to death or unpredictable failure. I explain that I have to leave for an appointment, but the reader does not give up. "The blind can climb Everest, the highest mountain in the world (8,848 meters). Not only can they do it, but I happen to know of at least one blind person who did it. His name is Erik Weihenmayer. Can your appointment wait?" Since he gave me a name, there could an interesting story here. My appointment can wait, of course. "In 2001, Weihenmayer managed the feat. Meanwhile, people complain that they cannot afford a better car, more elegant clothes, and a salary that matches their abilities." "Are you sure?" "Look it up in the Internet. But what fascinates me is that Weihenmayer knew exactly what he wanted: he changed his life into what he thought it should be. He had the courage to risk everything to have the universe conspire in his favor." I agree. The reader goes on, as if my attitude is no longer of any interest to him: "If you know what you want in life, then you have all you need to manage to make your dream come true. Didn't you yourself say that?" Of course. But there are limits, such as blind people climbing the highest mountain on earth. "And if people have no dreams, what are they supposed to do?" "Think about something that they would like to be doing, and then take the first step," I answer. "Without being afraid of making a mistake. Without fear of offending those who 'worry' about their behavior." "That's it!" said the reader, for the first time identifying my ideas clearly. "So we realize that to reach what we want we have to run risks. Don't you say that in your books?" Not only do I say it, but I also try to keep my word. But we are interrupted in our conversation; it is time for the appointment that has brought me to Hamburg. I thank him for his attention, ask him to send me suggestions for my page on the Internet, we then say goodbye. At three o'clock in the morning, returning from that event, I reach into my pocket for the key to my room and discover the piece of paper where he had jotted down the blind man's name. Even knowing that I have to travel to Cairo in a couple of hours, I turn on the computer, and there it is: "On 25 May 2001, at the age of 32, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world. A former high-school teacher, he received the ESPN and IDEA prize for his courage in overcoming the limits that his physical condition permitted. Besides Everest, Erik Weihenmayer has climbed the other seven highest mountains in the world, including Aconcagua in Argentina and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania". If you don't believe it, look it up. -- Here are some interesting links: http://www.touchthetop.com/press/index.htm Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Happy Deepavali
Wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous Deepavali Come, let us bring light in somebody's life by involving them in our joy on this sparkling day Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: BlindNews: World Of Information Available With EMC Captiva QuickScanPro
Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:10 AM Subject: BlindNews: World Of Information Available With EMC Captiva QuickScanPro > ECM Connection, PA, USA > Tuesday, October 17, 2006 > > World Of Information Available With EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro > > High speed document imaging is typically utilized in business departments > to increase efficiency and speed laborious paper-based processes. However, > individuals can also apply capture software in unique ways to find > creative solutions to daily challenges and stay connected to the > information needed to do their jobs. > > Challenge: Imaging Piles of Books > > Kyle Bergum is legally blind and works as Group Manager of Operations at > Microsoft where he is responsible for a portfolio of services within the > corporate IT department. As part of his role at Microsoft, Kyle reads - > with the help of a computer application that reads text aloud - a range of > printed research materials in various formats including books, journals, > printed documents and other references. There are many times when Kyle > utilizes multiple reference materials in his job function and each > reference can often range from 300 to 1000 pages. > > To assist in his reading and research, Kyle uses a document capture > solution to transform paper reference materials into electronic images so > a special computer application can then magnify the images and read them > aloud. A typical solution utilizing a flatbed scanner, scanning one to two > pages at a time simply would not be practical: It could take many days to > scan a reference material that is 300 pages or more and the quality would > be impacted as well. > > Fortunately, Kyle discovered a solution to his challenge ... document > capture with EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro. > > Click Here To Download: > Case Study: Microsoft > http://www.ecmconnection.com/downloads/detail.aspx?docid=ce904b0d-c38f-473e-b4e8-83351ab29710 > > (Source URL below) > > http://www.ecmconnection.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7BAD903D28-F50C-4B1B-BDC4-EA1E1D5AEF57%7D&Bucket=Supplier+News&VNETCOOKIE=NO > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > Archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > Address message to list by sending mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Fw: BlindNews: Notepad: The Accessible Way to Organize
Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:25 AM Subject: BlindNews: Notepad: The Accessible Way to Organize > The Fred's Head Companion > Wednesday, October 11, 2006 > > Notepad: The Accessible Way to Organize > > By Michael McCarty > > Do you use Notepad? Do you like to make lists for the things you need to > get done throughout the day? Then this is the tip for you! > > Did you know that you can use the Notepad application from Windows to > write down any information you need to remember on a day to day basis? > > You know, you can use it to record any appointments you have or you can > even use it to make an accessible grocery list. The options are endless. > Here's how it's done: > > Open Notepad by clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, Notepad. > > Type .LOG (in all caps) as the first line of the file, followed by a > carriage return (Enter). Then save this file and close it. (You could save > it as example.txt, for instance). > > Navigate to where you saved the file and double click it. You may notice > that Notepad appends the current date and time (the system date and time) > to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after it. With > the date and time in place, you will never forget to do something on a > certain day. How's that for a reminder?! > > Go ahead and type your notes. When you're finished, save the file again > and close it. > > Each time you open the file, Notepad will repeat the process. So, each > time, the new date and time will show up at the end of the file and it > will place the cursor below it. You can then just type what you need to > and save it all over again. It's a great way to have an accessible > reminder right on your desktop! > > posted by Michael McCarty at 9:59 AM > > > http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/2006/10/notepad-accessible-way-to-organize.html > > -- > BlindNews mailing list > > Archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > Address message to list by sending mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access your subscription info at: > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > the subject or body of the message To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] Fw: About me
Hello Sweety Bhalla, welcome to the group, I am sure you will get to make lot of friends and update your knowledge, after all you have such a good qualification along with the knowledge of Reiki and Siddh Science. By the way, are you a singer? Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "Sweety Bhalla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 11:35 AM Subject: [AI] Fw: About me > > - Original Message - > From: Sweety Bhalla > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Sent: 06/10/2006 11:15 AM > Subject: About me > > > Hi respected list members, > I am Sweety Bhalla from Delhi working in IFCI ltd as an assistant. Having > degrees in music and law I like to have true and real friends. I am so > happy to have this grand source of knowledge and useful informations. I > like music, internet, magazines, articles, various TV news channels, > religious and other historical books. I have a little knowledge of Reiki > and Siddh Science, the touch therapies.I like to visit such places where > we can enjoy without any hurdle independently in short accessible in real > sense. Have a happy and good time. > Bye > (Sweety Bhalla) > Mobile # 91-09868300466 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] my introduction
Hello Mr. Srinivisan, Welcome to the group. Tell us something more about you. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "uppilisrinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:03 PM Subject: [AI] my introduction > dear friends > i am srinivasan working for united india insurance co. chennai .. i am > very happy to join with you all.. regards srini > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] my introduction
Hello Vijeta, Welcome to the group. Your name describes your achievements very well . Keep sending mails to the list and share your knowledge. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "anilkumar k.r." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [AI] my introduction Hi, Good to hear from you. Welcome to this group. With best wishes, Anil. vijeta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: dear friends, my name is vijeta, and I am new to access india, I am a physiotherapist. I came to know about access india through R.S.V.I., which is a non government organisation, at Lucknow. I learnedall about computers from R.S.V.I. I have my own clinic. as I am a doctor, I amreally thakful to access india that it will provide me the latest information.which are required by me. I welcome you all to discuss any health related problems and questions. with me, I will be very happy for that.I am new to this blind world, as I lost my eyes four years back. I worked very hard to reach to this level so that i can be in touch with you.keep mailing me. vijeta To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 - How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] project to solve problems related with mathematics
Hi friends, I happened to meet a person who is doing a project about how Visually Challenged manage working with topics like Mathematics, Statistics, Accountancy, Graphs, etc. She is mainly looking for 1 What are the problems we face in handling those topics and in what way they solve those problems? 2 What are the different tools, gadgets, software's, etc are available in handling those problems? 3 What kind of tools, gadgets, softwares can be developed to over come from those problems. Can you dream about any tool or device which you want to have it in future Please send your valuable views and ideas. It's our problem and we are the one who have to guide others to solve our problem. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] First blind women Chartard Accountant
Rajani madam's contact number is Phone: 0 9 9 8 0 0 9 6 9 9 6 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: "rajiv sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [AI] First blind women Chartard Accountant > Congratulations Rajni. I need the contact no of Rajni > > On 8/18/06, Vishal M Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hello everybody, >> >> You will be amazed by looking at the achievement of one of our group >> member Rajani Gopal who is the first women Chartered Accountant. >> >> WOMEN IN ACCOUNTANCY >> >> Failures are footsteps to success, says a woman >> >> who beat blindness to become a CA >> >> A visually impaired CA. G Rajani is one of those rare courageous women >> who >> have defied all odds to pursue the CA Course and ultimately succeeded in >> >> becoming a professional. Employed in a good position, she shares with the >> CA fraternity and all those >> >> aspiring to become professionals the challenges she faced in coming up in >> life. >> >> I >> >> developed Steven Johnson Syndrome due >> >> to medical negligence at the age of 9. As the >> >> deterioration of >> >> vision was gradual, I >> >> was able to complete >> >> my graduation, >> >> articleship training and >> >> Intermediate CA with >> >> limited vision. After I >> >> lost my vision in 1994, >> >> I had to look for an >> >> alternative mode of >> >> studying to pursue the >> >> course. Coupled with >> >> my father's sickness, >> >> I had to fight a battle >> >> CA. G. Rajani >> >> vision. Similarly it was all the more difficult to >> >> get volunteers for reading or scanning after I >> >> ultimately lost my vision. >> >> But I was lucky enough >> >> to get in touch with few >> >> likeminded people who >> >> volunteered to provide >> >> assistance despite >> >> their busy schedules. >> >> When I cleared the >> >> final examination, I >> >> was overjoyed and >> >> overtaken by a great >> >> sense of fulfilment. All >> >> my struggles and efforts >> >> had been suitably >> >> on physical, emotional >> >> and mental fronts. I started practising Sahaja >> >> Yoga meditation, which gave the confidence and >> >> overall balance to come out of the trauma. >> >> My urge to pursue the course became stronger, >> >> once I learnt to work on computers using screen >> >> reading software. The Institute was kind enough >> >> to provide the study materials in soft copy. For >> >> subjects like tax, I scanned the texts to convert >> >> the same to soft copy. For subjects like costing, I >> >> had to take the assistance of volunteers. I took up >> >> the Final examination and cleared it in November >> >> 2002, by availing of the scribe facility. The Institute >> >> also granted me extra time as per Regulations, >> >> which helped me a lot. >> >> Of course I did come across lots of difficulties >> >> in pursuing education. I was not able to study >> >> continuously due to pain and itching in the >> >> eyes, outflow of tears and fast deterioration in >> >> rewarded. >> >> The next struggle was to get into a career in >> >> tune with my qualification. It took me almost 33 >> >> months after clearing the final examination to >> >> get the necessary breakthrough. Thanks to the >> >> placement cell of the Institute, because of which I >> >> was able to get the breakthrough. >> >> I wish to share few facts with the readers. >> >> Due to development in technology, support of >> >> volunteers and broader outlook from educational >> >> institutions, I feel that physical challenge is no >> >> more a handicap to pursue our studies. There are >> >> many areas in the field of accountancy, which >> >> to a large extent can be handled by the visually >> >> challenged, with the help of computers. Thanks >> >> are also due to employers who take the bold step >> >> of providing an opportunity for people like us. >> >> I feel
[AI] First blind women Chartard Accountant
Hello everybody, You will be amazed by looking at the achievement of one of our group member Rajani Gopal who is the first women Chartered Accountant. WOMEN IN ACCOUNTANCY Failures are footsteps to success, says a woman who beat blindness to become a CA A visually impaired CA. G Rajani is one of those rare courageous women who have defied all odds to pursue the CA Course and ultimately succeeded in becoming a professional. Employed in a good position, she shares with the CA fraternity and all those aspiring to become professionals the challenges she faced in coming up in life. I developed Steven Johnson Syndrome due to medical negligence at the age of 9. As the deterioration of vision was gradual, I was able to complete my graduation, articleship training and Intermediate CA with limited vision. After I lost my vision in 1994, I had to look for an alternative mode of studying to pursue the course. Coupled with my father's sickness, I had to fight a battle CA. G. Rajani vision. Similarly it was all the more difficult to get volunteers for reading or scanning after I ultimately lost my vision. But I was lucky enough to get in touch with few likeminded people who volunteered to provide assistance despite their busy schedules. When I cleared the final examination, I was overjoyed and overtaken by a great sense of fulfilment. All my struggles and efforts had been suitably on physical, emotional and mental fronts. I started practising Sahaja Yoga meditation, which gave the confidence and overall balance to come out of the trauma. My urge to pursue the course became stronger, once I learnt to work on computers using screen reading software. The Institute was kind enough to provide the study materials in soft copy. For subjects like tax, I scanned the texts to convert the same to soft copy. For subjects like costing, I had to take the assistance of volunteers. I took up the Final examination and cleared it in November 2002, by availing of the scribe facility. The Institute also granted me extra time as per Regulations, which helped me a lot. Of course I did come across lots of difficulties in pursuing education. I was not able to study continuously due to pain and itching in the eyes, outflow of tears and fast deterioration in rewarded. The next struggle was to get into a career in tune with my qualification. It took me almost 33 months after clearing the final examination to get the necessary breakthrough. Thanks to the placement cell of the Institute, because of which I was able to get the breakthrough. I wish to share few facts with the readers. Due to development in technology, support of volunteers and broader outlook from educational institutions, I feel that physical challenge is no more a handicap to pursue our studies. There are many areas in the field of accountancy, which to a large extent can be handled by the visually challenged, with the help of computers. Thanks are also due to employers who take the bold step of providing an opportunity for people like us. I feel that since there is no concession whatsoever in the examination pattern, it gives Note: Members/ Readers are invited to contribute write- ups and relevant and interesting piece of information for this feature. Women members are welcome to share their experiences, achievements, or thoughts through this column. 252 The Chartered Accountant August 2006 WOMEN IN ACCOUNTANCY a great sense of fulfilment to qualify as a CA just like a normal person. I would highly appreciate if the Institute provides materials in soft copy, especially for subjects like tax, since it requires a lot of time to scan the materials. It would also be great if members or aspiring professionals like us can get the updates on the latest developments in soft copy or in recorded audio form. Since the avenue is now open, I am sure many visually challenged will take up this prestigious course in future. I hope that the Institute will assist these students not only in their studies but also in their career. I have noticed that it is very difficult to market our candidature at the individual level, but at the Institute level it can be done pretty easily. The institute could encourage its members not only to volunteer in helping people who have to put in a struggle like me but also help in meeting prospective employees and getting them placed. The outreach of the Institute being what it is, this could be easily incorporated. There were a lot of hurdles and failures both in my education and career. But I was persistent. With some support I found avenues opening up for me. Failures become footsteps to success when there is perseverance, commitment, determination, sincerity of purpose and accepting the situation we are put into. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
[AI] Project awareness for college magazine
Hello friends, I have written an article for my college magazine to create awareness among the students and the staff. Please suggest some good title for the article. I have only couple of days left to submit it hence looking forward for your valuable inputs. A vision to create better tomorrow How do you feel when you see a blind person searching for something? Pity? Does it help them in anyway? Definitely not. Its only when you help them locate whatever they need are you really expressing your true feeling of concern. According to research, a human being learns 83% through sight, 11% through hearing, 3 ½% through smell, 1 ½% through touch and 1% through taste. A glance at the above statistics can tell you what the visually challenged people lose. How do they study? For their studies or at work, the visually challenged use computers extensively. So how do they use the computers when they cant see the screen? They use a simple screen reading software like JAWS (Job Access with Speech). This software reads out everything displayed on the monitor. Instead of the mouse, they use keyboard commands. This software enables them to work with almost all windows based applications. In a similar fashion, the printed books are scanned, edited and converted to a word document. Then they can be read like any other document by JAWS. Editing plays an important role here as the recognition of some text may not be 100% accurate. Handwritten notes, however has to be typed. Books in languages other than English are recorded on cassettes or CDs. These are all the evolved methods of learning for the visually challenged. But Braille (a script that requires punching paper to read the dots created) is also extensively used. How do the visually challenged students give their examinations? Examinations are generally given with the help of a scribe. A scribe is a person who reads the questions and writes the answers dictated to him by the student. The qualification of a scribe must be lower than that of the student or else he should be of a separate stream. There are several communication problems encountered by the scribe and the student, especially at the time of calculations, diagrams, spellings etc. Achievements of the visually challenged: A lay man would often dismiss the thought of a visually challenged person having a prestigious degree or a high level of qualification. It's quite incredible that many blind people are into most walks of life such as Martial Arts, Mechanics where vision generally plays a prominent role. They have also accomplished several degrees like CA, MBBS, MBA, PhD, IAS and computer engineering to name a few. Job oriented people are certainly not behind. They work in several companies like Infosys, IBM, GE, SBI, Canara Bank, Microsoft, Google etc. they work in various sectors such as software engineers, Research analysts, Human resource recruiters, Doctors, Lecturers, Journalists, Advocates, Front office executives. Do you have any uncertainties in communicating with a visually challenged person? Firstly, no matter how shy you may be, you mustn't wait for the visually challenged to make the first move. Identifying yourself will prove to be very helpful as they have the knack of recognizing your voice if you talk to them for a while. For example: you could say "hi! This is Vinay" thereafter they will know your voice and recognize you later. One important thing to be noted is that you must always let them know when you enter or leave their room. If you see someone else entering, then you can always take the initiative and announce their name. The visually challenged are quite self sufficient in mobility. But it always helps if you describe the surrounding things clearly. You can also read points written on signboards and trace diagrams on their hands. Talk directly to the visually challenged person. (Not the person who is with the visually challenged)! They are quite intelligent, have good hearing and speaking skills. They just can't see very well! Often people talk to the person the Visually Challenged is with, rather than to the person directly! They do not need an interpreter! He or she is quite capable of communicating directly with others. Allow them to be independent and self-sufficient. Don't ignore them! Many people see a visually challenged person needing assistance but they choose to ignore them. Mostly because they don't know what to do. There are two principle rules to follow: 1) Use simple courtesy. Instead of viewing them as someone different, just treat them as you would anybody else. You could ask them if they need anything. 2) Always remember that they are not 'deaf' or 'retarded'. Yet many people communicate with them as if they are! They are just like you. The only difference being that they can't see very well. Vision
Re: [AI] intro
Hello dr.Ravindra nandedkar welcome , Its a plesure to have you in this group. Very happy to know about your achievements. Almost all instruments? great. I would like to know more about it. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:56 AM Subject: [AI] intro > Dear list members, good mornning! I am dr.Ravindra nandedkar from > jalgaon, maharashtra. Few years before i was a member of list, thanks to > respected mr.Kiran he again added me in list on my request. > I did master of pharmacy from poona univercity, Ph.D. From open > univercity, diploma in naturopathy, few cources in alternative medicen and > ayurwed and just finished my l.L.B. From north maharashtra univercity. I > can play allmost all musical instrument as i did sangit visharad from > prachin kala kendra chandigad, which is a equivblent to bachlor degree. > I was working as a lecturar and arround 5 years as a principal in > pharmacy college. Now i am running my own diabetes research centre in > jalgaon. > I lost vision in left eye when i was 6 year old due to by birth high > miopia, i also allmost now lost vision in right eye due to glacoma. I am > marrid and have 1 doter shruti. I salute u all because i allwase learn > something from u all. Thanks for ur future co opration. Dr. R. Nandedkar, > anuyash diabetes research centre, 128 zilha peth, near natraj cinema, > jalgaon (m.S.) 425001 tel 02572227029 cell 9422276865, 9370076865. Please > log on to www.anuyash.com > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Very useful cellphone numbers
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: - EMERGENCY I The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out. II Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone ontheir end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk). Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!" III Subject: Hidden Battery power Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys 3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time. AND IV How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone? To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone ge ts stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones. Regards, Vishal Jain Ph : 080-41140564 Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [AI] projection of blind by media
13 year old Divakar, studying in DPS RK Puram is a very good singer. There is a 9 year girl called Sonal Rathuri who is an another example for it. Yes, even I felt that the judges did not wanted to make any comments about his singing. Generally most of the blind singers have a major problem of expressions which is a very important part in singing. If anybody has his contact number, please send it across to me. regards Vishal Jain. - Original Message - From: "Aruni Arsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "khurana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [AI] projection of blind by media >I also happened to watch that program and I would like to say that he > was no doubt one of the best singers among the many participents. The > attitudes are hard to change and it's a long process which has no doubt > been set in motion with blind people exeling in many walks of life. If > someone does well in music he or she must be commended. As far as the > question of blind folks possessing extra sensery powers is concerned, I > feel the loss of vision does entail what is commonly refered to as 6th > sense. There is no doubt that we try our best to compliment our > inability to see with emphasis on developing our capabilities of > differentiating between sounds, reflections, varying degrees of air > pressures etc. All this can be regarded as something extraordinary by > people who have not come into close contact with visually impaired > folks. So I agree that there is a need to make people aware about the > life and activities of the blind. at the same time there is a need to > moderate our strong responses about things we may feel bad about. > Regards, > Aruni. > khurana wrote: >> Dear friends, >> Today I happened to watch a program on Zee Tv where budding singers are >> given an opportunity to show their talent. The host introduced a blind >> participant as someone having a disability, and that such people usually >> have some special powers to make up for their disabilities. Another thing >> that I noticed was that the judges were reluctant to point out the >> deficiencies in the singing of that participant. Needless to say, such >> projection of blind in media is uncalled for. Although things are not as >> bad as they used to be some 10 - 15 years back, I do feel that with TV as >> a medium being as powerful as it is in shaping the attitudes of the >> masses, some action needs to be taken to persuade it to have a more >> sensible attitude than at present. I wonder if some sort of protest can >> be lodged or request can be made to present things in a more rational >> manner, instead of talking about imaginary powers that the blind are >> supposed to be blessed with. Would seek your opinion on this. >> Thanks, >> Anil >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 >> >> > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] He is not blind, he just cant see
AOL People Magazine Friday, July 14, 2006 The Boy Who Sees with Sound By Alex Tresniowski. Ron Arias Blind since age 3, Ben Underwood skateboards, shoots hoops and plays video games. How does he do it? Just like bats and dolphins FRIDAY JULY 14, 2006 06:00AM EST "I'm a normal kid," says Ben, who lost his sight at 3. (above, he inspects his prosthetic eyes.) Photo by: Theo Rigby There was the time a fifth grader thought it would be funny to punch the blind kid and run. So he snuck up on Ben Underwood and hit him in the face. That's when Ben started his clicking thing. "I chased him, clicking until I got to him, then I socked him a good one," says Ben, a skinny 14-year-old. "He didn't reckon on me going after him. But I can hear walls, parked cars, you name it. I'm a master at this game." LINK: See the Video: Watch Ben Underwood use echolocation to connect with dolphins requires Quicktime. URL extracted by Leon Gilbert) SEE IT http://pdl.stream.aol.com/time/gl/people/video/underwood_dl.mov Ask people about Ben Underwood and you'll hear dozens of stories like this - about the amazing boy who doesn't seem to know he's blind. There's Ben zooming around on his skateboard outside his home in Sacramento; there he is playing kickball with his buddies. To see him speed down hallways and make sharp turns around corners is to observe a typical teen - except, that is, for the clicking. Completely blind since the age of 3, after retinal cancer claimed both his eyes (he now wears two prostheses), Ben has learned to perceive and locate objects by making a steady stream of sounds with his tongue, then listening for the echoes as they bounce off the surfaces around him. About as loud as the snapping of fingers, Ben's clicks tell him what's ahead: the echoes they produce can be soft (indicating metals), dense (wood) or sharp (glass). Judging by how loud or faint they are, Ben has learned to gauge distances. The technique is called echolocation, and many species, most notably bats and dolphins, use it to get around. But a 14-year-old boy from Sacramento? While many blind people listen for echoes to some degree, Ben's ability to navigate in his sightless world is, say experts, extraordinary. "His skills are rare," says Dan Kish, a blind psychologist and leading teacher of echomobility among the blind. "Ben pushes the limits of human perception." Kish has taught echolocation to scores of blind people as a supplement to more traditional methods, such as walking with a cane or a guide dog, but only a handful of people in the world use echolocation alone to get around, according to the American Foundation for the Blind. A big part of the reason Ben has succeeded is his mother, who made the decision long ago never to coddle her son. "I always told him, 'Your name is Benjamin Underwood, and you can do anything,' " says Aquanetta Gordon, 42, a utilities-company employee. "He can learn to fly an airplane if he wants to." CAPTION: Ben listens for noises made by a beluga whale at San Diego's SeaWorld Photo by: Theo Rigby Ben plays basketball with his pals, rides horses at camp and dances with girls at school events. He excels at PlayStation games by memorizing the sounds that characters and movements make. "People ask me if I'm lonely," he says. "I'm not, because someone's always around or I've got my cell phone and I'm always talking to friends. Being blind is not that different from not being blind." Ben was just 2 years old when doctors discovered his retinal cancer. Ben's first Braille teacher, Barbara Haase, believes the boy's ability to see during his first two years helped him develop "a sort of map of the physical world," she says. Growing up, Ben got help from his brothers Joe, now 23, and Derius, 19, and sister Tiffany, 18. (His father, Stephen, died in 2002.) "They taught him how to find the seams on his clothes so he puts them on right side out, stuff like that," says Aquanetta. "But they didn't overdo it." Aquanetta sent Ben to mainstream schools, where professionals on staff gave him individual attention and taught him to overlook taunts from classmates who waved their hands in his face or snatched food off his tray. "The hardest thing for me to accept is rejection," says Ben, who starts ninth grade in the fall. "I can tell when someone rejects me in some way." At home his mother let him play with no restrictions. "If he fell, she would just say, 'Oh, he fell,' and he'd get up and try again," says his kindergarten teacher Ann Akiyama. "I've seen him run full speed into the edge of a big brick column and get back up. He was fearless." Ben learned how to read Braille and walk with a cane, but when he was 3, he also began teaching himself echolocation, something he picked up by tossing objects and making clicking sounds to find them. His sense of hearing, teachers noticed, was exceptional. "One time a CD fell off his desk and I was reaching for it when he said, 'Nah, I got it,'"
Re: [AI] Introduction
Hi VVS, Welcome to the group You will get to learn a lot of things from this group. Just poste a message if you have any questions. Regards Vishal Jain. Phone: 080-41140564 Bangalore. - Original Message - From: "v vs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:45 AM Subject: [AI] Introduction > Hello group, > I am a student pursuing my MSW ie Master of Social Work from Mumbai. I > have completed my graduation in English literature from Mumbai itself. My > hobbies are reading, singing, swimming and cooking. > Earlier, I used to be confused as to whom to ask quesstions about > problems related to JAWS or any such computer discrepancies. But after > reading the information about the group and the way in which questions are > answered, I feel relieved. > I am really glad I joined teh group. > Regards, > vvs. > > > - > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new Click here > Catch all the FIFA World Cup 2006 action on Yahoo! India Click here > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Right to Information Act
Right to Information Act We all pay taxes. Even a beggar on the street pays sales tax when he buys anything from the market. This money belongs to us. But where does this money go? Why are there no medicines in the hospitals? Why are people dying of starvation? Why are the roads in such pathetic conditions? Why are the taps dry? Now we have a right to question governments. The Parliament of India has passed Right to Information Laws, which empower citizens to question the government, inspect their files, take copies of government documents and also to inspect government. I think each and every citizen of India should know about RTI Act and use it to eliminate corruption from India. Spare some time and go to the website given below. www.righttoinformation.org Remember, you can make a difference. Regards Vishal Jain. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[AI] Implantable Retinas Come Alive
Implantable Retinas Come Alive An advance in triggering individual retinal cells could one day lead to implanted artificial retinas for treating blindness. By Duncan Graham-Rowe Encouraging neurons in the retina to grow dendrites into silicon-based eye implants could help make retinal prosthetics a reality. The dendrites grown in a controlled zigzag pattern (bottom) shown across an array of much larger vertical electrodes (top). (Courtesy of Neville Mehenti, Stanford University.) The use of implanted retina chips to restore vision is still some way off. But scientists have taken a significant step toward that goal by finding a way to trigger the firing of individual retinal cells, by growing them on a silicon-based eye implant. The research represents a key step in making artificial vision considerably better and more natural than current methods used for prosthetic retinas. One of the biggest challenges in developing artificial retinas has been finding a way to stimulate cells in the eye to fire individually rather than en masse. Now, by getting the retinal ganglion nerve cells to grow and plug themselves into a silicon device, it is possible, says Stacey Bent < http://chemeng.stanford.edu/01About_the_Department/03Faculty/Bent/bent.html >, a chemical engineer at Stanford University, whose research appears in the current issue of /Biomedical Microdevices/. There are several different approaches used today in the attempt to develop retinal prosthetics. But the basic principle underlying all of them is the same: by stimulating cells within the retina, vision sensations can be elicited in the visual cortex. This is possible because for some common eye diseases, like retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration, only the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in the retina are damaged. This means other types of cells in the retina and visual cortex in the brain remain intact and fully functional. Until now, the method of choice for repairing these cells has consisted of using arrays of electrodes placed near the retina to stimulate the cells electrically. The trouble with this technique is that, apart from the electrodes being larger than the cells they're trying to stimulate, there is no way to isolate the electric fields in order to trigger individual neurons without triggering their neighbors. Encouraging the cells to grow tentacle-like dendrites between the cell and an electrode, the strategy used by Bent, gets around this problem by creating a communication channel that stimulates the cell without invading or disrupting the structure of the retina. The real payoff with this method, though, is the ability to make use of the preprocessing of the retina, says Bent. Until now, most research has focused on stimulating the retinal ganglion cells, the large cells that feed signals directly into the optic nerve. But this bypasses all the motion-detection and edge-detection processing carried out in the retina itself by a network of neurons called bipolar cells. The ability to stimulate individual cells opens the door to the possibility of stimulating bipolar cells instead of ganglion cells, says Bent. "We'd be taking advantage of the existing circuitry," she says. Working with Harvey Fishman and other colleagues from Stanford University, Bent prepared a patterned array of electrodes with a neuron growth-promoting protein called laminin, then seeded it with retinal ganglion cells from rats. After 48 hours, tentacle-like growths from the cells were found to have followed the patterns of the laminin. The group then applied signals to these electrodes, to show that the cells could be stimulated at power levels an order of magnitude less than previously required. That's important because in a device it reduces the chance of a signal leaking out and affecting neighboring cells, says Bent. Not everyone is convinced that such controlled and directed growth of bipolar cells will be possible in a live implant, however. While the idea of using dendrite growth is a good way to bridge the gap between electrode and neuron, Peter Fromherz, head of the Department of Membrane and Neurophysics < http://www.biochem.mpg.de/mnphys/index.html> at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Germany, believes the complex patterns needed to keep the electrodes separate would quickly get swamped. Furthermore, there'd be the issue of keeping the cells alive under such conditions, says Eberhart Zrenner < http://www.uak.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/zrenner/>, director of the Department for Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-Ophthalmology at the University Eye Hospital of Tübingen, in Germany. "They need a proper oxygen supply," he says, as well as nutrients. Now Bent's group wants to apply this approach to stimulate cells using chemicals instead of electricity. This would involve using microfluidic channels instead of electrodes to squirt neurotransmitter chemicals at nerves or their dendrites to trigger them. Several research g
